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He explained briefly.

As the president of the Altai Chamber of Commerce in Strange Rock City, Mark May has exhausted almost all of his manpower and material resources in exchange for the current team, and once he returns without any results, his position as president will definitely be revoked, and even face more serious consequences.

He is now like a bow with a full string, if he doesn't even shoot an arrow, he will give up halfway, and his reputation will plummet. To put it simply, it's a better question for the titles of "Mark May the brave who failed the S-class quest" and "Mark May the coward who was intimidated by the S-rank quest".

This operation has exhausted everything he has, so even if it fails, it is better than retreating, and it is Mark May himself who has driven himself to the precipice.

"Is he crazy, why is he gambling so much?"

Leo asked in amazement after listening to Michael's explanation.

As long as he is a normal businessman, he will not put all his eggs in one basket, he thinks that this is just a task of a middle-aged businessman on a whim.

I can't imagine that this task is so important and the fate of so many people is at stake!

"Still, I can see the confidence in what Mark May has done."

Chief McKnight smiled heartily and looked at him with respect, and Neil and Lindsay around him all smiled as if they had heard a warm joke.

Confused by the smiles of the crowd, Leo reflected on whether he had said something wrong.

"What is it?"

Leo asked humbly.

"That's you, didn't you save these two mercenary captains unscathed, and also repelled the Kazekage wolves - although he didn't know about this matter, that merchant must have regarded you as a real powerhouse, a real lifesaver."

Finally seizing his chance, Iros burst out laughing and attacked Leo with a vicious taunt.

If it is an S-class unknown area that hides the Wind Shadow wolf pack, even if there are two A-level Imperial Capital mercenary groups, Mark May will definitely feel that the hope of completing the mission is very slim, and then judge the situation with the rationality of the businessman, and then he will definitely plan how to reduce the loss, and then carry out the performance that he retreated due to the failure of the challenge mission, saving costs and reducing the loss of reputation.

This was the last resort, but he obviously had no such intention at the moment, and judging from his actions, he really wanted to carry on this mission.

But the question is, why?

Looking at Leo's performance in the Altai camp these days, the answer is imminent.

Receiving a reply from Mike that meant the same thing, but had a completely different content, Leo nodded with a wry smile.

In short, let's take it one step at a time. He thought so, and then glanced at Iros beside him without leaving a trace.

I don't know if it's an illusion, but I always feel that the goddess of the moon is getting more and more excessive.

It seems that some people are different inside and outside - Mike seems to be arrogant, but he has a lot of respect for the strong; Merchant Mark May looks steady, but at heart he is a mad gambler; There is also Iros, the goddess of the moon, whose elegant and mature temperament is vividly reflected on the outside, but she is simply a little childish on the inside.

Mark May didn't know when to take care of the adventurers' affairs and walked towards where they were.

In any case, the head of the mission was Mark May, and the mercenaries, including Knight Commander Mack, paid their respects to Mark May by bowing.

Originally, Leo wanted to be like them, but Mark May didn't seem to care about these things, and immediately stopped the etiquette with a wave of his hand.

"The success or failure of this mission is about the lives of many people."

When he walked up to Leo, he said a pressureful word, but when he met Mark May's brown eyes, he noticed the look of worry in his eyes.

This was not to threaten him with Lindsay's life, but to tell Leo that the responsibility had been passed on to him.

"Mr. May, I really don't understand why you would behave so immaturely?"

Leo sighed, although the other party's words were very beautiful, but the initiator of this situation was the middle-aged businessman in front of him.

It was so strange to him that everyone's fate had passed through his hands and into his own hands in such an unknown way.

Even a madman, a gambler, can't trust a stranger so much, right? Not to mention being a good businessman?

Mark May was silent for a long time, raised his right arm, and pulled down his shirt in the astonished eyes of everyone.

There is no businessman-like pot-bellied, and his body even shows a rare sense of strength, and there is even a hideous scar on the lower abdomen, which extends to the other side.

Everyone didn't understand his actions, and then he spoke.

"Before I became a businessman, I was an adventurer." His tone was flat, "I made a promise when I was young to accomplish the feat of exploring the unknown and to be a heroic adventurer. ”

He has entered middle age, and he said this without embarrassment on his face.

"Mr. Leo, believe it or not, if you want to save her, you can only pass this mission."

Mark May's "she" is naturally Lindsay.

The mission contract he signed with Leo was only between the two. In other words, once Mark May is removed from the position of president by the Chamber of Commerce, he may be sent to a distant location, or die, and his mission contract with Leo will be invalidated. If Leo is hell-bent on stealing Lindsay, then he will definitely spread the word that Lindsay is a pagan alchemist and attract the Luna Cult.

However, Leo realized at this time that if he killed Mark May in front of him, there would not be many people who knew Lindsay's identity and would publicize it.

Even if he helps Mark May complete the mission, what if he uses this matter to blackmail himself in the future?

The shrewd middle-aged businessman seemed to have insight into Leo's thoughts, and showed a calm smile: "Don't look at me like this, I have a lot of contacts." ”

"Just as you don't trust me, I sometimes think I don't trust you."

"But when I was in business, I realized a truth: only if you take the initiative to believe in others, others can believe in you."

"Success requires the trust of both parties, and neither side can do it."

If Leo is suspicious of Mark May, then Mark May will not be able to achieve his goals, and Lindsay's crisis will not be resolved, and both sides will be in a bad situation.

I have always been worried that the other party will cheat on me, so I can't take an important step towards success, but this step Mark May took first, and his previous actions are the best proof.

If Mark May completes the mission with the help of Leo, he maintains a good relationship with Leo, Lindsay's identity can be well hidden, and Leo can also use the power of the Altai Chamber of Commerce in his future travels, this is a win-win situation, and the charm of cooperation lies in this.

Although businessmen are full of suspicion and deception, they still can't do without trust if they want to cooperate successfully.

At this moment, Leo is constantly thinking about gains and losses, constantly worrying about being deceived, and suddenly realizes that Mark May is a businessman, which is the fundamental reason why he can become the president, because he shows Leo trust.

And he also succeeded in leaving Leo with no choice - everyone chooses the best plan that will make a profit, which has to work with Mark May.

"You're going to mind if my little cleverness binds you now, so, here's for you."

"That's a little bit of sincerity on my part."

Mark May saw through Leo's hesitation, smiled and took out two mission contracts from his arms, the golden paper looked very extraordinary, and the words on it were all engraved by magic.

Neil, his deputy head of the regiment, and the two members of the "Smiling Honey Sword" all had their faces changed drastically, and those two things were the mission contract between them and the Altai Chamber of Commerce, and the fundamental reason why they had to stay here.

At this time, Mark May chose to hand over these two crucial contracts to Leo, that is to say, he really handed over everything he could use, the most elite power of the entire Altai camp, to Leo.

This is the sincerity that this businessman has shown, which makes people feel frightened.

Marc May bent down sincerely and respectfully presented the two contracts to Leo, as if he had given away two blank pieces of paper.

All eyes were on Leo, including Lindsay and Mike, and they all wondered what he would do when faced with these two vital contracts.

"What happens if I tear them?"

In front of everyone's eyes, Leo's words at this time were like a super bomb thrown into the sea, setting off a huge wave that covered the sky and the sun.

You know, the two contracts above are directly valid, which means that Leo can drive the two A-class mercenaries to do almost anything - let alone explore the unknown area, even if it is to attack Strange Rock City, of course, this is a bit exaggerated, but it is roughly what it means.

At this moment, faced with a mission contract that is more precious than two magic scrolls worth tens of thousands of gold coins, he actually asked what would happen if he tore it up?

Everyone's expressions were dull and stunned, even a madman couldn't think of such an idea, but the person in front of him thought of it and said it.

"This, this, this is paper made of special metal, the general force, yes, is indestructible."

Mark May, who was calm and calm no matter what the situation was, was also a little stunned at this time and stammered.

"Of course, if you really want to tear it up, they will leave for the imperial capital at once - because there is no contract to bind it."

Thinking of Leo's unfathomable strength, Mark May smiled bitterly and lowered his voice.

"They" naturally refer to the two mercenary groups, although tearing up the contract, the reward for the tasks above will be reduced by half, but no one would want to venture to the place where the Wind Shadow Wolf is infested, even the elite mercenaries in the imperial capital.

At this moment, Neil and his deputy head of the regiment, as well as a group of mercenaries from the imperial capital, all looked at Leo with hopeful eyes, and their watery eyes looked extremely pitiful.

"Ahem, then I understand, I'll keep it for you first."

Leo laughed dryly, his expression became serious, and he quietly accepted the two golden contracts, and instructed Lindsay Good Life next to him to take care of them.

The surrounding mercenaries looked at the contract being put into Lindsay's bag, and they all showed disappointed looks.

"That's great, the arrangement of the task, I want to analyze it with you and the two leaders of the mercenary group."

"Also, if Miss Nala Cook is inconvenient, the group members can be replaced."

Mark May was relieved, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and said with a smile, he was really nervous just now, even in the face of the envoy from the imperial capital.

At this point, they need to study the geological reports analyzed by the scholars, and try to draw up a part of the map, redeploy personnel, and conduct a second exploration.

And the specific details need to be discussed in detail.

Leo and the others nodded in agreement, and the more meticulous the preparation, the closer they were to success.