Chapter 205: Chapter 204: When One Person Attains the Dao, Chickens and Dogs Ascend to Heaven

Given Lin Xinghai’s current standing, his every word and action drew an extraordinary amount of attention. The moment he spoke, all eyes turned to him.

Of course, what drew even more attention was the Mercenary Corps called Mountain and Sea. Everyone was curious which corps could be such an exception that Lin Xinghai would speak up for them.

After all, not even the Third Level Mercenary Corps had been granted the privilege of having all their members stay behind.

For this very reason, the mercenary corps that had been invited to stay might very well attract hostility from some of the others.

So, they were all waiting for Lin Xinghai to give his reason.

Of course, these were the thoughts of those who didn’t know the Mountain and Sea Mercenary Corps. As for those who did, they were all rather dumbfounded.

They knew it was merely a First Level Mercenary Corps. At an event where even Second Level Mercenary Corps had little right to speak, on what grounds could a First Level Mercenary Corps be allowed to stay?

"Let me introduce you all. This is my Affiliated Mercenary Corps. Gao Mountain, Ling Xiu, I haven’t had time to introduce you to the corps we’re familiar with. Now that we’ve run into each other, it’s a good time for everyone to get acquainted," Lin Xinghai said, introducing them to Song Yao, Qin Wenbo, and the others.

He didn’t lower his voice during the introduction, so all the nearby Mercenaries heard him.

Looks of sudden understanding appeared on everyone’s faces. Although Lin Xinghai was technically just the vice-leader of a Second Level Mercenary Corps and, by common logic, shouldn’t have an Affiliated Mercenary Corps, the problem was that Lin Xinghai could not be judged by common logic.

His current status was already higher than that of most Third Level Mercenary Corps Leaders.

Therefore, no one found it strange that Lin Xinghai had his own Affiliated Mercenary Corps.

For the Second and Third Level Mercenary Corps, this was just an insignificant interlude.

However, for the First Level Mercenary Corps who knew of the Mountain and Sea Mercenary Corps, it was a completely different story.

Previously, the Mountain and Sea Mercenary Corps had claimed to be the Affiliated Mercenary Corps of some important figure, but it had only ever been a claim, with no concrete evidence.

Many people suspected it was just a cover story fabricated by the Mountain and Sea Mercenary Corps to make recruitment easier.

As for how they managed to come up with so many Points to expand their forces so quickly, that wasn’t entirely unexplainable either.

After all, it wasn’t unheard of for a Mercenary Corps to get rich overnight. For example, they might have discovered some valuable items, like Energy Crystal Stones or red wine. By secretly transporting them back and selling them through other channels, they could create the illusion of having a financial backer.

Some had even entertained designs on the Mountain and Sea Mercenary Corps, secretly tailing them in the past.

However, Lin Xinghai happened to be absent when they were being followed, so all the trackers saw was an utterly unremarkable First Level Mercenary Corps.

In the minds of many, the Mountain and Sea Mercenary Corps was gradually becoming synonymous with a "fat sheep." If not for the fact that their equipment couldn’t be easily liquidated, some might have already made a move on this prize.

Still, it was inevitable that the Mountain and Sea Mercenary Corps would occasionally be pressured and ostracized.

But what happened today left those First Level Mercenary Corps that had had unpleasant run-ins with Mountain and Sea completely dumbfounded.

No one had expected the Mountain and Sea Mercenary Corps’ backer to be so powerful—even more formidable than a typical Third Level Mercenary Corps.

Of course, it wasn’t just the First Level Mercenary Corps who were stunned; even Gao Mountain and his people were just as shocked.

Lin Xinghai had told them before that he didn’t want to be too high-profile. He had planned to wait until the Heaven-Sundering Mercenary Corps became a Third Level Mercenary Corps before publicly announcing their status as an Affiliated Mercenary Corps.

But after just one major battle with the Morgan Conglomerate, the Heaven-Sundering Mercenary Corps had suddenly become one of the most sought-after mercenary corps. At the same time, Lin Xinghai had proven his strength with a million Merit, even surpassing a Blood Qi Realm expert like Song Yao.

Now that Lin Xinghai had reached this point, he no longer needed to be secretive and directly pushed the Mountain and Sea Mercenary Corps into the spotlight.

Everything had happened so quickly and so suddenly that the members of the Mountain and Sea Mercenary Corps were caught off guard, yet they were also dizzy with happiness.

It was easy to imagine that from now on, riding on Lin Xinghai’s coattails, no one at the Mercenary Union would dare look down on the Mountain and Sea Mercenary Corps. They could now hold their heads high even when facing Second and Third Level Mercenary Corps.

If one phrase could describe it, it would undoubtedly be: a rising tide lifts all boats.

The celebration began, and as a crowd of Mercenary Corps Leaders gathered around him, Lin Xinghai initially managed to smile, chat, and clink glasses with them.

However, he quickly discovered that he was truly not cut out for this kind of socializing. The smile on his face grew stiff, and after one round of introductions, he offloaded these duties onto Fang Tianhe.

Of course, he also reminded Fang Tianhe to bring Gao Mountain along to help him get some recognition. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

If they could get on good terms with a few other Mercenary Corps, then even when he wasn’t around, they could call on others for help if they ran into trouble during a mission.

Typically, a celebration banquet like this wouldn’t end until it had gone on for four or five hours and all the Mercenaries were half-drunk. But Lin Xinghai wasn’t willing to wait that long.

So, after another half hour, he found an excuse to leave the Mercenary Union and returned directly to the Star Shield District.

The Star Shield District had clearly been one of the Morgan Conglomerate’s primary targets during the attack.

However, the district was home to the families of high-ranking officials. It was no exaggeration to say that the military forces deployed there surpassed those at many important institutions.

As a result, the entire Star Shield District was quite secure. Although many buildings on the surrounding streets had been destroyed by explosions, the district itself remained completely unscathed. At least, no artillery shells had managed to break through the defensive fire and land inside.

Stray bullets, on the other hand, were unavoidable and impossible to intercept.

But as long as the residents stayed in the inner rooms of their homes, their lives wouldn’t be in danger.

However, when Lin Xinghai returned to his rented room, he discovered that Liu Miaomiao wasn’t there.

A jolt of alarm went through Lin Xinghai. He quickly raised his wrist-mounted computer and sent her a message.

Liu Miaomiao replied quickly. It turned out that after receiving Lin Xinghai’s message telling her he was safe, she had gone out to help treat the wounded.

During the major battle with the Morgan Conglomerate, Liu Miaomiao knew she couldn’t be of any help. Realizing she would only be a burden if she went out, she had wisely chosen to remain in the Star Shield District.

However, when it came to aiding the wounded after the battle, her awakened Superpower could play a major role, so she had gone out to help without a second thought.

’Liu Miaomiao’s Life Control Superpower isn’t a pure healing ability! How is she treating the wounded? She couldn’t be extracting Life Force from healthy people and infusing it into the injured, could she?’ Lin Xinghai wondered as he hurried toward the location Liu Miaomiao had sent.

If she really was doing that, it might cause some controversy. After all, a scene like that would look rather horrifying.

However, when he arrived at a temporary medical station near the Star Shield District, he found that he had been overthinking things.