Desert Iron Mercenary Group
The blood-red sunset illuminated the yellow sand, while the city in the distance appeared ancient and magnificent under its glorious glow.
After entering Stone Desert City, Lin Ming first found an inn and stayed there for the night.
The next day, Lin Ming south of the city. After turning a few streets, a huge Courtyard came into view.
Above the Courtyard, a flag fluttered in the wind, and the words "Desert Iron Mercenary Group" on the flag were revealed as it waved.
Within this Stone Desert City, there are only a few Mercenary Group; Lin Ming inquired about this with the innkeeper when he was at the inn.
Faced with Lin Ming's question, the waiter quickly told Lin Ming about the several Mercenary Group in the city. So after leaving the inn, Lin Ming went straight to the Desert Iron Mercenary Group, which was established by Xiao Yan's two older brothers.
"Halt! This is the Desert Iron Mercenary Group. Unauthorized personnel are not allowed to enter." Upon arriving at the gate of the Desert Iron Mercenary Group, a guard stopped Lin Ming and said.
The guards of the Desert Iron Mercenary Group looked like Big Man, but their cultivation was only at the Dou Practitioner Stage. Lin Ming could probably knock them down with a single breath. As for the bloody smell left on them after long battles, after Lin Ming had seen the Black Corner Region, it was even less of a concern.
Lin Ming was not on the same level as these people, so when they tried to stop him, Lin Ming didn't get angry. Instead, he calmly said, "Send someone to inform your commander that I have a big business deal for you!"
Upon hearing Lin Ming mention a big business opportunity for his Mercenary Group, the guards immediately cast skeptical glances at Lin Ming. After all, Lin Ming looked far too young; in their eyes, he was just a kid, and they couldn't fathom the size of his business.
"Your Desert Iron Mercenary Group opens its doors to do business, but now that business has come in, you're not going to do it?" Seeing that the guards were staring at him without moving, Lin Ming asked again.
After hearing Lin Ming's question, the guards also felt that what Lin Ming said made sense.
The Desert Iron Mercenary Group is a business, and whether a deal can be closed in the end is another matter. But now that a customer has come, how can we let them leave before we've even finished talking?
So, after Lin Ming finished speaking, the guard in front immediately said, "Young brother, our Desert Iron Mercenary Group certainly wants to do business. Why don't you wait here for a moment while I go in and inform the group leader?"
Watching the guards run into the courtyard after speaking, Lin Ming waited there without changing his expression.
A short while later, Lin Ming saw the guard leading a young man who was about his age, dressed in white, with a slightly wise face, outwards.
"My friend, I am Xiao Ding. My fellow disciple wants to tell you that you have a big business opportunity for our Desert Iron Mercenary Group?" The white-robed youth asked Lin Ming as he arrived at the door.
"Commander Xiao, does your Desert Iron Mercenary Group conduct business at the main gate?" Lin Ming asked sarcastically as he saw Xiao Ding ask directly.
After hearing Lin Ming's words, Xiao Ding was slightly embarrassed. However, Xiao Ding had already experienced the ways of the world, having established the Desert Iron Mercenary Group in Stone Desert City at such a young age. Therefore, he quickly recovered and said to Lin Ming, "I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I was being Xiao Ding. Friend, please come with me to the main hall."
"Big Brother!" After entering the courtyard with Xiao Ding, a person who looked somewhat similar to Xiao Ding came out and met him, and this person called out.
"Friend, let me introduce you. This is my second brother Xiao Li!" Xiao Ding nodded in response to Xiao Li's greeting, and then introduced Xiao Li to Lin Ming.
Looking at Xiao Li ahead, Lin Ming nodded. Then, Xiao Ding led Lin Ming to the main hall and they sat down.
"Friend, I still don't know how to address you?" Xiao Ding asked after everyone was seated.
"My surname is Lin!" Lin Ming said.
"Young Master Lin! By the way, Young Master Lin, you said you had a big business opportunity offered to our Desert Iron Mercenary Group. Could you please tell us what kind of work the Desert Iron Mercenary Group needs to do?" After listening to Lin Ming's words, Xiao Ding addressed Lin Ming and then asked.
Upon hearing Xiao Ding's question, Lin Ming took out a map of Stone Desert City from his Storage Ring and placed it on the table.
The map Lin Ming is showing us now is certainly not the one with the Heavenly Flames marked by Elder Hai. Lin Ming wouldn't show that detailed Lin Ming to Xiao Ding and the others.
The map Lin Ming was currently showing was one he had obtained from Elder Hai, which only included Stone Desert City and its surrounding area. On this map, Lin Ming compared it to the map marked with the Heavenly Flames symbol and drew a circle in roughly the same location.
"Commander Xiao, I have a map here. You can take a look." Lin Ming said after placing the map on the table.
Upon hearing Lin Ming's words, Xiao Ding and Xiao Li both gathered around and looked at the map that Lin Ming had laid out.
"Isn't this a map of Stone Desert City and its surrounding area?" Xiao Li said after seeing the map.
"Exactly!" After replying to Xiao Li, Lin Ming said, "Commander Xiao, do you see the circled areas on the map?"
There was only one circled area on the map, so Xiao Ding naturally noticed it. As a result, both Xiao Ding and Xiao Li nodded after Lin Ming asked their questions.
Seeing that Xiao Ding and his brother nodded, Lin Ming began to state his demands.
"Commander Xiao, this is the place where I want to discuss the business with Lin Ming. Over the next seven days, I need your Desert Iron Mercenary Group to search this area for anything unusual. After seven days, regardless of whether you find anything or not, I will give you 10,000 Gold Coin as a reward. What do you say? Commander Xiao, are you willing to take this job? Of course, I will check on things from time to time during the search."
After listening to Lin Ming's words, Xiao Ding and Xiao Li exchanged a glance, and then Xiao Ding asked, "Young Master Lin, could you please tell us what kind of anomaly you are looking for?"
"It's probably something like gaps. Of course, if I knew the specifics, I wouldn't have asked you to help search. So just report to me whatever you find that's unusual. As for whether it's true or not, I'll be able to tell." Lin Ming explained briefly in response to Xiao Ding's question.
After Lin Ming finished speaking, the Xiao Ding brothers fell into deep thought.
Seeing Xiao Ding and Xiao Li deep in thought, Lin Ming took out a bag of Gold Coin from his Storage Ring and placed it on the table. He then said, "Commander Xiao, these three thousand Gold Coin are a deposit. If you accept it, you'll have to come here to help me search starting tomorrow. If you don't, then I'll have to find other Mercenary Group for this matter."
Presumably upon hearing Lin Ming mention seeking out other Mercenary Group, Xiao Ding and Xiao Li exchanged a glance as soon as Lin Ming finished speaking. Then, Xiao Ding immediately said, "Alright! Our Desert Iron Mercenary Group will take this mission!"