C10 There is a story behind the story

When he first saw the concern on the old woman's face, Fanji felt that this follower was of good quality. However, when he heard the latter sentence, his eyes immediately opened wide. What did he mean by bullying you? Where did he bully you from?

At that time, it was extremely urgent, okay? If I hadn't sacrificed my life to hold onto Ruth's hand, I would have been able to kill my way over and reunite with you? Although the skin contact was very comfortable, Fan Ji felt that it was morally acceptable.

"Mother Liu, what nonsense are you spouting? Why are you bullying me?" If not for his appearance, I would have been eaten by those monsters a long time ago. " Ruth came back to her senses when her mother said she wanted to teach the man a lesson.

"Alright, alright, it was Mrs Liu who spoke randomly. It's good that you're fine, it's good that you're fine. You scared Mrs Liu just now. " Seeing the anxiety on Ruth's face, Mrs Liu hurriedly patted her back to comfort her.

Fanji nodded and looked at Miss Ruth, thinking she was sensible. Unlike this old woman, the moment she opened her mouth, she put the blame on someone else's head. Fanji was pleased with this Miss Ruth.

Previously, he had heard from the Flame Mercenaries that this Miss Ruth was a self-righteous person, a superior person, a high and mighty person, etc. It didn't seem like that at the moment. The one who had caused all this discussion was this old woman called Mrs Liu.

"Young hero, thank you for saving Miss Ruth just now." Putting Ruth behind her, Mrs Liu turned to Fanji and thanked him.

"Not at all, this is what I should do. Furthermore, as a man, once he sees a beauty in trouble, he should act. " Fan Ji didn't forget to peek at Ruth, who was standing behind Mrs Liu, as he replied with a big smile on his face.

Seeing the look in Fanji's eyes, Ruth was so flustered that she tried to avoid it. His heart was filled with panic, but at the same time, it was filled with sweetness. That person had called himself a beauty. If these words came out of other men's mouths, Ruth would feel disgusted. But for some reason, she felt very happy when she heard the words coming from the person in front of her.

"Are you all right, Fanji? Miss Ruth, Mother Liu, are you alright? " Leading the group of people, Ma Liang hurriedly asked.

"Brother Ma, I'm fine, but Miss Ruth might be scared." Nodding his head, Fan Ji explained the situation.

"Hmph, and you're still saying it's the Flame Mercenaries." We were in danger, but our movements were so slow. If it wasn't for this young man, our Young Miss would have been eaten by those spirit beasts. " Unlike Fan Ji, Mrs Liu immediately scolded when she saw Ma Liang and the others coming over.

"Yes, yes, yes, it's us who failed you, Mother Liu. Don't be angry." After repeatedly nodding his head in apology, Ma Liang instructed the second son behind him, "Second son, send a few people to check if there are any other green light rats around. They will definitely ensure the safety of this place."

After this incident, the Flame Mercenaries no longer dared to sleep. Everyone was waiting outside the tent, and there were five people standing next to the tent where Ruth's mother slept. The reason was to prevent that kind of situation from happening again. If something were to happen to the employer, not only would the entire mercenary company lose their reputation, they would also receive ten times the compensation.

However, in Fan Ji's opinion, this Mrs Liu was being too unreasonable. They were the ones who had gone to take a bath without notifying the Flame Mercenaries, and in the end, even brought the blame to the Flame Mercenaries.

"Fan Ji, you may not know that a mercenary group like ours has no right to speak at all. As long as the employer likes it, we can always do it, but once we're fired by the employer, our commission is gone. There are some things that we have to lower our heads to do. " Ma Liang sighed and said as he poured a mouthful of wine into his mouth.

Looking at Ma Liang's helpless expression, Fan Ji nodded. It was as Ma Liang had said, this world was a place for strength. Your mercenary group isn't famous for not having enough strength, the only thing you can do is swallow your anger. Otherwise, in the end, you won't be able to get a single cent, and you might not even be able to receive a mission in the future.

"Brother Ma, have you ever thought of expanding your mercenary group?" Fanji asked as he poured the wine pot into his mouth.

Fan Ji had his own thoughts about the Flame Mercenaries. Although his power was a bit lacking, and the scale was truly too small. However, this kind of mercenary group was easy to listen to, and their development speed should be faster. Right now, the only thing that they lacked was the problem of funding.

Looking at the ten people on the field, they were all of the lowest quality in terms of weapons and clothing. If such a mercenary group was not in need of money, it would be hard to explain, but there was one thing Fan Ji couldn't understand. Why would Ruth hire such a mercenary group?

Could it be that the Flame Mercenaries had some unknown secret? Looking at the group of people, Fan Ji quickly rejected this possibility. They were already poor, so what secrets could they have? Could it be that Ma Liang and the person in charge of Ruth's side knew each other and had managed to get this business through their relationship?

However, after chatting with Ma Liang for a while, Fan Ji rejected this possibility. From Ma Liang's words, Fan Ji knew that he didn't even know who the specific employer was. The only thing he knew was that the person he was receiving was an ordinary old uncle, who said that he would send Ruth and this Liu Ma to the Misty Cloud Academy to complete their mission.

Since these two possibilities were not the same, then the only possibility left was the final one. Looking at Ruth's tent, Fanji's mouth curved in an evil smile. This Miss Ruth should be the daughter of some important figure, or perhaps the daughter of a rich merchant. In order to hide her identity from others, she chose the cheapest mercenary group to protect her.

This was a possibility Fudge had seen on television many times, not to mention the fact that the woman Ruth had arranged for was a real fighter. It was impossible to arrange a Dou Zhe as a follower unless one had a strong family background.

"To tell you the truth, Fan Ji, I've been thinking about how to strengthen and expand the Flame Mercenaries all the time. "But you need to have the ability to do so. Without money, it's really hard to survive in the mercenary world." Hearing Fanji's question, Ma Liang laughed at himself.

He had always thought that with his past life as a mercenary, as well as his savings, he would be able to establish a mercenary group with a few friends. Everything was possible as long as one was willing to work hard. And Ma Liang continued to work hard with this thought in mind.

However, even after a few years, the Flame Mercenaries still had ten people, and the only people that could be of use to them were him and his son. As for the other members, they were just ordinary people.

No one wants to join a mercenary group with no future. It's nonsense to say how beautiful and magnificent it will be in the future." Without money, there was no way to keep a foothold. Three years had passed, and he still looked the same as before. Not to mention making a name for himself, even eating was a problem.

"Big brother Ma Liang, if someone were to give you a sum of money, would you be able to guarantee that the Flame Mercenaries would grow stronger?" After hearing Ma Liang's words, Fan Ji pondered for a long time before asking.

"It's easy to do things when I have money, even though I'm no longer injured as a mercenary. "But in the past when we were mercenaries, our companions had always maintained contact. As long as we have money, we can definitely let them join our mercenary group." Hearing Fan Ji's question, Ma Liang placed the wine jug heavily on the ground with a face full of confidence.

"Hehe, with Brother Ma's words, I feel at ease. I believe that you can make the Flame Mercenaries famous. " Seeing the confidence on Ma Liang's face, Fan Ji smiled as he took out a money bag from his bag and tossed it over.

Hearing Fan Ji's words, Mai Liang's face was full of suspicion. However, before he could ask anything, he received a bag from Fan Ji. Touching the heavy bag, he couldn't help but open it to see that it was actually filled with bright yellow gold coins.

"Fanji, what are you doing?" Touching the coins in the bag, Ma Liang looked at Fan Ji in disbelief.

"Brother Ma, remember what you said just now and let the Flame Mercenaries know about you." "Let me see what kind of reputation you have. I'm the one who gave you the money." Fan Ji stretched out his hand to stop Ma Liang from asking any questions he wanted to ask.

He touched the gold coin in the bag and looked at the youth in front of him. The passion that Ma Liang had buried in his heart was immediately ignited. Nodding heavily, Ma Liang looked at Fan Ji and said, "Fan Ji, from now on, the Flame Mercenaries belong to you."

Although Ma Liang was pleasantly surprised by the gold coins in the purse, he knew that there was no such thing as free lunch in this world. Why did Fan Ji want to give him money? Was it really just to make him famous in the Flame Mercenaries? Could it be that he wanted to see the Flame Mercenaries come up with something?

He estimated the gold coins in the purse to be at least 5000 gold coins. 5000 gold coins was like a heavy rain to the Flame Mercenaries. To be able to give away such a disreputable mercenary group without even blinking an eye was an investment.

Although he didn't know who Fan Ji was, Ma Liang knew he wasn't an ordinary person. I heard that Liu Ma said that if it wasn't for Fanji's appearance, Miss Ruth might have been eaten by the green light mouse. By the time they reached the lake, the ground was littered with the corpses of green light rats. How could they be ordinary people if they could kill so many green light rats in such a short period of time?

What made Ma Liang even more certain was that he could not see through Fan Ji's strength even though he was only at the fifth stage of the Martial Disciple realm. This explained the situation. Fan Ji was probably even stronger than him. Ma Liang had never seen someone with such strength at such a young age.

"Brother Ma, you should do your best to make a name for yourself in the mercenary world. "You don't have to worry about the funds, but I hope that we'll be able to learn the name of the Flame Mercenaries from the Mercenary Association in a year's time." Lifting the flagon to signal to Ma Liang, Fan Ji's lips curved into a smile as he spoke.

"A year from now you'll definitely hear the name of the Flame Mercenaries in the Mercenary Association, believe me." Ma Liang clinked the flagon with Fan Ji and drank the wine with a "gulu, gulu" sound.

Smiling, Fanji nodded. He felt that this investment was absolutely necessary. It was still the same thought as before, if he wanted to fight for the position of Heavenly Water Continent's Mercenary. No matter when a mercenary was in the Tian Shui Continent, their influence would always be great. This was also the reason why so many people were willing to become mercenaries.

Although the development of the Sword Edge Mercenary Group in Dichang County was going to be very fast, it was still far from enough for Fan Ji. Only from a certain point on the continent would one truly be able to set foot in the entire Heavenly Water Continent. But if diversification were a different approach, the returns would be much different.

Ever since he came to the imperial capital, Fan Ji had been thinking about how he could maximize his efforts. The purpose of doing business was to earn money, but this was not Fan Ji's ultimate goal. The Mercenary Group's route was still the best way to expand their influence. However, Fan Ji had just arrived in the imperial city and didn't know how the mercenary market was going.

However, there was no need to think about it. The Flame Mercenaries were a good target for investment. A mercenary group like this was what Fanji valued the most. Furthermore, the amount of money he had invested was not much. A mere five thousand gold coins was nothing to him.