Mercenary Harem in Murim Novel

Secondly, the uneven road made them waste much more time than expected. It took them roughly twenty hours to travel back. During which they had to stop three times to rest before resuming their trip again.

Due to the drugs they administered, fake Tang Yao and Tang Soso stayed unconscious until they reached their home base. Leo stuffed them into two barrels before he entered Chengdu to avoid suspicion. He also returned his bike into a capsule form.

At first, the guards wanted to check what he brought. But Jessica, with her amazing negotiation skill, made the guard let them pass easily.

After entering the city, he returned to the base without any problem. Nobody would bat an eye when seeing them. The people around the light red district area had gotten used to seeing their strange clothes. Although that didn’t stop them from stealing glances.

Jessica opened the door for Leo and the commotion from inside could be heard.

"Hahahaha! My arm is as good as new. You really know how to sew it!" A loud and masculine laugh echoed inside the base.

"Let’s have a spar later to test your new arm."

"Now there are TWO sword maniacs. Hah... PhoSni, you’re really the only one for me."

"Hehehe, you are funny, old guy. Peng Peng, drink more!"

"Why am I here?"

"As expected, guys are no good... When will the Leader return?"

Based on the voices, Leo could tell that Wandering Sword Saint, Xiao Ah Tian was inside. Shui wanted to have a spar with him and Jack sounded annoyed from his own seat. In contrast, Anya seemed happy as she forced Peng Li-Yue, who didn’t know why she was there, to drink.

And Chiaki, being the introvert in the group, wanted him to return soon.

"They are too loud... They didn’t even notice me opening the door." Jessica grunted in annoyance as she let out a sigh of hopelessness while glancing at the noisy people inside, "Be quiet! Greet your Leader when he arrives, problem child!"

She entered the bar as if nothing had happened, ignoring the other’s confused and surprised stares directed at her before slamming the door shut. Everyone looked at them before a cheerful voice rang,

"Ah, Leader! Welcome back."

Anya jumped off the sofa with a smile on her face as she greeted him. This time, everyone else followed suit as they welcomed the Leader of their mercenary group in their own unique way.

Shui nodded slightly and prepared for a drink. Xiao Ah Tian simply sat down again and crossed his legs after bowing to him, clearly grateful for snitching his arm back. Meanwhile, Jack only looked up in an uninterested manner while polishing his sniper.

"Ah, you’re back, Leader.

"Welcome back, Leader."

Chiaki smiled softly at him and Peng Li-Yue snorted.

"Hmph! You’re finally here. Explain why that girl takes me here!"

Leo felt really welcomed. He smiled softly at them, a rare occurrence that made the members stop for a bit before returning to what they were doing. Anya was holding him with sparkling eyes. She looked like a golden retriever. He thought he saw her tail moving around behind her.

"Cough. Attention please."

He cleared his voice audibly and got their attention. This was not a personal talk but a briefing of their next job. As expected of a professional mercenary, they instantly focused their attention on him.

"Good job. We’ll have a party at the Butterfly Pavilion tonight!"

"Yahoo!"

"We know you will say that."

The hall erupted in cheers and laughter.

The mood was festive with all of them waiting for the reward they would receive after completing the mission.

Even when they didn’t join the mission directly, everyone contributed in their own way. So giving them a reward was normal.

But before they went out to party...

"Chiaki, take care of the two in the barrels. Handcuff the guy and feel free to do anything to him. As for the girl... for now just do whatever you can to keep her alive. We won’t be able to detox her drug until we upgrade the infirmary to Level 3. If it took too long, then…"

Chiaki nodded as she listened to his instructions carefully without showing any emotion on her face, "Yes, Leader. I understand your order."

The Blue Spider Pill was a dangerous pill. Researching what it did to a human body would be useful for them, especially since they had to live in this world from now on.

Not only that, Tang Soso was called a genius who was born under an auspicious star. Leo wondered about something.

Were there any differences between the bodies of people in this world and theirs? How were they able to use Qi? How did it work? And whether meridians mentioned in the novel existed at all or was it just a way to call blood vessels.

Fortunately, Leo and Chiaki, responsible for research and infirmary, had many samples here. An evil guy named Tang Yao. A drugged Tang Soso. The one who almost reached the pinnacle, Wandering Sword Saint. And a martial artist you could find anywhere, Peng Li-Yue.

’It’s perfect.’

Nothing was better than this.

If he found out how Qi worked inside humans’ bodies, maybe he could also learn how to use it. Or maybe integrating Nanites into martial artists’ bodies.

"Great. I am counting on you, Chiaki."

The short-haired girl blushed when he patted her. She nodded slightly like a small hamster. For some reason, Coco on her shoulder shook slightly as if expressing her happiness.

With that, everyone began to prepare while waiting for Chiaki to move Tang Soso and Tang Yao to the infirmary and cuffed them.

After she returned, all of them walked out of the base.

It’s party time!