Insight Level 2 isn't much better than Level 1, and it takes about an hour to upgrade, which is pretty fair. I began to focus on the bottle of potion on the top shelf. At level 1 I can only get their colors from the description, which would be great if I was color blind. However, I am not color blind, even though I am a cat, and I'm pretty sure cats are supposed to be color blind. Or the dog is color blind. Is both possible? Maybe it's some fantasy reincarnation thing and I must not be color blind, or maybe cats aren't color blind in this world?
The potion insight comes back to my mission.
Green healing potion.
Hey, it says recovering now! It's good to know what each potion does, and it can be useful if it doesn't have a label with a red plus sign clearly stating the healing effect. Knowing which potion is what is not important, it is an improvement in my skills. If there's such a big improvement each level, there's no harm in continuing to use the skill.
I looked back at Mina and the group of adventurers. I wasn't really paying attention to her, but she seemed to be talking to an annoyed looking guy wearing 4 separate leather straps. Mina looked annoyed, her smile strained, her voice almost dangerous.
"Sorry, as I've already told you, this was done recently, so no missions involving travel to the area are allowed due to the proximity to the border." She explained slowly, obviously not for the first time. I think I missed a long argument.
"I always train there! I know it inside out, so that's no problem!" he complained.
"I believe you will. However, there are no quests for you to accept in that area. However, you may be interested in a similar quest. Some unusually large spiders suddenly appeared in the woods with the purpose of-" Mina The conversation was interrupted and the guy stormed off without listening, shouting that spiders would not drop their belts. Her eye twitched. I didn't catch the conversation, but from what I saw, the guy seemed qualified. I decided I might be able to see him as he left the building.
Ahlers, "Skeleton Killer", human thief, level 49.
Oh, it says gangster, is that his class? I think I can see it now. Neat.
The next adventurer walked up to the counter. Mina took a deep breath this time.
"Hello! Welcome to the Adventurer's Guild!" Mina said happily.
"I'm here to hand over the flower-picking task to Vita," the adventurer said.
Mina felt a little more energetic. "Okay, great! Can I see the flowers?"
Without saying a word, the adventurer took out five shimmering green flowers from his bag and placed them on the counter with an impatient look on his face. Mina began to look at them, her brows furrowed and her smile gradually disappearing.
"Sorry, these don't meet the standards, so you are not eligible for the mission reward." She said with an apologetic but distressed smile.
"The mission requires 5 flowers. I have 5 flowers. Why don't they meet the standards?" the adventurer asked.
"Well, these three petals are all crushed, and each stem is bent to the point where nectar leaks out. This one has been dead for a while, and this petal has been half eaten, with none left." Their root system is If they are attached, you just cut them off half way down the stem. Mina explained enthusiastically, listing the flowers and pointing to each destroyed part.
The adventurers didn't seem to care at all. "What does it matter? I received the flower, give it to me as a reward."
"Well, that's not enough." Mina took out a large notebook, flipped through it quickly, and then turned it over for the adventurer to see. "The mission description clearly states that these flowers must be high-quality specimens. The flowers you got do not meet these qualities. So, I'm sorry." She spoke majestically, with an almost imperceptible sense of pride in her voice.
"How do I know this?" protested the adventurer, like a child surprised that he failed a test because he didn't study. "I went through a lot of trouble to get these flowers, so I'm asking for compensation for the time I spent."
"Sorry, I can't just issue rewards to the failed queue-" Mina was interrupted just as she started. I noticed her clenching her fists under the counter.
"I want to talk to your manager." The adventurer said.
Mina was stunned for a moment before reacting. "Well, they're both busy right now, so-"
The customer interrupted again. "I demand this. I will not let my efforts go to waste."
"This is a very low-level flower-picking mission. There's one in the park five minutes from here. I'm sure you can redo it, and then-" Mina's explanation was cut off again, as the nuisance once again demonstrated their lack of Basic human dignity.
"I'm not leaving this place until your superiors correct this situation," he said with the maturity of a four-year-old.
Mina took a deep breath, and then smiled a little too brightly. "Just a minute then." She turned toward the crowded bar and waved to try to get her father's attention. He looked up from the customers he was talking to, sighed, then apologized and walked over to us. He smiled a big, enthusiastic smile similar to Mina's. Maybe it runs in the family?
"Can I help?" he asked simply.
Before Mina could say anything, she decided not to be disturbed anymore. "This person wants to get all the rewards of the survival leaf collection task, but, as you can see." She made a sweeping gesture towards the plants that were obviously useless garbage. "They were nowhere near the quality required and were functionally useless. Despite this, he seemed to believe he deserved some kind of compensation for the effort they put into them, and refused to take action until he was rewarded for the mission." Mina Professionally speaking.
The father touched his chin and nodded slowly, considering the current situation. He glanced at the paper to see the details of the mission. After a few seconds, he sighed softly and spoke.
"Just give him a reward."
Mina's face instantly darkened. "But Dad, the mission's requirements are incomplete. It couldn't be any worse," she whispered to him.
"I know, you're right. But look at what Mina said." At this time, it had extended to the door, and some adventurers tapped their feet impatiently. "Look at the bar." Every seat is full, and there's no one behind. "We don't have time to do this. Just mark the task as completed and send him away. I will handle the rest." He said calmly, and then walked quickly back to the bar.
The whole time, the Bastard smiled triumphantly and held out a hand to claim his reward. "Okay, you heard what your father said! The mission I put in a lot of effort deserves to be compensated." Mina took out a bag, silently counted out a handful of metal coins, and stuffed it into her waiting hands. "Thank you so much! I'm glad we were able to finally come to an agreement," the bastard said sarcastically as he walked away.
"Have a nice day!" she said in a tone that suggested that maybe, just maybe, she didn't actually want to give that absolute asshole a nice day.
Ah, crazy. I forgot to use discernment on him. Anyway, it's too late now. The next customer walks up to the counter.
"Hello! Welcome to the Adventurer's Guild! How can I help you?" Mina said happily.
