To read the next chapters of this book for $3, please visit P@treon.
p@treon. com/Nora02
Qi Yan and Elfman arrived next door, and the mayor greeted them with great enthusiasm.
"Mr. Qi Yan, you're awake! Thanks to you and Mr. Elfman last night, otherwise I would have been killed."
The mayor was very grateful to Qi Yan; he had witnessed the entire battle last night.
Those Ancient Knight Order Mages of the Magic Council looked formidable, but in the end, so many of them were wiped out by the Phantom Bandit Gang; they were completely unreliable.
Fortunately, Qi Yan displayed incredible power and took care of all the opponents, otherwise he would have been torn to pieces by now.
Qi Yan said righteously, "No need to be polite, Mr. Mayor. You are our client, and protecting clients is the primary duty of us Mages of the Fairy Tail Guild."
"What excellent Mages!"
Then the mayor came to the table and placed a box of money on it.
"Mr. Qi Yan, this is the reward for this mission. Please count it."
Qi Yan's eyes lit up when he saw so much money, and Elfman wasn't much better.
On average, he only earned a little over 100,000 J for a job, and a difficult one would be just over 200,000 J.
At most, he would do four or five jobs a month.
Seven million J—he couldn't earn that much even if he worked desperately for a year without eating or drinking.
Now, seeing 7 million J earned in one go, he was truly a bit shocked.
"Mayor, you are too kind. Of course, we trust you."
Qi Yan said it, but his hands were not idle; he directly picked up the money, and his address even changed from "Mr. Mayor" to "Mayor."
The mayor was very happy: "Hahaha! Gentlemen, if you're not in a hurry, why not stay in this city for a few more days? I'd like to properly host my two saviors."
Qi Yan waved his hand and said, "We appreciate your kindness, Mayor, but there's no need for hospitality.
We need to return to the Guild quickly to submit the mission.
If we delay too long, everyone in the Guild will worry, and with such a major incident here, you, Mayor, must be busy.
Next time!"
"Alright! Then I won't keep you two any longer.
Have a safe journey."
"Then we'll be leaving.
If anything like this happens again, remember to come to the Fairy Tail Guild!"
The mayor smiled bitterly and shook his head: "I don't want to encounter such a thing again."
Once was enough; if it happened again, his heart couldn't take it.
Qi Yan and Elfman left by carriage.
In the carriage, Qi Yan opened the money box, and the gleaming banknotes inside were dazzling.
"Gulp!"
Both of them couldn't help but swallow, as they had never seen so much money before.
Qi Yan took out half and placed it directly into Elfman's hands.
"Hmm? Qi Yan, what are you doing?"
Elfman was a bit dazed, holding the money.
"What am I doing? What do you mean, 'what am I doing'? Of course, I'm splitting the money!"
"Spl-spl-splitting the money?!"
Hearing Qi Yan's words, Elfman was completely stunned, stuttering as he spoke.
"That's right! You came out on a mission with me, so of course, we have to split the reward!"
Qi Yan said as a matter of course.
"No, no, no! That's not right! I was mentoring you, not teaming up for a mission.
Besides, I didn't do anything on this mission; you completed it all by yourself.
I can't take the money!"
Elfman quickly put all the money back.
Mentoring new Mages was an obligation for older members, and they usually didn't take rewards.
Qi Yan handed the money back to Elfman: "You sacrificed your time, and you also protected the client.
It's only right that you receive a reward."
"That's still too much.
I'll just take this much."
Elfman took out 100,000 J.
"No, that's too little.
This mission is different from usual.
You risked your life, so how can you only take so little?"
After some back and forth, Elfman finally took 1,000,000 J.
Seeing Elfman accept the money, Qi Yan nodded in satisfaction.
Elfman got involved in this mess because of him.
Since he risked his life, he naturally deserved a greater reward.
However, Elfman felt the money was a bit hot to handle; after all, he hadn't done anything this time.
1,000,000 J was enough for him to be busy for several months.
Qi Yan was truly too generous.
Perhaps he should introduce his sister to him.
Fairy Tail Guild.
Mira routinely went to collect the Guild mail.
Most of it consisted of requests sent by clients.
Every day, she had to organize and record them before posting them on the request board, which Mages of the Guild would then accept.
"Huh?"
At this moment, Mira noticed a file bag with a large "S" written on it, indicating it was an S-Class request.
S-Class requests were inherently rare due to their high danger level, but precisely because of the danger, S-Class missions also offered very generous rewards, starting at a minimum of 5,000,000 J.
Therefore, all Guilds placed great importance on S-Class requests.
Mira tore open the S-Class request bag and immediately turned pale upon seeing the request inside.
At this time, the Guild was bustling with excitement, as usual.
Mira rushed in with a panicked expression: "Something terrible has happened! Master!"
"Hmm? What's wrong, Mira?"
"The Phantom Bandit Gang mission... has been changed to S-Class!!!"
"Pfft—!"
Makarov spat out the drink he had just taken.
"What?!!"
The Guild suddenly fell silent.
S-Class missions were tasks that only S-Class Mages were qualified to accept.
Moreover, S-Class Mages generally wouldn't easily take on such difficult requests, because even for S-Class Mages, S-Class missions were extremely dangerous, and a single misjudgment could cost them their lives.
"What exactly happened?! Why did it become an S-Class mission?!"
Mira quickly handed the request form to Makarov.
Makarov quickly read it, and his face also changed dramatically: "Camille, the King of Assassins? This guy is actually the leader of the Phantom Bandit Gang."
"What?!"
"Camille, the King of Assassins?!"
Everyone in the Guild also changed their expressions drastically.
Camille, the King of Assassins, was truly famous, having earned this title by eliminating countless powerful Mages.
It was said that no one targeted by him ever survived; his power was terrifying.
"Master, what should we do now?"
Mira was extremely anxious.
Besides Qi Yan, her younger brother Elfman was also on this mission.
Her younger sister Lisanna had died on an S-Class mission, and if her younger brother also died on an S-Class mission, leaving her alone, she didn't know how she would live on.
"I'll go myself!"
At this time, no S-Class Mages were in the Guild, and even if they were, facing the King of Assassins carried a significant risk, so he decided to go himself.
Just as Makarov was about to open the door.
Creak—!
The Guild doors opened, and Qi Yan and Elfman appeared at the entrance.
"Qi Yan!!"