After leaving the team, the adventurer ladies regretted it deeply

No matter the type, on this day, a new adventure team's name firmly imprinted itself in everyone's minds.

This team was neither a well-known squad nor at the Iron Level or Rock Level, but merely a team that had just reached the first three levels, ordinary in every sense.

Yet, for adventurers of the lower levels, this team's contributions were far greater than those of any Sunrise Level adventure group.

Its name was the Phoenix Tail Flower Adventure Team.

In just one afternoon, the deeds of Phoenix Tail Flower were passed from mouth to mouth, and Lin Da's title of Eye of True Knowledge completely replaced Ultimate Pervert.

The matter even startled the Mayor of White Dove City, who, upon seeing the free detailed strategy guide, immediately decided to award Lin Da an Honorary Adventurer Badge!

This strategy guide would greatly increase the survival rates of novice adventurers, and as Lin Da was a native adventurer of White Dove City, his fame was also the city's fame, which the mayor could use to gain merit for his promotion.

After several years, the Honorary Adventurer Badge was once again retrieved by the Mayor of White Dove City.

The news spread rapidly, with various newspapers learning of it beforehand through various channels.

Every reporter was writing extensively:

Glorious Adventurer Badge.

An extremely detailed strategy guide for the first three levels, almost as if predicting the future.

The first kills of the hidden Magical Creatures, Metal Slime, and Goblin Chieftain.

New orange equipment, Crescent Dagger, and Goblin Chieftain's Bloodthirsty Wolf Fang Club...

On a regular day, each of these pieces of news would be worthy of the front page of the White Dove Morning News.

But this time, all the newspapers were overwhelmed, as a flood of attention-grabbing news from the same adventure team converged upon them.

After today, the ranks of well-known teams in White Dove City would decidedly need to include one more name:

Phoenix Tail Flower Adventure Team!

In Secret Realm Square, where the largest number of adventurers gathered, news spread as swift as lightning.

"Insider news, there are hidden Magical Creatures on the first and third levels!"

"Phoenix Tail Flower Adventure Team, hopeful for Iron Level in the future!"

"What, you don't know who the Eye of True Knowledge is? It's obviously Phoenix Tail Flower's team leader, Lin Da."

"And 'Earth Bombardment' Monica, 'Great Bear Thief' Kafni, they are all famous upcoming adventurers."

"Ah? Metal Slime, you can level up several times by defeating it?"

"Where can I buy a Metal Destroyer Potion, I'll pay 100 Gold Coins!"

"Fuck, I watched the live guide of the Goblin Chieftain's raid. Such a beast set on the third level? World Tree Goddess, that's so ruthless!"

People who had watched the Phoenix Tail Flower live relay vividly recounted the events in the hall as if they were skilled bards, gathering a circle of adventurers who listened with keen interest:

"You don't know, that Star-ranked adventurer Dawen, and White Dove Adventure Group's Jite and Gale were also there. The three gasped in unison when they saw Lin Da kill the Goblin Chieftain, loudly stating, 'This adventurer has the potential for Iron Level!'"

"Reporters stopped Lin Da's former teammates for an interview, guess what — "

"Come on, spit it out, don't leave us hanging!"

The crowd of adventurers jeered.

The man laughed and said, "The so-called Holy Mage, Miss Aiko, got flustered! She pushed the reporters away and ran away in a puff of smoke!"

"Ah? That Aiko can also lose her composure?"

The scene buzzed with murmurs.

Aiko had always impressed everyone with her calm and elegant demeanor, a true model of a noble young lady, and a dream object for many adventurers. Yet their goddess apparently lost her composure because of Lin Da?

"My heart is broken, the goddess really likes Lin Da. I've been jilted!"

"Wuuu~"

"I swear enmity against Lin Da, he made Miss Aiko feel embarrassed!"

Adventurers like Mei Yangyang were seething with anger. What they didn't realize was that even if they approached aggressively, they would be scorned by Mei Yangyang and blown away with the Light Arrow Technique.

...

...

At this time, at the villa of the Snow Goose Adventure Team.

In the living room on the first floor, everyone around the long table looked worried.

After returning from the live showing of Phoenix Tail Flower's strategy, the Snow Goose team members had become mute, not uttering a single word.

'Congratulations, Lin Da?'

As they chewed on this phrase, they couldn't taste how much genuine congratulation was in their hearts, mostly just sourness. They regretted not trying to bring him back on the night Lin Da left.

Otherwise, Lin Da's fame would also have been theirs.

Many corporations would want Snow Goose as their endorsers, and every team member would gain a lot of Gold Coins and new equipment.

"I've completely lost face," Aiko said irritably, placing her teacup on the table and looking at the others:

"You've also heard. Lin Da still has three vials of Metal Destroyer Potion. Isa, that stinking bitch... that pretty girl got one bottle, White Dove Adventure Group's smart guy Dasha... cough, cough, Gale got another one, leaving just one bottle."

"We haven't yet tackled the 13th level. If we get our hands on that last bottle of the Metal Destroyer Potion, we have a great chance of killing the Metal Slime on our next try, and our strength will see a significant boost!"

"Two and a half months to go until the Stone of Bravery arrives. Everyone wants to be a hero, right? A noble title, powerful strength, and even a chance to make a request from the World Tree Sanctum... no one can resist the temptation to become a hero."

"Aiko, what exactly are you trying to say?" Klyne asked, confused, furrowing her brows.

"We must get the remaining bottle of potion from Lin Da."

"But it can't be me, I've embarrassed myself enough today, those reporters will paint me black, I can't go and lose face at Lin Da's place again,"

Aiko said sternly, cutting straight to the chase.

Her true thoughts were—whoever goes to ask Lin Da will use up their old team's camaraderie with him.

She wanted Lin Da to owe her a favor, so how could she go and ask Lin Da for potions?

However, if she were to do it, it would definitely be easy. Aiko thought proudly to herself.

"It's inconvenient for us too." Klyne quickly grasped the underlying meaning, holding Oru's hand tightly and whispering, "I still have to take care of him, so I can't go."

Although Klrona didn't know what was going on, she was a bit scared to see Lin Da alone after he had spanked her.

Plus... she wanted Lin Da's Wolf Fang Club.

Going by herself, she didn't know how to start.

Klrona looked eagerly toward Aiko.

Aiko pretended not to see her, seemingly decided not to go.

If they must send someone, and none of the four of them were going, then the only option left was—

Tap tap tap.

The sound of footsteps coming downstairs.

Lia, covering up her guilt, draped a white towel around her neck pretending to wipe her face wet with 'sweat' from 'long hours of exercise.'

The redhead noticed everyone's eyes turn to her in unison, blinked nervously, and said:

"Ah? I've been exercising since morning and haven't stopped, so I don't know anything, okay?"

Aiko: "I know you don't know anything, but once I tell you, you will know."

"Oh."

Lia felt everyone's expressions were a bit strange, making it awkward for her to either stand or sit; she didn't know where to put her hands or feet.

This is her team's villa, yet she felt the constraint like she was visiting a stranger's home for the first time.

"Lia, take a seat," Aiko said with a smile.

"Oh..." Lia awkwardly sat down on the far-right end of the sofa.

"You know about the Metal Destroyer thing, don't you?"

"Know... cough, what's that?"

Faced with Lia's feigned naivety, Aiko unsmilingly explained the whole situation regarding the Phoenix Tail Flower's strategy today.

"I see, Lin Da's adventure team seems to have performed quite well then, I should congratulate him then,"

Lia calmly poured herself a cup of tea, her fingers steady, her demeanor composed.

She had obviously practiced this many times.

Aiko said, "We need someone to go buy the Metal Destroyer Potion."

As everyone's eyes turned toward Lia, even she, as naive as she was, understood the silent pressure from her teammates.

"What about you guys? You're not going?"

Why should I go alone?

Lia was a bit panicked, the thought of going to the Phoenix Tail Flower's base alone stirred her insides like a little spoon swirling around, making her restless.

She had already experienced Lin Da's sharp tongue in Red Heart City; she knew she couldn't outtalk Lin Da by herself—she needed to bring someone smart with her!

"We can't go," Aiko decisively shook her head.

The biggest conflict between Snow Goose and Phoenix Tail Lay on Lia. Only Lia herself could resolve this conflict.

Seeing Lia hesitant and not quite daring, Aiko puffed out her chest slightly, her voice tinged with sarcasm:

"You are the famous leader of the Iron Level adventure team Snow Goose, can't you handle even this little matter? Lin Da, being the nice guy he is, will surely hand over the potions over to you with tears of gratitude if you ask him in person, right?"

"Or are you saying… you can't handle even this little thing?"

"No way, no way, Bursting Flames Lia is actually afraid to go and buy a bottle of potion from an old teammate?"

Aiko said this in a teasing tone.

"Wh, what—Young Lady here, can definitely do it!"

Lia's face turned red all of a sudden, she spilled a little bit of her tea on the table, defiantly puffing out her chest, her lips trembling slightly as she tried to form a smile:

"Not just one potion, even if it's three potions, Young Lady here can easily buy them, ha, hahaha..."

Aiko, impressed, said, "Wow, true to the leader of Snow Goose. But if you can't bring them back, it would be so embarrassing, If it were me, I'd rather hang myself on a tree."

Lia: "....."

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...

While Snow Goose was discussing who to send to buy the potion, Lin Da and his companions were already riding a carriage back to Sparrow District.

Number 303 rental house.

The door was unlocked, pushing it open, he was greeted with the enticing aroma of food.

Lin Da looked with surprise inside, a girl with pale blue hair wearing a white apron was busy at a simple stovetop.

The air in the rental unit was not well ventilated, and the steam from cooking covered the girl's fair neck with sweat.

The evening light filtered in, casting a golden glow, and the ordinary sweat seemed like divine nectar. Lin Da was unsure if it was the smell of the food or the girl's body fragrance that was making his mouth water...