274 Chapter 274 - Bodyguard Mission (1/2)
Ray's Bar was currently filled with Yunduan City's top mercenary groups. While many mercenary groups had hidden their strengths before, the mercenary PvP tournament had essentially unearthed them. Whatever the outcome of the matches was, the hidden experts and unique specializations of the various mercenary groups were revealed throughout the tournament.
Using the various mercenary groups here as examples… Nothing was naturally needed to be said about Young Master's Elite. As for Silver Moon, he was here due to his King's Command. Any skill that could provide a party-wide buff was considered valuable, especially since only higher level Holy Knights had access to such skills. Silver Moon's possession of one such skill qualified him as a man ahead of the curve, highly demanded by large guilds alike.
The Amethyst mercenary group might not have much strength, yet the existence of the pay-to-win player Svelte Dancer in their midst immediately qualified them for an invite. Gu Fei only found out now that Sakurazaka Moony and his mercenary group was named 'The Great Hunters' for specializing in setting up traps. All sorts of mercenary groups that had specializations were invited by Traversing Four Seas to Ray's Bar without providing any reason. Given that none of Traversing Four Seas had appeared yet, the people present were virtually in the dark for what this was all about.
Fortunately, they did not have to wait too long. After more mercenary groups entered the bar, Oathless Sword, Youthful Reflection, and Gale Force finally arrived.
As the winner of the guild versus guild tournament, Traversing Four Seas was now undoubtedly the top guild of Yunduan City. Guild Leader Oathless Sword was positively radiant as he swaggered into Ray's Bar with an air befitting that of a champion. Foe-herder, Brave Surge, and several other mercenary group leaders were also guild leaders of their respective guilds, having been vying for the top spot ever since their guilds' establishment. Now that Traversing Four Seas officially occupied the top spot, Oathless Sword could not help but express this to those present.
”Ha ha! It's been a while, Old Cloud!””Surge, hope you've been well lately!”
Oathless Sword's showy greeting caused the people inside the bar to furrow their brows. They regarded pompous fellows like him in relative disdain and felt sorry for the whole of Yunduan City that it had such a man leading the number one guild.
Oathless Sword continued greeting the other mercenaries present. His attitude became visibly subdued when talking with the Amethyst ladies, which made everyone present feel like throwing up. The best was usually saved for the last; Oathless Sword greeted everyone first before heading to the table Young Master's Elite was occupying. He courteously and solemnly greeted each of them, including his guild member Royal God Call – something he had not done for any other groups.
Gu Fei was actually the one he greeted last. Oathless Sword pulled Gu Fei's hand close to his as he addressed the latter with kind words. Youthful Reflection and Gale Force who were beside Oathless Sword all this while showed discomfort for his action; one appeared to be infuriated, while another seemed to be in shock. Finally, Oathless Sword emphatically said to Gu Fei: ”I'm so pleased that you managed to call attention to our Yunduan City!”
The people inside the bar could no longer stand it, and someone actually stood up and slapped the table to call him out for it, ”Oathless, you m*th*rf*ck*r! Quickly tell us what's all this about and stop groveling there like a sycophant! Just look at yourself!”
Releasing Gu Fei's hand, Oathless Sword turned to address the person shouting at him, ”A ha ha ha! Alright! Let's get down to business!”
”That woman is so straightforward! Who is she?” Gu Fei asked, shocked. Even if the bar had fewer patrons, her blunt words were still disrespectful, yet she just went ahead and said them without holding back!
Brother Assist promptly offered information about her to Gu Fei, ”She's the leader of Rainbow betwixt the Clouds mercenary group that placed fourth in the tournament, Gu Xiaoshang. She's also the level 3 Colored Clouds Guild's leader. Before Svelte Dancer arrived in Yunduan City, she's regarded as the strongest woman around. I heard Oathless Sword has been pursuing her for the longest time!”
”Whoa! Oathless Sword's taste sure is unique!” War Without Wounds and Royal God Call exclaimed in unison.
Gu Xiaoshang's looks were definitely above average, yet she was too much of a firebrand that anyone could mistake her for a man. She was different from June's Rain, though. June's Rain had not cared about her appearance back then, so her shabby equipment and gender-neutral voice had made Gu Fei mistake her for a man. After equipping the body-fitting armor she had acquired from Yueye City, no one mistook her again for a male player.
As for Gu Xiaoshang, the issue about her was her temperament. Although people knew that she was a woman, they still felt some resistance inside, ”Whoa! That lady is quite vulgar….”
However, her vulgar shout was what put a stop to Oathless Sword's ridiculousness. He walked over to the center of the bar and cleared his throat, ”The ladies and gentlemen present here are all skilled mercenaries of this city. I've summoned all of you here tonight to offer you to join hands with me for accomplishing a quest I have.”