Mercenary Harem in Murim Novel

"Here is some water, Leader."

"Oh, thanks. You really saved me there."

Jessica appeared from the side of the room with a glass of cold water on her hand.

"Ahhh, this feels good. Thanks, Jessica."

Leo took the glass and gulped its content down. Then he went to the bar and washed his face with ice-cold water while letting out a satisfied sigh. At the same time, he used Nanites to get rid of his drunken state and heal the headache.

"What happened after I fell asleep?"

Looking around the room, which turned into a mess with bottles and bodies laying around. Their appearances were... rather nasty with wines and foods stuck on their hairs and face.

Even the distinguished Young Lady, Peng Li-Yue was no different with her dress dirtied up. Her face was covered by wine as she slept with her mouth opened.

The one with the tidiest appearance was, surprisingly, Anya. She was sleeping on the table with an empty bottle in her hand. Her face was a bit red but otherwise, it was nothing special.

It was clear that the others were trying to one-up each other in terms of drink.

"Jessica, can you wake Peng Li-Yue up and give her some... makeover? Her request is to let her have a new life. Ask her whether she wants to join us or not after that."

The payment given by Peng Li-Yue was all of her assets. That included lands in Chengdu and other cities such as Xiangyang. Other than that, she also had many valuable treasures like jewels and precious antiques that were worth thousands of gold coins.

’And because she paid ’everything’ she has, that includes herself. However, I am not that kind of monster who takes joy in forcing someone to do something they don’t want, so I will grant her request.’ Leo thought as he glanced at sleeping Peng Li-Yue.

Jessica approached the Young Lady and held her shoulder firmly before shaking it violently while calling out her name, "Peng Li-Yue, you must wake up now."

"Huh? What..." Peng Li-Yue slowly rose from her seat while rubbing her eyes sleepily, "What is going on... Jessica? Why are you here? Where am I?"

"It’s already morning. I wanted to talk to you regarding your request. Tidy yourself up and follow me." Jessica explained with a serious tone before giving her a makeup kit.

"Eh, my servants can do that. Where are they?"

Still half-awake and half-drunk, she didn’t know what happened around her and forgot where she was for a moment before quickly realizing something. She turned around and faced Jessica, who looked at her with a blank stare.

"Ah, my apologies. I will do it myself."

Her face flushed red in embarrassment as she accepted the makeup kit and walked to the bathroom.

"Hahaha, it seems she still thinks of herself as a Young Lady from Peng Clan after doing something ridiculous like yesterday."

Leo found her reaction amusing but didn’t say anything more as he waited for her to come out from the bathroom. In the meantime, he decided to go outside for a bit and take a breath of fresh air.

The street in the morning was lively with crowds. Many carriages bringing fresh vegetables from outside Chengdu passed through the gate of the city with people coming in and out from it.

Children ran around with smiles on their faces while talking about food and stuff related to them. A food vendor near the base was cooking barbeque with a fragrant smell spread around him, inviting people who had just finished the party last night to buy.

"Fresh grilled! It will help you cure your hangover."

"Fruit just picked this morning! Everyone should try some!"

Many stalls were standing side by side as they presented their goods for sale to the public.

’Fruits?’

Leo looked at the stall selling fruits curiously before deciding to have a look at it. The stall owner welcomed him with a large smile as he looked at the variant of fruits displayed on his stall. There was apple, watermelon, banana, and many more. He was amazed by the sight of it.

’They are fresh, real fruits!’ He exclaimed in his mind.

Although they didn’t look as good as the one he often saw in advertisements in his original world, they were still real fruit.

"Sir, how much is this?"

"Which one? Oh, that’s 10 Copper for a stalk. 8 if you want a bunch of them."

"How about this?" Leo pointed at a watermelon.

"Only 7 Copper for you. Hahaha, I just picked this one myself this morning. I tell you, it’s so sweet and juicy. If you are interested, you can try some before buying it." The stall owner took a knife and cut the watermelon open with an experienced swing before giving it to him on a plate, "Try some!"

Gulping, Leo looked at the red watermelon with sparkles in his eyes before picking up a slice and eating it.

The first thing he felt was... refreshingness! The juice filled his mouth as he tasted the freshness of the fruit. It was different from the canned and dried ones he ever had.

"This is delicious."

"Hahaha, of course, I sell only the freshest of fruit. Go on, buy them all if you like! I’ll even give you a discount."

"Well then, I will have them all."

When Leo said that, the seller blinked in surprise before his face exploded in joy, "Really?! Thanks for your patronage, young man! All of them will be 2 Silvers"

’They are surprisingly cheap here.’ Leo thought as he paid 3 Silvers to the seller.

"A bonus. Thanks for the fruit."

"No problem, Sir! Please come again! Let me wrap them for you."

"No need."

Leo stopped the seller before he wrapped everything in a large cloth.

Extending his hand, he put everything in the storage ring. The sight of the fruits entering the ring without the seller noticing anything surprised him greatly. But the happiness for selling all his fruits and getting bonus silver from someone rich was bigger than his surprise.

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After leaving the stall owner who looked very happy and excited, Leo returned to the base. Jessica seemed to have finished giving Peng Li-Yue some talk. How did she know?

"Eh, new look for our young lady Peng, isn’t it? No, should I stop calling you that for now?"

Sitting on a sofa with Jessica was the former Peng Li-Yue. Her appearance changed greatly from when he left the base earlier.

Instead of wearing hanbok, she now wore a long sleeved black shirt with dark jacket on top, almost similar to Anya’s clothing, but she had no bodysuit yet. Her long hair was cut shorter and her face lost all traces of makeup she applied when she met them first.

His secretary did a great job at her makeover. And more important than that, she appeared to have managed to negotiate with Peng Li-Yue and convince her to join their mercenary band.