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"What?" Keager was startled and involuntarily cried out: "What?" A cardinal's daughter had lost her virginity to him. It would be hard for her not to die. He didn't have time to think and immediately released an icicle spell towards Dumb's body.

Just as Dumb was about to explain, a huge icicle was already in front of him. He couldn't dodge because Xuanyue was right behind him. Gritting his teeth, he gathered his fighting qi and fiercely punched the icicle.

With a bang, the icicle was blown away, but the icicle still pierced through Dumb's arm. Blood immediately dyed the bed red.

"Master Keager, please listen to my explanation. I didn't do anything!"

After releasing the icicle, Keager immediately regretted it. No matter how he looked at it, Dumb didn't seem like that kind of person. Moreover, looking at his silly appearance, it was unknown whether or not he would do such a thing. Moreover, Xuanyue and Dumb's clothes were very neat, and Xuanyue was still wrapped in the quilt. … …

"What the hell happened?" Keager asked with a frown.

Dumb sealed the blood vessels in his arm and said: "I also don't know what happened. Early in the morning, she wanted to kill me …" He hurriedly recounted what happened last night.

After listening to Dumb's narration, Keager finally let out a sigh of relief. He walked to the bed and scolded Dumb: "You silly boy, don't you know that men and women shouldn't touch each other? How can you sleep with a girl like that? " Turning to Xuanyue, he softly said: "Miss Xuanyue, Dumb is telling the truth. He probably didn't do anything. You see, his arm was pierced by my icicle, so don't blame him."

In fact, Xuanyue only had a vague understanding of the matters between men and women. Hearing this, she sobbed: "Really? But, but if he slept with me, will I have a child? I don't want to have a child! If I'm as foolish as him, I … I don't want to live anymore. "

Xuan Yue's words deeply pierced Dumby's heart. He realized that, in Xuan Yue's eyes, he was just an idiot. That's right! I'm really stupid! Taking two steps back, Dumb stood aside. A layer of frost gradually appeared in his eyes.

Keager didn't know whether to laugh or cry when he heard Xuanyue's words. "How could that be? Miss Xuanyue, a man and a woman can't have children if they don't do that. Dumb is definitely not that kind of person. Besides, aren't you fine? Dumb, hurry up and apologize to Miss Xuanyue. "

"I'm sorry, Miss Xuanyue." Dumb walked to the bed, lowered his head, and said indifferently: "I'm sorry, Miss Xuanyue. I'm just a country bumpkin who just came to the continent. I don't know anything, and I've made you feel wronged. I promise I won't touch you again. I'll just be your attendant. "After saying that, he took two steps back and stood in his original position. The reason why he was willing to stay was because he had sworn an oath that he couldn't bear to part with the delicious steamed buns. Also, he felt that he owed the cardinal a favor. Without the help of God's Blessing, it would take him a while to reach the fifth realm of the Life and Death Art.

Keager didn't notice the difference in Dumb's attitude. He turned around and comforted Xuanyue: "Miss Xuanyue, don't be angry. I think Dumb definitely won't hurt you again."

Xuanyue snorted, wiped the tears on her face, and said to Keager: "My clothes were stained with blood yesterday. Find me another set. I want the same one. Also, I want a magic robe. I'll leave in a moment."

Keager couldn't wait for her to leave, so he quickly agreed and turned around to look for clothes.

After Keager left, only Dumb and Xuanyue were left in the room. The atmosphere was a little awkward. Xuanyue had stopped crying. After Keager left, she saw a large pool of blood on the bed. Although Dumb had sealed the meridians in his hand, a small amount of blood was still flowing out because of the large wound. She didn't know why, but she suddenly felt sad in her heart. She also knew that Dumby couldn't have done anything to her. His crying just now was mainly to vent his dissatisfaction. Deep in her heart, she always felt that Dumb Kid and herself were not of the same level, and there was always a sense of superiority.

"Dumb, come here. I'll help you treat it."

Dumb looked at his arm. The coldness from the icicles had disappeared, but the pain was still there. Keager's attack was too sudden, and he didn't have enough time to defend himself with his battle qi. Fortunately, it didn't hurt his muscles and bones, but the loss of blood still made him feel tired.

"No need, I can do it myself." Dumb tore a piece of cloth from his clothes and bit one end with his teeth. Holding the other end with his right hand, he quickly wrapped it around his wound. The intense pain caused his forehead to be covered with sweat.

Xuanyue snorted and said: "If you don't want to come, then forget it. Do you think I want to waste my magic to treat you?" Although she said that, her eyes never left Dumb's wound.

Dumby said faintly, "Yes! How can I trouble you with such a small injury? "Then he grabbed the bag on the side and walked out.

Xuanyue asked: "Where are you going?"

Dumb opened the door and said: "I'm going to wash and change my clothes. I don't want to dirty your eyes." Then he closed the door and walked out.

After Dumb left, Xuanyue was completely stunned. When Dumb went to grab the bag, she caught a trace of coldness in Dumb's eyes. She didn't understand why Dumb suddenly became a different person. Even his tone was different, he didn't look like a fool at all. Don't tell me he's like this because I don't let him sleep with me? But she is a girl, how can she be so close to him? Hmph, I don't care about him. In any case, he is my follower. As long as he follows me, who cares what he thinks.

After a while, Dumb returned to the room. His face seemed a lot paler. His injured left arm was hanging to the side, and his right hand was holding a tray with breakfast on it.

Placing the breakfast in front of Xuanyue, Dumb said: "Miss Xuanyue, please eat breakfast."

Xuanyue looked at him and said: "You're not eating? Why is it so little? "

Dumb shook his head: "I am your follower, how can I eat with you? I'll go out to eat. If you need anything, just call me. "Then he turned around and walked out.

Outside the room, Dumb let out a long breath. He was very sad, so he laughed at himself and muttered: "Yes! I am a thief, and she is a miss of the Holy Holy Hall, how can she look up to me? One year, one year? Teacher Goris, I will be late for another year before I can go back to see you. "

"What's wrong, Dumb? You don't seem happy!" Keith's voice came.

Dumb looked up at Keith and saw a faint smile on the old magician's face. "I'm fine? Thank you for your concern. "

Keith sighed and said: "Child, I was too impulsive just now and let you suffer such a heavy injury. Come, let me use a water healing technique to heal you. The wound is so big, if it isn't treated properly, there will be repercussions."

Dumb gently nodded, he still had a lot of respect for Keith.

Under Keith's treatment, Dumb's left arm was able to move again. After eating breakfast, his complexion also looked much better.

"Young man, you have to be careful when you follow that little ancestor in the future. Her backing is too big. Neither you nor I can afford to offend her. Your days are going to be hard. "

Dumb lowered his head and didn't say anything.

Keith said: "Try to keep your distance from her, don't get too close to her." Keith suddenly became serious: "Especially, don't fall in love with her. Otherwise, you will suffer for the rest of your life. There is an insurmountable gap between the two of you!"

Dumb smiled self-deprecatingly: "Master Keith, you're worrying too much. How could anything happen between me and Miss Xuanyue? We are people from two different worlds. "

"Don't underestimate yourself too much. It's already not easy for someone your age to have such achievements. Alright, rest a bit more, I'll deliver the things that the little witch wants. Right, your clothes are also dirty. I've prepared a new mage robe for you, change into it. "

After changing into the new mage robe, Dumb stretched his body. Although the injury on his arm had healed a lot, the pain was still there. Dumb's true qi was constantly circulating in his body, repairing the damaged meridians in his arm. Last night, he had slept very comfortably. Originally, his impression of Xuan Yue had changed a lot. However, after what happened in the morning, Dumby's heart had turned cold. He was completely bitterly disappointed and would not easily open his heart again.

Touching the Hell King Sword on his chest, Dumb's heart moved. His true qi had already reached the 5th level. That means that I can start practicing the first form of the Hell Nine Arcana. Thinking about the Hell King Sword, Dumb's heart couldn't help but tremble. The might of the sword was already deeply imprinted in his mind. At the same time, the evil feeling lingered in his mind. After all, the Hell King Sword was an extremely evil object! He didn't want to kill the innocent. Owen's words before his death constantly struck Dumb's mind. "Use it for good, use it for evil." Clenching his teeth, Dumb decided to listen to Owen's instructions and find an opportunity to start practicing the Hell Nine Arcana.

At this moment, Keith and Xuanyue came out at the same time. Xuanyue had changed into new clothes. Her long blue hair was still combed into two small braids. She looked much better, but because she had just cried, her eyes were slightly red and swollen. Dumb stood up. Xuanyue said, "Miss, you're up."

Xuanyue frowned and said, "Didn't I tell you to call me Yue? Do you want me to call you Dumai? "

Dumb said lightly, "I'm your follower now. No matter what you call me, it's what I should do."

Feeling the awkward atmosphere, Keith coughed and said, "Miss Xuanyue, where are you going?"

Xuanyue rolled her eyes at him and said angrily, "You can't wait for me to leave, can you? Humph! I'll come back later. Dumb, let's go. "After saying that, she walked towards the door of the Sorcerers Guild.

Hearing that Xuanyue would come back, Keith almost collapsed to the ground. He shook his head helplessly and gave Dumb a look.

Dumb bowed to Keith and left the Sorcerers Guild with Xuanyue.

As soon as they left, Xuanyue went straight to the Mercenary Guild without hesitation. Dumb lowered his head. Under the cover of the big red cloak, his face couldn't be seen at all.

The Mercenary Guild was as lively as it was yesterday. Noisy conversations could be heard continuously. The arrival of Xuanyue and Dumb immediately attracted the attention of most people. Especially the golden badge on Xuanyue's chest. That was the symbol of an adept mage! Among the mercenaries, there was a shortage of mages. If a mage joined a mercenary group, it would definitely bring great benefits to the group. Imagine how wonderful it would be when the Warriors were charging at the front while the Mages at the back cast magic to cover and heal them. Before Dumb came to the Mercenary Guild, he deliberately left his Celestial Dipper Sword in the Sorcerers Guild for fear that Francis would recognize it.

"Sir Mage, do you want to join the mercenary group? Our Heavenly Wind Mercenary Group's strength is very strong. If you join, it will be like adding wings to a tiger. Do you want to consider it? "

"Sir Mage, don't listen to his nonsense. Join our Iron Battle Mercenary Group. We can definitely guarantee your safety. Even if we encounter danger, we will use our lives to protect you. "

"Sir Mage, our Dragon Phoenix Mercenary Group has many beautiful girls. Join us."

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Almost all the mercenary groups with a bit of fame had people surrounding them. In an instant, invitations came one after another, surrounding Xuanyue and Dumb.

Xuanyue didn't think that she would be so popular. She couldn't help but feel proud in her heart. However, her goal wasn't to join a mercenary group. She loudly said, "Don't be noisy, don't be noisy. I'm not here to join a mercenary group. Get out of the way, I want to establish my own mercenary group."

The representatives of the mercenary groups were instantly dumbfounded. A mage establishing her own mercenary group? What kind of concept was that? Furthermore, from the voice, this adept mage seemed to be a female, and not too old.

Taking advantage of the moment when everyone was stunned, Xuanyue turned her head towards Dumb and said, "Quick, you lead the way. We'll go to the counter inside."

Dumb responded. He restrained his fighting energy and gently pushed away the people in front of him. He brought Xuanyue to the innermost part of the union.

The lobby of the mercenary union was very spacious. It could easily accommodate hundreds of people. At the innermost part of the lobby, there were three counters. They were the registration counter, the mission counter, and the reward counter. Passing through the crowd, Xuanyue pulled Dumb to the registration counter. She shouted to the staff inside, "I want to register a mercenary group."

A young girl stood behind the registration counter. She looked at the adept mage badge on Xuanyue's chest in surprise and said politely, "Miss, are you sure?" She had been working here for a few years and had never heard of a mage registering for a mercenary group. With the status of a mage on the continent, they didn't need to run around for a living. Although being a mercenary was a profession that could make money, it was relatively more dangerous. As far as she knew, only the Red Nightmare mercenary group had a few mages. Most small mercenary groups didn't even have one who understood the meaning of magic, let alone a mage.

Xuanyue said impatiently, "Of course I'm sure. Hurry up. Can't you see that there are so many flies surrounding us?"

The young girl pursed her lips and smiled. Looking at the silent Dumb beside Xuanyue, she smiled and said, "Excuse me, how many members are there in your mercenary group? What are the names of the leader and vice leader?"

Xuanyue said without thinking, "There are two members in the mercenary group. The leader is Xuanyue, which is me. The vice leader is him, called Dumb." She pointed at Dumb's tall body.

"Dumb?" The young girl was stunned, but she didn't say anything. She quickly recorded with her pen. At this time, the mercenaries had already reacted and surrounded them from behind. They wanted to make their last effort. Xuan Yue snorted and muttered a few incantations in a low voice. Suddenly, a light bomb appeared on the tip of her magic wand. Under the bright light, the holy energy protected her and Dumby's bodies. "If anyone dares to bother me again, don't blame my magic for being impolite." She only used an ordinary light element illumination spell. However, with the help of her holy aura, the illumination spell would produce a certain amount of energy waves. It had the effect of dispelling evil. It would only have a little effect on some very low level dark element creatures. On the surface, it looked powerful, but in fact, it didn't have any attack power. For those who didn't understand magic, intimidation was enough.

The strong holy aura immediately scared the mercenaries a few steps back. Apart from a few highly skilled mercenaries, the others awkwardly retreated to the side and went about their own business.

The young girl said, "May I know your profession and what are you good at?"

Xuanyue said, "Of course I'm a mage. I'm good at light magic and he's good at fire magic. Is it so troublesome to register? "

The young girl smiled and said, "Registration is indeed troublesome because we have to remember clearly! Miss mage, are you sure your mercenary group only has two people? This is the smallest mercenary group I've ever seen. I think you should recruit a few warriors. This way, the strength of the mercenary group will be more powerful. "

Xuanyue looked at Dumb and shook her head. "No need, the two of us are enough. If there's anything else that needs to be registered, hurry up. "

The young girl smiled and said, "There's one last thing. Please give your mercenary group a name."

Xuanyue was stunned. "Name?" She hadn't thought about this problem. Since morning, she had been sulking with Dumb. She just wanted to make a mercenary group for fun and didn't think too much about it. Name? What name should she call it? She turned to Dumb and said, "Dumb, what do you think we should call our mercenary group?"

Dumb shook his head and said, "I'm too stupid. Miss, just name it." After coming here, he had been looking for the members of the Red Lion Mercenary Group that Feng Ping was in. However, he didn't see any mercenary with a lion head on his chest. He couldn't help but calm down. It turned out that after Feng Ping left, the members of the Red Lion Mercenary Group had accepted a new mission. Even if they were here, it would be hard for them to recognize Dumb who had changed his attire.

Xuanyue snorted in dissatisfaction and said to the young girl, "Then let's call it the Angel Mercenary Group. It sounds nice, right?"

The young girl lowered her head to check and said, "I'm sorry, Miss. There's already a mercenary group with this name. Please change it."

Xuanyue was stunned. She snorted and said, "Even the name has the same name. I'm so angry. It's all your fault. You made me angry so early in the morning. See, nothing is going well. " Xuanyue vented all her anger on Dumb. She punched Dumb's arm. Unfortunately, she hit Dumb's wound.

Dumb's body trembled. The intense pain caused him to groan. Xuanyue was shocked. Only then did she realize that Dumb's arm was injured. She glanced at the trembling Dumb and said to the young girl, "Then we'll call ourselves the Heavenly Evil Mercenary Group. It means angel and demon." She turned to glare at Dumb and said, "You're always so cold. The title of demon suits you best."

Dumb clenched his teeth and endured the pain in his arm. He thought to himself, I wonder who's the demon here.

The young girl smiled and said, "Miss Mage, please wait for a moment. I'll go make the corresponding mercenary cards for you. I'll be back soon. You can go to the mission counter to take a look at the missions first."

Xuanyue agreed and pulled Dumb to the side. She looked at the huge blackboard behind the mission counter.

Just then, a voice sounded behind them. "Miss Mage, I wonder if we can talk." A middle-aged man in red leather armor appeared behind them. His fiery red hair was combed very neatly. He carried a broadsword on his back. Although it was not as big as Dumb's Tiangang Sword, it was still a heavy sword.

Xuan Yue's beautiful eyes scanned him from head to toe and said, "Talk? What is there to talk about? "

The middle-aged man smiled and pointed to the red tornado symbol on his chest. He said, "I am the captain of the Red Nightmare mercenary band's first warrior brigade. On behalf of our leader, I would like to invite you two mages to join our mage group. The treatment will be excellent."

Xuanyue and Dumb were stunned at the same time. Even though they were ignorant, they knew the reputation of the Red Nightmare mercenary band. It was a large mercenary band with tens of thousands of people, the number one mercenary band on the continent. Their strength was so great that other mercenary bands could not even hope to match them. The appearance of the middle-aged man also made the other small mercenary bands retreat to the side. No one was willing to offend the Red Nightmare mercenary band. Its influence in the mercenary world was equivalent to that of the Holy Hall on the continent.

Xuanyue did not care how powerful your mercenary band was. She said coldly, "Didn't you see that we just registered a mercenary band?"

The middle-aged man smiled. "That's easy. There are two ways to solve this. One is for you to withdraw from the mercenary band immediately. Two, the Red Nightmare mercenary band can take you in at a good price."

Xuanyue looked at the middle-aged man's boorish appearance and was very dissatisfied. She snorted and said, "We will not join your mercenary band. Don't bother us. Are you alright talking about money with mages? If we were doing it for money, would we be mercenaries? "

The middle-aged man was stunned. He asked, "Then why are you two mercenaries?"

Xuanyue revealed a proud smile. "We are mercenaries to experience the joy of adventure. You are the number one mercenary band on the continent. Do you not even understand this principle?"

The middle aged man smiled faintly, "That's even easier. There are many extremely difficult missions on the continent that can't be completed by a single person or a few people. The risk is very high, but if you have the support of our Red Nightmare Mercenary Group, then you can take on those difficult missions. Wouldn't you be able to better understand the true meaning of adventure?"

When Xuan Yue heard his words, her heart was slightly moved, but she quickly dismissed the idea of joining. If her father knew that she had actually joined a mercenary group, she didn't know what he would think. Although he doted on her a lot, if he knew that this was a disgrace to the Holy See, she might not be able to escape the fate of being grounded. But it was different for her to establish a mercenary band. Her father would not blame her too much. Thinking of this, Xuanyue shook her head. "We prefer to adventure alone. I'm sorry."

From the beginning to the end, Dumby did not say a single word. In the morning, he had already decided that from now on, he would have less contact with Xuan Yue, lest she hurt him again. Now, he only hoped that this year would pass quickly.

"Miss Magician, your cards are ready." It turned out that the young girl had returned with two white magic cards in her hands.

Xuanyue ignored the middle-aged man and walked to the registration counter with Dumb. She took the cards and asked, "What's the use of this?"

The young girl explained, "Since you are the leader of Heaven's Evil mercenary band, your card has the information of the mercenary band and yourself. The lowest level of your mercenary band is level four. The level will increase with the difficulty and number of missions you complete. Since you are a mage, we have set the mercenary band level at level three. The level will increase with the difficulty and number of missions you complete. This mage's card is similar to yours. You must keep the card well. If you lose it, please come to the union as soon as possible to replace it. Please show your card when you accept a mission. Also, these two are level three mercenary badges. Here you are. "

Xuanyue took the two bronze badges and said with dissatisfaction, "Why am I only a level three mercenary? That's too low."

"It is very difficult to raise a mercenary's level. The higher you go, the harder it is. If you rely on normal missions to level up, I'm afraid it will take you a year to go from level four to level three. The mercenary union has given you a great discount because you are mages. Like me, I have been a mercenary for 20 years, and I am only a level one now. "The one who spoke was the captain of the Red Nightmare mercenary band's first warrior brigade.

Xuanyue glanced at him and said, "Why are you still here? Didn't I tell you that we will not join your mercenary band?"

The middle-aged man smiled and said, "Even if we can't make a deal, we can still be benevolent. If there is anything you need help with in the future, don't hesitate to come to me. If there is a difficult mission that requires cooperation, we will also be happy to help."

Cooperation? That's not a bad idea. Xuanyue's tone softened a little and said, "Alright then. May I ask, Uncle, what is your name?"

The middle-aged man touched his not-so-rough face and said awkwardly, "Am I that old? You can just call me Big Brother, my name is Karin. "

Xuanyue giggled and said, "Compared to us, of course you are old. Uncle Karin, if there is a mission that requires cooperation in the future, we will definitely look for you. Alright, we are going to accept a mission. " With that said, she pulled Dumb's sleeve and ran to the counter to receive the mission, eagerly looking at the mission blackboard behind. Just now, they didn't even have time to look at it before they were interrupted by the middle-aged man.

The blackboard was divided into four parts. At the bottom were ordinary missions. It was nothing more than escorting merchants or escorting goods and the like. The rewards were relatively low. The next level was the second level missions. The missions were strange and varied, and the difficulty was correspondingly higher. For example, finding the Lavender Grass that Dumb was familiar with was impressively one of them. The next level was the first level missions. The difficulty was even higher. Most of them were to find some rare items. One of them was to find the Nine Dragons Sovereign, and the reward was as high as ten thousand gold coins. The last level was the special level mission. There was only one. The description of the mission was: At the border between the Sky Yuan Race and the Hwasin Empire, there is the Death Mountain Range. Legend has it that there are high-purity top-grade magic crystals in the caves at the edge of the mountain range. Mission requirements: Obtain and bring back the top-grade magic crystals. Mission reward: Depending on the magic crystal's quality and attribute, the minimum guarantee is ten thousand purple coins.

Dumb knew about magic crystals. According to Goris's notes, magic crystals contained different magic elements according to their attributes. They had the ability to absorb and store magic elements. It was equivalent to giving a magician a container to store magic power. They were very precious and were the best material for making magic items. Magic items made from top-grade magic crystals might not be comparable to divine artifacts, but they could greatly enhance a magician's strength. With the help of magic crystals, a magician's magic could even be upgraded by a level. There were a few magic crystals in Goris's collection, but they were just ordinary ones. This mission couldn't help but tempt Dumb. He didn't do it for money. He thought that if he could get a top-grade magic crystal for Teacher Goris, his teacher would definitely be very happy.

Xuanyue also saw this mission. She murmured. "So top-grade magic crystals are so valuable!"

Carrie looked over and said. "Of course top-grade magic crystals are valuable. They are already very rare on the continent. Magic staffs made from ordinary magic crystals can be worth tens of thousands of gold coins, and top-grade magic crystals are even more precious treasures. They can only be found by chance. The value of magic items made from them is very difficult to estimate. This mission has been around for a long time. I heard that it was given by a Master Alchemist. But until now, no one has been able to complete it. "

Xuanyue asked. "If the mission reward is so high, then why doesn't your Red Nightmare mercenary group complete it? Aren't you the number one mercenary group on the continent? Don't you need money? "

Carrie smiled bitterly. "Why not? The funds needed to run a large mercenary group of tens of thousands of people are very large. However, this mission is really difficult and dangerous. Our leader forbade us to touch this mission in order to ensure everyone's safety. "

Xuanyue was puzzled. "Are magic crystals so difficult to find? Your Red Nightmare mercenary group has so many people, can't you just do a carpet search? 10,000 purple coins is not a small amount. "

Carrie sighed. "The main problem is not that it is difficult to find, but that it is dangerous. Didn't you see the place where the top-grade magic crystals are produced? That is the Death Mountain Range! "

This time, even Dumb's interest was piqued. He opened his mouth for the first time since entering the mercenary union. "Is the Death Mountain Range dangerous?"

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