Because the Invincible Mercenary Corps was located in a relatively remote area, the arrival of Li Dai and Mu Tianhe did not attract much attention. To be precise, there was hardly anyone outside the camp of the Invincible Mercenary Corps right now. It was nothing like the Black Rock Mercenary Corps, where upon entering one would immediately see many mercenaries sparring and training against each other, hurling spells back and forth. Such a lively scene was completely absent here. Outside the camp of the Invincible Mercenary Corps, there was an extraordinary quietness—an excessive quietness. Had she not seen a few crude, temporary shacks perched atop the mountain forest, Li Dai would have even suspected that the gentle-looking middle-aged uncle sent by Mu Ye to lead the way had taken a wrong turn and guided them in the wrong direction.
Along the way, Mu Tianhe had not been quiet at all. Once they grew familiar with each other, his talkative nature took on a sort of instant intimacy, though eight out of ten sentences he uttered were inseparable from pills. It seemed he was just like Senior Brother Ruo Yuncong, who had gone missing—a true pill fanatic.
Of course, one could not deny that alchemy was indeed addictive. The Dao of Pills possessed a charm of its own. Had Li Dai not grown somewhat jaded after practicing alchemy for a million years all at once in the Black Realm, she probably would have been just like any other alchemist, entirely consumed by it and eager to spend ev…
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