[Alliance Leader?]

Why does it have such a martial arts vibe?

Luo Chen pondered to himself, but still cautiously surveyed his surroundings to gather more information.

Most people were only interested in the candidate for the leader of the alliance, while only a small number of people scoffed at him.

However, at this point, there are no other options.

Everyone understands one thing: since the candidate is to be chosen from the nine mercenary leaders anyway, it has to be Jiang Tao.

However, judging from the previous situation, Jiang Tao seemed reluctant.

This is what puzzled Luo Chen the most. Logically speaking, wasn't Jiang Tao organizing such a meeting just to elect him as the leader of the alliance?

But judging from his dawdling behavior, he didn't seem to care.

But if it's a selection process involving eight regimental commanders, who among the others would be willing to participate?

[Whatever, just announce it already, I need to hurry up and get on my mission.]

However, it's worthwhile to see what kind of medicine Jiang Tao has up his sleeve.

Luo Chen changed his attitude accordingly, leaning back slightly and appearing indifferent.

This made Jiang Xian'er behind him very angry.

"This guy is so annoying. I thought he was funny at first, but he's full of bad intentions."

"I will definitely find you! You still want to do the mission? Dream on!"

"puff!"

Luo Chen sneezed, rubbed his nose, and suddenly understood.

"Can the world be connected? Does sneezing mean someone cares about me?"

"Could it be Mu Shiyu?"

The old man next to Luo Chen noticed Luo Chen's strange expression and stared at him, saying, "Xiao, why are you sneezing one after another today? I've never seen you like this before."

"How would I know?" Luo Chen rolled his eyes, raised an eyebrow, and pointed upwards, saying, "Listen carefully."

"I understand. Right now, many people are probably wondering who the leader of the alliance will be," Jiang Tao said with a slight smile.

"Mayor, stop keeping me in suspense and tell me already."

"Exactly, I support whoever you choose, as long as I can live and don't have to risk my life for nothing."

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately started chattering away, each contributing their own comment.

"Xiao, look at these guild leaders, they seem completely indifferent." Old Tie pointed to the guild leaders of several major forces in front of him, who seemed unconcerned about the matter from beginning to end.

Whether they already knew the truth or genuinely didn't care, that's hard to say.

Looking over, Luo Chen realized that Lao Tie was right. At the most crucial moment, both Sang Ge and Moto appeared calm, whereas before they could be seen to have a serious expression.

It all changed in just over ten minutes.

Luo Chen frowned; this was simply too strange.

This doesn't make sense!

Unless the nine leaders received other information during those ten minutes or so, the situation wouldn't have changed so drastically.

[Damn it, I was so focused on other things that I didn't notice what was happening around them, otherwise I could have made a judgment.]

"Did you notice who came with them or what they did just now?" Luo Chen asked, gesturing towards Lao Tie.

I originally thought my friend was just like me, completely unconcerned.

Unexpectedly, Lao Tie's next words startled Luo Chen.

Old Tie nodded solemnly and said, "When Jiang Tao was still in the back just now, I noticed that several unfamiliar faces came with these regimental commanders. There was no physical contact, but if you look at it that way, it's quite unusual."

"A new face?" Luo Chen was startled and sat up straight, looking up, but found nothing.

Then, Luo Chen looked at Lao Tie with a puzzled expression and asked, "Besides our regiment, everyone in this town is a stranger. Have you seen them all before?"

Old Tie grunted and said seriously, "I've been through so much in my life. Although I'm not as good at fighting as you, I'm just as good at judging people."

"These people may dress like mercenaries, but they're not. I'm not bragging, but even though the town is so small, we still have some intelligence." Old Tie couldn't help but show a hint of pride when he said this.

"Impressive, buddy." Luo Chen smiled knowingly, gave a perfunctory bow, and said with admiration, "You're quite something, buddy. I didn't know you had this skill. When will you teach me?"

"This can't be taught. How can I easily pass on my secrets?" Old Tie waved his hand, giving off a distant and unapproachable look.

"Hey buddy, I'm a representative now, so if you teach me, I can carry on your legacy." Luo Chen couldn't let such a good opportunity slip by.

The saying goes, "One is never too old to learn." It would be foolish not to learn good things.

Judging from my friend's expression, there's obviously no benefit to be gained from this, so don't even think about learning it.

That's easy.

"One meal, you choose the location!" Luo Chen deliberately acted as if he was in a bit of pain, holding up his right hand to make a "one" gesture, paving the way for the later price increase when he sat down.

Make your friend understand that you've already spent a lot and can't ask for more.

Don't be ungrateful; this meal is already quite a luxury.

"Deal!" As expected, there was still an unexpected twist, but Lao Tie agreed without hesitation.

The speed was so fast that even Luo Chen, who had lived in several worlds, found it unbelievable.

[I've really lost out. If I'd known you'd agree so quickly, I shouldn't have let you choose the location. Otherwise, we could have had a chance to gamble.]

This broke Luo Chen's heart; he felt utterly manipulated.

"Okay!" Luo Chen appeared calm on the surface, but his heart was bleeding. Then he remembered and hurriedly asked, "Where are those people? Let me see them quickly."

Old Tie shook his head: "These people disappeared the moment before Jiang Tao came back. It seems like they came specifically to approach them."

"Really?" Luo Chen seemed a little incredulous, after all, it would cost real money later.

"Why would I lie to you?" Old Tie stared ahead intently and said, "They came as soon as Jiang Tao left, and now that Jiang Tao is back, they've left again. What's more, the expressions of these mercenary leaders have changed, as if they've received some inside information."

Luo Chen nodded: "It seems today is really not simple. In any case, when we get back, we should tell the others to stay in their rooms as much as possible and not to go out. Also, we should inform the leader about everything we found here."

"Sure!" Lao Tie nodded silently.

"Now that you mention it, I also noticed a mysterious person just now. He was about my age, but his expression was anything but that of an ordinary person. It seems that quite a few unknown figures have infiltrated this place." Luo Chen suddenly recalled the guy who had stared at him earlier, with that aloof and arrogant look in his eyes.

He rarely saw that kind of look in an ordinary person's eyes.

You can't have that kind of gaze without some kind of wealth; it's an attitude of looking down on everything from a superior position.