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Chapter 56 Maze Squad

"Give it back to me!"

Rhys... no, Rhys didn't speak until this moment, her voice was deliberately low and hoarse, and she rushed out and pounced on You Che.

You Che easily dodged her attack: "Why are you in such a hurry? Don't worry, I've always been a model citizen who returns lost property, I won't ask you for a reward."

But Liz didn't listen at all, and reached out to grab Yu Che again, while pulling out a short knife that faintly glowed with purple light with her other hand.

"Again—!"

At that instant, You Che and Qing Ling both sensed something.

You Che narrowed his eyes and gripped the hound's claws, while Qing Ling remained seated, though the vines on her arms had begun to extend silently.

Just then.

"That's enough!"

Mycroft wasn't particularly imposing, but his voice was loud enough to stop Liz's actions.

"Liz, if you're not good enough, don't embarrass yourself."

Liz froze on the spot, her body trembling slightly, but she still put down the dagger in her hand.

However, she immediately looked at You Che: "Give me back that pendant!"

You Che was also taken aback, only then noticing that among the things he had just taken, besides Lis's adventurer certification, there was also a small pendant with a rather elven style, which was now lying in his palm.

Judging from Liz's reaction, this is probably something quite important to her.

"Excuse me."

Yu Che gave her an apologetic yet still charming smile, handing over the card and pendant. Liz glared at him, then tossed the magic pouch into his hand.

You Che's brows twitched slightly, but he didn't say anything.

He turned to look at Mycroft beside him, waiting for his explanation.

Mycroft clapped his hands with a smile before saying, "That was brilliant."

"Liz is a level 13 assassin. You not only held your own against her in close combat, but you were even better at shrewdness, while you are only level 7!"

"Now I understand why Kyrie Irving trusted you so much. You're truly exceptional!"

You Che gave a polite smile: "You flatter me. So, what exactly is your intention in arranging this process? Is it all related to the strategy team you mentioned earlier?"

Mycroft clapped his hands: "That's right! This is a long story, let's not rush it, you take this."

He took a card from the magic pocket at his waist, placed it on the table, and slid it in front of Yu Che.

You Che picked it up and saw that it was exactly what he needed: Qingling's Adventurer Certification.

The card only contained basic information such as name, gender, personal level, and adventurer level, all of which had been modified to perfectly match Qingling's.

As for the adventurer's rank, it's directly E-rank.

You Che accepted it without ceremony: "I didn't expect it would be from you."

Mycroft laughed and said, "To be precise, it wasn't me. The original of this certificate was provided by Liz, and I just modified it a bit."

"An elven adventurer's certificate, especially one that's unclaimed and hasn't been cancelled, isn't easy to find. Owen didn't understand the differences, which is why he made such a boast. But giving it to you isn't a bad deal!"

Upon hearing this, You Che glanced at Liz and Owen separately before replying, "Thank you very much."

"No need! These are just necessary preparations—if you'd like to join my team."

Mycroft waved his hand dismissively: "Now let me tell you what happened."

After his brief explanation, You Che understood the situation.

Simply put, the leaders of the major underground forces in Watchtower Town would take turns organizing teams to enter the maze regularly to obtain relatively rare resources and items.

It just so happens that it's Mycroft's turn to explore the maze again, so he's recruiting members.

But adventurers come and go in Watchtower Town, and all the members of his previous team had already left, so he had to recruit from scratch.

It was at this time that Irving approached him to discuss "business".

After briefly hearing about Yuche's situation, Mycroft had the idea of ​​meeting him and testing his abilities, which led to the scene just now.

"I see." You Che nodded slightly.

Although these things weren't mentioned in the game, he had seen similar storylines before, so there was nothing to doubt.

"So that's how it is," Mycroft laughed. "I've already witnessed your skills; you're definitely on par with, and perhaps even better than, those veterans above LV10!"

"If you're willing, I sincerely invite you both to join my exploration team! As long as you complete the resource gathering task, I won't be stingy with the rewards!"

"Um……"

You Che began to think.

Teaming up to explore dungeons is not uncommon in the gaming era, but You Che originally planned to explore with Qing Ling, as this would offer the greatest freedom and eliminate the need to worry about others.

However, there are advantages to accepting Mycroft's invitation, such as...

"I think you should know that entering the dungeon not only has adventurer level restrictions, but also requires a team of at least six people."

Mycroft then added, "Of course you could find people to temporarily form a team, and then split up after entering, but that would waste a lot of time, be very inefficient, and could cause other problems."

That's true. Due to the unique nature of this maze, guilds require players to form teams.

Yu Che's original plan was to form a temporary team, just as Mycroft had suggested, and then split up to explore the maze separately, but this method was indeed quite troublesome.

"In addition, if you join my team, I can open a portion of my equipment warehouse to you before you enter the squad. You can choose two pieces of equipment whose rarity is no higher than excellent."

Seeing that Yuche didn't respond, Mycroft threw out another bombshell: "If you successfully complete the mission, then these two pieces of equipment are yours, and it won't affect the reward I agreed on before!"

Yu Che finally raised his head and looked at Mycroft.

Considering the size and level of influence of Watchtower, the conditions offered by Mycroft were undeniably generous.

Since it always requires teamwork, and there are always pros and cons, and given the extra rewards, You Che didn't hesitate any longer: "Deal!"

"Hahaha, that's great!" Mycroft laughed. "I love your temper! Come on, let's drink!"

Next came the rather pointless drinking culture segment, but fortunately, You Che was able to adapt fairly well, not to mention Mycroft and Irving.

Moreover, this part wasn't entirely a waste of time. Yu Che took this opportunity to talk to Mycroft about the more specific requirements of the commission. After confirming that there were no pitfalls, the two parties finally reached a complete agreement.

Both Yuche and Mycroft were satisfied with the result.

In addition, Qingling and Lisi were somewhat out of place in the room. One of them was busy drinking and eating, while the other kept her head down, neither eating nor drinking nor speaking.

Mycroft didn't seem to have much free time either. After reaching an agreement with Yuche, he stood up, said goodbye, and left.

To Yu Che's surprise, Liz left alone, indicating that she was not Mycroft's bodyguard or anything like that.

After everyone else left, Owen approached You Che apologetically, saying, "I'm so sorry, sir, I was going to say I could help you solve the problem, but..."

You Che waved his hand: "It's nothing. If you planned to lure me into your team beforehand and didn't tell me, then I do have something to say to you."

"But Mycroft has already made it clear that this has nothing to do with you, so you don't need to worry about it. Rather, you used one of his favors? That's quite a price to pay."

Owen gave a wry smile: "Thank you for your understanding. You don't need to worry. Since you've agreed to join Mr. Mycroft's team, the adventurer certification is a necessary item he's provided for you, so I don't need to use up a favor."

"But in that case, I haven't actually helped you much, so you don't need to worry about the recycling of materials that I mentioned before."

You Che looked at him: "Is that not necessary?"

"Yes. Besides, the Echo Crystal is something Mr. Mycroft's team is also collecting, so I can't possibly compete with him for it."

After explaining, Irving chatted with You Che for a couple more minutes before taking his leave.

You Che checked the time one last time and then returned to the hotel with Qingling.

The next morning, there was a knock on You Che's door, with a message from Mycroft.

It turns out that the person in question has already swiftly assembled their team. Now, please go and meet your teammates.

You Che naturally had no objections. After replying to the messenger, he woke Qingling, packed their belongings, and went out.

It's time to check out what kind of people are on this team.