She stared at Jiang Chen in shock, hardly daring to believe it. "Sir, are you an S-level adventurer?"

  For the first time, her face wasn't adorned with a professional smile.

  "Help me process the badge."

  Jiang Chen quickly said, it seemed that the Sword Saint bro was quite reliable!

  "No problem!"

  The maid receptionist immediately pulled out a fist-sized black circular badge from a drawer beneath the counter.

  The edges of the badge were engraved with various weapons, including swords, staffs, daggers, bows, and more.

  In the center, six stars were carved.

  On the back of the badge were the words "Adventurers' Guild" and "S."

  "Sir, your adventurer badge!"

  The maid receptionist respectfully handed over the badge.

  Jiang Chen's eyes lit up as he swiftly took it.

  [You have obtained an Adventurer Badge (S-level).]

  [Adventurer Badge (S-level): A personal item, recognized by the Adventurers' Guild as an S-level adventurer, non-transferable.]

  "S-level?"

  Beside him, Qian Xingtianxia stared at Jiang Chen in a daze.

  Seeing the latter receive an S-level badge, he was somewhat at a loss.

  He knew Jiang Chen was strong, freakishly strong.

  But still...

  Even the strongest have to follow the rules, right?

  Wasn't it said that new registered adventurers could only start from E-level?

  This was completely off the charts!

  What was even more incomprehensible was the reaction of Master of Life and Death and his group.

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  They had just come to the Adventurers' Guild to register as adventurers, and unsurprisingly, each of them received an E-level adventurer badge.

  Moreover, they had carefully learned how to upgrade their adventurer level.

  For instance, they were currently E-level and needed to complete ten E-level tasks to become "E+," and then complete a promotion task to advance to D-level.

  Although these low-level tasks seemed simple to them.

  But no matter how simple, they still required time to complete. What was this S-level all about?!

  The disparity was so great that Master of Life and Death found it hard to accept. He immediately went over to question the maid receptionist, "Why can he get an S-level badge directly?"

  "Sorry, you have no right to inquire." The maid receptionist replied with a gentle yet firm smile.

  "You!"

  Her words were soft yet firm, leaving Master of Life and Death momentarily speechless.

  "Can I take on assassination tasks now?" Jiang Chen asked the maid receptionist, holding the badge.

  "Of course, here are all the bounty assassination tasks, you can choose freely."

  The maid receptionist nodded slightly, and a light screen emanated from the crystal ball in her hand, displaying a list of tasks.

  There weren't many tasks, only about a dozen, easily viewable at a glance.

  However, Jiang Chen paused when he saw the first task at the top.

  [S-level Task: Assassinate "Mortal World"!]

  [Task Reward: 10,000 gold]

  [Task Time Limit: 70 hours and 25 minutes.]

  [Client's Note: Friends who haven't reached the adventurer level requirement need not accept the task. As long as you can kill Mortal World, you can post the kill video on the forums, and I will contact you and give you a 10,000 gold reward, unlimited attempts, unlimited time, absolutely genuine!]

  "Goodness..."

  Jiang Chen carefully reviewed the task details and the client's note, muttering to himself, "Is this an advertisement through task posting?"

  No player could currently take on an S-level task, but the note afterward was intriguing.

  One had to admit, the person posting the task was quite clever.

  "Though few would believe it, there will always be players blinded by money who will come to kill me!"

  Jiang Chen knew very well that as more people came to the Royal City, the number of people seeing this task would be in the millions.

  Even if only one in ten thousand believed the note, it would still be an endless hassle!

  "Mortal World bro, someone actually posted a task to kill you?!"

  Qian Xingtianxia was incredibly surprised upon seeing the task.

  "Interesting, someone is offering 10,000 gold to kill you once. Looks like if I kill you, I might even get a bonus!"

  Master of Life and Death, shocked, also revealed a cold smile.

  Though he couldn't take on the task, he could try posting the kill video on the forums!

  Since he intended to kill anyway, getting such a reward would be a pleasant surprise!

  Master of Life and Death stared intently at Jiang Chen, his eyelids twitching with excitement.

  "This is just insane..."

  Jiang Chen glanced at Master of Life and Death's excited expression and couldn't help but inwardly comment.

  But he said nothing.

  He was still pondering who the person posting the task might be.

  Jiang Chen scrutinized the task details again, quickly thinking.

  The task time limit was three days, or 72 hours.

  The remaining time was about 70 hours and 20 minutes, meaning the task was posted roughly an hour and a half ago.

  As Jiang Chen thought, he looked at the maid receptionist and asked, "Can you tell me who visited the Adventurers' Guild an hour and a half ago?"

  "Sir, you want to investigate the person who posted the task? We can't disclose that, please understand. Moreover, the person might not have posted the task at the Skyward City Adventurers' Guild."

  The maid receptionist patiently explained, "There are branches of the Adventurers' Guild in all eight Royal Cities, and tasks posted at any branch are displayed uniformly."

  "Alright, I understand."

  Jiang Chen nodded, then pointed to another task on the light screen, "I'll take this task!"

  "Alright!"

  The maid receptionist nodded and smiled, "You have been registered."

  [You have accepted the Adventurers' Guild B+ level task: Assassinate the player 'Master of Life and Death'!]

  Jiang Chen received the system prompt.

  "Great! I really want to see what makes you, the National Server's Number One Priest, so strong!"

  Seeing Jiang Chen accept the task, Master of Life and Death raised an eyebrow and coldly said, "Since we've both accepted tasks to assassinate each other, why not head outside the city for a little fun?"

  "You say that as if you have the qualification to accept a task to kill me!"

  Jiang Chen couldn't help but purse his lips.

  "You!"

  Master of Life and Death was clearly infuriated, gritting his teeth and saying harshly, "Stop with the nonsense, I just want to know if you dare to come outside the city!"

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