"Heh heh heh..." Several mercenaries joined in with strange chuckles when they heard Bai Jing say that.
Even after Bai Jing's warning, they showed no intention of reining themselves in.
Their aggressive gazes roamed over Bai Jing without restraint.
But Bai Jing paid little attention to their looks. Or rather, she had seen looks like that far too many times.
Every outing brought new mercenaries, and every outing turned new mercenaries into veterans.
Once those newcomers became veterans, they lost their former reserve and began acting without restraint.
Humans were all like that. There was nothing unusual about it.
"All right, Tianrui Lifeng's Exploration Mission is very simple: explore, open up new territory, and turn the dark Outer Domain into places where humans can live. That's also what sets us apart from other cities. Make sure you remember this: you might not be able to trust each other, since many of you are meeting and interacting for the first time. But I hope you can at least refrain from screwing over your teammates out in the wilderness. Everyone has hard times. You never know when you might fall, and when you do, you'll certainly want someone to give you a hand. All right, ask if you have questions. Don't hold anything back."
Bai Jing's introduction was brief. After a few simple remarks, she stopped and began wandering around the bus.
Xu Le sat with his cat, gazing out the window. He maintained his Red Beard disguise, along with an air of darkness.
That kept anyone from sitting beside him.
The bus traveled steadily for a little over an hour. It was not moving fast, and according to Bai Jing, they still had nearly four hours' driving left before reaching their destination.
Hearing that, Xu Le could not help remarking:
"Tianrui