Divine War Pill Emperor

Upon hearing Jiang Chen’s words, realization instantly dawned on Zhan Yang and the others.

"Damn it, I should have thought of this sooner."

"You’re right. I was blinded by the two-hundred-thousand commission and failed to see the flaws in their offer."

"A commission this high... the chances of us actually landing it were too low."

Zhan Yang, now fully aware, was overcome with regret.

"No, we’re not even qualified to take on a job with a two-hundred-thousand commission."

Jiang Chen hit Zhan Yang with another hard truth.

"We’re a Two-Star Mercenary Corps. A job worth two hundred thousand can only be taken by a Three-Stars Mercenary Corps or higher."

JinLing, Niu Tuo, and Lu Beifeng all stared, their mouths agape, completely at a loss.

When a Mercenary Team takes on a private job, precise judgment of the task is essential. One must be meticulous, able to distinguish right from wrong, and possess a shrewd mind.

This time, Zhan Yang had clearly been so swept up by the high commission that he’d lost his ability to see the truth.

This was a classic case of being blinded by greed.

"This won’t do. I’m going to cancel this job."

"That Mr. Lü is a complete bastard for tricking us."

Finally, his shame turned to anger, and Zhan Yang decided to cancel the job.

There was clearly something wrong with this private job.

"Yeah, cancel it."

"We’re better off not taking this task."

Niu Tuo and Lu Beifeng started clamoring.

Only Jiang Chen shook his head.

He countered, "Do you think they’ll let us cancel now?"

"When you inspected the goods, you all saw them and found no issues. You also signed the agreement. Once that agreement is signed, it’s legally binding."

"So, even if we find Mr. Lü, he will just falsely accuse us of swapping his Elixirs."

Zhan Yang and the others instantly deflated.

Their faces turned ashen.

Lu Beifeng cursed furiously, "Bastard! You bastard!"

Everyone looked at Zhan Yang.

’Zhan Yang knew that once a job was accepted and the agreement signed, there was no canceling it.’

Canceling on the spot might have been possible, but now, after having already started the escort, it was impossible.

Unless the task was completed.

But if they completed this task, they would surely be accused of swapping the Spirit Cloud Pills. When that happened, they’d have no way to defend themselves, even though they were in the right.

They’d just have to suffer the injustice in silence.

And be forced to pay two million in compensation.

Zhan Yang trembled at the thought.

"What do we do?"

"Jiang Chen, do you have a solution?"

In the end, everyone unanimously turned to Jiang Chen for help.

"If you had said something earlier, we wouldn’t have taken this job."

Zhan Yang sounded bitter. They had already accepted the job.

He couldn’t blame Jiang Chen.

But he still felt a hint of resentment.

Jiang Chen, however, was very calm.

He said lightly, "It’s simple. We complete the task."

What?

The expressions on Zhan Yang and the others changed.

"We know they’re Fake Pills, and we’re still supposed to deliver them to Gambling City? We’re clearly walking into a trap."

"We’d be walking right into a deathtrap!"

They were completely out of ideas.

They were practically frantic, like ants on a hot pan.

Jiang Chen pondered for a moment before speaking slowly.

"For now, our only option is to deliver the items to Gambling City first. We can decide what to do from there."

"But don’t panic. We need to think this through. Why are they doing this? What’s their objective?"

After some thought, Jiang Chen felt he had a vague idea.

He shared this line of thinking with Zhan Yang and the others.

"Right, what is their purpose?"

"Could they be after the spirit crystals we’re carrying?"

JinLing had a flash of inspiration.

She came up with a theory.

It seemed plausible that they were being set up to be extorted for their spirit crystals.

This kind of thing often happened in the Mercenary Realm.

"It’s very possible. They’re after the spirit crystals."

Lu Beifeng and Niu Tuo both agreed with JinLing.

Jiang Chen had given them a direction to think in.

This was where their thoughts led.

But Zhan Yang shook his head.

"No. It wouldn’t be worth going to all this trouble for two hundred thousand spirit crystals."

"They must have another objective."

Having calmed down, Zhan Yang began to rationally analyze the problems with this job.

In truth, they weren’t carrying that many spirit crystals.

So it was unlikely that someone was plotting to get their spirit crystals.

Then the question arose.

What, exactly, were they after?

"Do you have any valuable items on you?"

Jiang Chen asked, his eyes glinting.

’The other party must be after some important item belonging to the Warring States Mercenary Corps.’

The four of them exchanged blank looks.

They were completely stumped.

"No, we don’t have anything valuable on us at all."

"The most valuable thing is that Moyang Flower we dug up on Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain."

Zhan Yang replied.

’He racked his brain but couldn’t think of anything more valuable.’

The Moyang Flower was from the last Two-Star Task they had accepted at the Mercenary Castle.

The commission of fifty thousand spirit crystals was quite good.

The Moyang Flower itself was worth around five hundred thousand.

So, it wasn’t worth going through all this trouble to frame the Warring States Mercenary Corps just for a single Moyang Flower.

Jiang Chen was also baffled.

"Forget it. Once we deliver the items to Gambling City, we’re bound to find out what they’re after."

’He couldn’t figure it out either. After all, he didn’t know what other valuables Zhan Yang and the others might be carrying.’

Since they didn’t mention anything, it wasn’t his place to ask.

"But..."

Zhan Yang was still hesitant. If they just delivered it, they were guaranteed to get scammed.

"There are no buts."

"First, we need to find out what they’re really after."

"Besides, who knows? Maybe there’s nothing wrong with this task after all."

’Jiang Chen couldn’t be certain that they were really plotting something.’

However, he was eighty percent certain this job was trouble.

"This..."

Zhan Yang was visibly flustered.

Jiang Chen, however, waved his hand. "Stop thinking about it. We’ll just be as careful as possible on the way."

"We’ll cross that bridge when we come to it."

"Let’s go."

As usual, Jiang Chen was the calmest one.

’He didn’t know their objective yet, so he had no angle of attack. The only option was to complete the task first. The client would surely reveal their true intentions then.’

They could deal with it then.

’Jiang Chen was afraid of nothing. Even if this was a conspiracy, he was confident he could find a solution.’

After all, it was clear that if he didn’t step in, Zhan Yang and the others would be completely lost.

"We’ll listen to you."

Zhan Yang and the others finally decided to listen to Jiang Chen.

Although Zhan Yang was the captain, in reality, Jiang Chen was their backbone.

Jiang Chen’s Cultivation was currently the highest, and they were all well aware of his Combat Power.

Therefore, Jiang Chen was their pillar of support.

Even Zhan Yang wanted to give the captain’s position to Jiang Chen, but unfortunately, Jiang Chen didn’t want to be the captain.

They set off again.

On the road, Jiang Chen didn’t stay idle.

The Black Fire Spark began to generate Black Fire again.

He had previously detonated all his Black Fire, but in the last few days, the Black Fire Spark had generated a new supply.

As long as the spark existed, he had an endless supply of Black Fire.

He continuously merged with the Black Fire, attempting to achieve a breakthrough in his Alchemy Skill while they traveled.

’He knew he wasn’t far from becoming a Third-Grade Alchemist.’

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