The Ascension of Contracted Spirits

Chapter 314 - 164: Ice Dragon Mage_4

"Boss?!"

Gu’s eyes brightened, and the heavy stone in her chest immediately fell back.

What was she most afraid of? It was nothing more than worrying that the battle would be too intense leading to an accidental demise of Dongfang Xu.

If such a situation were to really occur, it would be like the sky falling down—an unacceptable conclusion no matter what.

"I lost."

Dongfang Xu was wounded, his walking posture was not natural.

But his tone was firm, he said resolutely:

"I have accepted Master Han as my teacher. From now on, not only must you obey my orders, you must also obey his command."

"Huh?" Hu Dai’s mouth fell open slightly, unable to believe what he had heard.

"Don’t ask me for the details."

Dongfang Xu waved his hand and said, "Anyway, it was my choice. Master Han’s learning far exceeds us, and the battle power he possesses is beyond my reach. With such a mentor, the future is worth looking forward to."

"Congratulations." Renwo Kuang saluted with his fists, grinning, "From now on, we’re brothers. Get well soon so we can spar."

"Okay!" Dongfang Xu nodded, showing eager anticipation for battle.

After understanding the significance of the Respecting Teacher’s Ring, he knew that Renwo Kuang had concealed his abilities and not revealed them all.

As for this new student from the Southern Courtyard, he too was quite curious, and wondered how long it would take for him to ascend to the throne of the Ten Talents.

"Does your Mercenary Group that Steals Fire only operate within the Blue Frog Country?"

As the fourth disciple and the fifth disciple formally met, Ye Hanjun smiled faintly and changed the direction of the conversation.

"Basically, yes." Dongfang Xu answered: "But if there are suitable tasks, we will also go to Grass Frog Country, Red Frog Country. However, we don’t stay for long, the Blue Frog Country receives our main attention."

"I see." Ye Hanjun understood.

Although Dongfang Xu left Canghai Pavilion, he needed to constantly monitor the information from Canghai Pavilion in order to understand Qin Tianyi’s movements.

Therefore, the Blue Frog Country had always been their stronghold. They primarily sought adventures there, trying not to venture further afield.

Considering this, Ye Hanjun pulled out three blank spirit cloth scrolls and input his soul thoughts.

What he engraved this time were the three abilities of "Growth Master", "Thief", "Swordsman", and things to note regarding "Big Serpent Vine", "Ghost-Faced Moth", "Flashing Leopard", and other Fond Spirits’ growth and training.

When they received the scroll and began to read through it, Gu, Raspberry, and Hu Dai were all constantly amazed.

While an E-level ’Growth Master’ may be a bit niche, there are numerous E-level ’Thieves’ and E-level ’Swordsmen’. There was a diverse range of information on the market about these abilities.

But the scroll given by Ye Hanjun was verbose, containing ten to twenty thousand characters that cover efficient ways to improve abilities, to the feeding, training, and accompaniment of the Fond Spirits. There were no pointless sentences, everything included was crucial.

"It’s for reference only."

"I gave you these scrolls not to push your growth, but to provide some comparisons to avoid useless and inferior training methods."

Ye Hanjun was honest about his intention as he pulled out bags of spirit stones from the Dimensional Space Bag and placed them in Dongfang Xu’s hands:

"Take these spirit stones."

"Part of it, I need you to help me exchange for resources. I will list the needed items, and you try to gather them as much as possible. If you can’t, then it’s fine."

"A part of it is the reward for investigation. You help me collect the information I need, and you take your payment from it each time."

"The remainder is my investment in you."

"I will not directly control the Mercenary Group that Steals Fire but I hope that it can grow. I hope that it can recruit more reliable, loyal elites. One day in the future, I may need your help."

It had already been three and a half months since Ye Hanjun came to the Giant Frog Marsh.

Ye Hanjun thought it was the right time to develop additional, affiliated forces.

This was another reason why he valued Dongfang Xu: born from Canghai, but independent—the mercenary group with such traits could be a powerful weapon if it grew in scale.