72: Chapter 72 I really did recruit Chen Ping

Meanwhile, a notification appeared before Lin Fan's eyes: "Ding, obtained 10 EXP."

His current total EXP: 75.

Lin Fan slowly stood up, and the Star Pattern gradually dissipated.

"Qiao Yu, Fang Lu, stay by Lin Fan's side. Leave the rest to us." Aunt Mi Xue's voice pulled everyone's attention back.

The two responded and walked to Lin Fan's side.

Aunt Mi Xue and Ge Ying went to deal with the last few Magic Ants.

"Impressive, kid. Not every newcomer can be this calm when facing a magical beast."

"Now I know why the captain personally brought you into the team; you are definitely not an ordinary newcomer." Qiao Yu patted his shoulder with a look of admiration.

"Exactly, Lin Fan, you are too amazing."

"When we first saw a magical beast up close, many people were scared faint."

"Not only did you react in time, but you also killed it directly!"

Fang Lu put her hands together, looking at him with sparkling eyes.

"Hey, I didn't faint!" Qiao Yu retorted in a fluster.

"I wasn't talking about you, hee hee."

Fang Lu stuck out her tongue, laughing mischievously, and Qiao Yu instantly turned red with embarrassment.

"Anyway, you are really amazing. As expected of the Space Element, it's stronger than most elements." Fang Lu looked back at Lin Fan.

Lin Fan smiled and thanked her, scratching his head.

Qiao Yu and Fang Lu's interaction was interesting; it was clear that the two had a good relationship.

At this moment.

Aunt Mi Xue and Ge Ying had already finished off the remaining Magic Ants, put the corpses and magic cores into their magic storage devices, and walked over.

Aunt Mi Xue looked at Lin Fan with lingering fear.

"It's fortunate you weren't injured, otherwise your mother would definitely kill me."

She sighed in relief, and Lin Fan smiled awkwardly.

Ge Ying just gave him a faint look and didn't speak.

But her gaze was clearly different; it was obvious that her opinion of him had changed quite a bit.

"Done, let's go back."

Aunt Mi Xue clapped her hands.

"Um… are we just leaving like this?"

Lin Fan looked at the warehouse, which was covered in frost and in a mess, and couldn't help but ask.

"Yeah, the people from the Alliance will handle it."

Fang Lu replied, and the group walked toward the small door Aunt Mi Xue had kicked open earlier.

Lin Fan gave an "oh" and didn't ask any more questions.

The group walked out of the warehouse.

The police officers outside were still holding their guns, on high alert.

Seeing it was the adventure squad that had entered earlier.

They immediately lowered their weapons and approached cautiously.

"Ma'am, what's the situation inside?"

The leading police officer asked respectfully.

"The magical beasts have been cleared. You can go in and inspect, then report to your superiors."

Aunt Mi Xue glanced at him indifferently, and after speaking, she left directly, ignoring him further.

The police officers didn't feel offended at all; instead, they were completely stunned.

They had fought these Magic Ants before and knew how hard their carapaces were.

Yet, this team had cleared them all in just a short half-minute.

"As expected of mages, they really aren't comparable to us ordinary people."

One officer exclaimed.

"The Tide Expedition Team… I didn't expect them to be this strong."

Another said.

"Come to think of it, that woman seems to be the captain of the Tide."

"Are you talking about the 'Water Witch' Aunt Mi Xue? Why would she come personally to do such a small task? Besides, she's not the only one wearing an eyepatch now."

"Maybe I recognized her wrong."

The officers discussed as they walked into the warehouse.

Passing through the entrance Aunt Mi Xue had kicked open.

What met their eyes was a ruin covered in frost.

The officers: "…"

On the other side, Lin Fan and the others had returned to the car.

Qiao Yu was still sitting in the driver's seat, driving away.

Aunt Mi Xue told him to send the two back to the squad headquarters first.

Then take her and Ge Ying to the Alliance Building in the commercial district to hand in the mission and exchange the ant corpses and magic cores.

A few minutes later.

Lin Fan and Fang Lu were dropped off downstairs at the Tide headquarters, and Qiao Yu drove the other two away.

"Let's go, we'll go inside and wait for them."

Fang Lu greeted Lin Fan with a smile.

The two walked into the living room of the three-story building.

They happened to see the burly man who had previously wanted to recruit "Chen Ping" arguing with another team member.

"You really dare to say that? You even went to recruit Chen Ping? Who would believe you?"

Another burly man with a kind face looked disbelieving.

"I'm not lying! He was almost about to agree, but those bastards from Dark Star came to cause trouble. They must have annoyed him, and he left without saying a word!"

The burly man hurriedly defended himself.

"Is that so? You make it sound so real. A person like Chen Ping, how could he possibly think highly of you?"

"I heard he is an important guest of the Alliance; he might be a big shot from the capital's Alliance headquarters."

"What makes you think you can recruit him?"

The burly man scoffed.

At this moment, Yao Dong came out of the kitchen carrying a plate of food, and the aroma instantly filled the living room.

"You guys are overthinking it."

"Many people know that Chen Ping is a solo adventurer and has no affiliation with the Alliance; he is only respected because his strength is high."

"Don't you know? All the Tier 2 Mages who have met him cannot see through his cultivation realm."

Yao Dong said, walking toward the dining room.

Lin Fan: "…"

Is his Chen Ping alt account that famous?

He had only been to the Alliance Building a few times.

Even people from the Wave Squad were discussing him.

Then how many other organizations are talking about him?

However, this is also good.

He originally wanted to build the identity of "Chen Ping" into a well-known big shot.

Yao Dong noticed Lin Fan and Fang Lu at this time and asked:

"Back so soon? Where are the others?"

"With the captain there, of course it ended quickly. Qiao Yu drove them to the Alliance Building."

Fang Lu said, collapsing directly onto the sofa.

"That's true, the captain hates wasting time the most. By the way, Lin Fan, you must be hungry, right? Do you want to eat something together?"

Yao Dong gestured for Lin Fan to go to the dining room.

Lin Fan shook his head, saying he wasn't hungry.

"Oh, it's the newcomer. How was your first mission? Tell us about it quickly."

The two who were arguing just a moment ago immediately stopped and turned their gazes toward Lin Fan.

Lin Fan looked at two pairs of sparkling eyes waiting to hear a story.

Before he could even speak, Fang Lu sat up straight and began to vividly recount everything that happened in the warehouse.

When she talked about how Lin Fan calmly dodged under a surprise attack and counter-killed the giant ants, she was full of praise.

"Wow, that's too amazing."

Yao Dong exclaimed while eating.

"Isn't it? Someone was attacked by a magical beast for the first time and was so scared they almost wet their pants."

The burly man laughed loudly, pointing at the rough-looking man.

"Hey, don't talk nonsense!"

The latter was exasperated, which only made the burly man laugh even harder.

He began to tell the embarrassing stories of when they first joined the team as newcomers over a decade ago.

Lin Fan listened with great interest.

The rough-looking man couldn't stop the burly man and eventually left the living room in embarrassment.

Fang Lu laughed along from time to time.

Yao Dong occasionally added a few words.

"Anyway, for your first mission, being able to perform like this is really not bad."

The burly man concluded finally.

"And his Space Element is even more terrifying; his casting speed is ridiculously fast!"