Chapter 4081 — Forming a Team to Head Out
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 3
By comparison, trial participants who worked solo did exist, but they were not many. After all, high returns meant high risks; the bounty missions posted by the great merchant houses were all quite difficult, impossible for one person to handle. At most, a lone participant could take on small, unremarkable tasks.
When a mission was claimed as a squad, the contribution points earned upon completion all went to the captain, while the bounty rewards were divided among the members. Each squad had its own way of splitting things, some taking more, some less.
For trial participants of modest strength, joining a squad was far more dependable than doing small missions alone—at least in terms of rewards, it far surpassed the latter.
Seeing Wei Zhao agree so readily, the masked woman said happily, "Wonderful. Let me introduce myself. I'm Huang Xiaotao, captain of this trial squad. My current strength is late Foundation Establishment."
Pausing a moment, Huang Xiaotao then introduced the two beside her. "These two are Junior Brother Chen Muzhuang and Junior Brother Cong Zhima. Both are skilled hands at mid Foundation Establishment. The three of us are all disciples of Qingyun Pavilion."
So they were all fellow disciples, then? Wei Zhao nodded inwardly, though on the surface he put on a bluff, hearty manner and cupped his hands to the three of them. "I'm Ling Yi, just a loose cultivator. I'll be counting on everyone's kind guidance!"
Normally, when people agreed to cooperate and introduced themselves, they would state their strength, since that was the most basic foundation for working together. But Wei Zhao did not say, and Huang Xiaotao and the others did not mind much. They simply assumed Wei Zhao's strength was not high, that he could not compare to the three of them, and so he had been too embarrassed to mention it.
Even if Wei Zhao said nothing, though, they could at least be certain of one thing: this Ling Yi, whom they had just met, was definitely a skilled hand at Foundation Establishment. Otherwise he could not have passed the assessment and become a guild member.
In any case, this was not some dangerous mission against powerful spirit beasts—just gathering spirit herbs. So long as he had some ability to protect himself, it would be fine. Even if his strength was not great, having an extra pair of hands to carry things was still good. Wei Zhao's joining would be quite helpful to their three-person squad.
After a brief exchange of pleasantries, the three did not linger long in the guild. Led by Huang Xiaotao, they left the guild at once and made ready to set out.
Holding the map route provided by the guild, Wei Zhao roughly gauged their position and found that Hucai Tianwu Mountain was fully several thousand li from this place. He could not help asking in puzzlement, "Captain Xiaotao, Hucai Tianwu Mountain is so far away. How are the four of us going to get there? Walking would take quite a lot of time, wouldn't it?"
At this, the three exchanged smiles and did not answer. Huang Xiaotao walked to an open space and gave a whistle toward the sky. Moments later, a flying spirit beast came shrieking down in a spiral, landing before the four of them.
Wei Zhao was rather surprised at the sight. This was a large spirit bird with quite brilliantly colored tail feathers—gentle in temperament and extremely fast, an excellent choice for a flying spirit beast. If it were sold, it would likely fetch an astronomical price. Huang Xiaotao's wealth was no small thing!
Even a figure like Nan Tianguan had never been seen with a flying spirit beast of his own, yet Huang Xiaotao, merely a disciple of Qingyun Pavilion, possessed one. It was clear that Chen Muzhuang and the others were willing to attach themselves to her for good reason.
Of course, another possibility could not be ruled out: that Huang Xiaotao had gritted her teeth and paid a hefty sum for this large spirit bird to make bounty missions more convenient.