Although it is a bit shabby, this heroic spirit is super strong

Crystal looked at Xiao and felt speechless.

*

Early in the morning, Xiao got up carefully in order not to wake up the two girls who were sleeping with him in their arms.

Some time ago, Lucy and Rose began to sneak into Akatsuki's bed at night.

It seemed that because of Crystal, the two of them had ignited an inexplicable sense of competition.

These two guys.

Xiao sighed slightly and covered the two of them with the quilt.

Over the past month, the two of them have become very fond of Zhan Xiao.

Although Xiao was also very happy that Lucy and Rose were willing to be so close to him.

But what made him feel regretful was that their feelings towards him were more of dependence than love.

Rather than love, the two of them are more looking for a sense of security from Xiao.

After all, the two of them had lived in exile since childhood, so Xiao could understand.

"Although it's different from what I imagined, let's leave it this way for now."

Xiao smiled helplessly and went out as usual to prepare breakfast for the two of them.

*

"By the way, have you two grown up recently?"

Xiao asked curiously, noticing that the pajamas Lucy had bought a week ago were already too small.

The two of them seemed to be growing very fast due to Akatsuki's skill overload growth.

"Really? Oh, it seems like a little."

Lucy felt happy as she saw that she could now hold up her pajamas a little.

"Well, at least the food I bought for you wasn't wasted."

Xiao also noticed the changes in the two people and joked with them with a smirk.

"Hey! What are you looking at when you say that?"

Lucy covered her chest and glared at Xiao unhappily.

"Brother Xiao, you are so obscene."

Rose rolled her eyes at Xiao, but immediately turned her head away with a red face.

"If you're curious, I can show you at night."

"Rose!"

"Pfft! Wait until you grow up before you say such things. I'm not a lolita con."

Xiao tapped their heads and signaled them to eat quickly.

"Brother Xiao, you idiot. I've clearly grown up a lot recently!"

Rose puffed out her cheeks, gave Xiao a glare, and immersed herself in enjoying her breakfast.

After breakfast, the three of them went to the Adventurer's Association as usual.

Because Xiao is very well off now.

So he just took Lucy and Rose to take on some random tasks every day to gain practical experience.

Although the two of them are already very capable, they still have a lot to learn.

"Lucy, Rose, good morning to you two, and Akatsuki as well."

"Hey! What do you mean by that?"

Akatsuki shouted in displeasure at an adventurer who greeted him, causing the others to laugh.

The adventurer had been injured in the forest earlier and had been treated by Lucy and Rose.

But he always remembered that Xiao asked him to pay for his medical treatment.

Moreover, the news that Xiao was the fiancé of Nosti's idol mayor had already spread privately.

"Xiao, you're here."

"What's the matter, Sister Annie?"

Xiao saw that Annie looked troubled, as if something had happened.

"Someone has submitted a commission naming you."

Annie said in Xiao's ear.

Normally, designated commissions are for adventurers above rank A.

Although Xiao and his team have passed the C-level review in the past month, they are obviously not qualified.

"Is he from that family?"

Anne nodded regretfully.

"I understand. Thank you, Sister Annie."

Xiao smiled confidently and headed to the only reception room on the second floor of the association.

"How dare you make me wait so long!"

Chapter 23 The Right Way to Threaten

As soon as Xiao entered the door, he was scolded by a man with a mustache.

The man, dressed in gorgeous military-style clothing, sat on the sofa and looked angrily at the group of people who came in.

"I'm so sorry, but being an adventurer isn't a 24/7 job."

"what do you mean?!"

Xiao tried hard not to laugh as he saw the man's beard twitching with anger.

"puff!"

"elder sister!"

Rose pulled Lucy, who was laughing, and bowed embarrassedly to apologize on behalf of her sister.

"It's nothing special. I'm sure you already know my name. Who is it?"

"What's wrong with these two little brats?!"

"Lord Giles Pope, please show some respect to my companion."

Giles' arrogance dissipated a lot after being glared at by Xiao.

"So what do you want us to do?"

"I require you to investigate the anomalies in the dungeon 'Crystal Valley'."

Giles commanded, slamming his fist on the table.

"Where's the reward?"

"Isn't it an honor for a lowly person like you to work for Duke Hobbs? How dare you ask for payment!"

Giles roared at Xiao with his eyes wide open.

"So there's no national mandate, so I'm sorry."

Xiao looked at Giles and smiled, then stood up and prepared to leave.

"What do you mean? Are you going to disobey the Duke?!"

"Unfortunately, unlike you, I'm not a caged dog. I only work for money, and it's not appropriate to force adventurers to accept commissions without a national order, right?"

Xiao asked calmly, looking into Giles's deep brown eyes.

"What's inappropriate about this? Isn't it natural for you lowly people to serve His Excellency the Duke?"

"As it should be? Your Excellency the Baron wouldn't say something so outrageous as to say that Duke Hopes represents the will of the Empire, would he?"

Xiao looked at Giles with a wandering look in his eyes and smiled evilly.

"Tsk! How much do you want in return? 300 gold coins?"

Giles looked at Xiaobi and made a three gesture, and asked with disdain.

He was originally laughing at Xiao's lack of vision in his heart, but was shocked by the price Xiao quoted.

"No, it's 300,000 gold coins."

"Huh?! Are you kidding me?! What qualifications do you have to…"

"Then please find someone else.

After all, we are only C-rank adventurers and cannot afford the risk of exploring a large dungeon."

"You are teasing the nobles. Aren't you afraid that I will arrest you for insulting the nobles?!"

Giles slammed the table and stood up, angrily threatening Xiao directly.

He wanted to try to find another way to continue the discussion.

"Is it up to you, or is this your original intention?"

Xiao tapped the table lightly and asked Giles with a smile.

A gentle breeze blew across Giles' cheek, leaving a bloody mark.

"you you…"

"How about playing threats and giving yourself some capital?"

Xiao's whisper in his ear made Giles tremble with fear.

"Mr. Xiao, please spare this poor guy."

A blond man appeared behind Giles.

"Hey, sir, you're finally willing to show up."

"It seems that Mr. Xiao has known that I was here for a long time. Can I understand that what he said just now was also directed at me?"

The man smiled slightly.

He noticed that Lucy and Rose behind Xiao were not at all surprised by his appearance.

Obviously he had noticed me a long time ago.

The man couldn't help but become more alert towards Akatsuki and his group.

He wasn't surprised that Akatsuki had noticed his constant presence, but the man hadn't expected Lucy and Rose to notice him as well.

"It's up to you to imagine. So, do you want to talk business with me seriously?"

Xiao smiled and sat down, without any intention of giving the man face.

"Kyle Hobbs, if Mr. Xiao doesn't mind..."

Kyle also took the position vacated by Giles and looked at Xiao with a smile.

"Well, Mr. Hobbs, what is your commission?"

Xiao ignored Kyle's attempts to get close to him and asked directly.

"Haha, Mr. Xiao seems to be quite wary of me. Then let's get straight to business."

Kyle smiled awkwardly and got to the point.

A very dangerous anomaly has occurred in Crystal Valley, one of the three large underground cities near the city of Nosti.

A large number of monsters in the lower areas began to move to the upper areas, and there was even a risk of escaping the dungeon.

"So, Mr. Hobbs wants us to investigate this matter?"

After listening to Kyle's introduction, Xiao roughly guessed the Hobbs family's plan.

"Yes."