"Haha, the leader is right. The Red Wing has no future. Leave as soon as possible!"
"Come to our Black Scorpion. Our leader will take special care of you …"
"Hehe, as long as you follow our leader, you will benefit!"
…
Hearing their leader's invitation to Alice and Hayley, the mercenaries of the Black Scorpion Mercenary Corps immediately jeered, each of their tones more vulgar than the last.
"Bastard …"
"You …?"
"Say it again … if you have … the guts?"
Hearing their own mercenary group being looked down upon and the women of their mercenary group being teased, the Red Wing mercenaries were furious. They clenched their fists so tightly that cracking sounds could be heard.
"Don't be provoked by them."
Hobbes reached out his hand to stop the angry Red Wing mercenaries who wanted to pounce on them. He looked at the Black Scorpion leader and said in a deep voice.
"Leader Dryden, you are belittling the Red Wing in front of me. Isn't that too much?"
"Belittle?
Am I? "
Dryden, the leader of the Black Scorpion Mercenaries, smiled.
"The strongest member of the Red Wing is the Ferocious Blood Warrior. Don't you know what you are like? Do you need me to belittle you?"
Saying this, he looked at Alice and Hayley. The passion in his eyes could not be concealed.
"So, have you thought it over?"
Among the mercenaries, women were very rare, and beautiful women were even rarer. There were actually two beautiful female mercenaries in the Red Wing. He could not help but feel aroused.
Feeling the naked desire in the Black Scorpion leader Dryden's eyes, Hayley was so angry that her face turned ashen. But when she thought of the Black Scorpion's strength, she gritted her teeth and endured it.
Now that she no longer had a father who sheltered her from the wind and rain, she must learn to be patient and learn not to cause trouble for the mercenary group.
Pulling Hayley Hewlett behind her, Alice said coldly.
"Thank you for your kindness, Leader Dryden, but we have no plans to switch to the Black Scorpion."
"Won't you reconsider?"
Dryden, the leader of the Black Scorpion, said in a playful tone.
"No need."
Alice said with a cold face.
"Is that so? That's a pity."
The captain of the Black Scorpion, Dryden, shook his head and glanced at the two slender figures with a regretful expression.
"What a pity. Following the Red Wing, you're doomed to have no future."
As he spoke, a cold glint flashed across his eyes.
After the meal, the members of the Red Wing returned to their hotel rooms. In one of the rooms, Gray and the higher-ups of the Red Wing gathered.
"Leader, the Black Scorpion mercenaries are monitoring us."
A mercenary said.
"The Black Scorpion is obviously up to no good. I'm worried that they will attack us after we enter the forest."
Another mercenary said worriedly.
"What is the conflict between the Black Scorpion and the Red Wing?"
Gray asked doubtfully.
"We've met them before when we were hunting in the forest. They wanted to snatch the berserk blood fiends that we killed. However, the old leader was still around at that time, so they didn't succeed.
They had a grudge against each other, "Alice said.
"Young Master Gray, the Black Scorpion has two ferocious blood warriors besides their leader, who is a berserk warrior. If they really attack us, we definitely won't be their match …"
Hobbes looked at them and said in a deep voice.
"It's okay."
Gray shook his head.
"If they really attack us in the forest, I'll intervene."
The Black Scorpion was quite powerful. They had one berserk warrior and two ferocious blood warriors. They were not inferior to the Red Wing. However, in his opinion, they were just so-so.
Even if he didn't use the berserk blood fiends, he was confident that he could deal with them.
If they didn't provoke him, he wouldn't bother with them.
However, if the Black Scorpion attacked them, he wouldn't mind exterminating the Black Scorpion while he was at it.
With Gray's assurance, the mercenaries of the Red Wing heaved a sigh of relief.
Although they didn't see the berserk blood fiends, they saw how Gray killed the leader of the Mantis Mercenary Regiment. They knew that the blood fiends were extremely powerful.
In the afternoon, Gray left the tavern and walked into the town's streets.
Alice and Hayley were with him.
Alice originally wanted to take Hayley out to relax and relieve her depression. However, when she heard that Gray was going out, she requested to go along.
The combination of a noble young master and two beautiful mercenaries was quite eye-catching. From time to time, they would attract attention.
The three of them walked along the town's streets and stopped in front of stalls from time to time.
The town was adjacent to the Thunder Forest. Occasionally, rare ores and medicinal herbs would appear. If they were lucky, they might be able to buy them at a very low price. It wasn't impossible to become rich overnight.
A few days ago, Gray read a travel book. The book mentioned that someone had found an extremely rare metal ore that could be used to refine silver-level weapons and became rich overnight.
Now that they were in the town outside the Thunder Forest, Gray couldn't help but want to give it a try and see if he could find something good.
He didn't want to become rich overnight.
At his level, killing a berserk blood fiend would net him a profit of tens of thousands of gold coins. To become rich overnight, he would have to earn at least a million gold coins. The difficulty of this task was a little high.
After turning a few streets, the three of them passed by a stall. On the stall, there was an old tree root that was about a foot long.
The old tree's roots were dark red in color with winding roots. It was as vigorous as a dragon, making one feel that it was extraordinary at first glance.
The three of them couldn't help but squat down to examine it carefully.
There was an old man in front of the stall.
The old man was dressed in plain clothes and had a white goatee on his chin. He looked quite amiable.
Seeing that Gray and the others were interested in the item he was selling, he immediately introduced it with a smile.
"You three have good eyesight. You can tell at a glance that my item is extraordinary. To tell you the truth, this is an extremely rare magic herb called Blood Dragon Root!"
"Blood Dragon Root?
Is that the rumored magic herb that grows after being stained with the blood of a Dragon King or above? "
Hayley looked at the old man in surprise.
She had once heard from her father that the Blood Dragon Root was an extremely precious magic herb. It was rumored that it grew from roots that were stained with the blood of a Dragon King or above.
Dragon Beasts had long lifespans. Those above Dragon King could even live up to several thousand years. The Blood Dragon Root also had the effect of prolonging one's lifespan. It was extremely precious. She didn't expect to come across one here. Moreover, it was so long.
"Yes, it's the Blood Dragon Root. I obtained it by chance. I'm old now. Originally, I wanted to keep it for my own use. Unfortunately, I'm too short on money, so I can only sell it."
The old man said with a pained expression.
"If you want it, I can sell it to you for 10,000 gold coins."
"10,000 gold coins?"
Hayley couldn't help but be tempted. She could take out 10,000 gold coins.
Such a long Blood Dragon Root was sold for 10,000 gold coins. If she could buy it and sell it, she would definitely be able to earn several times more.
"No need."
At this moment, Gray stood up and shook his head slightly at Alice and Hayley.
Seeing Gray's reaction, Alice and Hayley immediately understood that there must be a problem with the Blood Dragon Root. They immediately stood up and prepared to leave.
"Don't, don't go. 9000 gold coins, no, 8000 gold coins, 6000 gold coins, I can't go any lower."
Seeing the three of them stand up and leave without looking back, the old man suddenly panicked and took the initiative to lower the price.
"Your Blood Dragon Root is too precious. You'd better keep it for yourself!"
Gray stopped and looked back at the old man with a playful voice.
After the three of them walked away, Hayley couldn't help but ask.
"Young Master Gray, what's wrong with this Blood Dragon Root?"
"A real Blood Dragon Root will have a scale-like old skin on the surface. It looks like the scales of a dragon beast. But this one doesn't have it at all. If I'm not wrong, it should be the root of a mangrove tree. It's not worth much."
Gray explained.
He could see that although there were people who became rich overnight, there were obviously more people who were fooled. If one didn't have the corresponding eyesight, they would only vomit blood.
Continuing to stroll forward, Gray's eyes stopped in front of a stall after turning a corner.
This was a very simple stall, with only a piece of leather covering the ground.
There were a total of a dozen things on the stall. The things were very messy. There were stones, herbs, and metal pieces.
In front of the stall, there was a young man in his twenties. The young man was wearing leather armor and should be a mercenary.
What attracted Gray's attention was a silver metal ball on the stall.
The metal ball was round and was about the size of a ping pong ball. Looking at the material, it was very similar to the silver metal ball he obtained last time.
This made him squint his eyes. The last time, the silver metal ball was only the size of a thumb, but he exchanged it for a rune space bag with 1,000 cubic meters from the Ghost Merchant.
Now, this silver metal ball was the size of a ping pong ball. If it was really made of that kind of metal, what precious things could it be exchanged for?
"What kind of mine is this?"
Gray walked over quietly and squatted in front of the stall. He pointed at a metal mine and asked.
"I picked it up in the forest. I don't know. If young master wants it, I'll give you 10 silver coins."
The young mercenary raised his head and glanced at Gray. Seeing that Gray's clothes were obviously of high grade, his eyes immediately lit up and he said enthusiastically.
"Okay, I'll take it. What about this one?"
Gray pointed at an unknown stone and asked.
"Five silver coins."
"I'll take it too."
Gray casually picked up the silver metal ball and weighed it. It was very light in his hand. Gray was almost certain that this silver metal ball was the same material as the one he obtained last time.
"What about this one?"
Gray asked "casually".
"Well, this one … 20 silver coins."
Because Gray had already chosen two things from his stall, the young man only thought that Gray was a rich young master who was spending money to buy something rare. He didn't see that Gray was specifically looking for the silver metal ball. He gave a price that he thought was reasonable.
"I'll take it too."
After buying a few more things, he managed to get a gold coin in total. After receiving the leather wrapped in these things, Gray stood up and prepared to leave.
But at this moment, a young man's voice suddenly sounded.
"I'll take this silver metal ball. Name a price!"