Versatile Mage: Thunderstorm

Chapter 83 Surrender? Give him a ride?
On the other side, the Tiger Fang team that separated from Li Yu did not go far. Instead, under the leadership of Captain Lao Wen, they made a big circle outside the Iron Tooth Tiger's activity range, and returned to a place not far from where they separated from Li Yu.

"Captain, what are we coming back for this time?"

Dongzi asked curiously. After he asked this question, everyone except Dongzi glanced at him meaningfully.

Old Wen didn't reply. He was still observing the movements in the distance with a frown. What made him a little strange was that there were obviously fewer trees on the hill where the Iron-toothed Tiger was active at first.

A giant tree several dozen meters high is not a sapling that a tiger with a toothy nose can break when it is just scratching its itch. Could it be that a major battle had taken place?

Seeing Lao Wen's attitude, another senior member of the team, Anan, who also founded the Tiger Fang team with Lao Wen, spoke up with a strange smile:
"What can I do? Of course, I can make some extra money."

"Extra money? What extra money?"

Dongzi looked confused. He wondered if his experience was too shallow to understand the captain's wisdom.

"Cough cough cough..."

Anan coughed a few times in a pretentious manner, and then began to answer questions from his juniors.

"You will know about this sooner or later, so we won't keep you in suspense any longer."

"what?"

Immediately, while Dongzi looked confused, Anan began to explain the high-end operations of the Tiger Fang team to the newcomer.

As an "old brand" in the Hunter Town, although the Tiger Fang Team's strength is not outstanding, they have occupied a place in the Hunter Town with their stable reputation. Over time, naturally many customers have entrusted the Tiger Fang Team to escort them into the Qinling Mountains.

Normally the client would go to the town on his own to accept the task commission. Occasionally, they would send people to the town entrance to "solicit customers" under the pretext of training new personnel.

But no matter what means they use, they will start the first round of screening when discussing the commission money. If they encounter someone who is stingy in asking price, the Tiger Fang Team will randomly select the mission client during the execution of the mission, and "accidentally" let the monster attack them, causing heavy losses.

Sometimes, if a client "unfortunately" dies, they may be able to make a fortune by touching the corpse.

It doesn't matter if the mission fails. The Tiger Fang Team is not a hunter team that focuses on mission completion rate. The business they are most familiar with is hunting monsters in the mountains, collecting monster materials and various resources and selling them to the outside world in exchange for money.

If they encounter a client who is generous and savvy, the Tiger Fang Team will perform their duties as conscientiously as a normal hunter team, which is also the bottom line for their mission success rate.

Of course, the Tiger Fang Team's favorite clients are the local tycoons and young men with a lot of money who are stupid and foolish. As long as they use some tricks during or after the mission to put the other party in crisis, they will then descend from the sky and show their divine power to save the client from desperate situations. They can usually take the opportunity to ask for a high price, and if they are lucky, they may not even have to go into the mountains for a month or two.

Of course, sometimes man proposes, God disposes, and when you are unlucky, even drinking cold water will make your teeth ache. Once things go wrong, it is easy for team members to be killed. However, due to the occasional heavy losses, they have never been suspected or investigated by customers and the Hunter Alliance.

Dongzi also understood the hidden meaning of the words and said in a panic:
"This... This kind of thing is a serious violation of the Hunter Union's regulations, right?"

"Hunter Alliance? Tsk!"

Anan sneered and said disdainfully,

"Boy, don't be so naive. There are many monsters in the wild and the environment is dangerous. Any accidents can happen. The Hunter Alliance can't find out about us."

"Besides, making money this way is much faster than fighting monsters in the mountains and killing monsters in the wind and rain. Don't you want to upgrade your second system to the intermediate level as soon as possible?"

"What do you think? Are you willing to work with us? Brother Anan won't make it difficult for you. If you don't want to, leave immediately after returning. Let's part ways in peace."

Dongzi retreated repeatedly until he leaned against the thick tree trunk behind him and said in disbelief:
"You...Aren't you afraid that I will report you to the Hunter Alliance?"

"Afraid? Why should I be afraid?"

Anan stepped forward and patted Dongzi on the shoulder, tidying up his clothes which had become extremely messy due to long-term life in the wild, with a kind smile on his face. However, this friendly smile was almost equivalent to the smile of a devil in Dongzi's eyes.

"You went to report it alone, do you have any evidence?"

Anan opened his arms and looked at his teammates who were smiling. He laughed. His teammates also smiled wisely. "We don't even have any evidence. We have already exchanged the so-called ill-gotten gains for resources. The Hunter Alliance will not waste time and effort investigating us just because of a report from you without any evidence."

Dongzi turned pale with fear. At this moment, Anan gave him the final blow.
"Oh, by the way, let me inform you that we just want to make a little money from that idiot named Yu Chen. In any case, he is the client you contacted, and you must have boarded our pirate ship. It will not be easy to back out."

"Hahahahahaha~"

"You...you..." Dongzi's legs went weak and he leaned back to hold on to the tree trunk. For the first time, he realized what kind of team he had joined.

At this point, even the dullest person knows that they have no control over the current situation. If they don't join the other side, they will most likely be fed to the demons in this wilderness.

The tears that flowed in his heart now were all the water that entered his head when he accidentally walked into the wolf's den.

How to do?
Should we surrender and become accomplices from now on, or should we stand firm and fight to the death, or should we pretend to be submissive and wait for the right time?
Reason told him that as long as the green mountains remain, there will be no shortage of firewood, but his courage reminded him that he was just a small hunter. Although he might occasionally do some small bad things such as cheating and violating public order and morality, he never dared to commit a big crime.

The National Criminal Code, the Magician's Code, the Hunter's Code, no matter which book it is, he has the courage to challenge it!

But what this group of people did challenged the authority of these three bans at once.

"Hey, you should think so." Seeing that the time was almost right, Anan continued to push Dongzi's bottom line.
"We are just robbing the rich to help the poor. We won't do anything to that kid."

"Think about it, that kid has the same cultivation level as you, but he is ignorant of worldly affairs and can casually take out a large sum of money. It is obvious that he is the second generation ancestor of some aristocratic family who came here to travel."

"Do you think this is fair?"

"Why should we work so hard and even risk our lives to get to this point?

Those second-generation rich kids can eat hot pot and sing songs at home, and waste stardust magic tools, magic tools and various magic resources at will."

"Don't you feel that this world is unfair to us who come from poor backgrounds? Isn't it reasonable for us to collect some interest from these second-generation rich people?"

Anan's words brought back some unpleasant memories for Dongzi. Once upon a time, he naively thought that he could create a world for himself with his hard work and talent.

Then, at the moment when the magic college entrance examination was over, the disparity of the world was laid bare before him. After his hard work in training, he could only enter an ordinary magic school. However, the children of noble families in the same class took advantage of their family background and walked into the gate of the famous school holding the gentle hands of their goddesses.

Today, he is a small hunter struggling in society and the wild, earning a pitiful commission and living an uncertain life. Even if he dies in the wild, no one will collect his body. However, the children of noble families in his city hold great power and act majestically in front of others.

There is a world of difference!
That's right!

I was just collecting some interest from him, not taking his life. A little money shouldn't be a big deal for a noble family...

Right?
Anan observed Dongzi's expression and gradually smiled. As long as he obeyed this time, he would never be able to get away. Just as the others were happily preparing to accept the new member, a playful laugh came from the leafy treetops.

"After all these years, this is the first time I've heard someone describe murder for money as a way of enforcing justice."

"Who?"

Everyone in the Tiger Fang team was startled by the laughter. Captain Lao Wen, who had been observing the situation, suddenly turned around and began to draw a star map.

When Li Yu reappeared in front of everyone, all members of the Tiger Fang team opened their eyes wide.
"It's you!"

"Well, now..."

Li Yu narrowed his eyes and looked at this group of hopeless scum without making any move.

"Will you surrender, or will you let me take you on a journey?"

(End of this chapter)