She was being hunted down, so she became a magical girl.

"The most dangerous mission? Tell me more?" Xu Ting asked.

Instead of answering directly, Gray Crow probed Xu Ting's intentions:

"Before introducing the task, I still have some minor doubts about your abilities."

"This is my personal opinion, and it has nothing to do with Master Miyan."

"So how do you plan to verify my abilities?" Xu Ting asked, unsurprised.

To be polite, she sat up straight and secretly activated her magic.

Judging from the other party's intentions, they must be preparing to exchange a few blows with me.

She had encountered something similar when she first started out as a mercenary.

At that time, the employer sent one of his men to test his mettle, so Xu Ting engaged in a brief close-quarters fight with the man.

In the end, Xu Ting was no match for his opponent's elbow strike, and was knocked back a few steps, leaning against the wall to catch his breath.

The other party immediately made a mocking gesture, and the employer shook his head almost imperceptibly.

But when Xu Ting raised the gun he had taken from his opponent's waist and pointed it at him, everyone present changed their expressions.

Later, the employer at the time had his head blown off by his enemies.

The employer's brother and son also began fighting over the inheritance.

The former rival sided with the younger brother, while the employer's son spent a fortune to hire the already famous "disgraced".

The opponent knew that the Colorless One's greatest strength was his marksmanship, so he went to great lengths to create a situation where he could engage the Colorless One in close combat.

However, this time, his defeat was undisputed.

Several years have passed in the blink of an eye, and Xu Ting has unexpectedly encountered an employer who wants to test his abilities again.

Then let's go. With the guidance of the crow, I have already learned the basics of magic offense and defense, and I am confident that I can win this match.

The gray crow opposite him stood up from his chair with a serious expression, took a deep breath, and asked loudly:

"What is your innate magic?"

Ok?

Seeing that Xu Ting did not answer, Gray Crow continued:

"The mission is dangerous. If your innate magic is useless, then we might as well complete the mission ourselves."

They actually asked directly?

That's not how the mercenary industry works.

You should pretend to be dissatisfied first, and test Xu Ting's strength on behalf of the boss;

Then I will calmly deal with the situation, and while leaving myself some room for maneuver, I will defeat you gracefully.

Then your boss will step in to smooth things over, and both sides will tacitly let the matter drop before discussing mission-related matters again.

During this stage, both sides continue to probe each other and respond to each other's moves. After a period of adjustment, they will reveal some of their abilities and demonstrate their areas of expertise.

But in the end, they will still keep a trump card up their sleeve, so that they won't be at a disadvantage if their employer betrays them in the future.

Miss Gray Raven, asking about your innate magic right now will really hurt the feelings of our mercenaries.

"I can't reveal my innate magic, just think of me as a special combatant who can handle complex missions."

Xu Ting politely declined to reveal his abilities.

The gray crow looked troubled.

"Is it really not going to work?"

"It really won't work."

Xu Ting placed her hands on her knees and offered her advice:

"If you want to use my abilities to formulate your battle plan, you can refer to the past mission cases of the Losers. I can handle similar missions."

Just as the gray crow was about to say something, it suddenly covered its ears and squinted its eyes in the corresponding direction.

Then, she spoke up sullenly:

"I apologize, new generation of losers. I have already asked Gray Raven to repeat my words exactly and will not act on my own again."

"I understand your concerns, but what's so expensive that the contract is for a magical girl, not a legendary mercenary."

"Our mission requires a special spell that can break the deadlock, not experienced combatants."

"I won't ask you what your magic is specifically; I'll only ask one question."

"Without using hacking techniques, do you have the ability to crack the Tianyi Group's security access control system?"

Tianyi Group's security access control system.

As expected, Mi Yan wanted to make sure that the dangerous mission he was carrying out was inextricably linked to the Tianyi Group.

And what's wrong with Gray Raven? Why did it suddenly cover its ears? Its expression is just like someone's grabbing its ears...

"It can be done under certain conditions."

As long as Xu Ting gets close to someone with access to the security access control system, she can use her Eye of Fear to control that person and bypass the access control.

"Okay," Gray Raven replied.

"Grey Raven, get the documents ready."

"This sentence doesn't need simultaneous interpretation... Sorry, Master Miyan."

Gray Raven removed his hand from his ear, got up and walked to the printer that had been prepared in advance, and quickly printed out several pages of the contract.

Xu Ting took the contract and noticed that it had a glowing circular mark on it.

"I never expected to see this mark again."

The crow suddenly spoke.

"What is this mark?"

The crow launched into a long-winded explanation:

"It was first created more than a hundred years ago, during the later stages of the war of evil gods."

"At that time, the power of the apostles of the evil gods was almost at its peak, and the frequency of the appearance of evil beasts was also at its highest during the war of the evil gods."

"In order to deal with the growing threat of evil beasts, magical girls from different cities, factions, and races have decided to unite and form a unified organization to minimize the gaps and conflicts between magical girls and maximize their war capabilities."

"This is the process of establishing the Magical Girl Alliance."

Xu Ting asked, puzzled, "What does this have to do with this mark?"

"Don't rush, let me finish."

Xu Ting had no choice but to pretend to check the contents of the document while waiting for the crow to finish telling the story.

"Humans obey the law because there are violent institutions that can punish those who break the law."

"But at the time, there was already a shortage of magical girls, so it was impossible to set up an additional law enforcement agency. Magic was the only option for punishment."

"So after several days of research, dozens of magical girls from all over the world joined forces to create a magic spell—the Mark of Honesty."

"Documents bearing the mark of honesty bind the magical girl who signs them. If she chooses to violate the terms of the document, she will suffer the backlash of her own magic."

"Then different magical girls improved the magical structure of the Mark of Honesty, eventually simplifying it to a version that even magical girls in the coloring stage could use. This is the mark in front of you."

"This mystery is quite something; it can actually use a simplified version of the City Mark... This thing is much harder to obtain than a contract document."

Why don't you just say it's something like a "vow spell" from a cultivation novel...?

The contract is fair to both parties, guarantees their common interests, prohibits betrayal and breach of contract, and stipulates that the contract document will be provided after the first task is completed.

Xu Ting was very satisfied with this and chose to sign him.

After the contract was signed, Xu Ting's magic immediately showed a slight fluctuation, which was a sign that the mark of honesty was taking effect.

"Now that we've signed the contract, we can tell you the details of the mission."

Gray Crow didn't mince words and said directly:

"The Tianyi Group wants to wipe out all the magical girls in the lower city."

"We need to strike first, infiltrate a heavily fortified factory, and disrupt their plans."