Turtle Shell Mercenary (Part 1)

"Heck! Why did you hide yourself like that? Isn't it better for you to slash that bastard?" Liao Yun didn't stop her question for the whole time.

And as usual, Mingyue only showed her a small smile before she returned to her shopping spree.

Even though Liao Yun was annoyed because she didn't receive any answer, Mingyue didn't mind at all.

"And you! You useless stinky Tofu! It was all because of you! If only you didn't fall into their little trick!!!" It was not the first time Fu Tao became Liao Yun's scapegoat, so he just laughed bitterly.

". . . Can we leave this place as soon as possible?" Liao Yun was annoyed because they still attracted some attention. Different kind of attention from the time they first arrived at Grey Brick Town.

"Yeah. After we got a cheap carriage, we can go anytime." Mingyue answered lightly since she had gotten most of what she needed.

For their clothing, Mingyue just picked a bunch of random clothes from various cheap fabrics since she didn't think too much about it. The biggest headache for Mingyue was the price for mercenary gears. Buying a breastplate for Fu Tao already spent half of the earned gold coins. In the end, she decided to put off the matter of gears for Fu Tao.

"Why do we need them? Just run through like what we have experienced before!" Liao Yun swung her hand forward as she showed her muscle.

"You muscle brain, how about the things we just purchased before?" Mingyue rolled her eyes.

"Just throw them. It is not like we need them." Liao Yun crossed her hands as she took a glimpse of random things behind them.

"But. . . But. . ." Mingyue pouted as she didn't have any excuse. She didn't think this far because she only wanted to enjoy this world's way of travelling. Riding a carriage, moving from one place to another. Tears were accumulated in Mingyue's eyes as she a wronged expression.

Liao Yun grew hesitated. Rubbing her temple, she only sighed. "Fine, fine. Just do what you want. I am only tagging along,"

"Hehe, you are the best!" Mingyue's mood was flipped upside down as she giggled toward Liao Yun. "Let's submit a mission to hire an escort from Mercenary Guild."

Twitching her eyebrow, Liao Yun held back her explosive temper. "Why?"

"Of course, as our guide. Don't you think it is better rather than travelling without a local guide is a waste of time?" Mingyue blinked her eyes a few times. Her appearance and demeanour were no different from a pampered little girl.

". . . Can we not" Liao Yun was clearly didn't have any good impression of the mercenary, thanks to the earlier event with the Red Skeleton gang.

"You can't expect anything more from this place, that's why we will leave this place as soon as possible. Getting a reliable guide is obvious, right?" Mingyue petted the pair of horses because both of them worked hard to bring along the luggage she bought earlier. "And look at both of these poor horses. They are already tired from lifting our luggage. Guide and a carriage, both are essential." Mingyue pointed at the big bundle that was tied on both of the horses.

The silent Fu Tao finally opened his mouth. "How about we go to Mercenary Guild? While we waited for the potential mercenaries, little Yun can check each of the Mercenary there. If the hired mercenary is not up to her standard, we can change it on the spot. Of course, if we are planning to stay for a few days in this town."

". . ." Remembering Mingyue's wronged expression, Liao Yun gritted her teeth.

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Arriving at the Mercenary Guild, this time was Mingyue and Liao Yun's turn to go inside the guild while Fu Tao was alone outside.

As the news of Liao Yun's capabilities, no one tried to annoy her inside the guild, making it convenient for Mingyue.

". . . Hoo? It is a surprise to see a pair of a sister in this kind of place. What brought both of you here?" A neat looking elderly asked politely.

The neat elderly put down the stack of paper from his hand to the desk as he took off his reading glasses. Each of his movement was fluid and trained, similar with a butler from Mingyue's house at Xia family's domain.

Since Fu Tao was unused with formality, Mingyue took the lead.

"I am sorry to disturb old sir in the middle of your business, but we are here to submit our request." Mingyue was holding Liao Yun's hand and swung it together.

"Oh, what a polite young girl." The neat elderly's eyes were brightened. "It is okay since it is my job. May I know what I can do for this young miss."

Blinking her eyes, Mingyue smiled as she heard the praise. "Ehehehe. This mission's duration should be a few days to complete since it is mainly an escorting's mission."

"Hoo. . . Escorting, is it? May I know the detail of the mission and the prerequisite for the applicant mercenaries?" The neat old man bent his body a little and brought out another stack of paper.

He wore his reading glasses carefully and flipping the paper in his hand.

"Yes. The destination is the nearest Grade 1 Mercenary City and I wish for a group with at least three members without any violence record. Old sir maybe didn't know, but just now I was threatened to be sold as a slave, by one of the mercenaries of this guild." Mingyue pouted as she wrinkled her nose. "It is not like that I doubt the credibility of the Mercenary Guild or anything, but I don't want to be with some bad people later."

". . . Escorting. . . Grade 1 Mercenary City. . . Ah, there are few groups in this place. If we remove the one that is in the mission, then there are three groups you can choose. One of them is originally from the Silver Dust City, a Grade 2 Mercenary City. Which one you want to choose?" The neat elderly's movement was fast and he didn't miss any detail at all.

"Hmm. . . Since there are three, how about try to ask about each of their schedules? The one with the free schedule will be our potential hired mercenaries."

"Yes, of course, it can be done. Please- "

"Wait, can I add one more thing?"

". . . Please."

"I am planning to negotiate the terms of the payment with them if they have a free schedule for the mission."

"Ah? Do you not have enough funds?"

"You can say it something like that."

"Hohoho. . . I understand. Wait for an hour or two over there please." The neat elderly looked at the door in front of him. "That is the conference room. Usually, the room is used to brief the mercenaries when there are a large number of mercenaries involved. Of course, it is rarely used these days, so we are free to use this room. Please wait inside while i call for the mercenary's representatives."

"Ah, we have one animal, two horses and a bunch of luggage. Can we put those things someplace?"

"Just leave that smelly tofu alone." Liao Yun rolled her eyes.

"You can put the horses at the stable beside the guild. But for the security here. . ." The neat elderly replied without confidence.

"That is okay. One person will guard our belonging." Liao Yun replied eagerly, seeming like she was happy with Fu Tao's bad treatment.

"Xiao Wu, keep your vigilance okay? And guard our luggage since it is our necessity on the road." Mingyue reminded Xiao Wu. Since Xiao Wu was no different from an animal for any outsider, she had to stay outside.

Even though there would be some trouble coming, Mingyue believed that Xiao Wu would be able to escape from anyone since it was her speciality.

[Since little Yun has shown her strength in front of the crowds, there is no need to fear for trouble. No one will make any trouble at this time.]

[Even if there are some people who want to make trouble, they will definitely move when we are in the least vigilance. And their highest possibility is in the middle of the journey.] Mingyue didn't forget the number hostility from that time, thus she must be careful of picking the mercenary.

After Mingyue and Liao Yun went inside the conference room, the neat elderly went away. There were only the two of them inside.

"Look, little Yue, I will definitely make a crap out of anyone with bad intention toward us!" Liao Yun crackled her fist as if she was prepared to fight.

The room had no any interior except a few of rundown chairs and a broken table. If Mingyue had to point out something, the room was similar to a jail room because there was no any window or air ventilation.

"Un. I will trust it to you. But let me do the talk, or else the conversation will not move anywhere" Mingyue nodded as she heard a few footsteps outside of the door.

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