Chapter 9: Mercenaries & Wolves
"I'll definitely check them out; do you know how I can get in touch with them?" Adam asked.
"I can tell them about you when they come here the next time or you can go to their Headquarters."
"They get to have their own headquarters?"
"Yup, it's part of the support they get from the city."
"They sure have it nice."
"Well, depends…"
"Where are their headquarters?"
"They're located at X Street on Y Avenue. Basically just turn right when you go outside and skip 3 crossings and you should see a mansion with a large barren field."
"I almost forgot, do I need anything to join them?"
"Yes, you need a mercenary badge, we can make one for you even if you don't have an IB *cough* since people with special circumstances like to be mercenaries *cough* *cough*."
"Sorry for the stupid question, but what does IB stand for?"
"IB is for Identification Badge, MB is for Mercenary Badge."
As Adam face-palmed himself, he said, "Should've guessed that…" and continued, "What do I need to do to receive an MB?"
"Simply fill out this form and you can receive yours in a few hours."
After filling out the forms he said thanked the receptionist and said goodbye.
Now he on his way to find the Grey Wolves' Den.
Adam stood before a large metal gate as he observed the large estate past the gate.
On this large pot of land stood a medium-sized mansion in the middle.
The mansion, although old, looked just as sturdy as a new one would, without an aesthetically pleasing design or much decoration it looked very simple yet big.
Adam pushed both sides of the metal gates to the side, one with each arm as he strode into the property like a boss.
Continuing he walked until he stood before a large wooden door and knocked loudly twice.
Receiving no reply even after one minute of waiting he knocked again, with more force.
After being ignored again, Adam used about 30% of his power to hammer at the door.
He could hear the sound reverberating through the mansion with hints of cracking wood in the sound of a loud bang.
In addition, after several stomping noises the door finally opened with an angry face sticking out.
"Quit being so fucking noisy, what the hell do you want!?"
Adam looked at the face; its striking feature was a big scar above and below the left eye.
"I want to join the Oblisey Grey Wolves."
"Tch, we don't accept rookies, go back." Said Scarface as he closed the door and shooed Adam away.
'I'm going to have none of that shit.'
Adams face contorted as he stepped forward and held the door open with his right hand, Scarface was no match to Adam, at least strength wise, he struggled but could not bring Adam to let go.
"When I tell you to fucking scram, YOU. FUCKING. SCRAM."
Scarface let go of the door and quickly threw a right fist at Adam.
Adam, even with a long reaction time could nonetheless react to the punch; he stomped down heavily and rotated his upper body to the right while extending his left arm to divert the punch.
Just as quickly, Adam rotated his upper body back to the right approaching Scarface's face with his right fist and stopping himself just before he touched Scarface's nose.
'Goddamn. I'm cool as fuck'
While Adam and Scarface were in a standstill, rhythmic footsteps approached from behind Scarface on the stairway.
A large yawning figure could be seen approaching; with one eye closed the figure spoke.
"You want to join us? Come tomorrow before the sunset."
Adam nodded and turned around to walk away, of course, he left the gates open and did not close them. +5 Cool points
When looking at Adam's face one could see a smug expression, he felt like the coolest person on earth.
Unexpectedly it was already evening; therefore, he went back to the inn after collecting his MB.
'Well, if that wasn't a cliché if I've ever seen one.'
'I need to remember to show an aggressive front in front of those mercenaries I don't want to be taken advantage of and respect would be the best defense against that, respect or fear, but I don't think I'm able to induce fear, I'm not confident enough.'
*sigh*
"To go over what I did today: arrived in Oblisey, received a farm for IB, tested Qi affinity, received MB, and made an appointment to join the Grey Wolves…"
"Speaking of Qi affinity…, would that work? I mean it's better if I try."
He sat cross-legged on his bed and opened the Customization Menu.
The familiar interface opened with nothing new, but Adam did not think much of it and recalled the feeling he had when touching that orb in the Information Center.
Trying to recall it was rather easy; he imagined the source, the dantian, and the flow of Qi into those canals, the meridians.
When he looked at the Menu again, it changed.
Where there previously was a 3D-model of his body a web of meridians with the dantian and a clear outline of the body replaced it.
Moreover, after a few seconds, it seemed like the two models combined into one, keeping the outer appearance visible but also showing the meridians and the dantian inside the body.
'Hehe, so not only will I be able to get an indestructible body with inhuman strength, I can even raise my Qi affinity.'
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