Chapter 189: Gathering


    That night, Han Ming stood quietly by the window and thought all night long. Finally, the knot in his heart was untied.


    He silently took out the antidote with the opposite effect given to him by Chalad and gulped it down without hesitation.


    He spent the whole day in agony.


    Forcibly reverting to his original body was a torture process that not everyone could endure.


    Fortunately, Han Ming pulled through.


    At midnight the next day, Han Ming finally completely reverted to his original body.


    "Damn it! That idiot Chalad! It''s okay for your rare transformation potion, but why does the antidote have to be so rare too! It made this process of reverting to my original body so slow and prolonged. It''s revenge, this is definitely blatant revenge!!"


    Han Ming was quite depressed.


    Standing in front of the mirror and looking at his appearance, Han Ming chuckled.


    "Damn it! I''m still this handsome!"


    He had been worried about how to explain himself when the people who came to fulfill the two-month promise saw him after he turned into a woman. Now it was okay. All problems were solved.


    As for this transformation potion, Han Ming carefully put it away.


    Han Ming knew in his heart that this potion was a good thing! He would definitely not use it again. But he couldn''t guarantee that there wouldn''t be others in the world who wanted it.


    God knows which wealthy tycoon or peerless expert was just born in the wrong body, with a man''s heart and a woman''s body, or vice versa.


    When he took out this transformation potion and let them fully realize their wish to change their gender, wouldn''t they be extremely grateful to him? It was even possible to sell it for a sky-high price!


    Thinking about this, Han Ming couldn''t help feeling joyful about his own idea.


    As for Ku Luo, he could only take it one step at a time for now. Maybe there would be a solution in the future.


    Right now, the most important thing was still to form his own mercenary group.


    Early the next morning, due to staying up late the night before and having somewhat untied the knot in his heart, Han Ming slept particularly soundly.


    "HAN MING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"


    A thunderous roar came from the street, so loud that it made the windows buzz.


    Han Ming was awakened by the noise, rolled over quickly, and ran to the window to look outside.


    He saw a tall and sturdy man standing in the middle of the street.


    "Damn it! Quik! What the hell are you howling for!"


    Seeing that it was Quik, Han Ming felt much happier and cursed while leaning on the window.


    "Hahaha, so you''re here! Come down quickly, come down! I haven''t seen you for two months. I missed you so much. Let''s go drink!"


    Quik put his hands on his hips and roared loudly on the street.


    Han Ming jumped down from the window, looked around, and asked, "What? Just you?"


    Quik patted Han Ming on the shoulder and said, "I came by myself and didn''t travel with anyone else. Actually, I wanted to come earlier, but I was afraid you weren''t here. You don''t know how depressed I''ve been during this time. Even drinking alone was not enjoyable. After drinking with you, I found that hardly anyone can match your drinking capacity. Drinking with them is really not fun. Come on, let''s go drink quickly!"


    Han Ming smiled helplessly, "You used the word ''drink'' so many times in one sentence. I''m impressed. Let''s go."


    The two ordered several barrels of wine in the small hall on the first floor of the inn, drinking and chatting while waiting for the others to arrive.


    At noon, a person with closed eyes walked in quietly.


    "Gamory?" Han Ming was taken aback. He didn''t expect this person to be the second to arrive.


    "Here! Boss Gamory!" Quik shouted loudly.


    Gamory nodded slightly and sat down at the table of the two.


    After a while, Sorrow Sparrow also slowly approached the inn.


    The four of them gathered together.


    "By the way, how did you know I was in this inn?" Han Ming asked curiously.


    Quik hurriedly said, "I hired three people and stood on the street. As long as someone asked, I told them Han Ming was inside."


    Hearing this, Han Ming laughed, "I didn''t expect you, with your big and burly appearance, to have such a thoughtful side."


    After a while, Sarsoor also stepped in.


    "No need to wait! The others from the Rhein Empire aren''t coming." Sarsoor sat down and gulped down a large drink of wine, looking very unhappy.


    "Hmm, those from the Cabo Empire aren''t coming either." Gamory nodded slightly.


    "Phew!!"


    Hearing this, Quik spat out.


    "What the hell! At first, you all talked so heroically, saying you wanted to break into the demon world''s lair together. Now look, each of you is hiding scared, not even daring to show your faces. A bunch of bastards!" Quik trembled with anger.


    Han Ming smiled and said, "Alright, everyone has their own aspirations. We don''t have to force it. After all, fighting against the demon army is not just our business, but a common task for all people on the Northern Alliance continent. They might have their own difficulties. It''s okay that they''re not coming. Among the players of the Three Kingdoms League, the strongest few have arrived, and that''s good enough."


    This story originates from a different website. Ensure the author gets the support they deserve by reading it there.


    Sorrow Sparrow chuckled, "Phil isn''t coming either."


    Han Ming nodded, "It''s okay if she doesn''t come. As a girl, she''s not suitable for fighting and killing."


    "So, it''s just us five?" Han Ming looked around.


    The current lineup was:


    Han Ming, a third-level first-stage Battle Fanatic (without battle spirit), second-level seventh-stage Water-type Grand Magician from the Mont Empire.


    Sorrow Sparrow, a third-level first-stage Fire-type Warlock from the Mont Empire.


    Sarsoor, a fourth-level first-stage Wood-type Battle Soul from the Rhein Empire.


    Gamory, formerly a third-level fifth-stage Water-type Battle Fanatic, now a third-level sixth-stage peak Water-type Battle Fanatic.


    Quik, a third-level sixth-stage peak Earth-type Battle Fanatic.


    "Han Ming, what do we do now? You tell us. Do we storm straight into the demon world''s lair? Although those cowards didn''t dare to come, we''re not afraid of death either!"


    Quik said spiritedly.


    Han Ming shook his head slightly and introduced Xiao Qi''s identity to everyone in detail.


    Hearing this, Sorrow Sparrow thought for a moment and said, "So you''re saying, without this Xiao Qi, even if we really broke into the ghost domain, we wouldn''t be able to destroy the magic array of the demon world."


    "That''s right!" Han Ming replied.


    "So what do we do next?" Quik asked.


    Han Ming smiled and said, "I plan to form my own mercenary team. So I''m telling you in advance. If anyone is unwilling to join, you can speak up now."


    "State your reasons." Gamori, who rarely spoke, simply asked four words.


    Han Ming organized his language slightly and said, "I think you all know that the demon world''s invasion is unlikely to completely devour the Mont Empire in a short time. And they need to transport a large amount of magic crystals to the ghost domain. Although the Three Kingdoms Alliance has now signed a cooperation agreement, the few of us are not suitable for joining the army. Moreover, I don''t think any of you would like to be bound by the army. So I came up with this idea. We form our own mercenary team and only do things that are beneficial to humanity. Disrupt the demon world''s plans to invade humanity."


    Hearing Han Ming''s words, Sorrow Sparrow''s eyes lit up and he said, "This is a great idea, exactly what I had in mind. However, there''s one point that might not be realistic. That is, why do we have to form a mercenary team? Can''t we just do what needs to be done directly? Moreover, mercenaries accept tasks in the Mercenary Guild to make a profit. And we are fundamentally different from mercenaries."


    Sarsoor chuckled and said, "I think I can answer your question on behalf of Han Ming. Right now, humanity is in desperate need of a large number of experts to fight against the demon world. And not all experts are willing to follow the commands of their countries. Some of them, like us, don''t want to be restricted in their personal freedom. Others might not be willing to put in effort unless there''s a benefit. And the countries must understand this. While forming their own armies, the countries will issue some difficult tasks to the Mercenary Guild, and these tasks are directly aimed at the demon army. This will not only attract a large number of idle experts, but also cleverly turn the huge mercenary organization to their own use. It can be considered an extra-army. It''s just that the cost might be higher."


    Han Ming smiled in agreement with Sarsoor''s view and added, "There''s another crucial point. In the Mercenary Guild, we will gain access to a large amount of information and resources that we can''t control ourselves. A lot of this information is even unknown to the countries."


    Gamory finally nodded and said, "I''ll join."


    "Join!"


    Naturally, the others had no objections.


    "Next, I think you all should know where our next destination is." Han Ming was in high spirits and laughed.


    "Black Cloud City! A special medium-sized city! The entire city gathers the largest number of mercenary groups in the world, and it also has the largest Mercenary Guild on the Northern Alliance continent! It can be said that more than half of the people in this city are mercenaries. Simply put, Black Cloud City is the holy land of mercenaries, the lair of mercenaries, within the Northern Alliance continent!"


    As a person from the Rhein Empire, Sarsoor was naturally very familiar with Black Cloud City.


    "Then what are we waiting for? Let''s go!!"


    Quik laughed heartily.


    "Let''s go!"


    The others nodded in agreement. They left the inn and boarded the airship flying to Black Cloud City.


    This was a dedicated airship built by the Mercenary Guild of Black Cloud City. The entire airship was painted red and black, symbolizing iron and blood.


    Almost every border city in every country has such an airship from the Mercenary Guild. It has no rest stops along the way and goes directly to Black Cloud City. It provides the most convenient travel service for mercenaries performing tasks in border areas around the world.


    The airship flew along the Anlos Mountains on the border of the Rhein Empire. Ten days later, the airship slowly descended and landed above a majestic city not far from the Anlos Mountains. This place was only separated from the Mont Empire by a mountain range, which provided geographical convenience for Han Ming and his team to execute their plan against the demon army.