In the cold northern region where wind and snow are constantly blowing all year round, in the southwest, dozens of people dressed in black are very conspicuous against a white background.

"Captain, isn't our mission completed this time? Shouldn't we clear the traces and go back? What else needs to be done?"

One of them, a man who looked obviously shorter than the people around him, asked the person standing at the front of the line.

The man pushed down the hood that obscured his face, revealing his appearance. He had dark green hair that had been carefully combed, but his face was as pale as snow. If it weren't for the hot breath he exhaled, it would prove that he was still alive.

, if it were just lying on the snow, no one would suspect that it was a corpse.

When he heard someone asking a question, he raised the corners of his mouth to reveal his white teeth, showing a 'kind' smile, and looked sideways at the person who had just asked.

"How long have you been in my team? It seems you are not very used to our reborn team." He said in a very low voice.

"Ah, well, um, I was originally affiliated with the No. 7 detachment. I was recently assigned to Captain 'Temperance''s team. Before that, I had been stationed at the border." The short man put his hand on his chest.

He made a gesture and reported energetically.

"Oh, that's it, then you have to get used to it. Staying in my team for a long time will make you want to stop." The man called 'Temperance' was about to look away from the short man, and then he

Thinking of something, a 'Twisted Foot' came to the short man.

"Also, these are the profound lessons my former captain taught me. You should remember them well."

He moved his face closer and said in a deep voice: "Ask less and do more!"

"Yes Yes……."

The frightened short man could not help but tremble and replied reluctantly, but as 'Temperance' stopped staring at him, his body softened and he sat down on the ground.

"Don't be afraid. This mission is over. This is a fact, but it does not prevent us from relaxing next time. We are very happy."

"Um!?"

As a burning sensation came from the palm of his hand, Temperance looked at his palm.

"I can't have long-term contact either. The things left by the former captain cannot be underestimated." Looking at the scars on the palm of his right hand, 'Temperance' sighed.

During this period, the scars on the palms of ‘Temperance’ were also increasing, but ‘Temperance’ didn’t seem to care.

"team leader"

Seeing this scene, a person quickly knelt down on one knee in front of ‘Temperance’, opened the box in his hand and presented it in front of ‘Temperance’.

'Temperance' saw it and smiled, but the weird atmosphere only became more intense. He put what looked like fragments and was wrapped in blue-red mist that caused the injury to his palm into the black iron in front of him.

Box.

A second after the fragments were put into the box, the box shook violently. The person holding the box spent some effort to stabilize it, and then it slowly returned to calm.

Seeing that there was no response from the box, I added a layer of simple magic to the outside of the box.

After sealing it, 'Temperance' put the box into the bag on his waist, and the originally damaged palm had been repaired at some point, and he immediately turned around and said to everyone.

"There are new people today, I will reiterate it again"

"In the past, there was a leader. No, the former leader and the former captain were so miserable. We only had to complete the task every time and couldn't do anything we wanted to do. When we returned, we only had the minimum freedom. After that, we only had the minimum freedom.

There will be new missions coming up soon, especially for our team. Those days were simply a place where I really don’t want to think about it now.”

‘Temperance’ clutched the clothes around his heart, showed an expression of finally being relieved, and said in his own weird voice:

"But now, the previously annoying captain and leader is dead. Now I, who have been given 'temperance', will lead you as your new and eternal captain. You no longer have to suppress your desires.

Now, let’s release all your instincts.”

"oh!"

The other dozens of people all burst into astonishing cheers, responding to the words of 'temperance'.

The short man sitting on the ground immediately stood up and cheered along with the crowd.

"Then" he threw off the hood on his body, revealing the leather equipment underneath, and said slowly:

"Relaxation program, let's officially start, hee hee hee"

The rest of the people also took off all the hoods that covered their faces, and drew out the weapons they carried, all with smiles on their faces, preparing for the show about "temperance".

"Hey, come and report." "Temperance" randomly picked out a person from the crowd, "Where is the nearest village around here?"

The man who handed the black iron box of 'Temperance' before quickly replied: "Report to the captain, there is only one village closest to here, which is a place called Jingliang Village. At our speed, it only takes ten minutes to get there."

Nodding with satisfaction, 'Temperance' said in a deep voice:

"Time waits for no one, let's go, relaxation is about to begin, enjoy it, hehehe"

…………

Frost Ridge Cold Vein has passed one-third of the explored area. The "Dust Overlord" guild led by Li Sai has just blocked a wave of attacking monsters and is currently collecting loot.

"Damn it, the more I think about it, the angrier it becomes. How could this strange piece of scrap metal block my 'Broken Bead' attack, and it didn't even trigger the collapse effect? ​​What method did that guy use?"

"I must kill him!"

While decomposing the corpse of the monster, the one complaining was none other than Li Sai, who had been defeated by Mu Long before.

After being thrown out by Mu Long and knocked into a wall and passed out, Li Sai recovered a certain amount of his injuries through the healing magic of his companions. Li Sai finally woke up before entering the Frost Ridge Cold Veins, but his most severely damaged nose had not recovered yet. Now

The nose was wrapped with gauze soaked in medicine, and a simple treatment was performed.

"No, we can't just let it go. This is also related to the face of our guild. If the vice president finds out, I will definitely be severely punished. How can I make up for it?"

After no longer roaring at Mu Long, focus on

Li Sai, who focused on how to cover up his mistakes, lowered his head and thought.

"Boss, I have a way. I just need to find something to do for that Mu Long, and then let him "accidentally" die in the Frost Ridge Cold Vein. Who knows what happened?"

"Boss, if you take that guy's head back to the Vice-President without anyone noticing, then you will no longer be a loser in the eyes of the Vice-President, and the good things about that guy are amazing.

They are all very good gifts, I believe they will offset the merits and demerits.”

The person who had previously blocked the 'Duel Challenge' saw Li Sai's distress and immediately suggested.

"Do you also think that guy was able to win because he had special blessings or equipment?"

Li Sai, who focused on the 'good things', asked.

"This..." It felt like the direction of the topic was a little wrong. He didn't react for a moment and was stunned.

After the two looked at each other for about three seconds, the man finally recovered his brain function and said: "Yes, otherwise with hard power and sword skills alone, that guy will definitely not be your opponent, boss. It must be because

He had something special and even cheated"

He showed a very sincere look and was immediately ready to talk about his next plan.

"Sure enough, do you think so too? Oh, by the way, what's so special about this sword? I don't know who made it. It can actually chop my 'broken beads' into pieces."

Li Sai immediately pulled out the 'culprit' that caused his beloved sword to shatter, the long black sword made by Mu Long.

During the 'Duel Challenge', Mu Long threw this sword to Li Sai, which made him confused for a moment. Then Mu Long threw it out and passed out. Li Sai's companions did not see Mu Long coming to ask for it, and then Li Sai was killed by Mu Long.

I kept it with me, but Li Sai had no intention of using it.

According to Li Sai's idea, he should study it first and not be in a hurry for actual combat. Even now, he is still in a state of observation. Even if he kills the attacking monsters, he also uses other backup weapons.

"Do you think the vice-president will know what's special about this sword?"

Facing Li Sai's question again, the man's mouth twitched slightly and said in a trembling voice:

"Well, well, it's definitely possible for the Vice President to be extremely powerful. Now let's talk about that guy Mu Long..."

"Oh, you think so too. I think so too. Take it back to the vice-president to have a look. He should be able to figure it out. Now let's deal with our affairs first."

Li Sai, who was ready to pay attention, also finished the processing work at hand, put away the black long sword, turned around and prepared to move forward.

"Hey, that boss, about revenge..." Seeing that Li Sai was about to leave, he stretched out his hand and shouted.

"ah?"

"Didn't you say you were going to kill that guy? Let's go, why are you still standing there?" After rolling his eyes at the man, Li Sai called the remaining companions and walked deeper, "This is not a competition.

Let's see how I teach that hateful guy what fighting means."
Chapter completed!