Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Lin Yuan turned his head and looked at the man, who had come in first and sat on the chair, before asking, “Zhou Luo, have you heard of the Huge Axe Mercenaries?”
Zhou Luo had always felt that he didn’t have the slightest sense of existence, but he didn’t expect to be called by the youth with the strange mask now.
He quickly answered, “Of course, I’ve heard of the Huge Axe Mercenaries. It’s a very powerful faction with 11 king-class experts, the strongest of which is said to be just a hair’s breadth away from being a pinnacle king-class expert.”
Lin Yuan nodded at his words. From the number and strength of the king-class experts, the Huge Axe Mercenaries should be considered a veteran and rising faction.
Just by hearing the word ‘mercenaries’, it was clear that the role of this rising faction was to be hired to complete missions and obtain supplies. It was a rising faction that relied on martial force.
It was now almost New Year’s and in time for the Radiance Federation’s S Tournament season. The Huge Axe Mercenaries probably could not receive any missions now, so Freezing Cold had begun to come out to do odd jobs as a member.
Lin Yuan couldn’t help but feel that what Zhou Luo had said earlier about the strongest expert in the Huge Axe Mercenaries being a hair’s breadth away from being a pinnacle king-class expert was interesting.
The pinnacle king-class didn’t refer to a specific rank, but all king-class experts who had Diamond VIII/Fantasy III feys and above could be called pinnacle king-class experts.
Therefore, this introduction of being a hair’s breadth away from being a pinnacle king-class expert was somewhat confusing.
The Huge Axe Mercenaries were probably introducing themselves to the outside world, hoping to take on more missions.
Such mercenary factions that gathered king-class experts had very fierce competition because they let their strength speak for them, so it was obvious at a glance which faction had better business.
Just as Zhou Luo had just finished speaking, he didn’t expect to be immediately targeted by the tall and strong man beside him.
“A few days ago, my big brother became a pinnacle king-class expert. What do you mean by being a hair’s breadth away from being a pinnacle king-class expert?”
Zhou Luo was rendered speechless.
I’m not a member of the Huge Axe Mercenaries. Who would keep an eye on the latest news of the Huge Axe Mercenaries all the time?
What has it got to do with me whether your Huge Axe Mercenaries have any pinnacle king-class experts?
Lin Yuan looked at Freezing Cold, who was standing there, obviously a bit angry, and said, “Since you can’t give me your allegiance, I can’t give you a future either. You don’t need to waste your time.”
When Freezing Cold heard that, his expression stiffened, and he immediately became reluctant.
“My time is also worthless. It doesn’t matter if I waste it. I guess he’s also a king-class expert that you invited.
“I’d like to see if I’m unsuitable, or he’s unsuitable. You’re running a store. You can’t drive people away, right?”
Zhou Luo, who was sitting on the chair, felt a little puzzled. Why is this strong man targeting me once again?
Oh my god! This strong man doesn’t have any improper thoughts about me, does he!?
Liu Jie’s fists had clenched up, and he glanced at Lin Yuan. His eyes were conveying the message: ‘I’ll blast him out if you agree’.
Lin Yuan shook his head at Liu Jie and then replied indifferently to Freezing Cold, “You can stay as long as you want. Your entry access is open, so you can leave anytime you get tired of staying.”
Lin Yuan thought, I won’t drive anyone away from my store.
However, I’ll set the entry access and block all the customers outside without allowing them to come in.
After saying that, Lin Yuan would not spend any more energy on Freezing Cold, who was standing at the side.
Since Freezing Cold couldn’t become a member of the white-clothed followers, Lin Yuan did not need to put effort into Freezing Cold.
Lin Yuan said to Zhou Luo, who was sitting on the stool, “You’ve heard what we said just now. If I can pour resources into you so that you grow quickly, would you be willing to offer your allegiance to me?”
Upon hearing that, Zhou Luo nodded without hesitation. He had heard the conversation between Lin Yuan and Freezing Cold, so he naturally knew that offering his allegiance meant swearing with the Willpower Rune and issuing an allegiance oath.
Only through this way could he most directly express his allegiance and let the other party pour resources into him without worrying.
Although what one gave might not necessarily be proportional to what one received, there would certainly be no returns without giving something. Zhou Luo understood this principle.
Given the current situation, if he could find a faction to rely on, he wouldn’t have to suffer anymore.
However, Zhou Luo didn’t know how much resources this masked youth in front of him would pour into him in the future.
In fact, he wasn’t the most worried about much he could get after his allegiance, but whether the youth wearing a strange mask would accept his allegiance.
Zhou Luo was still not confident about the strength of his main fey, the Iron Bone Iguana. He took a deep breath and said with some apprehension, “Do you think I meet the requirements with my strength?”
Zhou Luo clearly understood that he never had the qualifications to be picky when he wanted to join a faction. He could only quietly wait for others to pick him.
Lin Yuan didn’t care about the weakness of Zhou Luo’s main fey, which he remembered was a Platinum IX/Fantasy I defense-type Iron Bone Iguana.
The only thing that Zhou Luo had written in his information was that this Platinum IX/Fantasy I Iron Bone Iguana had a mutation at its neck that would affect some body movements, thus affecting its strength to a certain extent.
Since Zhou Luo was right in front of him, Lin Yuan also wanted to see what exactly had gone wrong with his Iron Bone Iguana.
If the strength of Zhou Luo’s main fey, the Iron Bone Iguana, was seriously affected by the mutation at the neck, Zhou Luo would be a burden to Lin Yuan.
After all, Zhou Luo’s main fey was already weak, and the mutation affected it at its neck, so it was hard for him to get the resources to nurture a new fey.
In this case, even if Lin Yuan gave Zhou Luo a Bronze/Epic fey, Zhou Luo would still need Lin Yuan’s investment if he wanted to become stronger. Lin Yuan would not do such a losing deal.
He said, “Summon your main fey out for me to see.”
Upon hearing that, Zhou Luo clearly hesitated for a moment. Then he took a deep breath, channeled his spiritual energy, and summoned the Iron Bone Iguana.
The moment Zhou Luo summoned his Iron Bone Iguana, Lin Yuan’s eyes were fixed on its neck. It wasn’t that he deliberately stared at its neck. Rather, the sarcoma was too obvious, as it was one-quarter of its head.
This made Lin Yuan suddenly think of a dish—potatoes in a pressure cooker.
