Nobody told me this wasn't a game.

Marvin nodded: "Let's go! I met with Ms. Fenggu just two months ago!"

The two chatted and laughed as they walked back to the headquarters of the romantic and leisurely place.

Upon hearing Ma Wen's purpose, Feng Gu froze on the spot: "You want to join us?"

Marvin smiled slightly, displaying his composure: "What? Vice President Feng doesn't welcome me?"

"...How could that be? Mr. Marvin's abilities are evident to all, and I welcome him wholeheartedly! But...won't this interfere with your work?"

"Don't worry about that, I don't have any missions at the moment. As for compensation, well, Mr. Zuo and I get along well, and I'm just helping out out of a sense of justice, so I don't need any payment."

Since things have come to this point, what else is there to say?

Feng Gu glanced at Zuo Chang and felt that this young man must have a very important background, that he could get someone like Ma Wen to show goodwill and stand up for him!

She quickly said, "Welcome, a warm welcome! Commander Ma, have you eaten? Let me treat you to a meal, and I'll also introduce you to the people on this trip."

"Alright! Vice President Feng will have to spend the money."

Ma Wen turned his head and looked at Zuo Chang.

His smile held a deeper meaning as he leisurely said, "Mr. Zuo, the underground drainage system is fraught with danger. The Phoenix Division and the Mailbox Division have both dispatched elite adventurers inside to fight against my Heavenly King Division's adventurers! This mission is no easy task. Just yesterday, seven people lost their lives underground. It was extremely tragic! You are the champion of the elite soldier assessment. I must see your strength!"

Zuo Chang only felt it was troublesome.

He said modestly, "My abilities are probably not up to Commander Ma's standards. I was a little worried at first, but now that you've helped me out, I feel much more at ease!"

Marvin laughed heartily and said, "I've been out of action for a long time, so I might not be able to pull it off. Let's do our best together!"

Chapter 59 This is truly lawless!

"Nine hundred and ninety-nine...one thousand."

Nothing seemed amiss at the dinner. Zuo Chang was a man of few words, saying very little, and there was no indication of anything amiss.

It was late at night.

Inside the temporary headquarters of the Romantic Adventurers, Marvin was drenched in sweat after doing a thousand push-ups.

He let out a soft breath, wiped his face with a white towel, and put his hands behind his head.

"one."

He started doing squats.

As an adventurer who has developed a "ghost back," Marvin has always been strict with himself. Since it's currently mission time, he's only doing a light 1,000 push-ups and 1,000 squats to warm up.

Ma Wen had heard about Zuo Chang's actions during this period.

Although both he and Qian Wuyi believed that Zuo Chang was unlikely to be the "Heavenly King General," Ma Wen still arranged for disciplined reconnaissance, specifically sending people to learn about Zuo Chang's movements.

The intelligence we obtained was astonishing!

"Eight hundred and thirty."

Marvin stood up straight.

Sweat poured down my face, and my muscles ached.

He thought to himself, "Zuo Chang should not be General Tianwang. What kind of person is General Tianwang? He has no reason to appear in 96511, let alone need to join Blood Rose."

"Community One is in disarray, with countless ambitious individuals plotting against it, vying for power and trying to seize the King's legacy to achieve their own ends; but there are also loyalists who are secretly lying in wait, hoping for the King's return!"

"If Zuo Chang is that legend, why doesn't he just show himself?"

"With his prestige, even if he can't immediately sweep away all the villains and make them all bow down as soon as he shows his face, there will always be people willing to return to his command and obey his orders. Why bother coming to this rural place like 96511 to stir up trouble? Does he want to start all over again?"

Illogical.

but……

Ma Wen continued to think, "Zuo Chang's leveling speed is too fast! The last time we met was only four or five days ago. He went to Qushui Town and came back to be at the fourth realm? Heh... Could it be that he prepared hundreds or thousands of ancient crystals beforehand and just absorbed them?"

Producing several hundred ancient crystals at once is nothing special.

Putting everything else aside, for the Sky City instance alone, Lord Qian prepared a full eight thousand ancient crystals, intending to distribute them as rewards to the adventurers who participated in the raid.

But the problem is——

If Zuo Chang possessed ancient crystals, why was he only at the first realm when they first met?

Wouldn't it be smoother to advance directly to the fourth realm and then participate in the elite soldier assessment?

suspicious!

Extremely suspicious!

Let's observe further.

Let's take this opportunity to work together and thoroughly investigate Zuo Chang's strengths and weaknesses.

If he really is the Heavenly King General, there's nothing more to say; for the sake of Lord Qian, he must be eliminated.

If he wasn't, then this kind of talent with healing abilities and seemingly extraordinary background is exactly what Lord Qian needs.

With him joining, Lord Qian is like a tiger with wings!

Marvin was so engrossed in his thoughts that he forgot to count.

He frowned, thinking to himself, "Oh no! How many have I done? Oh well, I'll start from the beginning. One! Two!"

In the pitch-black room, Marvin silently did squats.

……

……

"Deputy Commander Feng, the situation seems to be getting more and more complicated... That Zuo Chang is one thing, but why is Commander Ma here too?"

Three people were gathered in Feng Gu's room.

In the dead of night, Xi Ri Hong and Yuan Shan Qing sat on the ground, watching Feng Gu.

Kurenai Yuhi chuckled and said, "He won't find out about my and Toyama Ao's identities, will he?"

Feng Gu remained calm and said, "It's nothing to see through it. The Necromancer Puppet isn't taboo in 96511. At most, it will just be banished, not endanger its life. However, it's best not to let anyone know if you can keep it a secret."

Kurenai asked again, "Do you have a solution?"

"Commander Ma clearly values ​​talent. Healing adventurers is extremely rare. He must be here to recruit Zuo Chang. Tomorrow we'll split into three teams. Zuo Chang and I will be in one team, and Commander Ma will definitely be with us... Remember to keep a low profile and don't give yourself away before we set off."

"I see."

Feng Gu and Xi Ri Hong exchanged words, and Yuan Shan Qing, who had been silent all along, raised his head.

She asked, "Vice Wind Commander, with you not by our side, how will we ensure our mana supply? I'm worried about revealing our weakness in front of Black Tiger."

Feng Gu took out four grayish-brown gems and gave one to Xi Ri Hong and one to Yuan Shan Qing.

She spoke up, saying, "In principle, we should avoid fighting to reduce mana consumption; if all else fails, use these as a temporary measure. These energy gems contain my mana, and one of them can keep you active for eight hours."

the end.

She added, "Power Gems are very rare and consumable; I don't have many on hand. Don't use them unless absolutely necessary."

"Yes."

"Understood. Then, Vice President Feng, we'll be going now."

Feng Gu watched the two corpse puppets sway and leave the room, then rubbed his temples.

Just as Zuo Chang predicted, Feng Gu was a necromancer.

In just over a year since its establishment, Feng Hua Xue Yue has made a fortune by relying on its unique system and virtually no moral bottom line!

just now……

"In the past year, I have gone from being penniless to my current status, which is quite an achievement."

"I currently possess two spiritual artifacts, but my cultivation level is only at the fifth realm... I'm still too weak!"

"Old Man is still the same as ever, spending almost all his contribution points on Kurenai's belly. He's a good member; Black Tiger is getting more and more irresponsible. He even swapped a magic material from the reward pool recently! He's become lawless!"

“There’s nothing I can do about it.”

"Corpse puppets inherit their personalities from their previous lives. Yuanshan Qing is naturally aloof and taciturn. Asking her to flatter and please with her beauty is putting her in a difficult position..."

"We can't keep Black Tiger. Let's go back and recruit two new members, then kick Black Tiger out."

Feng Gu extinguished the lamp and went to bed.

I should go to sleep now; I have to get up early tomorrow.

……

……

The next morning.

The action begins.

Her style remained unchanged, with the colors of sunset red and distant green mountains. Long boots paired with Sherbin armor accentuated her beautiful figure, displaying her alluring charm.

The only difference was that they were all wearing bodysuits with silk undergarments.

She may not be showing skin anymore, but her charm remains.

The atmosphere within the team became slightly more serious due to Marvin's last-minute addition.

As the group headed towards their destination, the adventurers couldn't help but whisper among themselves: "...Why is Commander Ma with those flirtatious, promiscuous women?"

"Hehe. I think there must be a deal involved, it must be about learning from others' strengths to make up for one's own weaknesses."

Zuo Chang heard this and felt that the reputation of the romance novel was generally poor.

Think about it too.

Normal adventure groups don't dress like that. These adventurers are honest people; they see it and curse, but it doesn't bother them.

If they were lucky enough to be invited to join, they would surely flock to it, caring nothing for anything else.

A moment later, a camp appeared before them.

The camp was heavily guarded, with archers and spellcasters standing on the four corner towers. The guards inside the camp were fully armed, but they were not guarding against the outside, but rather the inside.

Marvin began, "Ahead is the 'drainage system entrance' we discovered. A couple of days ago, a group of adventurers from the mailbox department broke out from there, and it took a lot of effort to wipe them out. We also lost several warriors."