Chapter 45: Apathy
"Your enhancement is very good, too good to be described." The freckled beauty winked playfully, glanced at Chen Fang's lips inadvertently, and showed a weird smile. During the hypnosis, she changed a set of clothes, although it was still a leather coat, but it was hotter than before, and in terms of use, the former belonged to work clothes, and this one could attract the attention of men more.
Mercenaries are very concerned about the effect of strengthening, not caring about whether the enhancement is worth the money, mainly worrying about the emergence of bottlenecks, how much potential a reinforcement has, and some clues can also be seen from the effect of each enhancement, and the hypnotist always informs the mercenary of the enhancement effect as soon as possible.
This is one of the few good news that Chen Fang has heard since he was infected, but it is only good news. This kind of enhancement is not immediate to improve combat effectiveness and change the effect of physique, if you want to use other enhancements, you have to wait for a long time, even if you strengthen agility, it is impossible to compete with other mercenaries in terms of physique, and the hand-controlled mecha still can't let him play to his heart's content, just to obtain the qualification of close quarters, and the capital to fight against the strong.
According to the previous agreement, now it is Chen Fang's turn to return the favor and go to a bar called Forget Worries to meet the legendary fourth-order mercenary, An Xun
Aiyu copates with death, interweaving the main theme of Gothic music, lingering decadence, exhilarating heavy metal, and a fairy-like female voice, as if whispering, which can undoubtedly become the mercenary's favorite. In this atmosphere, the mercenaries can both remember their dead companions in a gloomy mood, and also anesthetize themselves in indulgence, let go of nightmarish memories, and enjoy the journey into hell.
Forgetting worries is probably what mercenaries need the most, there are not many things worth remembering, more helplessness and misery, and the boss here obviously knows what the patrons need.
The surging crowd makes Chen Fang uncomfortable, he is from a wealthy family, he doesn't like noisy environments, but fortunately, the female voice seems to be able to gently pluck the listener's heart in the music, and every turn can arouse a light tremor in the depths of the soul, bringing endless enjoyment.
"Nine times out of ten, the guests here are mercenaries, and you can think of it as a mercenary club." Enter the Forget Worry Bar, the freckled beauty took the initiative to pull Chen Fang, I don't know if she is afraid of being squeezed away, or afraid that someone will slip away quietly, there is one thing that she omitted, and the people who patronize the Forget Worry Bar are all high-level mercenaries, and the rookies either don't know where this is, or they are ashamed of themselves, and they won't run to beg for themselves.
The freckle beauty seems to have a wide face, everyone takes the initiative to greet her, from the affectionate call, Chen Fang learned that her name is Susan, a very common name, but it does not affect her beauty, under the dizzying light, the freckles that destroy the beauty miraculously disappear~
Although it is not as popular as a mecha maintainer, the hypnotist is also in the spotlight, not to mention that the freckle beauty is also a beauty.
As a man who was pulled by Susan, Chen Fang was also fortunate to be the focus, that kind of taste was not good, fortunately, he was born extraordinary, and naturally had a temperament that was not inferior to others, in this world where mercenaries gathered, blooming with a strange brilliance, people were paying attention to Susan at the same time, but also secretly speculating about his identity, but the third-order mercenary badge at the neckline could not support much suspense, at best, he was just a rookie, just qualified to enter the forgetful worries.
One is the dark horse with the first personal merit value, the other is the fourth-order mercenary who led the team and won the first place in the group, and the two men with the most beautiful scenery in the hall star faced each other in front of the bar.
The meeting is not as full of fire as Chen Fang imagined, but it is not enthusiastic, but the indifferent atmosphere makes people very uncomfortable.
For the dark horse that came out of thin air, Anson showed a strong interest, and it was hard to believe that this sick seedling who could be blown down by a gust of wind was the guy who was in the limelight on Hall Star and made his team tired, and the opponent who tried his best to get rid of, and did not hesitate to take risks to challenge difficult tasks.
In addition, after all, the merit value of the two teams is a full 100,000 points apart, he can't figure out how Chen Fang's personal merit value can surpass himself, in fact, Anson, as a strong attack mecha and leader, the merit value is slightly higher than the other members of the team, and the system of the mercenary association will not be a problem, unless the team members are different, resulting in different numbers of distribution, although this possibility is not very likely, Anson's team is only three people, plus he is only four, and the other three are sitting next to the bar at the moment, quietly tasting spirits, Listening to the music, he showed the usual indifference of mercenaries to the appearance of Chen Fang.
"How many people are on your team?" After all, this is the only reasonable explanation that Anson can think of.
"Four." Chen Fang's answer was very simple, not only Linni, but also the thunderbolt bee and the fire bull.
"This can't be, if your team is four people, you can't surpass me in merit points, unless you cheat." Anson refused to accept it, and deliberately emphasized the last two words.
"If I cheat, the group won't be the first to be your turn." Maybe he didn't like the other party's indifference, Chen Fang was-for-tat, but it was never an exaggeration.
Susan asked for a glass of liquor for herself, and watched with great interest, and as expected, when two powerful men met, a comet would break out into the earth.
An Xun couldn't imagine that a novice would dare to challenge the authority of a high-level mercenary, and suddenly smiled: "You are only a second-order mercenary now, why do you have this confidence?" ”
"Third Order." Although Chen Fang never valued the rank of a mercenary, he still corrected it and met his aggressive gaze at the same time.
A hint of surprise finally appeared in the empty eyes: "So, the mission of the Hall Star has made you rise two ranks in a row, can you tell me what your personal merit value is during this competition?" ”
"Not counting the various rewards in the later stage, twenty-six thousand eight hundred and eighty-three points." Chen is not trying to show off, the professional quality of the data engineer makes him extraordinarily accurate when mentioning numbers.
"Shhhhh Susan let out a loud whistle, and the other three members of Anson's team involuntarily turned their heads.
The insects and beasts encountered during the mission belong to the team hunting task, and the merit value also belongs to the team for all members to distribute.
Such a figure shows that almost all the merit points were won by Chen Fang alone, and even so, it is unlikely.
Anson seemed to remember something, and thought, "I heard that you were a solo horse when you first arrived in Hall, and it seems that the rumors are true, but even so, I still can't understand your merit value. It's really unwilling to lose under the hands of a novice, and if you have the chance, you must compete again. ”
"You're the winner this time, but you can't beat me twice." Chen Fang is not modest, but respectful of the facts, for him, it is very irritating to be inferior, there are too many unfavorable factors to contribute to today's situation, but everything is getting better, next time, he will not repeat the mistakes of the past, such as the energy bar crisis.
Although the mercenaries are not like other troops, they require their subordinates to obey their superiors absolutely, but the concept of rank is still deep-rooted, and this is undoubtedly the most arrogant.
"You think it's a provocation? In my opinion, on the contrary, this is a challenge, this is a sign of respect for you, the mercenary contest should take place on a mission, not in a bar! Anson was still indifferent, his empty eyes inadvertently flashed a gleam, and he didn't expect that he was actually aroused by a fragile novice.
At this time, Chen Fang was already far away from the bar, for the fragile physique, the liquor was like a poison, and there was no blessing to suffer, even if the body was healed, it was impossible for him to destroy his physique with alcohol like other mercenaries.
"Hehe, I can't see that you guy is crazy enough, and cool enough, he dares to challenge Anson in public, he is not an ordinary fourth-order mercenary, many people think that he has fifth-order strength, including me." Susan threw down Anson and the others and trotted all the way to catch up from behind.
"You don't stay and drink with them?" Chen Fang frowned, out of promise, he promised to come and worry-free, and now that he has fulfilled his promise, it can be understood that Susan has no reason to continue to pester herself, of course, this kind of thing can't be said.
Susan smiled and said, "Well, I have a feeling that it must be more fun to be with you than with Anson." What happened to you just now? Judging the two of you in the afternoon, did you see a high-level mercenary and arouse your fighting spirit as a man? Is it because of me that I am jealous? ”
It's really a woman who feels good about herself, a little too much, right? Chen Fang laughed: "Maybe, I don't like him." ”
"Don't like him? Why? Susan asked curiously, she was too lazy to investigate whether this might be because of her fighting spirit or because of her, whether it was ability, quality, or character, Anson was excellent, otherwise, it would not be possible to become her friend.
"Maybe it's because of his self-righteousness and indifference." Chen Fang hates the feeling of being looked down on.
Susan couldn't help but tremble: "It turns out that you are here for this, as a fourth-order mercenary, it seems that you can't talk about self-righteousness." Even if you are now a third-order mercenary, do you know how many tribulations a third-order mercenary has to go through to become a fourth-order mercenary? How many times to strengthen your physique? He just loses in your hands, and he can't accept it for a while. Speaking of apathy, in a few years, you may be even more indifferent than him. Every mercenary who steps into the high ranks has a painful, unbearable experience, which will make a person become numb, and the external manifestation is indifference, the same to everyone, and the unwillingness to smile strongly, shows that he is not hypocritical. In my opinion, if you don't like him, it means that you are the same people, and you are all arrogant. Come to this kind of place for fun, don't mention this, it's still early, let's find a place to talk? ”