Taking the badges handed over by the twins, Duan Chen held them in his hands and distributed them one by one.
These badges were not meant to be worn on the chest, but were disposable.
Each badge could be used like a disposable tattoo, leaving a permanent mark on the body that could only be removed with special materials.
The sweeter of the twins explained.
"With badges like these, all you need to do is engrave your guild's insignia on them, one by one, and the insignia will be replicated onto other badges."
"What kind of badge do you plan to use? We also have some templates available here. If you haven't come up with an idea yet, we can make one for you using our standard template."
This was a suggestion offered to every mercenary team.
After all, not all mercenaries possessed artistic talent.
However…
Duan Chen politely refused.
He shook his head.
"No need, our team will handle any issues regarding this."
The twin girl had been polite and encouraging, not interfering excessively with others' actions.
Seeing Duan Chen and the others collect their badges, she said no more.
After receiving the badges, Duan Chen and his group went to a common lounge provided by the Spirit Hunter Guild and completed the engraving of the badges there.
He had his own ideas about the badge's design.
First, it needed to be twisted, with limbs and tentacles, constantly writhing, giving off a creepy and terrifying feeling. Second, there had to be a cat, a cat drawn with very simple lines, representing their team.
Then, there needed to be guns; guns and knives were symbols of martial prowess.
A badge began to take shape under his hands.
The outermost layer was a dark green badge with writhing tentacles, appearing particularly eerie under his touch.
In the middle, crossed guns and knives were depicted, with raging flames burning between them.
It was a dark green badge.
Following the usage method he learned from the two young ladies at the Ice City Spirit Hunter Guild, Duan Chen interfaced this badge with the others. After the connection, all the other badges replicated the same insignia.
"It feels quite magical."
Qin Nanyuan couldn't help but say.
The badge in her hand was pink, and she hesitated, unsure where to stick it.
In the end, she placed it on the back of her hand.
Yuan Qingqing followed suit, sticking her badge onto the back of her hand as well, though one was on the left hand and the other on the right.
One was pink, the other a pale yellow.
Yuan Yuan didn't have as great a need for a badge, and he looked at his with curiosity.
Many ideas flashed through his mind, and finally, a rather drastic one popped up. Then, the others could only watch as he raised his hand and, with a *slap*, applied it.
Silence fell over the entire room.
No one had expected Yuan Yuan to do something like that.
Yuan Yuan himself was momentarily stunned.
Even though it was his own doing, he felt utterly bewildered.
He saw that on the forehead of a petite and cute one-meter-five loli, a glowing green badge was imprinted, even reflecting fluorescent light.
The loli's expression was one of bewilderment.
She incredulously reached up to touch her forehead and then shrieked, "Did I just print it directly onto my forehead?"
Yuan Qingqing looked at her poor brother with the expression of someone looking at an idiot.
Oh, wait, she should be calling him her poor sister now.
She suppressed the smile tugging at her lips and said with pity, "Not only did you just print it on your forehead, but it's already on your forehead, hahahahaha..."
A cascade of laughter nearly shattered the common lounge.
Jun Ci tore open one side of his sleeve and stuck the badge onto his muscle…
Oh, no, it shouldn't be called muscle now, but his fair, pale little arm.
Others followed suit.
Most either placed it on their chest, or their arms, bearing a striking resemblance to a certain popular national anime.
In fact, this type of badge was developed under the influence of that anime.
The badge represented the guild, and the mercenary team, not official agents.
Mercenaries and agents were completely separate.
Duan Chen suppressed the laughter that was bubbling up and gave a soft chuckle.
"It's alright, it's alright... it's quite cute. Anyway, it can be washed off with special ink, which isn't too expensive, don't worry."
Even though he said that, Yuan Yuan couldn't help but puff out his cheeks.
He looked indignant.
But to others, he just looked like a pouting loli.
Admittedly, Duan Chen suddenly discovered the benefit of their current appearance.
At least, it was pleasing to the eye.
After the group left the common lounge, Yuan Yuan wanted to find a place to hide.
Among them, he was the most conspicuous.
He couldn't understand why his brain had suddenly malfunctioned and he'd put the badge on his head.
Going out with a badge imprinted on his forehead was embarrassing. Fortunately, he had bangs, which he pulled down to cover the green badge as best he could, and only then did he feel the surrounding gazes were less intense.
He let out a sigh of relief, then immediately felt a surge of anxiety again, his whole demeanor looking flustered.
"Damn it!"
As the entire group exited the Ice City Spirit Hunter Guild, they ran into Xier, who was arriving.
Duan Chen raised an eyebrow, looking at Xier who was hurrying over.
"Is everything done? That was quick?"
Xier couldn't help but smile slightly.
Her expression looked bright and radiant, but only those who knew her well understood that she actually had very little emotional fluctuation, and her smiles were merely superficial facial management.
She said with a smile.
"Don't worry, everything here has been handled. I've obtained the invitation, and we can enter as mercenaries from now on."
Duan Chen casually handed Xier a red badge he was holding.
Xier hesitated for a moment before patting it onto her hand.
She looked exceptionally curious, her eyes sparkling as she stared at the back of her hand, seemingly unable to look away.
She couldn't help but curl her lips into a smile.
"This is the first time I've had something like this. Like you, as mercenaries, we'll need to take on missions, right!"