Chapter 372 - 253: The Conclusion of the Mercenary Corps’ Mission in Alliance City
Aishwarya couldn’t understand it at all. ’Why would one Wizard make things difficult for another!’
’More importantly, where did this mysterious Wizard come from?’
’An Ability focused on healing?’
’And maybe some kind of Spiritual Power Ability as well.’
’But considering the effects of this Wizard’s Abilities, they’re most likely a Tier Four Wizard.’
Aishwarya quickly sifted through the intelligence in her mind, trying to find any clue about this Wizard. But among the vast sea of information, no known Wizard’s powers matched this person’s.
Seeing the message from Aishwarya, Lin Qi paid it no mind.
’It’s not hard to guess that I’m a Wizard from my Abilities. Most Extraordinary Professionals with strange Abilities of unknown origin turn out to be Wizards.’
Trying to identify him based on his Extraordinary Profession alone was nearly impossible.
Lin Qi didn’t reply to Aishwarya. As long as she didn’t refuse this healing, their relationship could be considered mended.
All in all, their interactions during this period could be considered a sincere collaboration.
Both parties had fulfilled their promises and achieved their respective goals.
The process was complicated, but the outcome was good. Both sides were satisfied.
When Aishwarya saw the chat window go silent again, she understood that the other party didn’t want to talk.
’Perhaps this mysterious Wizard sought me out with the intention of guiding me to oppose the European Big Business Alliance.’
"The future for Wizard Professionals isn’t looking good. We could perhaps cooperate. The Wizard faction needs powerful Wizards, and it also needs a strong backer."
"I have the support of the Intercontinental Military Large War Prosthetic Company. If you’re willing to work with me, the power wielded by the Wizard faction won’t necessarily be weaker than what the Round Table Conference can muster."
A Tier Four Wizard was well worth recruiting.
Aishwarya had completely misjudged Lin Qi’s strength.
But that was to be expected.
If Aishwarya were told that this Wizard—who was using his powers remotely, leaving no trace for her to find, and even ignoring her from time to time—was merely Tier Three, she would absolutely lose her composure.
’The powers of the Wizard Profession have always been pretty unorthodox, but this is taking it to a whole other level, isn’t it?’
Lin Qi looked at the successive messages from Aishwarya but still didn’t respond.
’I’ll just leave this chat window open for now. If an opportunity arises in the future, I’ll put it to good use.’
He continued to use his Ability, extracting Aishwarya’s Spiritual Power and channeling it into Rapid Growth.
Because Aishwarya was willingly letting him, the efficiency of the Spiritual Power Extraction was very high, more than enough to cover the cost of Rapid Growth.
But it was the body of a Tier Four Wizard, after all. Rapid Growth, a mere Tier Two Ability, took over fifteen minutes just to regenerate her two kidneys.
Lin Qi quickly withdrew all his Abilities, no longer covering Aishwarya with his Spiritual Vision in the slightest.
Feeling her body fully recovered, Aishwarya glanced at the chat window on her terminal.
Still no reply.
Aishwarya felt it was a shame.
If a powerful Tier Four Wizard were willing to ally with her, the pressure she faced from the European Big Business Alliance would be significantly less.
"At least now I know there’s another sufficiently powerful and mysterious existence among the Wizard Professionals besides myself. Maybe there are more Tier Four Wizards than I thought. The pressure on me might not be so great after all."
Aishwarya muttered to herself, then left the Prosthetic Clinic without lingering.
Of course, as she was leaving, she didn’t forget to give an order: "Investigate this Prosthetic Clinic. I want all the data on it."
Even though she felt it was highly unlikely that the clinic was connected to the mysterious Wizard, Aishwarya still arranged for an investigation.
...
Inside Alliance Mansion, Lin Qi sat before the floor-to-ceiling window, calmly watching the scene outside.
The flashing lights of numerous special-purpose vehicles wove into long lines in the night sky, seeming to bind the city in a suffocating grip.
Criminals always like to look back at the scene of their crime. Lin Qi was in a similar state of mind.
The members of the Highest-Level Mercenary Corps were responsible for most of today’s scene.
In the temporary chat of the Highest-Level Mercenary Corps, the members were talking.
King Arthur: "Master Ma, I suspect you have a connection to the Assassin Alliance! Why were they so ruthless with me just now, but seemed to be going easy on you?"
Master Ma: "Maybe because I’m... kind?"
Capitalist: "You two need to get out of Alliance City’s vicinity as soon as possible. The Eastern Alliance is about to intervene. According to the bilateral agreement, they have the right to temporarily take over the city’s security systems. Once Alliance City’s lockdown system is activated, you won’t be able to escape."
Master Ma: "It’s not that serious. This time, the Eastern Alliance’s main target is the people from the Round Table Conference. They didn’t use lethal force on the members of the various Mercenary Corps. Otherwise, with King Arthur’s skills, he wouldn’t have been able to escape from a Tier Four Soul Seeker and a Death Warrior."
King Arthur: "Master Ma, are you looking down on me?!"
Master Ma: "I’m just stating the facts."
Jingang: "The frontline blockade has been lifted. The security teams received an order from ’Codename E’ to proceed to the designated coordinates and participate in the encirclement."
Capitalist: "Codename E is from the Eastern Alliance, part of the bilateral agreement. Command authority over the security teams has been temporarily transferred. This was an arrangement established by the Intercontinental Giant Corporations and the Eastern Alliance when they formed the Asian Political Zone Big Business Alliance."
King Arthur: "The Asian Administrative Region is too complicated. What exactly is the relationship between the Eastern Alliance and the Big Business Alliance?"
Capitalist: "It’s very complicated, not something that can be explained in a few sentences. It dates back to several agreements from the Second Corporate War. If you were a historian, you might have a fuller understanding."