"Steel Heart!" Iron Crocodile and Inkfish cried in delighted, hushed voices.
Bai Pu sat down opposite them and raised a hand to stop their questions. "Time is tight. I know everything you want to ask, so I'll just show you the answer."
As he spoke, Bai Pu took out the Wu County Lu Clan's Identity Jade Token and set it to display mode.
"Hiss!"
Longing immediately filled both their eyes.
"How did you get it?"
"Can we get one too?"
They spoke almost at the same time. Realizing they had asked the same thing, they exchanged awkward smiles.
Inkfish forced herself to calm down and took a breath. "Steel Heart, Iron Crocodile and I tried to find some small jobs among Chaisang City's gang factions yesterday, but got nowhere."
Bai Pu said calmly, "That's normal. You're physicians of the Sun Quan Army—official people. You're faintly opposed to Chaisang City's underworld gangs. Of course they won't accept you, much less assign you missions."
After taking a sip of tea, Bai Pu continued, "Fortunately, the main conflict in this plane scenario is between Cao's army and the Sun-Liu allied forces. The conflict between the Sun Quan Army and the underworld gangs is still dormant. Otherwise, if you went knocking on their doors, they might attack you outright."
"Then how could you join the Wu County Lu Clan?" Iron Crocodile asked, utterly baffled.
Bai Pu smiled without mentioning that his initial identity had been that of a Lu Clan collateral descendant. That was a privilege granted to him, a level 2 Awakened, for entering a high-difficulty Intermediate Plane scenario of levels 4 to 6. "I have a way to get you into the Four Rivers Gang," Bai Pu said. "The prerequisite is that you follow my command."
"Fine!" Neither of them resisted. By