Chapter 18: Treasure!
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

James nodded after listening to Hariel.
He finally understood the entire process.
It was no wonder there was nothing on the letter for this mission.
It turned out that Gentleman Will really didn’t know anything.
The mastermind behind this matter was actually this butler. It was likely that even the Gentleman Will himself did not expect that his butler was actually from the Land of Chaos.
A seemingly simple mission that was just a matter of moving houses had actually turned into a mission at the Adventurer’s Guild.
It was probably because of this butler.
After all, most nobles were meticulous about their wealth.
They were stingy and shrewd.
They would not allow others to earn more money.
Even if the Gentleman was the most low-leveled noble in the Empire.
Now that everything was clear, James had one last question.
“What is that treasure?”
“You’re about to die. Why are you asking so many questions?” Hariel sneered.
“Alright. Since I know what happened, you two can die now!”
Hariel and Kurifin froze when they heard this.
They hadn’t expected James to say that. It was supposed to be their line, but James had said it in advance.
Furthermore, he dared to say such things when he was facing two people of a higher level than him.
How dare this Level 5 Silver expert speak to them like that?!
This fellow was probably not a fool.
James looked at the two men in front of him and smiled at them instead of explaining.
The, he stepped forward and grabbed Kurifin’s throat, not giving him any chance to react.
He exerted some force and simply crushed Kurifin’s throat.
When he released his hand, Kurifin’s corpse slowly slid from James’s grasp.
He did not even take a second to kill Kurifin!
“This—”
Hariel’s pupils contracted when he saw Kurifin’s body.
His eyes were filled with disbelief.
How was this possible?
Wasn’t this man supposed to be a Level 5 Silver adventurer?
How could this be?
How did he instantly kill Kurifin?
After all, Kurifen was a Level 4 Silver expert?!
Hariel could not be blamed for his surprise.
Ever since the empire had divided its powers, no one had been able to fight across levels.
This was because the division of power in the empire was quite crude. As a result, there was a huge strength difference between each level.
Thus, over the past 1,000 years, he had never heard of anyone capable of fighting across levels and winning.
Now, however, centuries of convention seemed to have been broken.
Furthermore, it had happened right in front of him.
This— this was too difficult to accept!
“You— you’re definitely not a Level 5 Silver adventurer, definitely not!”
James heard Hariel shout in despair.
Then, he smiled and said to Hariel, “If you can tell me about the treasure now, I can spare your life!”
Hariel’s eyes glowed with hope upon hearing James’s words.
He was certain that James was an adventurer far beyond the Level 5 Silver rank.
After all, he might not be able to use the technique that James had used to kill Kurifin in one second.
He couldn’t even see his movements clearly!
This strength was definitely not the strength of a mere Silver-rank. In fact…
Hariel had a terrifying thought!
This man must be a Gold-rank expert.
Being able to escape alive from a Gold-rank adventurer was simply an enormous blessing.
“Yes, that treasure is hidden in one of Gentleman Will’s books. It’s also a book, but it’s the only book with extraordinary powers!”
“It’s very easy to recognize!”
James smiled in satisfaction when he heard this response.
Then, he asked, “What is this treasure? What is its function?”
Hariel’s expression stiffened upon hearing this. Then, he said hesitantly, “Actually, I don’t know!”
Hariel elaborated quickly, as if he was afraid that James wouldn’t believe what he said.
“It’s true, sir. Please believe me. I’m telling the truth!”
“As you can see, I’m only a Level 3 Silver expert. Meanwhile, the level of that treasure is too high!”
“With my strength, I actually don’t have enough information on this treasure!”
“The order I received was to kill the traitor Burke and bring this treasure back!”
“In fact, people of Silver-rank trash like us were sent because our leader is afraid that the experts we send will attract the attention of the Empire!”
“However, one thing I know is that the level of this treasure is sufficiently high!”
“Honorable Sir, please believe me!”
Towards the end, Hariel’s expression had changed to one of pleading.
In fact, he even knelt on the ground as he replied in order to make his words believable enough.
It was to express his loyalty.
James didn’t doubt Hariel’s words.
To be honest, it still sounded very reasonable.
Of course, most importantly, he actually did not care what that treasure was.
Originally, his mission this time was just to complete the escort of the holy spell books.
It was just to earn that one Silver Coin.
Other than that, all other gains were additional gains.
It would be best if he could obtain them, but it was fine if he couldn’t.
After all, there was no loss.
Seeing that James did not doubt his words, Hariel was overjoyed!
It seemed like his life would be saved this time around.
“Then, respected Sir Adventurer, can I leave now?”
Haril tried to ask him.
Staying by the side of someone who was far stronger than him was very stressful.
He only wanted to leave this place as soon as possible.
“Of course!”
James smiled pleasantly.
“Thank you, God bless you! Honorable adventurer!”
With an insincere blessing, Hariel turned and was about to leave.
However, the moment he turned around, a black sword pierced through his back!
He looked at James in disbelief. “You— you’re not trustworthy!”
“Pfft!”
James snickered at his words.
“You actually thought that the enemy could be trusted!”
“I really don’t know how you survived in the Land of Chaos. How naive!”
“You guys and Burke, who you killed, can’t get anywhere!”
Hariel’s eyes were filled with indignation at James’s words.
These words were too infuriating.
James had killed him and criticized him!
However, as blood gushed out from his chest, his physical strength also flowed out of his body.
The lights in his eyes dimmed as well.
James calmly sheathed his sword.
Then, he began looking for the book with extraordinary powers in Gentleman Will’s pile of books.
It was actually a rather simple book.
He opened the book, which was filled with words he couldn’t read.
It was the same kind as the books that those cultists had sacrificed.
Could it be…