spooky invasion

Chapter 1260 The Financial Leader of the Abyss Tribe

Jiang Yue didn't have much dislike for Lao Shi. After all, although this guy provoked him, his subsequent attitude was quite acceptable.And his apology was quite sincere, and he was also very sincere in inviting them to drink.Naturally, Jiang Yue wouldn't be so narrow-minded.

But it's hard to say how much Jiang Yue sympathizes with him and how deeply he empathizes with his experiences.Therefore, after listening to Lao Shi's complaints, Jiang Yue lamented that the coldness of the world in the inner earth was more direct and obvious than that in the surface world, but he could not say that there was much trouble.

Fortunately, Lao Shi just wanted to talk and vent his inner sorrow and pain, and he did not seek sympathy from Jiang Yue and the others.

As the wine filled his heart with sadness, Lao Shi's mood also opened up, and he no longer hid and held back some of the things he usually didn't dare to say or that were difficult to say.

"Brothers of the Mushroom Man, although I, Old Shi, am a fucked up person, I also know that I must repay what I owe you. I am here to say a few heartfelt words to you. You won the bronze box earlier, although the bronze box is over there. They were betting on my life. They didn't seem to lose anything. They seemed to be speaking politely. But you must not just look at the surface and think that the copper box will just stop there. I know this person very well. Looking at the atmosphere, In fact, he is petty and the pattern is not big. Don’t think that I am sowing discord. I dare say that he must hate you to death now. He hates you for hitting him in the face and smashing his sign. He will definitely look for opportunities to seek revenge. You must take it easy. In the Titan City-State, they obviously don’t dare to do anything, but they have to guard against secret tricks.”

When Lao Shi said this, he drank another drink.

"I know that these words may seem a bit alarmist to you, and you may even think that I am instigating. But if it is convenient for you, you can find someone to find out about the past of the copper box. You will know that they are famous for being petty."

Jiang Yue smiled and clinked glasses with Lao Shi: "Come on, let's go. Your reminder is very timely. We know it well."

Seeing Jiang Yue's behavior, Lao Shi guessed that he must have listened. Then he patted Jiang Yue on the shoulder with satisfaction and said, "Be careful with your ten thousand year ship."

"That makes sense. Come on, let's keep drinking."

After drinking for a while, Lao Shi asked about Jiang Yue and the others, and was a little surprised to learn that Jiang Yue and the others were newcomers who had just arrived in Titan City State for a few days.

"I didn't expect that among the Mushroom People, there are people as courageous as you. However, despite the liveliness of Titan City, everyone dreams of getting rich, but how can there be so much wealth for everyone to make? I dare say that the vast majority of people They are all just cannon fodder. Let me tell you this, I, Old Shiyuan, used to have more than 20 people under his command. Until now, they are dead, crippled, and walking away. I have become a bare commander, and I can hardly survive. Are we really incompetent? But it’s not necessarily true. It’s too curly. They all think there is an opportunity to make a fortune here, so they all dig in. In the end, it’s just like crops, one crop falls and another crop grows. Get up and keep replacing."

As a veteran who has been around here for many years, Lao Shi naturally has a lot of say when it comes to this topic, and his feelings come from the bottom of his heart.

Jiang Yue couldn't help but asked curiously: "You have more than 20 brothers, but only one of you is left? Is the ecology of the adventurer industry in Titan City-state so bad?"

"What do you think? Do you really think that the world here is full of gold? You can pick up money casually? Someone has done a large-scale data survey. In the Titan City-state, on average, there will be an adventurer for every 320 silver coins generated. Die."

"Is this such an exaggeration? Do two or three people have to die for that three-star mission?"

"Average, of course, is an average. Some three-star missions are lucky and no one is injured. And some are unlucky and encounter some accidents during the mission and the entire army is wiped out. That's also true."

"Then your team was..."

Lao Shi sighed sadly: "My team is considered to be above average. I have made some money with my brothers, and I have persisted for a long time. Taken together, the value created by each brother should be more than 2000 silver coins. If someone hadn't tricked me, maybe it wouldn't have happened overnight... Oh, forget it, let's not mention it, let's not mention it. You can't look back on the past, the more you look back, the sadder it becomes."

It could be heard that Lao Shi was a little upset, but he couldn't help but sigh and feel uncomfortable when he mentioned it.

"Brother, I am not here to pour cold water on you. If you want to take this path in the Titan City-State, especially if you three mushroom people form a group by yourself, I am really not optimistic about it. Although I know that you also have your own set of skills."

Lao Shi persuaded him from the bottom of his heart.

"Oh? Are you so optimistic about our prospects?"

"If it were anyone else, I would definitely be happy to watch them jump into the fire pit. But you are kind-hearted and let me go at this juncture. I can't have the conscience to watch you jump into the pit. It's not that I'm not optimistic about your prospects, but I can 100 % concluded that you mushroom people are involved in this industry. Unless you join a big force and are accepted, you will have a little chance to at least survive. Just relying on you, I dare say, you will be very struggling in the end. There is even a worst-case scenario, and it’s very likely.”

Lao Shi's persuasion was really not tactful.But this also shows that he really doesn't regard Jiang Yue and the others as outsiders.It seems that this life-saving kindness is genuine.

But Sangou was not convinced: "What, can this industry still cannibalize people?"

"It's not bad to eat people directly, but what does it mean to eat people where you can't see them? Bone-breaking and marrow-sucking are commonplace. Why do you think the adventurer team is updated so quickly?"

Sangou curled his lips, but looked disapproving.

Lao Shi sighed: "Forget it, I think you are determined, and I can't dissuade you. Only after personal experience can you have a real feeling. Then you will understand what I say. This industry not only eats People, and they eat people without spitting out their bones."

While they were talking, the clerk from the guild sent someone to inform them that they should be prepared and it was their turn to be reviewed.

"Have you applied for the mission?"

Jiang Yue did not hide it and informed Lao Shi about the task he applied for.Lao Shi said in an old Jianghu tone: "For this task, the remuneration is generous. However, if someone offers a price that is so much higher than the market price, the conditions are probably relatively harsh, and the competition will be huge. Actually, I am not I am very optimistic that you can win. But I still say that there should be no risk in a task like this. But dealing with the top ten golden groups and serving these big bosses at the top of the inner earth world does have certain risks in itself. "

"Isn't it easy to enjoy the shade under a big tree? Why is there still a risk?" Jiang Yue asked curiously.

"Don't you know what those big forces are like? And they are among the top ten golden tribes. They are the top existences. They will kill you if you disagree with them, and no one will even seek justice for you. Ask yourselves, what if you are killed? The Abyss clan is unhappy with being killed, will someone come to complain to you?"

Jiang Yue shook his head and said no.

"This is the risk. The bosses are moody, and we at the bottom cannot figure it out. Especially the rough guys, who have no idea how the bosses think. If they don't make a mistake, they will cause big trouble."

Lao Shi seems to have become disillusioned with this industry.However, he saw that Jiang Yue and the others had no intention of quitting, so he naturally did not persuade them too much.

"Since you have applied, the attitude is still the same. You go and accept the review."

Jiang Yue said: "No matter how you say it, I have listened to your heartfelt words, Lao Shi. These are heartfelt words that only good friends would say, and I will keep them in my heart."

He is not an unkind person, Lao Shi's words can be regarded as considering them, and he can't help but appreciate it.

Lao Shi waved his hand in disinterest, motioning for them to hurry over and be reviewed.In order to avoid being late and leaving a bad impression on the guild and the sponsor.After the three of them left the tavern, Sangou complained: "This old Shi is so talkative that he has lost all his energy. No wonder he can't get along well."

"You can't say that. He has been in this industry for so many years, and he must have his own story. To make him so decadent and lose his fighting spirit, he must have experienced a lot of hardships."

While the three of them were talking, they came to the window where they had signed up earlier.The clerk led them to a passage and entered the review area.

There were so many people signing up that they had to queue up to be reviewed.The sponsor still has to conduct an interview.

The good news is that the sponsor revealed that they may select a larger number of people and there will be several batches.

The bad news is of course that the mushroom people themselves are not very competitive, and the first impression can easily give people the feeling of being too weak to take on big responsibilities.

Many groups of adventurers have been interviewed before and have all left.

There are three groups of people ahead of Jiang Yue and the others, and each group only lasts for three to five minutes, so there is no need to wait much.

Not long after, it was Jiang Yue's turn.

In the room where the interview was held, there were senior officials from the guild, as well as two people who were not dressed as guilds but looked extremely wealthy. I guess they were the financial backers and the stewards of the Abyss Tribe on this trip?

As soon as Jiang Yue entered the room, he felt that the senior official in the guild's elder uniform was looking at him with a strange look, with a hint of judging him.

This feeling is not unfamiliar to Jiang Yue at all. Isn't it the same peeping feeling that Jiang Yue felt before?From within the guild.

So it turned out that it was this guild elder who was spying on him before?Could it be that the match he won against Ah Tu aroused some interest in the guild elder?
Before the senior management of the guild could speak, a middle-aged man with a mustache spoke with a chuckle.

"Mushroom man?"

Jiang Yue was neither humble nor arrogant, and nodded: "Yes, our team is all mushroom people. But I carefully read the details of the mission of the Abyss Tribe, and I think we mushroom people are more suitable for this task. First of all, we are pure creatures; then , We mushroom people are good at careful calculation, and tasks such as purchasing supplies require carefulness and thoughtfulness. The disadvantages of us mushroom people can be ignored in this task. On the contrary, our advantages are just enough for the task."

Normally, when a mushroom man encounters such a big scene, he will suffer from stage fright.

But Jiang Yue's eloquent talk made the financial owner somewhat surprised.

The elder of the guild also spoke at this time: "Haha, Mr. Ming, these mushroom people are not simple. There was a small disturbance here before, and they were the protagonists."

"Oh?" The financial owner of the Abyss Clan is Mr. Ming as mentioned by the guild elders.After hearing this, his calm face showed a little interest.

Then he picked up the registration information filled out by Jiang Yue and the others and read it carefully.

It can be seen that he didn't even read Jiang Yue's information seriously before.Mushroom man?Do the mushroom people dare to apply for a mission?Mr. Ming has really never looked at the information.

He has the power. Who to choose or not to choose is not just a matter of subjective opinion or a sentence in an on-site interview?

"Haha, to say that the previous adventurers were not very discerning by Mr. Ming, these three mushroom men are a bit interesting. Especially the way the incident was handled, it can be said that they are well-founded, courageous, strategic, and progressive. There is a retreat, which can be regarded as an example.”

The guild elder was not a talkative person, and he naturally looked down upon a task that only paid 2000 silver coins. So he actually spoke for these mushroom people twice, and Mr. Ming had to take it seriously.

After all, in the guild's territory, you still have to listen to some suggestions from the guild's top brass.These people often judge adventurers better than those who pay them.

Mr. Ming is not arrogant, thinking that he can understand these adventurers better than the guild elder.

"Elder Ji seems to appreciate these mushroom people." Mr. Ming showed a smile.

Elder Na Ji laughed: "By chance, one of my deacons reported the entire conflict before, and I happened to hear and witness the entire process. It was indeed a bit amazing. If you are a genius child of the Abyss Tribe, this is not a big deal. But what happened in Mushroom But it’s really worth saying something about people.”

Jiang Yue secretly wondered what Elder Ji meant by recommending him so actively.Jiang Yue didn't think that his three mushroom men could be so domineering as to win the appreciation of an old fox like Elder Ji.

Intuitively, Elder Ji is not the kind of person who treats virtuous officers with courtesy and pities talented people.

Moreover, if he really wants to appreciate the three of them, he can summon them after such a long time.

So, his recommendation is probably because he has other ideas.Jiang Yue couldn't guess at the moment, but his face was extremely humble. He was also grateful for Elder Ji's recommendation, and even seemed flattered.

Mr. Ming learned a little about the previous turmoil and heard that Jiang Yue actually beat the geniuses of the Chuanshan tribe in earthly arts. He was a little surprised and couldn't help but take a second look at them.

Later, I heard that Jiang Yue actually let Lao Shi go. Instead of killing anyone because of his previous provocation, he took a step back and gained a living space for himself.

Kind of interesting.

Almost all the adventurers I interviewed before had one characteristic, and that was recklessness.Even if these people tried their best to suppress this characteristic in front of him, they still couldn't hide what was in their bones.

And this mushroom man showed calmness and composure from beginning to end, and indeed had a stability that was inconsistent with their status.

From a mission perspective alone, this is really the candidate they need.

(End of this chapter)