Chapter 71: Chapter 71
"Who is that kid? He actually blocked Alden's sword strike..."
"Probably didn't use much strength. Although Alden has a straightforward personality, he wouldn't bully newcomers like that."
"Even so, he's still a professional! That little... that young adventurer opposite him doesn't seem strained at all. Compared to Alden, he actually seems like the one holding back."
"Could he be a professional too?"
"Are you crazy? A professional this young is rare even in the royal capital. Why would he appear in a small place like Roland Town..."
Lin Mo's voice was drowned in the surrounding discussions, so no one heard him.
But even so, Alden's face flushed red with embarrassment.
Although he hadn't used his full strength in that strike, he hadn't held back much either. Aside from not using skills, it was his normal level.
After all, he had started this spar with the intention of teaching Lin Mo a lesson.
Alden slowly exhaled a turbid breath. No matter what, he had to win this spar, or he would lose face completely.
The next moment, he gripped his wooden sword tightly and attacked again.
But this time felt completely different from before.
The wooden sword thrust out with fierce momentum, carrying astonishing force.
Lin Mo's expression turned serious as he responded with a "Slash" technique without holding back. The sword blade perfectly collided with his opponent's tip under his precise control.
The next moment, both wooden swords shattered simultaneously. Alden staggered back several steps, his face filled with shock.
Such powerful force, such precise control!
Looking at Lin Mo who stood firm and unmoving, Alden had undoubtedly fallen behind again in this frontal clash where he had used a skill.
Moreover, in terms of speed, Alden clearly felt completely outmatched.
Lin Mo's previous sword strike hadn't been rushed at all—he had waited until Alden charged close before attacking, showing complete ease.
The battle wasn't over yet. Lin Mo quickly stepped forward, throwing a punch toward Alden's face.
Alden raised his arm to block, grunting again as he retreated half a step.
As Alden's voice rang out, Lin Mo's hook punch briefly paused before his face, then struck him on the cheek without hesitation.
"Sorry, it's too noisy around here, didn't hear you..."
Lin Mo spread his hands innocently.
Alden covered his slightly numb face, the corner of his mouth twitching repeatedly.
As Alden's voice rang out, Lin Mo's hook punch briefly paused before his face, then struck him on the cheek without hesitation.
But since he had lost, he didn't say anything, just snorted lightly and stepped down from the platform.
"I yield to your superiority."
Alden covered his slightly numb face, the corner of his mouth twitching repeatedly.
In just two moves, he had basically gauged his opponent's strength.
In terms of power, slightly inferior to him, around 13 points. In agility... at most only 7, a full 3 points lower than him.
Lin Mo felt he could completely take on two Aldens.
If ordinary professionals were all at this level, then his strength seemed quite strong even among professionals?
Of course, this only applied to ordinary professionals. If they had advanced further, completely mastering two or more professional skills, or even reaching job level 2, then it would be completely incomparable.
With Alden's defeat, the scene immediately erupted in exclamations. No one had expected this spar to end with such a result.
"So that young man really is a professional too!"
"A professional this young, terrifying..."
Ellie nearby stared intently at Lin Mo, her eyes filled with astonishment. Orıginal content can be found at n͟o͟v͟e͟l͟f͟i͟r͟e͟.net
She never would have thought that the captain would actually lose.
After quite a while, Alden finally adjusted his mood and walked back to Lin Mo, proactively extending his hand: "Brother, sorry about earlier. Your strength is truly impressive. Welcome to the Raging Bull team. I hope we cooperate happily."
Lin Mo smiled and shook his hand: "Of course. Ellie mentioned we're taking on a mission tomorrow?"
"Right, we plan to accept three missions. Besides the Earth Bear mission Ellie mentioned earlier, there are two smaller ones that can basically be completed along the way. One is an Association-issued mission to clear a giant rat nest, and the other is collecting large slime condensate..."
Hearing the last part, Lin Mo's expression immediately changed, the corner of his mouth twitching repeatedly. So he ultimately couldn't avoid dealing with slimes after all?
Forget it, he'd go find Edgar later to apply a protective coating—not just for the Wolf Bone Sword, but his leather armor needed it too.
Alden noticed Lin Mo's expression and immediately inquired.
After quite a while, Alden finally adjusted his mood and walked back to Lin Mo, proactively extending his hand: "Brother, sorry about earlier. Your strength is truly impressive. Welcome to the Raging Bull team. I hope we cooperate happily."
"Nothing, just have some issues with slime creatures..."
Lin Mo shook his head. Since they had already made plans, he shouldn't let his personal preferences affect the team.
Hearing the last part, Lin Mo's expression immediately changed, the corner of his mouth twitching repeatedly. So he ultimately couldn't avoid dealing with slimes after all?
Alden laughed and patted his shoulder, "All newcomers are . I hated slimes too when I first started adventuring. You'll get used to it gradually."
"If you're free tonight, how about joining us for dinner? I can introduce you to the other team members too."
Lin Mo naturally wouldn't refuse. He nodded, then suddenly looked toward Lena in the distance: "About accepting the missions..."
Alden understood his meaning and gave him a somewhat strange look: "Actually, Ellie often asked us to help her friends before, so our team's missions are usually accepted at different counters... To be honest, that one over there is my daughter."
He pointed toward a counter at the far edge of the hall where a delicate young woman stood behind it, waving toward them.
Alden's daughter was actually quite pretty, but compared to the girls at the central counters, she was somewhat less striking, so her counter was second only to Lena's in terms of quietness.
She probably got her position as Association receptionist partly thanks to her father's influence.
As a father looking out for his daughter, this was perfectly understandable. So they ended up accepting the two smaller missions at Lena's counter, while the Earth Bear mission was accepted at Alden's daughter's counter.
"It's still early now. I plan to go back and rest a bit more. Let's meet at the Hot Hearth Grill tonight, around six o'clock."
After saying this, Alden waved and turned to leave the Association.
Lin Mo felt somewhat puzzled. It was still early morning, right?
"Actually, when I went to find the captain earlier, he seemed to be spending time with his wife..."
Ellie nearby smiled awkwardly.
Lin Mo instantly understood—no wonder he seemed like he had eaten gunpowder earlier when he arrived. Plus he just lost the spar and took a punch from him. Now he was probably rushing back to vent his frustrations...
"Then I'll take my leave too. See you tonight."
Bidding farewell to Ellie and Lena, Lin Mo went to Edgar's forge again to add protective coating to his weapon and leather armor.
He spent the day leisurely in town. When evening came, he met with his new team members as agreed. Since they had a mission tomorrow, they didn't drink, just had a simple meal and some small talk before each returning to their own places.
The night passed quickly, and soon it was the next day.
Lin Mo arrived at the Association entrance early in the morning to meet with his team members.
Well, after two days, it was time to embark on the adventure journey again...