Chapter 2508: Chapter 2498 Heavenly Level 3 Stars

The Chu Meng behind Long Yan felt a bit puzzled. Long Yan came to the assessment room at this time, a place where few people usually come, even during the mercenaries’ active time. Inside the assessment room, aside from three staff members, there were no other mercenaries present.

Generally, mercenaries who want to receive assessment are brought in by the receptionist, after all, advancing in rank is a prestigious matter. People always have the urge to show off, and Long Yan was the first person to come to the assessment room on his own like this.

“Hello, is there anything I can help you with?”

The Mercenary Guild, true to its reputation as an organization spanning the entire Sacred Continent, even in such a poor small town, the reception personnel made mercenaries feel most comfortable in their tone. Long Yan merely took off the identity card hanging around his neck and said something that left everyone shocked.

“I want to advance in rank, you should recognize this identity card.”

Long Yan did not lack the strength of a Heavenly Level mercenary. Even without using True Qi, Long Yan’s power surpassed all the Heavenly Level mercenaries in this town by a good deal. Moreover, when Long Yan assessed as an Earth-level mercenary, he met all criteria in three steps, and even gave the Heavenly Level mercenary Dan Qinghu a solid beating.

Initially, the receptionist didn’t think much of it, but upon seeing the two characters of Long Yan on the identity card, the receptionist’s hand abruptly trembled. Among the mercenaries, this name might be unknown, but to those at the receptionist and higher level, the name was thunderous.

After all, it was said by that old man himself. Just seeing Long Yan’s identity card caused it to be swiftly passed around among the three. The receptionist who first talked to Long Yan respectfully stood in front of him and spoke with a slightly apologetic tone.

“Sorry, your identity card is a bit special, we need to consult the superiors before making a decision, please understand.”

Long Yan waved his hand to indicate it was no problem, which made Chu Meng behind him almost pop her beautiful big eyes out. She only knew that Long Yan was very strong, but didn’t expect those high and mighty would be so respectful to Long Yan, which was unheard of.

In treating ordinary mercenaries, the receptionist wouldn’t use a bad tone, but of course wouldn’t be this courteous either. In an instant, Long Yan’s identity became enigmatic in Chu Meng’s heart.

Moreover, seeing Long Yan’s indifferent expression, like it was normal, just sitting on the bench in that Da Ma Jindao fashion, Chu Meng gave Long Yan a complicated glance, and the latter acted as if he didn’t notice, sitting boldly on the bench.

The Mercenary Guild’s efficiency was quick. Before long, the receptionist ran down from upstairs with a flushed face, respectfully handing the identity card to Long Yan in front of him, leaving only the two big characters: Heavenly Level!

Chu Meng felt herself about to faint; Long Yan became a Heavenly Level mercenary without any assessment, something Chu Meng had never seen in her many years as a mercenary. Notably, the pride of the entire town, a mercenary named Tenglong, was already outstanding among Earth-level mercenaries at the time, and he hadn’t reached this level.

Yet Long Yan in front of her easily reached it. How old was he? Staring at Long Yan’s somewhat handsome face, perhaps his age was a few years younger than Chu Meng’s, making her instantly stunned.

Long Yan took the identity card in hand, noticing three stars after the Heavenly Level mark, likely the result of previous testing, indicating he at least needed the identity of a Heavenly Level mercenary to complete his plan. Zhou Tian’s role did not seem major, but couldn’t just be easily ignored.

“You wait here for them, I have something to do, I’ll come back for you later.”

Every time mercenaries finished a task, they would indulge in a feast, and Chu Lu and the others were no exception. Normally, mercenaries would choose to eat and drink directly at the guild for its cheapness and good quality. Although they earned plenty of gold this mission, adhering to thrift principles, they decided the eating place would be the guild.

Long Yan merely smiled at such matters, saying nothing, allowing them to decide on such trivialities.

Chu Meng obediently replied with an “mm” and sat on the bench outside. A wise woman knows not to pry into things they shouldn’t, including why Long Yan could advance to a Heavenly Level mercenary without assessment.

Without overthinking, Long Yan strode towards the doorway, first finding a small alley, changing his clothes, and then picking up a black cloth to cover his face, leaping away to disappear from sight.

Zhou Tian felt a bit annoyed today. Being thrown out of the Mercenary Guild, he couldn’t shamelessly return, and his master, the Mayor, would surely not pardon him easily. Recalling Zhao Wuhun’s fate after committing a mistake was enough to send shivers down Zhou Tian’s spine.

“Damn it, if it wasn’t for that little bastard, how could I have made such a fool of myself.”

Grinding his teeth, Zhou Tian muttered to himself, clearly holding a grudge against Long Yan. After lurking in the Mercenary Guild all this while, today, if it weren’t for that kid, how could he have been exposed? He mused about not encountering that kid again, for if he did, he’d definitely finish him off.

Since communication among mercenaries wasn’t slow, Zhou Tian purposely chose a quiet path, typically scarcely traveled, but preserving his remaining dignity left him no choice but such a humiliating route.

Long Yan crouched on the eaves, watching Zhou Tian, cursing as he headed towards the Town Chief’s Mansion, a smile beneath his black cloth. Long Yan’s hearing was extraordinary, having already heard Zhou Tian’s earlier curses, but it didn’t bother him. What captured his real interest was the knowledge Zhou Tian held.

Purposely not drawing his Magic Gun, Long Yan tapped his toes, drawing the Lu Xian Sword, silently landing behind Zhou Tian. Continuing to curse, Zhou Tian’s eyes flickered with a sharp gleam, yet his mouth kept on cursing, while his peripheral vision kept observing his shadow on the wall.

This ruse of Zhou Tian made Long Yan chuckle wryly. As expected of a Heavenly Level mercenary, he surely gained his prowess through hard effort. Despite the sun nearing its set, the light was still ample, indicating Zhou Tian wasn’t as foolish as Long Yan expected.

“Hmph.”

Long Yan thrust his Lu Xian Sword, no need for stealth since Zhou Tian has discovered him. The Lu Xian Sword sliced through the air, sending a silver streak heading towards Zhou Tian.

Zhou Tian lightly snorted, his entire body suddenly soaring upwards, narrowly escaping Long Yan’s strike. With a flick of his hand, a long sword appeared in his grasp.

“Who are you?”