Chapter 87: The Beginning of the Contradiction (4)
"Captain, he bumped into Amya, how can you let him go so easily? His apology just now is too insincere, obviously he looks down on us. Bilcao complained to their captain.
"Alright, Bilcaw, I'm not hurt. Besides, the captain must have a reason for doing this. Don't make a mess. The attentive Amia noticed that their captain still had a serious look on his face, and nudged Bilco.
Seeing that the four of them were looking at him puzzled, as the captain, he had to explain, and said in a deep voice: "The four of you have just left the academy, and you don't understand some of the situations in our mercenary world. After becoming a mercenary, some ordinary disputes in your eyes will often inadvertently form a life-and-death enmity with the other party. This is no longer the same as in the academy, where a few words of quarrel may be hated or insulted. In the continent of Agra, quarrels between mercenaries can kill people. I'm over fifty years old, and I'm used to licking blood from the knife, so it doesn't matter about it, but you're different, you've just joined the mercenary world, and if you form a grudge with other mercenaries too early, it's not conducive to your own development. For example, when you are in the wild, it is good not to meet the other party, but once you do, you may be attacked by the other party. The outside is not as good as the inside of the city, and if you meet someone who is willing to be reasonable, you can still communicate and solve it, but once you meet someone who is unwilling to be reasonable, then everything can only rely on strength to speak, and it is difficult to be reasonable without strength. Therefore, when doing tasks in the wild, the danger not only comes from the Warcraft, but also from the mutual confrontation between our mercenaries themselves. β
"It turns out that the 'kill if you don't agree' that you heard it before is true!" The two brothers, Amia and Zard, blurted out nervousness after listening to their captain's words.
"Even if we have a feud, so what? Aren't we five of us? We are not afraid to meet him in the wild, and if he is still pestering and unwilling to be reasonable, then we will give him some color and let him know how good we are. Bilcao said unconvinced. The way that person despised him just now made the anger in his heart not lower until now.
In the captain's opinion, Bilko's view of the problem is still in the naΓ―ve stage, and he has not really detached himself from some of the things he has learned in the academy, and he cannot integrate into the reality that the mercenaries on the continent of Agra need to face. He felt that this mercenary Xiaobai still needed to be educated better.
"Fighting, it's really a very direct way to solve the problem, but fighting also requires a price, although the person just now has a problematic attitude, but it seems that there is a real urgency, and he didn't mean to hit Amya, as an old mercenary who has been mixed in the mercenary world for decades, and as your captain, I'm actually not afraid of trouble, if he deliberately provokes trouble, then I will definitely continue for you, but just now it was an unintentional collision of his, we have to look at things more openly, there is no need to entangle with him. There will be a lot of this kind of thing in the future, so much so that you won't bother to pay attention to it in the future. And, maybe one day you'll bump into someone else, too. In the end, the captain brought the topic to Bilcou, who seemed to be the most impulsive of the four, and it was a bit of a name for education.
The captain's explanation made the four of them feel as if they had indeed made some fuss just now, and their anger subsided. However, as the named Bilcou, he still said stiffly: "Even if I hit someone, then I will definitely apologize so that I won't be like him." β
The captain did not comment on Bilco's words, he knew that there were some things that Bilcao would not understand when he had not experienced them, and not all people who understood etiquette could speak well in a hurry, even if he was at fault first.
Seeing that Amiya was fine, the captain said, "Okay, let's go! Let's find a place to celebrate, and then come back in two days to take on a new mission." After speaking, he took the lead and walked towards the gate of the Mercenary Guild.
The four of Bilcao followed closely, and they were very concerned about the cost of this first commission.
Having put the conflict behind him, Bilcao squeezed to the captain's side, looked left and right, with a thief's eyebrow and mouse eyes, and then whispered to their captain: "Captain, didn't you say that the reward for our mission is 250 gold coins? Why did that person give 260 gold coins just now? Did he give more? You see, the extra 10 gold coins, can you... Hey, hey!"
The captain glanced at Bilcao and said, "He didn't give much, it's really 260 gold coins." β
"But didn't you say that the reward was only 250 gold coins when you were doing the task?"
"The reward for this quest is indeed only 250 gold. The captain didn't stop and said lightly.
"He gave 260 gold coins as a reward of 250 gold coins, isn't this an extra reward? Don't fool me, how can I say that I am also a third-level thief who has completed my studies, I will still count this point, let alone the number related to gold coins. Bilcao had a look on his face, and even the two brothers, Amia and Zarde, looked at their captain, apparently they also thought that this lie was too untechnical to deceive anyone.
The suspicious gazes of the four made the captain have to stop. Quite seriously, he said, "Bilko, do you remember the box I gave you before the mission?"
"Remember, didn't you say that the box was for wolftail grass?" Bilcao nodded.
"Do you know why you used that box for wolftail grass?" the captain asked rhetorically to Bilcoe, who had not yet come to his senses.
"Well... If you don't use a box, what do you use to pack it?"
"I know that, Captain. In order not to damage the wolf's tail, if it is wrapped in cloth or leather, the wolf's tail grass will definitely be damaged. Amia said happily when she saw Bilcao eating deflated.
"Well, Amya is right. β
"Huh! Bilcou, you idiot. When I found the wolf's tail grass, the captain told me to dig carefully, taking care not to hurt the leaves and rhizomes. You guy snatched the box after I finished digging. Now you know it's wrong. Amya walked down the well at Bilcou.
"Didn't I do it to help everyone lighten their loads, you see the captain and the zard, they are all dressed so thickly, and they are carrying a giant sword, especially the captain, the weight of the shield is worth you. I can't let you do this kind of 'heavy work', can I?" said Bilcoe with a very considerate look for everyone.
"Just that box, how much does it weigh? You're quibbling. "Amiah is unrelenting.
"Anyway, I'm thinking about everyone. β
"That's it!"
Seeing that Amiya and Bilcao were arguing again, the captain had to say out loud: "Actually, what Amiya said just now is only one aspect, and the other reason is to keep the wolf's tail grass fresh." That box is not an ordinary box, but is specially used for medicinal herbs that need to preserve freshness. It's worth 10 gold coins, and I bought it with the person in charge when I took the task. I found the wolftail grass we found this time half a year ago, but I didn't dig it out because I didn't have this kind of box for preservation at that time. The reason why I took on this task this time is because I have found these wolftail grass before, in order to take you to familiarize yourself with the environment first, otherwise, I would not have taken on such a difficult task for the first time. You may not know that this wolf's tail grass actually has no seeds, if you insist on talking about seeds, it is the wind wolf's dung, it grows from the wind wolf's dung, and not all wind wolf dung can grow wolf's tail grass, which also leads to the place where the wind wolf has more dung, the greater the chance of growing wolf's tail grass. However, this also means that where there is wolf tail grass, there is a wind wolf, at least there is a high chance of encountering the wind wolf. You probably also know in the academy that all adult wind wolves are third-level demonic beasts, plus the wind wolf as a predatory demonic beast, through predation, devouring the demon core, it is very likely to upgrade to a fourth-level demonic beast, even if it is a fifth-level wind wolf. β
Suddenly, when they heard the word wind wolf, the four of them didn't feel that they were holding their breath, and they didn't dare to come out, the reason why they were afraid was because of the notoriety of the wind wolf, even when they were students, they had heard a lot.
The strength of the third-level wind wolf may not be anything for the mercenary group, but for the mercenary team with very few people, it is like a catastrophe. The appearance of wind wolves is often accompanied by a group, at least more than ten, among which there may be many fourth-level wolf kings. As a result, the Wind Wolf has become an important culprit in the forest for the casualties caused to the mercenaries.
"Captain, have you ever thought that if we run into the wind wolf this time, we won't be able to come back. Bilcow said with a sigh of relief.
The three of Amya also nodded heartily.
Seeing the four mercenary novices, he was instantly frightened, and with a cowardly look, the captain laughed out loud.
"Haha! What? Now that I know I'm scared, don't worry! If there really is a wind wolf, I won't let you follow this mission. In fact, there used to be a small group of wind wolves in that place, but they were later exterminated by my mercenary group, and I found these wolf tail grass at that time. The captain comforted the four newcomers.
"But, captain, aren't you afraid that if another pack of wind wolves comes to live there?" Bilcao was still frightened, feeling that their captain had taken on this task too hastily.
"Haha! Isn't this still you? What are you doing as a thief? If you can't find out in advance, then you can only blame you for not being good at learning. The three of them are unlucky with you. No wonder me. The captain's strength shook the pot, so that the three of De Amia looked at him together. The look in his eyes seemed to say: "The captain is right, if you can't find out the situation, you will be blamed on Bilko." β
Looking at the four people who suddenly became united, Bilcow was stunned, and he looked helpless and considered himself unlucky.
"Okay! I throw in the towel. β
"Huh!" Amya smiled.
"Amya, don't laugh, you still dug up the wind wolf's feces with your hands?" Seeing Amya's smug look, Bilcao suddenly thought of something and gloated.
"You... You..."
"Captain, why didn't you tell me at the time, so that I could dig it with my hands. Amya pointed to Bilco, who was smiling evilly, speechless, and then complained to the captain.
"Haha! It's okay, the feces would have turned into dirt a long time ago, otherwise why didn't you smell it at the time?" looked at Amya, who was very disgusted with his hands, as if they really smelled on them, and the captain said happily.
Unfortunately, for Amya, who has made it her nature to love cleanliness, the captain's words didn't make much difference.
The five of them walked out of the door laughing, and the four novice mercenaries of Amiya looked back at the hall where they had come for the first time, their expressions were excited, because they had just completed their first mission as mercenaries.
However, the calm Zard said to their captain with some concern: "Captain, that person just now shouldn't hold a grudge against us!" He had already seen it, but he was worried that that person didn't see it, and if he met it again, I was afraid that he would really cause trouble.
"Probably not, generally speaking, in the case that we have already retreated, the possibility of resentment is not very large, and it is not to rob him of his task, it should not be. The captain thought for a moment and said.
"What are you afraid of, Zarde? It's not our fault. Thinking of his appearance just now made me angry. If you want me to say, I would only be relieved if I robbed him of his task!" said Bilcao with a grin.
"Alright, let's think about where to celebrate!" the captain said.
This question successfully diverted the attention of the four newcomers, and they all began to discuss where to go for a meal with great interest, and their voices gradually drifted away.
Unbeknownst to them, the man in the silver light armor who had just bumped into Amya had squeezed into the hall and was coming to the counter before they had left.
Coincidentally, the person in charge of receiving the mercenaries in front of him was the one who had just received the Dieter mercenary team.
"The Elian mercenary team handed over the task, and there were twenty wolftail grasses that were more than ten years old. The silver-clad man placed the bloody package on the counter and was about to untie it.
"I'm sorry, but this task has already been completed. The person in charge's words made the man's hand, which was still unwrapping, stop.
"What? Are you sure? I'm talking about the task of twenty plants of wolftail grass over ten years. The man asked anxiously.
"That's right, this task has already been completed. The person in charge said calmly.
"How so?" muttered the silver-armored man. Obviously, it was difficult to accept this result for a while. He had considered it when he chose to take on this task, generally speaking, the people of the mercenary group are not very good at taking this task, after all, the remuneration of that commission is too small for a mercenary group, unless he encounters wolftail grass on the way, otherwise only the mercenary team will take this kind of task.
It was only after a moment that the silver-light armored man realized that he had lost his temper.
His face was slightly pale, and he tried to squeeze out a stiff smile, and asked the person in charge, "I don't know which mercenary group did it?"
"It's not a mercenary group that completed it, it's a mercenary squad, and they have just handed in the task, if you had done it earlier, maybe this task would have been completed by you. The person in charge looked at the man and said with a little regret.
"What? It was done by the mercenary squad? How is this possible? Our Ilian mercenary team also paid the price to get the wolf's tail grass, which mercenary team is stronger than us?"
"It's a mercenary squad named Dieter. "The man seemed to be very stricken," the person in charge said truthfully.
"Dieter's mercenary squad? Dieter...?is it?" the man suddenly became angry.