Bab 236: No Such Thing As Unscrupulous Merchants

When the Old Task Force returned to the hotel camp, Lehman was already waiting outside Room 05.

Upon seeing Jiang Baimian, Shang Jianyao, and the others alight, this smuggler—who looked like an honest farmer—went over and smiled obsequiously. "I heard that you entered the Underground Ark and met DiMarco?"

His eyes were filled with anticipation.

This time, he didn't bring the bodyguards with him and had them wait for him far away. This was because he had already figured out that the team in front of him was stronger than he imagined. Having bodyguards was almost no different from not having any.

He felt that it was meaningless even if he brought over the military exoskeleton that his client had ordered for him for usage. After all, the other party also had one. Furthermore, how could an exoskeleton device withstand an Awakened at close range?

Therefore, it was better not to bring any bodyguards. In Ashlandic terms, this was 'showing sincerity.'