Chapter 109 -Fight Until The End!
It looks like everyone was eager to gossip judging by their expressions. It seems as though they cared about this problem more than the life and death of their mercenary group.
The man who was emotionlessly sitting on the chair immediately shot an exciting look at the Old President.
On the opposite side, Rhode rested on his chair lazily. Looking at his relaxed expression, it seemed that he didn’t even put the Old President in his eyes.
That stinky kid!
The Old President almost verbally blurted out his displeasure. He thought that Rhode would at least care for the matters relating to his mercenary group and wanted to wipe off that placid look on his beautifully emotionless face. But on the contrary, it made him angry instead.
Hmph. There’s still plenty of time for us to settle this later, kid!
The Old President glared fiercely at Rhode, but he suppressed his anger and continued his speech.
“According to our investigations, we have enough evidence to prove that Jade Tears is the instigator of the matter. However, Starlight’s leader clearly overreacted. So we have made a decision what to do with the both of them. But before I reveal the decision, I want to ask if the both of you have anything to add.”
At that moment, the man who had stayed silent from the start finally stood up.
Old President could never tell what Rhode was thinking. However, he was sure that he was standing on the Munn Kingdom’s side. Still, his actions were sometimes inexplicable. When he met Frank for the first time, he easily exposed his identity and then actually killed someone in broad daylight without hesitation. If it wasn’t for that mysterious old man who suddenly appeared, Frank would’ve definitely have died that day.
It wasn’t as though Jade Tears was innocent. After the incident, Old President sent out people to investigate the mysterious old man who saved Frank but couldn’t find any traces of him as if he didn’t exist at all.
Since both Jade Tears and Starlight were acting very strangely, there must be something happening behind it!
The Old President sighed and said.
“According to the Mercenary Association regulations, Jade Tears mercenary group started the provocation first. Their punishment will be two points deduction and a fine of one thousand gold coins. Starlight mercenary group— though have their reasons, — leader Rhode still killed someone in public and gave a bad public image. Their punishment will be two points deduction and a fine of one thousand five hundred gold coins. From this moment on, both sides are strictly prohibited from resuming the conflict or similar reoccurring incidents. Otherwise, the Mercenary Association will dissolve the mercenary group!”
Everyone was surprised.
It seemed like the Mercenary Association gave them quite a heavy punishment.
But, will Jade Tears and Starlight let this matter go?
Looking at Jade Tear’s vice-leader gloomy expression and Rhode’s impassive face, even the Old President didn’t believe that this matter would end just like that.
Both sides were silent and that made the everyone worried. The punishment handed to them wasn’t light. If a similar incident happened, they would be forced to disband and to a mercenary group, that was the worst outcome.
They wouldn’t continue to fight… right?
So, the mercenary joint meeting finally ended. Everyone left with different opinions about the situation. Although many things happened during the meeting, most mercenaries were satisfied with the outcome. At least they were given enough time to recover and bolster their strength before taking on missions again. And as for those mercenary groups that didn’t receive heavy casualties, this was the best chance for them to take a rest.
Rhode also had a similar plan.
The 30-day prohibition didn’t only benefit other mercenary groups, but was also an excellent opportunity for Rhode to develop his ability.
He wanted to take advantage of the time to train all the newcomers until they reached his requirements. If they were better than expected, then that would be the best outcome.
So, after returning to the stronghold, he immediately gathered everyone and told them to prepare for training. In three days, they were going to the Twilight Forest!