Chapter 93 (1/2)
In Claire’s room, Summer and Qiao Chuxin stared wide eyed at the enchanting young man who was gorging like his life depended on it, speechless.
Wasn’t it already the tenth plate of food?
The guy looked so beautiful on the surface, but the way he ate was so nasty. Most importantly, his stomach seemed to be bottomless. Who knows how many times Walter and Jean had already stealthily went to get food from the basement. Of course, besides them, no one else knew the current situation.
“Did you eat like this before too?” Summer asked carefully, seeing the Dong Fenghou who was gorging on food like his life depended on it.
Dong Fenghou couldn’t talk at the moment, so he nodded, then stuffed a piece of bacon in his mouth and drank a swig of juice.
“Your appetite has always been this big?” Qiao Chuxin asked, also cautious.
Dong Fenghou nodded, still chewing bacon.
“Tch, who could afford to raise him if he eats like this?” Walter said sourly.
“I…… was kicked out, eat… too much.”Dong Fenghou said a few unclear words.
“Because he ate too much, his family avoided him and kicked him out so he would rely on himself.” Camille translated for Dong Fenghou, delicately setting down an exquisite tea cup.
Everybody suddenly realized seeing the huge pile of empty plates on the table and all the bones and empty cans on the ground. How could an ordinary family afford such a way of eating?
“You haven’t eaten so much in such a long time, right?” Claire propped up her chin, lazily leaning on the table as she spoke to Dong Fenghou.
Dong Fenghou nodded vigorously at Claire, showing a satisfied smile.
“Follow me, listen to me and work for me. I will never let you go hungry. You can eat a lot and the food will be tasty too.” Claire said indifferently, making everybody in the room feel scorn.
Walter’s mouth twitched. Of course the little devil would never be able to hide her true colors.
Dong Fenghou’s eyes lit up, so excited that he stood up, still holding a drumstick in one leg, waving it as he said inarticulately, “No, not every time, each so much, hungry for a long time, ate this…”
Just as Camille was going to translate, Claire nodded. “I understand what you mean. You’re trying to say, you don’t eat so much every time, it was just that you were too hungry for so long this time so you ate this much. You’re requests aren’t that much and you will definitely serve me well.”
Dong Fenghou nodded vigorously, like a chicken pecking for feed. Seeing the clear, uncoverable joy in his eyes, everybody shivered. Not only was this guy pure, he was hired cheaply, but acted like he got lucky and had finally found a patron after much difficulty!
Of course, next, he signed a contract, selling himself. Once Claire put away Dong Fenghou’s contract, she was faced with strange, unfeeling gazes.
“What? Got a problem?” Claire raised her head slightly and said coldly.
Immediately, everybody lowered their heads, pretending like nothing was wrong and started chatting.
Camill gracefully set down a teacup, fishing out a clean handkerchief, wiped his mouth softly, and asked, “But Commander, what do you plan on doing next?”
Everybody’s gazes landed on Claire. That’s right, now that they had found a summoner, what were they going to do next?
“Next…” A strange smile appeared faintly on Claire’s mouth. She didn’t continue speaking, but the strange feeling made everybody’s heart quiver.
What Claire was going to do next was definitely no good.
They dared to bet their life on it!
“Alright, everybody. Go and rest well. Tomorrow early morning, there’s going to be a good show.” Claire clapped her hands together softly, indicating for everybody to return to their rooms and rest. It was already late in the night, so they wouldn’t be able to rest for much longer anyways.
“Tomorrow, the Yuan Bao Mercenary Corps will take its first step towards fame.” Camille smiled gently, strolling away.
Everybody blinked and glanced at each other, a strange feeling arising in their hearts.
Early morning the next day, the sound of the alarm bell cut through the air!
The sea beasts were gathering to attack together! And this time was more intense than any other. Fierce waves smacked the city wall and the wall shaked with the sounds of crumbling. The city lord’s expression was extremely grave as he hurriedly dressed and brought the still tired magicians up the wall, rushing.
In the far distance, just as the sky brightened at the edge where the sky and sea met, whitecaps frothed, the ocean crashing with waves. Giant sea beasts bared their fangs as they approached.
There was the loud sound of rumbling. The river within the city had risen and the boats that had taken shelter on the river within the city rose with the it, then fell, splashing and creating large waves. The deafening sound resonated into the horizon, loud enough to be heard from within Placid Waters. The inhabitants of the city that hadn’t run away were all praying, placing all their hopes on their lord and the mercenary group that had helped repelled the sea beasts yesterday, hoping that today, they could still successfully withstand against the half crazed sea beasts and persevere until aid arrived. But the sky dimmed, becoming more and more dark, casting a shadow on their hearts.