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"Assassination" is another counter, but no one is in front of it. There is a sign on the other counter that says "Wanted Criminals". Next is the "Dragon Legion Mission", and the queue in front of that stall is full of mercenaries. The last person says "Other Mission".

Although the place was very lively, when they saw the guild leaders entering the hall, many of the mercenaries quieted down, and four black men in cloaks were dragged away.

The quiet made Xu Biao smile a little embarrassedly, but despite this, he took a steadily step and explained everything around him to Zhou Hui.

When they arrived at the hall, Yan Xiaobao stopped talking, but he was still paying attention to every action that happened around him.

"Okay," Xu Biao sighed and said, "I'm going back now and enjoy myself in my guild; I'm sure you will be able to adapt soon."

Having said that, Xu Biao turned around and walked out of the hall, allowing Yan Xiaobao and his friends to leave.

Looking around, Yan Xiaobao was very interested in what he saw, and he could not really decide which tasks to take first. When they called it here, they almost immediately collected herbs and hunted magical beasts, or hunted demon beasts, because Yan Xiaobao felt that he had done a lot of such things.

The assassination does not seem very interesting, because Yan Xiaobao's first choice will only kill those who block him. In the end, only Mixiang and Dragon Legion missions remain. Considering his disgust of the Dragon Legion, Yan Xiaobao decided to go to Mixiang Island, and each step was completed under extreme review of the other parts of the room.

Seeing Yan Xiaobao make the decision, Wang Julong, Sha Yun and Deng Wu followed closely behind, and everyone was completely quiet because they felt the atmosphere was suffocating.

Looking at the blackboard, Yan Xiaobao saw all kinds of tasks, from finding the origins of the old treasure to stalking his wife who was thought to be cheating on her husband, and even entering the tunnel with her young owner to help them train their skills.

What caught Yan Xiaobao's attention was not the ones before, but a large poster centered on the top of the blackboard.

The Devil's Residence Cave Competition is annually to determine the ranking of mercenaries.

Looking at this poster, Yan Xiaobao saw that the first place won 1,000 demon coins, the second place won 500 demon coins, and the third place won 250 demon coins.

Everyone was allowed to participate in the competition, even half-monster beasts. Yan Xiaobao began to count on himself and think about how great it would be if they won these coins.

Turning around to look at Deng Wu, Wang Julong and Sha Yun, neither of them could see his face, but when they guessed what would happen next, they all felt a chill.

"Training!" was the only sentence Yan Xiaobao said before he turned around and went straight to the courtyard they obtained.

The match will begin in a few days, and the tournament is the same as what Yan Xiaobao has seen before. It is not a one-on-one duel, but a mercenary team attacking each other. Each team must have at least five members, and they will fight in group battles or five duels, with the first of whom to reach three wins can further participate in the match.

Once a failure, the entire team will be eliminated. This is not something that confuses Yan Xiaobao. What bothers him is that they are a short film of one person. In this world, Yu Xiaobao does not know people they can rely on.

Thinking about this question for a moment, Yan Xiaobao left the yard again and walked towards the office building where Xu Biao was waiting.

When he arrived at the building, everyone politely took him for him, because once again he found himself outside the Chongmu door, waiting to hear the voices in his heart calling to him.

Just as Yan Xiaobao expected, the voice rang out quickly, Yan Xiaobao entered the room and once again faced with the young man.

Yan Xiaobao couldn't help laughing because he saw the woman standing behind the attractive man, with a dark red face because she remembered how she met a man in a black cloak earlier that day, while she fled from Xie Lan with almost no clothes on her.

Now she was standing behind the guild leader again, but this time her clothes were all on her.

"You are back faster than I thought," Xu Biao said with a smile, pointing at the girl away from him. The girl frowned slightly, and when she walked out of the room, a cute pout could be seen on her lips, staring at the black cloaked figure.

"Please forgive her behavior," said the guild leader sighing, his eyes fixed on the woman until the door slammed behind her.

"What can I help you?" Xu Biao continued, and he turned his gaze back to Yan Xiaobao. Once the young man saw the woman leaving the room, he took off his cloak and revealed his characteristics again.

"We plan to participate in the hiring championship," Yan Xiaobao was neither rushing nor slow. His voice was as firm as a mountain, and his eyes were filled with determination. "Our team lacked a member, and I believe you can provide us with the final member."

I heard that Xu Biao thought about it repeatedly for a while and tried his best to propose who is the most suitable candidate.

If he wasn't a guild master, he would join them in person, but that would be impossible for him. Still, there was another person he could recommend, he pressed a memory stone with a calm expression, and Xie Lan entered the room and bowed slightly to the two inside.

Xie Lan was a little surprised to see the young man in front of her and the black cloak hanging on the chair.

"Xielan, you will participate in the Hire Championship. You will be one of the Black Cloaked Mercenaries."

Xu Biao has ulterior motives to get the cultivators he trusts most to join their team, because he will obviously get relevant information about the four cultivators coming from another world. Leaving this task to Xie Lan is his best choice.

Looking at Xie Lan, Yan Xiaobao nodded slightly. How could he not know that Xu Biao was looking for information, but even so, the white-haired boy was happy to accept a king-level expert to strengthen his team. Even if this means they report to the guild leaders every day.

Huiyue touched his storage stone, took back another black cloak, and handed it to Xie Lan. Xie Lan quickly pulled the clothes onto the clothes, making her look like Xu Yue had before.

Xie Lan felt how her cultivation base automatically activates the inscription on the cloak. A moment of shining silver light flashed in the office, and then slowly disappeared, making the cloak look completely black and ordinary. Her cultivation base was invalidated by the inscription, and Xie Lan is now as mysterious as Yan Xiaobao.

Before he was wearing a black cloak, the white-haired boy smiled at Xie Lan. He bowed to Xu Biao, and Yan Xiaobao turned around after him. Two black cloaked practitioners left the office and returned to the courtyard where they were about to live for a while.

"Hello," Xie Lan walked into the courtyard where she met three other black cloaked figures. She worked for Xu Biao for a long time and she knew exactly why she was sent to the courtyard with an unknown cloaked man, so she insisted on doing her best to collect useful information for her master.

When she collected information, she also planned to fight in the championship, hoping to become the most surprising performer on the team. Such a strange black cape cultivator would be even more grateful to Xu Biao.

After Huiyue arrived, he signaled to everyone that they should enter the small house. They rushed in, eager to see who the newcomer was.

As soon as they entered, all four of them immediately took off their cloaks and breathed a sigh of relief. Although they all agreed to hide their appearances for as long as possible, none of them enjoyed the stuffy world inside the cloak.

Yan Xiaobao is very clear that their faces are hidden, which is a fact that attracts a lot of attention, but personally, he would rather be called a masked figure than a white-haired youth because it always attracts people's attention.

After reaching this conclusion, Huiyue decided that although he did not want to stand out, he had no choice but to name himself in this cave and use this reputation to enter the next tunnel system.

"Everyone," Yan Xiaobao called them because everyone was sitting in the room, "Please welcome the latest member of our team, her name is Xie Lan. You saw her yesterday, she is a king-level expert, so our chances of finishing first place in this tournament are very high."

Hearing that she was a king-level expert, Deng Wu seemed to retreat slightly, and his eyes quickly covered his previously unhidden interest, because the handsome young man felt no reason to risk insulting a king-level expert.

“We will do our best to win with the four of us, but if we encounter too much trouble, then Xie Lan will jump in and help us.” Yan Xiaobao’s face showed a serious expression, “We come here to train and improve ourselves, and if we can’t even win a stupid game ourselves, we should not be considered successful cultivators.”

Hearing Yan Xiaobao's words, his friends nodded solemnly, and Xie Lan felt a little uneasy about what he said.

King Ranking experts had expected that the cloaked group would abuse a king-level expert among them, but instead they regarded her as a backup rather than a means of easy victory.

Another thing that shocked Xie Lan was how young all the people in the cloak looked. The oldest man looked like a dark-haired young man, but even though he seemed to be in his twenties, the other two were obviously just coming of age.

The last member of their group was a half-monster beast, and half of her body was a snake tail. Although this was something Xie Lan had noticed before, she was shocked to see the beautiful and smart silver eyes on her upper body.

Xie Lan stayed in the same room with these people for a short time and understood why her master was very interested in these four people. She understood that it would be great if they would be helpful to the mercenaries.

"You all remember that to enter the tunnel, you need to have a specific planting base, or do something amazing to let the Dragon Army recognize us." Yan Xiaobao sighed as he sat on the chair. Hearing Yan Xiaobao's words, everyone in the room nodded at the same time.

"If we wait to reach a higher level, it may take us a few years to get in. It seems that the only way we can do is to let the Dragon Army recognize us, so let's prove ourselves first in the game. After that we will start doing some missions for the Dragon Army. Eventually they will notice us and we will be allowed to pass."

After a few glances through the room, Yan Xiaobao understood the doubts he saw in his eyes. It seemed bold to interact with the forces they wanted to escape, but at the same time, they all hoped to enter the tunnel further, far enough to allow them to finally have the ability to leave this underground world.

When reaching an agreement with Xu Yue, everyone saw the determination. The sudden tension in the house was not ignored by Xie Lan. She understood what was between the Dragon Clan and the Cloak Group.

"We need training today, and the competition will start tomorrow, so we'd better be prepared." Yan Xiaobao sighed and said. He noticed the flashing light in Xie Lan's eyes, and he knew that the latter would not allow the atmosphere to be ignored. At least, the guild leader could not find any information about Yan Xiaobao's relationship with the Dragon Legion.

After hearing Yan Xiaobao's words, everyone quickly entered meditation without even wasting a moment. Xie Lan was once again surprised by the efficiency of this group.

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The next day, the sun rose in the cave, replacing the soft light of the moonlight, which was connected to the morning sun a few hours ago, and a new day followed.

It was a very anticipated day, and the whole city was full of vitality as the mercenaries were walking around in groups, preparing to sign up for the competition that only once a year.

The game is related to pride, and every group in the area has arrived, filling people with roads. With so many people, it is almost impossible to move around without using elbow propulsion.

It is in such an environment that Yan Xiaobao uses force to allow himself and his team to cross the busy streets, targeting only one thing, and signing up for the competition.

Xu Yue had to use force to complete the task most of the time, and whenever people saw the black shawl group appear, there would always be a loud commotion. As the first four teams became a five-person group, one of whom was able to sign up for the competition, the shock seemed to increase.

While some people are afraid to meet these mysterious strangers, others are secretly satisfied with the results because they want to fight them. Their purpose is not to win, but to try to grab the storage stones owned by the men of the cloak.

Everyone has one thing in common, that is, the assumption that the cloaked teams would not wear their cloaks for the final battle. They all firmly believe that these cloaks absorb all the energy that makes them inactive.

Ignoring those who were staring at Yan Xiaobao again, the young man walked to the counter where an employee of the guild attended.

"Hello," Yan Xiaobao's voice sounded the same as when he pretended to be the King of the Forest at the end of the cave. Hearing a slightly lower but powerful voice, the employee quickly became fully focused on the registration.

"Sorry, sir, your group needs to have at least five members. Can you call the other four members?" The employee, while shocked at first, handled everything perfectly.

Yan Xiaobao moved slightly to the side, and four cloaked men appeared behind him, all of whom were silent, like a grave that emitted a fearsome and mysterious air, making the previously optimistic atmosphere tense and uncomfortable.

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Chapter completed!