Zongman: Don't move, Aisi, your family still owes me money

She was still wondering why Merlin had been calling her Daphne-chan before.

It turned out that the other party had already determined that this was her name.

If she hadn't mustered up the courage to remind him today, she probably still wouldn't know that she had been tricked by her friend.

"I'm terribly sorry, Master Merlin. My name is Daphne, and that's what...Cassandra called me."

Daphne lowered her head and hurriedly explained.

"Ah well, Daphne, you don't have to leave, just sit back and listen."

"From now on, you will also be a member of the team, and you may need to handle these things in the future."

Merlin waved his hand, not bothering himself too much with the name.

".～Yes."

Daphne nodded and sat aside as Merlin said.

But a trace of doubt flashed through her mind. From the meaning of Merlin's words, it seemed as if all such matters would be left to her to deal with in the future.

But the problem is, she is just a newcomer who has just joined the group not long ago.

Can you really entrust such an important negotiation to her so confidently?

Of course, Daphne didn't know about these doubts.

Because at this time, Merlin had already started talking to Naza.

"So, how's the progress on the potion?"

"We have successfully improved the effect by 10 percent."

"10 percent? That's pretty fast. Keep going."

"Um...Boss Merlin, can I... ask you something?"

Naza looked at Merlin hesitantly and said through gritted teeth.

"Well, tell me."

Merlin also saw that Nazha might have other things to do, so he waved his hand to signal her to continue.

"Boss, can you help me?"

"In another half month, I will have to go into the maze."

Nazha bit her lip and slowly expressed her concerns.

That's right, what she was worried about was the new regulations introduced by the Adventure Guild.

Furthermore, the regulations state that if there is no record of any adventurer entering the maze in the past three months, then they must enter it immediately within one month after the regulations are issued.

Otherwise, the adventurer's certificate will also be revoked.

And now, there is only a little more than half a month left before that deadline.

That's why Nazha was so anxious and couldn't help but find Merlin.

Or perhaps, Merlin is the last person she can rely on.

"Oh, that new rule? Well, no problem. As for the maze commission, I'll find someone to team up with you."

Merlin nodded and agreed immediately.

Chapter 153 Not Everyone is Perverted

In the living room.

After all the members arrived, everyone present looked at each other in surprise.

Gathered in the living room, in addition to the original Merlin, Nazar and Daphne, there were also three people from the Kenmure clan, including Kashima, Lily and Cassandra who had just returned to the base, and finally Welf from the Hephaestus clan.

"So, Master Merlin, you mean that we go to the 18th floor, Rivera, with this lineup?"

Lily slammed the table, her eyes wide open, and looked at Merlin in disbelief.

"You know, Lily, forgive me for being blunt, but there doesn't seem to be a single high-level adventurer among those present."

Lily said, glancing at the people gathered in the living room.

Of course, Merlin was excluded from her words.

And this time, Merlin did not go to the middle level in person.

That's why Lily was so surprised.

Although Lily's words were a little harsh, they were all true.

Except for Merlin, all the people present were level 1.

Since all members are at LV1, it is naturally very difficult to reach Rivera.

"Lily, when we arrived in Rivera, my rank was...?"

Merlin smiled slightly and looked at Lily and asked 947.

"Level...1."

Lily said a little unwillingly, "But not everyone is as powerful as you, Master Merlin, so..."

Before Lily could finish her words, a voice tinged with dissatisfaction rang out.

"Hey, Lily, I don't like hearing that."

Welf stood up and looked at Lily with some dissatisfaction.

"What do you mean others aren't like Merlin?"

"Indeed, you are telling the truth, but we are not as weak as you think."

"Don't forget, I was also the man who tenaciously survived Rivera's desperate situation."

Welf rolled up his sleeves and said in a deep voice, "And since then, I've also created a new weapon suitable for my use, and I'm just about to enter the maze to test it. How could you possibly spoil my fun at this moment?"

Just as Welf finished speaking, Ming also stood up.

"I share the same idea as Lord Welf. I've become stronger than when I was an adventurer with you. Furthermore, I want to test the Murasame sword you gave me to see how far it can withstand."

Ming drew the demon sword Murasame from his waist, and his heroic face was full of expectation and determination.

After Welf and Ming expressed their opinions, Kashima and Chigusa also spoke up.

"As they say, we can't live under Merlin's protection forever. And even if it's just to repay Merlin's kindness, we have to become stronger. This is an opportunity!"

"Well, I also want to become a little stronger, so that I can repay Mr. Mei's... kindness. Also, I want to make good use of the crow feather bow that Mr. Mei made for me."

Finally, even Daphne and Cassandra expressed their opinions.

"Well, they said what I wanted to say. That's it, Lily. Cassandra and I will also join this team, even if you don't participate."

"Now, Cassandra, you'll agree, won't you?"

Daphne looked at Cassandra with a smile on her face, but there was no trace of laughter in that smile.

At the same time, Daphne moved her mouth and mentioned something.

"Woo woo...I'm going too, I'm going too!"

Cassandra was so upset that she nodded repeatedly.

"That's it, everyone agrees," Daphne said, waving her hand and looking at Lily.

"Oh, there's also that Naza, right?"

"Since you've made the request, it's impossible for me not to participate."

Daphne asked Naza about it.

"Well, I will definitely participate, but... Boss, are you really... not going?"

Nazha bit her lip lightly and couldn't help but look at Merlin again, with a hint of anticipation in her eyes.

"I'm a little busy lately, so I can't go to the maze for the time being."

"and……"

Merlin paused, crossed his hands and rested his chin on them, looking at Naza with a serious face.

"I can help you temporarily, but I can't help you forever."

"If you can't even move forward yourself, then..."

Merlin didn't say the rest of the words.

Nazha is naturally very clear about the meaning of this.

Obviously, if she was so cowardly that she didn't even have the courage she had before, she would probably be abandoned soon.

No, it should be said to give up.

The Merlin in front of her was a dazzling star that she could never imagine.

If she was abandoned here, the fate that awaited her in the future might be extremely miserable.

"I go!"

Naza raised her head, a determined light in her eyes. "I will learn and utilize your fighting style, Boss. Besides, this is just a small town in the middle level of Rivera. I've been there before."

"It's nothing to go there again."

After the words fell, everyone present looked excited.

Obviously, everyone is in agreement now.

Oh no, it should be except Lily.

Soon, everyone's attention turned to Lily.

"Ah, Lily, I understand. Since everyone said so, it's natural that Lily won't refuse."

"Lily will do her job as a supporter. Wait... Lady Naza, you just said you've been to the middle level?"

"Then you, aren't you 1?"

Lily realized something and looked at Naza and asked.

Under Lily's gaze, Nazha touched her cheek a little embarrassedly.

"Yes, it took me quite a while to reach Level 2. But I got injured at the middle level a few years ago, so I didn't dare to go there anymore."

After Nazha finished speaking, the expression on Lily's little face was extremely complicated.

She just said that there was no high-level adventurer in the team, and now one showed up. This slap in the face came too quickly.

At this time, Merlin rubbed Lily's little head.

"Lily, I'm counting on you. With your support, I believe we can reach the eighteenth floor."

"Wow... Lord Merlin, you're such a jerk. If you say that, then Lily won't be able to refuse, right?"

"Well, alright, Lord Merlin, don't worry. Lily will definitely get them to Rivera Town safely."

"Well, that's good. Also, Lily, when you get there, tell Borus..."

Merlin reminded Lily of one more thing. After all, he was now a shareholder of Rivera Town, so naturally he had to collect some dividends first.

Chapter 154 Bad News

After the team was decided, it only took half a day for everyone to get ready and enter the maze.

Of course, in order to prevent any accidents, Merlin gave the magic gun wielder to Lily and bound it to Lily's magical aura.

In this way, even Lily can use it.

As for the Magic Gun Wielder, after a previous upgrade, the power of the heat ray can even threaten LV3 adventurers.

With this magic gun in hand, even if everyone encounters an accident, they will be able to deal with it.

After seeing Lily and the others off, Merlin was just about to return to the underground workshop to carry out the initial production of the Gundam when someone came to visit him.

The person knocking on the door was an Amazon girl who looked very young but exuded an innocent and cute aura. Her aura was somewhat similar to Diona's, but in some ways she was much stronger than Diona.

And it's probably a level that Diona will never be able to reach even if she grows a few more years.