[Bounty Mission: Collect the heads of ten desert crocodiles. There are nobles in the city who like to use them as decorations.]
[Reward: 10 gold coins.]
[Deadline: Five days. (Three days left.)]
Hanks got a bounty mission from the beautiful lady at the bar counter.
He placed it in front of An Kai.
"Kid, your luck is pretty good. You actually encountered a time-limited mission. There might not even be a few such bounty missions in a year!"
Desert Crocodile, a Level 5 existence.
Before An Kai came, he had just killed one.
Although he wasn't worried about his strength, An Kai didn't have enough time.
The round trip would take about four days.
In the meantime, he would have to search for the desert crocodiles.
The oasis where his secret base was located might not have enough desert crocodiles.
Therefore, after thinking about it, An Kai decided to give up on this mission.
He was prepared to change to another mission, although the reward of the desert crocodile was indeed very tempting.
"Don't waste time. Pick this one!
"Give me the membership card!"
Hanks stopped An Kai from continuing to choose and grabbed the membership card from An Kai's hands.
He walked up to the cold beauty, and after some communication, the desert crocodile mission was taken by An Kai.
Hanks stuffed the membership card back into An Kai's hands, but An Kai remained indifferent.
From the moment Hanks made the decision for him, An Kai's eyes had already become distant.
Holding the membership card in his hand, An Kai followed behind Hanks and walked out of the Rewards Tower.
However, from An Kai's movements, he was already prepared to attack at any time.
After leaving the Rewards Building, Hanks walked on his own and comforted, "Don't worry, I know where there are desert crocodiles. As long as you're strong enough, you'll definitely make it in time for this mission!"
An Kai remained silent. He had already prepared the Meditation Staff in his storage ring and was ready to attack at any time!
The two of them spent 20 minutes walking out of chaos city.
During this time, An Kai remained silent.
Hanks was chattering non-stop, telling An Kai about everything that happened in Chaos City.
Family affairs, cultural affairs.
And the conflict between the four forces.
However, An Kai didn't listen too much. He was paying full attention to Hanks' movements, ready to cast a fireball at Hanks at any time!
The reason was Hanks' abnormal behaviour!
When they met again and went to the Rewards Tower to receive a mission, Hanks' care for An Kai had already exceeded their relationship.
It also didn't fit Hanks' character.
Since what he did defy common sense, it meant that he was hiding something.
Especially after Hanks helped An Kai choose the bounty mission.
An Kai felt that this mission was a trap!
This was not because he was overthinking things. It was because he had once been tricked and taken advantage of. His life was hanging by a thread because of that " trust "!
He had just left chaos city and walked a few steps.
"I need an explanation." This was a privilege An Kai gave Hanks. If it were anyone else, he would have already thrown a fireball at him!
"Explanation?" Hanks looked surprised. He turned around and looked at An Kai, pretending to be confused.
Unfortunately, his acting was full of flaws in the eyes of An Kai, who was familiar with Hanks.
An kai took a few steps back, pretending that he was a mage with a weak body and needed to keep some distance from the battle.
Seeing this, Hanks understood.
It turned out that his acting had been seen through!
However, he had no intention of hiding it from An Kai. He had originally wanted to wait for An Kai to complete the mission before telling him. Now, it seemed that he might not be able to wait until then.
Hanks took out a map and threw it at An Kai.
"A dilapidated tower belonging to a Stage 1 Mage. Only Stage 1 Mage can enter.
"If entry were forced, the things inside would be destroyed.
"The resources inside are yours. I'll only take one thing. Don't worry, and it's definitely not the most valuable thing. It's just an ordinary letter."
Hanks was very honest, and his honesty won An Kai a little trust.
"A letter?" An Kai didn't ask stupid questions like 'Why did you pick me?'
It was not the first time the two of them had interacted in the desert. Choosing the other party meant that the other party had a trace of trust in his heart.
"It's just a letter. I advise you not to be curious. Even for me, all I have to do is find it, not open it." Hanks repeated.
An Kai fell silent again.
Hanks' words revealed a lot of information.
First of all, An Kai was pretty sure that Hanks was working for someone else.
Also, the power behind Hanks must be very powerful, and the letter was not a simple one.
Otherwise, Hanks wouldn't have exposed the power behind him. He wanted to dispel An Kai's curiosity about the letter.
Just as An Kai was thinking, the map in his hand suddenly burst into flames and turned into ashes in the blink of an eye.
"How is it? Are you going to accept my deal?"
An Kai pondered for a moment and replied in a heavy tone, "Yes."
A 3rd stage mage's tower, even if it was dilapidated, was bound to be worth a lot!
An Kai had read from the old president's books that a Mage Tower was limited to Stage 5 Mages and above.
This was because only a Stage 5 mage would have enough financial resources and strength to support him in building a mage tower.
From this, it could be seen how precious a Mage Tower was.
Therefore, Hanks' offer was something An Kai couldn't refuse.
"Walk west for an hour, and you will see an oasis. There is a habitat of desert crocodiles.
"Three days is enough."
Hanks pointed in the direction for An Kai.
At this moment, An Kai understood why Hanks chose a mission for him.
He was testing his strength!
An Kai didn't say much. The two of them had already reached a preliminary agreement and the trust they should have had been established.
He walked in the direction Hanks pointed.
His footsteps were firm, and his figure gradually faded away.
"There are other Magical Beasts in that oasis. I didn't tell him, so he probably won't hate me, right?
"Hehe. Who told him to take advantage of Widow Wang back then!"
About two years ago, at the entrance of the Unnamed Town, An Kai said, "Widow Wang told me to visit her window." Hanks remembered that until now.
Everything he had said was correct, including the information about the Stage 3 Mage Tower.
The only thing Hanks had 'forgotten' to mention was that the Desert Crocodile was not the only magical beast in the oasis.
.
He headed west.
He walked for about 40 minutes.
An Kai saw the oasis in the distance.
At a glance, this oasis was dozens of times larger than the oasis in his second secret base.
An Kai stopped and looked over. The lake was in the centre of the oasis, and the desert crocodiles should be living there.
From time to time, weak roars could be heard in the oasis.
It was as if they were telling An Kai, an outsider, that it was very dangerous here and that he should leave quickly.
"That bastard. I knew he didn't finish the whole story!
"Next time you're not at home, I'll definitely break into Widow Wang's window!"