Capítulo 1164: Chapter 480: Yearning Like a Shooting Star
Late at night.
[Heterodox Sect gathering place (the higher, the more luxurious; Secrecy -40)]
D60=45
The Mute Girl was wearing a sharply tailored black dress, walking unhurriedly along the street leading to the Noble District, while the Catcher, likewise in proper formalwear, followed half a step behind her.
“Are you sure it’s that place up ahead?”
Though there wasn’t a hint of hesitation in her stride, the Mute Girl still questioned him like this.
“Of course. Even if Big Sister doesn’t trust , you should at least trust the new ability you gave .” The Spiritual ssage Catcher’s expression was full of confidence, though there was a faint, almost imperceptible hesitation in the sound of his footsteps.
“But… are we really just going to walk straight into the gathering place like this?” In the end, the Catcher couldn’t hold back and muttered in a low voice, “That’s the turf of an adventurer noble, you know.”
“What ‘adventurer noble’.” The Mute Girl let out a derisive snort. “Just a bunch of dogs biting the hand that feeds them. Others are whatever, but you’re taking that attitude too?”
The Spiritual ssage Catcher instantly fell silent like a quail in winter, not daring to respond.
Although this district was called the “Noble District,” the people who truly lived here were not all Nobles in the traditional sense. More of them were Silver Level or higher Adventurers, top-tier Life Professionals, or rchants and magnates laden with wealth.
Because Adventurers cannot beco Nobles.
Of course, this “cannot” shouldn’t be stated too absolutely; it’s not that once you register as an Adventurer, you forever lose the qualification to be promoted into the Nobility.
The real issue lies in the fact that any achievents gained in the Dungeon are not counted as Military rit.
In the Kingdom, aside from inheritance, commoners can also beco Nobles by accumulating Military rit.
Even though Noble Titles are mostly downgraded with each succession, for the vast majority of people, that still remains a goal worth fighting for their entire lives.
Yet no matter how deep a floor you reach in the Starless Dungeon, how powerful a Magic Creature you slay, how precious a treasure you obtain… Adventurers cannot use any of that to exchange for Military rit and beco Nobles.
This is both a ans for the Kingdom to control the political influence of Adventurers and a reflection of reality.
Victories in the Dungeon ultimately belong only to the Dungeon. The Magic Creatures you slay will not threaten the surface, and the treasures you seize cannot directly be converted into national power, but will only be used for the next Dungeon raid.
So, over ti, the saying that Adventurers cannot beco Nobles naturally ca into being.
But even so, in the Plain Ancient City, a batch of newly risen Noble forces still erged.
By managing their “families,” restricting Adventurers, and controlling the trade and circulation of Dungeon spoils, they successfully gained recognition from the Kingdom Central and were granted Noble status.
Therefore, the so-called adventurer noble is essentially not soone who rose to Nobility as an Adventurer, but soone who beca a Noble by managing Adventurers.
And now, the place the Mute Girl and her companion were heading to was the manor of one such newly promoted adventurer noble.
Tonight, this manor was ablaze with lights.
To celebrate so utterly trivial nonsense that, in the Mute Girl’s eyes, wasn’t worth a fart, the owner of the manor was hosting a grand ball.
In reality, however, this ball was rely a Disguise for an Esoteric Sect gathering.
While it couldn’t be called completely brazen just yet, daring to use this kind of place and this kind of thod as cover could already be considered rather outrageous.
No wonder the Catcher had looked uneasy the whole ti.
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His original plan was to lie in wait at the outskirts of the district. After the ball ended, he would then try to slip into the manor to investigate, or simply continue lurking until the gathering was over, and only then bring the Mute Girl to contact that Vanguard.
After all, according to his investigation, that Vanguard who t the Mute Girl’s requirents held a position among the Esoteric Sect that was second to almost none.
If they approached rashly, then even here, in the Inner City of the Ancient City, it would be hard to guarantee the two of them could walk away alive.
Of course, Dungeon worshipers are not as dangerous an organization as the Black Gate.
[Symbol of Faith (the higher, the more anthropomorphic)]
D100=5
[Anthropomorphism Extre Failure~]
1.5. Don’t know
2.6. Indescribable
3.7. Big Rock
4.8. Sect Hierarch
9. Returning Star Fragnt
10. Great Success/Great Failure
D10=7
♛: Big Rock
The Dungeon’s faith-based sects co in all shapes and colors, and among the many Heresies, the dominant Heterodox Sect is called the “Divine Basin.”
The Divine Country flowing with milk and honey is neither beyond the world nor in the heavens; it lies beneath our very feet, deep within the earth, at the very end of the Land of Starlessness.
Therefore, although the Divine Basin sect holds a near-fanatical faith in the Dungeon, they themselves do not shy away from delving into the Dungeon for adventure.
Quite the opposite, in fact: in their eyes, delving deep into the labyrinth is itself a form of pilgrimage, so they undertake it more eagerly than anyone.
From a pragmatic standpoint, treating them as comrades isn’t sothing difficult to accept.
It’s just that the Divine Basin sect is, after all, a Heterodox Sect not recognized by the Kingdom and the Church. As a Thief, the Spiritual ssage Catcher naturally preferred to approach the other side with caution.
Yet after hearing this news, the Mute Girl sohow managed to get two invitations to the ball from the Church.
And so, the two of them were now striding openly down the road toward the gathering place.
As they drew closer and closer to the venue, the unease on the Catcher’s face grew ever more obvious, until he finally stopped in his tracks without even realizing it.
“I heard you used to frequent those high-class places yourself. Why are you acting like a spineless jelly now?”
The Mute Girl looked back at him, speechless.
The Catcher forced out a strained smile.
“Big Sister… are you really confident about this?”
“…Heh.” The Mute Girl regarded him with a half-smile. “You distrust that much?”
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