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Chapter 294 Recruitment

A survivor of Ling Jie, who was almost taken out by Lin Guang to practice alone, was also very confused about Nightingale's unexpected arrival. Although he saw two Volpers and a Caprini outside the door, he knew that she was not alone: ​​"Why are you here, Nightingale? Did the Doctor come to Casimir in advance?"

"No, it's just that Operator Touch will be passing by Cavaleriaki on a mission, and I was a little worried about you, so I came here with Frostleaf Xinhuo. With elite operators around, we can guarantee your safety." Nightingale explained the whole thing with an innocent look on her face.

Caprini, an elite operator who had met him several times in Rhodes Island, nodded to him and said, "I have delivered the person. My team members are still waiting for me, so I will leave first."

"Okay, thank you for your help, senior..." Ling Dengxian watched her leave. His clothes were tugged at, so he turned to look at Nightingale. She seemed to have something to say.

"Also, 'If it's been so long and there's still no space to take care of your family, then Operator White Dove is really useless.' White Owl asked me to tell you this after seeing you... It has nothing to do with me." Nightingale completed the "mission" and distanced himself from the matter.

"Damn White-faced Owl... Dai Mao needs to be pulled again..." Ling Dengxian decided to return and fight back physically with an expressionless face. Then he was patted on the shoulder. He turned around and saw Margaret Linguang with an expressionless face: "...Nightingale was not like this before."

“Well…” Ling Dengxian felt the force on his shoulders increasing. He looked away and smiled guiltily, “I think the influence of the white-faced owl is also not small…”

"That means you admit that it has some influence, right?!"

"Nightingale!" Ling Dengxian really hoped that she could stand up and refute.

A certain Sarkaz pretended nothing happened and looked away, yawning slightly. Seeing that he would be "busy" for a while, he took out the packaged Tongxintian from his bag and started eating it in small bites.

Xinhuo was silent for a moment, watching the noise gradually grow louder, and asked Shuangye, who was not surprised by it, "He...is this normal?"

The white-haired Wolper, who had no music to listen to because his headphones were broken, checked his axe and shrugged, "It's too normal. You have to get used to it."

Seeing the courtyard glowing with life that was not there on ordinary days, the mercenary in the shadows on the second floor laughed mockingly: "Master Knight, when was the last time your yard was so lively? Before you left home?"

"This has nothing to do with you. And don't think I won't chase you out just because there are outsiders here. I saw traces of you coming in before you even entered the room. Don't go too far." Mainna stood by the window at a certain distance from him. The late light stretched his shadow very long, and a little sunset was reflected in his eyes.

"Wow, ten years have passed and I thought you had forgotten the code. But since you didn't turn hostile right away, you're not going to sue me, are you, Master Knight?"

"If you have something to say, hurry up."

"The Business Federation will not allow a second 'Lin Guang' to appear. Recognizing Margaret Lin Guang's identity as a long-distance rider and allowing her to return to the Special Championship is nothing more than an attempt to divert public attention from the previous violent incidents. After all, popularity is a fragile thing in terms of sustainability."

"The Ingra family has spent a lot of effort to erase their own 'cannibalism' behavior. Although the Business Federation is greedy, it is still efficient."

The man who was supposed to take over the position of the long rider from the Linguang family said coldly: "Why are you telling me this? Tolan, do you think I will do something?"

"Of course, of course, the master of the Linguang family is so disheartened that he won't care about the lives of others, but he won't ignore the safety of little Linguang, right?"

Looking at Maria who was watching the fight between the two people downstairs with excitement, Mainna remained silent.

After a long while, he finally spoke: "Wu Zhou Alliance."

"Old rival, but unfortunately you are not the same as before... Or have you dealt with them before?"

"Tolan!"

"Don't be like this, Mauna." The mercenary still smiled, but there was not much warmth, "After all, you are not the same person as before."

"..."

"Okay, I know your attitude. Well, I'm not disappointed. Just think of it as free information given to you because of our past friendship. Finally, by the way, in this city, in addition to the Business Federation and the Supervisory Commission, there are also third parties. We can only find that someone is making some arrangements, but we can't find them, and we can't tell what they plan to do."

Without saying anything extra, when the sound of the last clash of weapons subsided, the mercenary quietly disappeared from the Lin Guang family.

"That fellow tribesman was quite alert. Did he notice me? He was really careless."

The fight that turned into a competition ended, and Ling Dengxian proved with his strength that he was not lying before. He had to sigh that Lin Guang's physical strength as the knight champion was not in vain. Neither side used Originium skills.

"Sister won!" Maria was very excited, but at the same time she was a little confused about Ling Dengxian. He was not as strong as her sister, so why did she respect him so much?

She was curious.

"I can't beat him. The Knight Yao is indeed worthy of his reputation." Ling Dengxian was not obsessed with winning or losing, especially since the opponent was Lin Guang.

"Bai Ge, you really didn't let me win?" Lin Guang still found it hard to believe.

"Although I have some reservations, they are limited. However, if I use magic, my ability to protect my life is first-rate." Ling Dengxian felt that it would be better to have more confidence.

"Then... what price did you pay back then?" Lin Guang remembered his flames, which competed with the dark power.

Ling Dengxian said nothing, but just took off his gloves. Although he was much better, the Originium crystals were still clearly visible.

He didn't intend to explain too much, and let Lin Guang think that it was because of this that he was infected with the mineral disease and there was nothing wrong with it.

"If you use it again, the mineral sickness will spread more."

Lin Guang knew that being unable to perform Originium Skills or overusing Originium Skills would aggravate the Ore Sickness. Since Bai Ge pointed this out in addition, the degree of aggravation must be even worse.

This is indeed the case. If Ling Dengxian did not have the ability to slowly heal himself, his Originium crystals would have spread to his wrist long ago.

Surtel, who was watching from the sidelines, did not have any deep feelings about this, as she had been infected with oripathy since she had a clear memory.

"Since you are not capable of doing it, please don't try to do it alone when necessary." Lin Guang expressed his wish again.

"Don't underestimate me. After all, I did well in the preliminary round." Ling Dengxian put away his sword, looked at the obedient Nightingale, and asked, "What do you mean? Do you plan to keep her by your side?"

Lin Guang shook his head: "No, you should take care of it. It's very dangerous around me."

"Then we'll say goodbye today." Ling Dengxian glanced at Shuang Ye who looked down on his defeat and Xin Huo who seemed a little at a loss, and he still had to worry about their accommodation problem.

"Then I'll leave it to you, Operator White Dove."

"Maria, I'm going to talk to my uncle about something. Please send Bai Ge and the others off," Lin Guang asked.

Maria responded and looked at Ling Dengxian with curiosity, as if she wanted to see a flower in him.

"Ms. Maria?" Ling Dengxian saw that she seemed to have something to say and smiled at her.

"Well, if you're my sister's friend, you don't have to call me that. It feels a bit uncomfortable... Just call me Maria. Can I ask what your job is?" Maria tried to be more tactful and asked indirectly.

Ling glanced at the two little Wolpers casually.

"Uh... let's say she's their instructor and team leader, right? She's also studying medical knowledge at Rhode Island, has some medical experience, and is an intern who's still in formal training." Ling Dengxian could sense that Maria was more lively than her sister, so she spoke more easily. "Maria... Maria, what about you?"

When the word "instructor" was mentioned, Xinhuo seemed to hear Shuangye mutter "Huh? So that's how it is?", and was a little unsure whether the relationship between these two people was good or bad.

"Ah, well... I used to be learning the knowledge and skills of a craftsman, and now I am participating in the knight competition with my sister. My knight code name is 'Xia Guang', and I am currently training hard to qualify... After all, I am not a knight as strong as my sister." Maria scratched her head a little embarrassedly, with some hesitation in her eyes, and shook her head, smiling at him, "But there is still great hope!"

The way out was not long and they soon arrived at a crossroads. After saying goodbye to Maria, Ling Dengxian looked at the four companions around him. One of them would not speak when he was talking to someone, one was arrogant and did not know what he meant, one was a man of few words and he did not know much about him, and one always managed to give him surprises with a harmless look. It felt like a gathering of all the wise men.

He didn't seem to be here to complete a mission, but rather to lead a team-building activity.

"What's wrong?" Surtel asked.

"Nothing... I'm just thinking about how to sleep at night." Ling Dengxian sighed, and then saw that Surtel and Shuangye looked alert, and their faces darkened:

"I'll make the floor!"