Adventures Of A Goblin

The grandfather and granddaughter walked quite the distance before getting to the main entrance of her school. It wasn't exactly a luxurious school meant for the nobles, nor was it a school meant for the lowborn. The school's management is owned by the guild, dedicated to teaching children aspiring to one day become an adventurer.

After going through the not so flashy gate is the school itself. Buildings made not with wood, but with concretes and well painted walls.

The school's primary purpose, is to groom future adventurers, with its secondary purpose being to inculcate into them, the necessary language and tools to survive the world outside adventuring.

There are other schools in the town that focuses on grooming the kids with knowledge on different occupations, but the school that is highly recognized within the town, is the school of adventurers, and the reason is because adventurers are the main source of income sustaining the city.

Due to the high mana fluctuations surrounding the town, they are never for once short of dungeons, which in turn attracts outside adventurers who earn their income through the selling of whatever monster part they do away with.

For the adventurers, a newly found Dungeon is their best source of income, and the land surrounding the city is brimming of plenty.

Every time they think all the Dungeons have been cleared, it doesn't take much for another one to sprout itself up. That is just how Intoxicating the mana around them is.

For the city's continuous survival, they get twenty five percent of whatever the adventurers make. Fifteen percent of the profit is collected by the lord of the city appointed under the rulership of the kingdom the city is located in, while the remaining ten is handed over to the adventurers guild.

Despite his ancestors being one of those that worked the hardest to turn this town into a liveable place, the kingdom gets to take more of the credits.

That is how life is for adventurers. They are belittled by the nobles and treated as insignificant all because they refused to be their puppets.

Adventurers first code of conduct, is to never interfere in any political strife, and one who goes against such conducts is immediately revoked of his/her place as an adventurer.

Their main concern, is the elimination of monsters to prevent an overflow of them which might end up leading to harming the innocent humans.

In short, an adventurers main duty is to the people before it is to the kingdom or its king.

The goals of the adventuerers did not sit well with the nobles as they felt their authority being undermined. However, there was nothing much they could do about it, as the adventuerers have proven themselves more useful than even their military who are trained mainly to kill other humans.

The adventurers organization has spread far wide to more than just a country, becoming a body that can stand on its own without interference from any political country.

That being said, the adventurers guild still has no choice but to give in to the demands of whatever kingdom they are based in, that is, if they want to operate efficiently.

But, they do come up with a condition of their own, that they will never be forced into a war between kingdoms or used for political purposes.

With an unsolved dispute between them, they still had less of a choice than to come together with conditions governing their will.

"old man Shakir, good to see you looking healthy today as well".

They got to the gate and met with a man in his forties, dressed in grey armor, holding a spear, and a pants on. His color combination totally betraying the expectations of fashion.

Dana, raised her hand and waved it at the man with a smile on her face.

"good morning uncle Loun".

"there is our angel. How was your night".

"it was fine uncle".

"I figured, with that smile on your face. You must be really excited to want to venture into the Dungeon that much. I heard from your teachers that today is the day".

"is it really that obvious now uncle".

"extremely. If you don't tone down your contagiously bright Aura".

"i can not help it uncle, I am just really that excited".

"don't worry, I know exactly how you feel. You know during my time, I was al..."

"okay, okay. Enough of the story. I made sure she won't be late to school, we are already at her gate now, so don't let your story be the element to stop her from getting to classes early".

"come on darling, off to classes now you go".

"okay grandpa".

Shakir bent his upper body down, and planted a kiss on her forehead before she dashed off into her school grounds.

"walk slowly so you won't fall".

"okay grandpa".

Dana said, still running hastily with her face in the front and her hand raised up, waving at old man Shakir.

"old man Shakir, she is not a kid anymore If she is already deemed fit enough to go into a dungeon, I am sure she can watch her steps well while running".

"easy for you to say when you have no daughter of your own. How will you know how this old man feels".

"ouch old man. You know your words really gets me where it hurts the most".

"if it hurts you that much, then go and marry. You are past your forties already, what are you still waiting for....."

"and if you say a wife that understands you, I will whack your face many times as much as I, understand you. The time for you to be selective has passed already".

"old man, give it time. I am still in my prime unlike some certain someone who can't even get It up, if you think I am lying, go ask madam Loraina about the events in her establishment last night".

"that is not what I am asking you to do. You know what, just forget it, it's your problem if you want to die alone".

"okay old man Shakir, be careful on your way back".

"before I go. About the kids going into the Dungeon, which group of adventurers are going to be with them. Their rank, job and if possible, their names".

"old man Shakir, you are panicking too much you know. Everything going to be fine".

"that is why I am asking, so I will be at ease".

"if you really want to know that much, The team that will be overseeing the exploration are a very popular bunch. A white mage, a swordsman, and a warrior".

"the name of their party is Dire Hammer. You should have heard of them".

"no, it does not ring a bell, and my only concern is if they can do their job right or not".

"old man, you worry too much. This is not their first time leading a bunch of kids into a Dungeon. And, they will have their teacher with them to guide them right".

"just go home and relax, alright".

"i know I worry too much, and I have no intention of stopping her. She is only carrying on the family's legacy, how can I stop her from doing that".

"but, i can't stop her does not mean I wouldn't worry about her. It is the only thing my wrinkled body is good for".

"everything is going to be fine old man".

"do you happen to know the name of the dungeon they are heading to".

"it's a beginners dungeon".

"as long as it is not the Sutgeo dungeon, everything should be fine".

"why is that".

"It is not something you need to know, just focus on your guard job, I am heading back home".

"okay old man, don't think too much about it, if it's the Dire Hammer, the kids are definitely in safe hands#.

Loun said, comforting old man Shakir to rest his heart at ease on his grandchild going into a Dungeon.

It was an event that had to be done if a child ever wants to become an adventurer, and old man Shakir also knows that very much.

All he could do, is worry for her safety.

He had taught her everything there is to know about the Dungeon, the rest is all eventually going to be left to her to find her path.