Chapter 346: A Team of Eleven
Xu Xiayan really invested a lot of money for this SS-level mission.
She hired quite a few teams, and each of them was at least B-level. Only the "Azure Mercury" where Su Ming and Chi Qian were located was a C-level team. The rest of the teams were at least B-level teams, and they were the most famous among the B-level teams.
In my own words, if the team you hire is too weak, then you are just delivering food.
Therefore, Xu Xiayan only hired teams that had at least several senior professionals. Even if other teams had senior professionals, she would not consider them if the number was too small.
With this standard in mind, Xu Xiayan hired a total of eleven teams, including "Azure Mercury".
Su Ming could imagine how much Xu Xiayan paid to hire these teams.
After all, those teams were at least B-level, which meant they were already qualified to enter the hidden wonderland and did not need "Summer Chaser" to lead them.
For them, accepting Xu Xiayan's employment would not only bring them no benefit, but would require sacrifice.
What to sacrifice?
Naturally, it’s time to go treasure hunting in hidden wonderlands.
As long as they follow Xu Xiayan to do SS-level missions, they will not be able to hunt for treasures or pick those rare treasures during the mission.
This is naturally a loss.
Only a team like "Azure Mercury" that does not have the qualifications to enter the Hidden Wonderland would not suffer a loss if they accepted the employment of "Summer Smoke Chaser".
Of course, there are benefits for those teams to accept the employment of "Summer Chaser".
No matter what, hidden wonderlands are places with a minimum danger level of A. It is very risky to venture alone into such a dangerous wonderland.
Even if there is a treasure, what is the use if you don't have the life to get it? On the contrary, it is undoubtedly much safer to act with "Summer Chasing Smoke", the team that is closest to S-level.
Based on various reasons, and with Xu Xiayan promising enough benefits, eleven teams including "Azure Mercury" joined in the strategy for this SS-level mission.
Among these many teams, Xu Xiayan specifically pointed out a few that Su Ming needed to pay special attention to.
"Among the teams I hired this time, two are A-level teams of the same level as 'Summer Chasing Smoke'."
"One is an A-rank team that only accepts female professionals, just like the previous 'True Red' - 'Iron Rose'."
"One is an A-level team founded by the Qiao brothers and which has been in existence for 20 years - 'Jinlong Yuge'."
The two teams mentioned by Xu Xiayan were both familiar to Su Ming.
Su Ming and Chi Qian had already noticed them when they entered the door.
Zhu Yun, the deputy leader of "Iron Rose", was chatting with the leaders of several B-level teams with two female hunters. She smiled at Su Ming and Chi Qian and raised her glass to signal them.
The person who came from "Jinlong Yuge" was Chi Qian's old enemy, that Qiao Zhi, who was staring at this side closely, making Chi Qian frown.
When Su Ming saw these two people when he entered the door, he was also moved.
"It's really a narrow road for enemies."
But if you think about it, it doesn't seem strange that these two teams would appear here.
There are tens of thousands of professional teams in Tianfeng City, but there are only a few A-level teams, it is impossible for there to be that many.
Xu Xiayan wanted to hire a strong team to help her, or even hire an A-level team of the same level as "Xia Ri Zhu Yan". It was normal that the people she hired would be acquaintances of Su Ming and Chi Qian.
But Zhu Yun was okay, at least she showed some goodwill.
Qiao Zhi is different.
The deputy leader of "Jinlong Yuge" had conflicts and quarrels with people from "Azure Mercury" over the past month because of Chi Qian.
Although it did not turn into a physical fight, there were still some unpleasantness between the two sides.
It would be fine if only Chi Qian was there. If Qiao Zhi wanted to recruit her, he would not offend her too much.
But this time, Su Ming, the head of the group who never shows up in person, actually showed up in person. It was normal for him to be targeted by Qiao Zhi.
Xu Xiayan acted as if she didn't notice anything and leisurely introduced the two A-level teams to Su Ming.
"Iron Rose is a team founded seven years ago by the current team leader Zhu Qian."
"Zhu Qian is a direct descendant of the Zhu family, one of the eight major families. She is 34 years old this year, a six-star professional, and the second daughter of the Zhu family's patriarch. She has talent and ability that is unmatched among the younger generation of the family. Her status is equal to that of Wang Di in the Wang family. She is the heir of the next generation of the Zhu family and the future pinnacle of the Zhu family."
"Her grandfather was a seven-star professional, and her father, the head of the family, was also a six-star peak-level existence. When she was born, her high-quality bloodline was detected. She was taken in by her grandfather and has been learning from him ever since."
"Although she is one year younger than Wang Di, she is stronger than Wang Di in terms of strength, especially in combat skills. She has been trained by seven-star professionals since she was a child, and her skills are quite advanced. She is even considered to be the best combat person of this generation."
"Because of this reason, even though she is the only six-star professional in the Iron Rose team, this team still stands out among all the A-level teams and is stronger than ordinary A-level teams."
Xu Xiayan's words made Wang Di open his mouth, looking as if he wanted to say something but couldn't.
Obviously, the young master of the Wang family was somewhat unwilling to accept this, but he had to admit that his skills were indeed inferior to others and he was weaker than Zhu Qian.
Xu Xiayan continued to explain.
"Since Zhu Qian has been practicing fighting skills with her grandfather for many years, she rarely manages the team's internal affairs."
"She handed over all the internal affairs of the Iron Rose team to a person who was promoted from the side branch of the Zhu family."
"That person is Zhu Yun who is here today. He is a descendant of the Zhu family's side branch. He is thirty-three years old this year and a top-level five-star expert. He is the same age as Chi Qian and is at the same star level as Chi Qian before."
"I seem to have always regarded Chi Qian as a competitor, but I also admire her very much, so I have invited her many times, hoping that she would join the Iron Rose and become my companion."
Xu Xiayan said this to Chi Qian, which made Chi Qian slightly stunned.
"Is there such a thing?"
Su Ming also looked at Chi Qian in surprise.
"I don't know either."
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Chi Qian shook his head and smiled bitterly.
"Could it be that the Iron Rose only recruits female professionals because of you?"
Su Ming became a little suspicious.
The person who answered this question was not Chi Qian, but Xu Xiayan.
"That's not the case." Xu Xiayan smiled and said, "After all, 'Iron Rose' has been established for seven years, which is longer than 'True Red' which was only established for two years. How could it be because of 'True Red' that it only recruits female professionals?"
"That's right." Su Ming nodded, and then asked in confusion: "Why does Iron Rose only recruit female professionals?"
"Because of the Zhu family." Seeing Su Ming's confusion, Xu Xiayan immediately explained: "The Zhu family is a bit similar to the Bai family in Longyao City. Although they don't respect women like the Bai family, the family bloodline will have special manifestations in some women."
"Zhu Xi's bloodline showed that special behavior, so much so that many women in the Zhu family showed signs of supporting her."
"As a result, when Zhu Qian established the team, the first group of people who joined were almost all women."
"Over time, because the team is mostly female, recruiting male professionals would cause many concerns and inconveniences, so Iron Rose simply only recruited female professionals."
Su Ming and Chi Qian looked at each other in surprise, and then revealed indescribable expressions.
This reason is really similar to the former "True Red" But the other party may be the originator, it is more appropriate to say that "True Red" is like "Iron Rose"?
Xu Xiayan, who didn't know Su Ming and Chi Qian's mood, spoke as if no one was around.
"There are currently seven high-level professionals in the Iron Rose. They will undoubtedly become our main force in this SS-level mission. You may come into contact with them, so remember their intelligence well."
What Xu Xiayan said were secrets that even Chi Qian didn't know.
After all, Chi Qian had only established her team for too short a time, and she didn't know much about those big upper-class teams. It was not until Xu Xiayan told her about this that she discovered that the "Iron Rose" that had invited her to join more than once actually had such a secret, and was so similar to the former "True Red", and was even more powerful than "True Red".
If he had known these things earlier, Chi Qian might have really considered "Iron Rose".
Of course, it was just a consideration. If they really wanted to join, Chi Qian would never join unless the other party took out the Dragon Demon Saliva.
"Next, let's talk about the 'Jinlongyu Pavilion'."
Xu Xiayan changed the subject and explained again.
"'Jinlong Yuge' is, as I just said, a long-established team that has been established for 20 years. It was founded by the Qiao brothers, Qiao Zhi and Qiao Zhi's eldest brother, Qiao Liang."
"The Qiao family, like the Wang family, the Mo family, the Zhu family, and the Zhang family, is a super family and one of the eight great families."
"The Qiao brothers are the two most outstanding direct descendants of the Qiao family of this generation. They are also twins, and both have outstanding talents and potential."
"In comparison, Qiao Zhi's talent is relatively inferior, so he is almost 40 years old this year, and still has not been able to break through and advance to become a six-star professional."
"On the other hand, the eldest brother of the Qiao family, Qiao Liang, is the same age as his younger brother Qiao Zhi, but he broke through and advanced to the six-star level very early. Among people of our generation, he is one of the more senior six-star professionals."
Having said that, Xu Xiayan pursed her lips before continuing.
"Because of their seniority, although this 'Jinlongyu Pavilion' only has one six-star professional, Qiao Liang, it has the most senior professionals in the entire Tianfeng City."
"In terms of the number of high-level professionals, even the S-level teams cannot match the A-level team of 'Jinlongyu Pavilion'."
"They just lack the high-end six-star combat power, which is why they have not been able to reach S-level."
(End of this chapter)