Merrick's eyes sharpened after he finished speaking. He strode over to Su Mo and planted himself firmly in front of him, blocking Su Mo completely from view.
At the same time, he turned to look at the members of the Town Fire Squad.
"Torres, Sanchez!"
Merrick's deep, powerful voice rang through the small courtyard. "Stop standing around like idiots. Get rid of all these freeloaders surrounding our base immediately. There are so many of them chattering away that they're giving me a headache!"
"Tch."
Hisses and jeers erupted around the courtyard, and everyone cast contemptuous looks at Old Harvey!
Then again, in the brutal world of mercenaries, the stronger a team's overall strength, the greater its chances of survival.
If their squad recruited someone this formidable, they would only protect him even more fiercely than Old Harvey did.
"Everyone, please leave. Otherwise, our captain is liable to lose his temper."
"Qin Yuan is already one of our squad members. According to the rules, even if you want to recruit him, you'll have to wait until a month has passed."
Torres was the brawny man who had rushed over to break up the fight. His build was exceptionally massive, as broad as a door panel.
What surprised Su Mo, however, was that Sanchez was not the least bit inferior to Torres. The two of them standing together exerted an extremely intimidating presence.
Moreover, to prevent squads from maliciously poaching recruits, the rules explicitly prohibited them from soliciting new members within their first month.
Everyone understood the situation perfectly. If they continued wasting time here, they would gain nothing except everyone's annoyance.
The crowd began to disperse, and before long, they had all left.
The two young men who had just finished bathing and walked out were left somewhat bewildered. They nearly