This time's mercenary level assessment conference, a dark horse emerged, making everyone shocked - the Red Maple Mercenary Corps. In all three-star mercenary corps' challenge matches, there were also other mercenary corps that advanced to four stars, but under the halo of Red Maple, these equally commendable mercenary corps seemed to be ignored.

  The momentum of Hong Feng is like the sun at noon, unstoppable. After moving into the four-star region, Hong Feng's base expanded by more than double, possessing the only six-level mage in the Mercenary Guild and six mid-grade mines. Hong Feng has become a leader among these four-star teams, although he is still a newcomer who has just been promoted to four-star, his status has already deeply entered people's hearts and cannot be shaken!

  Hong Feng has long since recovered from the heavy losses suffered in that fierce battle, and due to the intermediate ore, Hong Feng's overall strength is also steadily increasing. Among all four-star teams, it is also among the top.

  Generally speaking, a newly promoted four-star mercenary group needs to fight for a period of time to stand firm in the four-star circle. This is an inevitable process for every four-star group. However, Red Maple doesn't need to do so. The several powerful families in the four-star group rushed to establish a relationship with Red Maple at the first moment it entered the four-star area, and they are as close as brothers who wear the same pants.

  The treatment of Hong Feng made those mercenaries who had just been promoted to the fourth level and still had a long way to go, all envied with red eyes.

  However, envy is still envy, and jealousy is still jealousy. Now, no one dares to provoke Hong Feng easily anymore.

  There are six-level mages, six intermediate ore veins, and elite figures with a six-holed six-crystal weapon in hand. Provoking Red Maple, isn't that self-inflicted?

  Yun Feng has been at ease these days, the assessment conference is over, everything of Hong Feng Mercenary Group has been on the right track. He originally wanted to go through some training, but unexpectedly stayed in Shanguang Plain for a while. In this nearly three months, Yun Feng has become the mainstay and spiritual pillar of Hong Feng Mercenary Group. With Yun Feng around, Hong Feng's mercenaries are full of energy.

  Yun Feng is in her own room, Rou Yuan has been let out again, facing Yun Feng with its small paws waving, Yun Feng is smiling and looking at Rou Yuan's dissatisfied expression, using her fingers to poke its round body, "Alright, I'm about to leave here soon, I've been troubling you these days."

  Rouqiu put down his paws after hearing Yunfeng's words, but still somewhat sulkily turned his little butt towards Yunfeng. Yunfeng couldn't help but smile and poke Rouqiu's little butt with his finger. Rouqiu's fluffy tail swept across the back of Yunfeng's hand. Yunfeng picked up Rouqiu with one hand and shook him a bit, but Rouqiu still seemed to be holding a grudge, turning his little butt towards Yunfeng.

  Yun Feng couldn't help but feel that it was time for him to leave and gain some experience, and he believed that Zhao Ming would also understand.

  "Miss." Zhao Mingqi's voice came from outside the door, Yun Feng stood up and walked to the edge of the door, Rouyuan quickly climbed onto Yun Feng's shoulder, its fluffy body rubbing against Yun Feng's cheek, Yun Feng smiled, this little thing was really interesting.

  As the door opened, Zhao Mingqi stood outside and when he saw the flesh ball on Yun Feng's shoulder, he couldn't help but jump in fright, his eyes suddenly widening. This was the first time the flesh ball had appeared before Zhao Mingqi, and even though monsters often appeared here, it still couldn't help but be surprising.

  "Miss, this...this..." Zhao Mingqi stared at the meatball with wide eyes, unsure of what to say. The shock from his own miss had already been too much, and now there was another one - a demon beast?! Did Miss actually have a demon beast?!

  Yun Feng smiled and asked, "Uncle Zhao, what's up?"

  Zhao Mingqi subconsciously looked at Yun Feng's hand, and Yun Feng also knew what Zhao Mingqi was thinking. The idea in Zhao Mingqi's heart wasn't wrong, she was a summoner, but one who had never liked wearing the Contract Ring.

  Zhao Ming Qi withdrew his gaze, but only after lingering on Rouyuan's body for a moment, before speaking up, "Miss, someone wants to see the leader of Hong Feng's team."

  Yun Feng laughed, "Uncle Zhao, you're Hong Feng's squad leader, what brings you here looking for me?"

  Zhao Mingqi smiled awkwardly, if he said that Yun Feng had just arrived at the Red Maple Mercenary Corps, he could still consider himself as the captain, but after going through so many things, it was Yun Feng who step by step brought the Red Maple to its current height. In Zhao Mingqi's heart, like everyone else, he had already acknowledged that Yun Feng was the true captain of the Red Maple!

  Yun Feng also knew Zhao Ming Qi's thoughts. He didn't intentionally want the position of team leader, but now it was too late to decline, "Who came looking for Hong Feng?"

  Zhao Mingqi heard Yun Feng ask this, and he smiled happily. Although the young lady did not acknowledge being the leader of Hong Feng on the surface, privately, if Hong Feng really encountered something, the young lady would certainly stand up with the identity of a leader.

  "The people of Baidi City say it's the Murong family."

  The meatball on his shoulder suddenly bared its sharp teeth, Zhao Mingqi was startled and thought he had offended the fluffy little thing with his previous words. He hastily retreated a step, fearing that the meatball would launch a sudden attack. Yun Feng's fingers gently stroked the meatball's body, smoothing out its fur, and the meatball finally calmed down under Yun Feng's soothing touch.

  The Murong family... Yun Feng raised a playful smile, it seems that the collapse of the Wolf Gang made the Murong family lose its shade tree, now they are looking for another tree, but unexpectedly, Hong Feng became another choice for the Murong family.

  Zhao Mingqi saw Yun Feng not speaking, only laughing continuously, somewhat unclear about Yun Feng's meaning, and quietly waiting on the side. Yun Feng thought for a moment, "Who came to find him?"

  "He's just a messenger, saying that someone from Murong's household is waiting at the tavern in Geyuan."

  Yun Feng nodded, the Mercenary Guild wasn't a place just anyone could enter, and the Murong family couldn't simply say they were coming in. They could only send one person over to deliver a message. Yun Feng thought for a moment, "Let's put this matter aside for now, first let's attend to our own affairs."

  Zhao Mingqi nodded in agreement after hearing this, he didn't want to bother with the Murong family either. Yun Feng's words had struck a chord in Zhao Mingqi's heart. After Zhao Mingqi left, Yun Feng returned to his own room and sat on the bed thinking about the invitation from the Murong family, the more he thought about it, the more interesting it seemed.

  "Little guy, aren't you going to give the Murong family a bit of face?" The ancestor chuckled and said with a hint of teasing smile on his handsome face.

  Yun Feng nodded, "Of course he wants to, but since he came looking for Hong Feng, Hong Feng doesn't have to respond to him. Let's make him wait a bit and maintain our high posture."

  The meatball on his shoulder twisted its little butt, with a pleased expression. His ancestors also burst out laughing, praising Yun Feng as a mischievous and cunning spirit. Yun Feng smiled, "Muruo family, since you've delivered yourselves to my doorstep, don't blame me for not giving you face."

  Every day in Katsuragi is busy and anxious, the pace of life for people living here is very fast, plus the frequent coming and going of mercenaries, Katsuragi is always in a rather turbulent environment.

  Inside the largest tavern in Geyuan, Murong Ze had been waiting for no less than five days. In these five days, he went from being calm to anxious and now irritable. He was not only worried that his expenses here would soon deplete the savings he brought with him this time, but also more anxious because there was not a single message coming back from Hong Feng's side.

  Murong Ze paced back and forth in the room, already hundreds of times, the floorboards were almost worn out by him. It shouldn't be like this, every day someone was sent to invite Hong Feng, at least he should have gotten a message, whether it succeeded or not, just a word would do! Now it's good, he's gone without a trace, whether he should leave or stay is unknown, and all he can do is wait here... In order to rent the storefront, he lived in the most expensive room, but wasting day after day like this wasn't going to work either.

  "Knock knock!" The door was knocked, Mu Rongze took a deep breath, adjusted his mood, and opened the door to greet the hotel attendant who stood outside with a friendly smile.

  "Mr. Murong, the materials you need have been prepared, please take a look." The waiter handed over a thick stack of documents to Murong Ze, whose smile instantly turned into disappointment, and he casually took them, the waiter bid farewell and left.

  Murong Ze took the thick stack of documents in his hand back to the desk, slammed them onto the table, and was about to continue pacing when he was caught by a piece of information on one of the pages.

  The combat power assessment of the Red Maple Mercenary Corps: Possesses a magician who has been in the mercenary guild for several hundred years, sixth rank, and the overall strength is maintained between fourth and sixth ranks.

  This sentence made Mu Rong Ze's eyes widen instantly, staring at the half-sentence in front of him, a sixth-level magician... "A sixth-level magician, Hong Feng actually has a sixth-level magician!" As soon as he thought of this, Mu Rong Ze's heart began to heat up. If he could establish a relationship with Hong Feng, then due to this relationship, Hong Feng's sixth-level magician would also bring great honor to the Mu family!

  A sixth-level magician would bring what kind of benefits and effects, this will be an immeasurable future! If the Murong family can get such help, then the development prospects in the future... Thinking of this, Murong Ze's heart was overturned, he must connect with Hong Feng, he must!

  It's been five days, and every day someone comes to inform Red Maple that they have an invitation for their leader. Zhao Mingqi is getting tired of sending these people away, but some of them don't seem to understand the meaning behind Miss's words. If she doesn't agree, she can simply refuse, but instead, she just sends them back, and it's really hard to guess what's on her mind.

  Yun Feng was patiently waiting for Murong's family to make a move, and Murong Ze was staying in the most expensive tavern in Ge Yuan. After Yun Feng received this news, he kept delaying, and now it has been ten days, but Murong Ze still showed no intention of leaving. Yun Feng also understood that if they continued to drag things out like this, it would be meaningless. The Murong family must have learned some information about Hong Feng through some channel, otherwise, they wouldn't be so stubbornly holding on to him, as if they wanted to grind him down.

  The next day, someone came again. Zhao Mingqi was still tired of preparing to send them away, but Yun Feng walked over and said, "Uncle Zhao, since the other party is very sincere, it's not a bother to meet with them."

  Zhao Ming let out a sigh of relief. The person who came to report the news also let out a sigh of relief. He had been annoyed for several days, and now he finally had an explanation.

  "Miss, are you going with me tomorrow?" Zhao Mingqi asked Yun Feng. Tomorrow was the day he would meet Mu Rongze again. Yun Feng nodded, "Uncle Zhao, you're the leader of the Red Maple team, I'm just going to join in on the fun."

  Zhao Mingqi couldn't help but smile wryly, the young lady of his household never took credit for herself, it seemed like everyone in the Yun family liked to be absentee owners... thinking of that summoner from the Yun family who was one of the founders of the Red Maple Mercenary Corps, Zhao Mingqi also smiled bitterly, fortunately the young lady wasn't leaving the next day, sigh...

  The next day, Yun Feng and Zhao Ming Qi arrived at the Ge Yuan Tavern at the agreed time. Since the Mercenary Guild was a semi-closed world, people in Ge Yuan didn't know much about these mercenaries either. As they walked through the crowd, no one paid them any attention.

  Upon arriving at the Geyuan Tavern, someone soon came to lead the two of them to Murong Ze's room. When Murong Ze opened the door, Yun Feng saw a flash of fervor and excitement on his handsome face.

  Murong Ze looked at Zhao Mingqi with great enthusiasm, and hastily welcomed him in. When he saw Yun Feng, he couldn't help but feel a little suspicious. "Commander Zhao, who is this..."

  Zhao Mingqi smiled and said, "This is my niece. I'll just bring her along this time. Mr. Murong won't mind, will he?"

  Murong Ze twitched the corner of his mouth. "You've brought everyone here, I suppose you don't mind if she's driven out?" Looking at Yun Feng's tender face, Murong Ze also had some thoughts. The matters to be discussed next didn't matter even if this little girl knew about them; anyway, she wouldn't understand much no matter what. Thinking of this, Murong Ze relaxed.

  "Hehe, of course, little girl, sit down quickly!" Murong Ze smiled at Yun Feng, but Yun Feng didn't even look at him and directly found a chair to sit down. Murong Ze was taken aback again, but seeing that Zhao Mingqi didn't seem to mind, he also chose to ignore Yun Feng's rudeness.

  "Commander Zhao, first of all congratulations to Hong Feng for successfully advancing to four-star, it's truly a joyous occasion." Murong Ze smiled elegantly, while Zhao Ming Qi nodded with a smile, but was puzzled in his heart, where did this Murong family come from, traveling thousands of miles just to get involved with Hong Feng?

  "Mr. Murong, I'm a person who doesn't like to beat around the bush, so just say what you want to say directly." After Zhao Mingqi finished speaking, Murong Ze's face changed slightly, and all the good words he had prepared were now unable to be spoken.

  "This... straightforwardness is great, I also like talking to direct people!" Murong Ze couldn't help but laugh, changing his previous evasive attitude. Yun Feng watched with a cold eye, thinking that the people of the Murong family were indeed very skilled at flattering others, saying whatever they needed to say in any situation.

  "Since Captain Zhao is so straightforward, I won't beat around the bush either. In short, the Murong family wants to cooperate with Hong Feng, and the conditions are up to Hong Feng to decide."

  Murong Ze said with a smile, looking at Zhao Mingqi, who subconsciously looked towards Yun Feng, wanting to seek the opinion of his own young lady. To be honest, making connections with families is not allowed by the Mercenary Guild, although there are no explicit rules on the surface, but in private, it has become an unspoken rule. The Mercenary Guild strives to draw a clear line between itself and all components of the Kalan Kingdom, of course, excluding groups like the Evil Wolf that disregard rules. After the Murong family had a taste of sweetness, they naturally didn't know about this rule of the Mercenary Guild, thinking that with favorable conditions, they could win over Hong Feng. The conditions are whatever you want, what reason do you have not to cooperate with me?

  Zhao Mingqi looked at Yun Feng's downcast face and couldn't help but smile, "Mr. Murong, this... probably won't do."

  Murong Ze seemed to know that Zhao Mingqi would say this, and the smile on his face didn't diminish in the slightest. "Don't say no for now, Captain Zhao, there are things we can discuss."

  Murong Ze also had a mindset that mercenaries, most of them are not like that, they can risk their lives for money, as long as you give them absolute benefits, there is no one who will not surrender! However, Murong Ze was wrong, Hong Feng is an exception!

  "Commander Zhao, money is no object, take a look..."

  "Mr. Murong, I didn't mean it that way, it's a problem with the Mercenary Guild's rules."

  Murong Ze couldn't help but laugh at this, "Rules are made by people, so they can naturally be changed. Our cooperation will not bring any problems to Hong Feng, it's a win-win situation."

  "Take what you need? What do you mean by take what you need?" Yun Feng suddenly raised his head and asked Mu Rong Ze a question. Mu Rong Ze was somewhat surprised, and couldn't help but furrow his brow. He wasn't used to being questioned like this by a child.

  Zhao Mingqi looked at Yun Feng, who was sitting in a chair with his fingers interlocking each other. The maturity he showed at this moment was unexpectedly on par with the two men in front of him. Mu Rongze narrowed his eyes and observed for a while, also realizing that the child in front of him was not as simple as he thought.

  "The Murong family will provide all the necessary conditions for Hong Feng, intelligence, tools, and other things. You also know the relationship between the Mercenary Guild and the Kalan Royal Family. As a mercenary in the Kalan Empire, there are many inconveniences."

  Yun Feng didn't say a word, just staring at Murong Ze. Murong Ze continued to speak, "Of course, the Murong family is not a charity organization. As long as Hong Feng can hand over one-twentieth of the obtained ore to the Murong family, it's fine."

  The most productive mineral-rich Sparkling Plains are dominated by the Mercenary Guild. The best way to quickly obtain minerals is to establish a relationship with the mercenary group, but it's extremely difficult for outsiders to establish a connection with them. If you can get the cooperation of the mercenary group, even just the minerals would be a substantial income, one-twentieth, which is already a very small proportion.

  Yun Feng didn't speak, and Zhao Mingqi naturally had nothing to say either. The atmosphere suddenly fell silent. Murong Ze thought that Hong Feng was dissatisfied with this condition, so he immediately smiled at Zhao Mingqi, "Commander Zhao, this is the original condition, but it's not necessary for Hong Feng."

  Zhao Mingqi heard this and his mind also turned over, slightly understanding, and he couldn't help but lower his face. "What does Mr. Murong mean?"

  Murong Ze heard Zhao Mingqi's words, thinking that there was still hope for further discussion, and his tone rose slightly, already excited to the point of not seeing Zhao Mingqi's face. "My intention is, as long as that sixth-level magician can do something for the Murong family..."

  Zhao Mingqi's face turned black, and he slapped the back of the chair with a loud bang, shattering it into pieces. Murong Ze was stunned, unable to understand why Zhao Mingqi had such an attitude.

  "What's wrong with Captain Zhao?"

  Zhao Mingqi didn't say a word, but the anger in his heart had already ignited. He thought of letting his own young lady do hard labor for them, using his own young lady as an exchange condition. Get out! Not even the door is available!

  "I won't agree!" Zhao Mingqi threw out this sentence, and Murong Ze was somewhat displeased upon hearing it. He gave up the condition of the ore and changed it to a magician. Logically speaking, the Murong family was at a loss, but he still wasn't satisfied with this loss!

  "Commander Zhao, that magician said is also a member of the Red Maple, Commander Zhao doesn't even have the right to command a single team member?"

  Zhao Mingqi's face turned even darker upon hearing these words. Murong Ze was intentionally provoking him, and if the person in question had been Tuoba Gang, he might have already followed Murong Ze's wishes.

  Yun Feng listened quietly on the side, and had a new understanding of the methods of the Murong family. She couldn't help but smile coldly, "Mr. Murong, you didn't hear clearly, Uncle Zhao said he wouldn't agree."

  Murong Ze glanced at Yun Feng and said, "What does a little kid like you know?"

  Zhao Mingqi sat there, already barely holding back his anger. Although he had no connection with the Murong family before, from this moment on, he didn't want to develop any relationship with them either!

  "Murong sir, I think this matter will end here." Zhao Mingqi stood up with a dark face, feeling that the young lady had suffered great humiliation. He now only wanted to teach this arrogant man a lesson.

  "Commander Zhao! We don't need much, just want that magician to make an effort, what's so difficult?" Murong Ze saw Zhao Mingqi was about to leave and feared the deal would fall through, immediately softening his tone. Zhao Mingqi slowly turned his head, "That magician is right here, Mr. Murong might as well ask her himself."

  Murong Ze was taken aback, "Here? That sixth-level magician?" His eyes scanned around and when they landed on Yun Feng, Murong Ze's pupils suddenly constricted, "She..."

  Zhao Mingqi's fists were clenched tightly, his face dark as he spoke, "That's right, she is the 6th level magician of our Red Maple."

  Even if Murong Ze had experienced great storms, he couldn't help but reveal his calm expression at this moment. The little kid in front of him was a 6th-level magician?! Had he seen a ghost?!

  "It's really 'having eyes but not recognizing Mount Tai', I was rude just now." Indeed, he is worthy of being a member of the Murong family. The speed at which he changed his attitude is evident, from looking down on me to suddenly becoming extremely respectful.

  Yun Feng smiled slightly, standing there without making a sound, allowing Murong Ze to come and go as he pleased, sizing him up. In his heart, Murong Ze's surprise was like a stormy sea, constantly surging and raging!

  At this age, he is already a sixth-level magician. No wonder Hong Feng can become a four-star team in one step, and no wonder he can shine in this evaluation conference, all because of the existence of this magician!

  "What's the name of this magician? Would you mind telling me?" Murong Ze smiled humbly, after all, in front of a 6th-level magician, one could only be considered a senior, even if one was an 8th-level warrior. As long as they needed something from the magician, they would have to show deference.

  The smile at the corner of Yun Feng's mouth slowly rose, full of cold intent. "My name, the Murong family also knows."

  Murong Ze's heart couldn't help but burst with joy, his face also filled with delight. The Murong family actually knew? Was it an old acquaintance or someone else? As long as the Murong family had some connection with this magician, everything would be easy to say!

  "Is the young lady the daughter of a close friend of the Murong family? Judging from your age, you must have some accomplishments. I wonder if you are already engaged?" Murong Ze's calculations were loud and clear, now he actually started to build a relationship with Yun Feng. A sixth-level magician paired with his own talented son was not bad either, it could be considered a good match.

  "What? What does Mr. Murong mean?" Yun Feng asked, and after hearing this, Murong Ze became even more delighted, chuckling, "Miss, do you know Murong Yuntian?"

  Yun Feng smiled, "I know, of course I know."

  "Heh heh, Yun Tian is indeed my son. If Miss doesn't mind, my son can also be considered a talented young man, and marrying him would barely meet the qualifications."

  Yun Feng couldn't help but feel a pang of sympathy for Murong Yun Tian in her heart. Murong Yun Tian, how pitiful your life is! You were betrothed to someone as an infant without knowing it, and now you're being married off again by your father without your knowledge or consent. Your life is like that of a wooden puppet, isn't it?

  "Since your son is so excellent, I suppose he has many girls who like him. But I heard that Murong young master actually has a marriage arranged?"

  Murong Ze's expression became slightly awkward, "Miss, don't misunderstand, those are just the foolish words of the older generation. To be honest with you, Miss, there was indeed an engagement between Xiao Er and someone, but it has long been cancelled. The one who was engaged to Xiao Er is the Cloud family, a family that doesn't even deserve to be mentioned in the same breath as the Murong family! Especially that Cloud Feng, who was engaged to Xiao Er, what abilities does he have? He thinks he can climb into the Murong family's doorframe? What a joke! Miss, rest assured, this engagement has been dissolved, and there is no relationship whatsoever between the Cloud family's Cloud Feng and the Murong family!"

  Zhao Mingqi listened with wide eyes, what? Miss actually had such a relationship with the Murong family? The anger in his heart was also burning more and more fiercely. Earlier, Murong Ze's words of disdain and contempt had thoroughly provoked Zhao Mingqi, he really wanted to punch him, but since Miss didn't make a move, he couldn't either, and could only hold back and wait for Miss's instructions.

  Yun Feng stood there quietly, still with a hint of a smile at the corner of his mouth. "Really, does Yun Feng of the Yun family have no relation to the Mu Rong family?"

  Murong Ze nodded, "Don't worry, Miss, there really is no relationship at all! By the way, I haven't asked for your name yet?"

  Yun Feng smiled as she looked at Mu Rong Ze's flattering expression, slightly lowering her eyelids, the smile on the corner of her mouth turned cold. "Mr. Mu Rong, my name is Yun Feng, Yun Feng from the Yun family in Chunfeng Town!"