46. Koi Goddess

Meixiang's team went home, her subordinates are strangely silent, not brave enough to ask their Little Xiang about the powerful young man- they chose to stay quiet. They then look at their brave sacrificial lamb Tian Ling but the dumbass is smiling silly currently on his Dreamland imagining how rich he is right now.

Their meal ended, Meixiang discussed their next step.

"We're now officially citizen of the Central."

Everyone nodded.

"A year ago we aim to be stronger, it's the same goal today and the coming days. But our end objective is not the Central, this place, this is just a training ground for all of us. If we can't survive here, it means we can't be at 'that' realm. Of what and where is that world, you'll know after proving yourself."

Ping Lei and Ping Chunhua pursed their lips having a hint of this realm Meixiang is talking about.

"Auntie Tian, oversee the diet of everyone especially Little White and Little Bao. Ancient beasts are with peculiar intake to follow so they can advance to adulthood and possess fully their ancestors strengths. Half of the meat of the Guiformes Lin Kian would be a jerky for the little ones, this includes Little Meat. Auntie, you are also responsible for the financial of our mercenary."

"Old Leng, our base is soon to open for public, install the solar panels and appliances three days later."

"Uncle Tian, you are responsible for the management of the base. Look for man power to help you oversee the safety of the place." then she handed a necklace with a small pearl almost invisible to the naked eye. "It can absorb the qi for its owner. At night, cultivate for a short period of time and the qi absorbed by the bead will transfer to your body. We only have one of this. Uncle's time for cultivation would be use to oversee our main base so this will be given to uncle."

This pearl is the Moon of the Sea Meixiang won on the stone gambling months ago, after using her master armament and alchemist skills, she turn it to a precious pearl good for cultivation, a formula she read inside the sacred book.

"Little Xiang, this is too precious. Uncle will not disappoint Little Xiang."

Uncle Tian can not reject the precious item and can only do his best. Everyone knows this. They had accepted the best resources, not rejecting and not wasting Meixiang's gifts is the best they can do.

"Brother Feng, and Brother Chun, enroll to the same academy. Brother Ling, enroll to Xin Academy, the academy is where the best students of medicines are currently enrolled. The Central College do a tournament once a year, prove yourselves by dominating the tournament."

The three nodded.

"Citizen age nineteen to twenty five are mandatory to study at the Central. Brother Han, Brother Lei, and Brother Ji will test their department at the Central College after the event."

"Me, Little Fai, Brother Lei, and Brother Ji would be out of the Central to find one of the ingredient to use on Brother Lei's poison and Brother Lei to continue his beast taming training. The four of us will also accompany the Wei princess to Neiron Mountain. While we are afar, the others should keep your guards up all the time. Summon your shadow guards if encountered danger, if still not solved, summon your beasts and break the crystal."

Everyone nodded.

"Let's enjoy the coming days for now. We have a lot of days to come."

Meixiang's subordinates had a long night that night thinking of the mysterious young man killed the venerable beast, their

now rich life, and the powerful warlock Shi Jinhai, their silent hero.

The next day, they brought their tickets and roam around the gambling sites to collect their winning stakes. They didn't hide their identity naturally the onlookers around recognized them, they can only curse them mentally envying Meixiang from the sideline.

The little tycoon must possess a body of Koi Goddess to encounter talented and strong subordinates.

Also that day, the story of what happened on the stone betting three months ago spread like a flu to the Central. The stories are with different versions and most are exaggerated but with similar content, the little tycoon won millions from the Wei Princess and even won a precious stone that can put a decaying person to live once again! They can only sigh inwardly for a hundredth times today.

The little tycoon have a body of Koi Goddess she only needs to pick random stone turns out to be a precious ore and can earn millions at the same time!!!

The remaining three days of the event was with the activity of challenging other mercenaries to advance the grade of their mercenary group. Meixiang had the initial plan to challenge atleast a grade A mercenary to rose the grade of their group but when the Neiron Mountain mission with a promise of hundred of millions of reward plus accelerating to grade S mercenary, she didn't bother to waste their energy and time. They rent the best and most expensive private seat so they can watch the tournament. When bored, they will roam around to spend money.

On the last day of the event, a grand auction was scheduled just like every year, each mercenaries are mandatory to give up items to the organization to be auctioned. The income would be given to the mercenary powerhouse, all would be rank according to their end bid. The most precious item's price would be given back to the mercenary doubling the amount by the organization. With this, mercenary groups give up the most precious item they possess not only to flex but to win back the amount of the item with additional profit, in this case the mercenary powerhouse won a lot of millions every year.

The auction night arrived. Many good items are auctioned. The onlookers are looking at the same direction when the final bidder came from a certain group again and again. They can't help but think of their savings. They know by their hearts atleast a part of their small saving was being used by the group to buy the items they like.

That certain group is no other than Meixiang's group.

"Brother Chun, why do you buy that item this time?"

Ping Chunhua just gave a vague answer and didn't mind to explain in detail. The cloth is comfortable and with good abosorption, she would sew it for Little Xiang to use when her that time of the month would visit her. Their Little Xiang is soon to be a lady officially and that month may arrive anytime the coming days.

If the mercenary who almost died in harvesting this precious cloth see Ping Chunhua's thoughts, they will spit a mouthful of blood.

Auntie Tian bids for accessories and other good items. Tian Ling bought the rare medicinal herbs to concoct for the group. The others also bought the items they thought are precious mainly for their Xiang-er and Little Fai.

The onlookers can only twitch their faces when the members from the same group themselves compete to one another for a certain item. They then realize Meixiang's subordinates bid items to give it to their boss the little tycoon.

Indeed, a koi goddess!

When all the fifty one items given by the fifty one mercenary groups are all auctioned, they all thought the event ends but then one of the little tycoon's subordinate made his way to the stage and present a tray with an item.

Yes. They forgot, the Amazing Mercenary is officially part of the mercenary organization powerhouse naturally they can offer an item to auction tonight.

The organizers of the event examine the item. After some minutes with meticulous process, the announcer then carefully and clearly explain the details of the item.

"Our next and the last item is the spiritual water obtain from Neiron Mountain, at the legend it's almost the same spiritual water flowing inside the phantom world. Once used in concocting elixirs, it would undoubtedly be a powerful pill. Three of our appraisers examined the item and said the same detail, the item is authentic and with pure and hundred percent of spirituality. The Amazing Mercenary gave up three bottles of spiritual water. All three would be given to the final bidder. The amount would start at fifty million and can only increase their bids not lesser than a million. The bid starts now!"

Everyone are dumbfounded. They are still processing the information when they heard the first bidder place his offer. They then woke up from their reverie and started to bid. They can only give their thanks to Meixiang's group for buying most of the item so they didn't spend their taels for the 'unimportant' items. The bid risen to a level until reach the same amount of the total of all the fifty-one prior auctioned items.

Headmaster Lishi only had a sigh of relief when the bidding comes to its end only because the time for bidding runs out. The final bid was won by the headmaster of the heavenly Doctor association.

After the bidding was done and everyone's minds are no longer in chaos for the precious item, they then realize the peculiarity of the event. THE AMAZING MERCENARY HAVE AN ITEM THAT CAN ONLY OBTAIN FROM THE DANGEROUS NEIRON MOUNTAIN!!!

The sleepless night was not only for the headmaster Lishi who promised Meixiang's team to advance directly to S level mercenary group if the mission is completed but also the empress of the Wei Kingdom that thought the group was oblivious to the dangerous mountain and promise an undescribable amount as a reward for a mission that if completed, she will undoubtedly suffer.

The night is not only long for the outsiders but also for Meixiang's subordinates. When Tian Ling wanted to bid for the precious spiritual water after knowing the details, their Little Xiang stops him and casually said the water they consume for the past year is the same water flowing inside the phantom world and the same item these people are bidding.

They almost explode that moment.

Little Xiang, why would you delay to inform us the important details everytime?!! Can you tell us everything now so we can spit blood in one go?

They wanted to spank the people of the Central of their whispers and murmurs.

Our Little Xiang is no Koi Goddess okay. WE are the one who REALLY possess the body of koi gods and goddesses okay.

This luck even becoming a dog for their Little Xiang is already undeserving to any of you!

Days passed, Amazing Mercenary's main base was completed. Meixiang's subordinates are dumbfounded at the different style of the place and the new equipments around.

What are these precious stone on the ceiling that gave light to the whole room and can even switch on and off? These are not beast cores with light attribute, right? They can even change to different colors!!!

What are these small things that was around every corner that blow smoke, a fragrant smoke that gives calming sensation and even kept the air around not too dry. There are no water attribute magician inside the small machines, right?

What are these cooking equipments used by Auntie Tian that doesn't show a fire but can cook their meals? What about the big equipments that can on and off that can control the temperature of the room? These equipments are with wind, air, ice, and other elements.

They can only look at Old Leng and Auntie Tian who are being praised by their Little Xiang. So this is the reason their Little Xiang favors Old Leng, they can no longer question it.

Old Leng is too powerful he can create elements only using the heat of the sun!!!

Their main base was open to the public and soon become the topic of the Central. Old Leng, Auntie Tian, and Uncle Tian managed the place while the rest went to the center of the Central to 'study'.