Chapter 87: Wanting to Copy Successful Experience

Leone lost her father at seven and her mother at ten; fortunately, the neighbors in the Slum were decent people, allowing her to grow up eating the rice of a hundred households.

Now fifteen, the girl was already a seasoned broker.

Earlier, she had happened to spot Broly's group entering the not-cheap Guihua Fang outside the restaurant, and upon seeing the carriage parked outside, she judged they were out-of-towners, believing they would look for lodging after eating and drinking their fill.

So Leone lay in wait, and sure enough, after that group ate their fill and came out of Guihua Fang, she struck up a conversation; among the team members who looked even younger than her on average, one boy showed a very tempted expression.

【New Capture Target discovered: Leone, current Happiness Value 0】

Broly was a bit surprised; he hadn't expected a new Capture Target to pop up after being refused by the spacey inn girl.

"Sorry, we have a map with basic info on some inns written on it, so I don't think we need a guide."

【Those damn map-selling shops!】

Leone hated this thing; city maps squeezed the survival space of guide children, and people who usually buy local city maps upon entering a city are basically all veterans of travel.

"Young man, you don't know: the info on maps isn't necessarily accurate; some inns pay the map-printing factories to speak well of them on the map, but the wool comes from the sheep — those inns' accommodation fees are usually higher than same-grade inns.

But the inns I take you to are different; as a local I know the ropes, I know what those inns are really like.

I'm even on familiar terms with some bosses, can use face to get you a discount, and you only need to pay me a very small guide fee."

Leone had no intention of giving up this business; she was using her patter to try to make this group of customers younger than herself believe her words.

Of course, Leone also had no intention of lying; relying on thick skin and a three-inch unrotten tongue, she was confident she could get those innkeepers to give a discount.

After all, bringing this many customers, not giving a discount would be unjustifiable; at worst her commission would be a bit less, then she'd earn some more from the customers in front of her — Slum girl's plan complete. jpg!

"Thanks, but..."

Nahashu was about to refuse, but Broly spoke up first: "If we give you a tip and you guide us, will that make you happy?"

Leone: "???"

What kind of ghost question is this?

Making money, doesn't that naturally make a person happy?

She grumbled inwardly, but on her face Leone displayed a polite smile; she placed a hand on her chest and bowed: "To be able to serve esteemed guests, I, Leone, feel truly honored."

"Big bro, do we really need to spend money to have someone guide us?"

Nahashu was somewhat confused.

"Spending that can make someone highly happy, why wouldn't we spend it?"

Broly countered.

These words sounded like no problem — after all, he was very generous when supporting Batu Nan to strike the Spring Eye in Kaxisi — but being this generous to a stranger broker at first meeting seemed a bit strange.

Akame, Main, and the others exchanged a glance, forming a guess in their hearts.

Merad, standing to the side, noticed something; he silently walked behind the broker named Leone, sniffed the scent on her, and after smelling something, the corner of his mouth twitched.

"What are you sniffing?" Hearing movement behind her, Leone turned and saw a girl sniffing her, and was somewhat startled.

"Nothing, I was just smelling if you have B. O.!"

Merad brushed it off with a line.

"Guest, although I don't dress well, I still maintain basic cleanliness; please don't use amateur eyes to look at a professional broker like me." Pausing, Leone asked, "So, do you want to hire me or not?"

"Since big bro wants to let you earn money, we'll let you earn money; hope you don't fool us and big bro, and take us to a better inn — accommodation fee is absolutely no problem."

Broly had already made the decision, so Nahashu and the others naturally had no objections.

It's just money; after meeting Esdeath, they also knew hunting Danger Beasts lets them exchange special materials from the beasts for money.

Even if big bro leaves their side later, they can still survive in this world by hunting Danger Beasts for money.

Of course, this is premised on Merad firing them, forcing the group to find another way.

And if that situation really occurs, at that time they can also follow Big Sis Esdeath; she's a true wilderness survival expert.

Leone was very happy, because she had closed a deal, and judging by these customers' attitude, they were clearly not short on money; she could take them to a high-end inn and collect more commission and tips.

The tomboy-dressed she very actively led the way in front, Broly and the rest driving the carriage following behind.

On the carriage, Main leaned over next to the boy and asked: "Is the one in front also a newly appeared Wing?"

"Mm."

Broly nodded, with no intention of hiding it from Main; and while Leone happily led the way up front, the Happiness Value displayed for her in his Crystal Palace was also climbing step by step.

"Have you considered how to invite her to become your Wing?"

Main asked.

Broly thought for a bit, then said to Main: "How about we few form the 'you are all my Wings' pose and sincerely invite her to join?"

Broly's methods for inviting someone to become a wife are actually few; most of the time it's straight and direct, but he just failed once in Guihua Fang, and now he recalled the example of successfully inviting Main in the room back then, so he wanted to copy the successful experience.

"I don't think that'll work; that kind of performance art is too ahead of its time; if I hadn't owed you all a huge debt of gratitude back then, I definitely wouldn't have agreed to become a Wing."

Main spoke the truth; she didn't want to actually imitate a Wing, or a Tail Feather, or anything like that.

"What are you two talking about?"

Esdeath noticed them whispering and leaned over from behind to ask.

"Nothing, just talking about the situation when he successfully invited me back then..."

Main replied; for fellow recognized Wing members, there's really nothing to hide about these things.

The reason Main brought this up was mainly to get Esdeath to also persuade Broly not to actually make them huddle together with him to form a new Great Peng Spread Wings diagram just to invite a new person.

Just thinking of that pose makes one feel somewhat ashamed.

(Chapter End)