Chapter 448: Chapter 225: How the Hell Is This a Mage?

"I’m a friend of your leader. I’m here to see him about something..."

The two Adventurers guarding the gate exchanged a strange glance.

"How many has that been this month?"

"Not sure... Based on what we were talking about earlier, probably fifteen or sixteen..."

"You know our leader? You’re his friend, right?"

One of the Adventurers asked wearily.

"Is there a problem?"

"You met our leader at a banquet, right?"

"Uh... Actually, yes."

"And our leader said he’d have your back if you ever needed anything?"

"..."

"Alright, alright, we both know what you’re going to say. Can’t you lackeys of the nobles come up with a new line? It’s the same routine every time, and it’s getting really old."

"Exactly... Now get lost. If you need something, post a request at the Association. The Lion Adventurer Group will not become a vassal of the nobility."

Lin Mo’s lip twitched. It seemed quite a few people had used this story to try and trick these guards.

He figured they must have fallen for it once or twice at the beginning, but naturally, they didn’t buy it anymore.

The problem was, he was telling the absolute truth...

In that sense, the people who’d tried to talk their way in hadn’t just made up random excuses. They must have truly understood the Lion Adventurer Group’s leader, having carefully analyzed him to craft that story.

"But hey, man, you think maybe this one wasn’t sent by the nobles? Who shows up with five girls? Our leader isn’t into that."

"Why not? Look at the Priest in her Church vestments. Definitely a noble. And they even brought a Maid... This has to be some young master or lady from a noble house, out to score some achievements and surprise their family..."

The two guards in front of him were still whispering to each other. Hearing their "loud conspiracy," Lin Mo’s mouth couldn’t help but twitch.

To be fair, they were actually right about a small part of it.

Feney was indeed a noble, and of a very high status at that. And Shefilya, always in her Maid’s uniform, was also quite conspicuous.

Just as he was wondering how to explain, another group of people walked up from behind. "What’s going on here? Did something happen?"

Lin Mo turned his head and saw a group of Adventurers. They were covered in dust from their travels and looked like they had just returned from a quest.

"You’re back, guys?"

The guard immediately greeted them. "It’s nothing. Just another noble’s lackey trying to get in by pretending to be the boss’s friend."

"Again? Those nobles never quit..."

The man turned his head, looked at Lin Mo, and his words suddenly cut off.

Up close, Lin Mo also felt the man looked familiar, as if he’d seen him somewhere before.

"Oh, it’s you, young man."

The man scratched his head and said awkwardly, "Sorry about that. Those nobles are just so annoying, and our brothers at the gate have been hassled too many times, so..."

The two guards froze, finally realizing this time it was for real. They hurriedly apologized, "We’re sorry, brother, and to you ladies as well."

"It’s fine, it’s fine."

What else could Lin Mo say? He wasn’t going to get genuinely angry. He just waved his hand, smiled, and let it go.

"You came to find the leader, right? Follow me, he should be at the training grounds right now."

After saying this, the Adventurer turned to his companions, told them to go back and rest, and then led Lin Mo into the Lion Adventurer Group’s headquarters.

The inside of the Adventurer Group’s headquarters wasn’t luxurious, but very simple and plain, which suited the nature of Adventurers.

On the way, this Adventurer also told Lin Mo a few things about the Lion Adventurer Group.

"My name is Deke. And you...?"

Deke scratched his head, a little embarrassed. "Last time was at the banquet. It was pretty chaotic, and I was drunk, so I didn’t catch your name."

"I’m Lin Mo."

Lin Mo shook his hand. "Deke, about those nobles who came here before?"

This was something Lin Mo was curious about. Why would those nobles try by any means necessary to get into the Lion Adventurer Group and see its leader?

"That... it’s actually pretty simple. Our Adventurer Group has made a name for itself and grown to a certain size in Fajade City, so it’s inevitable that some nobles want to cooperate with us."

"At first, it was just posting some custom quests. The pay was good, after all, so the leader didn’t refuse. But later, some nobles started getting crooked ideas and wanted to absorb our group."

Lin Mo understood at once.

It was just like with the Blood Sea Gang under Lord Lawrence back in Lania City. The nobles wanted to use the Lion Adventurer Group’s size and manpower to do things that were inconvenient for people of their status.

But a proper Adventurer Group like the Lion Adventurer Group was obviously different from a scattered organization like the Blood Sea Gang, and they paid no mind to those nobles.

"Don’t the nobles cause trouble for you because of that?"

"Of course they do. It happens all the time. When we’re out on quests in the wilderness, they’ll have smaller Adventurer Groups they’ve absorbed come and harass us, or they’ll arrange for people to deliberately snatch our quests. It’s caused some members to leave, but even so, we’ll never compromise... We are free Adventurers who only take the quests we want. We will never be the lackeys of those nobles!"

Lin Mo nodded. "Well said. If an Adventurer can’t even decide what they want to do, then what kind of Adventurer are they?"

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