The place they were headed to was one of humanity's main settlements, and the first city Damian went to after leaving the elven forest.
It was also the place where he registered his party in the Adventurer's Guild, a party called Dawn.
Before having Raikono on his team, Dawn was unknown, and no one paid attention to it. But after Raikono joined, the conversations about it started.
The moment Damian and Frederic came flying on Raikono's back, stopping at the city's gate, everyone was shocked! Even the guards, who thought it was an enemy beast attacking at first, could not hide their surprised faces.
"Are you Dawn?" one of the guards asked them.
"Yes, that's me. Why?" Damian said.
"You can enter the city without having to wait in line at the gate. Just ride your mount into the city. No one will say a word to you," the guard said.
Different from before, Damian had turned into someone important and famous, so there was no need for him to wait on the line like everyone else.
"Thanks," Damian said, jumping on Raikono's back again, and flying over the city walls.
"Did you see that? The size of his mount? Just how powerful one has to be to tame something like that?" a young adventurer said.
"Don't daydream about this. This guy is in another level. We will start at the bottom by killing goblins or something." Another adventurer said.
Damian did not hear that, or else he would roll on the ground, laughing about it.
Raikono landed right in front of the Adventurer's Guild building. "Is this the place?" he asked.
"Yes, it is."
Everyone inside the city laid their eyes on Damian, Frederic, and especially on Raikono, who waited outside while Damian went to speak with the guild's attendant.
"Here, this is a letter from the village chief, sharing our work," Damian said, giving the attendant a letter.
It was written and signed by the village's chief as a way to testify that Damian had done what the quest asked him to. Well, usually adventurers did not lie, as the guild always sent someone to go check if the quest had been truly completed.
"Dawn, this is your adventurer's name and the name of your party, right?" the attendant asked.
"Correct. Did something happen?"
"No," the attendant smiled and shook its head. "Don't worry, it is not a bad thing. The higher-ups of the guild decided to grant you the golden token."
"The golden token? Isn't this like way higher than my current rank?"
"Yes, correct. But they found it more suitable to your current power. Here, take it," the attendant said, giving Damian the token.
"There are only 3,000 golden adventurers at the moment, and the next rank, platinum, has even fewer people."
Damian knew the reason why the number was so small: humankind had only recently fully committed to living inside the dungeon's tenth floor.
The powerful superhumans would surely increase their rankings fast, just like what would happen in the Skyfall Tower.
But Damian did not complain about it, and gladly accepted the promotion. The ranking itself was not the most important thing he wanted, but the fame and the reputation!
'Could my friends and father have heard about me already?' Damian thought.
That was the goal he had once creating his party, and only time would tell if it was working or not.
"Senior Dawn," the lady attendant said, "There is a special request for you."
"A special request?"
"Correct. It is from an unknown source, so please be mindful when dealing with this," the attendant said, giving Damian a letter.
The letter had a mysterious red seal on it, and the fact it came from an unknown source intrigued Damian!
'What exactly is this?' He thought. f(r)eewebnovel.com
It could be anything, bad or good, "Thank you," Damian said, accepting the letter.
What he had in mind after completing the goblin quest was to get another quest, especially now that his rank had increased, but that changed.
He wanted to check the mysterious letter. Curiosity was killing him.
"Will you read it here or somewhere else?" Frederic asked.
Damian put the letter inside his spatial ring — the safest place possible — saying, "Let's get ourselves a room in the tavern and read it there."
Raikono waited outside the entire time, and only after Damian left the building did he learn everything that had happened. He shifted to his smaller form.
"Sir, you cannot enter the room with a pet," the tavern man behind the counter said.
The man had been away and had only arrived to work after days at home, so he had yet to hear the rumors about Damian. (f)reewebnovel.com
Gladly, the tavern owner was at the backrooms, and heard the commotion on the front.
'Who is trying to get inside with a pet?' The owner thought to himself, going there to check.
Many people knew Damian already, especially the more important people like the tavern owner. It was good to know about the customers one could not piss off.
"Richards, let me take it from here," the owner said, assuming the task, "You can enter with your pet, don't worry about it. This guy was away for a few days and did not know the rules changed."
"Oh?" Damian said.
Richards was clueless, saying, "But didn't you refuse someone who wanted to enter with a pet earlier today? What is h-" the owner stopped him.
"This is the key to your room. Let me know if there is anything else you need."
Damian went upstairs to his room, and could hear the owners yelling.
'It seems Richards messed up.' Damian thought.
The room was not the most luxurious, but it was the best one could find inside the city. And it was also cheap! Damian had a discount because of his golden token.
Anyway, after Damian, Frederic, and Raikono made the room their new temporary home, it was time to read the letter.
The trio sat on a leather couch — Raikono was lying on the rug — and Damian unsealed the letter, having no idea what awaited him!
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