Chapter 28 - Look, This is Very Effective! (1/2)

Back at the outer branch beside Katiu Forest, Krune was waiting for his ID to be processed, he was left alone after the attendant finished telling him the benefits of being a Three Stars Mercenary. The problem is, he was told that the process would only take at most one hour, but it has already passed more than two, Krune has a good temper so he didn't really mind have to wait more, but they could at least have told him that something happened.

Krune was pondering if he should go out to ask what is happening when the door of the office opened again, he was relived, seems like they finally finished. He looked at the person who entered, but to his surprise, it wasn't the middle aged woman from before, but someone he had never seen. It was Marcin, the outer branch supervisor.

”Hello, Krune. I'm Marcin, this branch's supervisor, I came to personally congratulate you.”

Krune didn't think much, but since the guy came just to congratulate him, he will accept those words, he heard the middle aged woman tell before that it had been a very long time since a Three Stars Mercenary appeared in this branch, so he could understand the reason why the supervisor came.

”It wasn't much, I should be apologizing instead for the training room, it was me who broke it down after all.”

Marcin was all smiles, it seemed like he didn't care the least bit.

”That's of course not a problem, we had told before that everyone could go all out during the test, the fact that the formation couldn't hold was our fault in the end.”

Marcin the put a serious face and spoke.

”Krune, usually the process to register a Three Stars Mercenary would take at most one hour, but the Head Quarters have made an exception due to your amazing performance during the test, so they decided to reward you with a Four Stars Mercenary Badge and ID, that's why it took so long for the process to be finished.”

Krune felt puzzled for a bit, but then his eyes lit up! He had thought about something and asked.

”Does it mean that I will receive a better discount when buying something from the guild?”

After hearing that comment, Marcin almost fainted! It was obviously that this guy had no idea what it meant to receive a Four Stars Badge at his cultivation level at all!

”Cough, Cough. Well, you see, you are not wrong to think that, there is indeed a better discount for Four Stars Mercenaries.”

He felt like crying while saying those words, but then he continue.

”But that's not what is important about it, the thing is, only cultivators at the Core Formation Realm can apply for a test to acquire a Four Star badge and ID, but the Head Quarters made an special exception for you. You must understand that by becoming a Four Stars Mercenary, you also became a symbol of the mercenary guild, you will have the rights to represent the guild when necessary too, Four Stars Badges are hard to get even for Core Formation Cultivators, this is to show how highly the guild thinks about you.”

Krune was quite surprised.

”It's a little exaggerated, isn't it?”

Marcin replied.

”Not at all, you will receive special treatment at all cities with mercenary guilds in it, you must understand that this level of membership represents ones status in our continent, countless sects and clans will be willing to pay high prices for you to join then! Be happy, young man! You will be famous now!

Krune's mouth twitched when he hear the word 'famous', he then asked.

”Err... What do you mean with famous?”

He doesn't want to be famous, he doesn't want anyone to pay attention to him at all!

On the other hand, Marcin heard him asking about being famous and thought that Krune was more interested in prestige instead of benefits. Poor Krune would be crying if he could read Marcin's thoughts.

Thinking like that, Marcin then continued.

”That's right, your picture has already been sent to all mercenary guild branches in our continent, the guild has already announced the fact that a Foundation Establishment cultivator performed amazingly during the mercenary guild test! The news being spread now stated that that Katiu Forest outer branch had given birth to a 1st stage Foundation Establishment cultivator capable of using two or more elements at once and even Skill Merge! It also says that you was successful in building an 'Universe Foundation'! And it's exactly because of your universe foundation which is extremely rare in our Yule Continent that you are able to use more elements at once while being at your level.”

Marcin got more excited the more he spoke.

”You can already jump in joy, young man! In at most a few weeks time, there won't be a single cultivator in our continent that doesn't know about you, specially because of your eccentric hair, it will be your trade mark! Impressive, right? Right?! As for our outer branch guild of the Katiu Forest, we will be able to bask in the limelight too.”

Marcin then laughed out loud, really loud!

As for Krune? He had already fallen on his knees, this time he is in his human form, so he does have tears, and it is precisely that that is running down from his eyes now, Marcin looked at that and thought that Krune was so happy that he was crying.

”Haha! No need to cry, Krune. This is what you deserve, you can take your time to enjoy this moment.”

Krune looked at him as if Marcin was a demon, but then again, who asked him to act so overpowered during the Mercenary Exam? He could only blame himself for that!

Krune received his Four Stars Mercenary Badge and ID, after that, he left the office with a gloomy face, the world seemed to be crumbling down around him, it was not time for him to show his prowess yet, he isn't strong enough to protect himself from prying eyes.

As soon as he entered the entrance hall, everyone immediately spotted him, as the place that gave birth to the Four Stars Mercenary at the Foundation Establish, it was the very first to spread the news to everyone. The entire village already knows about him now.

After feeling sad for a little while, Krune finally came back to terms with himself, since it was already already like this, no meaning in keeping cursing his luck.

'So be it! Even if I'm famous now, as long as I keep myself in check, the news will get old and people will eventually forget about me, I just need to stay low for a while and everything should be okay.'

Thinking like that, his mood improved a little, he then remembered that Yusa is waiting for him in the hotel restaurant and proceeded there.

After arriving at the restaurant, he soon noticed Yusa in a table at the corner, he was just about to go there when a crowd of people barred his way, they all wanted to see this new rising star, Krune had to squeeze quite a lot to finally arrive at the table.

Yusa was laughing at that scene, when he finally arrived she welcomed him in a friendly way.

”Yo! Mister Rising Star! One of the extremely rare special early stages Foundation Establishment with a Four Stars Mercenary Badge and ID, the one with a universe foundation. I'm happy that you could take a little of your time to talk with someone as unimportant as me.”

She said all that while laughing, she could totally see that Krune wasn't happy with this situation at all.

Krune smiled bitterly, every word was a knife going through his heart, the total damage was almost an overkill.

”Please, miss Yusa, let me go, okay? I didn't want anything like this to happen, not at all, I'm suffering here at moment.”