Everyone else is a trainer, but you are a swordsman?

Chapter 300 Recruitment

The next day.

During the day, Feng still went to Teacher A Ye's house to study.

But at night, after saying goodbye to his teacher, he put on a black robe and became a shadow. Today was the day he had to go to Nishikawa Aoi to collect his reward.

Compared to the last time he came to the Hunter Association, Feng clearly felt that the atmosphere here had become more lively.

Hunters of all shapes and sizes, wearing all kinds of masks, gathered in groups of three or five, arguing loudly or whispering, enthusiastically discussing the next tasks to be carried out and the goals they hoped to achieve.

Feng moved silently among the crowd with an expressionless face. He seemed to have long been accustomed to the noisy environment around him and was not affected at all.

When he walked up to the receptionist, he paused for a moment, then exchanged a few words with the other party in a steady and low voice.

"I understand. Please follow me."

The staff member immediately understood and nodded, and respectfully led Feng towards the room where Aoi Nishikawa was.

After the door opened, Feng saw the real owner.

I haven't seen her for a few days, and Aoi Nishikawa still looks relaxed.

This time, she didn't sip the black tea in her hand as elegantly as usual, nor did she comb the fur of the Roentgen cat lying obediently at her feet...

She was sitting on the sofa with her legs crossed, her fingers gently turning the pages of an uncovered book. Her fingertips lightly jumped and danced between the pages, making a slight rustling sound.

"Boom"

Just then, the door was pushed open completely and Feng walked in.

Hearing the sound, Aoi Nishikawa raised her head slightly, and when she saw Feng, her eyes suddenly lit up.

Then, she gently closed the book in her hand and placed it carefully on the small table beside her. She stood up and walked lightly towards Feng who had just entered the room.

"Oh, let me see, isn't this the recently famous 'Shadow'?"

Nishikawa Aoi covered her lips with one hand, smiling brightly, and said in an exaggerated tone, "Welcome to my humble home. It's my honor..."

"Famous? Haha, I just completed the tasks you gave me..."

Feng said in a cold tone, "Now that the mission is completed, it's time to fulfill your promise."

"Tsk tsk, don't be anxious..."

Nishikawa Aoi came closer again, "Do you know that my father is very satisfied with your actions these times?"

"Master of the Nishikawa family?"

Feng's eyes flashed with confusion, "What do you mean?"

"You should know that as you repeatedly complete your missions, it's not just us, the family and the Alliance investigators, who are paying attention to you. Of course, there are also those who are not firm in their stance."

Nishikawa Aoi's lips curled up slightly. "Your existence is their nightmare. Now even Murkrow, who was protected by a quasi-king-level trainer, is dead. Do you think the others... can't be afraid?"

"..."

Feng nodded without saying anything.

The shadow's elusive assassinations did have a deterrent effect on those who were wavering, making them dare not betray the Nishikawa family, and indirectly strengthened the power of the family.

At this stage where the top leaders of both sides, such as the Kings and Quasi-Kings, have not yet come out to fight, a killer like Shadow who can assassinate gym leader-level trainers is already a very terrifying existence.

"After witnessing the Nishikawa family's tough stance on the Alliance's provocation, many hunters have returned to quests. As you can see, the hall has become much busier."

Nishikawa Aoi stood beside Feng and spoke slowly, "Now the interests of the family are protected, that's enough. Next, it depends on how the alliance will act."

This is the direction of the wind. Once it changes, there will inevitably be a large number of people following behind, wanting to take advantage of the opportunity to profit from it.

"What about the black market? When will it reopen?" Feng asked a question that concerned him very much.

Feng was very envious of the high-quality Pokémon, rare materials, human skin masks and other props in the black market.

"Unfortunately, there are no signs of it opening at the moment."

Nishikawa Aoi spread his hands and sighed, "The risk is too great. If we are discovered and attacked by the alliance, it will be a devastating loss for our family."

Just like the black market in Kanaz City was disrupted by the Four Heavenly Kings Furong, the losses caused were not only the family's property and assets, but also invisible assets such as reputation and customer base. Families such as the Nishikawa family did not dare to take the risk.

"..."

Feng fell silent again, and no one knew what he was thinking.

Seeing this, Nishikawa Aoi smiled slightly.

"Although the black market cannot be opened, you still have another way to obtain the treasures there..."

She put her lips close to Feng's ear and said seductively, "If you completely join our Xichuan family, father will definitely give you unimaginable benefits..."

"Thank you for your invitation, but I have no intention of joining at the moment." Feng shook his head.

He doesn't have such an idea at the moment. He has the ability to please both sides now, so there is no need to tie himself to one side immediately. Doing so will only restrict his hands and feet and lose his freedom.

After saying that, Feng walked right past Nishikawa Aoi, sat down on a sofa, and picked up the uncovered book that Nishikawa Aoi had just placed on it.

But when he opened it, Feng's pupils dilated slightly.

This turned out to be a book about the mythological history of Sinnoh. The pages were yellowed and looked very old, and some of the words on it were no longer clear.

Feng only glanced at it a few times, barely recognizing some of the words, and then he couldn't help but read it out word by word:

"In the beginning... all that existed was chaos and fluctuations. Everything mixed together, and from the center emerged... the first thing."

At this time, Nishikawa Aoi had already sat on the sofa opposite him, and suddenly began to mutter, continuing the following content:

"The original being created two clones. Time began to rotate and space began to expand. Then, three lives were born from itself..."

"Two clones prayed, and a thing called a thing was born. Three lives prayed, and a thing called a heart was born..."

"The world was created, and so the first things slept."

After Nishikawa Aoi finished speaking, Feng was silent for a moment, then put down the book in his hand, looked at her and said, "I didn't expect that you actually studied the history of Sinnoh."

"I'm not really interested."

Nishikawa Aoi shrugged and explained, "This book was given to my father by someone during a visit. Then my father gave it to me, and I just flipped through it when I was bored."

Then, she seemed not to want to talk about this anymore, so she changed the subject and continued, "By the way, how is your tan-shi going? Let me take a look~"