As soon as Lin Xinghai stepped into the mercenary guild, he was met with bustling noises.
In the lobby, numerous mercenaries, whether standing or sitting, were all without exception focused on the large floor-to-ceiling screen in the center of the lobby.
The screen was continuously updated with information, including mission details released by the Mercenary Guild, paid recruitment advertisements from mercenary groups, and posts seeking cooperation.
On the screen, there were also details about the hunting squads, but they occupied only a small section of the display.
Next to the lobby was a bar that was larger than the mission hall!
The main source of the noise was coming from the bar, even though it was only morning. Surprisingly, the occupancy rate in the bar had already reached over half.
Many mercenaries chattered loudly (bragging around). The vast majority of them were there to relieve stress, though a small portion were there seeking cooperation.
During this process, mercenaries would have disputes from time to time, but of course, they were just disputes.
Here, no mercenary would turn a verbal dispute into a fistfight.
This wasn’t because the mercenaries were particularly civilized. Instead, if they dared to start a fight, they would be thrown out of the Mercenary Guild in less than a minute.
After surveying the surroundings, Lin Xinghai’s attention focused on the information scrolling on the big screen, especially the details about the hunting squads.
Soon, he saw the three hunting squads Roger recommended on the list.
Having initially identified his target, Lin Xinghai approached a self-service computer nearby. After scanning his mercenary badge, he logged into the internal network of the Mercenary Guild.
He then started to look up the detailed information of those three hunting squads.
Soon, Lin Xinghai locked onto a squad called the Ability Users Alliance.
There were only 5 members in this hunting squad, barely reaching the minimum requirement of a hunting squad. However, what made it impressive was that these 5 members were all ability users.
Such a lineup was an overkill for a hunting squad. Even among many mercenary groups, the number of people who have awakened their abilities was not as high as them.
However, as Lin Xinghai continued to read carefully, his expression turned somewhat peculiar.
According to the information provided, the first to appear was Gao Shan, the captain of this Ability Users Alliance.
Gao Shan’s ability was “Earth Wall”, which allowed him to control the soil on the ground and raise it into a wall of earth.
The ability sounded good on paper, but the earth wall was made of soil. Therefore, its defense power was a bit unflattering.
The vice-captain was named Ling Xiu, and his ability was “Clairvoyance”. He could see things several kilometers away.
If all the detection devices fail, he could be a good scout due to his ability.
Lin Xinghai kept reading. The next person displayed was a female member named Zhang Meiling.
Her ability was to create a clone that could last for three minutes. However, this clone didn’t possess any combat capacity. It could be easily defeated by an enemy.
Among the five individuals, the only ones who felt useful to Lin Xinghai were the twin brothers.
The two brothers were named Huang Nuo and Yao Cheng.
Why did the twins have different last names?
*Cough!* There was no need to overthink. One of them followed the father’s surname while the other followed the mother’s surname. This information was noted in the list.
Of course, Lin Xinghai didn’t focus on this gossip but on their abilities.
Huang Nuo’s ability was Buff. After using this ability, he could boost the physical fitness of an ally by 10% for 30 seconds.
Yao Cheng’s ability was Debuff, which allowed him to reduce an enemy’s physical qualities by 10% for 30 seconds.
The abilities of these two individuals, while not providing significant increases or reductions in most cases, could still have an impact depending on the situation they are used in.
If Fang Tianhe piloted a mecha and was locked in an intense battle with a mutant Zombie, the Buff and Debuff ability would decide the victor of the battle.
It could be said that the ability of these two brothers might play a greater role in the higher-level battles they participated in.
However, by staying within this squad, they didn’t have much opportunity to make a difference.
After reading the information of the five individuals, Lin Xing found out interestingly that among all the abilities, none of them had offensive power.
In a team composed entirely of support-oriented members, the question arose: who would they support?
Lin Xinghai continued reading the information. According to them, their captain, Gao Shan, was seriously injured when he went out to hunt zombies yesterday and was temporarily unable to continue hunting zombies.
So they planned to find someone to fill this vacant position.
After reading their information, Lin Xinghai no longer hesitated, walked to the service desk next to him, and lined up.
Here at the mercenaries’ guild, there were no staff serving the customers proactively.
On the other hand, there were ample armed guards. Unfortunately, if the visitors wanted to do any business, they needed to go to the service desk.
Fortunately, there were enough service desks, so there were only a few people in each line. Soon, it was Lin Xinghai’s turn.
“How can I help you?” The staff asked.
“I want to apply to join the Ability Users Alliance Squad.” Lin Xinghai said.
The staff verified the information and asked, “According to the requirements of the Ability Users Alliance Squad, they’re recruiting members who either have awakened ability or have a genetic enhancement degree of 60%. Sir, may I ask if you meet the requirements?”
“Yes! I do.” Lin Xinghai had already read the requirements before approaching.
“Great, show me your mercenary badge.”
After scanning the mercenary badge that Lin Xinghai took out, the waiter continued, “I have logged in for you. Please go to Room 235 on the second floor to talk to the members of the Ability Users Alliance Squad in person.”
Lin Xinghai took back the mercenary badge and went up the stairs to the second floor.
The second floor of the mercenary guild consisted mainly of individual rooms, varying in size, all of which could be temporarily rented by mercenaries for purposes such as discussions and collaborations.
After all, not all mercenaries like to discuss cooperation in noisy places such as the lobby or bars.
Moreover, some collaborations between mercenary groups inherently required a certain level of confidentiality, making it quite suitable to rent a room for such purposes.
Following the room number, Lin Xinghai found room No. 235.
Since he had made a reservation, Lin Xinghai swiped his mercenary badge at the door, and the room automatically opened.
This is a small room with an area of only 10 square meters. It has an ordinary coffee table and an ordinary sofa, but the charge per hour is 10 points.
Inside the small room were four people. Lin Xinghai glanced at them and instantly matched their appearances with the information he had seen earlier.
The twin brothers must be Huang Nuo and Yao Cheng. Of course, Lin Xinghai couldn’t tell who was who for the time being.
The young woman sitting quietly aside was Zhang Meiling.
As for the young man standing in the middle, with a stern expression and looking at Lin Xinghai, it became evident that he was Ling Xiu after the process of elimination.
He was also the person Lin Xinghai paid the most attention to because as the vice-captain, he was undoubtedly the temporary team leader for this mission.
Lin Xinghai was sizing up the people before him. Likewise, the Ability Users Alliance Squad was also sizing up Lin Xinghai.
“Hello, have you awakened your ability, or has your genetic enhancement degree exceeded 60%?” Ling Xiu asked straightforwardly after scrutinizing Lin Xinghai.
Lin Xinghai replied, “I have awakened an ability.”
Ling Xiu: “What’s your ability?”
Lin Xinghai had initially intended to reveal his true situation, but he hesitated as the words reached his mouth.
He suddenly discovered that his Extreme Speed ability seemed to be not helpful to this team.
As for his combat abilities, these individuals had not witnessed them firsthand, so he doubted they would believe him either.
“My ability’s name is Sharp Shooter. After using it, my accuracy of shooting zombies is 100%.” Lin Xinghai replied.