Nobilis of War novel Chapter 1451

Darren had been waiting in the Tussle Region for a day, when an old man and a middle-aged man in armor arrived one after the other.

"Are you the client?"

They both looked Darren up and down. In their eyes, Darren was young and his cultivation stage was not high. How dared he go to the Chaotic Region?

"Yes I am," Darren replied flatly. "Thank you both for the help. Let's set off right away."

"Take it easy," the old man said, raising his hand. "Let's get some of the rules straight first. My name is Stewart Chi. You may refer to me as 'Mr. Chi' or 'sir'. As for the rules, I think Guard Kermit must have already told you that I am allowed to refuse to help you with anything that is beyond my ability or threatens my life. Do you accept these terms?" asked the old man.

"That's expected. If it comes down to the critical moment of life and death, it's absolutely normal for you to run for your life. Of course I accept it. What about you, buddy? Do you have any rules?" Darren asked, shifting his eyes to the other assassin, the middle-aged man in armor.

"Humph!" snorted the man coldly, thinking Darren was being a little too forward. He was at the top level of the Superior God Realm. He was greatly superior to Darren. How dared Darren refer to him as "buddy"? But he held in his displeasure and said nothing of it, despite the obvious offence on his face.

"My rules are the same as Stewart's. But after the job is done, you need to provide a level-eleven divine pattern to each of us. And remember, it must be the divine pattern we specially designate," replied the middle-aged man.

"Excuse me?" Darren frowned. "Hasn't the price been settled already? Now you're changing your mind right before coming to the stage?"

"Young man, do you in good conscience believe two level-eleven divine patterns for each of us is a fair price for hiring us to break into the Chaotic Region? Truthfully, we reluctantly agreed to take this task on, and only did it because we heard that you were on good terms with the leaders of the two regions and Guard Kermit spoke of you well.

Once it is done, we will all be happy. Do you really think one more divine pattern is excessive in light of that? I'm pretty sure everyone will see our demand as reasonable,"

said the old man named Stewart Chi.

The price they were paying, three level-eleven divine patterns for each, was quite a bargain for a killer at the top level of the Superior God Realm. But there was more to the equation; Kermit had deducted one level-eleven divine pattern from each of their rewards. It was no wonder they were unhappy.

It was quite clearly a losing deal for them.

"I am grateful to you both for going through the trouble to go to the Chaotic Region. When you return, you will definitely be given the divine pattern you're asking for," Connor responded, as if it was nothing.

He did not think it was going to be an easy mission for the two killers. It made sense to pay one more divine pattern to each of them.

"Alright. It is agreed. Thanks to you both," Darren said, agreeing to their demand. After all, Kermit had robbed them of one divine pattern each for his own secret kickback.

"It's settled then. Let's go. First we will go to the North Cool Region through the transmission array and then we will fly to the Chaotic Region from there." Stewart Chi abruptly shifted the conversation and got right down to business once he was satisfied that his demand had been met.

Hood took Darren and the others to a special transmission array. Darren and the two killers stood on it and their figures began gradually fading.

"Take care, Darren."

"Be careful. If you have any difficulty, send me a message and let me know as soon as possible. I'll do my best to be of help."

Hood and Connor cupped their hands and said goodbye to Darren.

"You can rest easy, buddies," Darren replied, returning the salute as he disappeared completely.

Under the dull sky of the wilderness, three figures emerged.

"Young man, did you call the region leaders 'buddies' just then?"

This had been on Stewart Chi's mind throughout the teleportation, and he could not figure out why Darren and the two region leaders spoke so casually with each other. How could the leaders of two great regions treat this young man so amiably? Just who the hell was this guy?

"Ha-ha, I have to thank them for their help and show my appreciation. I may call them buddies, but in my heart, I respect them as much as the masters of previous generations," Darren said with sincerity and humility in his words.

"I'm afraid you are too modest, Darren. May I ask which master was your teacher?"

After hearing Darren's answer, the arrogant expression on the middle-aged man's face disappeared. He now considered himself on the same level as Darren and had made that decision quite quickly.