Chapter 28: Mercenary Union

Upon hearing the price, Shirley was petrified. Then, she muttered to herself.

“100,000 gold coins? How long will I take to pay the amount back? Doesn’t that mean I have to pay it back for the rest of my life?”

Pan Liang kept laughing behind Shirley. This little girl actually wanted to pay back the money. That was good anyway. With such pressure, she would go out to hunt more monsters and progress very soon.

Shirley took back her magic staff with a look of despair.

The old man continued to ask, “May I know if you’re willing to sell this magic staff?”

Shirley shook her head. “I’m not selling it. If I sell it, I won’t have anything to use.”

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Pan Liang was thinking about how to earn more Grievance Points. This item worth 1,000 Grievance Points turned out to be so valuable. If he needed money in the future, he could directly exchange his Grievance Points for a bunch of things to sell and become rich.

Shirley felt a little fuzzy, not knowing how she left the appraisal counter.

For some reason, she felt that those who were now looking at her wanted to snatch her magic staff, so she wrapped it cautiously and put it away.

She had yet to take Pan Liang’s Immortal Sword out for appraisal. If she took it out, the old man would probably snatch it away.

Having said that, the old man might not be able to tell what was so special about this sword.

Their next destination was the mercenary union.

Shirley and Pan Liang wanted to register at the mercenary union. The main reason was that Shirley wanted to take on missions and earn money.

Pan Liang fully agreed with her decision. He would be fine as long as Shirley worked actively and all he had to do was lie down.

Once they arrived at the mercenary union, they became the center of attention again. In order to protect Shirley, Pan Liang had no choice but to follow her there.

With so many people in the mercenary union, he was afraid that his avatar would be too slow to react.

Moreover, many people had followed Shirley here after the appraisal. Pan Liang could tell at a glance that these people had bad intentions.

For these people, having 100,000 gold coins would mean that they did not need to work hard for a lifetime. Even a few ordinary people who had no magic power tagged along.

They were just typical pickpockets, who wanted to come over to try their luck.

However, it was clear that they would not have a chance to steal Shirley’s things. Even if Shirley was alone, they could not possibly do it.

Pan Liang followed Shirley to the mercenary union counter to register as a mercenary.

For the mercenary registration, only the contract owner needed to register. In this case, Pan Liang did not need to register. The information of the familiar was recorded together with the contract owner.

Distressed, Shirley paid ten gold coins and received an F-rank mercenary token.

The mercenary union’s mission was quite good as there was no level restriction. If one insisted on taking on a high-level mission, no one would be bothered about them.

Of course, there was no limit to the number of people for high-level missions that did not have a level restriction. One mission could be accepted by multiple mercenary teams.

There were some missions that could not be taken on by multiple mercenary teams at the same time.

The receptionist who was handling the procedures for Shirley looked at her in surprise. Despite knowing Shirley’s identity, she did not expect Shirley to register as a mercenary.

As far as the receptionist knew, a princess would have the noble’s backing and lead a rich life no matter how lousy she was.

The receptionist did not expect that Shirley would need her to do missions to earn money. She thought Shirley wanted to train herself through the missions.

Shirley darted a glance at the mission board. Without the slightest hesitation, she chose the mission with the highest reward, which was also a high-level mission.

The mission was to explore a secret realm. After the secret realm was discovered, no one could enter it.

It was estimated that the secret realm would take at least three days to open. It was about 150 kilometers away from Seth City.

Pan Liang reckoned that he would make it before the secret realm opened.

When Shirley and Pan Liang were about to leave after registering for the mission, someone came to cause them trouble.

A few people stood fiercely at the entrance of the mercenary union and blocked their way.

“Little girl, I heard that you appraised a piece of equipment worth 100,000 gold coins just now. Why don’t you take it out and let us admire it?”

At the sight of their malicious smiles, Shirley lost her temper.

These people wanted to rob her of her money. How could she not be angry?

“Get out of my way, or you’ll suffer the consequences.”

Pan Liang looked at her in astonishment when he heard this. He did not expect this girl to be so imposing when she was angry.

The leader of the group laughed. “Look at where you are now. How dare you talk to me like this.”

“Brothers, surround this place. I want to see how this little girl is going to make me suffer the consequences.”

Shirley pulled out her magic staff with a gloomy face. “Don’t you want to see the equipment worth 100,000 gold coins? I’ll let you see it to your heart’s content.”

“Blazing Phoenix!”

The sudden burst of high temperature caused the people around to take a few steps back. The minute the brawny leader saw the scene, he felt like retreating.

His familiar was only a C-rank. He had heard of this little girl’s SSS-rank talent and her familiar of the same level.

He shifted his gaze to Pan Liang who was beside Shirley, assuming that Pan Liang was her familiar. It seemed that the familiar did not intend to make a move.

Could this familiar be thinking that he did not need to make a move because this little girl could deal with all of them on her own?

Pan Liang did not know what was on the man’s mind at this moment. Even so, he could tell from the man’s hesitant gaze that the latter had retreated.

He could not help but smile. “Alright, Shirley. Let’s go.”

Shirley held her staff and walked out the door. The people blocking the door made way for her.

They did not dare to go head-to-head with Shirley as the security of Seth City was very strict.

It was fine to scare Shirley and make her hand over the item. Nevertheless, if they really tried to snatch it, they would have to pay a huge price.

Feeling unconfident, these people were smart enough not to make a move.

After Shirley left, one of the brawny man’s subordinates came over and asked, “Boss, should we follow her?”

The brawny man shook his head and said, “Forget it. We should be no match for that girl. You felt her aura just now, didn’t you? Although her level is similar to ours, her talent isn’t something we can compare to. She must have awakened a very powerful skill.”

After walking out of the mercenary union, Shirley wiped the sweat from her forehead. She was almost scared to death just now.

She fixed her eyes at Pan Liang resentfully. “Why didn’t you help me just now?”

Pan Liang shrugged his shoulders and pointed behind her. “Look, who’s over there?”