The situation in the north was even more severe than imagined, but no matter how severe it was, the Wolf Pack Mercenary Group never let go of Su Yao.

Su Yao no longer wanted to sit and wait for her doom; she was going to take the initiative and strike.

It was said that Annie's parents were from the north, so Su Yao specifically sought them out to inquire about the Wolf Pack Mercenary Group. Annie's parents, who worked in the shop, were not mercenaries and didn't know much about these matters; they could only provide a rough idea.

The two of them did, however, gather quite a bit of information during this conversation. Since they had been taking Annie around to play, walking and stopping frequently, their pace was very slow. It had been almost three months since they left the North, so they were unaware of the current changes there. Today, when they heard that the North was going to war, they were extremely shocked.

"The transportation between the north and south is indeed too inconvenient, and the Misty Forest is excluded from both major parts... We really are like primitive people now."

Annie's mother nodded, agreeing with her husband, then turned to Su Yao and said, "Although I don't know about the Wolf Pack Mercenary Group, my father once worked for the old Earl Eston. After the old earl died, he continued working there for a few more years. If you want to know about the prophecy, I can ask my father."

"This couldn't be better."

Prophecies are also shrouded in mystery.

According to the game's settings, there is no such character as a prophet on this continent. Su Yao had also asked the system, but even the system didn't know. If they could find the old man from that time to ask about the specifics, that would be the best.

On the first day the mission was announced, Annie's parents didn't linger much. After lunch, they went out again with Zhan Xing and the three Peng brothers.

Gerald's side of things was also going very smoothly. When he got home and told his mother and sister, they immediately started helping to pack things up.

"Why aren't you worried about my safety now?"

Gerard stood with his hands on his hips, fuming. Neither of them showed any concern for her son/brother's hardships from running around, and they even wanted him to set off this afternoon.

"So many magicians traveling together, all of whom have registered their names in the mission hall. It's definitely safer than dealing with people fleeing from the north. Go, go."

Gerald's family did not know about his previous journey to the north in search of medicine. They were unaware that among the mercenaries who had their names posted in the mission hall, there were also bad people. These mercenaries simply did not act out in the mission hall and would not harm the mission issuers, but their attitude towards young people looking to join them was to exploit as many as they could.

This time, however, he had various defensive and offensive weapons given by Su Yao, so he wouldn't be in a situation where he had no chance to escape like before.

Gerald smiled and didn't mention the messy things that would surely worry them. It was better to leave it as it was. "I'll be back soon this time. I'll take the carriage with them, and I should be back in two or three days."

"There's no need to rush. Your sister and I are at home, and if necessary, the neighbors can help. You don't need to worry too much. Just work hard for your boss, be perceptive, and don't let the boss find fault with you."

"He won't! You don't need to worry about that; your son is a great worker!"

"Hahaha, good, good, good!"

Gerald packed quickly, and Kelvin and the others were quite anxious because they saw on the hall display that several mercenaries near the entrance of the Misty Forest had successfully submitted the task materials. This indicated that the task was indeed real and feasible. Therefore, they didn't wait until the next day. That evening, they set out in the dark, fearing that others might get ahead of them.

In the car, someone sighed, "Why did we waste that time? We could have just waited for the people nearby to submit the task and confirm there were no issues."

"Really! Led astray by someone!"

"Young man, what's your name? You're an idiot too, why didn't you remind us of this earlier?"

Gerald's face alternated between red and black. He scratched his head and said awkwardly, "This is my first time assigning a task, I really didn't think this through..."

"Oh dear, you tell me, it's really..."

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"It's still those troublemakers to blame."

"Yes, yes, yes! It's also fortunate that we discovered it early; we should be able to make it in time."

With a carriage, and if we change horses without resting along the way, we should reach the entrance of the Misty Forest by this time tomorrow, definitely ahead of most of the mercenaries.

……

Felix sat quietly at the entrance of the Misty Forest. He hadn't gathered much material throughout the day, but his harvest was still significant because he had brought back a few people.

Su Yao was very pleasantly surprised to see them, "It's you! Long time no see!"

Among these people, there were two whom Su Yao recognized. They were the mercenary couple, Grey and Renata, who had helped Su Yao fight monsters during the first Full Moon event at the inn.

"Hahaha, it's been a long time." Gray pulled Renata inside. "We just finished a mission and happened to be nearby."

Renata nodded and said from the side, "As soon as we saw the task mentioning picking up items and rewards in the Misty Forest, we immediately guessed it was you. Sure enough, we were right!"

In a short period of time, the hotel had undergone a dramatic transformation. The more Gray and Renata looked, the more shocked they became. The few people who had come with them were also as amazed as Grandma Liu visiting the Grand View Garden, finding everything fascinating.

"I didn't expect there to be a hotel in the Misty Forest. Do people usually stay here?"

"Aren't we human?"

"Yes, yes, hahaha..."

"These are all our companions from the Wind Blade Mercenary Group," Renata introduced them.

The "Knights of Justice" mercenary group has its own name, called Wind Blade.

"Welcome, welcome! Are you looking for a place to stay?"

"Of course we will! We're planning to stay a few more days and make some more money from the boss." Gray looked at his partner and added, "This time there are more of us, so we'll head back to the hotel at night. There shouldn't be any more trouble."

"I wish you would earn more of my money!" Compared to gold coins, the materials for making the seeder are more important now.

Su Yao smiled as she checked a few people into their rooms.

After a few people put down their things, they were pulled to the dining room by Gray and Renata.

"You absolutely haven't tried these things before, you must give them a taste!"

Su Yao also took this moment to ask her question, "Do you know about the Wolf Pack Mercenary Group?"

They were all major mercenary groups from the North, and they usually had quite a bit of interaction. Both Grey and Renata nodded to show their understanding, and the guests nearby were also very eager to ask if Su Yao had any questions they could help answer.

After Su Yao asked some basic questions, she brought up the issue of the prophet.

"Prophet? What prophet?"

All other questions could be answered, but this one was impossible. Before this, neither Gray nor Renata had ever heard of the legend of the prophet.

Su Yao sighed. As expected, it was a confidential matter, and truly no one knew about it.

"I think I've heard about it." Suddenly, a little girl sitting behind Renata spoke up, "I've heard about the prophet."

"Is he the son of Earl Eston? Is he really?"

"It's not from the Earl of Aston's house; it's from the Wolf Mercenary Group. I think I've seen that prophet before."

The little girl was named Cindy.

According to her, the Wolf Pack Mercenary Group had someone who was on equal footing with the leader. That person rarely went out and usually stayed at the leader's house. Even on the rare occasions when he did go out, he would wrap himself up like a witch, making it impossible for anyone to see his figure or face.

"How do you know these things, Cindy?" Renata felt very strange.

"My home is on Magic Stone Street," Cindy quickly explained, "the same street where the Wolf Pack Leader lives. My house is next to his. Actually, I don't know much, I've just seen this person a few times by chance. The Wolf Pack Leader treats him quite well, and the other members of the Wolf Pack are also very respectful when they see him."

Cindy's cautious demeanor appeared somewhat aggrieved to everyone, and Renata, realizing her tone was harsh, apologized to Cindy.

"Thank you, Cindy. What you said was very helpful to me. And thank you all for helping me so much. I'll give you a half-price discount on your room fees for the next few days. No matter how long you stay, it's half-price."

Cindy smiled with her lips pressed together, "As long as I can help the manager, it's good."

After eating their fill, the group returned to their rooms.

Yafei flew to Su Yao's side: "What's going on with the prophet? Should we issue a hiring task and have someone investigate further?"

Su Yao shook her head. "It's best if I go personally."

The situation in the north is complicated, and the matter with the Wolf Pack Mercenary Group is also complex. If someone has to go, it would be best if she went herself.

"Let's not rush this matter; the most urgent task for the inn isn't this," Su Yao thought for a moment and then said, "Since we can't solve this trouble right away, let's create some trouble for this trouble, so they won't have time to bother us."

"How do we create trouble?"

Su Yao smiled and touched Ya's cheek. "I'm planning to issue a mission to find the prophet within the Wolf Pack Mercenary Group. I don't know if others will be interested in the prophet, but Count Aston will definitely try to find this prophet. Since they've managed to keep it hidden for so long, they clearly have no intention of cooperating. So, when the time comes, the two sides are bound to clash. We might not be able to wipe out the Wolf Pack Mercenary Group, but it will certainly cause them a lot of trouble. However, we can't let Gerard issue the mission... Let's have Peng Yi and Peng Er do it tomorrow."

Going alone is too dangerous; two people can help each other. Besides, they are both fugitives, so they wouldn't be afraid even if the Wolf Pack Mercenary Group or Earl Eston found out.

The next day, Peng Yi and Peng Er were absent from the monster-hunting vehicle, but Gray and Renata, among others, had joined. Here, there was no talk of overloading; if they could squeeze in, they all squeezed in.

Felix, just like yesterday, went to the entrance to wait for the collection of materials after having breakfast.

The storage of the small blackboard went straight to Su Yao's material package. Felix didn't need to move the things he received back; he could return directly.

This was the second day since the mission began. By the time Gerard and the others arrived, Su Yao had already collected a quarter of the target.

"Oh my god, thank goodness we made it in time!" Kelvin was still very nervous. He had been holding onto this piece of junk for a long time, afraid it wouldn't sell. "People really shouldn't be too greedy. I want to see if those people can make ten thousand gold coins!"