After lunch, Kester took White Feather and Silver Wing to the Mercenary Guild. Even though Fink said that Susan's seal would be loosened in a day, it was the most important thing to prepare for battle. If you wait until the end of the matter to arrange the battle, it is easy to have such and such forks.

Although Kester's current enemy, the Shadow Church, was only his speculation, this kind of thing would not allow anything to happen, and he was determined to be prepared.

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At noon, the sun was blazing, and the temperature at noon was unusually high due to the location of the city of Lyre in the middle of the desert.

Most of the mercenaries hid from the heat outside to find a place to escape the heat, and the originally full mercenary union branch also rarely had a slightly leisurely lunch break.

A mercenary guild receptionist was napping, saliva still hanging from the corner of his mouth. Suddenly, a hand reached over and patted the receptionist on the shoulder, waking him up. The receptionist rubbed his eyes, and when he saw the iconic fiery red armor of the visitor, a cold sweat broke out instantly: "Joe... Mistress Joey, today is... You're on duty, huh? "Joey is very strict with law enforcement, both for others and for himself. The receptionist saw that Joey took advantage of the default nap time to check the post and found his head, and immediately panicked.

To the receptionist's surprise, Joey didn't reprimand him severely, but nodded: "Well, it's hot now, it's better to find a cool place to take a nap, don't fall asleep and get heat stroke." ”

"Joe... Mistress Joey? The receptionist looked surprised.

"Also, you're not vigilant enough. If I hadn't come to wake you up, but to trouble you, I'd have been beaten by now. Joey said as he walked away, "Remember to be vigilant at all times when you rest!" ”

"Vigilant?" The receptionist glanced at Joey's back, and then looked at his hands: "Since Lord Joey said so, it must make sense..."

"This mission... It's really head-scratching. Joey made his rounds as he thought back to the task assigned to him by Gray, the nominal lord of Lyle City.

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A day ago, the branch of the Mercenary Guild in Lyle.

"Little Joe, come to my office after the work is done in a while." Gray's voice was transmitted to Joey's ears by the spatial magic.

"Yes!" Joey responded and stepped up the progress of the inspection, and after a while, he completed the day's inspection task.

"Lord Gray, are you looking for me?" Joey walked briskly through the door of Gray's lab. Gray, as an experimental maniac, simply moved his office to the laboratory.

"Xiao Qiao, have you advanced to the ninth order in the past two days?" Gray just finished his experiment. He turned to look at Joey, "When did this happen?" ”

Joey's body stood straight: "Thanks to the adult, it is the promotion that was completed last night." "Joey's previous time in the eighth order is indeed not short, and what he lacks is just understanding. Although Joey was at an absolute disadvantage in that battle with Caysar, he was the one who was hunted down from beginning to end, and he fell into a dead situation in just a few moves. But it is undeniable that this crushing battle with a huge disparity in strength also taught Joey a very vivid lesson. After that war, Joey's perception of running for his life has obviously improved significantly! Taking this opportunity, he finally broke through the shackles of many years and successfully completed the long-awaited promotion.

Seeing Joey's attitude of neither humility nor arrogance, Gray nodded with satisfaction: "Not bad, not bad, I was not carried away by the promotion, and my preparation for the past two days has been in vain." ”

Joey was stunned for a moment: "What preparation?" ”

"Jason's unsuccessful guy has been deposed by the Senate." Gray said lightly as if drinking water about the high-level changes in the Mercenary Union Branch of Lyle City: "I pushed you up as a substitute last night, and at noon today, the Senate approved my recommendation, and you are now the youngest veteran of the Mercenary Guild Branch of Lyle City." ”

"Me? But I'm not that good..."Although Joey was also eager to promote his position, when it came to the end, his first reaction was hesitation.

"Even a guy like Jason who is messy and spineless can stay in this position for so long, Xiao Qiao, your work ability is still no problem." Gray smiled, but his expression immediately became serious again: "There is a test now, it depends on whether you can complete it." ”

Joey's expression froze: "My lord, please speak." ”

"You know about Susan, right?"

"I've heard about some, it seems... Something to do with Calamity Dragon? Joey's voice was a little uncertain.

Gray nodded: "After Fink accidentally met Ye Lingyun before, the two of them went to drink together, and they mentioned this incident in the chat. Ye Lingyun speculated that the disappearance of the ironback beetles around Lyle City in recent days might be related to the Calamity Demon Dragon. ”

Joey frowned: "Such unfounded speculation is inevitably too arbitrary." ”

Gray didn't answer, but asked in turn, "Little Joe, what do you think will be the biggest trouble if the news of Susan's true identity leaks?" ”

Joey was stunned for a moment, but he quickly came up with an idea: "Could it be... It can't be the Shadow Church lunatics, right? ”

Gray sighed: "I hope not, too, but it's very likely. This strange event was very much in line with the Shadow Church's style of doing things—there were some strange events beforehand, but they weren't usually so noticeable. Long before the last time the beast was born, before the battle for the Heavenly Dog in the Burning Hell, there was a strange scene of ten thousand dogs crying near the quicksand scales of the temple headquarters, but it was not noticed by the temple. Later, the Holy Knights learned that it was an ancient formation that inspired the ferocity of the Flame Hell. ”

Joey stopped talking, in fact, once the matter involved the Shadow Church, it was better to believe it than to believe it. As long as there is a possibility of encountering them, it will be extremely troublesome.

After a long time, Joey slowly came back to his senses: "Then, why didn't the Shadow Church take action before?" I wish this guess was wrong. ”

Gray shook his head and said slowly: "The promotion that Susan completed half a month ago, it is now a heavenly level!" ”

"Heavenly Steps! Wow..."Joey gasped, "Why did you let Fink bring Susan here in the first place, staying in Locksell is still protected by the Mercenary Guild, and Lyle City..."

"I don't know why the Captain let Fink take Susan around when he knew the details... And I feel like it's a little too secretive, but that's not something I can handle. Gray smiled bitterly: "I can only feel that trouble seems to be getting closer and closer to us!" ”

Joey nodded silently, both Calamity and the Shadow Church represent trouble, and they are the most difficult of the troubles to deal with. When these two troubles are added together, things get extra tricky.

"In the past two days, you try to move around as much as you can, and make more rounds." Gray didn't seem to have a better solution: "Let the people below be more vigilant, but be careful, don't reveal too much about the inside story." ”

"Yes, sir!"

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"I can't reveal the inside story, and I have to make the big guy a little vigilant..."Joey smiled wryly and knocked his head: "This is really brain-based work." ”

Just thinking like this, a familiar figure appeared in the gate of the union: "Hey, Uncle Joey, I heard that you have been promoted to the senator?" ”

Joey turned back with a happy face: "Xiaoye, good guy, you are finally here, Fink has been waiting for your news for the past two days." He's got people coming to you twice, and you're forging gear. It's rare for you to get out of the customs today, how is the harvest? ”

Kester patted the thick earth light armor on his body: "This is my achievement, uncle, then please take me to Fink." ”

Joy naturally couldn't see the mystery of thick earth and light armor, but although he felt that Kester's hard work in the past two days looked a little cold, he naturally wouldn't say it, but nodded and led Kester inside.

Kester knew what the other party thought when he looked at Joey's expression, but he didn't explain much, just quickly followed Joey.

"Ye Lingyun, you're finally here!" When Fink saw Kester, he came from afar, and he punched Kester in the chest: "You have been in retreat for the past two days?" There is not a single figure missing, and those who don't know it think you have sneaked away. ”

"Am I like that?" Kester shrugged, "It's just an armor." ”

"This is your armor?" Fink glanced at the Thick Earth Light Armor with some sympathy, but after all, he had seen a lot of knowledge, and he could see a slight difference: "Inlaid with a sixth-order demon core? It's a pity that the base material doesn't look very good. ”

Kester didn't explain much, just said: "Help yourself forge a piece of equipment, and practice your hands by the way, the first work, you can't expect too much." ”

Fink didn't ask much, he turned around and led Kester and Joey towards Gray's lab, "It's pretty much set up, but seriously, I'd rather never need it." If this time is safe, I must take Susan back to the mercenary capital as soon as possible, otherwise she will be too dangerous now. ”

Kester sighed when he heard this: "To be honest, I hope this arrangement will come in handy..."

"What?"

"Otherwise, if the Shadow Church waits for you on your way back to Locksell... Then you are afraid that it will be more ferocious and less auspicious. ”

Kester's statement is not unreasonable, even if Lyle City is not the nest of the Amethyst Geese and the mercenaries, after all, it is half a home field. If the Shadow Church is really in ambush, there is at least some way to deal with it. But if the other party can calm down and wait for an opportunity to sneak attack after Fink and his party hit the road, then it will be their home field!