Chapter 48: The Tragedy of an Otaku

  Lin Fan had absolute confidence in his heart, and throughout the entire Dongxuan Continent, there was no one else besides himself who could refine elixirs. As long as the City Lord's Thousand Gold was poisonous, he would have a 100% guarantee of curing it.

  The old man with white hair seemed to want to say something, but the middle-aged Confucian scholar was already getting impatient. For so many days, no one in the entire city of Wangtian had been able to cure his daughter's illness. Now that someone finally had a way to cure her, even if it was just a glimmer of hope, he had to try.

  Call the subordinates, the city master ordered the six medicinal materials spoken by the young man to be found, no matter what method was used, and when he saw the city master's face clearly showing some disgust, the white-haired old man also shut up sensibly, but his eyes were full of malice and sarcasm.

  "Lord of the castle, we won't be leaving for a few days. You must find as much medicine as possible and as soon as possible, because I also don't have any guarantee of success this time. I won't disturb you anymore, Lord."

  In fact, Lin Fan still had a certain private mind, because the six medicinal materials for refining Qingling Dan were all rare and precious herbs, none of which were easy to obtain. Although the elixirs in the Black Tower were very against the sky, it was extremely difficult to refine them, and the required medicinal materials were also rare and precious.

  Lin Fan had originally planned to settle down thoroughly before starting to refine the five elixirs, but thinking again, taking this opportunity to collect some medicinal materials was also not bad. However, Lin Fan was still quite generous and did not reveal all the medicinal materials required for refining the five elixirs; otherwise, even the City Lord of Wangtian City might collapse.

  "It would be better for you to stay at the city master's mansion, and let me fulfill my duties as a host," said the middle-aged Confucian scholar, whose face showed no expression, but in his heart, he was also on guard, after all, there were many swindlers these days, and he had to be careful.

  "I won't disturb you any further, City Lord. I'd like to take a stroll around Wàn Tiān Chéng (Sky-Viewing City) since this is my first time here."

  The young man was unwilling to stay in the city master's mansion, and the middle-aged Confucian scholar no longer insisted. He said a few polite words and then called two guards to escort Lin Fan and others out.

  "Tell people to follow the two of them closely, without making any mistakes," and after everyone had left the main hall, the middle-aged Confucian scholar's face suddenly turned cold, a terrifying aura instantly enveloping the entire main hall.

  As she walked back to the guest house, Ling Meng'er didn't say a word, just kept her head down and walked her own path. Lin Fan was left speechless in his heart, but eventually couldn't help but ask: "Don't you plan on explaining anything to me?"

  "There's nothing good to explain, I just want to borrow someone else's hands to kill you, it's that simple. Now that you know my purpose, you can go ahead and kill me," her voice was somewhat icy, seeing that her own methods had not succeeded, Ling Meng'er no longer continued to hide, with an attitude of 'you can do whatever you want'."

  He let out a faint sigh in his heart, after listening to Ling Meng'er's words. Lin Fan didn't go on a rampage as he had imagined, because no matter what, he had taken the girl's first time, although it was an error committed under circumstances beyond his control. At the end of the day, the fact remained that it had happened, and saying anything now would be pointless.

  The girl's emotions Lin Fan could fully understand, so he knew that Ling Meng'er was harming herself but didn't have the slightest anger, and sighed: "It was my fault from the start, but after all, it was just a fishy past..."

  Lin Fan seemed to want to say something else, but in the end he didn't say another word, because he was very clear that whatever he said now would be futile. However, Lin Fan had already made up his mind, and no matter what happened in the future, he would bring Ling Meng'er under his control.

  Back at the inn, Lin Fan settled Ling Meng'er down thoroughly before getting up and leaving the inn alone. He had originally wanted to take Ling Meng'er with him to stroll around Wangtian City, but now this situation was somewhat contrary to his wishes.

  As Lin Fan walked through the streets of Wangtian City, he found that the prosperity of Wangtian City was several times stronger than Luori City, and this was the second city he had come to since leaving Luori City.

  First, he went to several pharmacies, wanting to find the materials for refining the five elixirs. However, what made Lin Fan speechless was that after visiting nearly six pharmacies, he only found two of the required materials. This is simply too damn frustrating.

  As he turned the corner, Lin Fan saw a granite high-rise building not far away, about three stories high, with a pure white body that emitted a faint white glow under the sunlight, and from a distance, it was slightly dazzling.

  Feeling curious, Lin Fan quickened his pace and arrived in front of the white high-rise building. Standing at the entrance were two tall girls with identical heights and facial features. Lin Fan even discovered that the smiles on their faces were exactly the same. If he hadn't clearly seen that there were two people standing before him, Lin Fan would have thought that he was looking at the same person.

  A white building with a plaque hanging in front of it, the plaque reads "Mercenary Guild" in four large dragon and phoenix characters. Lin Fan had just arrived at the white building when one of the tall girls with an extremely sweet voice said: "Hello sir, is there anything we can help you with?"

  "Ah!" The girl's voice almost scared Lin Fan to death. He thought that the phrase "killing someone without a sound" was probably referring to this kind of situation. After clearing his throat and coughing a few times, Lin Fan finally asked: "Excuse me, what is the Mercenary Guild for?"

  Upon hearing Lin Fan's words, the two girls who looked identical were completely stunned. They had never seen a guest like this before. The Mercenary Guild was renowned throughout the land, and it was something that everyone knew about. Yet, the young man in front of them asked what the Mercenary Guild did?

  Looking at the two dull faces, Lin Fan was somewhat puzzled, thinking that he hadn't said anything wrong. He scornfully looked down on the two girls in front of him, shook his head helplessly, and then ignored them as he walked inside.

  When Lin Fan disappeared from view, the two girls suddenly burst out laughing, their laughter filled with disdain. They really couldn't understand how someone in the world didn't know about the Mercenary Guild.

  Entering the white high-rise building, the interior is elegantly decorated, giving a kind of imperial feeling. The entire first floor of the high-rise building is empty and there are not many people. In front, there are several small windows, each with a woman sitting behind them.

  Mercenary? Actually, just now outside the high-rise building, when I saw the four characters "Mercenary Guild" on the signboard, Lin Fan had already guessed something in his heart. From the two words "mercenary", he could understand some things.

  She walked slowly to the small window and asked the woman behind it, "I just entered Wangtian City, I've been in the countryside all along, so I don't know much about the Mercenary Guild. Can you introduce me?"

  It's not Lin Fan's fault, the one to blame is the original young master of the Lin family. The dignified young master of the Lin family only knew how to eat, drink, and gamble, and was completely ignorant of the mercenary group, making Lin Fan seem like a country bumpkin in the city.

  The woman behind the window had a much better attitude than the two girls standing guard at the door, and her face didn't show any disdain or impatience. She explained patiently: "Our organization is called Mercenary Guild, as the name suggests, those with strength above Great War Master can come to our guild to register for tasks and get paid according to a certain proportion."

  As expected, the mercenary group can be understood literally. Someone pays to have something done, for example, a foreigner spends money to register a task with the Mercenary Guild, and the mercenary group takes on the task. After succeeding, they split the profits 19:1 with the Mercenary Guild. In short, the Mercenary Guild is an intermediary organization.

  He had originally wanted to form his own mercenary group and go on adventures, but thinking that his current cultivation was only at the mid-level of a warrior, Lin Fan could only silently lament for three seconds.

  On Earth, Lin Fan was always a shut-in otaku who never left his house. He had been cooped up for over a decade and ended up only being able to sneak peeks at flight attendants showering. He didn't even have a girlfriend. In the end, he fell into misfortune and got hit by a black tower, tragically possessing the body of a young noble master. If it weren't for his own exceptional abilities, he might have already died in this strange world.

  "Sir, are you here to register for a task or prepare to receive one?" Just as Lin Fan was lost in thought, lamenting life, the woman behind the window suddenly spoke up sweetly.

  "Miss, I'd like to go upstairs and take a look, is it okay?"

  Without answering the woman's words, Lin Fan glanced at the staircase on his left side not far away. It was hard to come in once, and he had to go upstairs to take a look, otherwise it would be too unfair to himself.

  "Sorry, the second floor of the Mercenary Guild is for members only. What can I help you with?"

  Hearing the woman's words, Lin Fan was speechless to the extreme. It wasn't just a second floor, yet they still required membership. He looked down on the Mercenary Guild with disdain, then opened his mouth and said: "In that case, help me take a look at what good missions the Mercenary Guild has now?"

  Lin Fan made a sudden decision and decided to take on a task first, since the Dragon Might Academy had been in school for nearly three months, it didn't matter whether he went early or late.

  Since crossing over, apart from Luoshen City and the Jiuyou tribe, he had only been to Wangtian City. As for the entire continent, he was completely ignorant. Having stayed on Earth for over a decade, now that he's on the Dongxuan Continent, he can't stay holed up anymore and must go out and take a look at the outside world.

  "May I ask which mercenary group you belong to? Let me record it for you first?" After hearing the woman's words, Lin Fan was completely stunned. He had just been indulging in sentimental thoughts about life and had forgotten this matter. It seemed that registering a mercenary group required a Great War Master, but he was only a War Master and couldn't register a mercenary group.

  Lin Fan looked around and was surprised to find that in the short ten or so minutes he had been talking to the woman, the entire first floor had suddenly gained a large number of people, nearly a hundred, among whom were even strong warriors at the Great War Master level. And just then, the staircase leading to the second floor suddenly transmitted a series of footsteps, and everyone looked over.

  (PS: Little Dou is heartbroken, everyone goes on a hunger strike at night, hum!)