78: Neddy's team was successfully formed and the mission was 98% completed.

Chapter 78: Nate Team Successfully Formed, Task 98% Secure.

"Emmm... Really?"

Elizabeth glanced at Dick, somewhat disbelieving.

"Absolutely true, Your Majesty!"

"What about the person next to me?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, it is Miss Cecilia!"

Hearing Dick's instant reply, Elizabeth couldn't help but say, "Is her temperament also unique?"

"No, I just guessed." Dick chuckled.

"Emmm..."

Looking at Dick's gentle smile, a hint of cunning appeared on Elizabeth's lips, and she suddenly pointed at Dick and said:

"Adolf, I want him. Dick Grudia will be my Underground City Championship teammate!"

The Adolf Elizabeth spoke of was the President of the Royal Capital Adventurers Guild. Hearing this, he immediately nodded and said, "That's excellent. This young man is an Elite, so he's a suitable candidate."

But Cecilia, who was beside her, disagreed and suggested, "Dick Grudia may not be the best choice. Please reconsider, Your Majesty."

"It's him, it's him. He's pleasing to the eye, and..." Elizabeth paused, saying meaningfully, "This way is more interesting."

Dick, who was still kneeling on one knee, was somewhat speechless.

As the person involved, what about his opinion? Was the decision made directly without even asking? At least follow a procedure...

Ten minutes later, Dick and Donald were sitting in the President's office, while Elizabeth looked at a registration form, hesitating to speak.

[Team Name]: Nate Team.

[Participating Group]: Youth Group.

[Team Members]: Elizabeth Kim Doton, Cecilia Van Dorton, Dick Grudia, Xiao Nai Kulounan, Alice Baisen.

[Overall Rating]: S+.

Although Dick agreed to team up with Elizabeth, he had one condition that he insisted on: the choice of the other two team members and... this abstract team name.

"Dick, my dear friend," Elizabeth pursed her lips, her expression strange, "I wonder if the two characters 'Nedy' have any special meaning?"

"It can't possibly be just a simple combination of one character from your name and one from Xiao Nai's name, can it...?"

Hearing this, Dick looked at Elizabeth with approval and nodded, saying, "Your Majesty is exceptionally intelligent, you guessed it right!"

"......"

Elizabeth was somewhat speechless. Dick seemed quite shrewd, she didn't know why he would come up with something so abstract.

"Your Majesty, you are just here to experience the Championship anyway, and you need to keep this matter a secret from the outside world. A more ordinary name won't attract attention..."

Under Dick's persuasive explanation, Elizabeth was finally convinced and agreed to this abstract team name.

Xiao Nai never expected that she would actually be on a team with Amyria's current Empress. If she knew, she would probably be so excited that she would faint.

In Dick's view, it was also a good opportunity to increase the Empress's favorability and become her only close friend. Participating in the Underground City Championship together was a good method.

Acting together means a large number of events will occur, full of opportunities!

Dick had absolute confidence that he could win the Championship in the Underground City Championship, and incidentally capture Elizabeth's heart, completing the World Task and Side Task together, feeling great.

But honestly, Dick didn't expect Elizabeth to personally participate in the Championship.

Just saying, this Underground City is full of dangers. If something unexpected happens and the Empress accidentally dies, that would be a huge problem.

Elizabeth's move was clearly too playful and reckless. Even with Cecilia protecting her nearby, it wasn't necessarily foolproof.

However, Elizabeth's next move completely stabilized the situation for her, and guaranteed 100% no danger.

She signed a Magic Contract with Dick. During the competition, Dick would need to look after her safety, just like Cecilia.

This was the most reliable insurance. With this, it would be difficult for Elizabeth to die even if she wanted to.

Although Cecilia was professional, she could make mistakes. But Dick was different. This move was equivalent to a top-tier player taking on a bronze-ranked game, guaranteeing a win.

"This old man congratulates Your Majesty in advance for reaching the top hundred in the Youth Group!" Adolf opened the champagne early, congratulating Elizabeth.

As the President of the Royal Capital Adventurers Guild, Adolf had participated in organizing over a dozen Underground City Championships and was very experienced.

He could tell the level of the Nate Team at a glance: a Level 31 Rogue and an Elite. This would definitely secure a spot in the top hundred.

Furthermore, Elizabeth and Alice were also geniuses with strong abilities. In the entire team, only Xiao Nai was unremarkable.

Although Xiao Nai was the twelfth seat of the Academy's Berserker Department, compared to the other four, she was clearly the team's weakness.

After several discussions, Elizabeth was even more looking forward to next month's Underground City Championship.

Being cooped up in the Royal Palace all day had truly bored her to death. No matter how deep her schemes, Elizabeth was ultimately just a 19-year-old girl.

"Oh, by the way, Dick, what did you come here to see Adolf for?"

Hearing this, Adolf was also a bit curious. After stroking his beard, he looked at Dick and said, "I've seen the letter of introduction from the headquarters. As long as it's within my ability, this old man will help you."

That letter of introduction from the Adventurers Guild headquarters was very useful. It mentioned that all branches of the Adventurers Guild should provide appropriate assistance to Dick.

Dick didn't hide anything and confessed that there was a high-level Demon hidden in the Academy. Donald, who was beside him, also cooperated solemnly.

After a brief report, it immediately attracted Elizabeth's high attention. She immediately wanted to arrange for the army to handle the matter.

One must know that the Academy is full of noble children, the future of the Empire.

An irrational Demon was hidden there, like a bomb that could explode at any time, extremely dangerous.

The magic accident a hundred years ago was a lesson. Elizabeth did not want the Academy's reputation to suffer any further damage. After all, it was the Empire's talent cultivation base.

"Your Majesty, the matter of Exorcism needs to be done by professionals. Having too many people may not be a good thing..."

Under Dick's telepathic message, Donald looked at Elizabeth and said solemnly, "If Your Majesty trusts me, this Elf, why not let me be fully responsible for this matter!"

Given that Donald had personally sealed the Demon Kun not long ago, Elizabeth had considerable trust in his strength.

Furthermore, the top priority was to quickly deal with the Demon in the Academy. There was no time to slowly search for Exorcists. With an available expert, it was best to use him.

Thus, Elizabeth readily agreed to Donald, stating that she would fully support his Exorcism plan. The Royal Family's resources could be freely mobilized.

Dick's lips curled up. The 'Secret News of Terror in the Past' was 98% secure.

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A few words.

I don't like writing Side Tasks unrelated to the main plot, and I'm too lazy to write them.

The characters that have appeared so far, as long as their screen time exceeds a thousand characters, are basically main characters who will run through the entire book and won't disappear just because the map changes.

You should all have noticed that Dick appears very steady on the surface, but deep down, he is actually very arrogant, believing everything is under his control.

With the accumulation of a hundred lifetimes of experience, Dick indeed has the right to be arrogant. This is flawed humanity.

But unfortunately, Dick's arrogance will completely disappear when the first volume concludes.

Because Dick will understand something, something that will completely overturn his understanding, forcing him to put away his arrogance.

As for the specifics, I won't spoil it. Please look forward to it.

Oh, right, the first volume of this book will conclude after the 'Underground City Championship' task.

[Also, thank you for your support, readers. The book rating has increased by another 0.4 points in three days. Charge!~]