My bloodline yearns for progress.

Chapter 66 Invitation

After opening his shop, Joel immediately started doing business in the camp by leveraging his connections.

After seeing the logo of the Dragon Slayer Blade, he hurried over to say hello and offer his greetings.

But the black cat noticed something was wrong.

The black cat noticed a bead of sweat on Joel's forehead; he looked somewhat nervous.

Upon seeing this, Otto immediately asked curiously.

"What's wrong? Is there something you need to talk to us about?"

However, we can consider it if the compensation is sufficient.

However, commissions are limited to those within the Blackthorn Forest.

You know we don't want to miss this camp hunt.

Otto casually brushed aside their troubles.

They simply said that they were now only accepting commissions related to the Blackthorn Forest, so as not to let Joel notice anything amiss.

Seeing that Otto had already spoken, Joel could no longer hide his intentions and simply revealed his purpose.

"Mr. Otto, I would like to extend an invitation to you to form a group purchase so that the Flower Fairy Wings and the Dragon Shattering Blade can work together."

Upon hearing this, Tessa, who was standing to the side, looked puzzled.

Group buying?

But didn't you say that the Flower Fairy Wings had ceased operations?

Perhaps considering that Otto hadn't participated much in group tours, Tessa immediately explained on his behalf.

There are many types of group buying.

Like Mr. Goren and me, we joined the Rabbit Foot Squad on a temporary basis in our own names last time.

As for Mr. Joel's commission, it was a short-term collaboration between the teams.

In fact, this type of collaboration is more common in big cities.

There, there are even warbands composed of multiple adventurer squads, which manage daily affairs such as logistics and supplies in a unified manner.

Warbands are guild-certified organizations, which makes it easier to complete certain large-scale commissions.

Tessa herself comes from a big city and has participated in group buying before, so she is quite familiar with this kind of thing.

But Tessa thought that they didn't have the luxury of rashly contacting other adventurers right now.

Thinking of this, Tessa immediately spoke up.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Joel, we cannot grant your request."

Otto and I are both novice adventurers and have no right to interfere in the team's operations.

Tessa thought that it was best for her, someone who had never met Joel, to reject him.

She believed Otto shared the same thought.

After all, Dragonblade is also facing trouble recently and is simply unable to handle group-buying business.

Seeing this, Joel simply waved his hand and said...

"It's okay, I understand."

Actually, I didn't really want her to go on missions either.

Joel sighed helplessly as he finished speaking.

"Since Florian left, Sabrina seems to have become even more obsessed with adventure."

She had only just recovered her strength and wanted to enter the Blackthorn Forest to return to the life of an adventurer.

But as you can see, I'm of no use to you, so I can only turn to reliable peers like you."

Honestly, Joel didn't want Sabrina to take any risks.

Joel couldn't understand Sabrina's thinking; the bandages on her body hadn't even been removed yet!

But as his only teammate, Joel wanted to fulfill his wishes as much as possible.

Seeing that the two had rejected him, Joel simply expressed his understanding and then walked out of the Dragonbreaker's barracks towards his own small shop.

Joel wanted to persuade Sabrina again that she shouldn't act rashly.

He moved forward, thinking about the words he would use later.

But just then, Joel was distracted by a commotion.

He looked up impatiently, only to be met with an unpleasant sight.

There, a long-bearded adventurer was seen leading a group of people, browsing and selecting items in front of his shop.

Joel recognized the man.

"Frederick, don't touch it if you're not going to buy anything!"

This man was none other than Frederick, the captain of the Rabbit Foot Squad.

Joel had only heard that this man was quite capable, but his character was questionable; he frequented various brothels and gambling dens.

Whenever he runs out of money, he goes to the Adventurers' Guild to find group-buying commissions to earn some money, and then goes back to brothels and gambling dens, repeating this cycle endlessly.

Therefore, respectable people like Joel dislike Frederick, and only some skilled and experienced adventurers are willing to seek him out when they are short of money.

Joel was very puzzled as to why this guy had come to cause him trouble today.

But before Joel could say anything more, Frederick gave a strange laugh.

The violent movements caused the two strands of long brown hair that were hanging on his forehead to tremble constantly, making him look quite disgusting.

"Joel, can I borrow your Sabrina?"

I'm just letting you know, she's agreed.

Frederick's cloudy eyes looked at Joel with amusement, his face full of smugness.

"Oh my, I really didn't expect Sabrina to join us."

Although she wasn't particularly attractive, she was still quite good for passing the time in the forest.

Frederick has always been open to all comers.

While he might not be able to handle seasoned adventurers like Goren, he could easily outmaneuver Joel, a mere log-level adventurer.

At this point, Frederick even showed a slightly guilty expression.

"There are three men on our side. I wonder if Sabrina's small frame can hold out."

As Frederick was speaking, Joel couldn't hold back any longer and threw a punch.

But Joel was already injured and was just an ordinary person, so how could he possibly defeat a seasoned adventurer?

The moment Joel threw a punch, Frederick dodged it and then landed an uppercut that struck Joel's chin, sending the boy flying into the air!

Even so, Joel clung to his senses to avoid fainting, wanting to throw another punch.

But what greeted him was Frederick's boots.

The seasoned adventurer showed no restraint, kicking Joel as he spoke smugly.

"We'll keep Sabrina warm on this cold night, so you can just stay curled up in the shop, imagining our fun while you cry!"

Frederick's extreme behavior did not provoke any intervention from his companions.

The two men were even just standing next to Frederick, laughing heartily.

Joel recognized the two men; they appeared to be former members of the Dragonbreakers.

Unexpectedly, they actually stooped to the point of associating with Frederick.

Joel was very unwilling, but he simply couldn't beat Frederick. If he had the power, would everything be different?

Just as Frederick was about to add another kick, the sound of wind breaking suddenly rang in his ears.

Frederick remembered the voice, and fear welled up from the bottom of his heart again, causing him to instinctively make a movement to dodge.

It wasn't until he took a few steps back that Frederick could see who it was.

"Hey, isn't this Mad Dog Goren?"