Chapter 135 - Guild Brass (1/2)

Chapter 135: Guild Brass

As they chatted, Shang Jianyao and Jiang Baimian turned into West Street and walked toward the Hunter’s Guild.

It was still early, and the guild had not officially opened. Only a few cleaners were busy inside.

Jiang Baimian was in no rush at all; she slowly circled the lobby.

After returning to the starting point, she grumbled to Shang Jianyao, “There’s no introduction about the guild’s brass… It’s too unfair, unjust, and untransparent!”

Within Pangu Biology, every unit had to provide information on the main Person-in-Charge and related personnel on the wall.

“It might be upstairs.” Shang Jianyao looked up at the ceiling.

“Who’s it shown to then?” Jiang Baimian found a few rows of chairs at the edge of the lobby and sat down.

“How cold…” She rubbed her hands and sighed loudly.

“You can get up and move about,” Shang Jianyao said seriously.

Jiang Baimian was just about to say, “Whoa, that’s a pretty normal suggestion,” when she heard Shang Jianyao add, “Try dancing.”

“…” Jiang Baimian said in exasperation and amusement, “When we complete the mission, I can give you a break. You can dance however and wherever you want!”

Shang Jianyao’s eyes lit up as he fell into deep thought, seemingly considering how he could investigate the other Old Task Force’s disappearance better and faster.

After many Ruin Hunters had breakfast and came to the lobby to choose missions and work on their livelihood, the guild’s employees came down one after another. They either took their posts or booted up the different machines.

Upon seeing this, Jiang Baimian stood up and led Shang Jianyao to the circular platform in the middle.

At this moment, a figure passed by and rushed in front of them.

As Jiang Baimian and Shang Jianyao’s appearances were rather outstanding, they were as eye-catching as fireflies in the night, despite wearing clothes that were essentially the same as most Ruin Hunters. Therefore, the person subconsciously turned his head and glanced at them.

He was a man more than 1.8 meters tall, almost the same height as Shang Jianyao. This was relatively rare among Ruin Hunters—who were generally malnourished. He wore a thick, dark tweed coat. He was in his thirties, and he had black hair, blue eyes, and good facial features. Although he couldn’t be considered handsome, he had the characteristics of Ashlands and Red River heritage. His outlines were relatively deep, and his nose was especially high.

At the same time, he had a calm and confident bearing.

After watching the man walk to a window and take out a Hunter’s Badge, Shang Jianyao suddenly said, “It’s not a good thing to have a sharp nose…”

Jiang Baimian thought for a moment and chuckled. “Are you trying to say that the nose tip will end up red from the wind?”

The man from before had a rather good overall appearance. It was obvious that he wasn’t someone to be trifled with. The only flaw was that the tip of his nose was red and slightly comical.

“The wind outside is too cold.” Shang Jianyao nodded and rubbed the tip of his nose.

“You weren’t much better when you first entered the lobby…” Before Jiang Baimian could finish her sentence, she saw the Hunter’s Guild employee opposite the man stand up and hand the Hunter’s Badge out the window with both hands, appearing very respectful.

His status isn’t low… Jiang Baimian muttered to herself silently and walked to the window at the edge.

“Let me do it.” Shang Jianyao quickly took a few steps and overtook his team leader.

“Don’t.” Jiang Baimian quickly stopped him. She looked around and suppressed her voice. “Just leave the general targets to me. Don’t abuse your abilities. Be careful not to expose yourself. We’ll use your talents where they’re most needed.”

For Awakened, keeping their abilities a secret was also very important. If enemies learned of the ability, not only would the ability be useless, but it would also be easily dealt with in a targeted manner.

“Huh? What did you say?” Shang Jianyao touched his ear.

“…” At this moment, Jiang Baimian finally understood what it meant to have the tables turn. She gritted her teeth and asked, “Was I saying it too softly?”

“Yes.” Shang Jianyao nodded honestly.

“Then, I’ll be simpler.” Jiang Baimian returned to her normal volume. “I’ll do it!”

With that said, she walked to the window at the end without giving Shang Jianyao a chance to protest.

Inside was a girl in her twenties. She had short hair and large eyes. Her looks were average, but she showed very good upkeep of her appearance. On her chest was a name tag with the words: ‘Su Xiaoman.’

“I want to issue a mission.” Jiang Baimian smiled brightly.

Faced with such a beautiful, polite, and valiant woman, everyone—regardless of gender—would naturally have a favorable impression of her. Su Xiaoman was no exception. She enthusiastically inquired, “What mission is it?

“Different missions have different review times. If you can find a hunter with sufficient credit points as a guarantee or have cases of seriously fulfilling the multiple missions you issued, the corresponding time will be reduced significantly.”