Let us turn the time forward a little, and go back to before Xu Mo's official lecture at the college, because the protagonist of this story will not be Xu Mo, but another handsome and upright boy with a righteous heart and love, courage and hope, Lucario.

Hello, little kid, please help me with the wine.

At night, next to the campfire in the forest, piles of mercenaries were celebrating the success of the hunt with wine glasses. Although they have not officially left the forest yet, the team is currently located quite close to the periphery of the forest. At least the information bought at high prices indicates that there are no intermediate or above monsters within a few kilometers nearby, so the mercenaries relaxed their guard.

This hunting is not a big move. Generally speaking, the Adventurers Guild will issue tasks similar to the removal of surrounding environment monsters every period of time and provide the lowest basic salary for the applicants. Of course, this is just a superficial income. The spoils harvested during the removal are all owned by the team. Whether to sell them to the Adventurers Union afterwards depends entirely on personal freedom.

Because this is a popular mission, the team composition seems relatively loose. Apart from a few small teams, there are all Mavericks. Compared with ordinary wild groups in other places, since the organizer of this time is the Adventurer Guild, people participating in the mission can feel at ease and don’t worry about being killed by others after finding the treasure.

Obey the order, boss! Hearing the order of the man sitting in the main seat of the dinner, a handsome brunette young man stuck his head out of the tent, ran over with two pots of wine, and did not leave immediately after delivery. He smiled and reached out to the middle-aged mercenary, spread his fingers and said: The transportation fee is two copper.

The middle-aged mercenary spat and cursed: Get out of you little bastard.

But even though he cursed fiercely, the middle-aged mercenary finally took out a dirty copper coin from his pocket and bounced it towards the brunette boy.

Thank you, Boss, you are so good. Your wife will definitely not cuckold you during this time of going out. The brunette boy took the copper coins and did not bother me to get dirty. He wiped his clothes and then put them in his pocket with satisfaction.

The middle-aged mercenary sneered twice and threw the empty wine pot in his hand over. However, the brunette young man escaped quickly. After saying that, he knew something was wrong and ran away. The empty wine pot was naturally unable to hit him.

Seeing the brunette young man leave, the middle-aged mercenary shook his head hatefully, and his tone was a little helpless: That young boy, without thinking about his brain, would have been in the wilderness if he met a less sensible leader, and this is how young people are, alas.

Commander, isn’t this just kidding you because of your broad mind? The thin mercenary on the side smiled and interrupted: Besides, they have real skills. I have never seen a scout as powerful as in the past. It’s so smooth to solve traps and track prey. If he hadn’t rushed to the front line with a sword during the battle, I would have thought he was a full-time thief.

Well, this is indeed true. We have avoided many dangers with the blessings of him, but we are a temporary gang. Now that we are all going back to the city, there is no need for you to call me the leader again. The middle-aged mercenary smiled boldly at the end. In fact, many people in the team took advantage of the original team's vacation to make extra money. Therefore, the title of the leader is really awkward when others call it.

Hahaha, don’t worry, isn’t it a fun experience to be able to team up with people from other teams?

The middle-aged mercenary shook his head with a wry smile, and did not respond to the thin man. The topic immediately turned: But that guy is indeed a good seedling, but I don’t know if he wants to join the team. If possible, I want to recruit him directly. Well, the price to give him a formal member should be enough to show my sincerity.

Ha? Wait, this guy is my favorite first. The thin man who had been talking to the middle-aged mercenary changed his face: I'm going back but I plan to recommend him to my own team leader immediately. Don't you want to compete with me?

Ahh! Didn’t you call me the leader just now? Isn’t it the same effect to directly recommend me directly? The middle-aged mercenary was slapped as a wooden stake on the chair, and raised his upper body and leaned towards the thin man.

Humph, I asked you the leader of the group to sell you face, but unexpectedly someone really treated you as a dish. You are so naughty that you will be cuckolded by your wife. What qualifications are you to be the real leader of my Hawkeye? The thin man glared back unwillingly, and the middle-aged mercenary seemed to be fighting each other at any time.

Don't argue, isn't this agitation?

As the atmosphere gradually became tense, a friendly and hearty laughter came, and then a meat ball with a wide body that was infinitely close to its height squeezed out and walked out: Besides, in my opinion, the most suitable one for this handsome young man is definitely the ball mercenary group we belong to.

The middle-aged mercenary and the thin man rolled their eyes to the Roshan who appeared on the stage and shouted in unison: Shut up, fat woman!

Yes, although it is not obvious, Roshan's real identity is actually a woman. Roshan, who was insulted by both sides at the same time, had a stiff smile on his face, and then the fat all over his body suddenly trembled: Hahaha, very good... Come on, why don't you take my battle axe!

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A distance from the campfire area, the brunette young man, Lucario, was walking in the woods, with a smile that had just passed on his face.

Due to his excellent performance along the adventure, Lucario's reconnaissance ability has long been recognized by the public. Therefore, when Lucario used the excuse of patrolling the outside of the camp, the rotating personnel easily believed him and allowed Lucario to walk into the forest alone.

Turning through two groves in a row, Lucario patted the trunk on the right hand. Of course, he did not walk into the forest without any warning. In fact, since Lucario left the camp, he had been on the hilt of the sword at his waist. Unlike those relaxed mercenaries, Lucario's private information was not considered as leaving the danger circle at all. After all, many times the danger did not only come from the monsters.

...You are here. A cold voice came from the tree, as if I had known that Lucario would have been here.

I'm just fulfilling the agreement, but can't you follow me normally? Every time I have to find excuses to sneak out and make you very troublesome. Fortunately, the hunting is over now, otherwise it will be easy to attract others' suspicion over time. Lucario raised his head and stood a petite girl on the dark treetops. But unlike the lolis who are ordinary ages, the girl stared at Lucario with an extremely sharp look. Her teeth in her mouth were even sharp that only carnivorous creatures would have, like a creature called a shark.

I don't trust anyone other than you. The girl said for granted, her eyes suddenly narrowed, and her tone was solemn: You promised to avenge me, so before that I will naturally follow you and follow you all the time.

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Miscellaneous talk:

Thanks to Alfina for her reward and evaluation tickets.
Chapter completed!