Chapter Fifty-two King Card

  "It's really Red Vanguard!"

  "Look, those madmen are back!"

  "Keep your voice down..."

  Han Jin heard the whispers of the crowd, and he couldn't help but look in that direction. The professionals on the square parted like a tide, and several figures swaggered out.

  The two warriors walking in the front were almost the same height, both very robust. One wore heavy armor and the other wore light soft armor. Their eyes were equally cold, scanning the crowd around them lightly, without any emotion. Han Jin had a feeling that this indifference was not intentional, but rather naturally formed after experiencing countless bloody baptisms and numerous tests of life and death.

  Walking behind them was a male wizard, whose attire was much more luxurious compared to his companions in front. Especially his magic wand, which had a fist-sized deep red crystal embedded on it, and the light emitted by hundreds of large torches surrounding him couldn't even cover up the brilliance of that crystal.

  Behind them was a female spirit, carrying a dark green longbow on her back, with blue hair and light footsteps. Last was a man wearing a black cloak, his figure very thin, his eyes extremely cold. When his gaze swept over, Han Jin suddenly felt a chill in his throat, while Sasou on the side swallowed hard, apparently having a similar feeling.

  That elf saw Xanier, his eyes lit up, and then walked by as if nothing had happened, shouting loudly: "You guys, don't go out and fool around today, go back to the Lily Hotel and rest early."

  "It's still so early, can we sleep?" The magician turned back and said: "Strange... why are you suddenly taking care of us today?"

  "Don't forget, we still have a mission to complete tomorrow." The elf frowned.

  "Don't worry, when have we ever been late?" The warrior walking in front laughed.

  A group of people just walked across the square and disappeared into the distance on the street, while the professionals in the square were still discussing something in a low voice.

  Han Jin knew that every industry had an existence that made people look up to, and from the attitude of the crowd, it was not difficult to see that the mercenary team was absolutely a legendary team!

  "If one day we can also achieve this..." Sasu sighed.

  "Don't cheat young people who are poor." Han Jin smiled: "Give us a few more years and we may not be worse than them."

  If someone else said this, Sasuke would definitely sneer at it, but Han Jin is different. His magic has brought everyone a future with infinite temptation! As for himself, he thought that becoming a high-ranking wizard in two years was already quite good, but with Han Jin's help, he had broken through the bottleneck just a month ago. In his view, as long as there is Han Jin, the future is not far away!

  "Grown-ups, they... are Red Guards!" Little Joseph said in a low voice, his expression was very strange. In front of him were his employers, he couldn't laugh at anyone casually, but what these people said was really too ridiculous.

  "I know they are Red Vanguard." Han Jin said indifferently, as if he hadn't heard anything: "We've already paid the consulting fee, is there anything you'd like to introduce to us?"

  Joseph was very professional, answering every question and explaining in detail that the Mercenary Guild had fourteen one-way teleportation arrays that could send mercenaries directly into the depths of the Tarras Mountains. All mercenaries can be roughly divided into three categories: First-class mercenaries are all high-ranking professionals who always take on difficult tasks and specialize in hunting high-ranking magical beasts. They go through the teleportation array, complete their tasks, and return with a scroll, although this round trip consumes a lot of gold coins, but saves time. If there is enough strength to guarantee it, the saved time can be used for several more tasks.

  Second-rate mercenaries are uneven in quality and can only take on mid-range tasks. They may walk through the portal, but they absolutely don't have the financial resources to buy portal scrolls. Otherwise, the gains they obtained at the cost of their lives would all be handed over to the Mercenary Guild, and they might even owe money.

  Third-rate mercenaries don't even need to be mentioned, everything can only rely on one's own hands and legs.

  Han Jin somewhat understood why the Lonely Cliff City was so prosperous. There were two types of money that were easiest to earn: one was monopoly and the other was war wealth. Now, wars were being fought everywhere, so the business of magic crystals would not be bad. Moreover, the management of the Mercenary Guild had become very professionalized. They tried every means to improve the work efficiency of mercenaries and did their best to ensure the safety of mercenaries, greatly increasing the output of magic crystals.

  The nine major merchant guilds of Gorge City do not poach the Mercenary Guild's walls for a reason. They have come to realize that mercenaries are the foundation of urban development, and if they were to poach all the high-ranking mercenaries, there would be fewer people working, resulting in lower overall income. As for sending guards out to hunt for magic crystals, that is purely nonsense. The Mercenary Guild distributes its income fairly regardless of how much it earns, so any spoils from the guards would have to be handed over to the merchant guilds, with at least half going to them. Who would want to do that? It's better to have the courage and audacity to join the Mercenary Guild instead.

  The Red Vanguard is an extremely powerful mercenary team, with the lowest member being a 9th-tier professional. In Gouyacastle, there are over twenty top-notch mercenary teams, all living extravagant lives, staying in the most comfortable hotels, drinking the finest wines and consorting with the most beautiful women.

  Hearing this, looking at Little Joseph's shining eyes, Han Jin couldn't help but laugh: "Little guy, do you know what it means to play with women?"

  Little Joseph's face suddenly turned red, and he forced himself to say stiffly: "Don't think I'm young, I understand everything."

  "Tell me, how do you play with women?" Sasori sneered, also having a belly full of "bad water".

  "I..." Little Joseph bit his teeth and was about to say something, when Xian Ni'er said calmly: "You guys, are we invisible or what? Don't corrupt other people's kids."

  Han Jin turned around and found that Jie Li's face was also red. When she saw Han Jin looking at her, she gave him a white eye.

  "Haha......" Han Jin laughed and said: "Let's go inside and take a look around."

  "Alright." Sasuke nodded.

  Han Jin deliberately fell back a few steps and whispered to Xian Ni'er: "That elf just now... do you know him?"

  "Uh, her name is Julia, and she's good friends with my brother." Xanthe didn't hide it.

  "I guess she recognized you too." Han Jin paused for a moment: "She told you to go find her at the Lily Hotel."

  "I know." Xanthe nodded: "You three go back by yourselves later, I'll have little Joseph take me to the Lily Hotel."

  "Nothing will happen, right?"

  "No, she hasn't been back for over a decade, I think she wants to ask me about the situation in Yeoliu City."

  "Why didn't she talk to Xian Ni'er just now?" Qili asked with a puzzled face.

  "Keli, many things... need to be thought about by yourself, can't always ask others, otherwise you'll never grow up. There's no such thing as an unprovoked incident in the world, she doesn't talk to Xian Ni Er, definitely has her reasons." Han Jin said softly: "For example, she has enemies here, or offended someone, the other party dares not provoke the Red Sharp Troop, if they know Xian Ni Er and she are friends, then... maybe they'll come looking for our trouble too."

  "I understand." Kelly nodded heavily.