Divine War Pill Emperor

They had successfully been promoted to a Three-Star Mercenary Corps.

Zhan Yang and the others were thrilled.

”Yes! We’re finally a Three-Star Mercenary Corps!”

”We got promoted!”

JinLing immediately let out a cheerful laugh, looking rather cute as she bounced around.

Niu Tuo and Lu Beifeng high-fived and cheered.

Seeing them so happy, Jiang Chen also smiled, feeling happy for Zhan Yang and the others.

After all, from the moment they took their first task, a Mercenary Team was destined to go through a very difficult period.

It was safe to say they had shed a lot of blood, sweat, and tears to be promoted to a Three-Star Mercenary Corps.

One of their previous members had even died on Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain.

A Mercenary Team was a group that was constantly risking their lives.

Paying with one’s life was extremely common.

”Jiang Chen, we really have to thank you this time.”

”If it weren’t for you, how could we have ever been promoted to a Three-Star Mercenary Corps?”

Zhan Yang and the others were all very grateful to Jiang Chen.

If not for Jiang Chen, they would have failed that last Two-Star Task long ago.

Waving his hand, Jiang Chen smiled. ”What are you talking about? I’m a member of the Warring States Mercenary Corps now, too. It’s only right that I do my part for the team.”

”This is an honor for all of us.”

JinLing grinned. ”That’s true. Jiang Chen is one of our members now.”

”Oh, right! We need to register Jiang Chen with the Warring States Mercenary Corps.”

To become a member of a Mercenary Team, a Mercenary had to pass the team’s trials and officially join them.

Generally speaking, joining a Mercenary Team, especially one that already had a Star Level, was very difficult.

One had to face many tests, including those of loyalty.

Teamwork required absolute loyalty from its members. No Mercenary Team would tolerate a situation where they could be stabbed in the back.

And Jiang Chen, quite obviously, was someone Zhan Yang and the others approved of.

”Hello, could you please help us register a new member?”

Zhan Yang immediately pulled Jiang Chen over. Now that Jiang Chen was joining their Warring States Mercenary Corps, he needed to be registered at the Mercenary Castle.

Only after registration would he be considered an official member of the Mercenary Team.

”Name.”

”Jiang Chen!”

”Alright, registration successful. Congratulations to the Warring States Mercenary Corps on its new member.”

The registration was simple. After his basic information was entered, Jiang Chen’s status was confirmed.

”This is wonderful!”

JinLing was the happiest of all.

As she looked at Jiang Chen, there was a hint of affection in her eyes.

”Hey, since your Warring States Mercenary Corps has successfully been promoted to a Three-Star Mercenary Corps, do you want to accept a task now?”

”We have a lot of tasks at the Castle right now, especially Three-Star Tasks. There are a few with very considerable commissions that are worth a try.”

The staff member immediately asked for Zhan Yang’s decision.

In reality, the Mercenary Castle had a large number of tasks every day.

In fact, the Mercenary Castle hoped these tasks would be accepted by Mercenary Teams as quickly as possible.

This way, the Mercenary Castle could also get its commission cut that much faster.

Zhan Yang thought for a moment, then refused.

”No, we’ll rest for a while before taking on another task.”

The Moyang Flower task had once again reminded him of the trouble that came with inadequate preparation.

So, he planned to rest up and prepare more necessary supplies.

They left the Mercenary Castle.

Outside, the members of the Caterpillar Mercenary Corps were, as expected, still there.

They were watching Zhan Yang and his team with mocking expressions.

”Hey, you’re finally out.”

”Did you accept a new task?”

Their leader, Ding Jie, in particular, wore a derisive smirk.

Faced with such ridicule, Zhan Yang straightened his back. After all, they were a Three-Star Mercenary Corps now. They had managed to get promoted before the Caterpillar Mercenary Corps, who were supposedly stronger.

It was definitely something worth showing off.

He smiled and said to Ding Jie, ”We made a bet before, didn’t we? Whichever team got promoted to a Three-Star Mercenary Corps first, the other team would give them one hundred thousand crystal coins as the wager. Correct?”

The Caterpillar Mercenary Corps’ leader was taken aback.

Then, he recovered and laughed. ”Yeah, that’s what we said.”

”What, are you trying to back out of it now?”

”But let me tell you, I won’t allow it. Since you agreed, you have to keep your promise.”

He even immediately shouted to the surrounding Mercenaries, ”Everyone, listen up! The Caterpillar Mercenary Corps made a bet with the Warring States Mercenary Corps! Whichever team gets promoted to a Three-Star Mercenary Corps first, the other has to give them one hundred thousand crystal coins!”

”Everyone here can be our witness today!”

He was afraid Zhan Yang would go back on his word, so he pulled this dirty trick to leave Zhan Yang no way out.

If Zhan Yang backed out with so many people watching, it would be difficult for him to make a living in the Mercenary Realm ever again.

”Haha, is that so? How amusing.”

”The way I see it, the Warring States Mercenary Corps is bound to lose.”

”Yeah, look at them. The Warring States Mercenary Corps only has those few frail-looking members. Thinking they can beat the Caterpillar Mercenary Corps is just wishful thinking.”

Someone else said bluntly, ”Zhan Yang, I think you should just hand the one hundred thousand crystal coins over to Ding Jie. You can’t win anyway.”

”The Caterpillar Mercenary Corps already took on a very easy Two-Star Task. They’ll definitely be the first to get promoted to a Three-Star Mercenary Corps.”

The Warring States Mercenary Corps had, in fact, already been promoted to a Three-Star Mercenary Corps.

But the news hadn’t fully spread yet, so not many people knew.

It wouldn’t be long, however, before the news got out. Then, all the Mercenaries would know that the Warring States Mercenary Corps had successfully been promoted.

Faced with the crowd’s opinions, Jiang Chen laughed to himself.

’These people are pretty dumb.’

Zhan Yang and the others couldn’t help but chuckle.

They were feeling quite smug at that moment.

Zhan Yang found the whole scene hilarious.

After all, they had already been promoted. It was just that not many people knew yet, as the news hadn’t gotten out.

He looked at the supremely confident Ding Jie.

Finally, he reached out and took out a token.

It was the Three-Star symbol representing their Warring States Mercenary Corps.

Seeing Zhan Yang take out the token, everyone was stunned.

Ding Jie laughed. ”Zhan Yang, what are you taking out your Star Token for?”

”Don’t tell me you can’t afford the one hundred thousand crystal coins and plan to transfer this Star Token in public?”

As soon as he said that, waves of laughter erupted from the crowd.

”Yeah, I bet the Warring States Mercenary Corps is so broke they’re planning to transfer ownership of their team.”

The Star Token was the symbol of a Mercenary Team.

And on the Star Token Zhan Yang was holding, the four words ”Warring States Mercenary Corps” were engraved. On the back were three swords, representing a Three-Star Mercenary Corps.

”Heh, I, Zhan Yang, may be poor, but I’m not so poor that I have to transfer ownership of my Mercenary Team.”

Transferring ownership of a Mercenary Team was permitted at the Mercenary Castle.

As long as the person taking over met the Mercenary Castle’s requirements.

This kind of transfer would only happen if a Mercenary Team couldn’t make it anymore, or even went bankrupt.

In any case, it would only be done under dire circumstances.

But under normal circumstances, a typical Mercenary Team would never transfer ownership of their team.

Zhan Yang still needed his Mercenary Team to help him earn commissions, so of course he wouldn’t be foolish enough to transfer it.

He simply held the Star Token and flipped it over.

”Take a look. What is this?”