Chapter 16: Scenery and Hidden Worries (3)

Early the next morning, the mission hall.

When Hannah, who came to assign the mission, stepped into the cubicle, she saw Andrew and Christina in disguise at a glance. After a moment's pause, he slowly took a step back and glanced towards the corridors on the left and right, before walking in with a surprised face: "Good morning, Miss Christina." Didn't Mr. Duru come with him?"

"He ......" Christina opened her mouth slightly to answer, however, as soon as she spoke, she lost her voice and began to cough suddenly, without any confidence at all.

Andrew had no choice but to take it over and said, "Mr. Duru has something to do and needs to go on a long trip, and I'm afraid we won't be able to see him for a while." โ€

"This is ......"

"Conrad. I'm a new member of the Blood Elves and Dragons Mercenary Regiment. In other words, the members of the group who are still under observation have not yet been officially registered. โ€

"The Blood Elves and Dragon Mercenaries have a new member? With that, Hannah sat down in her place and handed over a few sheets from her own papers. But only Christina was given.

Andrew looked at Hannah from the sidelines and spread his hands.

"Oh, sorry. Here's another copy, originally intended for Mr. Duroux. Since he didn't come, he can give it to you. With that, Hannah pulled out a few more pieces of information and handed them to Andrew.

Taking the information, Andrew looked at it carefully.

"These tasks are more urgent, and the price given is not low. Of course, there's no way to keep up with the previous mission. Personally, I suggest you guys can pick one or two of them. This is a perk of being a Level 6 mercenary group, and you can choose the mission you want. The rest of the tasks will be handed over to the fifth-level mercenary group that has signed up. โ€

Christina cautiously glanced at Andrew next to her, then looked down at the task list and introduction in her hand. A pair of eyes blinked, and he looked absent-minded.

After a while, Hannah asked softly, "Well, is there any result?, or which task Miss Christina is interested in, I may highlight it." โ€

Christina casually pointed to a task: "This one." โ€

"This one ......"

"Wait. That doesn't work. Before Hannah could finish speaking, Andrew had already put the task sheet in his hand in front of Hannah, pointed to another task and interrupted, "Let's listen to this task." โ€

Hannah was a little blindsided, and her eyes kept going back and forth between Christina and Andrew.

......

"Miss Christina, is he really a member of your group who is still under observation?"

Christina hesitated, nodded, and then lowered her head and quietly glanced at Andrew, who was standing in the distance.

Andrew stood far away, but he could hear Hannah and Christina talk clearly. Of course, he had to pretend he didn't hear. After all, humans don't have such good hearing.

"I think he's going a little bit too far. If it were Mr. Durrou, I would have thought it was nothing, but he ...... I've never seen a mercenary group where members who are still under observation can tell their leader. Maybe your personality is too good to mind, but as a mission advisor to the Blood Elves and Dragon Mercenary Groups, I must give you advice. We shouldn't be so laissez-faire with new members, otherwise it will reduce our trust in the Blood Elves and Dragon Mercenary Groups. โ€

Christina nodded slightly.

"So, let's take the mission you were referring to?"

"No!" Christina hurriedly said, "We'll choose the task he set!"

Hannah was stunned, not knowing how to answer. In the end, he could only spread his hands helplessly: "Okay, just the task he chose." If you insist. โ€

Hannah is gone, and it can be seen that Hannah is a little depressed and doesn't know what to say.

"Maybe you shouldn't do it...... Christina whispered to Andrew.

"It's okay, it's just at first, they'll get used to it quickly. This has never been a problem. With that, Andrew had already turned around and walked out.

Christina hurriedly chased after her.

"Let's go through the formalities. Register my other identity into the mercenary group first, so they don't have any more opinions. At least there will be a little less opinion. โ€

"Hmm!" Christina nodded heavily.

......

"Sir, what do you want to do?" the little girl in the adventurer's service hall stared at Andrew with an expressionless face.

It's the little girl who was fooled by her to help cheat before. This time, though, she's got a different face. The point is, she is also facing another person. At least that's what she thinks herself.

"I ...... Shouldn't fingerprints be taken?" Andrew asked, puzzled.

"Yes, it's right to leave fingerprints. But not the left thumb, it should be the right thumb. The little girl said with a blank face.

"Why does it have to be the right thumb?"

"That's what it says according to the rules. โ€

"But I'm left-handed. โ€

"That's your problem, our rules only say that it must be the thumb of the right hand, and it doesn't say that left-handers can use the thumb of the left hand. โ€

"And what if I don't have a right hand?"

"If you don't have a right hand, we'd suggest you do something else besides being a mercenary. Not only is the Adventurer's Guild free of racial discrimination, we also care for people with disabilities. โ€

The little girl smiled, but she was not ready to say anything to him.

Seeing that there was no one around except Christina, Andrew hurriedly leaned over and prepared to say something. Who knew that the little girl suddenly distanced herself from him, and screamed, "What do you want to do!"

All of a sudden, everyone in the distance looked at this place, and their eyes widened one by one. Andrew saw that several big men had already put their hands on their weapons, probably ready to come over at any time to perform heroic rescue beauty.

Andrew's scalp began to tingle: "Did I do anything? I didn't do anything." โ€

"So what I asked: What do you want to do? I didn't ask: What did you do?"

Helpless, Andrew could only bite the bullet and say, "Mr. Duru, you must know him, right?"

The little girl was stunned for a moment, hesitated, and nodded.

"He said you could ...... a little"

Before Andrew could finish speaking, the little girl had already interrupted: "Then please let him tell me for himself." โ€

As she spoke, before Andrew could react, the little girl had already rang the bell on the table: "Next โ€”โ€”!"

Suddenly, the dwarf, who was sitting in the distance waiting, rushed over and pushed Andrew away.

Looking at the little clerk girl who was so engrossed in asking about the dwarves' needs that she didn't even look at herself, Andrew was discouraged.

This was followed by the meeting of Bian VI.

Because Christina was pushed away by him, the secretary made him wait outside for two hours, and finally he didn't see him.

Remember the orc who was cut in line when Andrew first met Bianne VI? Well, now Andrew is in that position. Even if he didn't doze off, he was cut in line.

Even if he claims to be a new member of the Blood Elf and Dragon Mercenary Group and takes out the tokens of the Mercenary Group.

"If it were really that important, I think Miss Christina or Mr. Durroux would come in person. You just wait here and see you if our boss is free. But if you don't have time, you can't help it. โ€

Unfortunately, this is the way this world is. Handsome people have welfare, ugly people have no human rights. There aren't many people who can experience both extremes at the same time, and Andrew is one now.

The whole atmosphere has changed, not only the women, but even the way the guards look at him has changed. Originally, he thought that only women would change because he became ugly. In fact, it is not. In the past, when walking on the road, someone would look at him quietly, and that gaze would either admire or envy. Now there are people quietly watching him on the road, in order to know his location accurately, it is convenient to hide a little farther.

On the way back, Andrew's whole face was gloomy.

It was a feeling of falling from the peak to the bottom of life. Everyone changed their faces to him.

"Mr. Duroux. Christina whispered, "Perhaps...... It's better for you to change back. There really isn't a need for this. I think they should value you more, after all...... You do have a lot more credit than I do. Without you, there would be no Blood Elves and Dragon Mercenary Regiment. โ€

Andrew took a deep breath and wanted to say a few nice words, and then, he realized that he was not in the mood at all. I had to twist my head back again, and only dropped one sentence: "Okay, so be it." Say no more. โ€

If you think about it, would you be happy if a strange-looking middle-aged man talks to you? Andrew himself began to feel awkward.

Changing his face is a complete change of life, which Andrew never expected. Among all the people, it seems that the only thing that has changed is Christina, who knows the truth.

"You want to come back without changing, right?"

Well, even Christina, at the end of the day, has asked this sentence a hundred and eighty times. It's only the first day.

Still, Andrew decided to persevere. Stick to it for at least a while. Hold on until the White Vulture Mercenary Group returns and makes sure everything is calm.

The key is that this set of secret techniques can not only change appearance, but also change the breath, so that Andrew's breath is mixed with a feeling similar to that of a hydra. Even if the other party is a lich, unless they also know this secret technique, they will definitely not be able to recognize Andrew's identity.

Will the lich know this secret technique?

It's possible. But even if you do, you certainly haven't tried it. After all, they don't have a face at all.

As long as he keeps this secret technique, then he is basically safe. Even if someone from the White Bone Holy Light Sect appeared in front of him, he dared to walk over as if nothing happened.

"It's just the first day, and soon they'll get used to it. Andrew snapped and said, "It's okay." Didn't we take on the task today? Let's start tomorrow with the mission. โ€

"But, Mr. Duru, I still think you looked better before. Why don't I give you my scales?

"No ......"

"Please, let's get a new face!"

"Nope. Do you think I'm too ugly?"

"Right...... No, I ...... I just don't feel comfortable looking at it. โ€

"You don't even know how to lie...... Anyway, that's it for now, and I don't plan to change it. Rest early, we have a mission tomorrow. โ€

"Oh......," Christina replied reluctantly.

Outside the window, the snow on the trees had begun to loosen. Every now and then, some fall and pile up snowdrifts on the ground.

The silvery moonlight shone obliquely on the earth, and the whole city was immersed in a peaceful atmosphere.

......

At this moment, the periphery of Lin Lรณpez.

At night, on the snow-covered hills, two men in white robes, one tall and one short, were silently watching the silent city-state. The hood hung so tightly that it was impossible to see their faces.

"She's right here?"

"Yes, it's been six years now. โ€

"Been here for six years...... What are you doing?"

"I don't really know. Originally, I thought she would occupy a mountain and live a quiet life. Outcome...... She didn't seem to be planning to do that. โ€

"Be a mercenary? Why do dragons want to be mercenaries? Is it that the half-bloods are also confused?"

The short man spread his hands and said, "Maybe we don't need to leave her alone." She didn't want to go back herself, and she didn't matter in the first place. There won't be anything here that threatens her safety. In addition......"

After a moment of silence, the short man continued, "She hasn't been able to put her name in the family tree until now. Strictly speaking, she's not even one of our people. โ€

"But her mother is from our people. The tall white-robed man straightened his waist and sighed, "And her mother's relatives are also our clansmen." โ€

"And what about her father? Does her father not care about this kind of thing? I think it would be more appropriate for her father to take care of it. โ€

"It's not something you should think about. The situation is very special, and we could fight the undead at any time. The trouble caused by the Black Dragon's gang is likely to drag us into the water. One is not careful, and she is likely to become a weakness that the other party can exploit to us. The above means, take her back. Not only her, but all the wandering clansmen must return immediately. โ€

"Above?"

"That's what the Great Elder meant. Turning his face sideways, the tall white-robed man glanced at the short man, and said coldly: "You are responsible for this matter, I don't care what method you use to bring her back." Got it?"

The short man was stunned for a moment, so he had to quickly stand up straight and salute respectfully: "Understood." This is a task I accept and will be completed soon. โ€

"As fast as you can. โ€

"Yes!"

Turning around, the tall white-robed man had quietly left.

The remaining short, white-robed man casually took off his hood, revealing a delicate, youthful face. She has long blond hair similar to Christina's, and elf-like pointed ears like Christina's. Unlike Christina, he also has patches of distinctly golden dragon scales on his cheeks.

On the hill, he stood quietly, looking down at the whole of Lin Lรณpez.

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