Chapter 204 Xiangyang Mercenary Group

Yao Mengzhu's poison took effect at the right time. Even if Bai Songzhi wanted to find fault with Cui Jin, he couldn't do anything. After all, Yao Mengzhu got into trouble after leaving Mercury.

Yun Xiang released Bai Mingyang the day after Yao Mengzhu left. When Bai Mingyang rushed home, he was severely beaten by Bai Songzhi, but this did not dampen his gratitude. He had saved his life for nothing.

A few days later, Yun Xiang and his team received news that all the Yao family hunting teams had encountered accidents. They knew whether they were real accidents or fake ones.

At this point, the Yao family has completely become an ordinary family. It all depends on whether the Bai family will let them go. If not, they may end up being exterminated.

Even so, Bai Songzhi was still unwilling to give up. He naturally thought that there was a mastermind behind the scenes, so he conducted a thorough investigation. However, all the results of the investigation pointed to Bai Jianhai.

Bai Songzhi worked together to expel Bai Jianhai and his family from the Bai family. No matter how Bai Jianhai dared to wrongly accuse others, he could not change his mind.

He didn't dare to change it. Bai Jianhai was an illegitimate child, and he couldn't explain to the Sheng family if the illegitimate child killed the legitimate son.

After that, Bai Songzhi fell completely ill.

"Is this really the powder given by Bai Jianhai?" Yun Xiang asked as she sorted it out. Was she being too suspicious?

"Well, the evidence is conclusive."

She was indeed suspicious. "How is the Bai family doing now?"

"Old Master Bai has fallen ill and is temporarily unable to take charge. The Bai family is now in chaos. Old Master Bai wanted Lin Huanxu to return to the Bai family to temporarily manage the family property, but Lin Huanxu refused."

"Why? Lin Huanxu shouldn't just sit and watch the Bai family go bankrupt, right? Is it because the Bai family hasn't reached the point of life and death?" Yun Xiang was a little puzzled. Lin Huanxu had helped the Bai family deal with many things over the years.

Yun Xiang suddenly realized that Lin Huanxu had not intervened in the Yao Mengzhu case from beginning to end, but had just watched coldly from the sidelines. Could it be that - he knew about her mother's affairs?

"That's not clear." Qi Gang shrugged. He didn't know the inside story, so naturally he didn't know the real reason for Lin Yuxin's death.

"What was Bai Mingyang's reaction?" Yun Xiang suddenly wanted to know.

"I've only just saved my life, how could I have such thoughts? Actually, this is all your contribution. Didn't Bai Mingyang prepare a big gift for you?"

"...This joke is not funny at all." Yun Xiang glared at him unhappily.

It was originally a joke, but unexpectedly the next day Bai Mingyang really sent Yun Xiang a big gift, which included talismans, magic tools, medicines, etc., and was very sincere.

Yun wanted to decide whether to accept it or not, but Bai Mingyang insisted, and Yun wanted to use it as public funds for the mercenary group.

They had previously gone to the Mercenary Union to assess their abilities, and since they met the criteria for forming a group, they applied to join a mercenary group.

The mercenary group consisted of at least five people: Yun Xiang, Xie Yu, and Shi Qixuan, which was just enough. Later, Zeng Li and the others heard about it, discussed it, and decided to join as well.

Lin Ziyu, unwilling to be outdone, joined in with Qi Lian and the others. Li Zixi couldn't leave out a task like this, so he simply dragged Zhao Tianshuo and the other thirteen young men along, bringing the team to nearly thirty.

To establish a mercenary group, there must be a name. Xie Yu and his friends directly used the name "Yue... Yue..." that they had previously agreed on. As a result, they were protested by everyone except them.

In the end, Lian Yunxiang also changed sides. There was no other way. She didn't like the name very much, so she chose a new name.

After several rounds of competition, the girls finally decided on 'Xiangyang'. The Xiangyang Mercenary Group, born towards the sun, was very inspiring. The boys looked disappointed, thinking it was too ordinary.

Qian Zedong was surprised to learn about this and immediately gave a thumbs up.

The mercenary group was currently at the lowest level, F-rank, and needed to constantly undertake missions to reach higher levels. However, due to the upcoming All-Class Skill Exchange Conference, their collective missions had been postponed.

If everyone has time, they can also choose some nearby tasks and complete them first, and then start the tasks together after the exchange conference is over.

With the mercenary group, Yun Xiang could participate in the exchange meeting much more conveniently. She could directly fight under the name of the mercenary group. This would increase the reputation of the mercenary group and make it easier to accept missions without making herself stand out too much.

Mercenary groups issue two types of missions: official and private. Official missions can be accepted directly, while private missions require the other party's approval.

For example, if you receive a task from someone and they think you are not capable enough to complete it, they will refuse. Therefore, increasing your visibility is usually done for private tasks.

Each time you complete a mission, a Mercenary Union employee will give you a rating based on your mission completion, ranging from excellent to medium and poor. The higher the rating, the faster your level will increase.

A good reputation means many people trust you, and you'll have more missions to choose from. If your reputation is consistently average or poor, your mercenary group will naturally be downgraded to the lowest level.

There is no mandatory requirement to disband, but most people will choose to cancel their registration. After all, at that level, they can't even afford the most basic service fees to the mercenary association.

What's more, every time you go on a mission, you have to spend a large sum of money in advance to purchase the supplies needed for the mission. Otherwise, how can you deal with the mutant beasts?

It is best to complete the mission. If you fail to do so, you will lose a lot of money. Therefore, you really cannot support a mercenary group without some skills.

Yun thought that they had saved up a lot of money from the past few missions, so it was still possible to maintain a mercenary group and carry out missions normally.

However, they all have courses, so they definitely won't go on missions very frequently, and the level of the mercenaries won't be very high in the next few years.

But it doesn’t matter. They are still young and have plenty of time to show their talents. Everything will be decided after graduation.

The All-Professional Skills Exchange Conference will be held in three months, and before that each planet must finalize the list of participants.

The quota is given by the Mercenary Guild based on the planet level and the income of planets of the same level as a reference standard.

Therefore, capable assistants (specialists or awakened ones of various professions) must contribute to the mother planet when it is time. After all, there are few places available and anyone may be squeezed out.

As the host, Water Planet, because it accepted students from the Planting Academy, made an exception and granted 102 places. Of the other planets, even the central three-star planet had fewer than 100. Some of the marginal planets were not even eligible to participate.

Of course, the most prosperous center ball Emperor Star cannot be generalized. There are 300 people participating in Emperor Star this time. Like previous years, they are all middle and senior assistants. The proportion has been adjusted, and there are a large number of planters.

In fact, anyone who can attend the conference will be a planter. The livelihoods of all the people in the galaxy depend on them.

There weren't many senior assistants participating in the exchange on Shuixing Planet this time, leaving most of the opportunities to mid-level assistants. Yun wanted to take advantage of both the right time and the right place; if he still couldn't grab it, he would be letting himself down.

Once the quotas were set, the selection competitions began in full swing on all planets. This was a stipulation of the Empire, designed to prevent large families from grabbing the quotas.

But in fact, most of them are still in the hands of large families. They have resources, connections, and often organize training, so the assistant teachers naturally grow fast.

There is no way around it. You have to compete fairly. If someone competes with you and has better hardware conditions, you can only accept it if you can't win.

The remaining few places were snatched up by middle-sized families, and small families took advantage of the opportunities, leaving ordinary families with basically no chance.

(End of this chapter)