The vice president was furious, but still remained rational. He immediately ordered the man next to him, "Chang Lin, you go and investigate for me personally. You must find out who those people are. I will personally go to apologize and hope to get the medicine."

"yes."

Upon hearing this, Chang Lin was slightly taken aback, but he quickly composed himself and led his men away.

"Vice President, we really don't understand, what exactly is that mission that you value so much?"

Upon hearing this, the other mercenaries were all puzzled and asked, "You actually had to go and ask for the medicine yourself, and even sent Lord Chang Lin to investigate the information. He's a top-tier S-rank mercenary!"

The thought of the vice president having to personally apologize to the children filled them with self-reproach and resentment.

Furthermore, sending an S-rank mercenary to investigate information is a complete waste of talent.

Within the Mercenary Guild, mercenaries are ranked from lowest to highest as follows: E-rank, D-rank, C-rank, B-rank, A-rank, S-rank, SS-rank, and King of Mercenaries.

S-rank mercenaries hold an extremely high status among all mercenaries. The fact that Chang Lin was tasked with gathering information demonstrates the Vice President's emphasis on this mission.

"Since you want to know, I may tell you."

Upon hearing this, the vice president pondered for a moment, then solemnly said, "After all, we're setting off in another month, you should already know that."

"kindness."

Upon hearing this, all the mercenaries present stood up straight and listened attentively.

"You all know about the 'Western Xu Kingdom' located in the western part of the kingdom, right?"

The vice president found a seat and looked at the middleman, saying, "Or you might be more familiar with 'Shihu Mountain'."

“I know. I’ve heard that there’s a secluded little town in the mountains called ‘Shihu City’.”

One of the mercenaries spoke first, "The entire population of this city is obsessed with poisons, making a living by selling and refining all kinds of top-grade poisons."

"good."

The vice president nodded slightly and sighed, "They say, 'Even the best hunter can get his eye pecked.' Just a month ago, the City Lord of Corpse Beard had an accident while conducting a new poison experiment, and the test subject escaped, along with the new poison!"

"What!"

Upon hearing this, the mercenaries were all shocked. "And then what happened?"

"It is said that this poison was originally a special medicine that could make people immune to Xuan power attacks after taking it. However, because the experiment was not completely successful, those who were poisoned would lose their minds and become walking corpses."

The vice president continued, "Moreover, their bodies decompose several times faster than normal, and the only way to alleviate this is by consuming the blood of living people, which is why everyone calls them 'bloodthirsty corpses'."

"hiss!"

Everyone paled upon hearing this, and asked in trembling voices, "Then what exactly is going on now?"

"That new poison is extremely contagious. The entire Corpse City has now become a living hell, and it is estimated that no one has been spared."

The vice president said with pity in his eyes, "I heard that many towns in the surrounding area have been harmed. In order to stop the situation from spreading further, and in order to prevent this matter from being leaked, for fear that other kingdoms would take advantage of the situation, the Lord of Xixu ordered us to go there secretly to help. The most important thing is to retrieve that research data."

"Indeed, if that experiment succeeds, it could become a powerful tool."

Upon hearing this, the mercenaries were all shaken and swallowed hard, saying, "But Vice President, you just said that those bloodthirsty corpses are immune to Xuan power. It seems like we'd be useless if we went. What if we get poisoned?"