140: Chapter 140 Mercenary Certification

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The next day.

After Chen Xi explained the upcoming plans in detail to his three teammates in Villa No. 8, the four of them packed their gear and prepared to head to the camp.

As the bus just pulled into the camp's main gate, an aura completely different from the military department washed over them.

"Wow... this place is so lively!"

As soon as she got off the bus, Ye Fei was shocked by the scene before her.

The people coming and going here were all social Professionals with fierce auras.

The air was filled with the smell of cheap tobacco and a faint scent of blood.

The architectural style of the camp was also very rugged, mostly simple houses made of shipping containers, animal skins, and metal plates.

"This is the Adventurer Camp."

Chen Xi carried his bag, scanning the surroundings with his gaze, and nodded with satisfaction.

"It's wilder here, and more real."

The group pushed through the crowded masses and arrived at the very center of the camp.

A giant electronic sign, ten meters high, stood there, with mission information refreshing frantically like a waterfall.

[Urgent! Seeking to purchase a Rank 4 Earth Bear's paw! Price negotiable!]

[Team Recruitment: A-rank mission 'Clear Storm Canyon', lacking a powerful healer, must be Level 30 or above!]

[Bounty: Searching for a missing exploration team, 500 military merit points reward for those providing clues!]

Looking at the dense mission list, Chen Xi thought to himself:

"I definitely came to the right place."

The number of missions here was clearly much higher than at the school or the special training base, and the variety was vast, not limited to clearing out enemies but also including escorts, item recovery, exploration, and more. This also meant that the channels for obtaining military merit points were much richer.

However, Chen Xi didn't realize how much of a commotion their group's appearance had caused in the camp.

A cold and elegant long-legged beauty holding a magic staff;

A classical beauty carrying an ancient zither, radiating an ethereal aura;

And a loli with hair red as fire, full of wild charm.

Plus Chen Xi, who walked at the front, handsome but only Lv.28.

This combination of 'one handsome guy leading three beauties' instantly attracted countless greedy and covetous gazes.

Not far away, under the awning of an open-air bar.

A five-person team that was drinking had now stopped all movement, their eyes deadlocked on the Nirvana Battle Team that had just entered.

These people's appearances were markedly different from Dragon Country people, with deep and three-dimensional facial features, especially those signature hooked noses that exuded a sense of ruthlessness.

"Hey, David, look over there."

In the team, a woman with wavy yellow hair dressed in tight leather clothes, Michelle, gently swirled the wine glass in her hand, her eyes flashing with greed.

"That woman carrying the zither... tsk tsk, her equipment is all S-rank."

"Just this set of gear alone would be enough for us to work for half a year."

Hearing this, a bearded fat man sitting next to her, who was as round as a ball, Reed, immediately pulled a modified tactical monocle from his chest and scanned Chen Xi and the others.

*Beep beep beep.*

Reed looked at the data on the lens and sneered, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth.

"Michelle, your eyes are as sharp as ever."

"But what's even more interesting... is that pretty-boy captain walking in front."

Reed pointed at Chen Xi, his tone full of disdain.

"His level is only 27. And his class shows as... Card Maker?"

"Huh? Card Maker?"

Reed continued to report the data of the others.

"The ones behind him are also all in their twenties—a Musician, a Beast Tamer, and a Mage."

Hearing Reed's report, the bald, muscular man David, who was sitting in the main seat, couldn't help but rub his bald head and let out a burst of wild laughter.

"Now this is fun."

David stood up, his height of nearly two meters bringing a massive sense of pressure. He cracked his neck, his bones making a crisp popping sound.

"Three top-tier babes, a set of top-tier gear, and the captain isn't even Level 30."

"This is clearly a group of easy marks delivering themselves to our door!"

"Let's go! Brothers, time to work!"

David waved his hand.

"Go over and teach these kids a lesson. We'll use the old rules... win all the gear off their bodies!"

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On the other side.

Chen Xi led the three girls to the mission board and was about to open his bracelet to contact the Apothecary named Wang Shan.

*Beep.*

Before the call could be placed, a massive shadow suddenly loomed over him.

Chen Xi frowned slightly and looked up.

He saw the bald, muscular man David, leading four teammates with mocking expressions, blocking their path like a wall.

David looked down at Chen Xi and said loudly in broken Dragon Country language:

"Hey! Little brother! You new here?"

"You look like unfamiliar faces. According to our Adventurer Camp rules, for a new team, are you interested in undergoing a..."

"...Mercenary Certification?"

As the pressure-filled shadow loomed over him, Chen Xi's footsteps paused slightly.

He looked up and saw a bald, muscular man nearly two meters tall—David—leading four teammates with ruthless temperaments, blocking their path like a wall.

These people were clearly old-timers who lived on the edge of a knife for years; the undisguised greed and mockery in their eyes made the three girls behind him instantly alert.

The magic staff in Su Xiaoxiao's hand rose slightly, lightning faintly flickering; Li Murou instinctively took a step back.

Even the usually somewhat dazed Ye Fei felt that the newcomers meant trouble.

Only Chen Xi maintained that harmless smile.

He sized up David, his gaze lingering for a second on the bald head tattooed with a scorpion, then pretended to be a clueless newbie and asked curiously:

"Oh? Hello. We are indeed new here."

"May I ask... what this big brother means by 'Mercenary Certification'?"