Chapter 181 - High-rank Miner
“Yes, they’re all from the Bloody Horns.”
“The Bloody Horns? Are they one of the mercenary corps on this mission?” Lin Li asked as he recalled how Hank had told him of the six mercenary corps that were on the mission to visit the Fire Plume Ridge—one of them was called Bloody Horns.
“Yes…”
Aragon hesitated. Honestly, he should be supporting Lin Li. Since he’d saved him in Blackhills Town, it was only natural to express gratitude to him over and over again. Furthermore, apart from meeting their leader a few times, his relationship with the Bloody Horns was not close.
The problem was…
This matter concerned the cooperation between the six mercenary corps. It was alright to get rid of a few fellas here and there, but if the matter were to leak out, and people knew that it was Silver Hand’s guests who took their lives, the relationship between the two mercenary corps would be affected. Previously, it would not have any implications, for with the Silver Hand’s ability, they would not need to be threatened by the Bloody Horns.
However, it was not the case now. If they were to kill him, the Silver Hand’s situation would be very awkward. Although the six mercenary corps agreed to embark on this mission together, they did not have any commendable relationship with each other at all. Under the temptation of benefits, their problem of self-interest was more prominent than before.
He really could not understand what was in the mind of his pretty captain. She had always been meticulous and astute in the management of work-related affairs. At times, however, she would say unusual things, such as asking if Thuzadin had his dinner…
Aragon drew a few breaths, and then raised his volume, saying, “Captain Serena, it’s regarding the two of our guests!”
Once she heard that it concerned her two guests, her expression turned serious. “Something happened to them?”
“They had a fight with the people from the Bloody Horns.”
“People from the Bloody Horns? Hmph, how dare Brook touch my distinguished guests! Hank, go ask a few men and bring Brook before me.”
“That…” Hank was a little hesitant. Although Serena was oblivious the true identity of the two guests, how would Hank be unaware? It would be the problem of the Bloody Horns to offend them.
How would they need the help from the Silver Hand?
“Captain Serena, it’s not that. Listen to me…” Aragon drew a few more breaths before recounting what happened on the Fire Plume Ridge.
“You mean that Mr. Sean defeated Sandro?” Serena asked in shock. She knew that Sandro was the backbone of the Bloody Horns. Without the Gryphon, she’d have to use a lot strength to defeat him.
But now, he had been defeated by a warrior she had not even heard of…
“There’s another thing…” Aragon hesitated, and continued with much uncertainty, “Captain Serena, I suspect that Mr. Felic might be an Expert Miner.”
“You must be kidding!” Serena exclaimed in astonishment.
There were thousands of people under the Silver Hand Mercenary Corps. Among them, at least one-third had the knowledge of minerals. However, not a single one could reach the Expert-level.
Oh, yes. Just that afternoon, Mr. Felic told her that he wanted to go search for ores and herbs. However, it should not be that crazy, right?
Expert Miners were highly sought after by huge and influential corporations. Even Serena knew of a powerful figure who had been wanting to collect rare ores, but to no avail…
“Aragon, are you sure?”
“I’m not very certain about it…” Aragon hesitated before reaching into his pocket for a piece of dark-red ore that was the size of a thumb.
“I took this back secretly. When I rushed there, Mr. Felic had heaps of ore like this with him. Captain Serena, why don’t you find someone to verify the identity of this ore?”
“Sure, I shall do that.”
Hank was the calmest person among the three people in the tent.
He had cultivated a huge mental and emotional capacity from meeting countless freakish people like Lin Li. After several encounters like that, he gradually became numb. As long as it was something that he experienced, even if it was an unusual matter, it would never be incomprehensible.