Chapter 37: Dark Star group
Alex had heard about the explorer groups before, they were a group formed by explorers who didn’t want to join the Union but didn’t want to go solo either.
They would accept missions from the Union and individuals alike for benefits. Many of the explorer groups were actually owned by various big families, and they paid their members quite well.
They would also go out to explore on their own and sell whatever they brought back to others in the commercial district, the Union was not the only place that bought beast corpses and mana cores after all.
But as for joining one, Alex wasn’t interested since it would delay his progress. How could he farm exp in peace with others tagging along?
Just like when Owen tried to invite him to the Union, Alex was about to refuse when a voice sounded from the side, interrupting the two of them.
"What nonsense are you spitting? Such loads of crap, the Rising Wave is a weak group and only knows how to swindle ignorant explorers into joining you. The only reputable thing about your group is that your leader once attended a mage university, but even then, he was kicked out for not making good progress."
Both Alex and the blond-haired man turned to look at the newcomer. It was a pretty woman who looked to be in her late twenties and had an explosion figure that was barely covered by her cropped top and short pants. The woman walked toward the two of them with three other people walking behind her.
All eyes immediately turned on the four of them after hearing the woman’s words, and those around began to whisper to one another while throwing glances at the pretty woman and the three behind her.
Alex also noticed that the expression on the face of the blond-haired man took a drastic turn as he stared at the approaching four.
This made Alex curious; he could see that the woman was also at the Adept mage rank, and so were the three people behind her. Why was this person so afraid of her, and why had the four of them drawn so much attention that even the few core mages were looking at them?
"W-what do you want? My Rising Wave group approached him first!" The blind haired man voiced out, trying to act tough, but the panic in his voice was too obvious.