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"Could I really join this team?"
Shane's question left Vivian and the others slightly taken aback.
"What?" Vivian seemed a bit surprised and asked, "Do you have any reservations?"
This question made Shane want to truthfully answer — Yes.
However, if he really answered that way, it would be too blunt.
So, Shane brought it up in a roundabout way.
"It seems that your team is entirely made up of female adventurers, and having a male adventurer like me suddenly join might cause some inconvenience, right?"
Shane implied that regardless of his own concerns, Vivian and the others should have their reservations as well.
Vivian and the others hadn't expected Shane to bring this up himself.
At that moment, Vivian chuckled.
"It might have some impact, right?" Vivian responded honestly rather than being perfunctory, "But don't view us this way; in fact, we've experienced similar situations many times. This time, it's also the guild's arrangement. Whether out of duty or as senior adventurers, we should readily accept the responsibility of mentoring newcomers."
"Duty and responsibility... is it?" Shane raised an eyebrow.
"That's right." Vivian looked at Shane, smiling kindly, and said, "We were once newcomers struggling on the path of adventurers; back then, thanks to the thoughtful arrangements of the guild and the guidance of our seniors, we made it to where we are now. The guild and adventurers have always contributed to this career, allowing both to grow stronger throughout the centuries."
That adventurers and the guild have developed to this point, becoming a force spread worldwide, goes without saying about the comprehensive system in place.
Even though on the surface it appears adventurers and the guild are in a mutually beneficial relationship — adventurers using the guild platform to take on various commissions, earning rewards, and advancing their skills, and the guild growing using the intermediary relationship between adventurers and commissioners — in order to perfect the scouting career, the guild indeed sets many constraints and maintains proper management.
For example, rookie adventurers who lack training and assessment embarking on adventures alone would drastically increase the risk of losing their lives, not to mention how well they complete commissions.
Therefore, both emotionally and rationally, the guild needs to enlighten and assess newly joined adventurers to a certain extent. This ensures they can complete commissions better and prevents people ill-suited for this adventurous work from facing danger.
Having senior adventurers lead the rookies has become a necessity.
For millennia, the guild has been nurturing newcomers with this system, which is why the scouting career has thus thrived.
Vivian and others were once newcomers who received care from their seniors; having benefited, they naturally should repay kindness with kindness.
"Is that so?"
Shane nodded while having his own doubts internally.
As someone from an Otherworld, Shane knew well that few can live up to these principles.
In his past life, countless people received favors from others while pursuing self-interests, engaging in ungrateful acts.
Even if no one wants to be a proverbial ungrateful wolf, many simply accept favors without gratitude, with few repaying them in the end.
Perhaps here, fostering newcomers is deemed a binding duty for seasoned adventurers, but not everyone is willing to perform this duty willingly.
After all, once adventurers join the same team, they need to act together, embark on adventures, and even face life and death situations. Each member's strength determines the adventure's difficulty for the team.
If the team is strong enough, they can take on more dangerous commissions, doing jobs that pay well.
If the team lacks strength, they must consider safety, preventing them from taking on dangerous commissions easily, complicating future adventures.
That is to say, newcomers joining old teams could be quite a setback.
With such impacts, there are surely not many veteran teams genuinely willing to train newcomers.
Vivian's team, filled with beautiful female adventurers, would face even greater disruption with a male adventurer joining.
That being the case, their readiness to shoulder the responsibility was respectable, at least to Shane.
Moreover, Vivian said,
"It's only for a month. Previously, our team was quite active; we haven't had a proper rest for a long time. This time consider it a relaxation break, and rest assured; it's the common consensus within the team. You shouldn't worry."
That's what Vivian said.
Hearing this, Shane thought for a moment, then bowed his head toward Vivian and the others.
"Then for the next month, please take care of me."
Shane accepted this current situation.
"Alright." Vivian suddenly smiled and then suggested, "No time like the present. Today, we'll first take some simple commissions to get you familiar with adventurer work."
Shane couldn't refuse this suggestion.
After all, Shane wanted to quickly understand adventurer tasks and improve his strength smoothly afterward.
The others didn't object either, and together with Shane and Vivian, they left the private room heading toward the guild's first-floor hall.
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When Shane and the group descended to the first floor, the previously noisy hall suddenly turned silent.
Vivian, Tielle, Lu Muya, and Merica exchanged glances without commenting and headed toward the bulletin board.
Shane, accompanying them, felt a slight change on his face, internally sighing once more.
(Things indeed got troublesome.)
The guild hall adventurers' gazes were first drawn to Vivian and the others, then all focused on Shane.
Clearly, Shane, acting alongside Vivian and the others, would inevitably attract considerable attention.
Shane noticed this scene and remained unaffected.
After all, Shane had already expected this situation.
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