It's Not Easy to Be a Man After Travelling to the Future - Chapter 971

Chapter 971: 971

Chapter 971 Mercenary Team!

It was midnight at the port of Planet Shanghai . A merchant group was about to leave the port so they were busy loading their goods .

In one of the warehouses on the ships, a small mercenary team consisting of seven people gathered in a corner and chatted among themselves . The equipment on them was old, and the badly bruised old mecha models beside them proved that their journey here wasn’t easy .

The leader of this team was a skinny middle-aged man around 50 years old . His face showed many signs of old age . He drank the low-grade alcohol that the merchants gave them and looked at the team members around him . He sighed sadly . “I’m sorry, everyone . I’m too incapable . For the past ten years, our situation kept getting worse . Now, we even need to take missions that require so much time and effort, but don’t have good rewards so we can fill up our stomachs . ”

“Grandpa Leader, what are you talking about . If it wasn’t for you, I would have died from hunger when I was six years old . ” One of the young men who looked around 14 years old smiled . He didn’t mind the harsh times they were facing .

“Little Tao, it’s a waste of your talent if you remain in Shadow Cat . ” The leader looked at Little Tao and shook his head in pity . He was someone who didn’t have much ability and the Shadow Cat Mercenary Team would probably remain in this bad state . There was no future for them . With Little Tao’s ability and talent, he could go to a better mercenary team . He might even be able to enter an elite mercenary team too . However, this little fellow stubbornly remained here, so that he could repay the kindness of that one bowl of rice when he was young .

“I think that this life is pretty good . ” Little Tao smiled brightly . “We can take missions and earn money to feed ourselves . The grandfathers in the team take good care of me and treat me like their own grandson . If I go outside, I won’t be able to enjoy such treatment . I will probably be bullied by the older members . Plus, if that happens, your heart will ache . ”

“Little Tao is getting better at talking . ” The other old members of Shadow Cat smiled happily .

They were all ordinary people . They didn’t have many abilities so they were only low-level mercenaries . They just wanted to earn some money to keep themselves and their families alive . Mercenaries like them were like extras among all the huge mercenary teams . They were able to survive until now because their leader was a careful person, as he never took missions that exceeded their limits . However, this also meant that the level of their mercenary team would never increase . At the same time, their standard of living got worse . A low standard of living wouldn’t attract powerful mercenaries . A mercenary team that wasn’t powerful enough wouldn’t be able to accept the harder missions which had more rewards . Hence, as the cycle continued, the Shadow Cat Mercenary Team’s situation got worse over time . They couldn’t even feed themselves properly now .

This was why the leader of Shadow Cat decided to take this mission . They didn’t have any rice left back at home . He knew that this mission might be dangerous and the result was uncertain, but he could only take the risk .

While they were chatting, the door of the warehouse suddenly opened . The person-in-charge of this merchant team walked in with a few other people . There was a muscular man around 50 years old, a cultured young man around 30 years old, a smart-looking middle-aged man and an arrogant and wealthy young man .

The person-in-charge pointed at the leader of Shadow Cat and said, “This is the leader of the Shadow Cat Mercenary Team, Yuan Mulin . Leader Yuan is the first to arrive . ”

The person-in-charge pointed at the muscular man and introduced, “This is the leader of the Grey Bat Mercenary Team, Dibi Luya . ” Dibi Luya greeted everyone friendly .

“The leader of Red Maple Mercenary Team, Ye Shao . ” The cultured young man smiled and nodded at everyone .

“The leader of Poison Teeth Mercenary Team, Jiang Bizhi . ” The smart-looking middle-aged man nodded coldly . He didn’t look like a friendly person .

“The leader of Mighty Sky, Ma Yizhe . ” The wealthy man seemed to look down on these poor leaders so he just raised his head arrogantly and scoffed . He didn’t greet anyone .

The three leaders’ expressions changed when they saw Ma Yizhe’s attitude . Among all the three leaders, Ye Shao and Dibi Luya were more shrewd, so they immediately started smiling again . Jiang Bizhi, on the other hand, continued wearing his cold expression . He just glared at Ma Yizhe with a vicious gaze like the eyes of a poisonous snake .

“This will be your accommodation for the time being . I hope that everyone can work together for this mission and come back alive . ” The person-in-charge ignored the tension that was going on between the leaders . They only invited these mercenary teams to protect their merchant team, As for the relationship of the mercenary teams, it was not their concern .

The person-in-charge wanted to leave . Ye Shao suddenly thought of something and shouted, “President Tu, is everyone here?”

President Tu replied, “The Little Four Mercenary Team is still on their way . ”

“Haha, Little Four Mercenary Team? Who came up with such a weak name?” Ma Yizhe laughed loudly when he heard this .

President Tu didn’t say anything . He just smiled . Names were given by the leaders based on their own preferences . It had nothing to do with ability . Plus, he didn’t think that the name ‘Mighty Sky’ was any good too .

Suddenly, his communicator vibrated . He looked down and smiled . “Speak of the devil, they’re here . ” He walked out of the warehouse . Around 10 minutes later, he came in with someone wearing a mask . This young person had a gentle aura . It was Ling Lan .

“This is the leader of Little Four Mercenary Team, Jiang Hui . ” President Tu’s smile was more sincere this time . For some reason, he had a good impression of Jiang Hui . President Tu thought that this must be because of fate .

After that, he introduced the other leaders to Jiang Hui . Jiang Hui’s presence was gentle so even Ma Yizhe, who laughed at the name of Ling Lan’s team, didn’t give her attitude . He didn’t appear as arrogant and irritating as before .

The warehouse was segregated into six different sections naturally . Every section belonged to a respective mercenary team . Very soon, the five new teams moved their pieces of equipment and mechas into the warehouse .

Ling Lan’s team was situated between Shadow Cat and Poison Teeth . Soon, the 14 brand new mechas that belonged to them got transported into the warehouse .

Ling Lan was late because she was preparing the equipment for her team . Fortunately, Ling Lan had loads of money and Little Four knew many ways of getting things . Little Four found a secret black market and managed to get 14 modified mechas within two short days . Of course, a lot of money was spent on it . They even got some equipment for the mechas and spare parts . The other leaders might have looked down on this young mercenary team but the moment their mechas entered the warehouse, they became serious . They decided that they wouldn’t provoke this mercenary team until they knew more about their background .

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