The Medallion novel Chapter 136

Afterwards, Rocky strode into the camp. Once inside, he saw that it was very simple. Actually, there was nothing appealing to him except a few red-painted tables and chairs.

Meanwhile, Marin was sitting behind a wide red-painted table in the middle of the camp, watching carefully a copy of the battlefield report just handed in by her subordinates. When she saw Rocky come in, she immediately put down the battlefield report. She examined Rocky from head to feet and then motioned to him. "Please take a seat."

Upon hearing what Marin said, Rocky tried to avoid some of the hypocrisy and politeness. After nodding his head, he sat aside and asked, "Commander, is there anything I can do for you today?"

"I checked your background and found out that you were exiled from the Imperial City for penal servitude, but I didn't find any detailed information about you. Besides, I also heard that it was some royal spirit manipulators who sent you here." Marin's beautiful eyes narrowed slightly. She was trying to probe Rocky with her stares. As soon as she came back, she sent someone to investigate Rocky's origin and history, and she immediately found something unusual about him.

When Rocky was sent here, his identity was completely kept a secret. Only the royal spirit manipulators who sent him had revealed their identities. They said something about Rocky's exile but did not say anything else about Rocky's identity. So, of course, she couldn't find out the detailed information about Rocky. He was like a person who had no past. It was no wonder that Marin felt strange and curious about this, and she immediately called Rocky here to question him.

"Yes, that's right. Is there a problem about my identity?" Rocky said with a frown, his eyes turning defensive. He didn't expect Marin to be quite smart and quick-witted. It surprised him that she began to doubt his identity in such a short period of time.

"What do you think?" Marin asked as she glared at Rocky with her sharp and beautiful eyes. Her smile faded gradually. It was obviously illogical for a seemingly weak spirit manipulator to be personally sent to exile by the royal spirit manipulators. She knew there was something more to it than what they were letting on. She had to figure out the true reasons.

If Rocky was sent to exile because he had committed some major crimes, of course there was no problem with that. It was a normal thing and a common occurrence. However, what kind of crime had he committed? It was unbelievable that he should have to be escorted to exile by several royal spirit manipulators. That itself was already an obvious sign that his exile had important reasons. Besides, Rocky had been giving off a mysterious aura in him. He was completely closed off. This question greatly aroused Marin's curiosity. Her intuition told her that there must be some unspeakable secrets in it.

"Commander, I'm surprised to see that you are so concerned about me. It makes me wonder if you have any interest in me." All of a sudden, Rocky asked with a slightly ambiguous tone. A smile appeared on the corners of his mouth and his eyes shifted from being defensive to flirty.

"What are you talking about? Who would be interested in you? You must be kidding me..." Marin's gorgeous eyes widened. Her face flushed and she looked very angry. 'This guy is too audacious. I only asked him a few questions, and he dared to say I am interested in him!' she thought to herself.

"Otherwise, why do you spend so much effort to investigate me? You even specifically called me here to ask questions. People who do not know the situation will think that you have a crush on me," Rocky said arrogantly. He looked at her, unable to hide his grin.

In fact, Rocky said that to change the subject intentionally. He had to get her off his back immediately, because if Marin continued to ask him more questions, he would not know how to answer them. Judging from her intelligence, it was quite easy for her to reveal the loopholes in his words. If this kept up, his identity would be revealed sooner or later. Under such an emergency, Rocky deliberately changed the topic to divert her attention. It was smart to tease her, because she became completely flustered.

"You... You should know that you are now the interim leader of the sixth team, so of course I have to know your background clearly," Marin quickly explained to him, trying to disguise her embarrassment. This sounded very reasonable, but because of Rocky's absurd accusations, her face had turned red as a ripe apple. Her charming face was flushed, which looked even more attractive.

"If I remember correctly, I didn't personally promise to be a team leader." Rocky shrugged. He never did agree to be the team leader. It was just imposed on him.

Marin never thought that Rocky would be so unreasonable. If it were for others, they would be competing to be the team leader. But different from other people, Rocky seemed to care nothing about fame and power. She immediately felt regretful. Had she known this, she should not have promoted Rocky as the interim leader before.

"If you have so much spare time to investigate me, it is better for you to put a little more effort in finding a responsible good leader for the sixth team. The previous one was barely satisfactory, so it might give others an illusion that you have accepted some bribes from him. Of course, I believe that you are definitely not the kind of person who will pay attention to personal interests, but your ability of identifying others' capabilities is a little bit..." Rocky seemed to be intentionally trying to piss Marin off. He ignored her gloomy face and tried his best to dig at her with a touch of sarcasm in his voice. He made great efforts to completely shift her focus away from him.

"Since you don't want to be the team leader so much, then I must go against your wishes. Guess what? I insist on letting you become the team leader. From now on, you are the leader of the sixth team. If anything goes wrong with the sixth team, you will have to take all the responsibilities. Next time, don't think you'll be as lucky as this one. It will be rather difficult for you to bring back all the members of the sixth team safe and sound. I want you to remember that good luck cannot always favor you. You are in charge of the sixth team now. You have to fulfill all your responsibilities." In fact, even Marin thought that Rocky merely depended on his good luck to safely bring back all the members of the sixth team. After all, considering the fighting capacity of the sixth team, it was almost a miracle that all the team members could successfully escape when confronted with such a powerful spirit-manipulated beast. Of course, there was no denying that Rocky must also be smart. Otherwise, he would not have thought of using mud to hide their smell to avoid being chased by the spirit-manipulated beast. If they had not completely covered their tracks with the mud, the sixth team might have been wiped out.

"If you have nothing else to say, I'll go first." Rocky, however, took her words in complete disregard. He sneered, and without waiting for Marin to speak, he stood up and went away.

"This guy..." At this point, Marin's beautiful face was flushed once again. However, this time it wasn't from embarrassment. She couldn't help turning red out of anger, and she desperately wanted to call Rocky back and give him a good beating to vent out her anger. Who the hell was he to provoke her in such a way? Why did she have to meet such a troublesome being? That was unfair! Truthfully, the reason why she named Rocky as the leader of the sixth team was actually a little out of her own self-interest. It was because she was afraid that Rocky would tell others what he saw in the stable that day. After all, she was the commander of this military camp. If that kind of thing was spread out, it would definitely have a bad effect on her. She had a reputation to keep. Worse, since she was a female, she definitely could not let others know about it. Therefore, she decided to promote Rocky to be a small leader, which was a disguised bribe with an intention to let him keep her secret. Anyway, the sixth team couldn't perform any important tasks, so it didn't make any difference who would be its leader. It intrigued her why Rocky seemed to take no interest in becoming a small leader. Others would have done anything to get that position. She was definitely full of surprises.