After leaving the team, the adventurer ladies regretted it deeply

"Huh, you know?"

"Yeah, it's even spread to our South Rock City."

The local adventurer's face lit up with pride as he heard this, "Adventurers from White Dove City are just that awesome."

"Heh, maybe once you guys can put together a Sun Adventure Group, we'll talk."

"What, looking for a fight, are you?"

...

The small brawl in the distance failed to catch Lin Da's attention.

He was quite disheartened today.

His party planning had been a big failure!

Lin Da had thought his villa was big enough; he cleared out the first and third floors, set up twenty tables, thinking to accommodate one or two hundred people wouldn't be a problem.

After all, there were only around fifty Rock-level Adventure Teams in White Dove City altogether. Excluding those from the Specter Adventure Group, which he didn't invite, the rest would average two or three people each...

Logically considering, some adventure teams were too busy and would just make an appearance, drop off their gifts, and leave. Lin Da felt that the third floor was unnecessary; the first floor alone would suffice to welcome the guests.

But in reality?

A rough estimate suggested that today he would have over three hundred guests!

Lin Da was completely overwhelmed and had to hire a batch of temporary servers on an emergency basis.

He and Lulu ran up and down, arranging guests' seats, sweating buckets from the busyness.

Monica was shy, so she stayed in her room to play, but that damn Kafni, seeing there was too much work, immediately went into hiding, and nobody knew where she'd gone.

All the work fell on Lin Da and Lulu.

"Mr. Robert, welcome."

"Mr. Pick, good morning."

"Lin Da, hello."

"Good morning!"

They exchanged pleasantries with a smile.

Robert and Pick, each leading eight members, handed over their gift boxes to Lin Da.

Lin Da didn't stand on ceremony and accepted the gifts; it was an adventurer's custom.

Hosting one promotion party must earn at least a few tens of thousands of Gold Coins, right?

It's quite worth it, no wonder everyone does it.

"Everyone, please come this way."

Lin Da neatly directed the guests to their respective seats.

Fighting magical creatures was nothing, but after running around all morning, he started to feel a pain in his back, and his face was covered in sweat.

"Rest a bit if you're tired; I'll take over welcoming them."

A voice, cool but with a touch of concern, sounded next to Lin Da.

He caught a faint whiff of fragrance as soothing as a spring breeze.

Turning his head, he saw a Beastman girl in a shoulder-baring blue dress standing before him.

Lulu's chest was now unbound by bandages and stood proudly, her small face lightly made up, her lips a tender pink, like cherries wet with morning dew.

Her fluffy tail extended from an opening in her dress, hanging a little wearily behind her.

At this moment, Lulu, standing on tiptoe, took out a white handkerchief and dabbed at Lin Da's sweaty cheeks.

With her pale blue short hair, her pristine bare shoulders, and the strange, alluring scent of perfume and natural girlhood mingling from her body... Lin Da stared at Lulu, finding it hard to reconcile this image with the wary, biting Lulu he first met.

The other guests, seeing this scene, started to tease them.

Some joked about Lin Da getting cozy with a teammate, while envious single men turned sour as lemons, guzzling down drinks; some were already drunk though the party had not officially started.

Lin Da ignored the background noise, his eyes only had room for the beautiful short-haired girl before him. A strong impulse made him reach out and take hold of Lulu's right hand.

This public act undeniably suggested a deeper meaning in the eyes of the guests!

Lulu wasn't foolish; how could she not know the impression this would give others about Lin Da's action?

If guests arrived to see Lin Da holding hands with a girl as he greeted them, they would certainly assume: this girl had a special relationship with Lin Da.

This kind of treatment...

Only Tina and those strongest members had ever enjoyed it.

Lulu thought back to when the Primordial Adventure Team held its promotion party.

It was also packed with guests.

The girls beside 'Dark Shadow' included Tina, Wolf, and so on... seven or eight uniquely beautiful female team members.

And Lulu could only be a tea-serving maid, watching their backs with complex emotions amidst the crowd.

Even in her dreams, Lulu never imagined that she would be the one standing beside Lin Da today.

Moreover, it was only her, her hand held by Lin Da as if she were the mistress of the grand house, coming to the yard together to welcome the guests.

Lulu's mind buzzed, her usual quick wit abandoned in the trash can, as she dumbly let Lin Da lead her forward by the hand.

Reflected in her eyes was Lin Da's tall and sturdy silhouette as they entered the yard. Sunrise ascended, and a beam of light fell upon Lin Da.

In Lulu's eyes, he was like 'the Shadow bathed in the morning glow.'

Years of bitterness surged forth, and without her noticing, a glistening pearl of tear escaped from Lulu's eyes, slowly tracing her cheek.

When Lin Da brought Lulu out, the chattering guests in the yard fell into an abrupt silence.

They had been speaking softly out of respect for the captain of the Phoenix Tail Flower Team, but seeing the two of them, hand in hand, emerging from the villa, the implications of that silenced them, sparking astonishment and gossip in their eyes.

Regarding the rumors outside, there were plenty of whispers about Lin Da's flirtatious affairs.

The one who received the most attention was Aiko from the Snow Goose Adventure Team.

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And then there was Kafni, rumors also said that things with Lia might be rekindling.

As for the Eye of True Knowledge, it was a copper refining oddity, which had long had Monica and Klrona in the palm of its hand.

Thus, when Lin Da arrived with Lulu under the gaze of everyone, this act was like a sharp sword, cutting through the false rumors.

The one who had the greatest hope of forming an Oath with the Eye of True Knowledge was none other than the overlooked Werewolf Clan girl, Lulu!

In the courtyard, everyone laughed and applauded.

Lin Da blinked, a little confused.

Since when had he become so popular?

He led Lulu by the hand into the courtyard out of spontaneity, with no intent of 'declaration.' Among the team members, only Lulu had the proper demeanor to take on the responsibility of hosting guests. If he didn't bring Lulu out, should he bring Kafni?

That one was probably off somewhere drinking.

She wasn't a heavy drinker* but forced it* just for fun*Kafni.

"Eh, Captain Lin Da, is one of your team members feeling unwell? Why are they crying?"

The captain of the Gao Ge Adventure Team, Ouke, with a red cockscomb of hair, scratched his ear and asked, puzzled.

Lin Da paused for a moment, then looked to his side and indeed saw a bean-sized pearl fall from Lulu's eyes.

He asked in surprise, "What's wrong?"

"Nothing."

Lulu wiped her eyes and smiled faintly, "Don't mind me, focus on hosting the guests."

Lin Da furrowed his brow as he stared at Lulu, and after a moment, he roughly understood the reason.

Sigh.

This time, he would not leave them behind.

Lulu's tears were surely tears of joy, finally able to see the scenery at the top of the World Tree in the future.

Lin Da's thoughts were correct, but not entirely.

They were only half right.

At this moment, he was blissfully unaware that today would turn into a 'river of blood.'

Two other carriages were hurrying in this direction.

One carriage carried the 'traveler' Silin and the 'housekeeper' Lady Bai Mian.

The girl with the big pink braid held a black gift box with a butterfly bow ribbon, giggly anticipating Lin Da's flustered reaction when he opened it.

"Lady Bai Mian, do you think I should claim Lin Da as my trophy now?"

Silin propped her chin in her hands, humming rhythmically, as her legs, clad in stockings beneath her black suspender dress, jittered nonstop. The feeling of not being scolded for shaking her legs was too good!

The thrill of one day pinning Lin Da to the bed like prey and devouring him sent shivers of excitement straight to the top of her head, making Silin's breathing turn rapid.

"Hmm... Subordinate thinks that whenever you wish to indulge, you may, since Lord Lin Da has long been a prize within your grasp."

Lady Bai Mian seemed to have figured out this Succubus General well.

She couldn't answer Silin with either 'should' or 'should not,' as both posed the risk of stepping on a landmine.

But this answer was clever, implying that whether sooner or later, Lin Da was Silin's!

In fact, that's how Silin operated; if Silin wanted to turn Lin Da into a trophy sooner, she wouldn't have waited until now.

This had to do with the constitution of a High-Class Succubus.

The higher her level, the longer she could hold out. When enjoying her first trophy and filling up the Holy Pattern on her belly, it would be based on the level and talent of the trophy, granting her a brand-new Ultimate Skill.

The formula was: Succubus own level X (Trophy talent + level).

Therefore, Lady Bai Mian guessed that Silin was reluctant to consume Lin Da at once, likely waiting for a big catch.

To let Lin Da grow stronger over time.

Then, when reaching Star Rank or Moon Rank, if Lin Da still couldn't defeat Silin, he would be tragically bound to the big bed and become the pitiable trophy!

Silin suddenly sighed, "Alas, although I don't have much hope anymore, I guess it would be better if it's less than a thousand times."

"What's a thousand times?" Lady Bai Mian asked, full of question marks.

"The number of times Lin Da and other girls have been together!"

Silin, annoyed, clenched her fist: "There's Lia, Aiko, and that Lulu, Kafni... Lin Da must be far more experienced than me by now!"

Lady Bai Mian speechless: "Subordinate thinks, not necessarily."

Possibly, Lin Da was still a pure youth.

Just the chances were a bit slim, haha…

...

On the other side, at Snow Goose's villa.

"What's taking you so long, we'll be late at this rate!"

Klrona, dressed in a brown dress, stood in the living room with her bag on her back, pouting and looking discontentedly at Lia's room.

An hour ago, Lia mysteriously dragged Aiko into her room, and they had been up to who knows what since then.

"The small fry captain makes everyone wait for her."

Klrona could only mutter under her breath about Lia.

The painful memory of being soundly defeated in a one-on-one with Lia was deeply etched in her mind.

At the moment, Klrona had a white rabbit head backpack, containing her Magic Conductor Handheld Console and the limited-edition White Cat Mage Puppet she was planning to gift Monica.

For the other members of Snow Goose, this was their first formal meeting with the Phoenix Tail Flower Team and required much attention to etiquette.

For Klrona, however, it was just a fun outing — she hoped to earn Monica's forgiveness and show Lin Da that she had changed from the past, now a mature 'adult.'

The magic clock's hands pointed to 11 o'clock, almost at the prearranged time on the invitation.

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