Reborn as a Hatrack in the Mystical Land-Chapter 73 - 5 "Pig-like" Teammates

Canglong Continent is open-minded; men and women can sit together without needing to avoid each other. In Xuanwu Academy, the ratio of male to female students is pretty even, and they usually compete on equal terms.

Even so, in some domains, natural barriers are erected with more men than women, and the Mercenary World is one such domain.

Mercenaries live on the edge of the knife, tasting blood day by day; it's proclaimed a man's world, with exceptional female mercenaries as rare as Dark Beasts of the eighth to ninth stage, described as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns.

In this regard, it's quite similar to the spy domain of the 23rd century; the gender gap is also very apparent in today's Canglong Continent.

Among the currently active Five Mercenary Kings of the Mercenary World, there are four men and one woman. Someone like Li Huayu from the Blue Crystal Mercenary Group is somewhat famous, largely because of her looks and because her sister Li Geshu is the vice-captain of Blue Crystal.

The only two women in the Rebellion Mercenary Group are a cook in the kitchen and a laundry woman who washes clothes for a bunch of men.

A few days ago, Ni Qianjun already announced in front of everyone that he had invited a new Pill Master, and she was a Female Alchemist.

When they heard that a woman would be joining them on this mission, the single mercenaries of the Rebellion Mercenary Group were all stirred up, but upon seeing the newcomer, and then seeing the reserved expression of Vice-captain Ni Qianjun, they all understood that she was the newly invited Pill Master.

The expressions on dozens of men were uniformly disappointed.

The face they saw was one that couldn't be described with simple beauty or ugliness; half grotesque and half gorgeous, but the more so, the greater the visual conflict it presented.

"This is the new Pill Master; she will be our escort alchemist from now on, living in the guest tent next to mine," Ni Qianjun didn't notice the expressions of his subordinates at all; on the other hand, Yue Jinghua saw the expressions of all the mercenaries.

Among them, a few gazes were clearly malicious, and Yue Jinghua quietly took note of this.

A disdainful sneer came from within the crowd.

Feng Buhui slowly dismantled his crossbow. "Vice-captain, did you refuse that excellent Pill Master recommended by Miss Hua Xue just for her? Don't joke around, what kind of Elixir Pills can she possibly refine? Look at that pile of luggage she brought; I hope it's not just for playing house."

At the same time as they noticed Yue Jinghua's rough face, the male mercenaries of the Rebellion Mercenary Group also noticed that Yue Jinghua had a pair of astonishingly beautiful legs.

Not everyone was a leg fanatic like Ni Qianjun, but they also guessed the reason for Ni Qianjun's unusual care for Yue Jinghua.

Feng Buhui pointed at Yue Jinghua's luggage, which was full of useless stuff, without a sight of an Elixir Furnace or other common Pill Master tools.

"Shut up, if it weren't for you driving away the last Pill Master, why would I need to go through such trouble," Ni Qianjun was furious, with many men staring at him with big and small eyes.

Feng Buhui was one of his most reliable young mercenaries, one of the earliest to support Ni Qianjun, so he had some weight when he spoke in front of Ni Qianjun, and only Feng Buhui dared to speak bluntly in front of him.

Yet, everyone knew that Feng Buhui was one of Li Huayu's suitors.

"A Pill Master is a core existence; I don't want someone recommended by other Mercenary Groups to take on this role. I've emphasized this time and time again. I don't want anyone to bring this up the second time," Ni Qianjun was displeased, knowing his mercenaries wouldn't let it go easily; he had to be careful.

"Vice-captain, don't get mad at my uncouth words, but it's precisely because the Pill Master is so important that I don't want to see a repeat of the Vanuri incident. She's not even a mercenary. If Captain Ni Huo knew, he would agree with the brothers' opinions," the barbarian scratched his head, feeling quite skeptical about Yue Jinghua.

When the barbarian mentioned Vanuri, the expressions of the dozen or so mercenaries present conveyed regret, and the upset Ni Qianjun also showed a touch of sorrow.

Vanuri was a young mercenary of the group who, during the last mission, missed the critical medical treatment due to the accompanying Pill Master's mistake in prescribing, leading to the amputation of his legs, prematurely ending his mercenary career.

It was also because of this incident that Feng Buhui and his group managed to drive away that Pill Master from Danlu.

The new Female Alchemist bore no signs of ever having been a mercenary. Any Pill Master entering a Mercenary Group should at least be an elder alchemist, one who has completed many mercenary missions.novelbuddy.cσ๓