(Planet Wu Tang, Su Yang's POV)
After graduating from the Rodova Military Academy, Su Yang enlisted with the Regal Mercenaries Guild, a group regarded as one of the strongest in recent years, their prestige soaring after they absorbed much of the elite talent left adrift by the collapse of the Black Serpents Guild.
For him, it was never meant to be a permanent path, only a year-long trial to temper himself in the brutality of real missions, to learn how the universe truly functioned outside the walls of academies and clan halls, before returning to the clan's fold as a more seasoned adult.
However, today, as he sat within the guild's mess hall surrounded by the rowdy clamor of warriors boasting of their kills and rattling their coin purses, he received an urgent message.
"Yang, this is an urgent letter for you," said the mail lady, handing him an envelope marked with the Su family's seal.
Su Yang cracked it open with a curious smirk.
