Volume 1: The Poem of Departure Chapter 39: A Genius Boy
"Again?"
"Mayor Mare is recruiting sandbags again. β
"Hey, who's the last one? Lanso is you, right? You've been doing it for a week?"
"Mayor Marew seems to be about to advance, his strength is a little uncontrollable, it's not a big problem, it's just a little painful. β
"Are you still taking it this time?"
"Forget it, I just came back from a mission, and I want to rest for two days. β
The mercenaries didn't seem to be the slightest surprise at the appearance of this mission.
"One silver coin a day is still less, or I'll do it." β
"Forget it, it's just to be a sandbag, a lot of silver coins a day. It's not a lot of work. β
"I think Abby and Korrant will take on the task. β
"They teamed up to go to the forest yesterday, and they haven't come back yet, saying that they want to do a big ticket. β
"And who else? Eisen? Why don't you try?"
"You forgot? I'm specialized in offense, and my defensive skills are almost there, so I'm not going. β
The mercenaries discussed in a mess, and a few of them showed eager expressions, but the news of the mayor's upcoming advancement still made them hesitate a little - and, to be honest, for the Black Iron mercenaries, one silver coin a day is indeed not a high income, and the first few times this task was taken by those Black Iron mercenaries who didn't find their teammates for some reason and couldn't go to the forest themselves.
However, while they were still struggling, a somewhat short figure (in a group of 1.8 or 1.9 meters, 1.7 meters is indeed not a tall man) squeezed out of the crowd and took off the commission.
"Hey, who took this...... Kids?"
Many mercenaries were stunned.
"Hey, boss, why are there kids in your store!" the mercenary Eisen shouted at the counter, "Anyway?"
"Don't howl, they're mercenaries too!" the mercenary next to him hammered him, "Didn't you see his mercenary badge?"
"Huh?" Eisen looked at carefully, "such a small mercenary, young man, are you fifteen this year?"
"I'm fourteen. β
Assas, who was holding the commission paper in his hand, replied seriously, passed through the mercenaries who were surprised or emotional, and came to the counter, "Boss, I want to take this task." β
"Kid, do you really want to pick it up?" the tavern keeper obviously heard the loud voice of the mercenary Eisen just now, and he looked at Assas's expression full of suspicion, "Take your mercenary badge, you kid, you can't have made a fake to deceive people, right?"
Assas took off his oak badge and handed it over. The boss took out a magnifying glass and looked at it carefully for a long time, then returned it, and said with a little intimidation: "Boy, don't steal anyone's badge! I tell you, stealing things is going to the police station!"
β...... This is really my mercenary badge," Assas finally realized how Del Cora felt, and he explained helplessly, "I'm from Adu, where you are allowed to register as a mercenary at the age of twelve. β
"Then according to the rules, you are an outsider, and you have to register here," the tavern owner was still full of suspicion, but still put on a businesslike attitude, "Tell me your place of origin and mercenary status, whether there is a team, how many team members there are, and whether there are locals to vouch for you?"
"I'm from Kasbah City, Adu, and the mercenaries are registered in Sauvis. There were three of us in my team, and we were here for the first time and there were no locals to vouch for us. β
Assas replied honestly.
At this time, Satya and Delcora also squeezed over, and the three of them immediately attracted most of the attention of the store - mainly here, such a small mercenary is really rare. When they came in before, many people thought they were looking for someone or a commission.
"Then you're on the watch list of the police station of the Guards - that's the rule. Seeing their young age, the boss explained to them, "This is the rule of the mercenary union, if a foreign mercenary enters a new place without the guarantee of a local, the tavern owner must report his identity to the police station for filing, and the client has the right to refuse the service of the foreign mercenary without any reason - this observation period lasts for two weeks." Got it?"
For the task publisher, he can take the initiative to contact the mercenary according to his own wishes, and then go to the mercenary association to sign a contract, and when the client is willing to post the task on the bulletin board, it means that he is willing to open the task, as long as there are qualified mercenaries who take the task, if the client wants to refuse, he must give a reasonable reason and report to the mercenary tavern for adjustment. This is also to safeguard the common interests of both parties. Having been in Sauvis for a while, Assas naturally understands this process.
"Got it, we'll take notice. Assas nodded and picked up the mayor's commission, "Then can we take this task?"
"The mayor's commission, have you seen the requirements of the mission? He wants a black iron level warrior who is proficient in defense," the boss looked him up and down, "You have black iron level strength?"
Assas didn't speak, concentrated, and blessed himself with a "guard". This is a status skill that can be mastered by quasi-knights (knight black iron rank) and trainee warrior (warrior black iron rank), and its effect is to weaken damage and strengthen defense. It's a testament to his strength. However, Assas's wards are golden, different from the cyan or blue of the Apprentice, which is a color unique to the Knight's abilities.
"Fourteen-year-old quasi-knight, why do you come to be a mercenary instead of going to the academy to study?" there was an uproar in the tavern, "Young man, you should go to school in a big city, instead of sitting in this small place to take commissions!"
"Fourteen or fifteen years old is the key time for strength to improve, how did you run out of the house?" the tavern owner also frowned, "What about your parents?
β...... We were about to go to school in Landmont, but we were just passing through here," Rao was as calm and calm as Artshas, and he also felt a little weak, "so can we take this commission......
"Yes, you can, but you are foreign mercenaries, the mayor may not accept you, you go and try, if you can't come back, there are still a lot of oak-level small tasks here. The boss took the commission and handed over a copy by hand, "Take this to the mayor's house, and if the task is completed, ask the mayor to sign it - don't forget this process, the reward is provided to you at the end, and I won't pay you without the mayor's signature." β
"Got it, got it......" Assas took the copy of the commission and limbly walked through the crowd and left the tavern.
"Well, don't you feel well," Delkora gloated, "so you know how I felt when I was dealing with someone? β
"We can actually pretend to be tourists, pass by here, rest for a few days, and then leave, without any trouble," Assas glanced at him, his gaze a little dangerous, "but before you said you were going to disguise yourself as a qualified mercenaryβ"
β...... I'm just trying to make the journey less boring, you see, with mercenary status, we can take on missions, and our whereabouts won't be suspicious," Del Cora explained with a lot of brains, "You see, life as a mercenary is much better than going around with a bunch of old foxes, and no one here has forced you to follow the norms......"
"......" Assas turned his head away, ignoring him.
"Alright Del Kora, Assas has received a mission, we have to think about how to spend these few days, the mayor doesn't need magicians and assassins. Satya patted him, "I see you've been standing there for a while on the bulletin board, have you found any suitable tasks?"
"There are a lot of suitable tasks, I can do more, but my mercenary level limits me," Delkora touched his oak mercenary badge, "The mayor's mission is not limited to the mercenary level, but many other tasks are limited to black iron and above, so I can only take a look, I can't take it." β
"So take on some more chores and move up your mercenary ranks," Satya said, "or you can go to the Mercenary Tavern and submit some materials for Black Iron Monsters to speed up the process if you can stand up to the tavernkeeper's questioning of you." β
"Forget it, that's good," Del Cora shuddered at the thought of the "enthusiastic" mercenaries and bosses in the tavern, "The people here care about children...... That's a good thing. β
"Let's go to the hotel first," said Assas, "I'm going to change my gear, and you should rest too." It's noon now, I'll go to the mayor's house in the afternoon and ask, will you come with me?"
"Go, there's nothing to do anyway," Delcora said nonchalantly, "it's almost time to get to Landmont, and it's good to know about it in advance." β
"Or disguised as a mercenary?"
"Or else?"
β...... That's right, too. β