Chapter 72: Blood Blade Thief Gang

  Soon Odette thoroughly understood what was going on.

  To put it simply, Meddy was too powerful when he was forced to save people, which completely scared Irene and led to a misunderstanding by Odell and the others who came to rescue them, resulting in an unnecessary battle.

  As for Middy's interpretation, Odelle didn't have any doubts.

  When the two were talking, Irene was also beside them, explaining a lot and her little face turned bright red, constantly apologizing.

  Moreover, Odell and his party were thoroughly defeated, while Middy not only did nothing during their defeat but also dragged them all to the safety of the camp and stayed by their side. Such behavior is enough to prove kindness and sincerity.

  Just as Midei had initially thought, sometimes absolute power is more persuasive than explanation and concession - because having been thoroughly defeated, there is no need to be on guard. Because the disparity in strength is too great, being on guard would also be futile, so it's better to trust the other party completely.

  Humans are such creatures.

  Accurately grasping this mentality, Middy gained the trust of the female commander of the Morning Star Mercenaries with just one encounter and one battle.

  Moreover, he can also feel it out, Odelle obviously has already had the idea of cooperating with him.

  This is only natural.

  These years of adventure experience, combined with the captain's stance, made Odelle immediately realize how much value Mide had in exploring the forest of Scotland and the kingdom of elves - if such a strong man was willing to join the Morning Star Mercenary Corps, what would it be like?

  As long as he is in charge, no one will dare to move the mercenary group. Incidents like Aileen being intercepted and killed while collecting herbs will not happen. Entering the Gran Forest, it should be much easier to deal with monsters, plus Odette's search skills and the Elven Kingdom's heritage, perhaps they can get their hands on it easily!

  This possibility made Odette, who was usually calm and collected, suddenly excited.

  Moreover, this young man in front of him is obviously a person with very strong principles.

  They misunderstood him and launched an attack without saying a word. Now that Odelle thinks back, she's covered in cold sweat.

  But what about this young man? He was attacked, yet he didn't fight back, but instead knocked Odelle and the others unconscious, and then patiently explained things to them, showing his noble character.

  A noble and powerful adventurer like this is absolutely worth befriending with the most sincere attitude!

  Having thought of this, Odelle no longer hesitated and immediately began to introduce the current situation to Middy in a warm and enthusiastic tone.

  She answered every question without reservation, even telling Midy about the situation with the Morning Star Mercenaries.

  Several captains of the Morning Star team who had just woken up were instantly amazed.

  It's worth noting that as a half-elf, Odelle is quite stunning in appearance. Although the Morning Star Mercenary Corps is small in scale, Odelle has some reputation among adventurers and even has suitors, including some young nobles from aristocratic families.

  But Odelle rejected all suitors, and over the years, she has been focusing on building her team. Her taciturnity is most understood by the captains of the mercenary group.

  But now? Amazingly, the captain is actually accompanying that young man who can't be said to have a good appearance, actively finding topics of conversation and occasionally bursting into laughter at Mide's words.

  Is this still the same Odette who has always kept people at an emotional distance?

  Or is it that the captain's taste is actually liking young and ugly ones?

  This is really unusual!

  However, the two parties involved apparently did not realize that the surrounding gaze had already warped them.

  At this moment, Odette spoke carefully, and Mitya listened even more seriously.

  Adventurers are not nobles, they do not have the power of being high above, no endless gold coins, no mighty army, and no loyal guards who can take swords for you. Everything depends on yourself.

  Although Middie had established a small world in this life and held a powerful army, at this moment, even with the support of Feena and Eris, he would not have any intention of underestimating his enemy, because what he faced was not only various dangers within the Elf Kingdom, but also increasingly tense time.

  Getting the inheritance of the Spirit King's Court one day earlier would allow oneself and those around them to increase their chances of winning in the impending civil war by a fraction.

  Every minute and every second is important for Mi Di, as long as he can improve efficiency, he will not miss any details.

  Soon, Middy roughly understood what adventurers had been doing these days.

  Assess the strength of the monster after mutation, set up a supply point, explore the forest, open up new areas, try out various tools such as emerald leaves and so on. These basic tasks are roughly in line with Midy's inference.

  But in Odelle's narrative, there was a familiar name that made Midy's eyebrows slightly furrowed.

  Blood Blade Mercenary Corps

  The thirty-man squad that had been chasing Eileen was from this very mercenary group.

  "Compared to the problems we might encounter when exploring the Elf Kingdom, what's more worrying now is actually the Blood Blade Mercenary Group." Odell said, a hint of gloom flashing in her eyes. She fondly stroked Eileen's head and sighed, "If it weren't for Mr. John's timely rescue this time, Eileen would probably have been taken away by them already. Losing a piece of jade leaf is secondary; I dare not imagine what kind of treatment this child would receive if she fell into their hands."

  Aileen gritted her teeth and accused: "Those rascals, relying on their numbers, attacked lone adventurers everywhere, not only stealing precious emerald leaves but also wiping out many small mercenary groups and capturing a lot of people!"

  "Originally, Tucker Town on the edge of Gran's Forest was supposed to be our supply point, but now that Blood Blade has a base there, we can't even get into town and have to camp outside." Another Morning Star captain sighed and joined in the discussion.

  "Can't anyone stop them?"

  Listening to several people condemning Blood Blade's atrocities, Midei's eyes turned cold, and then he asked calmly.

  "Restraint? Who's going to restrain them? A small mercenary group like ours doesn't stand a chance, we can only try not to get found by them, and even the towns are too dangerous to enter. The large mercenary groups seem to have an agreement with Blood Blade, they don't interfere with each other. As for the nobles..." This beautiful half-elf showed a scornful and helpless smile, her tone also carrying a hint of anger, "That Count Kaffka probably wouldn't even care about the lives or deaths of adventurers like us."

  Medi shrugged her shoulders nonchalantly.

  The conflict between adventurers and nobles is almost a necessity.

  The former has great power and yearns for a free life, hating to be bound by the mundane, while the latter, with immense power, strives to weaken those forces that they cannot control.

  It's natural for them to look at each other with disapproval.

  Compared to Odell's indignation at the nobles' inaction, he was more concerned about the Blood Blade Mercenary Group.

  It doesn't take a genius to figure it out, but the mercenary group is backed by the Blood Blade Thieves Guild, the most notorious assassination organization hiding in the underground world of Bellmard Kingdom.

  Their tentacles stretched throughout the duchy, and many nobles had employed them for all manner of unsavory tasks, from murdering brothers to gain titles to making former lovers disappear in dark alleys.

  As long as you give enough gold coins, Blood Blade will do anything.

  Even the heir of the renowned Hamilton family, Fiona Hamilton, dares to assassinate.

  Although last year's assassination ultimately ended in failure, it also proved from the side that Blood Blade was so crazy and didn't care about the consequences.

  In the previous life, Mi Di clearly remembered that after the Delos Empire occupied the Kingdom of Bellmar, the Blood Blade Thief Group transformed into a special agency under the empire. Their greatest contribution was to dig out adventurers who wanted to resist the empire, nobles, or anyone with fighting spirit and send them to the guillotine.

  This is a thoroughbred eagle dog, and what's more, it's a mad dog that stops at nothing.

  In this life, Midei believed that if he wanted to defend the interests of the Kingdom of Bellmare, he would eventually have to catch this mad dog.

  He didn't expect that the conflict with Blood Blade would come so soon, and it would happen in the adventurer's domain, rather than in the dark alleys of the prosperous capital of Herton Marl.

  With the madness of Blood Blade Thieves, they came to Gran's Forest with only one purpose - the inheritance of the Elf King Court.

  Is this the ambition of Blood Blade, or a trap set by the Delos Empire?

  Not even Medea, who had been reborn, could infer this point.

  But one thing is certain: the conflict between Mide and Blood Blade is now unavoidable, and there can only be one winner.

  "Thanks to Miss Odell's explanation, I now understand the situation clearly." Middy concluded, looking at the half-elf in front of him. "In short, the great fire has just occurred and adventurers are still in the initial stage of exploration. At this time, if we can seize the opportunity, the chances of obtaining the royal inheritance will greatly increase. I have a proposal, Miss Odell, let's cooperate and explore the inheritance together, and divide it according to our respective contributions. How about it?"

  This is a very standard cooperative model.

  However, it is "cooperation" rather than "join" Morning Star.

  When Odette heard Middy's proposal, a flash of disappointment suddenly flashed in her eyes.

  However, this was also within her expectations. After all, someone like Midei probably had a deep background, and the possibility of being a lone ranger with no origin was very low.

  Even if she didn't join Morning Star, Odelle believed that their cooperation would bring a win-win situation for both parties.

  Then she tidied up her emotions and reached out her hand.

  The unimpressive young man's hand and the beautiful half-elf's hand were clasped together, this was the adventurer's contract ceremony.