Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations In the morning at the port of Planet Shanghai, a merchant group was busy loading their goods.
In the warehouse of one of the cargo ships, there was a small adventurer team of only seven people with old equipment. They were sitting in a corner of the warehouse and chatting. Behind them sat four old mechs with battered shells, proving that they had fought hard all the way here.
Their leader was a skinny middle-aged man around 50 to 60 years old. He looked like he had seen the vicissitudes of life. He drank the low-quality liquor provided by the merchant group and looked at the young and old members beside him. He sighed and said, "I'm sorry, everyone. I'm too useless as a leader. Over the past ten years, I've caused your lives to get worse. Now, you all have to take on missions that take up a lot of time and effort."
"Grandpa leader, what are you talking about? If it wasn't for you, I would have starved to death when I was six years old." One of the young men who was around 13 to 14 years old smiled and said. He didn't mind the poor life in the adventure group at all.
"Little Tao, it's a waste for you to stay in Shadow Cat with your talent and mecha piloting skills." The leader looked at Little Tao and couldn't help but shake his head. He was a person without any strength. The Shadow Cat Mercenary Group was barely surviving. There was no future for them. However, with Little Tao's talent and ability, he could go to a better adventure group. He could even go to a first-tier adventure group. However, this young man didn't want to leave because he owed him a meal back then.
"I think it's good." Little Tao smiled brightly. "We can take on missions to earn money and take care of ourselves. The grandpas in the group all take care of me and treat me like their own grandson. If I go outside, I won't be so comfortable. I will definitely be bullied by those old members. Then, you all will feel bad for me. "
"Little Tao is getting better at talking." The other old members of Shadow Cat smiled happily.
They were all normal people. They didn't have any skills so they could only become low-level mercenaries and earn some money to feed their families. Mercenaries like them could only be cannon fodder in large adventure groups. They were able to survive until now because the leader of Shadow Cat was very careful when he took on missions. He didn't take on missions that were beyond their capabilities. However, as a result, their adventurer team would never be able to level up. At the same time, their lives would be strained. Adventurer teams that were in dire straits were unable to retain their capable members. Adventurer teams that weren't capable couldn't take on high-level quests with higher commissions. Just like that, Shadow Cat Adventurer Team couldn't even support themselves anymore.
This was why the leader of Shadow Cat decided to take on this mission. They were running out of food. Knowing that this mission was dangerous, he could only gamble on their luck.
While they were chatting, the warehouse suddenly opened, and the person in charge of the merchant group walked in. There were several people beside him. There was a strong man in his fifties, a gentle young man in his thirties, a shrewd-looking middle-aged man, and an arrogant tycoon in his thirties or forties who exuded an explosive aura of wealth.
The person in charge pointed at the leader of Shadow Cat and said, "This is the leader of Shadow Cat Adventurer Team, Yuan Mulin. Leader Yuan is the first adventurer team to arrive."
The person in charge then pointed at the strong man and said, "This is the leader of Grey Bat Adventurer Team, Dubiluya." Dubiluya instantly greeted them.
"The leader of Red Maple Adventurer Team, Ye Shao." The gentle young man smiled and nodded at them.
"The leader of Poison Fang Adventurer Team, Changjiang Bizhi." The shrewd-looking middle-aged man only nodded coldly, giving off the impression that he wasn't easy to get along with.
"The leader of Batian Adventurer Team, Ma Yizhe." The tycoon seemed to look down on these poor adventurer team leaders. He raised his head arrogantly and snorted. He didn't even bother to greet them.
Ma Yizhe's attitude made the other three's expressions change. Among the three, it was obvious that Ye Shao and Dubiluya were more shrewd. They quickly regained their smiles. Jiang Bizhi's expression was extremely cold. His shrewd eyes stared at Ma Yizhe fiercely, emitting a cold light that only a poisonous snake would have.
"Now that you know each other, this is where you can rest. I hope that you can work together on this journey and come back safely." The person in charge pretended that he didn't know what was going on between these people. They only hired these adventurer teams to protect the merchant group. As for the relationship between the adventurer teams, it wasn't something they needed to concern themselves with.
Just as the person in charge was about to leave, Ye Shao suddenly thought of something. He quickly shouted, "President Tu, are all the adventurer teams here?"
President Tu replied, "There's also a team called Little Four Adventure Group on their way …"
"Haha, Little Four Adventure Group? Who came up with such a lame name? "Ma Yizhe burst into laughter when he heard that.
President Tu only smiled and didn't say anything. Naming had to do with the leader's preferences, not his strength. Also, he didn't think that Ma Yizhe's name was that good.
Suddenly, his wrist vibrated. President Tu looked down and smiled. "Speak of the devil. The people from Little Four Adventure Group are here." After saying that, he walked out of the warehouse. After about ten minutes, he walked in with a young man wearing a mask and exuding a gentle aura. It was Ling Lan.
"Everyone, let's get to know each other. This is the leader of Little Four Adventure Group, Jiang Hui." President Tu's smile was much more sincere than before. He didn't know why, but when he saw Jiang Hui, he had a good impression of him. President Tu attributed this feeling to fate.
Then, he introduced the other leaders to Jiang Hui. Maybe it was because Jiang Hui's gentle aura was really comfortable. Even Ma Yizhe, who mocked the name Little Four Adventure Group at the start, had a better attitude now. He wasn't as arrogant and annoying as when he first met the other leaders.
The warehouse was naturally divided into six areas that didn't interfere with each other. There was a team in each area. Soon, the five new adventurer teams moved their equipment and mechas into the warehouse.
Ling Lan's area was between Shadow Cat's area and Poison Fang's area. Soon, 14 new mechas belonging to Little Four Mecha Clan entered the warehouse.
Ling Lan came late because she wanted to prepare these mechas for her team members. Luckily, Ling Lan didn't lack money. Little Four also had some tricks up their sleeves so they found a mysterious black market. With a large sum of money, the black market was able to gather these 14 modified mechas, as well as their equipment and parts in just two days.
In the beginning, some of the mercenary team leaders looked down on this young mercenary team leader. However, when they saw the mechas, they became more cautious. They decided not to provoke this mercenary team before they could figure out the background of this mercenary team.
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