After leaving the team, the adventurer ladies regretted it deeply

Chapter 569: Recapture

Above the wilderness, Snow Goose and the others were on full alert as they surrounded Bervis.

Facing a genuine Moon Rank, they didn’t dare to be careless, even though they outnumbered him.

Tasya, although level 40, only had a weapon that reached the Moon Rank level; the rest were Epic Level Star Rank Equipment, and there was a three-level gap between her and Bervis.

Bervis glanced at Aiko, who was crawling on the ground toward Lin Da, a flicker of relief passing through his eyes.

However, he angrily said, “Have you thought this through? Do you really want to make an enemy of the Holy Rock Adventure Team? To be precise, an enemy of both Holy Rock and the Zijing Stone Family?”

Upon hearing this, Aiko’s movements paused and he muttered in confusion, “What does this have to do with the Zijing Stone?”

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“That seems to be a Viscount family.”

Information flashed through Lin Da’s mind.

South Rock City housed three Sunrise Level adventure teams.

There was Holy Rock, Bear Roar.

And the other was the Zijing Stone Family.

Bervis had a wry smile as he pulled out a piece of parchment from his chest: “This is the marriage contract between Aiko and the heir of the Zijing Stone Family.”

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The writing was blurry, with Bervis’s hand covering the key parts.

He showed it briefly to everyone before quickly putting it away.

No one could see the contents of the contract; they could only take Bervis’s word for it.

That was all he could do to help.

Bervis inwardly sighed.

He had secretly inquired about Aiko’s exploits in White Dove City and found out that his little sister was a complete Joker, always outdone by Lia in various incidents.

It was one thing for Aiko to lose face, but behind her stood the Holy Rock Adventure Team.

Bervis couldn’t let her lose face for Holy Rock as well.

Aiko was a bit confused: “What marriage contract? Why don’t I know about it?”

Bervis huffed, “If you knew about it, would you have agreed to come back with me?”

Lin Da and the others were also stunned.

Aiko was to marry into nobility?

Lia: “Congratulations.”

“Congratulations my ass!”

Aiko was dumbfounded.

The heir of the Zijing Stone Family was a sleazy fatso.

He couldn’t live without fried chicken three meals a day and drank black beverages, oozing grease from his face.

She definitely didn’t want that disgusting fellow!

Aiko felt like she was falling apart.

“I have a proposal.”

Lin Da’s gaze was firm as he looked straight at Bervis and said, “Marriage alliances are all about interests, and whom the partner is probably doesn’t matter to the Holy Rock Adventure Team.

Given that,

consider us instead.”

The moment those words were spoken, it seemed as if the winds of the wilderness themselves had paused.

Everyone was dumbfounded.

The implication behind Lin Da’s words… could it be?

Lia’s head buzzed.

“You might as well go back to South Rock City to get married before coming back!”

Aiko was initially overjoyed, nearly moved to tears.

But after Lia’s comment, she rolled her eyes in anger: “I should have gone to the Phoenix Tail Flower Team!”

“But… Lin Da, you’re not joking, are you? You really want an alliance with Holy Rock? Though I don’t mind,” Aiko said, bound on the ground like a silkworm cocoon, lifting her head and looking uneasily at Lin Da.

“Yes, I’ve decided.”

Lin Da smiled: “Aiko, Isa, and everyone in the Phoenix Tail Flower Team… you are all my wings!”

When he came, Lin Da had already decided.

To do it, or not at all.

If doing it, no more hesitation.

Lin Da’s shamelessly boastful speech drew sideways glances.

Oru turned his head away awkwardly, not wanting to look at him.

Phyllis thought to herself, if she were Lin Da, she’d have more Oath-bound.

Only Lia seemed not quite happy.

“Then I’m moving into the Phoenix Tail Flower tonight!” Aiko’s eyes gleamed with a faint green light, saying, “I want meals made by Lin Da himself, a foot massage from him, and at night, hey, hey hey…”

Lia snapped: “You’re a bit lewd! I didn’t think you were like this, Aiko!”

Lin Da felt chills down his spine being eyed by Aiko’s greedy gaze.

Where had gone the Aiko who would blush shyly and avert her face if she accidentally brushed against someone with her arm?

It seemed that Aiko was hungrier for Lin Da than he was for her.

Who exactly was taking advantage in this situation, Lin Da couldn’t quite say.

“Hey, you guys, don’t assume that the Holy Rock Adventure Team will agree!”

Bervis touched his forehead helplessly as if he had heard something amusing.

He glanced at Lin Da and said: “With just a small Phoenix Tail Flower adventure team, you want an alliance? Do you think you can compare to the century-old heritage of the Zijing Stone Family?”

“We can.”

Lin Da coolly said: “Within a month, Phoenix Tail Flower will advance to the Sunrise Level. But if you take Aiko away now, you will offend an adventure team that, in a month’s time, could reach Sunrise Level.

And Sunrise Level is just the starting point for Phoenix Tail Flower.

There are some things I don’t want to spell out too clearly.

But if I have to say it… it’s not about whether Phoenix Tail Flower is worthy of Holy Rock, but whether Holy Rock is worthy of us.”

“The Holy Rock Adventure Team not worthy of Phoenix Tail Flower?”

Bervis laughed heartily.

A thick earthen yellow Battle Qi lit up around him, the ground sand whirling as if attracted by a vortex, gathering around the unsheathed One-Handed Sword.

—Lin Da wasn’t wrong in what he said, given the potential he had shown.

But Lin Da’s arrogant demeanor was extremely displeasing to Bervis.

Adventurers valued current fighting capability the most, and even if you were a genius, you had to show respect to your elders.

Bervis certainly didn’t want the Holy Rock Adventure Team to be looked down upon.

With a sly smile, he said: “I initially just wanted to give you a hard time, but now I’ve changed my mind. Lin Da, let me show you the insurmountable gap between Moon Rank and Star Rank.”

Under the influence of the Earth Fighting Qi, the One-Handed Sword absorbed countless grains of sand. The ground beneath Bervis even appeared to lower by a layer.

A heavy earthy aura emanated from above it, seemingly weighing thousands of pounds.