Looking at the movements of the five people in front of him, Jillim and the other characters who had originally sensed something strange were somewhat confused. Because the dwarves weren’t familiar with Qin Lun and the others, they guessed that the five of them were friends of each other, so they were just on guard and didn’t overreact.

“Assassins from the Santalin Society?” Elistine looked vigilantly at the woods.

“No, that’s impossible. The assassination incident has only been less than two days. Perhaps the headquarters of the Santalin Society hasn’t received accurate information yet. How could they send people here so quickly?” Mastasia shook her head in denial and looked at Qin Lun with a puzzled expression. She instinctively felt that this might have something to do with Silver-haired elf.

“It’s Apostle, Apostle from the Santalin Alliance!” Qin Lun and the others quickly reacted and looked at each other cautiously.

“It doesn’t seem like I intentionally came to provoke you. I’ll go take a look!” Rand drove his mount towards the woods.

Qin Lun and Masta Xia took out their longbows and stood on the high side of the road to sweep the formation for Rand. This place was only a few hundred meters away from the woods. Although it wasn’t considered a battle distance, the two elven hunters had already given Rand a sweeping array. This was enough to ensure that Rand would be able to hold on to everyone’s support during the battle.

Not long after Rand entered the woods, his strange words came from the guild channel.

“They want to join our team!”

Qin Lun and Hill exchanged a surprised glance. As Apostle, he was basically a mercenary in the Broken Star Sky, regardless of whether he was in the same camp or in the enemy camp. They can cooperate with each other at any time, as long as the competitive task is put aside.

However, the five of them were still their mortal enemies two days ago. Now that the competitive mission had just ended, it was a bit strange for him to directly come here to seek cooperation.

“What price are they willing to pay?” Hearing Rand’s feedback, Qin Lun’s first reaction was that the five people opposite him were in big trouble.

If it was similar to the previous fortress guilds, they would have to accomplish certain goals in this world, but their original mission was destroyed by them, resulting in insufficient benefits. If they were being pursued by the enemy, they would need to borrow their strength.

If that was the case, Qin Lun and the others wouldn’t mind letting these cannon fodder join the team. First, they hadn’t received any other missions yet. Second, they had to make use of it and counter-use it. Sometimes, it was just a sliver of a distance. Trouble was often accompanied by opportunities.

Of course, regardless of the situation on the other side, since they had come to seek cooperation, paying a price was also the meaning of the question.

“No, according to what they said, although they killed the undead mage who escaped from the Supreme Palace, they didn’t leave too many hands behind. The pursuit of the Santalin will not be a problem for them.”

Rand truthfully replied, “They want to work together on an equal footing and pay a fee to share our next storyline quest.”

“If we receive the storyline of the Silver Hall, our current strength is indeed insufficient. If the other party is sincere, we can consider cooperating!” Qin Lun frowned and turned to ask, “Hill, what do you think?”

“If we can prove that the necromancer really died at their hands, then the two sides will have a basis for cooperation. The plot camp will no longer be an obstacle.” “However, just to be safe, let them add temporary collateral to the contract. If their relationship leads to trouble later, then we won’t suffer too much,” Hill said thoughtfully.

“Alright!” Qin Lun nodded in admiration. Hill was very thoughtful. He couldn’t find any flaws. “Rand, tell them the conditions. If you’re willing to sign the contract, bring them over.”

“Lord Jillim, I’m sorry to waste everyone’s time!” Seeing Rand walk out of the woods with the five Apostle, Qin Lun’s eyes lit up. He turned around and apologized to Old Dwarf, signaling that everyone could go back on their way.

“Just call me Jillim!” Gilliam waved his hand in keeping with Shield Dwarf’s usual forthright manner, but as a precaution, he added, “Who are they?”

“They are mercenaries. King Tynequilas sent them to look for me after I encountered an accident at the Bird Gate.” Qin Lun’s expression did not change at all. He lied and came. “However, their luck is not good. They always miss my whereabouts. It was only yesterday that they arrived near Silvermoon City.”

Qin Lun’s words were unmistakable. Apart from Mastasia who gave him an obscure glance, even Elistine and Idrea believed that the five of them were really sent by the Ank Fairy King.

Old Dwarf did not doubt Qin Lun’s words. The high-ranking members of the elven races rarely traveled outside alone. To elves who were more delicate than Hua Jiao, this kind of behavior was simply too dangerous. The elven slave trade had never been cut off since ancient times.

It was normal for the elven courts on the continent to hire familiar mercenary groups when dealing with external affairs and commerce.

Although Elaszo had once told Old Dwarf that the Elf Prince was cunning and cunning, he had to be careful when dealing with him. After all, Qin Lun’s camp belonged to an orderly and good side. There was no need to worry about him colluding with evil organizations like the Santalin Society.

Of course, creatures like Apostle had no factions or positions to speak of. This was not something dwarf experts could guess.

As Qin Lun explained to Jillim, he carefully sized up the five Apostle and opened the guild channel to them. Although Rand had already signed a cooperation contract with the other party, probing was indispensable. The previous meeting was a bit hasty.

The leader of the five Apostle men and women was a young man with narrow eyebrows and phoenix eyes and a slightly gloomy expression. The strong man in his left hand was clearly an MT. He was close to seven feet tall, with a tiger’s back and a bear’s waist. He looked very strong.

Standing on his right hand was a black-robed mage. The most impressive thing about the mage was his eyes. His deathly gray pupils were unfocused and looked like two glass beads that had lost their luster.

The remaining two men and women were skinny. They always walked with their backs bent and their hands over their knees, like a monkey. The woman’s face was covered with a veil, and she couldn’t see her appearance clearly. She was wearing leather armor, and she couldn’t see the specific combat profession.

The moment the two met, Qin Lun and Hill were surprised to discover that the Apostle team was very strong, at least much stronger than the three of them. From the way Apostle sensed each other, the youth leading them was undoubtedly a high-tier Apostle. The auras of the remaining few people were also very strong, at least they were veteran Second Grade experts.

“Are you the Guild Leader of this guild?” At the same time, Wei Si was also observing Qin Lun and the others. Most of his attention was focused on Qin Lun. After all, Silver-haired elf’s storyline identity was of utmost importance.

This was the main reason why they had to put down their grudges and give up a portion of their mission profits and join Qin Lun’s guild.

“No, the three of us are a temporary group. We have used the world token to enter Toril World this time. The party we belong to is the Lost Horn of the Devil. It’s nice to meet you.” Qin Lun’s eyes lit up as he spoke on the guild channel.

“World token?” Wei Si’s eyes revealed a hint of understanding as he smiled and said, “We are the core division of the ‘Blood Castle’ in Grey City. Other than the plot of Silvermoon City, you should also have other plot missions on you, right?”

“Not for the time being, but this dwarf mission is heading to their camp at the foot of Mount Ridge of the World. When they arrive there, they will likely receive epic stories about the Silver Hall or its predecessors.”

“Of course, if you want to share this mission, you have to pay some rewards,” Qin Lun said frankly.

Hearing the words “Secret Silver Hall”, Wei Si’s eyes lit up and he felt that his previous decision was correct. Since the other party possessed an important storyline identity, the storyline of the mission he was able to come into contact with was indeed much stronger than theirs.

“Of course, if you don’t mind, after you receive the mission, the collateral on the cooperation contract will be our reward!” Wei Si replied without hesitation and showed the collateral he had previously agreed to with Rand on the guild channel.

“Soul fire?!” Qin Lun and Hill raised their eyebrows when they saw the dark green flame on the guild channel and the description it gave. This was the bloodline item that the necromancer had dropped!

“Are you satisfied?” Wei Si asked with a smile.

“That’s right, it’s really big!” Qin Lun was a little surprised. This Soul Flame was of high quality and belonged to a high-grade bloodline item.

Although the bloodline of a necromancer like the Soul Flame was a big deal, it was rare to see a high-grade one. In all seriousness, it wasn’t inferior to the Ice Flame Abyss Devil bloodline he had obtained back then. Of course, compared to Hill’s rare Spirit Vampire bloodline, it was much inferior.

“Although we don’t need it, I believe we can sell it at a good price at the Apostle Club.” Hill smiled kindly from the side.

“That’s good!” Wei Si’s eyes lit up and he put away his bloodline items. The two of them tacitly smiled at each other. Everyone tried to test each other out. At this moment, the cooperation contract that they had originally signed was truly established.

The necromancer’s bloodline items dispelled Qin Lun and the others’ doubts, believing that the other party did not have ulterior motives. The Wei Si team confirmed that Qin Lun and the others had the qualifications to cooperate with them through the information that Qin Lun had intentionally leaked about the world token, the plot of the Mithril Hall, the Apostle Club, and so on.

This was crucial to the future cooperation between the two Apostle teams. Any strict contract was just a prerequisite. The Wei Si team deliberately waited for Qin Lun and the others to pass by, not just to seek cooperation.

If Qin Lun and the others didn’t have the corresponding strength, even if they signed the contract, they would still have many black methods to circumvent the contract. For example, during certain critical battles, they deliberately let the storyline monsters “wipe out their opponents” on their behalf, and then earned all the mission benefits.

After probing, Qin Lun showed that his storyline identity was indeed very capable. Not only did he have access to epic storylines, he also had powerful storyline characters to help him. Wei Si and the others also vaguely said that they had left the Santalin Society, and the plot faction was temporarily blank. This way, the gap in strength between the two sides would be narrowed, and they could cooperate equally.

After Wei Si and the others joined the team, there were no waves along the way. Two days later, at dusk, they finally arrived at a hidden valley at the southern foot of the World Ridge and entered the outpost camp set up by Shield Dwarf.