84 minutes booty

  It must be said that Paul is indeed a very astute person, his sneak attack plan can be said to be completely successful. After sneaking up on the Snow Wolf Mercenary Corps, the Blood Rose captured nearly 100 Snow Wolf mercenaries and over 100 sets of armor and equipment, it can be said that their strength skyrocketed overnight.

  Suddenly gaining so much, Paul's Blood Rose suddenly expanded dramatically and can be said to have the potential of a first-rate mercenary group in Liet. After all, the original Snow Wolf Mercenary Group was one of the top mercenary groups in Liet City.

  It is also unknown what means Paul used, and what he said to Snow Wolf's men that night. One of Snow Wolf's mercenary captains brought more than thirty people under his command to join the Blood Rose camp. Seeing someone take the lead, nearly twenty scattered individuals also joined Paul.

  It's just a change of boss, anyway. What matters most to these mercenaries is still their interests. Moreover, Paul's reputation in the mercenary circle of Liet City is actually not bad, and Blood Rose is also a relatively well-known mercenary group.

  So, almost overnight, Paul, who had absorbed the remaining forces of Snow Wolf, was overjoyed to the point where his mouth could hardly close.

  Of course, these mercenaries who have defected to the Blood Rose still need to be observed for a period of time before they can be trusted, but there shouldn't be any major problems. After all, as the saying goes, "where there's milk, there's a mother."

  In addition, there are also weapons and equipment. The Snow Wolf's weapons and equipment are obviously a grade higher than the Blood Rose. The equipment is very complete. Paul took it without hesitation and gave it to his team members to change into. The people of the Blood Rose had been envying them for a long time.

  The most important spoils were actually some of the Snow Wolf Mercenary Group's belongings, mainly consisting of the magical crystals they had hunted in the Misty Forest.

  The Snow Wolf Mercenary Group had been hunting magical beasts in the Misty Forest all along, and often did some shady business like that night's black-eating-black, so they were quite wealthy.

  Xia Ming had already made some guesses beforehand, but seeing it with his own eyes was still a moment of speechlessness.

  A box filled with magic crystals, numbering in the hundreds, emitting a kaleidoscope of colors. Although mostly low-grade beast cores, they make up for it with sheer quantity.

  "We've struck it rich!" Uncle Zack's eyes were wide with wonder, and the other core members of the Blood Rose gang were equally astonished.

  Fortunately, the core members of Blood Rose and Xiaoming, Su Weiwei were all inside the camp, otherwise those Blood Rose mercenaries outside would have been so excited that they would have blown the roof off.

  Paul looked at the harvest in front of him, and even he had a dreamlike feeling. The driving force behind all this was undoubtedly Xia Ming and his three people. At this time, he was extremely grateful that he had maintained a good relationship with Xia Ming and his three people, and thus obtained such benefits that he dared not think about.

  "This box of Demon Crystal Cores should be worth around 80,000 gold coins. Xiaoming brothers, do you want the crystal cores or the gold coins?" Paul asked with a smile.

  "Just give us the Magic Crystal Core." Xiaoming smiled slightly.

  "No problem, you can have half of these crystals!" Paul waved his hand generously, he was now wealthy and magnanimous.

  Xia Mingke didn't hesitate, thinking that these things were his due anyway. He immediately put half of the crystal nuclei into his own spatial ring, planning to divide the spoils with the other two after they left the Misty Forest.

  Xia Ming and Su Weiwei finished dividing the spoils, then Paul had someone go notify the remaining Blood Rose guards that it seemed they were preparing to thoroughly relocate the Blood Rose camp. Clara was also very happy, she was particularly lively today, previously she was tormented by Mu En, now she's fine, one less worry, naturally delighted.

  Xia Ming and Su Weiwei both stayed in the tent without going out, having just gone through a big battle. The two of them calmed down to experience the feeling of this battle. Only then did every detail of the battle flash through Xia Ming's mind, an exceptionally precious experience for him.

  Su Weiwei was no exception, these two people were identical in their combat talents.

  "It's still not enough, if I can chant the incantation a bit faster, maybe I can trap Thomas here forever." Xia Ming thought to himself, for an enemy as ruthless as Thomas, he must be eliminated completely.

  When it was getting light and the sky was gray, Tang Ge finally came back.

  Tang Ge looked somewhat tired, with sweat all over his face. It seemed that he didn't have an easy night.

  "Damn it, Thomas ran so fast that I couldn't even see his shadow. I've searched the whole area and there's no sign of him!" Tanger complained as soon as he came in.

  Xia Ming nodded, he had expected this result and was not disappointed. Anyway, with Thomas currently seriously injured, he would not pose any threat in the short term.

  "Good job, here you go." Xia Ming patted Tang Ge's shoulder and took out a bottle of red medicine from his spatial ring.

  "What's this?" Tonger was taken aback.

  "Savage medicine, can restore physical strength, give it a try." Xia Ming smiled, this was what he had specially refined during his leave from the academy, should be able to come in handy.

  "There's still such good stuff!" Tanger happily accepted it, then drank it without hesitation. Immediately, he felt his body emitting waves of heat, and an indescribable comfort. The fatigue in his body was actually quickly disappearing, leaving him pleasantly surprised.

  "Xia Ming, this savage medicine is really good, did you refine it yourself? Haha, great! Is there any more of this stuff?" Tang Ge laughed and said.

  "Yes, but not many. This medicine is quite troublesome to refine. I've only refined five bottles." Xiaoming said: "It seems the effect is pretty good, Weiwei, these are for you." Xiaoming handed two bottles of Savage Medicine to Su Weiwei and gave the remaining two bottles to Tang Ge.

  In the heat of battle, things change in an instant, and medicine is definitely not enough time to drink, but after the battle replenishment is very effective.

  Su Weiwei also drank a bottle, and her beautiful eyes flashed with surprise for an instant. The effect of this savage potion was very significant, it was indeed good stuff.

  Xia Ming also drank a bottle of magical potion, replenishing his own magic.

  ……

  Time ticked by and by noon, all the Blood Rose members had gathered at the campsite while Paul was busy handling the entire mercenary group's affairs.

  After dealing with all the things, Paul finally had some free time and specially found Xiaoming and his two companions.

  "Xia Ming brothers, what are your current plans?" Paul asked, pushing away the people around him.

  "We also want to go into the Misty Forest and try our luck." Xia Ming smiled, they certainly wouldn't be satisfied with just this, not even having seen the Unicorn King, it's said that many young geniuses from Lieyang City have their sights set on the Unicorn King, how could they miss out on such a wonderful opportunity.

  "Xia Ming brothers, forgive me for speaking bluntly. As you've also seen the current situation, I'm afraid my mercenary group and I will be staying here for a while. The depths of the Misty Forest can only rely on yourselves." Paul had also guessed that Xia Ming would respond in this way, it was clear that the three Xia Ming brothers were not ordinary people.

  "It's okay, this is enough." Xiaoming smiled and waved the misty forest map in his hand. With this detailed map, they had enough to explore the misty forest.

  Paul nodded, gazing deeply at Xiaoming and said: "So, remember that no matter when, in Lieyue City there is a Blood Rose Mercenary Corps, for the three of you brothers Xiaoming to open the door at any time. As long as I Paul can be used, I will not frown!"

  "Thanks, Captain Paul." Xiaoming smiled and accepted Paul's friendly gesture.

  Since the Blood Rose is no longer advancing, it's time to say goodbye. Xiaoming bid farewell to Paul, who didn't try to retain him too much. However, Clara heard that Xiaoming was leaving and felt a little reluctant, it could be seen that this little beauty had a subtle affection for Xiaoming.

  Her face was slightly red, looking at Xiaoming with a hint of disappointment. When Xiaoming's gaze fell on her, she dodged her eyes and lowered her head.

  Xia Ming somewhat understood the girl's thoughts, but didn't expose them. When it was time to leave, he would always leave, and being indecisive wasn't his style.

  Xia Ming and three others left the camp, walking in the misty forest.

  "We are now in the southwest direction of the Misty Forest, and it will take about another day's journey to reach the center of the Misty Forest. Also, the area where the Unicorn Lion King is active is also located at the center of the Misty Forest." Xia Ming said, pointing at the map.

  "What's holding us back? Let's hit the road!"

  "Alright, let's go!"

  Xia Ming and the three of them set out with some excitement, as there were indeed many places worth exploring in the misty forest. According to Su Weiwei, this was actually a 3,000-year-old ancient battlefield.

  The three of them didn't walk slowly and stop frequently, but instead rushed straight to the center of the misty forest, even eating while walking. After walking for nearly half a day, all three were somewhat tired, so they found a relatively open area to rest.

  "Ah, I'm so tired. On such a sunny day, I should really take a good nap!" Tang Ge stretched his body and said with a smile.

  "Alright, this isn't the Academy, it's the Misty Forest..." Xia Ming couldn't help but shake his head at the guy's lazy appearance, but suddenly his expression changed and his eyes filled with vigilance.

  "Suddenly..." Su Weiwei and Tang Ge also immediately stood up straight, Tang Ge's face looking somewhat unsightly, as if facing a great enemy.

  The earth is shaking!

  Innumerable birds and flying magical beasts flew out of the forest, as if they had been startled by something, with incessant shrill bird cries.

  The ground shook violently, and the shock made Xia Ming suspect that a major earthquake was happening here. His body also involuntarily shook violently.

  What's going on?!