Once they had settled on a team name, Cheng Yu finally remembered to ask Dile a question.
"So what mission did you take, and what rank is it?"
Dile put his hands on his hips and grinned at the question.
"As a Dog Way Grandmaster, I naturally picked the easiest beginner mission! And it's the most beginner-friendly of all beginner missions, too. It was right at the bottom of the list."
As he spoke, Dile activated the medal from Hunter Headquarters. A tiny crystal on it suddenly projected a small screen.
Beginner mission Issuer: Supreme Governor of the Gonzales Co-Link, Secretary-General Wagner. Mission requirements: Assist the Gonzales Co-Link's border defense forces in evacuating its border citizens. The more, the better. Participant limit: None. Mission rewards: The Gonzales Co-Link will compensate participating Star Hunters at a rate of ten Star Points per citizen. Those who make outstanding contributions will receive one request for assistance from the Gonzales Co-Link, sworn in the name of its civilization.
Dile said,
"There! That's it. Help this Gonzales Co-Link or whatever evacuate its border citizens. They're probably about to go to war or something."
No one noticed the odd look on Cheng Yu's face. The Gonzales Co-Link? Wasn't that the knife Shatla had used to probe Legion?
If he remembered correctly, Conductor seemed to have told him that Legion's next step was to plunder resources on a massive scale... Could Legion's next operation really be to invade and plunder the Gonzales Co-Link?
Breaking news! I just became a space mercenary, and my very first opponent is my own Legion!
Beside them, Tang Lan asked in confusion,
"But if they're about to go to war, shouldn't this be beyond beginner-hunter difficulty?"
Just then, a veteran hunter passing by overheard their conversation and burst out laughing.