Chapter 365: Chapter 363: A Strange Team
"Are we finally setting off, Miss Pamisha?"
Outside the Extreme North Supply Town, a muscular man with his arms crossed, a blade of grass in his mouth, looked at Pamisha walking over and greeted her with a smile.
He glanced at the girl beside Pamisha and was slightly taken aback, "Is this young lady also one who defeated you?"
"No." Pamisha shook her head and said plainly, "She is my companion, Manica."
Manica was petite, with long auburn hair and a cute, timid face, catching the man’s attention.
She greeted, "Hello, Mr. Goriff, I’ll be counting on you for the upcoming journey."
Goriff nodded slightly, "Mm, rest assured, I’ll protect both of you well."
He looked at Pamisha, "Miss Pamisha, shall we go?"
"What’s the rush? Someone’s not here yet."
At this moment, an ordinary-looking girl walked out of the town and came beside Pamisha, "Miss Pamisha, you came so early, sorry to keep you waiting."
Goriff glanced at her and lost interest, simply asking Pamisha, "Is she also your companion?"
Pamisha said, "No, Miss Xiluo is another mercenary who defeated me; she’ll be joining us into the Land of the Far North."
"That impressive?" Goriff looked at ’Xiluo’ in surprise, only feeling this girl was remarkably unremarkable.
He paid no further attention, merely expressing admiration once before shifting his focus back to the blue-haired girl in front of him.
"Miss Pamisha, is there anyone else?"
Pamisha checked the time, frowning, "There’s one more. That guy dared to be late, seems he’s got a death wish."
Goriff asked curiously, "Who?"
"A servant responsible for recording beautiful moments for me... oh, here he comes."
Everyone looked over and saw a slim man, just a head taller than Pamisha, completely outmatched in size compared to Goriff, panting as he ran over.
"Pamisha, I’m sorry, I was up late adjusting the Memory Recorder last night, sorry I’m late."
"Anthony, you’ve got a lot of nerve being late, your punishment is to carry both mine and Manica’s backpacks."
The man named Anthony looked at Pamisha’s half-person-high backpack, his face instantly turning sour, "Pamisha, with so much stuff, I’ll die!"
Pamisha said blandly, "Die, then. Better to be replaced."
Goriff watched as Anthony hefted the backpack and volunteered, "Miss Pamisha, let me take it. This weight is nothing for me, like lifting an ant."
"No way, let Anthony carry it himself. Don’t interfere; inside are important tools for recording memories. It’s his livelihood, whether he can carry it or not is his concern. Besides, he’s a Tier One Mage; if he can’t carry even this, he might as well die."
The girl named Hilia, disguised as Xiluo, watched Pamisha and Anthony with curiosity.
"I have this feeling their relationship isn’t normal," Hilia thought to herself, "Who treats a servant so harshly, always telling them to go die?"
Rose laughed, "It is a bit abnormal. Two possibilities: Pamisha likes Anthony, or Pamisha hates Anthony."
Hilia raised a question mark, "?"
"If it’s the former, it means Pamisha is frustrated and wishes the one she likes would grow, thus picking on him at every turn to hone him. If it’s the latter, then what you see is what you get."
"I don’t get it, whatever, it’s not my business. I’m just here to take a commission, after all. Miss Pamisha’s rewards are still quite high, 10 gold coins."
"10 gold coins mean it’s a dangerous journey, be cautious."
"Got it ヽ(￣▽￣)و"
Returning to reality, Hilia quickly learned the names and identities of the others through Pamisha’s introductions.
Among the five, only the muscular mercenary named Goriff had successfully defeated Pamisha.
He had defeated her long ago, yet Pamisha hadn’t set off until someone else came to defeat her.
Perhaps to gather five people.
"If it’s just for taking photos, is it necessary to form a five-person team?" Hilia’s curiosity grew.
She looked at Pamisha, walking at the front, but didn’t voice her question.
Hilia, disguised as Xiluo, was just a seemingly ordinary but powerful mage, an emotionless mission robot, not one to pry into the commissioner’s affairs.
"Let me first talk about the situation regarding that ancient ice-sealed ruin."
As they advanced, Pamisha spoke:
"That ancient ice-sealed ruin has been temporarily named the Land of Slumber, located in the core area of the Land of the Far North. The name was established based on clues found by the mercenary corps who discovered the ruin’s outskirts."
"They say the ice-sealed ruin could be the resting place of a God or an ancient mage, unclear whether it’s a high-level ruin needing Tier Four and above to explore or a low-level ruin that we can explore."
"So our purpose isn’t to explore the ruin. Anyone wanting to explore, go by yourself, don’t involve others. However, just lingering outside the ruin, one might encounter dangers from within, which is why I published the bounty."
"The ruin periodically emits a strange energy, creating beautiful lights like an aurora on the ground. If it happens at night, the sky and earth are filled with auroral colors. It must be the most beautiful sight in the world, and my goal is this: to deeply imprint my silhouette on the glacier under the aurora!"
Pamisha seemed to be fantasizing about the moment, excitement on her face.
But soon she frowned, displeased, "If it wasn’t for my old man saying it’s dangerous, insisting I post a bounty and bring more people along, I would’ve gone alone long ago, no need to wait until today."
"In any case, Mr. Goriff, Miss Xiluo, once we arrive, your job is to keep watch for me, be mindful of any potential demons that may appear and the spread of auroras on the ground. It’s unknown if the auroras extending from the ruin have adverse effects, best not to touch them."
"Don’t worry, Miss Pamisha, with me here, you’ll be safe." Goriff pounded his large muscles confidently.
Hilia merely nodded without speaking.
Pamisha nodded in acknowledgment, saying no more.
The group soon arrived at a station not far outside the Extreme North Supply Town.
Pamisha said, "The destination is quite far, let’s rent two sled cars."
No one objected since Pamisha was the commissioner, and whatever she decided, walk or ride, others could only comply.
Pamisha asked Anthony to pull out two sled cars from the station. Hilia curiously examined them, confirming that the car’s power source was a low-level Magic Crystal, slightly frowning.
"Given the magic power storage of this Magic Crystal and the entire rune construction, it might only be enough for a one-way trip, not to return..."
The station owner smiled lightly and produced two low-level Magic Crystals, "Don’t worry, you can purchase two specially made Magic Crystals, only 1 gold coin each."
Hilia’s eyes widened, "1 gold coin..."
"We’ll take two," Pamisha said.
"Alright!"
Hilia fell silent.
Well, you’re the boss. As long as you’re happy.
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