Chapter 85: The Beginning of the Contradiction (2)
After Emia and the five of them entered the city, they went straight to the west of the city.
The main streets in the city are more than ten meters wide, and the ground is paved with thick clear slate stones with a hard texture, and the captain in heavy armor stepped on the bluestone slab, and there was a sound of heavy footsteps, but there was not even a trace of imprint on the ground.
After a few minutes of walking into the city, there were more pedestrians on the streets. Most of them are in the company of several or dozens of people, and they are dressed similarly to Amiya's group, similar to each other, and they carry all kinds of armor and weapons with them, and they all seem to be people with good strength. They were either shuttling through the shops on both sides of the street, or they were busy on their way, like Amya's group.
In the crowd that began to liven up, Amya and his party walked by. The target was the Mercenary Guild, a large building complex in the west of the city that would allow them to complete their mission.
This city, because of its particularity, although it covers an extremely large area, there are only two gates. Moreover, the city was built facing southwest, and the two gates faced southwest and northeast respectively. In addition to the city center as the residence of the city lord and the various large families in the city, the west of the city was used as a station for various forces to develop in the city, such as the mercenary guild, such as the wizards' guild, such as the swordsman's guild and the alchemist's guild, etc. Anyway, all the guild forces on the Agra continent are located here, after all, this is the city closest to the outer edge of the Desperate Forest, and unlike the outer parts of the Desperate Forest, it is much safer to enter the outer part of the Desperate Forest from here. Because the outer terrain of this Desperate Forest is relatively gentle, the upward trend of the mountains is much slower than in other directions, which is conducive to the adventurers who enter it to explore and detect dangers in time. As a result, the city has a unique position on the continent of Agra.
With such a favorable location, it is almost impossible to keep the major forces of the Agra continent from getting involved. And it is only natural to set the branch here. After all, this is not an ordinary city, its importance is even heavier than that of its owning country, the capital of the Kyak Kingdom, and its scale is no less than that of the Kyak Kingdom.
After walking on the crowded street for nearly half an hour, Amya and his group of five came to a building with its main entrance wide open, the door was more than eight meters high and nearly twenty meters wide, and two half-foot-thick doors were opened to the corner wall, and the dust on them was thick, as if the two doors had not been closed for many years.
Looking at the various characters coming in and out, Bilcou, who was the most anxious, turned around and urged the four of them: "Captain, hurry up, we can have a good meal after handing in the task." ”
"Don't worry, it's all at the door, and the commission can't run. Besides, you are holding the things, so if you want to hurry up, you can just hand it over yourself. The captain, dressed in heavy armor, said to Bilco, who was full of anxiety.
"But captain, this is my first time as a mercenary, and it's also my first time taking on a mission, and you haven't taught me how to hand in the task! After I go in, who do you want me to find to hand in the task?" said Bilcoe helplessly.
This task was picked up by the four Bilcao after they were drunk by their captain on that occasion, and the four of them were as drunk as dead pigs at that time, of course, they didn't know how to hand over the task.
"Hmph, you deserve it, who let you grab it as soon as you get it, and now you're blind!" Amia gloated and fell down the stone.
After despising Bilko, Amia turned to the captain and said, "But captain, you really haven't taught us how to hand in the task, how about teaching us later?"
"Haha! When you get inside, you can take a look, just tell the heads of the mercenary guild who are in charge of the reception what task we are going to complete, and then show him our mission items, and after confirmation, they will give us the commission. Oh, by the way, it is very important to tell him that we are from the Dieter Mercenary Squad, which can improve the task completion rate of our Dieter Mercenary Squad, and in the future, when receiving other special tasks, the employer will give preference to the mercenary squad or mercenary group with a high task completion rate. This will be of great benefit to the future development of our Dieter mercenary squad. The captain looked at the four newcomers and gave them a lecture.
"Understood!Captain!I believe that our Dieter mercenary team will definitely develop better and better under your leadership, and maybe it will be upgraded to a mercenary group when the time comes!Captain!" Bilcao looked at the captain with a glorious face, as if their mercenary team was about to become a mercenary group.
However, the two brothers, Amia and Zarde, agreed with Bilco's words, which were usually out of tune, and nodded at their captain.
Looking at the four newly recruited young men who had just graduated, although the captain, who was nearly fifty years old, couldn't bear to hit them, he had never been good at lying, and he still said what he wanted to do. "It's not that simple to upgrade to a mercenary group. You're still young and you still have a chance, but I can't, I don't have any room to rise, which is why I set up a mercenary team. ”
"Captain, you're already very powerful now, at least much more powerful than the four of us, I'm afraid that even if the four of us attack you together, we won't be able to break through your defenses. Bilcao said with a look of disbelief.
The other three weren't quite convinced.
"Alas, why am I lying to you! I am a fourth-level great swordsman, and I am a cultivator who is good at defense, and you four are just graduated from the third-level rookie, and the fighting experience is basically zero, so it is normal that you can't beat me for the time being. When you have enough experience in the future, you will know how to deal with a shield warrior like me who focuses on defense, not to mention that you are still young now, and there is still a lot of room for improvement in the future, maybe you can even be promoted to level 5 and become a sword master. In the end, the captain also gave the four new students some encouragement.
Sure enough, they were young and ignorant, and the four mercenary novices were encouraged by the captain, and their faces instantly showed a look of longing. Apparently caught up in the pie that the captain had drawn for them. However, as a woman, Amya is still a little ashamed, and she woke up before the three big fools.
"How can there be? It took a few of us to cultivate to the third level, and it would be good to reach the fourth level in this life, even now, I can already feel that if we want to reach the fourth level, I am afraid it will be a long time. Captain, why don't you tell us how you broke through to level four?"
After hearing Amya's words, the three Birkao, who had come to their senses, also looked at their captain, obviously curious about how they could be promoted to the fourth level. Especially Bilkao, he urged again and again: "Yes, captain, I heard our mentor say that the third and fourth levels are a watershed, and after stepping over, the improvement in strength will be great." You tell us how you broke through. ”
It's just that their captain's words are true, and they are not very satisfied.
"How else can you break through, of course, it's a constant battle. The more you fight, the more clearly you will be able to understand and use every bit of Dou Qi, and you will also refine your own Dou Qi in the process of continuous consumption and recovery, and when the accumulated amount is enough, you will be able to break through at an opportunity. ”
"Fighting? Opportunity doesn't sound like an easy one. Captain, what was the opportunity for you to break through to the fourth level?" asked Zarde, one of the twin brothers.
"Didn't I say that? I just said, it's a battle!" the captain looked at Zard with two big eyes.
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The four of them were confused.
However, they haven't forgotten about the mercenary group, and when they were studying in the academy, they often heard about how the mercenary group completed what tasks, and now that they have finally become mercenaries, of course they need to know something about the mercenary group.
"Captain, what kind of strength do you need to upgrade to a mercenary group?" Amya asked curiously.
Looking at the expectant looks on the faces of the four sprouts, the captain sighed and said, "Upgrading to a mercenary group is actually simple to say that it is complicated. However, in general, strength is still very important, as well as the career matching and number of members. Let me tell you about the level of the mercenary group first!"
"I know this, there are large mercenary groups, I've heard about them in the academy. Bilcao couldn't wait to sell the only ink in his stomach.
"You know! The longbow in Amya's hand struck Bilcao on the head, and he obediently stopped his mouth.
"You're right, there are indeed large mercenary groups. It's just that the level of mercenary groups is divided into four levels, including small mercenary groups, medium-sized mercenary groups, large mercenary groups and super-large mercenary groups. And each level of mercenary group has specific requirements for the number and strength, all of which are indispensable. ”
After a slight pause, the captain looked at the four novices who were listening attentively and continued: "Small mercenary groups, the number of people is between 50-500, and they must have a fifth-level powerhouse, medium-sized mercenary groups, the number is between 500-3000, and they must have more than five sixth-level powerhouses, a large mercenary group, the number is between 3000-10,000, and they must have more than 20 sixth-level powerhouses, as for the super-large mercenary group, the number is more than 10,000, and there must be at least one saint-level powerhouse. ”
"Holy Rank powerhouse?" The four of them suddenly gasped, and they were suddenly stunned by the captain's words.
The shocked looks of the four of them all fell into the captain's eyes, remembering that when he heard the news himself, he also had such an expression. Now I find a little sense of revenge in these four budding newcomers. Let the already good mood because of the completion of the task instantly brighten up a little bit.
"Now I know that the mercenary group is not so easy to promote! We are currently only six people, and none of them are level 5 powerhouses, and we can't even meet any of the conditions of a small mercenary group. Besides, don't look at the mercenary group's reputation, wait until you are in it, you will know that there are many constraints and contradictions between small groups, and it is far from being as good as the relationship between us. ”
"Captain, how do you know so much, maybe you've ever been part of a mercenary group!" asked Bilco, frowning at the captain. In that way, it was as if he had seen through the origin of his captain.
"Haha! As long as you have been a veteran mercenary for decades, who doesn't know this common sense, and you novices who have just walked out of the academy don't know. The captain perfectly despised Bilcao back.
Seeing that Bilcao was going to say more, the captain, who was not in a hurry, suddenly urged: "Okay! Go and hand in the task first, don't you still know how to pick up and deliver the task? After saying that, he walked towards the gate.
The four of Amya hurriedly followed.
After entering the gate, walking forward for more than 20 meters, there is a square hall, the roof is inlaid with hundreds of glass balls the size of human heads for lighting, and there are liquid-like things precipitating in it, emitting dazzling light, illuminating the entire hall without any light.
The hall is hundreds of meters square, and the walls on each side are inlaid with a crystal glass on a blue background with almost no traces of splicing. The glass on both sides is dozens of meters long, and it is densely covered with words. The hall was crowded with mercenaries who were looking at the words on the wall, pointing to each exchange and discussion in twos and threes, as if they couldn't make up their minds for the time being, and it was difficult to make a choice.
The four rookies of Bilcao saw this hall where they could barely get their feet, their eyes were full of shock, and they quietly swallowed the foam.
"There are too many of them, aren't they? How do we get in?" said Charlie, who had not spoken, as he looked at their captain.
"How? squeeze in, of course!" said the captain, squeezing towards the dense crowd of mercenaries.
"Ouch! you look at it, you don't have long eyes!"
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The tall captain, coupled with the heavy armor, rampaged through the hall, and many mercenaries who were squeezed in scolded one after another.
followed the four newcomers behind the captain, but at this time they were silently relieved, thanks to their captain opening the way in front, the treatment of the four of them at this time was much better, at least they would not be squeezed.
After a few minutes of walking through the halls, the captain of Dieter's mercenary team was the first to squeeze out. Then, he saw the four budding newcomers who were picking up cheap ones behind him. I don't feel happy. However, he seemed to be used to being treated differently because of his size and equipment, so he didn't say anything.
After a while, the four budding newcomers also squeezed out of the crowd.
The hall was still filled with the voices of the mercenaries discussing and talking, but the four of Amya had already looked at the surprisingly long counter that appeared in front of them.
Behind the counter, every few meters sat a man in a blue robe, both male and female, who was asked or handed in from time to time by someone in front of them, and it seemed that it was the person in charge of the handover task that their captain had called him.
Coming to a person in charge who was no longer in front of the counter, the captain of the Dieter mercenary team said to the person in charge: "The Dieter mercenary team has handed over the task, and there are twenty wolftail grasses for more than ten years. With that, he motioned for Bilcao to put the package on the counter.
Bilcao placed the package on the counter, untied the knot, and removed the cloth, revealing a square box with a pattern on it, which looked very well made.
The person in charge put on a pair of white gloves and gently opened the box, only to see that there were dozens or twenty yellowish grasses stacked inside, six or seven inches long, with two leaves, the leaves were large and thin, and they looked quite top-heavy.
After carefully checking the inventory, the person in charge nodded and said, "Yes, it is indeed wolf's tail grass, and the year is more than ten years, and the quantity is right." With that, he closed the box and received it under the counter where he couldn't see the details. Then, the person in charge pulled out a thick notebook, turned the pages, and wrote a few strokes in one of the places.
"This is a commission, a total of 260 gold coins, you click on it. The person in charge took out a small bag of gold coins from under the counter and pushed it in front of Bilcao with a smile.
Looking at the small bag of gold coins, the four mercenary novices were very excited, especially Bilko, in addition to surprise, there was also an inexplicable light flashing in his eyes.
However, even though the four of them were excited, they still didn't reach for the small bag of gold coins, but all looked at their captain.
Holding the small bag of gold coins in his hand, the captain of the Bilcao team said to the person in charge, "No, I believe that there will be no shortage of gold coins in it." With that, he greeted Amya and walked out of the hall.
At this time, the man in silver light armor who had been at the city gate finally arrived outside the gate of the Mercenary Guild, and he was carrying the blood-stained package in his hand.