Reborn as a Hatrack in the Mystical Land-Chapter 744 - 13: A Sheep Into a Tiger’s Den

"Why don’t you just go rob somebody!!" Luo instantly transformed from a pet piglet into a rampaging wild boar.

A million fifth-order Xuan Pills, with such a price tag, not to mention a mere Luo, even if you put Qin Dongting up for sale with him by weight, they wouldn’t fetch this amount of money.

The July Mercenary Team has an extremely distinct characteristic — they favor women over men, and the misogyny is extremely severe.

Neither of them is like Feng Buhui, a retired old mercenary who still has some savings left.

Nor are they like Qian Luo and Shalman, who could use the status of Array Master and Cultivator to scrape money from Yue Jinghua under the guise of research, and certainly can’t take jobs as openly as Aunt Chi Xi does to earn extra under the table with her culinary skills.

Ever since joining the July Mercenary Team, Qin and Luo have become like unfortunate hardworking types who never see the fruits of their labor. Not even their private savings were spared, all nicked by Yue Jinghua under various pretexts. In the team, Luo was the poorest, with Yue Jinghua frequently bringing up the issue of interest on the money she paid for his release.

The second poorest was Qin Dongting. To use Yue Jinghua’s words, "I’ll safeguard your money for you, and when you find the girl of your dreams, you can have it as your bride price."

All in all, Qin and Luo were probably the poorest mercenaries on the Canglong Continent, without a single extra coin to their name.

No, that’s not true—it wasn’t that they didn’t have a single coin.

This time, on their trip to Geyue Town, the kind-hearted Aunt Chi Xi had personally given each of them a Dan Xuan Card loaded with fifteen thousand fifth-order Xuan Pills, as spending money.

But even if they exhausted their entire wealth, that was still 980,000 fifth-order Xuan Pills short of the enormous sum, which left them dumbfounded.

"Forget it, Luo, let’s just go and register first, and then go back and tell the captain everything that happened. She’ll understand," Qin Dongting shook his head, trying to persuade Luo.

"No way, I’m not going back," Luo refused to leave. He had boasted in front of Yue Jinghua, and the thought of returning without success was too much for his pride. Shalman would look down on him.

The two female mercenaries exchanged a sly look, and one of them chuckled, "Little fatty, your expression is so pitiful. How about I give you a piece of clear advice?"

After saying that, she pointed her slender jade fingers, painted with henna, towards a spot in the Ten-Thousand Treasures Pavilion.

Just at this moment, two mercenaries walked up from that area, one of them waving a Dan Xuan Card in his hand, his old face blooming with joy like a bright chrysanthemum in autumn: "Haha, who would’ve thought I, Old Zhao, would have my day of redemption! Three million fifth-order Xuan Pills, all won back in one afternoon."

The self-proclaimed Old Zhao proudly flaunted the shockingly valued Dan Xuan Card in front of the female mercenaries, with his spit flying: "Bring me my Wolf Tassel Stick."

The female mercenary smirked, her eyebrows and eyes teasing, "Master Zhao, congratulations. You pawned your Wolf Tassel Stick for a hundred thousand Xuan Pills before, and now, having made a round in the Ten-Thousand Treasures Pavilion, you’ve won back several times that. It’s truly a cause for celebration."

The mercenary accompanying Old Zhao also chimed in, "Right you are, Old Zhao, your luck’s been incredibly good, winning big ten times in a row. Why even bother redeeming the Wolf Tassel Stick? You might as well buy a new weapon directly."

"Exactly, we came to Geyue Town this time planning to check out the newcomer’s contest, but who knew I’d get so lucky, winning a fortune after a few bets in the Ten-Thousand Treasures Pavilion. I think I can just quit being a mercenary, retire, buy a house and marry a few pretty wives back home," Old Zhao looked to be in his forties, and the mercenary badge on his arm revealed that he was only a three-star Mercenary.

Having passed his forties and just being a three-star Mercenary, he didn’t seem to be any notable figure.

Three million fifth-order Xuan Pills, enough to buy three bottles of Holy Mirror Spring.

If he had that many Xuan Pills, he could buy a bottle of Holy Mirror Spring, and also get Shalman a set of those Pearl Battle Helmets worn by the two female mercenaries from Ten-Thousand Treasures Pavilion. She would definitely love it.

Luo, watching from the side, felt a pang of envy and unconsciously licked his dry lips.

Qin Dongting, however, kept frowning as he watched.

Now, both of them understood what that female mercenary was talking about when she mentioned Ten-Thousand Treasures Pavilion.

Apparently, Ten-Thousand Treasures Pavilion looked like it was seven stories high from the outside, but once inside, one would discover that there was another level beneath.

In that underground level was the famous Ten-Thousand Treasures Pavilion of the continent, not quite like the floors above that sold all kinds of Elixir Pills, Spiritual Artifacts, and Dark Beasts. Ten-Thousand Treasures Pavilion was actually a gambling den.

Those who come and go here are all mercenaries.

In this world, greed is the most dangerous trap.

When arriving in Geyue Town, it was inevitable for mercenaries to enter the Ten-Thousand Treasures Pavilion to feast their eyes on wonders. 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

But who could resist feeling envious and heated upon seeing an entire pavilion glittering with treasures?

The number of those who could afford such high-priced treasures here were few and far between. Those without the means to buy the finest Spiritual Treasures, after a little persuasion from these beautiful female mercenaries, would wager their limited Xuan Pills in a gamble.

The winners could purchase treasures to their heart’s content, while the losers would have to leave behind their most precious belongings.

Since Ten-Thousand Treasures Pavilion was quite measured in its dealings, and the mastermind behind it wielded considerable influence in Geyue Town, despite the knowledge of its existence, the Mercenary Guild in Geyue Town always turned a blind eye, pretending to be unaware of this fact.

Thus in Geyue Town, especially among the old mercenaries, a saying was passed around: "Deep as the sea is the door to Ten-Thousand Treasures Pavilion, once you enter, you’ll not turn back."

Qin Dongting and Luo were new to the scene, unfamiliar with the rules of Geyue Town and had "coincidentally" come across the incident where Mirror Sound Spring had been destroyed. This led them into the Ten-Thousand Treasures Pavilion, where they fell for the ploys of the two women.

Qin Dongting was cautious by nature; he had been carefully observing the demeanor of the two female mercenaries and found them to be very suspicious. Sensing something amiss, he wanted to pull Luo away.

But Luo was dazzled by the Dan Xuan Card in the hands of that Zhao-named mercenary, and his short legs seemed leaden, unable to move an inch.

"Luo, let’s go. If it gets dark and we’re late, we won’t make it to the registration," Qin Dongting urged, pulling on Luo, but Luo didn’t react at all.

Luo gulped, "Dongzi, fortune favors the bold. Why don’t we try our luck too? We still have twenty thousand Xuan Pills. Maybe luck will be on our side and we could win big. You don’t want to go back and get scolded by Violent Moon, right? That woman is too scary."

"No way, the house always wins. Besides, I’ve never gambled before," Qin Dongting dragged Luo, hoping to leave this place of misfortune as soon as possible.

"You’ve got to be willing to try. We’ll stop while we’re ahead, and if we lose half, we’ll leave. Who knows, we might actually win. The Holy Mirror Spring is a good find," murmured Luo. Qin Dongting eventually couldn’t resist his persuasion and was dragged down the stairs by him, heading straight towards the location of Ten-Thousand Treasures Pavilion.