Chapter 514: Chapter 125: Accepting the Overlord_4
Moon Scar took a sip from his own cup, sat down next to Overlord with a smile, and said, "Brother Overlord, don’t be so formal. In terms of age, you are older. In terms of martial arts, you are stronger. You must accept the position of group leader no matter what. Otherwise, your brothers will not be sincerely convinced!" He raised his hand to stop Overlord, who intended to refuse again, and said: "Big brother, listen to me first. It’s not an issue to have two leaders in a Mercenary Corps. We can manage different things. You would primarily manage external battles and I would mainly manage internal affairs. We will work together and will definitely make a difference in the mainland. This won’t cause any conflicts."
Overlord drained another glass, placed the wine glass heavily on the table, and nodded: "Since you show such trust in me, I can’t be rude and reject it. If I do anything to wrong you in the future, Ah Dai, I offer my life to you." Ah Dai smiled and said, "Brother Overlord, you don’t need to say that. I trust in your character. Moon Scar is also very easy to get along with. You will certainly form the best combination together. In fact, you are also very powerful, I just got lucky today."
Moon Scar said, "Brother Ah Dai, don’t be so humble. I didn’t expect that your martial arts have reached such a height after a few years apart. I truly envy you! Oh, by the way, Overlord brother, do you have any others under you? To support so many Heavy Armored Cavalry, there should be many logistics personnel in your Overlord Mercenary Group. Bring them all over, and I’ll find a way to arrange it."
Overlord laughed bitterly and shook his head, saying, "Brother, do you know why I’m desperate to get a city as my base? It’s because of this logistics problem. I’m just a bruiser, not good at management. When I first formed the Overlord Mercenary Group, I didn’t take these things into account at all. When Master passed away, the money he left me was all spent on equipment for my brothers, resulting in us having trouble even finding food now. We can only eat whatever we can find wherever we go. If we can get a few well-paid assignments, then we can live comfortably for a few days. If we can’t find a suitable task, we have to rely on cheap rations. Three months after the formation of the mercenary group, I completely realized that bravery alone can’t create a strong mercenary group, and my brothers suffered a lot with me! To be honest, the last of my money was spent on food for my brothers last night. I came here today with a do-or-die determination. I had heard about your strength in advance, and I thought I could beat you. I planned to seize this city so that my brothers could have a safe place. But who would have thought that we would meet Brother Ah Dai and get trounced?" He laughed bitterly and shook his head. He was still unable to forget Ah Dai’s overwhelming strength.
Xuan Yue laughed and said, "It seems you and Brother Moon Scar are really made for each other! Moon Scar is best at management. After you merge, you will be able to use your strengths to their fullest extent. If you don’t have to worry about the rear, the future achievements of the mercenary group will definitely be higher."
Moon Scar said, "What you said sounds a bit odd to me. I’m still not married yet. Where is this perfect match coming from? Haha." After he spoke, everyone burst into laughter. Moon Scar paused, then continued, "However, Brother Xuan Re is correct. Brother Overlord, you can rest assured. As long as I have a bite to eat, I won’t let my brothers go hungry. I’ve already given the orders. The original members of the group are now entertaining the new guests. I believe that in no time, our sides will merge into one, united and working hard for our future. Now, Overlord brother, let’s drink..."
The feast lasted a full three hours in a joyful atmosphere. Ah Dai and Xuan Yue had become like gods in the eyes of these people. After the meal, Ah Dai, Xuan Yue, Olivia, and Kino all went to their rooms together. Except for Xuan Yue, they all had quite a bit to drink and were slightly tipsy. Ah Dai and Xuan Yue were happy because Ah Dai finally realized his own strength and resolved the crisis of the Moon Scar Mercenary Group. Olivia was happy because she had seen many things she had never encountered before. And Kino? Ever since he saw Yue Ji, he’s been restless. As long as he can see Yue Ji, he feels surprisingly at ease, and he doesn’t care about anything else. While they were walking, Ah Dai said quietly, "Now that we’ve satisfactorily settled the matter here, let’s leave early tomorrow morning. We haven’t been to Red Hurricane City yet. We can’t stay here too long." They still had a long way to their final destination, the Death Mountain Range. Ah Dai knew that their display of phenomenal power would make leaving even more difficult if they stayed. Moreover, it was already the second half of the year 997. Before the great disaster arrives, they still had to go to the Death Mountain Range, avenge Owen, and have a decisive battle with Xuan Ye in the year 999. Plus, they had to discuss tactics with the three people mentioned by the Sword Saint. These were all urgent matters.
On hearing Ah Dai’s words, Kino was the first to react, looking somewhat disappointed and saying, "Aren’t we going to stay a few more days? I think it’s great here!"
Olivia jestingly said: "You’re surely dreaming about the girl, aren’t you?" He was with Kino every day and knew that Kino wasn’t one to hold back, so he naturally understood what Kino was thinking.
Feeling embarrassed, Kino retorted: "What are you talking about? You’re the one who’s infatuated with her. If we’re going tomorrow, then we’re going tomorrow! Humph." Having said that, he stormed off back to his room. Olivia shook his head and said to Ah Dai: "This guy is obviously head over heels for Miss Yue Ji, but he won’t admit it. Does he really think she would ever look his way? It’s just infatuation. Let’s just set off early tomorrow, Ah Dai. Better to spare Kino from overthinking and suffering the pain of unrequited love. I’m heading back too."
Watching Kino and Olivia’s retreating figures, Ah Dai managed a helpless smile. His complexion was somewhat pale as he and Xuan Yue returned to their room. After closing the door, Ah Dai could no longer repress his internal injuries. He retched, spewing a mouthful of fresh blood and leaned against the door, panting heavily. In order not to reveal his injury, he had been suppressing it all half a day. When Overlord had struck him at full strength and when he had changed his attack direction at the last moment to spare Overlord’s life, it had resulted in severe injury to several vital meridians inside his body. He had been constantly suppressing his injury with True Qi ever since, and drinking a considerable amount of alcohol had only exacerbated the internal damage.
Xuan Yue was startled to see Ah Dai vomiting blood. She quickly went to his aid and anxiously asked, "Big brother, what, what happened to you? When did you get injured?"
Ah Dai took a deep breath, barely calming down the turbulent blood within his body, he weakly said: "I’m okay, just help me to the bed to rest. I’ll be fine after resting a while."
Xuan Yue helped Ah Dai to sit on the bed, carefully removed his shoes for him, and helped him to sit cross-legged. Then, she hurriedly used a basic Light Recovery Magic on Ah Dai to stabilize his injuries. She then released her hand to grab the Angel Wand, preparing to recite a high-level healing spell for Ah Dai’s treatment. Ah Dai raised his hand to stop Xuan Yue, saying, "Brother, I can handle it myself. You’ve used so much magic today, your spiritual power must be considerably depleted. Just go and rest. This injury is nothing for me, it happened because I was afraid of killing Overlord. You can rest assured, I’ll recover after a day of meditation."
Xuan Yue said, "Big brother, why didn’t you recover your energy as soon as you got injured? You’ve wasted half a day’s time, the injury must have worsened. My magic power is more than sufficient, I’ll help you."
Ah Dai shook his head and said: "No need, from now on, I must rely on myself for everything. I’ve said that I won’t be weak anymore, I must face everything bravely. Being injured may not necessarily be a bad thing for me, brother, you just meditate, and leave me alone." Saying this, he sat cross-legged. With the help of Xuan Yue’s basic healing magic, the turbulence within his body had already calmed down considerably. He began to regulate his own energy, using the True Qi from his Dantian. His body was bathed in a faint white glow. Under the envelopment of True Qi, some color slowly returned to Ah Dai’s pale face.
