Two days later, the mercenary convention opened in the Grand Arena in the northern part of Bagram City. The auditorium in the circular hall of the pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info was full. Employers and people from all over the continent of Farución. The official mercenaries who did not sign up for the team competition in the arena were placed in different areas of the arena by the mercenary association, performing their own stunts or competing with each other in martial arts to attract the attention of their employers.

For formal mercenaries, the mercenary association is a kind of intermediary and brokerage-like existence, which is responsible for introducing and recommending them to employers, and is also responsible for negotiating the amount of commissions, and taking a commission at a rate of 20%. After the two parties have negotiated, the association will collect a certain amount of security deposit from both parties to guarantee that if either party defaults - whether the employer runs away and is unwilling to pay the commission, or the mercenary runs away and receives the commission but does not complete the task, the mercenary association will refund the full amount.

If an official mercenary of the Society is injured or killed in the course of a mission, the Society will also pay a certain amount of monetary compensation to the mercenary or his family in accordance with special regulations. It is because of the mercenary association in Bagram that it has such a good system and reputation.

Employers in the Farusion continent and those who want to make a career out of mercenary make it their first choice to hire or become a regular mercenary of the association. So at this time, the Grand Arena is not so much an arena as it is more like a large venue for displaying all kinds of mercenary goods.

Mercenaries who want to be hired do their best to attract the attention of their employers in their own exhibition area. The reception staff of the Mercenary Association led groups of employers to shuttle through the exhibition area, constantly introducing and introducing them to the hired objects. Once the two parties have agreed on the employment, the reception staff of these associations will also act as an intermediary guarantor on behalf of the mercenary associations to sign an employment contract with immediate effect.

But in this lively conference scene, there was no trace of Leonard and others. Because, the arena team match that will be held tomorrow is the highlight of the mercenary conference. The really wealthy don't bother to pick mercenaries at this time of day, but are ready to watch the live team match in the arena directly, and hire the chosen ones according to the ranking of the team match and the performance of each team.

Therefore, the mercenaries who signed up for the arena team match are not in the arena now, and most of them are fully preparing for tomorrow's fierce confrontation. But not all of the mercenaries who signed up were preparing for tomorrow's competition.

In a secluded cul-de-sac in the northern city, Hanks jumped over the wall of the blocked alley in front of him, reached the other side of the wall, and said to Tina, who was already waiting there, "Your Highness." I have searched the whole city and beyond, and have found no sign of the Principality of Bagram in the build-up of its armaments. Things don't look like they're what Your Majesty says. ”

Hearing this, Tina did not fully agree with Hanks, and elaborated on the peculiar and complex relationship between the Lars Empire, the Duchy of Bagram, and the Republic of Vosfitta: "That being said, we cannot draw conclusions so lightly. You must know that the reason why Andy established the Mercenary Association is because although the Duchy of Bagram has declared its independence more than a hundred years ago and has independent diplomatic, military and tax rights, it is still nominally a subject country of the Lars Empire.

The two countries are of the same language and species, and they are also the countries dominated by humans on the continent of Farución. Moreover, many nobles and commoners of Bagram still believe that when the Duchy of Bagram and the Lars Empire were still the same country, it was more conducive to the survival and development of mankind on the continent of Faroucion. Moreover, the reason why the Grand Duke of Bagram declared independence was only because he was dissatisfied with his brother's succession to the throne, and did not want to divide his homeland.

On the contrary, when he was alive, he repeatedly declared that he was the rightful heir to the throne of the Lars Empire. As a country with less than half the size and population of the Lars Empire. The Duchy of Bagram relied heavily on the patronage of the Republic of Vosfitta, the most powerful state on the continent of Farushion, in order to maintain its independent status to this day. Therefore, the current Grand Duke of Bagram has always been very afraid of the expansion of the army.

Because if we do this, we may not only catch the truth of the Lars Empire, but also trigger a potential armed conflict. It is also likely to arouse the displeasure of the fair, most upright, and ultimate order of the entire continent, and the Elven King Cleos, who has always believed that the Duchy of Bagram should be under the protection of the Republic of Vosfita and is a model of peace.

In order to gradually break away from the constant control of the Republic of Vosfitta over the Duchy of Bagram in trade and diplomacy, it is necessary to first free the Duchy from its heavy dependence on the Republic militarily. Fully aware of this, Andy established the Mercenary Association and raised a large number of troops in the form of mercenaries. As a result, in recent years, the Principality of Bagram has begun to become more and more independent in the field of trade and diplomacy, and more and more daring to deal with our Lars Empire militarily.

Therefore, the mercenary, an informal army, is the true embodiment of the current military power of the Principality of Bagram. Of course, both the father and Clios were extremely dissatisfied with the Principality of Bagram's large-scale development of mercenaries, but they could not use this kind of thing as a valid reason to attack. That's where Andy's cleverness comes in. ”

Hanks also tried to analyze the Mercenary Association: "Indeed. It's impossible to tell which ones are real mercenaries and which ones are Andy's army. From this point it is not at all clear whether the Principality of Bagram is expanding its armaments or not.

The number of official mercenaries of the association has reached at least several thousand, and all of them are skilled, and the number of their subordinate servants is several times that of official mercenaries. As the mercenary guild becomes more and more famous, the number of regular mercenaries is increasing every year. In this way, the answer is very obvious. ”

Tina concluded: "No, we can't be so arbitrary. Because, first, most of the official mercenaries come from other countries on the continent of Farusion. Andy could not order these people to die for the Duchy of Bagram for free. If they take their money, their loyalty will be very problematic. Therefore, neither the father nor Clios could come up with a reasonable reason to say that the mercenaries of the association were the army raised by the Duchy of Bagram. 2. Andy, as far as I know, can be said to have always been a patriot.

Ever since he established the Mercenary Society, he has been working to make the Duchy of Bagram completely free from the control of the Republic of Vosfita and become a normal country, and has established a good relationship with our Lars Empire. He even openly acknowledged on some occasions that Bagram and Lars were of the same language and were still nominally part of the Lars empire. The Mercenary Association does not discriminate against mercenaries from the Lars Empire, on the contrary, it is very welcome.

You know, this was unthinkable before. Since the independence of the Duchy of Bagram, our Lars Empire and this country have been in a state of hostility to each other. Even under the influence of state propaganda, ordinary people in both countries have even been hostile to each other for a long time.

Therefore, if it is said that the mercenary association has kidnapped the imperial brother and is still actively expanding its armament war, in an attempt to disadvantage the Lars Empire. At least not at the moment. There are all kinds of signs that there must be something strange in this. We still have to continue to investigate and wait and see. ”

This time. Bran was standing at the entrance to the cul-de-sac that Hanks had just stepped into, and said to an eyeliner dressed as a civilian who had come to inform Tina of their location, "You can go back." It can be seen that the middle-aged uncle of the female mage does not know that the city has long been covered with the eyeliner of the mercenary association.

Bran took a quick shortcut to Tina's location and thought to himself, "Looks like they're connected." Then I'll go in and test their reactions. ”

In addition to Tina, Hanks, and Bran, there are three official mercenaries who have not prepared for tomorrow's match at all. At this time, it was in a tavern in the North City District. Leonard leaned against a wine table, holding a large glass full of beer in his left hand, and touched a dart from the table with his right hand, his face was slightly red, and he was shouting happily: "Haha! I won again——

Leonard threw the dart he was holding in his right hand and shouted, "See?" It was the red dot in the center of the —— "Bang!" I saw that this metal-tipped dart made of hardwood was firmly anchored in the shape of the silver shield logo of the Mercenary Guild, and the center of a target made of hardwood.

Mel, who was sitting next to Leonard at the wine table, shouted happily, "Good yes——" At the same time, he raised a large glass of beer on the table full of snow-white bubbles and poured it into his mouth.

Kevin, who was sitting across from Mel, also happily exclaimed, "Captain, you're amazing—— he reached out and grabbed a few skewers of meat on a large plate on the wine table, which were made with bamboo skewers and roasted to a crispy brown, crispy, fragrant flavor.

Leonard put down his glass, drew his sword from his waist, and replied, "Of course, that's right." Your captain—I've specialized in sword qi aiming. ”

Then, a tall man standing next to Leonard sweated on his forehead and threw a dart very nervously, but he failed to hit the bull's-eye, and then convincedly admitted: "I lost." ”

Seeing this, Leonard took the two piles of silver coins that were placed on another wine table as gambling money into his palm and put them in his pocket: "Then I'm welcome." ”

Leonard put his sword back in its sheath, looked up at the faces of everyone in the tavern, and asked, "So, who else wants to come and play with me?"

There was not a single man in the tavern. However, a flamboyantly dressed wine girl saw that Leonard had won a lot of money, so she stepped forward with a wink at the great swordsman and asked angrily, "This little brother." I think you're so extraordinary, you must be an official mercenary, right?"

Leonard glanced at the woman contemptuously and replied with a smile, "Of course." And all three of us. ”

The escort girl didn't notice the disdain of the great swordsman, and continued to maintain a flirtatious tone and accosted angrily: "Official, mercenary brother, you are so handsome, you are about to lose me." Pour me a glass of wine, okay?" At the same time, she put her arms around Leonard's right arm, and was about to stick it to the Great Swordsman's body. Then, staring into Leonard's eyes, the woman let go of her right hand and quietly reached for the swordsman's pocket with the silver coin.

Leonard also smiled and stared closely into the eyes of the escort girl, grabbed the opponent's right hand with lightning with his left hand, and picked up a dart from the table with his right hand and replied, "Okay." As long as you can hit the bull's-eye with this dart. I'll pour it out for you. Then, one by one, the great swordsman broke the fingers of the barmaid's right hand and forced the darts into the woman's palm.

The wine girl immediately frowned in pain, and kept struggling to squat down with her body, and at the same time screamed: "Ah—— ah—— let go —— let go of me! I, I'm not the kind of woman who wields knives and guns outside——" Seeing this, the tall strong man who lost to Leonard just now and the five or six thick-shouldered and round-waisted men beside him immediately clenched the guy in their hands, and they were about to force over with a fierce look at the big swordsman.

Leonard immediately let go of the escort girl, who was curled up and refused to get up on the ground, and advised with a solemn expression: "Then you should go and do something else." Immediately afterward, the Great Swordsman took out a titan ancient snake fangs borrowed from Tina and inlaid with a silver shield emblem from his bosom, and showed them in the eyes of the strong man and the others. The tall and strong man knew at a glance that this was proof of an official mercenary, and he knew that he couldn't provoke the mercenary association, so he immediately stretched out his arms and stopped the accomplices behind him.

Taking advantage of this gap, Leonard immediately ran to the front of the counter of the tavern, took out a few silver coins and put them on the counter in front of an old man with transparent eyes and a suit, with gray hair: "Boss." I'll just say I'm going to win. This is to repay your principal and interest. ”

Leonard then turned around, leaned his back against the counter, and shook Mel and Kevin's heads, while winking his eyes and shouting, "Kevin, Mel and come out with me, find the woman with the knife and the gun—" The boss counted the silver coins in his hand and gestured to the tall man. Seeing this, Dahan understood this, and quickly nodded, letting his accomplices retreat to the wine table behind him one by one.

Mel and Kevin responded, "Yes, Captain." Then they grabbed the large skewers that had not been eaten on the table, and followed Leonard as they walked briskly out of the tavern.

As soon as he left the tavern, Leonard took out a few silver coins and threw them at the top of his head as if he were juggling, and then reached out and took them back one by one, and said meaningfully, "It's better than the town of Hilda." Listen to me. When you get to the town, you should naturally use the town's method. "The belongings that were taken from Hergo's body, at this time they did not dare to take them out for money for the time being.

Kevin's expression was serious and he followed the Great Swordsman's words and asked, "Captain." Didn't you say you're going to find the woman who danced the knife and got the gun? Where is she now?"

Hearing this, Leonard immediately raised his right hand, pointing forward, and ran forward and asked, "Isn't it there?—— isn't that?" Following the direction he pointed, in the open area in the center of Beicheng District, there was a small ring built by someone who didn't know who had set up.