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Lan Feng and Shawk walked up the stairs. With a creaking sound, the door opened, and a handsome man who looked to be around forty years old smiled and waved at them, "You two, come in."

Closing the door, the man waved his hand and a black ripple spread out. Immediately, a thin layer of egg film appeared in the room.

The two of them were shocked. They had never heard of this method before, and the man in front of them was even more unfathomable. Seeing the surprise on their faces, the man smiled humbly: "Please take a seat captains, no need to be courteous. This is just a small trick to prevent our conversation from being overheard. I am Geristing, and only inherited a bit of the Ancestral Ancestor's power, please excuse me. "

Shawk pulled Lan Feng to his seat, and then continued to pour himself a cup of tea. He asked directly: "Mr. Geristing, what exactly is the mission that you are talking about? Over ten thousand gold coins, this is the price for the Blue Stage mission. As the Tianxing Mercenary Group was just established, even if I know the contents of the mission, I do not guarantee that I will be able to receive it. "

"Of course." Geristing was overjoyed. He sat down and smiled: "Do the two of you know Mount Hierarch?"

Shawk blankly shook his head. At first, Lan Feng was stunned, but soon after, his face changed greatly as he said in a heavy voice: "We cannot accept this mission. I am very sorry!"

Shawk became suspicious and asked anxiously, "Lan Feng, what are you doing?!"

"Guild Leader Lan Feng, before you understand the mission, it would be better if you didn't make a decision first." Geristing interrupted Shawk and sighed: "Unexpectedly, you actually knew about Mount Hierarch."

"What Mount Hierarch? "What's going on?" Shawk's smell had been adjusted, and he looked anxious.

Lan Feng looked at him with a heavy face, and spoke as if he was mumbling something crazy: "These things are all a secret to the common people, and even the lower level nobles. I am also one of the continent's Five Kingdoms with a history of only three thousand years, what about three thousand years ago? "What was it then?"

Shawk was even more anxious, and anxiously asked: "What's that like? Say it quickly! "

Lan Feng did not pay attention to him and continued to speak to himself, "The information was almost completely destroyed, but it is not absolute either. Many historical facts were still preserved, but they were all tightly sealed. "Three thousand years ago, our continent was not what it is now. Back then, our continent was vast and boundless, several times larger than it is now. Be it science and technology or magical battle-qi, both were much more powerful than it is today."

"A war destroyed all civilizations, countless experts fell, and with the fall of these people, many precious cultivation methods were buried. This war is called the World Exterminating War by the future generations. Many races in their time of glory withered, and the majority of the humans also perished. Even this continent was forcefully split into several portions.

Shawk turned pale with fright, and almost shrieked out. "How is that possible? Even a Purple Stage Ranker would not have such an ability! "

Lan Feng shook his head and sighed softly, "Do you know where the religions of the various countries come from? Where does the God we believe in come from? Although this was a method of controlling the common people through their religious beliefs, it did not come out of nowhere. At that time, the war was not only between humans and other races, but also between humans, gods and devils! "

"There's really a god …" Shawk was already a little dazed as he muttered, "What is that Mount Hierarch then?"

"All of this was passed down from the ancestors. I don't know if it's true or not, but I feel that it's more or less true. Otherwise, how did the upper echelons of those religions borrow from the gods? Where did those divine tools that humans could not refine come from? It's just that I haven't seen it with my own eyes before, it's too ethereal. " Lan Feng glanced at Geristing, and said in a deep voice, "Mount Hierarch, the legendary place that leads to the God and Demon Realms, a place filled with oddities, where countless gods, devils, and Mortal Realm experts perished. After the war ended, that place had also become a forbidden zone for life. In the future generations, there will be many people who will explore, but in the end, not a single person will be able to return. As time goes by, people will gradually forget about them. "

This was the first time Shawk had heard of such an astonishing secret. Panting, he glared at Geristing, his right hand holding the sword at his waist as he shouted: "Who are you?"

Geristing waved his hands and took a step back. Then he laughed: "Can you listen to my explanation?"

Lan Feng pulled the furious Shawk, looked Geristing straight in the eye, and said in a deep voice: "Then, please tell me first. If this is a normal mission, why did you come to find us? "I think it can't be that coincidental. It just so happens that our mercenary group was established, and you have this mission."

"Of course not." Geristing sat back on his chair and sighed: "You should also know that you cannot speak of the matters of the Mount Hierarch casually, it is a taboo in the entire continent. I had already planned for this long ago, but how could I release information in Mercenary Union? That was impossible! Of course, there are still some people who know about the war between the three realms. For example, there are some core members of some large mercenary groups.

"That is to say, you think that we are stupid and easy to be tricked?" Shawk shouted in anger.

Geristing continuously shook his head. After thinking about it, he took out a palm-sized, jet-black signboard that was less than half an inch thick and made from some unknown material and passed it to Lan Feng. "What reason do I have to harm you? Indeed, the Mount Hierarch was a special existence. It was said that the entrance to the God and Devil Realm was there, as well as the burial grounds for the heroes of the Three Realms. Many people were unable to explore further because they were killed by the specters there. Even after three thousand years, the souls of those powerful experts that were brimming with killing intent still had yet to completely disappear. "

The black brand was extremely heavy in his hands, and relying on his knowledge from reading large groups of books and inheriting the legacy of Gu Luosi, he understood almost all the various materials in the world. Lan Feng still did not know what this black brand was made of.

"To be honest, my ancestor was a very famous person in the Three Realms. Before he died, he gave his command medallion to his friends. With this order badge, the vengeful spirits will be helpless against the two of you. The mission is to retrieve the things left behind by our ancestor in the Mount Hierarch. "

Letting out a breath of relief, Geristing looked at the duo who had puzzled expressions and self-deprecatingly said, "The ancestors' remains will determine the future of our clan. Over the past three thousand years, our family has declined because of the loss of many of our ultimate skills."

Shawk's emotions had already calmed down. He glanced at the command tablet in Lan Feng's hands and indifferently said: "Three thousand years, just going to retrieve the ancestral remains, not completing it even three thousand years, isn't that a little too much? Since you have this token and won't be hurt by vengeful spirits, why don't your families go by themselves? "Why did you drag it out until now?"

Geristing smiled bitterly and shook his head, explaining: "I know you don't believe me, just listen to what I have to say and you will know. The existence of these specters was due to their formidable strength during their lifetime. However, as time went by, the power of these specters would slowly weaken. After three thousand years, they were no longer as strong as they were back then. Thus, it was only until now that this medallion could be used against vengeful spirits. As for my family …

"You must know that vengeful spirits are fierce, and also afraid of death. Once you have the medallion, in view of its special abilities, those vengeful spirits might want to find trouble with you, but they don't want to be harmed. My clan inherited our ancestors' bloodlines, and vengeful spirits are extremely sensitive to auras. As long as our clan members appear, the vengeful spirits will discover our identities. At that time, it is very likely that they will attack us without a care for anything else. In order to retrieve their ancestor's remains, in order to revive the clan, death is not something to fear, but once the people who enter the Mount Hierarch die, even the command medallion will be lost, and the hope to retrieve their ancestor's remains will be lost. "

and Shawk faintly felt that this explanation was too inconceivable, and they couldn't find any words to refute it.

Accept the mission, there is a huge risk involved, it is definitely not as simple as just having the token. If they didn't accept it, a fee of over ten thousand gold coins would be extremely tempting. This amount of money would greatly benefit the development of the mercenary group. Moreover, if they only accepted those simple escort missions, they would not only harm the reputation of the Mercenary Group, but also their personal advancement.

Lan Feng looked at Shawk and asked: "What do you think?"

Shawk was very clear that his cleverness would not help him in this matter. The matter regarding Mount Hierarch was completely unknown, and no one knew what was going on inside. He shrugged his shoulders and did not speak, he gave the decision to Lan Feng.

"Then" Lan Feng lowered his head and thought for a moment. He raised his head, and stared into Geristing's eyes, saying word by word, "Why should we believe your words?"

Geristing stood up from the chair, knelt on one knee, and said solemnly: "I, Geristing, swear on the lives of all the gods and clans, that everything I said was true."

Lan Feng didn't stop him from taking the oath, and only such a solemn and malicious oath could make him feel at ease. It was only until Geristing had sworn an oath and stood up did he ask, "Besides the vengeful spirit that you mentioned, does Mount Hierarch have any other dangerous things?"

"About this …" Geristing shook his head in embarrassment and laughed, "I know less about the Mount Hierarch than you do. It is a forbidden area for any person on the continent. However, I am certain that those vengeful spirits are the most dangerous ones. Now that this crisis has been removed, I believe that the other dangers should not be too difficult for you all. "

Shawk had a very bad impression of Geristing. From the moment they met until now, he had always been unsightly to Geristing, and evil thoughts sprung in his mind, "Mr. Geristing, regarding the mission, we will follow us back to the base together later on to establish our credentials. But do you think that this kind of mission is considered a Blue Stage mission? "A mission that even the top mercenary groups in the continent do not dare to accept, haha …"

"Sir, you mean …" As soon as Geristing said that, he revealed a smile, "That's right, something that has been plaguing our clan for three thousand years, a mission that none of the mercenary groups dare to accept, is indeed not a Blue Stage mission. I already said before that it would be at least ten thousand gold coins, but I didn't say that it would definitely be ten thousand gold coins. "

"That's for sure. If it's only ten thousand, then I'm sorry, we wouldn't risk our lives like that."

"Then I will first pay the deposit of 10,000 gold coins!"

"No, no, no!" Shawk shook his head, waved his index finger, and said with an unswerving determination: "One hundred thousand gold, pay up first. Tianxing Mercenary Group promises to complete the mission with all your strength, even if it costs me my life. But, if you can't even kill me, then I won't return this one hundred thousand gold coins. Mr. Geristing, don't even think about haggling, this is the lowest price, and also the highest price, if not, we will split it in one go! "

Geristing looked at him fiercely, and after considering for at least ten minutes, he slammed his palm on the table and bellowed: "Then let's do it!"

"Awesome!" "Then let's go and create a contract with the mercenary group. When the time comes, we won't be allowed to renege on our debt."

Shawk pulled Lan Feng along as he turned around and left with an excited smile on his face. Right after they turned around, Geristing followed along as his eyes revealed a sense of coldness.