Chapter 40

Outside the mercenary building, Can Mengsi, lurking with his two friends, saw a figure standing at the agreed meeting place. Can Mengsi's heart sank.

Sword Demon, despite his ugly appearance, had the air of an expert when he stood there calmly with his dagger. But this person had neither looks nor presence, exuding a thoroughly wretched aura. Entrusting his livelihood to such a fellow, Can Mengsi felt a chill.

"Is that the guy?" Can Mengsi messaged his friend. Suspecting that Sword Demon was still following him, Can Mengsi and his two friends had briefly made contact before going their separate ways. Although they had all arrived at the mercenary building, they were still a good distance apart, not worried that Sword Demon would suspect his two friends. Can Mengsi needed these two friends to secretly arrange everything!

"No way…" Can Mengsi's friend also saw the weasel-faced person waiting for someone. "The person who contacted me said he was a trapper, but this guy's a mage!"

"Oh, then let's wait!" Can Mengsi breathed a sigh of relief.

But as soon as his two friends stood at that spot and started waiting, the mage proactively approached them: "You two, are you looking for Bai Ye Ruoyu?"

The two were stunned. That was indeed the name of the player who had contacted them. They nodded in confusion and were about to ask questions when the other party took the initiative to explain, "He just had to step away for a moment. I'm his friend, you can tell me the same thing. We're all in the same guild."

"Oh, what's your name?" Can Mengsi's friend asked.

The other party replied without hesitation, "My name is not worth mentioning, let's get down to business!"

His words sounded like he was trying to show off. But his eyes darted around, and his words lacked any force, as if he really wanted to bypass the topic and quickly move on to the next step. Can Mengsi's two friends couldn't figure him out, so they continued, "Judging from the task we posted, I think you roughly understand what we mean. We want to borrow your trap skills to PK someone."

"That's no problem. My brothers are all top-notch trap masters. You've come to the right place." The man patted his chest confidently.

"He's bragging without even asking who the opponent is. Damn, too frivolous. I don't think these guys are reliable…" Can Mengsi's friend commented to Can Mengsi when relaying the conversation.

"Yeah… just brush them off, let's find someone else!" Can Mengsi felt the same way. He felt this person was unreliable from the start, and hearing him say a few words only reinforced that belief. Can Mengsi also knew a lot about mercenaries, and this person's negotiation style was very unprofessional.

As Can Mengsi's friend was about to dismiss the other party, that person suddenly pointed in a direction: "Hey, perfect timing. You should ask him about traps. Actually, I'm a mage, I don't know much about traps."

Can Mengsi's friend turned his head in the direction he was pointing and saw an even more wretched-looking guy, dragging his head listlessly towards them. This person was undoubtedly an archer. Hearing the shout, he finally perked up a bit, glanced over, and walked over quickly.

Can Mengsi's friend had already lost interest. They were about to end the conversation when they suddenly received a message from Can Mengsi: "Wait, wait, is the guy who just came over with them?"

"Yeah!" his friend replied.

"Good, talk to them properly!" Can Mengsi suddenly became excited.

"What's wrong?" his friend asked, puzzled. This guy was even more wretched than the mage, so why did Can Mengsi seem to think so highly of him?

"I know this person. There are three archers in Cloud City who rank in the top twenty in the archer rankings: Yu Tian Shen Ming, Dao Ying Nian Hua, and Ying Zuka Yuezai. This person is Ying Zuka Yuezai. If he's switched to a trapper, then he's Cloud City's number one trap technician. Where can you find someone more skilled than him?" Can Mengsi quickly replied with the information.

Can Mengsi's two friends were both moved when they heard this. They didn't expect that this kid could actually be a hero who ranked in the top twenty. They quickly flattered him discreetly, in their usual way of dealing with experts. But Ying Zuka Yuezai waved his hand and said, "No way, I just lost a level recently, and haven't leveled back to 40 yet. I don't know traps…"

The two were speechless. Just as they were about to notify Can Mengsi, they heard him continue, "However, there are many people in our guild who know traps. It doesn't necessarily have to be me. I can just provide off-site guidance."

The two relayed his words verbatim to Can Mengsi, who agreed with his statement: "Well, the methods of laying traps are all the same, there's nothing to say. The technical content is mainly in the placement of the traps, etc. Whether or not you have the skill, you can still provide guidance. With such an expert in charge, there shouldn't be any problems!"

This matter was entirely Can Mengsi's business. The two friends were just there to help out. Since the person involved, Can Mengsi, highly recognized this person, the two had no objections and immediately asked, "How many trappers do you have?"

"How many do you need?" Ying Zuka Yuezai asked in return.

"How many people are confident that they can trap one person with a 100% success rate?" Mercenary business was initially as simple as one person paying and the other providing the labor. But as the market continued to mature, both buyers and sellers had many more conditions to negotiate. The difficulty of the task, the time required, the manpower that the mercenary side would provide, the skill level of the manpower, and other details all directly affected the task's price. Of course, it wasn't so complicated if it was released through the system, it was mainly the situation of players trading face to face privately.

"Who are you trying to deal with?" Ying Zuka Yuezai asked.

The questions and answers from this guy were indeed much more professional and mature than the mage's. The two thought to themselves and replied, "Qianli Yizui!"

Ying Zuka Yuezai and the mage were both stunned.

This stun was within Can Mengsi and the others' expectations. After all, Qianli Yizui's name had been resounding recently, touted as Cloud City's number one expert! Some people might think this was an exaggeration, but Can Mengsi, who had fought Qianli Yizui, highly agreed with this title. At least, he couldn't think of anyone else in Cloud City who he wouldn't be confident in dealing with, even with a dozen people attacking. Facing such an expert, Can Mengsi was really worried that the other party would back down. He was really looking forward to having such an expert's help.

But the information such as the target's name had to be told to the other party. Can Mengsi's side couldn't just say "My name is not worth mentioning, you just need to take care of him," like the mage had just done. What the mage was called was indeed not worth mentioning, but who the target was, was the core content of the deal. The price of the task would also come from this, so it was impossible not to say.

"So it's that bastard, I'll give you a 20% discount!" After a slight pause, Ying Zuka Yuezai had returned to normal and said casually.

Can Mengsi's two friends were as nervous as Can Mengsi at this time, worried that the other party would back down because the opponent was too strong. Hearing these words, they were immediately overjoyed and excitedly relayed them to Can Mengsi.

Can Mengsi was naturally very happy too and quickly said, "Don't worry too much about the price, quickly get them to gather the necessary manpower and start setting up! That Qianli Yizui is almost back."

Can Mengsi had been paying attention to Gu Fei's coordinate refresh. After all, So Yun Village was a level 70 training area. According to the principle that the further away from the main city, the higher the level of the training area, we know that this place was not close. Gu Fei would need some time to come back. Can Mengsi believed that he would come straight to him to end the wanted mission, or gather friends to continue PK him. This was his bargaining chip to lure Gu Fei in. As before, using himself as bait, Can Mengsi was determined not to let these 5 PK points be in vain.

The two friends claimed that they could be responsible for luring Qianli Yizui to the place they needed him to be. They used this as an excuse to lower the price of the task a little more. Then, according to Can Mengsi's instructions, they didn't haggle over the small amount.

"Where are you most confident in setting traps?"

"Since you say you can control the other party's route, then there are many such places." Ying Zuka Yuezai replied.

"It has to be outside the city, right? Let's walk and talk, let's find the closest place."

"Hehe…" Ying Zuka Yuezai smiled and said, "The closest place would be inside the city."

"Inside the city? The city is full of stone roads, how can you set traps?" You could set traps on stone roads, but they would be too obvious, no one would step on them, so it would be the same as not being able to use trap skills.

"Hehe, that's why we're experts! Come with me!" Ying Zuka Yuezai flicked his head and called out to the mage, "Damn, why hasn't anyone arrived yet? Where's that bastard, Xiao Bai? Wasn't he the one who accepted the mission?"

"He saw a girl, very attractive, Xiao Bai went to take a look." The mage said.

"Then why didn't you go?"

"Can I outrun him?" The mage looked depressed.

As the group was about to leave the mercenary building, they saw an archer turn out from the street corner over there. He saw them at a glance and ran over to greet them. After glancing at Can Mengsi's two friends, he held out his hand and said, "Hello, I'm Bai Ye Ruoyu, how did the discussion go?"

The two friends nodded, shook his hand and said, "We're about to go set up."

Bai Ye Ruoyu nodded happily, stopped talking about this, and leaned over to the mage, winking, "Hey, that girl's not bad."

"Did you get her name?"

"No, but she stepped on my trap, hahaha!"

These guys are really wretched, one after another! Is this the necessary temperament for trap masters? Can Mengsi and his two friends thought.

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The next chapter will be a continuation of Can Mengsi's gloomy fate… Thinking of this, I can't help but sympathize with him…