45. Again Again
Only the light steps of the little girl can be heard at the whole arena as she leisurely walks towards the behemoth body of the venerable beast.
Little Little who recovered earlier is wise enough and hops towards the big head of the Guiformes Lin Kian laid on the ground, stood near the clean slice on the forehead of warlock as he carefully remove the beast core from its flesh. After harvesting the beast core, he wisely clean it and offer it to Meixiang respectfully.
Meixiang just smirk with this wise sly fox. Eight months had passed from scared little fur to smart little beast finding his way to curry a favor from her in every opportunity he have. She took the beast core from his small paws and carefully caress it with her small fingers. After appreciating the beauty of the high grade beast core, she then threw it inside the sacred book.
Still calm and collected, she raised her head where the five powerhouses are seated, she bows her head even not seeing their faces from her view, she said words clearly and slowly,
"This young lady thanks the elders for this welcoming gift."
Her subordinates followed suit.
Waking everyone from their reverie, they then realize the aftermath of this result.
THEY LOST THEIR BETS!!!
They are only comforted when they think of the loss of the mercenary powerhouse compared to their mere thousands of taels they lost.
They just lost a venerable warlock and twenty million taels looking everyone survived, they can only imagine the unending zeros of that amount.
Is this why the little tycoon is a tycoon? That she invest to the family she bought to win these kind of battles and earn a lot?
Those with simple minds are now focusing on the taels lost with this battle putting aside how a venerable beast suddenly was defeated in just a second out of everyone's view.
Those who are smart enough to look deeper to things are now looking at Meixiang's group with more complications.
First, the warlock is purely killed by a sharp object and cleanly seperated its beast core from its flesh. Among the eight who are battling with the warlock, only one is with a sword but that eight holed weapon can't be the reason of this clean and precise cut not to mention the martial artist is only a seventh stage peak level.
Second, they didn't feel a fluctuation of qi before the warlock was cut killed.
Third, the group is trying to conceal something. The two dark magicians spread a dark smoke to be able to hide how they will defeat the warlock...or WHO will defeat the warlock.
They then look at the little girl intently but instantly withdrew their ideas. They are not desperate enough to consider crazy conjecture.
That is not the case of the four people where the powerhouses are located.
Cao Ding and his confidant, the burly man he is with inside the White Forest eight months ago, can only purse their lips. The memory of the five years old little girl who seems harmless but killed a ninth stage cultivator with only one swoop once again rose. They can still feel the chill penetrating even to their bones.
The Great Summoner Cao who have a hunch of Meixiang's hidden identity just confirm his conclusion.
The other person who is in deep thoughts and looking at Meixiang intently suspecting that she is the person behind the death of the venerable warlock is the headmaster of the Refining Guild. Nine months ago when their powerhouse send a small group to see the White Forest and gather the information of the news leak regarding the black mione metal that was found by an unknown party. The group went back unharmed but was not on their good condition. They encounter a powerful entity and gave him the detailed information of what happened that night.
A five years old little girl that easily killed ninth stage cultivators and other more in just one attack. The little girl is accompanied by a commander level young man and was lead by a young master in white mask. What other more peculiar with this group, the young master in mask and the little girl's fluctuation of qi can't be detected even the five years old little girl made her attack. Adding to this, base on the remarks of the young master in white mask, he is way stronger than the five years old little girl.
The level of cultivation of stronger cultivator indeed can't be detected by a practitioner with lower cultivation unless they release their pressure to or made an attack to her peak. MeiMei even killed the cultivators that night and her fluctuation of qi can't be detected, it's indeed considered peculiar, it's either that's not her peak strength or she have different way of cultivation not using qi.
The headmaster of the Refining Guild can only keep his ideas on his own.
"F--father..."
The stiff demeanor where the headmasters of the five powerhouses are located was soon got heavier with the young girl's cracked voice.
"Seems we underestimated the little girl."
"Resources. The little girl's resources."
One of the headmaster corrected, the other party chuckled.
"What would Headmaster Lishi's next move?"
"Do we need to know? The little girl have spoken."
One of the headmaster stated looking at Meixiang's group below, cutting the venerable warlock into pieces harvesting the parts they can benefited.
Headmaster Lishi stood, the pressure coming from him is heavy affecting the juniors around but protected by their own seniors the headmasters. He didn't notice this and didn't care until he heard the calm voice of Headmaster Cao.
"I had warned you to not offend the little girl. You must be wise enough this time."
Headmaster Lishi's pressure disipitated a little and was completely disappeared when his confidant deliver a message. The other headmasters had reacted to the message differently.
"Each of us must had do their own investigation to the group. We are not ignorant to the Wei Empress real intention. The question is, would Headmaster Lishi would be wise enough just like what the Great Summoners Cao's words?"
Headmaster Cao shook his head can only sigh of the ignorance of these old men. He warned them enough.
The headmaster of Beast Taming Organization gave a knowing smile while looking below the stage.
Headmaster Lishi gave his signal to his confidant.
When the confidant of the headmaster himself appeared on the stage, the audience stop their whispers and focus on the scene below.
The man from Mercenary Organization welcomes the Amazing Mercenary to the organization and gave them the due amount. The little tycoon give her signal after accepting the first interspatial sack, the others followed accepting their shares. The onlookers can only envy from the sideline. The little tycoon is too generous to her subordinates and didn't claim all the prices. That's ten million each!!!
"Seen by the higher ups how the group easily subdued the venerable level warlock, the elders decided to give this special mission offered by Wei Kingdom to the Amazing Mercenary."
Mentioning the Wei Kingdom, Meixiang's eyebrow arched.
"Recently, a royal princess of Wei Kingdom came of age appropriate in contracting her warlock. The mission is to accompany the princess herself to the Neiron Mountain to hunt for her contract beast."
When heard by the audience the dangerous Neiron Mountain, they firstly thought this is another way to dispatch the small mercenary group but thinking deeper, they will accompany the princess meaning the headmaster must trust the group. He will not risk a life of a princess and the name of their powerhouse to dispatch a small mercenary, right?
Meixiang thinks differently. The powerhouse and Wei Kingdom is colluding to dispatch two threats to them. It seems the low level piece princess is involved on the internal dispute of the harem. Lucky for the Wei Princess- they brought her, Meixiang, to their calculation and would not be killed atleast to this journey.
"The reason for choosing the group to do this mission, the headmaster heard the young miss Meixiang is an 'acquiantance' of the princess three months ago at the stone gambling at the south."
Meixiang smirk inwardly. Now, the mercenary is giving a hint to the audience of what happened to her and the Wei princess at the stone bet purposely so the detail of what happened that day will be known by everyone. If ever the princess was killed on their mission, they will put all blame to them saying they purposely let her die. If ever they fail to hunt a contract beast for her, they would be a laughingstock. If ever all of them are annihilated, then all is good. This trick is too dumb. They just showcase killing a venerable warlock in their very eyes and now they are challenging their strength once again? These people of Central are either too dumb or too generous.
"It's just this Meixiang is curious. What level of beast does the party is expecting this group to hunt for the princess?"
"According to the details given, a seventh grade beast is enough."
Everyone in the arena pursed their lips. The highest warlock the Central ever tamed and owned was a Commander level. A seventh grade to ninth grade is already a luxury to them even to royalties as these level are not only hard to capture alive but also to tame. This is with a need of cooperation with the Beast Taming powerhouse if ever had the possession of this high level warlock and the price isn't cheap.
"If contracted a beast a stage one higher from the expected stage, the price hundred million would be doubled and so on. Not only this, the headmaster decided if this mission is completed by the Amazing Mercenary, the group would automatically promoted from grade F Mercenary to grade S."
The audience gasped. A hundred million, this is too much. Not only this but they will be promoted to an S grade mercenary! But still, it's the notorious Neiron Mountain with a powerful warlock guarding the whole mountain, their life is in line.
"If the Wei princess is this loved, then this followers shall oblige and bring back the princess safe and sound with her high level contract beast."
She will have her journey to Neiron Mountain anyways. Earning much isn't bad.
The man nodded still on his stoic face.
"The warlock is necessary to be obtain from the Neiron Mountain as the spirituality is denser thus the warlocks' spirituality is purer. At the middle of the mountain, a drop of spiritual water the same water flowing inside the phantom....."
Meixiang didn't care to hear the 'facts' of the man that was purposely told in public so this mission wouldn't be too suspecting from the ordinary citizen. The nobles and aristocrats around knew what is the powerhouse and the Wei Kingdom's real purpose. They can only enjoy this scene and wait how the unpredictable group would surprise them once again.
"The Wei Kingdom wouldn't target the Neiron Mountain unfortunately a phenomenon happened inside the White Forest. The White Forest is the second largest and most abundant forest which is under the jurisdiction of the Wei Kingdom, naturally the high grade warlock are not lacking. Unfortunately, warlocks are now rare view inside the forest a year ago of unknown reason and soon when the ancient beast descended from the heaven, the warlocks exti..."
Meixiang's subordinates was uncomfortable to the sudden mention of White Forest with their guilty conscience, they can only look intently at the ground not meeting anyone's eyes. They subconsciously feel their interspatial rings full of the beast cores of these missing warlocks.
"The followers understood. To Neiron Mountain and no other else."
That day, another day made the Amazing Mercenary a topic of the Central.