"Cui Shao, the news has been released, just as you said, the preparation speed of many fleets at the port has clearly slowed down, it seems they have taken the news as true."

As soon as we stepped out the door, we saw a person hurrying towards us, and upon a closer look at the name, the person's name was Liao Shi.

Wait, why do I feel like I've heard of this young man in fancy clothes somewhere before...

"Oh, you're the Silver Panther Mercenary Group..."

Beside me, Hei Luoli reacted quickly, pulling out her notebook and saying, "Miss, I am truly the leader of the Silver Panther Mercenary Group, Liao Shi. However, since you all have heard of my name, I presume it was that scoundrel Cui Shao who mentioned me to you? Like when he pretended to be surrounded by a group of people."

The other person smiled wryly in response, but what he said was indeed true, it seemed that Cui Zhengping often did such things.

"Excuse me, by the way, are your fleets ready? Since the news is out, we can't give them too much time to think, we need to set off quickly."

"Of course."

Liao Shi nodded.

"Alright then, hurry back, set off directly, we'll meet in the designated area at sea."

"Understood, then I will take my leave."

Watching Liao Shi leave, I looked at Cui Zhengping.

"You really are something, on one hand you're telling others that he's your enemy, and on the other hand, you're forming an alliance. You really have no peace of mind, huh."

"I am carrying the fate of my family, if I were like you all, wandering the rivers and lakes with my skills, why would I bother with such trouble? After all, in this world, what is worshipped is power. As long as you have formidable strength, turning enemies into allies is not impossible."

"A realist, indeed."

Taishi Xi nodded.

"But you've kept us waiting for so long here, don't you plan to give us something to eat or drink?"

"Ah yes, I almost forgot, take this."

Cui Zhengping handed us a badge with a pentagram on it.

"This is my exclusive badge, you can use it to eat freely in the city. Just saying my name won't work, after all, I usually have to play the fool."

"What about you?"

I asked him.

"As for me? I have some things that are not yet prepared, so I need to hurry. You all should go quickly and come back soon, time is of the essence. We aim to set off when the fishing boats head out at night, to avoid attracting attention."

"Got it."

I nodded, taking the badge.

"Alright, then let's resolve this quickly."

Finishing speaking, I grabbed Hei Luoli and the others and headed towards the door.

...

"Hey hey hey, what's the rush?"

As we reached the door, Hei Luoli asked me curiously.

"Even if the other party is in a hurry, we don't need to be so rushed, there's time to pack, right?"

"You're so naive."

I looked at her helplessly, then took out the badge.

"If this thing can get us free meals, that means it can be used to buy things too, right?"

"..."

Hei Luoli was stunned for a moment, then realized, and snatched the badge from my hand.

"You're being too dishonest, what is this..."

Hei Luoli said, taking the badge from me.

"As a swordsman, one must have a calm heart, so I'll go make the purchase, let's go, Taishi Xi."

"Okay."

"Hey hey hey, you two!"

Watching the two of them happily running towards the commercial street, I could only wipe my sweat in silence.

Damn, I still need to eat!

-----------------------------------Dale's Perspective-----------------------------------

Well, as expected, leaving the job of navigation to someone else is always a bit worrisome. Don't ask me why, but at least, it is not wrong to say that we are currently lost in a tropical jungle.

"Dale, haven't your drones found any nearby villages or something yet?"

"Don't rush me, Mary."

I looked helplessly at Mary sitting beside me, this one here, drinking her beverage and watching others work.

"It's all because of you guys messing around, it was fine to take the main road, but you insisted on taking the side roads."

"We just wanted to get there faster, or we won't find anything to eat tonight."

"Come on, we can't find anything now, can we?"

Seeing the sun about to set, I could only sigh.

"Eh?"

At this moment, the drone's camera flickered, and in a segment of the forest, a village appeared.

"Oh, oh, there's a village."

I quickly exclaimed.

"Really? Where is it?"

"Over here?"

I pointed in the direction indicated by the drone's positioning.

"Great, let's go!"

With that, she grabbed someone and ran off.

One person was left standing there looking worried.

"Black Domi? What's wrong?"

"I remember..."

Black Domi looked very concerned.

"Within a radius of 50 kilometers of this forest, there shouldn't be anyone..."