Versatile Mage: Invincible from the Fire of Disaster

Chapter 224 Hiring the Nationalist Army

"Hmm? What's going on? Something seems off?"

Mu Tingying, representing the Mu family in the National Government team, gently scratched her brown hair, keenly sensing that something was amiss.

In the disaster in the ancient capital, Mu He, the chief deacon of the Black Vatican, was still captured by the ancient capital's mages, and the Mu family's status in Bo City plummeted.

The family that once reigned supreme in Bo City is now hated by everyone.

Even Mu Zhuoyun fled Bocheng in a panic, heading to a place where no one knew him.

Mu Ningxue was replaced without any surprise, and Mu Tingying took her place.

However, Mu Ningxue proved herself with her strong abilities and joined the National Team.

"Captain, are you going over there?" Nan Rongni asked with a slight smile as she approached Ai Jiangtu.

She seemed to want to get closer to Ai Jiangtu, so she deliberately stood very close, close enough that Ai Jiangtu could smell her fragrance.

Ai Jiangtu took a step back, keeping his distance from Nan Rongni.

He then looked in the direction of Lin Ming and the other two, his brows furrowing slightly, his expression becoming somewhat solemn.

A hint of malice flashed in Nan Rongni's eyes, but it was immediately hidden.

But before Ai Jiangtu could speak, Mo Fan waved his hand and addressed the rest of the National Team.
"Wait here, I'll take care of the Japan problem right away!"

With a smirk playing on his lips, he strode towards Lin Ming with an air of utter indifference.

"Old Lin, Old Lin!"

Lin Ming simply smiled at Mo Fan's greeting, and his spatial power instantly condensed into a barrier, blocking Mo Fan's arm from reaching out.

"Hehe," Mo Fan chuckled and withdrew his arm.

However, a hint of surprise appeared in his gaze as he looked at Lin Ming.

"Old Lin, you're a space-type user, right? You're not high-level, are you?"

Lin Ming nodded slightly, then glanced at the other members of the National Team and asked Mo Fan.

"The Nationalist Army team is training here?"

"Who knows what that tutor is thinking! He even confiscated our money, and now he's telling us to go to Japan ourselves!" Mo Fan cursed angrily, but his expression immediately changed: "Old Lin, since you know everything, give your brother some face and help me out, okay?"

"No." Lin Ming refused decisively.

"Don't force me!" Mo Fan took a deep breath, then stared intently at Lin Ming and said seriously.

"What are you forcing me to do?" Lin Ming glanced at him sideways.

"Don't force me to kneel down and beg you!" Mo Fan's serious expression suddenly disappeared, replaced by a playful grin. He grabbed Lin Ming's shoulders and gently massaged him.

"It's no use kneeling down and begging me." Lin Ming shrugged and glanced at Mo Fan.

Mo Fan's eyes widened immediately: "No, Lao Lin, are you serious?! Help your brother out, I've already made a huge promise, don't embarrass me! You don't think I can't pay back the boat or plane ticket, do you?"

He glanced at the other members of the National Team, especially Mu Ningxue.

He just made a promise, so if he comes back empty-handed, he'll lose face in front of his family!
He then turned to look at Lingling.

Lingling felt a little embarrassed, then rolled her eyes at him and ran behind Ding Yumin.

"Alright, it's not that I don't want to help you." Lin Ming gently patted Mo Fan and sighed, "Your National Team is here for training. Since the instructor took your wallets and ID cards, doesn't that prove he wants you to undergo training, to find a way to Japan using your own magic and abilities? If I just take you there directly, wouldn't that count as a failed training?"

Mo Fan paused. He wasn't stupid, just impatient and too lazy to think things through. As soon as Lin Ming explained, he understood that relying on Lin Ming wouldn't work. He sighed, his face turning somewhat grim. He said it, but it was so embarrassing!
Just as he was sighing, Lin Ming changed the subject.

"However, it's not like there's no way out."

"Really?" Mo Fan's eyes lit up as he looked at Lin Ming.

"If I issue you a commission and you complete it, wouldn't I then have a good reason to help you, since you earned it through your own abilities?"

Lin Ming smiled slightly and circled his finger around Mo Fan and the National Team members from a distance.

"After all, they are the pride of the nation, and their strength is definitely stronger than many hunter teams."

“No problem! Consider it a commission.” Mo Fan, being a hunter himself, was quite familiar with this kind of arrangement and nodded in agreement.

After saying this, he returned to the Nationalist government's ranks and told the others in the ranks about it.

"Ha! A substitute is just a substitute." Guan Yu looked at Mo Fan with a hint of sarcasm on his face.

Mu Tingying shook her head, somewhat disdainfully saying, "Looks like your relationship with that guy isn't that great. I thought you had a huge network of connections!"

She disliked this loser ever since the National Team was first formed!

Almost all the men in the National Team had their eyes drawn to Mu Ningxue!

Why should she? What makes her inferior to Mu Ningxue? She's just a family member of a criminal!

And this loser seems to have a good relationship with Mu Ningxue, so she immediately started to hate him because of him.

But Mo Fan was no ordinary person; he wouldn't tolerate such behavior and immediately launched into a tirade of insults.

"Damn it, a bunch of brainless idiots! You really think you can just find someone you know to take us to Japan? What would the instructor do with our ID cards and wallets then?"

"They clearly want us to earn our place in Japan through our own abilities! Seriously, sometimes I wonder if those are tumors on your necks?"

Mo Fan, with a smug look on his face, directly quoted Lin Ming's words without the slightest embarrassment.

Guan Yu and Mu Tingying blushed instantly. As pampered young ladies and gentlemen, manners were a must for them. How could they compare to Mo Fan, who came from the lower class, when it came to cursing?
Besides, what Mo Fan said was the truth, and they had no way to refute it.

“Mo Fan is right,” Ai Jiangtu suddenly said, nodding at Mo Fan.

He didn't realize that his words made Mu Tingying and Guan Yu's faces darken even more.

"If we go to Japan directly based on our status and connections, then our training will be considered a failure, and if the training fails, then naturally someone else will take our place!"

Ai Jiangtu spoke with absolute certainty, leaving no room for doubt.

"So what Mo Fan said might be the best method, of course, this task must be of equal value to going to Japan!"

After saying that, he waved his hand gently, signaling everyone to follow him toward Lin Ming.

“Ai Jiangtu, captain of the National Team.” Ai Jiangtu extended his hand to Lin Ming.

"Lin Ming." After a brief self-introduction, Lin Ming began to observe the National Team members behind Ai Jiangtu.

All six men and five women possessed cultivation levels approaching or already at the high level.

Furthermore, each of them has a powerful force behind them.

Lin Ming's eyes narrowed slightly, and the corners of his mouth turned up gently.

(End of this chapter)