After passing through several hands, it eventually ended up with Ai Jin.

He also heard that Lorren had a new Level 6 Blacksmith. This Blacksmith was originally from Ruijia but had opened his shop in a different city there.

The turmoil in Sel City hadn’t affected him, so he was lucky to have survived. Otherwise, on that battlefield, forget a Level 6 Blacksmith...

...even Level 6 Defenders wouldn’t have made it out alive.

"Young Master."

A maid knocked gently on the door and entered respectfully.

"Someone is here to see you. She says she’s your friend, Luo Si."

Lu Cang immediately extended his Perception outside the door and detected a young woman with black twin ponytails.

’It really has been a long time.’

’I’ve been studying the Root Source for so many days straight. I should take a day off.’

In an instant, he changed into a set of proper clothes.

WHOOSH!

In a flash, he appeared outside the door.

Luo Si jumped, startled by Lu Cang’s sudden appearance.

"Uh..."

"Lu Cang?"

Lu Cang grinned. "Long time no see, Sister Luo Si."

"Hehe, long time no see, Lu Cang."

"I can’t believe it’s only been a few months, and you’re already so famous."

Luo Si sighed emotionally. "Lorren’s Chief Mage... I never thought I’d live to see the day I’d be friends with the Chief Mage of Lorren."

"I heard you were living here, so I came to pay you a visit."

Lu Cang said, "Sister Luo Si, you came all the way to Kernoya, why didn’t you just tell me? I would have loved to play host."

Luo Si teased, "You’re more of a Lorren Person than I am now. You’ve become a proper host in Lorren."

Luo Si wasn’t overly formal despite Lu Cang’s status.

Perhaps it was just her personality. After all, what could you expect from a 24-year-old woman who’d believe a pitch for health supplements? She was just too gullible.

"I just got to Kernoya myself and haven’t even found an adventuring team, haha. But... the main thing is, I’m broke again... I’m just trying to find a place to stay out of the wind and rain. You don’t get sick during the Life Moon, but it still gets pretty chilly when it’s always raining."

"I found a pretty nice spot under a bridge yesterday..."

’Hey now... are things really that bad for you?’

’How are you still broke?! How can an Adventurer who once journeyed with me, the great Godslayer Lu Cang, be living under a bridge now?’

The smile on Lu Cang’s face became extremely awkward and strained.

"Sister Luo Si, I was planning to take you out for a meal first, but it seems I should get you a room instead."

Luo Si grew flustered. "Ah~ That’s too embarrassing..."

"Don’t worry about it. I have plenty of money now."

They say you shouldn’t flaunt your wealth, but that only applies when others can actually harm you.

Now, there were very few people on the entire Lorren Continent who could defeat him, and those who could were allies. He no longer had to worry about such things.

And as for threats like Outer Heaven Demons or enemies from overseas...

’...would they really be coming for his money?’

Lu Cang took Luo Si to the best hotel in Kernoya and got her a room. He was starting to understand the saying, "The prosperous should share their good fortune with the world."

Lu Cang even considered whether he should just give Luo Si a small house in Kernoya.

A cheap house in Kernoya was only about Thirty Thousand Gold Coins.

For him now, that amount was like the dirt under his fingernails—nothing.

Besides, if word got out that an Adventurer who once traveled with Lu Cang was now living under a bridge, it wouldn’t affect his safety, but it would be a major blow to his reputation.

Now that his power had increased, he was gradually starting to care more about his reputation.

’Whatever, I can use this as an excuse to rest for a couple of days...’

’...and use the time to gather more information about the world.’

Luo Si finally had a place to stay.

After catching up for a while, the conversation turned to the topic of finding an adventuring team.

Luo Si was an Adventurer, after all. To make a living in a new place, she had to join an Adventurer’s Guild and go on adventures.

She also hoped Lu Cang could recommend some of the more powerful Adventurer’s Guilds.

But Lu Cang himself didn’t really know any Adventurer’s Guilds anymore.

Ever since coming to Kernoya, he had been adventuring with Iz and her group, exclusively taking on Tier Six Dungeons.

The thought of suddenly having to run a Tier Four Dungeon felt strangely unsettling.

"But wait, Luo Si, you’re a Level 4 Healing Mage now?"

Lu Cang had noticed.

"Yep. Pretty fast, huh?"

Lu Cang nodded with a smile. "Yeah, that’s very fast."

A Level 4 Healing Mage at 24 years old... you had to admit, that was some serious Talent.

Even in the Life Church, she’d be considered a top practitioner.

’Oh, the Life Church.’

"Sister Luo Si, have you ever considered working for the Church?"

"The Church... I haven’t really thought about it. Working for the Church doesn’t seem as fun as adventuring out in the wild, killing monsters."

’All right then. I was going to say, if she was interested, I do have some connections in the Life Church.’

"Well then, how about we go clear a Dungeon together, for old times’ sake?"

...

It felt like ages since he’d last stepped into the Adventurer’s Guild.

He casually picked up a few requests and headed straight out.

"Little Lu Cang, you don’t even hire extra people anymore?"

Lu Cang gave a faint smile. "Mhm, I’m a bit more confident in my strength now. I don’t need to hire Defenders anymore."

"Ooh~ I’ve never seen the Chief Mage of Lorren in action before!"

"So let me see what you’ve got! Just... try not to get me killed."

Lu Cang replied, "Of course not."

「Tier Four Dungeon」

Before entering the Dungeon, Lu Cang casually performed a Sacrifice.

He slapped the Dungeon entrance, and its ring of light turned black.

Lu Cang walked right in.

Watching the ring of light turn black, Luo Si gulped.

She followed Lu Cang inside.

ROAR!

The moment they entered the Dungeon, the world went dim. Before them stood more than a dozen colossal Demons, exuding an immense, oppressive aura.

Tier Four!

Nation Destruction Level!

Luo Si’s legs felt weak. When she looked back, the passage had vanished.

"Lu Cang..."

Lu Cang slowly rose into the air. "It’s alright, Sister Luo Si."

"They’re just a few Nation Destruction Level Demons."

Lu Cang was beginning to understand how Chi Cheng must have felt back when he’d accompanied him on a stroll through a Tier Four Dungeon.

It really was just a walk in the park.