"A Tacet Discord hunter?" Ling An asked warily.
His eyes swept over Lianfeng.
I couldn't tell at all.
That title sounded impressive, yet an Arrowhead Bear had chased him all over the place.
"Ahem." Lianfeng coughed awkwardly. "Naturally, a mere Overlord Class small fry isn't worth dealing with personally."
As he finished, he seemed to think of something and adopted a slightly pleading tone:
"Sir Patroller, I'm afraid I have a favor to ask!"
"Go ahead. I'll consider it," Ling An said flatly. He still had proper business to attend to.
"Well, although I'm a Tacet Discord hunter, I actually washed my hands of the business and retired long ago. Earlier, Miss Koko from Shifang Pharmacy came to me. A mother's child was gravely ill and bedridden, and needed a medicinal catalyst called a Bellheart Seed..."
Ling An interrupted him. "What does that have to do with me?"
Sure, Miss Koko was pretty too, and I dropped by to hang out with her now and then.
But clearly, Lianfeng had probably accepted the commission himself, only to be stopped by the Arrowhead Bear.
Lianfeng shook his head. "Hear me out. I wasn't planning to accept this commission, but somehow the people from the Pioneer Association found out about it.
"Bellheart Seeds grow on a giant Tacet Discord called the Bell-Ringing Turtle. The Pioneer Squad has already gone off to hunt it down.
"Those idiots only know how to record things. The Bell-Ringing Turtle is a terrifying Tacet Discord. I followed them because I was afraid their lives would be in danger."
"The Bell-Ringing Turtle?" Ling An murmured. "Is it that powerful?"
"Extremely powerful!" Lianfeng affirmed. "Its full body is probably bigger than a dozen transport trucks put together."
Ling An's eyes lit up at that.
The small fry he had