Chapter 29: A Commission

"Explore the Peyton Estate located on the outskirts of this city, eliminate the undead creatures and evil entities within; reward: 150 gold coins; requirements: at least one orichalcum-level adventurer, one mithril-level adventurer, one female cleric, team size no more than five members, and must be an out-of-town adventurer team."

Barrett frowned. An orichalcum-level adventurer, a mithril-level adventurer, no specific level for the female cleric, out-of-town, and a team of no more than five members—these conditions were practically tailor-made for them. With someone as fiercely powerful as EeDeChi on their side, completing this mission should be a piece of cake, and the reward was extremely generous.

Generally, adventurer teams and clients would haggle over rewards and hidden conditions for quite a while, but such a good deal coming their way so suddenly made him feel a bit uneasy.

"The client saw your information on the list and specifically requested 'The Last Defender of the Way' adventurer team for this mission. The client also mentioned that if the reward isn't sufficient, he can increase it," the receptionist said earnestly.

"I'd like to meet this client..." Barrett began to say.

"We'll take it," EeDeChi interrupted, handing the parchment to the receptionist with a wave of her hand, agreeing to the mission.

Though they were not short on money at the moment, EeDeChi believed in helping the weak and fighting the strong along the way. Besides, they were an adventurer team, and she needed to maintain her cover as an adventurer while investigating the whereabouts and details of the Great Demon King Ainz Ooal Gown.

Meanwhile, outside the Adventurer's Guild hall, in a three-story building across the street, an upright old gentleman stood by the window. His long, gray-white eyebrows were furrowed tightly as he gazed in the direction of the Adventurer's Guild.

If EeDeChi saw this old gentleman, she would recognize him as the distinguished and extraordinary elder who had recently stepped into the Adventurer's Guild hall.

In front of the old gentleman was a magical device resembling an old-fashioned phonograph, with a large morning glory-shaped horn pointing towards the Adventurer's Guild hall. However, the phonograph was not playing pleasant music at the moment; it was emitting a static noise.

"Did EeDeChi accept the commission?" the old gentleman asked without turning his head.

A beautiful blonde woman stood behind him. She looked to be in her twenties, with slightly curled, gorgeous golden hair cascading over her shoulders. Her maid outfit, tailored perfectly, accentuated her curvaceous figure.

If others knew that such an exquisite and beautiful woman was merely a maid, the nobles of the Baharuth Empire would go to any lengths to have her serve them.

The pretty blonde maid unrolled a parchment scroll in her hand. It bore the mark of the Adventurer's Guild, with a magical seal that had turned from gray to bright green. This was the message scroll sent by the Adventurer's Guild to the client.

"Reporting, Lord Tian, they have accepted the mission," the blonde maid responded.

Sebas Tian, the old gentleman, nodded. "Prepare for the next steps. Also, inform Lord Ainz that this magical device is still ineffective; we can't eavesdrop on EeDeChi's conversations."

He frowned at the phonograph-like magical device by the window. This was a High-tier artifact from the Great Tomb of Nazarick, capable of breaking most anti-detection spells of the tenth tier. But now, it seemed broken, emitting only a monotonous static noise.

"Understood." The blonde maid placed the magical device into a spatial pocket on her maid outfit. Then, in a flash of white light, both figures disappeared from the window.

As EeDeChi walked out of the Adventurer's Guild hall, she felt a gust of wind sweep over her, but after looking around and seeing nothing unusual, she didn't pay much attention.

According to the mission details, the client would meet them the next morning to discuss the specifics and provide some intelligence on the exploration task. For now, they needed to head to the outskirts to make preliminary preparations for their adventure.

The next day, "The Last Defender of the Way" adventurer team, consisting of four members, arrived at the Peyton Estate in a carriage, as required by the mission. It was their first official mission since forming the team.

Veteran adventurer Barrett had already organized all the supplies and equipment. Cleric Stella wore chainmail, holding a gold and white staff, her eyes filled with nervousness. Archer Sean had spent the entire night enchanting his arrowheads with simple holy magic to increase their effectiveness against undead creatures.

EeDeChi was the same as always, carrying only a giant sword on her back, without any preparations, looking relaxed.

A four-wheeled carriage slowly stopped in front of them, and a tall figure in a black tailcoat stepped out. Barrett's eyes lit up. The client was the distinguished old gentleman they had seen in the adventurer hall yesterday. After getting off the carriage, the old gentleman didn't immediately walk toward them. Instead, he opened the carriage door and helped a blonde woman out.

The four members of the adventurer team were a bit surprised. They didn't expect this distinguished old gentleman to be merely a butler. This client must have an impressive noble background.

The blonde woman was wearing a sleeveless dress, her figure full and her looks extraordinary, comparable only to Stella in her cleric uniform.

She cast a haughty glance over the four adventurers, lingering on EeDeChi for a moment before slightly turning her head to say something to the old gentleman butler beside her.

EeDeChi patted Barrett on the back, signaling the vice-captain to go and negotiate. She herself wasn't familiar with the adventurer market and might get taken advantage of.

Barrett shifted his gaze from the blonde noblewoman's cleavage, shook his head, and walked toward the pair.

After a brief conversation, the four of them roughly understood that this large estate was the property of a noble.

Recently, the estate seemed to be tainted with a corrupt atmosphere, possibly overrun by undead creatures and dark entities. They hoped the adventurer team could cleanse the evil within. With the distant Sorcerer Kingdom recently established, the number of undead creatures in the world seemed to be increasing.

They didn't receive crucial information like the number or types of undead, but EeDeChi didn't mind. She led her fully armed and alert three teammates toward the main gate of the Peyton Estate.

As "The Last Defender of the Way" adventurer team disappeared through the rusty iron gate of the estate, the old butler turned to the blonde noblewoman beside him, his tone filled with great displeasure. "Solution, what's with this estate? Didn't I say to just buy an abandoned house near the city?"

"This was Lady Shalltear's idea." The blonde woman, Solution Epsilon, had none of the haughty attitude she had earlier. She had returned to her identity as a member of the Pleiades maid squad of the Great Tomb of Nazarick. "Lady Shalltear said she could just clear out the people in any estate, no need to waste money."

Sebas frowned. He knew what "clearing out the people" in the estate meant to the True Vampire Shalltear.

"What were the people in this estate originally doing?" Sebas asked. Since things had come to this, there was nothing more he could say.

"They were a group of human mages meeting here, their theme was something like 'Exploring the Supreme Mysteries of 6th Tier Magic'."A contemptuous smile appeared on Solution's exquisite face. "What's there to explore about 6th Tier magic? Narberal was right, they're just a bunch of insignificant bugs."