These Familiars Are Strange

After Jin Long left, there was another period of silence.

But in the end, there was another group that left as well.

Unlike Jin Long whose departure left a bad taste in everyone's mouth, this group was very polite in the way that they left.

They thanked everyone and apologized to Yun Tian for not being able to help with escorting the captives out. Yun Tian just told them that it wasn't a problem since they had already helped more than enough.

With that, they departed.

After this first group, there were others that also chose to depart.

Everyone was a part of the Abyss Guards and they had come into this Abyss to fight for fame and power.

And with the power that they demonstrated in the fight, it was clear that none of them were normal.

So it wasn't as if they were the kinds of people that would settle down that easily.

They were in the Abyss for a reason.

Of course, Yun Tian understood this and he thanked each of them for responding to the emergency call.

It wasn't everyone that left the group though, there were some that remained. Thought that was because they seemed to have other reasons for staying with the group.

Mostly because it was clear that they had already been planning to head out before joining this subjugation team. So now they were just going with the subjugation team since it would be easier for them to leave the Abyss.

Though there were also some people that were looking at Yun Tian with certain looks.

It was clear that they had some intentions towards him.

It wasn't that they had any bad intentions, it was just that they wanted to get closer to this powerful sergeant that had taken charge of the subjugation team.

Yun Tian's power had left a deep impression on everyone and it was clear that it was only a matter of time before he rose up even higher. So before that, they wanted to get closer to him.

Building this relationship had no downsides for them.

However, this wasn't something that I was interested in.

I still had other things to do on this first trip of mine in this Abyss.

We still hadn't gotten enough points to be promoted yet, so it wasn't as if we could go back that soon.

"Thank you for taking care of us during this time. We'll be heading off as well." I said to Yun Tian as I prepared to lead our team away.

However, he didn't let me go as easily as everyone else.

"Junior, wait a bit. I have something to talk to you about." Yun Tian said to the surprise of everyone, including me.

I certainly wasn't expecting him to say something like this and I couldn't help looking at him with one brow raised, but Yun Tian didn't say anything as he just waved his hand for me to follow him.

In the end, I followed him to the side since I was curious what he wanted to say.

At the same time, I knew it wasn't as if he was going to harm me in front of everyone.

When we were alone, Yun Tian suddenly raised his hand and tossed something to me.

I was caught off guard since I didn't expect this at all, but I was even more surprised when I saw what the thing he tossed to me was.

I had seen this thing earlier when he took down the boss Abyss Demon.

It was one of the items that the boss Abyss Demon dropped.

After realizing this, I looked back up at Yun Tian with one brow raised. However, it didn't seem like Yun Tian was bothered at all by this and just looked at me with a smile.

I really couldn't help feeling even more confused by this, but I extended my hand again to give the item back to him.

Seeing this, Yun Tian finally broke the silence by raising one hand and saying, "Take it, it's a gift for my junior."

I didn't take it as he told me to and still tried to give it back to him.

After all, there was no free meal in this world.

It really felt like he wanted something from me by giving this item to me. So it wasn't as if I would just take something that was offered to me like this.

Even a child would know better than to take free candy.

Seeing that I wasn't going to take it back, Yun Tian said, "It's an investment."

I was even more confused by these words and I just made it clear to him by looking at him with a confused look.

Yun Tian revealed a faint smile when he saw this before saying, "It's an investment in you."

I was still confused, though it was more surprise rather than confusion at this point.

I didn't think that there was anything worth investing when it came to me, but it was clear that Yun Tian felt differently about this.

"I don't think that's the best idea." I slowly said as I continued trying to return the item back to him.

Only Yun Tian narrowed his eyes to say, "You're not going to take my goodwill?"

The way that he said this almost made it seem like there was a bit of a threat in his words.

Once again, I was taken aback by this and it made me hesitate.

Yun Tian suddenly revealed a smile as he said, "Don't worry, I won't do anything to you. I know my instincts are good and I trust my eyes, so I know that there's something special about you. I'm just investing in you before you make a name for yourself. I don't have any ill intentions towards you."

I once again raised my brows when I heard this.

Yun Tian then continued by saying, "As a gesture of good faith, I'll even tell you that you should watch out for that person that left earlier."