Chapter 433: Disturbances in the Magic Beast Forest

"Lingyun, have you noticed that the number of people in the town seems to have increased, and the atmosphere has become heavy?"

After a peaceful night, Lingyun and his group were walking on the streets of the town again. But today, a heavy atmosphere permeated the town, and people could be seen hurrying to and fro everywhere.

"Hmm, it certainly feels like a storm is coming," Lingyun nodded slightly. "Let's go to the Mercenary Guild and take a look; there should be some information there."

The group soon arrived in front of the Mercenary Guild. The Mercenary Guild in Gelu Town was a large building. As soon as they stepped inside, Lingyun and the others saw a crowd coming and going. The expressions on these people's faces were somewhat serious; clearly, something major had happened.

"Hello, I would like to ask, what has happened here?" Lingyun walked up to a counter and asked an attendant.

The busy attendant looked up and happened to see the smiling Lingyun.

"As for that, I don't know the details too clearly either. What is certain for now is that this incident is inseparable from the Konuoduo Slave Hunting Group." The young attendant gave Lingyun a formulaic smile.

"Konuoduo Slave Hunting Group?" Lingyun raised an eyebrow. "Can you tell me about what's going on with that?"

"No problem." The attendant nodded. "Early this morning, the Konuoduo Slave Hunting Group, which had been blockading the Magic Beast Forest, suddenly retreated. Judging by their appearance, it seems they suffered a great loss in the Magic Beast Forest; they even lost four or five Ninth-Rank experts, and their other members suffered countless casualties."

"Lost four or five Ninth-Rank experts?" Lingyun raised an eyebrow.

When they were in the Magic Beast Forest, Chen Jing and Su Wanyue had taken out two Ninth-Rank warriors of the Konuoduo Slave Hunting Group, and it was unexpected that they had now lost several more. Generally speaking, if they were facing a Ninth-Rank Demon Beast, it wouldn't be a problem for a Ninth-Rank expert to escape. For this situation to occur, there were two possibilities: one was that a Saint Domain Demon Beast had taken action, and the other was that they had been besieged by multiple Ninth-Rank Demon Beasts. However, Ninth-Rank Demon Beasts were powerful creatures with their own territorial consciousness; clearly, they would not easily join forces. What could make them join forces was generally only the command of a higher-level beast. This brought the situation back to the starting point: a Saint Domain Demon Beast had taken action.

"For this kind of situation to appear in the Magic Beast Forest, there is only one possibility, and that is that a Saint Domain Demon Beast has taken action. What on earth did this Konuoduo Slave Hunting Group do in the Magic Beast Forest to actually provoke a Saint Domain Demon Beast into taking action? You have to know, the Konuoduo Slave Hunting Group only had seven Ninth-Rank experts in the Magic Beast Forest this time, and now that they have lost more than half, it's enough to make them heartbroken." The attendant's face was full of schadenfreude; clearly, they were also happy to see this happen.

"However, now that the people from the Konuoduo Mercenary Group have retreated to Gelu Town, could it be that they are planning to have the people of Gelu Town block the Saint Domain Demon Beast for them?" Aiweier, who was on the side, rolled her eyes and asked softly.

"As for that, our Guild Master has naturally thought of it." The attendant chuckled. "I think our Guild Master has probably already gone to negotiate with the Saint Domain Demon Beast in the Magic Beast Forest. If this incident is truly the unilateral responsibility of the Konuoduo Slave Hunting Group, then Gelu Town will not harbor them."

"Your Guild Master? Negotiating?" Lingyun raised an eyebrow.

"Ahem, it seems I let something slip." Hearing Lingyun's words, a trace of panic appeared on the attendant's face. "Brother, can you please not leak this matter out?"

Looking at the attendant in front of him, the corners of Lingyun's mouth curled into an inexplicable smile: "As for that, of course, that is no problem."

"Lingyun, do you think we should also register a mercenary group?" Chen Jing leaned over to Lingyun and asked softly.

"That's right, let's register a mercenary group!" Su Wanyue was also somewhat moved.

Lingyun glanced at the two women and finally nodded.

"You want to register a mercenary group?" The attendant glanced at them and asked.

"Yes." Lingyun nodded.

"Here, you fill out this form first, and then pay one gold coin afterward." The attendant took a form out of a drawer and handed it to Lingyun.

Lingyun took the form and began to fill it out. Although Chen Jing and Su Wanyue had become proficient in the language of this Continent with Lingyun's assistance, they were poor at writing, so the filling out could only be done by Lingyun. Soon, Lingyun handed the completed form to the attendant.

"Hmm, Lingyun, Sixth Rank Mage; Chen Jing, Sixth-Rank Warrior; Su Wanyue, Sixth-Rank Warrior; Aiweier, Third-Rank Warrior." The attendant looked at the contents of the form and couldn't help but scan the few people in front of him.

"Then, what name do you want for your mercenary group?" The attendant asked again.

The gazes of Chen Jing and the others fell on Lingyun at the same time; clearly, this matter was left to Lingyun to settle.

"The name of the mercenary group?" Lingyun touched his chin. "Then let's call it Tianyu!"

"Tianyu?" The attendant filled in the name of the mercenary group and then stamped the form. "That will do. As for the mercenary group emblem and such, you will have to design that yourselves."

"We can handle that ourselves," Lingyun said.

After registering the mercenary group, Lingyun and his group began to look around the hall to see if there were any missions they could do while on their way.

After finishing the registration for Lingyun and the others, the attendant slipped away from their seat and ran upstairs.

You have to know, the area upstairs was not a place that ordinary people could go up to; the fact that this attendant could go up already indicated that this person's status was extraordinary.

After entering a room, the attendant let out a soft breath, and a burst of white light surged from their body. After the white light disappeared, a petite girl with golden hair appeared on the spot.

"Lilin, are you impersonating others to mess around again?" Just as the girl was looking around, an aged voice suddenly rang out, almost scaring the girl into jumping up.

"Grandpa, didn't you go to the Magic Beast Forest?" The girl called Lilin patted her chest and turned her head to look at a luxurious chair in the room.

On that chair, an old man with white hair appeared out of nowhere. Although the old man looked very aged, the powerful aura radiating from him made no one dare to underestimate him.

This old man was the Guild Master of the Mercenary Guild in this place, whom the girl had just mentioned to Lingyun—a powerful God Domain Wind Element Archmage. Under normal circumstances, a Mercenary Guild Master in a small town could not possess such powerful strength. But this place was an important location adjacent to the Magic Beast Forest, which was why this Mercenary Guild had a God Domain powerhouse stationed here.

"Grandpa, I didn't cause trouble this time!" Lilin stomped her feet in annoyance. "This time I helped others register a mercenary group!"

"Oh? Then what is the strength of the people who registered?" The old man raised an eyebrow.

"I feel that the people who registered the mercenary group are all very extraordinary people!" Lilin said with a serious face.

"Oh? How so?" The old man raised an eyebrow.

"There are three very young Sixth Ranks in there!" Lilin said.

"Very young Sixth Ranks? How young are they?" The old man asked.

"Their age should not exceed twenty!"

"A Sixth Rank under twenty years old, this must be a junior from some great family out for training!" A glint of light flashed in the old man's eyes. "But for three of them to come out at once, I wonder which reclusive great family it is!"

"By the way, Grandpa, how is the situation over at the Magic Beast Forest?" Lilin asked.

"Hmph, isn't it all because of the trouble caused by that bunch of bastards from Konuoduo!" The old man snorted coldly. "They were too bold; they actually dared to try and steal the offspring of that one, and they almost succeeded! I can't manage this matter anymore; it's better to leave it to those people from Konuoduo to have a headache over!"

"Hiss, are these guys tired of living? First they provoked the Spirit race, and then they offended that one in the Magic Beast Forest. Are they trying to force themselves into a dead end?" Having traveled north and south with her grandfather since she was young, Lilin couldn't help but gasp.

"I have already reported this matter to the headquarters. As for what the final result will be, I cannot predict. The only thing that is certain is that Konuoduo is probably going to suffer a major blow to their vitality this time!" There was also a trace of schadenfreude in the old man's eyes.