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Chapter 63 The reward is a million-dollar check.

"Tell me, what on earth is going on?!"

Miss Anna's face showed a hint of anger.

"sorry."

Hua Zhen and Tia Ge stood together, heads bowed, admitting their mistakes.

Shiva and Karula stood beside the two, their heads also bowed.

Although I don't know why I should keep my head down, it's just the right thing to do.

Hua Zhen had already changed back into her original clothes.

Tia looked rather miserable. Her once pert nose was bandaged and treated with additional medicine. Her eyes were glazed over, and she looked listless.

"Why are you apologizing to me? I wasn't the one who got beaten up, and I wasn't the one who jumped off the building. Why are you apologizing to me?"

An angry Miss Anna is a bit scary.

It's like when a mother who's usually gentle suddenly gets angry; anyone would feel at a loss.

"This happened right after he woke up. The effects of the medication haven't worn off yet. What if he really jumps? The treatment center is on the 13th floor!"

Miss Anna's criticism was directed at Tiague.

Although she didn't reveal the specifics, Tia said that she had teased Hua Zhen a little, but the consequences alone were enough to make Anna furious.

The two people in front of them had no idea how they felt when they were brought to the Adventurers' Guild by a group of adventurers.

She had just heard the news that Hua Zhen and Tia Ge were safe and sound, but before she could even breathe a sigh of relief, she heard that Hua Zhen had beaten Tia Ge in the hospital room and was about to jump off the building.

These two are so infuriating!

"Just jump—" Tia muttered softly, "At worst, I'll just jump down with you and that'll be the end of it."

Tia spoke very softly, like a child being scolded but not daring to openly talk back.

But Hua Zhen heard her words and her heart suddenly stirred slightly.

Holy crap, even though I was scared to the point of jumping off a building by your thunderous actions just now, if you actually jumped with me, that would be a bit of a show of loyalty!

Is Tia a good girl?

"Alright, alright," said Gugumi, the dairy cow employee, as she walked over. "Anna, don't be angry. Joking around just shows that they have a good relationship."

"Even if it's a joke, you can't go too far—hey!"

As Miss Anna was speaking, she suddenly felt a heavy pressure.

At this moment, Anna was being perched on the head by Miss Gugumi, who was much taller than her.

The two looked like very close sisters.

Anna struggled a few times, but she was no match for Miss Gugumi, a cow, whose physique and strength were far inferior, so she had to give up.

"How are you feeling? Feeling much better?" Gugu Mi chuckled. "Getting angry all the time will give you wrinkles, you know?"

"I'm not always angry—" Miss Anna seemed to have calmed down, but was actually exasperated. "Besides, what kind of joke could scare someone to the point of jumping off a building?"

Tia and Hua Zhen silently turned their heads away.

"Sigh," Miss Anna sighed, "Don't make those inappropriate jokes anymore, understand?"

"Okay," Tia said sullenly.

"Alright, alright, the tavern is still waiting for you." Miss Gugumi smiled and handed a jug to Hua Zhen. "Here, go and enjoy yourself. You've done a great job this time!"

"A great achievement?" Tia blinked her beautiful eyes.

To be honest, she only woke up about half an hour earlier than Hua Zhen.

Upon waking up, the first thing she did was check on Karula's condition, and then she ran to find Huazhen.

Furthermore, she inexplicably discovered that the distance restriction between herself, Huazhen, and Karula had disappeared, which meant that the Eye of the Curse had been deceived.

This was certainly good news, but at the time she still felt that her partner's safety was more important.

"Yes, word has spread. You saved over 150 adventurers and even killed a Hydra Serpent. You should all be proud of yourselves!" Miss Gugumi said, giving a thumbs up and a cute wink.

"What is this?" Hua Zhen asked curiously, looking at the small pot.

"It's milk," Miss Gugumi smiled. "Drinking more milk is good for your health, right?"

"Oh, thank you, um—Miss Gugumi."

Hua Zhen took the small pot.

Miss Anna opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something, but after glancing at Tiague, who was wrapped in bandages, she simply sighed slightly and then smiled.

"Although your actions were wrong, you did do a great job this time. Now go to the tavern in the back; there are many people waiting for you. Enjoy yourselves tonight."

"Oooooo!"

"Hey bro, you're here?"

"Come on, it's all on the house tonight!"

Inside the Adventurers' Guild's large tavern.

Tonight, this place is absolutely bustling with people.

This enormous tavern, which can hold a full six hundred people, was packed to capacity at this moment.

Everyone raised their glasses in salute when they saw Hua Zhen and Tia Ge walk in, as well as Karula and Shiva.

"Wow, what's going on here?" Tia exclaimed in surprise.

"This is to congratulate you," Nius said, walking over with a glass of wine. "Thank you very much for what you did. And to express my gratitude, please accept this."

As he spoke, Nius handed over a bearer check.

The check was exquisitely crafted, with a woman's head resembling Medusa engraved in the upper left corner.

Anyone with a discerning eye can tell that this is a check from the "Snaketich" Bank, one of the two major banks in Farlands.

The amount on the check was 100 million!

A whopping 100 million!

Hua Zhen and Tia Ge were both shocked.

The two of them held the banknotes like treasures, counting the zeros after the 1 several times, hardly believing their eyes.

"Although it's not a lot, it's a sum we've scraped together that we think is acceptable," Niu Si said apologetically. "As fellow adventurers, I think you probably know that although we earn a lot in this line of work, we all spend money extravagantly and have high expenses. Individually, we simply can't afford this amount, so we temporarily allocated some funds from the warband's operating budget to make up for it."

Although this is a considerable reward, it is still relatively low for fifteen warbands.

However, there's no way around it. While the operation of adventurer's groups can generate a lot of money, it also requires a lot of money to spend, including venue fees, training fees, medical expenses, and many other expenses.

In addition, a lot of preparations were made in advance for this "Great Expedition," so the current operating costs of the warband are also...

Hard-pressed.

The two of them didn't listen to what Nius said at all.

"Wa ...

"Hmm—it's one million." Hua Zhen swallowed hard, her eyes glazed over.

"Oh ho! That's great!" Tia was as happy as a child. "I can treat you to a succubus now!!"

Only Karula and Shiva, who couldn't speak human language, were confused and looked around, clearly drooling over the abundance of delicious food.

However, if Karula knew how many Darro brand energy bars this money could buy, she probably wouldn't look much better than Huazhen and Tia.

"Hahaha, I'm glad you're satisfied. This check can only be cashed at the Snaketich Bank in a month," Nius patted Hua Zhen and Tia Ge on the back. "Let's go, let's enjoy a big meal tonight!"

Time passed slowly.

The sky outside the window was getting darker and darker.

The atmosphere on the field became increasingly lively, with everyone toasting and enjoying themselves immensely.

The air was filled with a cheerful atmosphere.

"So, how did you survive?" an adventurer asked Hua Zhen. "That's an energy amethyst! Even gold-level adventurers wouldn't dare say they could survive in that state!"

"Luck, I guess I was lucky—to be honest, I thought I was going to die too, hahaha—"

Although she was quite drunk, Hua Zhen did not forget to keep her biggest secret.

This has now become the foundation of his livelihood.

"Hahahaha, you little tentacle monster, I, Tia, easily defeated you!"

Sitting next to her, Tia was bragging to another group of female adventurers.

Only Karula and Shiva were truly focused—concentrating on cooking their rice, their adorable appearance attracting the attention of many young female adventurers.

The atmosphere was peaceful and harmonious.

Hua Zhen would occasionally glance at the woman sitting alone in the corner to her right.

That's Valentina.

Should we give her a share of the compensation as well?

After all, they didn't belong to any faction and had given me a lot of help.

Otherwise, given Anton's cunning nature, even if he got the money, he would have to go and get treatment for his STD.

Sure enough, I should discuss it with Tia later.

"Alas, what a pity—that woman with long black hair still died in the end." Someone suddenly sighed. "Although three other dead bodies were found around, after investigation, they seemed to be from the Treasure Rat organization. They infiltrated the expedition team as supporters and almost killed everyone for no reason—"

Hua Zhen and Tia Ge sobered up a bit immediately.

Tia didn't pay attention to what came after; the focus was on what came before.

As for Hua Zhen, he knew that the matter of the alchemist's legacy could not be revealed, because the only person who knew about it, Miya, had been completely confused and died in the explosion. Therefore, he paid more attention to the sentence mentioned earlier.

A woman with long black hair —

Miss Jin Jin?

"Um," Hua Zhen hesitated for a moment before saying, "what happened after that?"

"What else could we do but take them? There were four skeleton soldiers that fell apart shortly after we arrived. Niu Si said they were summoned creatures, so we packed up the bodies and bones and took them with us. We haven't found the deceased's family yet—oh right, I heard she was on your team, right? How about we hand this over to you guys?"

"Please—please tell me where the body is located."

Farlandes.

The slum, Donglin Street.

In the dead of night after the banquet, as people slept soundly, the moon was mostly hidden behind thick clouds, its light pouring down on the deserted, desolate streets.

Before long, footsteps suddenly echoed on this usually deserted street.

Hua Zhen and Tia Ge, carrying snakeskin bags furtively, arrived at the door of a dilapidated tin shack at the end of Donglin Street.

He quietly threw the snakeskin bag at the door, left a note, and knocked on the door.

The two of them slipped away with Karula and Shiva.

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