The Path to Sainthood from Fairy Tail

Almost no one touched the food in the hall, and no one except Li Xuan touched the synthetic meat on the table.

It seemed that everyone had arrived. A gentle middle-aged man wearing a black evening suit, a top hat, and gold-rimmed single-frame glasses appeared in front of the hall.

His appearance instantly attracted the attention of all the mercenaries present.

"Hello everyone, I'm the client of this mission. My name is Vito Armstrong, and I'm one of the leaders of the government forces of Star Hedge. I'm honored to have you all here. Enjoy your meals and drinks tonight. The banquet hall on the second floor will also be open, and everyone is free to move around."

Lao Wang just found a hot beauty with big wavy blonde hair at the banquet. Before he could start a deep conversation, he was interrupted by a notification message on the watch on his wrist.

Although it was a pity, Lao Wang still reluctantly said goodbye to the beauty.

He put down his glass and began to check the messages on his watch.

Old Wang, who was originally a little drunk, immediately sobered up after seeing the sender of the message.

Then, he frowned and turned off his watch.

The banquet continued, and some mercenaries had been diverted to the second floor.

Li Xuan had also come to the second floor to take a look before, but the food there was no different from that on the first floor, and there were more people on the second floor, so Li Xuan returned to the first floor.

At this time, Li Xuan was finishing a meat dish that looked like suckling pig, and he had almost two bites left to finish it all.

Lao Wang's arrival delayed the end of that dish.

"Why are you still eating, Li Xuan?"

Li Xuan wiped his mouth and asked, "What's wrong? Didn't you say there was nothing wrong with these dishes?"

Lao Wang pulled Li Xuan to a corner. After making sure no one was paying attention to them, Lao Wang whispered, "You really have a big heart. You can get along well anywhere!"

"Captain, you know that we extraordinary people have high food requirements. Plus, I haven't eaten for a while, so it's normal for me to eat more."

Lao Wang said helplessly: "Don't eat anymore! We need to leave here."

"why?"

Li Xuan felt very strange about Lao Wang's behavior. After all, it was an official mission from the Qiongguang Mercenary Group. If he just gave up and left, it would undoubtedly have a great impact on the reputation of their team.

Lao Wang shook his head helplessly: "It's not convenient to tell you for now. I'll tell you after we get back to the spaceship. Don't run around anymore. Wait until I gather everyone and then leave!"

After saying that, Lao Wang walked into the crowd and began looking for his teammates.

As time went by, Lao Wang's pace unconsciously became faster.

The atmosphere at the banquet was very lively, and many people had gathered in pairs, almost chatting in the room.

Even Hawkeye had an elegantly spoken blond man talking to him.

The appearance of Lao Wang interrupted their good thing.

Hawkeye said goodbye to the blond cowboy reluctantly.

As soon as he turned around, Hawkeye's reluctance disappeared and he asked Lao Wang, "Boss, what's the hurry?"

"This is a matter of life and death! Hurry up!" Lao Wang urged.

Hawkeye immediately caught up with Lao Wang. Judging from Lao Wang's performance, there was something fishy about this mission, otherwise Lao Wang, who was heavily in debt, would not be so anxious.

Soon, Lao Wang's team and Li Xuan successfully reunited.

Led by Lao Wang, everyone was about to leave.

As soon as they walked out of the hotel door, a waiter came up to them.

"Dear guests, we have already arranged rooms. If you want to rest, you can contact..."

Lao Wang said sternly, "That's enough! We need to go back and rest, otherwise we won't be able to maintain our condition tomorrow. If something goes wrong with the mission, will you be responsible?"

The waiter was intimidated by Lao Wang's aura and dared not block the road any longer.

The waiter stepped aside and started contacting the people above after Lao Wang and his companions left.

After reporting the situation, the person on the other end replied, "I understand. As long as they don't do anything out of line, leave them alone."

The group got onto the spaceship smoothly, and after the waiter, they did not encounter any other obstacles along the way.

After they arrived on the spaceship, Li Xuan finally asked what the other team members wanted to know, "Captain, now you can finally tell us why we're leaving."

Lao Wang said in a deep voice: "I think you should know that the three major forces are preparing to take action against one of the three major natural disasters."

Li Xuan had indeed heard someone mention this news in the school basement, but he just mentioned it briefly at the time and did not delve into it in depth.

Li Xuan nodded.

Then, Lao Wang continued, "I've received news that the Xingqi Empire is preparing to control Haiqi Star. The Empire's army will use this planet as a base for its expedition."

"But isn't this mission to serve the government army? There is no conflict between the empire's decision and the mission?" Li Xuan asked doubtfully.

Old Wang shook his head. "You're still young and don't understand the intricacies of this place. This was once an Imperial project, but after the Thanksgiving Crisis, it became a deserted zone. For years, there has been little communication between the Empire and the government forces of Star Haiqi."

"The current government army is just a name. When the imperial army arrives, neither the government army nor the rebels will have a good outcome!"

Li Xuan suddenly realized, "So everyone on Haiqi Star is an illegal immigrant. If we don't leave before the Imperial Army arrives, we might be arrested as accomplices?"

Old Wang sighed and said, "That's about right. The main thing is that the Empire's army has always been ruthless. I'm just afraid that these murderers will just launch a massive purge on Haiqixing without a second thought. Then we won't be able to escape."

After Lao Wang finished explaining, everyone understood.

Although the job of a mercenary is to hang your head on the waistband of your pants, each mission is a journey of life and death, and you may die in a foreign land if you are not careful.

But there are indeed problems with this mission. The most important one is that the rewards later on are likely to be eaten up by the Empire's army, making their efforts in vain.

Lao Wang is a person who values his life and money very much. He will definitely not touch such tasks.

The same thing happened when we fought against the Zerg before.

Not only is the reward low, but it's also easy to be killed by the Zerg.

Therefore, as soon as he realized that the situation was not good, he led his team to retreat.

At that time, he thought that as long as the high-level Zerg left, he could leave at any time without losing his life.

He had received instructions from above for this mission. No matter what, they would definitely not stay on Haiqi Star.

As for the other mercenaries, it depends on whether they are notified or not. He will definitely not interfere.

If too many people leave and are stopped by the so-called government forces here, it will be difficult to leave.