"Miss An, what kind of beast did you encounter that caused your group to be separated?"
The talkative Guan Zian finally couldn't hold back and turned to start chatting with Yu Tu.
Without even thinking, Yu Tu said, "There are a lot!"
"Don't worry, with Guan Zian here, I'll protect Miss An no matter how many there are!" Guan Zian pounded his shield heavily.
Jiang Yuan finally couldn't listen anymore and said in a weak voice, "There are only about a dozen or so super ninth-tier alien beasts! Not many!"
Guan Zian: "..."
With over a dozen Super Ninth Tier beasts appearing, not only Guan Zian fell silent, but the entire Fujiang team also fell silent.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Yu Tu immediately softened the tone and said, "Little Jiang Jiang is lying to you. There are no more than a dozen. There are only eight or nine that are above the ninth rank. The other exotic beasts are not worth mentioning!"
"Eight or nine heads!" Guan Zian's lips twitched. What the hell was the difference between this and a dozen or so heads?
"It seems this Brother Jiang is quite powerful! He actually survived such a strong lineup of alien beasts!" Song Ji said abruptly.
"Of course! My little Jiang Jiang was capable of tearing apart super ninth-tier beasts with his bare hands at his peak. If he hadn't damaged his foundation this time, he wouldn't have fallen to the point where he has to run away from even an eighth-tier beast!" Yu Tu pouted unhappily, as if all her emotions were written directly on her face.
"Tear apart a ninth-tier expert with his bare hands?" Luo Nan stared intently at Jiang Yuan's back. He never imagined that this person, who was so weak that he had no energy at all, would have such combat power at his peak.
"Of course, Xiao Jiang joined Mo Han's team for my sake. Otherwise, how could such a small place accommodate such a great Buddha as him!" Yu Tu said proudly.
"If you're so powerful, then this great Buddha still needs a small team like ours to protect him!" Guan Zian said disdainfully, pursing his lips.
"That's only temporary. Once we gather enough people and find the Flame of Life, we can not only achieve immortality, but also regain our true form..."
"Um!"
Before Yu Tu could finish speaking, the air suddenly turned icy cold, and Jiang Yuan was staring intently at her.
"Ahem, let's get back to the truth. The truth is I was just talking nonsense!" Yu Tu glanced at Jiang Yuan and then said timidly.
Luo Nan and the others' expressions changed, but they all kept quiet about what they had heard, knowing that they had inadvertently come across a great secret.
After walking for only five minutes, Luo Nan and the others stopped. After some maneuvering, three large tents appeared on the ground.
"Gentlemen, we've arrived at our base!" Luo Nan greeted them politely.
"This is your base!" Yu Tu seemed quite surprised, but not because the base was nice. On the contrary, she felt that the base was rather simple.
“Miss An, there’s no need to worry. These tents are all hidden tents opened from the core. Even if a beast gets within a hundred meters, it will be difficult to find you!” Luo Nan explained.
"That's not what I meant. I was just wondering if it would bother you?" Yu Tu pointed to the three tents that were available. With her and Jiang Yuan there, there were seven people in total, so sharing three tents was obviously quite crowded.
"It's alright, Zhou Han and Binghai will share a tent, and the three of us rough guys can squeeze in!" Luo Nan said with a smile.
"The two of them?" Yu Tu looked like she suddenly realized.
"Yes, we're a couple!" Zhou Han said shyly, blushing.
"Tsk tsk, kids these days, actually dating a senior!" Yu Tu teased, looking at the two of them. Zhou Han had said he was only a freshman, while Yang Binghai was a junior. He never expected that the two of them were actually a couple.
After hearing this, Jiang Yuan muttered to himself, "You're a minor, how dare you say that a kid is dating a female senior!"
"Alright, you're the wounded, go into the tents and rest! We'll go outside and clear out the monsters, and try to ensure the safety of the area!" Luo Nan announced their plan.
“Alright, we’re exhausted from our retreat, we really need to rest!” Yu Tu nodded.
"Alright, we'll leave two people behind to guard the base, so you don't need to worry about safety!"
Luo Nan gestured for Zhou Han and Yang Binghai to stay behind, while he, Guan Zi'an, and Song Ji went out to deal with the strange beasts.
"etc!"
Jiang Yuan suddenly spoke, his expression revealing a hint of something unfathomable.
"Brother Jiang, is there something you need?" Luo Nan turned around and looked at Jiang Yuan with a puzzled expression.
“We’ve gotten separated from the team, and our team’s mercenary token is with the captain, so many things are inconvenient. If Captain Luo is willing, could you use the mercenary token to issue a mission for me?” Jiang Yuan finished speaking while coughing.
"A mercenary mission?" Luo Nan's expression shifted slightly, as if he were deep in thought.
Mercenaries are a major feature of Haicheng. As long as you register a mercenary team, you can receive a mercenary token, which is the key to accepting and issuing missions. Of course, accepting and issuing missions is limited to mercenary captains who have been certified by the mercenary headquarters.
“Yes, we lost something somewhere before, and now we want to hire mercenaries to help us find it!” Jiang Yuan said without changing his expression.
"Looking for something?" Luo Nan suddenly remembered something An Xiaoyu had let slip earlier: they were gathering people to search for the Flame of Life, not only for immortality but also to restore their strength.
"Could it be that he intends to use the mercenary token to issue a mission to find the Flame of Life?"
Luo Nan had a guess in his heart, but since the other party was holding back, he would have to do the same.
"Does Captain Luo have some concerns?" Jiang Yuan asked, noticing Luo Nan's troubled expression.
Luo Nan sighed and explained, "Brother, it's not that I'm unwilling to lend you my mercenary token, but you have to pay a fee to post a mission with it, and our Fujiang team has run out of mercenary points!"
"What is a mercenary point?" Jiang Yuan asked calmly.
"The mercenary headquarters is worried that people will post missions randomly, so they set up a mercenary point system. Only by betting a certain number of mercenary points can a mission be posted!" Luo Nan shrugged. "But we're penniless. We've used our only Holy Spirit Stones to buy mercenary tokens, so we don't have any spare money to buy mercenary points!"
"Isn't it possible to earn mercenary points by completing missions?" Yu Tu asked suspiciously.
“Miss An is right, but we haven’t actually completed a single mission yet, so what mercenary points do we have?” Luo Nan said helplessly, feeling a sense of irony even as he said it.
"I have Holy Spirit Stones, can I exchange them here?" Jiang Yuan asked.
“No!” Luo Nan shook his head and explained, “The mercenary system only exists in Haicheng. Once we leave Haicheng, our mercenary teams can only rely on mercenary tokens for short-distance communication, and we can’t exchange them for mercenary points at all!”
"Then can we release the information?" Yu Tu asked, quick-wittedly.
"That would be good!"
Luo Nan hesitated for a long time before speaking, clearly indicating that he was in a difficult position.
"Little Jiang, let's find someone to help us find the Flame of Life!" Yu Tu looked at Jiang Yuan expectantly.
"Shut up!" Jiang Yuan glared at Yu Tu, then turned and walked back towards the tent, leaving behind only a cold sentence.
"This is a matter of great importance; we will discuss it later!"
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