CHAPTER 357: CHAPTER 2: STEP FORWARD, ROOKIE MERCENARIES

Luo Lin’s expression suddenly became blank.

The indulged young mercenary sitting in front of her also lowered his voice and coughed.

There’s no choice, since Yue Jinghua needs to investigate the clues about the damage of those Dark Beast Eggs, the other members of Compass’s small team must be found.

According to the rules of the Mercenary World, only members of the same Mercenary Group or Mercenary Squad can seek others through the Mercenary Branch.

Where there are people, there are always conflicts and issues.

If there are wealthy second generations and official second generations, naturally, there are also so-called second generation soldiers.

The so-called second generation soldiers, as the name suggests, refers to the second generation of mercenaries.

When Yue Jinghua first heard Compass pompously announce the name of his mercenary team, she had the impulse to kick this fat man to death.

You tell me, with such a name, who would be willing to pay and hire them?

But Compass, whose brains might be smeared with pig dung, initially thought the name "Second Generation Soldiers" was catchy and registered it at the local Mercenary Branch. If they wanted to change the name, it would require a lot of hassle.

Seeing Luo Lin not making a sound for a long time, Yue Jinghua waved her hand in front of her eyes, "Lady Luo Lin, is there a problem?"

Luo Lin snapped back to reality, "You aren’t a member of the ’Second Generation Soldiers,’ are you?"

While asking, Luo Lin observed Yue Jinghua’s attire and manner of speaking and increasingly believed that he was part of that novice mercenary squad, which recently became "famous" in Five Saints Town.

Seeing the odd expression on Luo Lin’s face, Yue Jinghua wondered if this rookie mercenary team had stirred up another mess.

"I am their captain," despite Compass emphasizing before leaving Polo City that Yue Jinghua was only the acting vice-captain, Yue Jinghua simply disregarded his words.

Seeing Yue Jinghua actually pulled out a captain badge, Luo Lin gave a dry laugh, "Are you sure you want to join this particular mercenary team?"

"Yes, then can you tell me the whereabouts of the other members of the Mercenary Team?" Yue Jinghua felt hopeful.

"I can, but first, I need to tell you, this small team is about to disband," Luo Lin sneered.

"Disband? Why would a good team disband?" Yue Jinghua had heard from Compass boasting that the members of this team are close brothers and companions who have been through life and death together.

"Their team has less than five members, according to the rules of the Mercenary Branch, a formal Mercenary Squad must have at least eight official members and at least two reserve members. Originally, the ’Second Generation Soldiers’ consisted of ten people, but after staying in the town for a while, most of them left. The remaining five, two official members, even split into two factions, not cooperating with each other. Because of these reasons, they have not received any missions for nearly two months, and according to the rules of the branch, a team that hasn’t received missions for more than two months must disband," Luo Lin explained with a bureaucratic attitude, laying out the full situation to Yue Jinghua.

As a receptionist at the Mercenary Branch, Luo Lin had also tried to mediate several times, advising both parties to compromise soon and recruit new members, but all efforts ended in failures.

"So that’s the situation," Yue Jinghua was infuriated. These ungrateful rookie second generation mercenaries, Compass thought they were all earnestly raising money to rescue him, unaware that these people were busy infighting.

"Jinghua, how about we re-establish another mercenary team," Shalman listened and felt that the ’Second Generation Soldiers’ wasn’t reliable.

Being from a prestigious background herself, she understood dealing with such people was most exhausting.

Simply put, these so-called second generation mercenaries are just uneducated brats, all talk but no substance. To really tame such a group, the energy expended would far exceed establishing a new mercenary team.

"Both of you, I have to remind you, Five Saints Town is not like other places. To form a mercenary squad here is more complex than anywhere else. You would need at least two Five-star Mercenaries or a recommendation letter from a Mercenary Strongman, and obtain a spirit core from the Nirvana Tree in the Fire Mist Forest," Luo Lin helpfully reminded by their side.

As one of the most famous Mercenary Branches on the continent, the assessment here is much more challenging than other places.

"I’ve decided to find my companions first and sit down to discuss properly," Yue Jinghua smiled, her gaze sharp as blades.

A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor can a person be perfected without teaching. She was confident in handling Compass and was 100 percent sure she could subdue those disobedient thorns. If not, then it would have to be—

Luo Lin, who was narrating all this, suddenly felt an inexplicable chill, and upon looking closely at the two individuals in front of her again, she couldn’t figure out the reasons.

After confirming Yue Jinghua was indeed the captain of the "Second Generation Soldiers" mercenary team, Yue Jinghua received a document listing the current five active mercenaries of the "Second Generation Soldiers."

"Second Generation Mercenary Team members:

Qin Dongting, male, 19 years old, from Loki Province of Dragon War Empire, a Two-star Mercenary, skilled in Fire Element Dark Skill, former acting captain of Second Generation Mercenary Team.

Yan Bao, male, 20 years old, from Luo Le Duchy, a Two-star Mercenary, skilled in close combat with surprising burst strength, former vice-captain of the Second Generation Mercenary Team.

Weiwei, female, 17 years old, Beihai person, a One-star Mercenary, skilled in auxiliary healing, former Second Generation reserve member and part-time team doctor.

Luo Xi, female, 16 years old...

Yue Jinghua browsed the profiles of a few team members, finding that most of these people were from nearby provinces and were very young.

The most striking were clearly Qin Dongting, Yan Bao, and Weiwei on the document. What caught Yue Jinghua’s attention was their skill and strength as they were Two-star Mercenaries, each proficient in their own Dark Skills.

The other team member named Weiwei caught her eye because her Dark Techniques were very special, auxiliary healing which is crucial for a mercenary team, and Yue Jinghua also happened to lack a team doctor by her side.

Even though Teng Wu and Yun Luo were their companions, as representatives of Yunhu Commerce, their status was that of clients. Yue Jinghua did not consider them as members of the team, so she had to gather at least three official members.

"Let’s find these three first, along with you and me, once we recruit a few new people, the mercenary team can officially operate," Yue Jinghua pointed at the three names, inquired from Luo Lin about the usual haunts of these three, and decided to find them first.

Luo Lin efficiently provided the names of the pubs where Qin Dongting and Yan Bao often appeared, as for Weiwei, she had earlier gone alone into the Xuan Beast Ridge to gather herbs, and the Mercenary Branch had not located her whereabouts.