The change in the young archer's expression naturally did not escape the attention of the perceptive Monica and Anna.

Anna just frowned slightly and pulled her cloak without any reaction.

Instead, Monica looked at the archer with interest and silently remembered him in her heart.

There are some things that Mark and Anna are too kind to care about.

But she would not ignore it. She knew that Mark must have wanted to go to the Falling Star Lake, so she deliberately told Beta that they had completed the mission.

Then the two teams will definitely go together.

The other members of the Beta Adventure Group all followed the rules, but this newcomer obviously did not.

If something special from their team is seen by this newcomer, Monica doesn't mind being the bad guy in Mark's team!

Thinking of this, Monica pursed her lips.

It seemed that since she accepted Mark's abnormal holy water, her thoughts had become more and more extreme.

Beta was an experienced leader after all, and he quickly calmed down after being surprised, but the look he gave Mark was even more profound.

He suppressed the many questions in his mind.

For example, how to quickly find quest items in a place like the Rotten Bone Swamp and return safely. After all, even if they are friends, as long as they are not in the same adventure group, every adventurer has secrets that they are unwilling to share.

He laughed, patted Mark's shoulder vigorously, and glanced at the three people's seemingly ordinary but well-made equipment again:

"Mr. Mark! I knew you must be a genius at adventure! Miss Monica and Miss Anna have worked hard too! It seems you have gained a lot from this trip!"

"Well then," Beta said, his eyes gleaming with shrewdness and anticipation. "Since you've completed all your missions and updated your equipment, I guess you haven't accepted any new missions yet? Why not... come with us to Starfall Lake and try your luck?"

He leaned forward slightly, his tone filled with sincerity. "The situation over there with the mithril mine is a bit complicated. The risks are not small, but the rewards are definitely considerable. Join our group temporarily and act together! I, Beta, keep my word. After completing the mission, the bonus will be divided among the three of you based on the original price of the ore collected! I will not deduct anything from you!"

He patted the bulging leather pouch of quest scrolls at his waist and added, "The quest scroll is right here. The goal is to collect unrefined mithril. Every 100 grams is worth 1 gold coin. There's an additional reward for discovering a large main vein. This price is quite high!"

Mark didn't answer immediately, but turned his gaze to Monica and Anna.

Monica knew what Mark was thinking and didn't think there was anything wrong with it, so she nodded almost imperceptibly.

Anna always put Monica first, and when she saw Monica nod, she nodded too.

Although there was no verbal communication, Mark understood what Monica meant.

Following Beta for a while can not only conceal one's presence and allow one to observe whether there are any followers from the Qizhi Society, but also provide a buffer to adjust the vigil time on the road and have a good rest.

"Alright." Mark made his decision and smiled at Beta, "Then I'll bother you, Captain Beta. But we're just going with you to Falling Star Lake to see and learn some experience. It's safer to go together for a while. As for the mission, we won't accompany you."

Beta didn't feel embarrassed when he heard that Mark didn't want to do the mission together. As long as the destination was Falling Star Lake, everyone would go together.

They didn't lose anything if Mark didn't join them on the mission.

"Haha, what's the bother? I couldn't ask for more!" Beta waved his hand, looking very happy. "Let's go, let's make use of the moonlight to travel! Let's find a temporary camp in the first half of the night to rest."

The two teams merged into one, quickly left Osborne Town, set foot on the dirt road dyed silver-gray by the moonlight, and headed deep into the Warcraft Mountains.

Only Xiao Mu lay in Monica's arms, looking at the new archer in Beta's team curiously, making a slight "Hum?" sound.

When it was half asleep, it seemed to feel that the "mistress" showed some malice towards that person.

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On the outskirts of the Warcraft Mountains, there is a temporary camp beside an unnamed stream.

As the food manager for both teams, Mark naturally accepted the task of preparing dinner for everyone.

Of course, although they said they were preparing for two teams, Beta and the others actually left the city after dinner.

This dinner was more of a reward for the three-person team's perfect completion of the first mission. Beta and the others said they just wanted to taste it.

Come to think of it, the last time I had a good hot meal was in Moonlight Valley.

The bonfire crackled, and Mark took out the iron pot he had just bought and the smoked pork belly he bought from the grocery store in Osborne Town.

Decided to treat everyone to a meal of mushrooms and braised bacon.

Speaking of bacon, the bacon in southern and northern China was actually different in the past.

Due to the humid air in the south, meat that is directly dried in the sun is likely to rot and become smelly.

Therefore, most bacon south of the Huaihe River is smoked, while the climate north of the Huaihe River is relatively dry, so bacon is directly pickled and dried in the sun in the twelfth lunar month.

The smoked pork belly from the Holy Dragon Continent is very similar to the bacon from the south in Mark's previous life.

In fact, for some people who don’t like smoked products, northern bacon is more suitable for consumption.

The bacon that has just been dried for a week is the most delicious and has a different flavor than fresh meat.

Unfortunately, materials are scarce and it is summer, so Mark can only make do with what he has.

He boiled the meat in stream water to remove the fishy smell, drained it, and then simmered it in an iron pot with fresh mushrooms.

Originally, he wanted to add some spices bought on the black market to enhance the flavor, but when he thought about how he had put those things in the Starlight Gap, he had no choice but to give up on this delicious meal.

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