Chapter 29: Comparison: The Thief of Joy
There was still a little over a week before the day of his duel against Agon Burner.
Hal believed that if he took on one of the easier hunting missions, he might even be able to return to the academy on the same day.
And so, after a great night's sleep, he woke up with a smile, making quick preparations before heading to the Mission Hall once more.
Hal was eager to try his upgraded, permanent-durability spells, specifically, his [Weak Mana Blast] and [Glacial Shards], as he had already tested the [Spirit Sparrow] yesterday.
As for [Illuminate] and [Squirt], let's just say he's not as excited about them, though he would certainly try them out as well.
After almost half an hour of walking, he finally arrived at the Mission Hall.
Hal headed straight for the F-ranked mission boards.
'Hmm...'
Diligently going through each hunting mission, he finally found the perfect target: Blue-hide Boars—the target he took out back at Joker's Tutorial.
It was a fairly common, easy-to-spot, and easy-to-hit F-ranked arcane beast.
Unlike monsters, beasts do not have arcane cores, but their bodies are treasure troves of crafting and brewing materials, and most of them have edible, extremely nutritious meat.