One month later...

In a relatively ordinary street in the Baihu District of Magic Jing, there is a small courtyard with a three-story stone-built building inside.

Outside the old wooden gate of the courtyard, there is already a wooden sign hanging, engraved with the words "The Mercenaries of the Wind" and the ancient name "The Mercenaries of the Wind".

At this time, on the relatively dilapidated and deserted street outside the gate, there are only a few monsters sleeping.

A green-haired girl wearing a cloak cautiously approached the gate, hesitated for a moment, and finally knocked on the door.

The door squeaked open, and the person who opened the door was a golden-haired female warrior wearing a brass short armor, which relieved the girl a lot.

"Excuse me, is this the headquarters of The Mercenaries of the Wind?" the girl asked.

"Yes, may I ask who you are..." the female warrior replied.

"I, I heard that you recruit female mercenaries here, and I want to sign up..."

Half an hour later, after filling in her personal information and necessary registration, the girl was taken to the second floor of the mercenaries' residence.

The first floor of the residence is the lobby and warehouse, the second floor is the living room, dining room, and the captain's office for female members, and the third floor is the bedrooms for the mercenaries. Due to limited space, the large south-facing room is reserved for the captain, the vice captain, and the chief sword art instructor. The other rooms are bunk beds for the female mercenaries who have joined. In fact, in these few days, they have already recruited seven or eight people! This is mainly because in Magic Jing, women have no status and no sense of security. The mercenaries, who have three powerful members, have claimed to provide shelter for women, so many women have nowhere else to go and come to seek refuge.

The green-haired girl took off her cloak, revealing a refined dark blue female ninja costume.

"Go in!" upon reaching the second floor and standing in front of the door adorned with a metal mercenaries badge, the golden-haired female warrior said.

The girl pushed open the door and saw a not-so-large room with a large wooden desk. Behind the desk sat a fair, slender, and very beautiful young boy. Standing next to the boy were two exceptionally tall and gorgeous women.

The girl considered herself to have decent talent, but when she saw these two women, her face also turned slightly red, feeling inferior.

Of course, that boy is Xu Chen, and the two beautiful women on both sides are Qingyin and Star Dance.

"Hello!" Xu Chen looked at the girl and greeted her.

"You... hello."

"Do you want to join The Mercenaries of the Wind?" Xu Chen asked.

"Yes!"

"Please introduce yourself briefly and explain your reasons!" Star Dance, who was wearing a deep blue velvet coat and a white skirt, said beside them.

"I...my name is Serena, I...was originally a practitioner of the celestial realm. Me and my sisters came to explore the magic realm, but our strength was insufficient. After several battles, my sisters were scattered, and I lost contact with them. They may have encountered problems. I fled back to Magic Jing alone. Although it is temporarily safe here, I have no money and dare not venture out alone anymore. So, when I saw the recruitment notice you posted on the street, I wanted to join!" Serena said.

"Serena, what level of strength do you have?" Qingyin asked.

"Me? I can barely be considered at the level of a celestial soldier..."

"Well, here, it doesn't matter how strong or weak you are, anyone can join. Qingyin is a very powerful sword art instructor who can help you improve!" Xu Chen said. "In return, you will be under the command of Star Dance and Qingyin. After you have trained to a certain level, they will take you out to the outside or the second level of the magic realm for adventures. All the spoils you obtain will need to be handed over to the mercenaries, and they will be evenly distributed by the mercenaries."

"Yes!" Star Dance said. "The mercenaries are currently divided into two ranks: officers and ordinary mercenaries. You newcomers are all ordinary mercenaries. Of course, you can also be promoted to officers if you work hard. As for everything you gain from battles, it must be handed over to us for distribution. Of course, we will also provide you with equipment in the early stages!"

"Furthermore!" Qingyin said, "Although we provide refuge for women here, we still have discipline and rules. If you disobey orders or make mistakes, there will be corresponding punishments, many of which are physical. Can you accept that?"

"I..." Serena lowered her head. Although she hesitated, she thought to herself that it was better to behave and avoid making mistakes here than to fall into the hands of those demons. Even if there were punishments, if they were given by these two sisters or the incredibly beautiful captain, she could still accept them.

"I understand! I can accept it!" Serena said.

"Good! Welcome to The Mercenaries of the Wind!" Xu Chen laughed.

"Follow me!" Qingyin said, "Currently, you haven't received training yet, so you can't officially join the adventuring team. You will first become a probationary mercenary and be under my management and guidance!"

"Yes! Uh... how should I address you?"

"We are all sisters here, so you can call me Sister Qingyin or just sister. However, Captain Xu Chen can only be addressed by his title by non-officers. You have to call him captain, understand?" Qingyin said with a proud and indifferent attitude.

"Yes, understood..." Serena replied.

Qingyin brought Serena to a room in the northwest corner of the third floor. There were eight bunk beds made of wood, and three of them had bedding on them.

"You will sleep here," Qingyin pointed to the bottom bunk of a bunk bed with bedding, "Rest and settle down here for now. Later, come to the backyard for my training."

Saying that, Qingyin walked out.

Not long after, Star Dance came in. She threw a set of bedding onto Serena's bed and asked, "Serena, here in our mercenary group, regular mercenaries cannot have personal belongings. Hand me your storage bracelet or any similar items."

"Well..." Serena hesitated for a moment but still handed them over.

Star Dance threw a new ring to Serena, saying, "This is the storage ring for the members of the mercenary group. You can store clothes, allocated weapons, and other necessary items in it. Any unnecessary items must be handed over every time you return with a harvest."

"Understood," Serena said. She examined the ring and found a set of ordinary uniform clothes and training weapons inside.