Chapter 348: Telling Zi Di
In the garden at night.
The fountain gurgled softly.
The dragonman youngster and Bu Quan looked at each other, neither saying anything for a moment.
Bu Quan looked at the surprised expression on the dragonman youngster's face and suddenly came to her senses: "Ah, Commander Long Fu, I was just talking nonsense! Don't take it to heart!"
The dragonman youngster twitched the corner of his mouth and forced a laugh: "Miss Bu Quan also enjoys joking around. Tonight, I got to see your interesting side."
The young man tried to ease the awkward atmosphere, emphasizing the word “joke.”
He then changed the subject: “In the end, it was too abrupt of me to rashly invite you to join my mercenary group.”
The dragonman youngster was slightly serious, his gaze sincere: "However, Miss Bu Quan, my invitation just now was completely serious and sincere. Please give it some serious consideration."
The dragonman youngster could sense the feelings expressed in Bu Quan's words just now.
“Is it because I defeated and killed Teng Dong Lang that she is overly grateful?”
The dragonman youngster could understand this feeling of gratitude.
However, Bu Quan's emotional state was clearly not right at this moment.
To be honest, just now, the dragonman youngster did feel an impulse in his heart.
He really wanted to drag Bu Quan away, go to the Alchemy Branch, sign a contract on the spot, and put the dazed Bu Quan on the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps' ship.
The dragonman youngster had a feeling that if he did so, the chances of success would be very high.
“But doing so would be tantamount to taking advantage of someone while they're not clearheaded.”
“If Bu Quan agrees to join the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps on impulse, what if she changes her mind in the future?”
Forced relationships were never happy ones.
The dragonman youngster did not want to treat the talented girl in front of him this way.
Moreover, what he needed more was unity.
If Bu Quan regretted it in the future but couldn't leave the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps, the negative emotions would accumulate, and over time, it would become a time bomb.
There was one more thing.
“I have a feeling that if I recruit Bu Quan like this, I'll be in big trouble in the future.”
The dragonman youngster didn't know exactly why he had this inexplicable premonition.
After listening to the dragonman youngster express his invitation again, Bu Quan's face lost some of its redness and took on a solemn expression: "I, I understand. I will definitely consider it seriously, Commander Long Fu."
After listening to the dragonman youngster express his invitation again, Bu Quan's face lost some of its redness and took on a solemn expression: "I, I understand. I will definitely consider it seriously, Commander Long Fu."
Bu Quan was greatly surprised and hurriedly asked, “Commander Long Fu, are you leaving so soon?”
This was clearly beyond Bu Quan's expectations.
The dragonman youngster's victory over Teng Dong Lang in their duel had made him famous throughout the country. The destruction of the Bayonet Gang also meant that the foreign Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps had a promising future in Snow Bird Harbor.
Many people believed that the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps would stay in Snow Bird Harbor, seize this rare opportunity, focus on development, and put down deep roots.
They did not know the true intentions of the survivors.
The dragonman youngster replied, “Yes, our original plan was to go to the capital of the Ice Sculpture Kingdom.”
“We will only set up a branch here in Snow Bird Harbor.”
“We will leave a group of people here to carry out small-scale construction.”
“But most of us will go to the capital together.”
This was indeed the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps' current plan.
The shops that the Snow Bird Harbor City Lord traded to the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps would become the main sales points for the survivors to sell their weapons.
The dragon rider potion would become the main product for the foreseeable future.
Ships such as the Deep Sea Monster Fish would remain in Snow Bird Harbor.
The capital of the Ice Sculpture Kingdom was located inland, so ships obviously could not pass through.
The survivors would try their best to turn Snow Bird Harbor into a path for retreating.
Soon, the dragonman youngster and Bu Quan reappeared in the hall.
The band played a lingering dance tune.
There were already more than a dozen couples dancing gracefully on the dance floor.
The second dance had already begun.
The appearance of the dragonman youngster and Bu Quan immediately attracted the attention of many people.
This was mainly because of the dragonman youngster.
Without a doubt, he was the star of tonight's banquet!
The dragonman youngster nodded and smiled, responding to these friendly glances.
Bu Quan walked behind him, her brow slightly furrowed, lost in thought.
She now realized that if she agreed to join the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps, her life would take a major turn.
Making such a decision undoubtedly requires tremendous courage, as well as expectations and judgments about the future.
When the third dance began, the dragonman youngster slowly walked onto the dance floor with another female snow elf.
As the leader of the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps, he had an important social agenda.
In the time that followed, he danced occasionally but mostly mingled with people from all walks of life.
Bu Quan was distracted, sometimes even answering questions unrelated to what was asked.
This made many people curious. When the two of them went out together just now, what did Commander Long Fu do to Miss Bu Quan?
The banquet ended, and the guests dispersed.
The dragonman youngster did not accept the Snow Bird Harbor City Lord's invitation to stay, and took a carriage back to the dock.
The dinner party had exhausted him both physically and mentally, and he felt as if he had fought a hard battle.
The confidant came to the Snow Bird Harbor City Lord and said, "City Lord, none of the beauties we prepared were successful, and they didn't even get to dance with Commander Long Fu. We had already arranged for the three beauties to visit his room late at night. But Long Fu actually left the city government palace. Should we send the beauties over ourselves?"
The Snow Bird Harbor City Lord shook his head: “No need, postpone the beauty plan.”
“I didn't expect that even after drinking the Cold Emotion Wine, he still had such strong self-control.”
“What an amazing guy, with such a strong will.”
“Now I understand why he was appointed by the arms dealer behind him as the leader of the expedition.”
“Such a subordinate is indeed reliable.”
After this incident, the Snow Bird Harbor City Lord's opinion of the dragonman youngster rose another notch.
“I just didn't expect that Long Fu would actually invite Bu Quan to join his mercenary group.”
“Should I…stop this?”
When the Snow Bird Harbor City Lord thought of this, he couldn't help but frown slightly.
He subconsciously wanted to stop it.
The secret meeting between the dragonman youngster and Bu Quan took place in the garden of his city government palace. The Snow Bird Harbor City Lord was well aware of the conversation between the two, as well as their tone and expressions at the time.
“Bu Quan has a strong fondness for Long Fu and has even developed feelings for him.”
“Under these circumstances, there is a good chance that she will agree to join.”
"If the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps really gets her, I'm afraid many people will be shocked. The Alchemy Guild in the royal capital will also have a huge reaction. Bu Quan is their recognized rising star, with a bright future and the potential to become a pillar of society in the future."
The Snow Bird Harbor City Lord had to admit that he was a little envious and jealous.
He had once tactfully revealed his intention to recruit her, but Bu Quan had directly refused.
Bu Quan understood her own value. With the Alchemy Guild behind her, she didn't need to sell herself in exchange for revenge.
In fact, she wanted to take revenge with her own hands.
After returning to Snow Bird Harbor, she had been trying to take revenge in her own way.
This time, she took the initiative to send treasures to the dragonman youngster, which was also based on her personality and way of acting.
“I was the main force in the destruction of the Bayonet Gang.”
“Even if Long Fu didn't kill Teng Dong Lang, I could have made sure he died in the dueling arena!”
“But I'm afraid Bu Quan's gratitude towards me is less than one percent of her gratitude towards Long Fu.”
"In the end, it was because of the three items she took the initiative to give him. These gold level items were of great help to Long Fu in his difficult battle against Teng Dong Lang."
“Especially that scroll of the Lava Hell spell!”
“All of this gave Bu Quan a sense of participation, making her feel that she and Long Fu had worked together to successfully take revenge.”
“This is exactly the revenge she wanted!”
“Long Fu inadvertently gave her what she wanted most.”
The Snow Bird Harbor City Lord analyzed the situation deeply and was deeply moved. At the same time, he dismissed the urge to secretly obstruct and sabotage.
“Forget it, Long Fu is not easy to fool.”
"He has powerful backing and is now famous throughout the country. If I am discovered secretly sabotaging and obstructing him, the loss of reputation, interests, and so on will be too great."
At the dock.
On the Love Triangle.
The dragonman youngster and Zi Di were alone in a room.
He told his beloved everything that happened at the dinner party, emphasizing that he had invited Bu Quan to join the mercenary group.
Zi Di immediately reproached the dragonman youngster: “Commander, what you did was too rash!”
“Bu Quan's good impression of you and our Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps cannot be wasted so easily.”
“If you really want to recruit her, I can come up with a better plan.”
“What you did just now was too reckless.”
"Sigh..."
Zi Di sighed deeply, her frustration evident.
“However, Bu Quan didn't reject you on the spot; she's genuinely considering the invitation, which means we still have a chance!”
“Quickly explain the details; I need to analyze this thoroughly.”
“So, Commander, please repeat every word, not just the sentence, and try not to omit anything.”
“Ahem.” The dragonman youngster felt inexplicably uneasy, “I'll try my best.”
His tone immediately made Zi Di dissatisfied.
The ghost girl emphasized, “Lord, please understand that every word you say now may affect the ultimate success or failure of our recruitment of Bu Quan.”
“You are not a magician, so you don't really understand the importance of a silver level alchemy great master!”
"Bu Quan has a bright future. Looking at the entire Snow Bird Harbor, she is the most precious gem among all the talents!"
"The only concern may be the concentration of her bloodline. If she cannot be promoted to the gold level in the future and is limited to the silver level for the rest of her life, her value will be greatly reduced."
“But we don't need to consider this point, do you understand?”
“Yes, yes.” The dragonman youngster nodded hurriedly, “We have the Bloodline Purification formation. With it, even if Bu Quan's bloodline concentration is limited, we can purify it and raise her talent ceiling.”
"I'll try to repeat the previous situation as best I can. Don't get so upset, okay?"
Zi Di nodded in satisfaction, “Don't worry.”
The dragonman youngster was still worried, so he emphasized, “Promise me, don't get too agitated.”
“I know, hurry up and tell me.”