chapter53

There are three conditions for upgrading from a small mercenary group to a medium-sized mercenary group: first, complete 50 relatively level missions and get 40 or more A-level evaluations; 2. The total number of mercenary groups reaches 100 or more; 3. Accept the upgrade task and complete the task along the way.

Since its establishment, the White Lion Mercenary Group has done hundreds of large and small missions, and the praise has reached an astonishing height of 99 percent, and the number of people has also reached 130, which fully meets the conditions for accepting the promotion mission.

For example, if a small mercenary group is upgraded to a medium-sized mercenary group, then the upgrade task accepted is the primary task of the corresponding level of the medium-sized mercenary group, as long as the level of this small mercenary group is not too much water, it is a very simple thing to get through guò.

Monhama said: "I went to the Mercenary Guild to inquire, and there are many treasure hunting tasks in the recent upgrade missions, and they are not very difficult. ”

Takales said, "Okay, then let's go and apply first." ”

Takales and Monhama went to the Mercenary Guild on the same day, applied for the qualification of a medium-sized mercenary group in the name of the head and deputy head of the White Lion Mercenary Regiment, and accepted the upgrade task - to find the Stone of Light.

In addition to the fact that the Stone of Light is a stone that emits light and adjusts its brightness according to the brightness of the environment, there are many legends that carrying the Stone of Light can ward off diseases. However, the production of the Stone of Light is very scarce, and a country produces an average of about 100 pieces a year, so the price of the Stone of Light is usually very ridiculously speculated at auctions, despite this, the nobles still flock to the Stone of Light, not to mention whether the stone can really make them immune to all diseases, just wearing it can show their identity and family background This can attract many people, which is the pursuit of the nobles.

Filsey asked, "Who is the client?" ”

"It was an anonymous commission. ”

The so-called anonymous entrustment means that the client does not have direct contact with the mercenary group, does not disclose his information to the mercenary group, and all the handover process is handled by the mercenary guild.

Filsey said, "I think of one who likes the Stone of Light." ”

Xia Zuo said: "Ah, you said that Crickto is a loser? ”

Filsie said, "Yes. ”

Tacales asked, "Who is Crickto?" ”

Xia Zuo said: "It's a gentleman, he doesn't know anything, he will only squander the family's money." Ah, yes! He leaned against Filsey with a smile and said, "Cricktor once pursued Filsie." ”

Tacales asked Filsi, "Really?" ”

"There's such a thing," said Filsie, "that he thought I was a woman. ”

Xia Zuo said, "Isn't it? That Crickto is a man who doesn't have long eyes, he spent a lot of money in order to chase Filsie, and bought a lot of things to please Filsie, but unfortunately Filsie is hard-hearted, Crickettor just said that Miss Filsie was beaten by Filsey with multiple fractures all over her body, and lay in bed for several months. ”

Filsey said: "Okay, don't go too far from the topic, it doesn't matter if the client is Cricktor or not." ”

Xia Zuo caught a glimpse of Takales' slightly handsome face, and shut up in amusement.

The Stone of Light is abundant in the town of Dusk, the northernmost part of the Salata Empire, surrounded by wind and snow all year round, and the sun is rarely seen, so the sky is always gloomy and dim as its name suggests.

Filsi put the collected information on the table and said: "There are often demonic beasts near Dusky Town, and this phenomenon has become more and more severe recently, the demonic beasts that appeared in the past are all low-level demonic beasts, but recently it is rumored that there are second- or third-level demonic beasts appearing, and this is the reason, the original Light Stone collection team does not dare to enter and leave Dim Town again, so someone will issue a task to entrust mercenaries." ”

"Well, let's assign the personnel," said Tacales. ”

Even though it was an upgrade mission, it was impossible to go out with all of them, and the headquarters on He-Man's side always had to be guarded. In addition, Seaman City and Dusk Town are far apart, and it is not convenient for too many people to travel together, which will slow down the progress and waste manpower and financial resources.

After some discussion, Tacales, Monhama, and Firsey decided to divide the mercenary group into three groups: the first group would go to Darktown as a vanguard force to listen for intelligence and information; A second group followed as reinforcements; The third group remained in Heman City.

There were five men in the vanguard: Takales, Firsey, Lub, Shazo, and Ulila.

The reinforcements were about fifty people led by Monthama, who were mainly responsible for clearing the demonic beasts around Darktown.

The remaining people are led by Tangia, who will consolidate the development of the White Lion Mercenary Group in Heman City, and continue to expand their forces to strengthen the mercenary group.

Takales said: "If Tangia is in Heman City, the Barozer and Macmillan brothers will definitely protect him in Heman City, Monroe will follow Amon to reinforce the troops, and the other fifty people who follow will be chosen by Amun, and the people you want to use well are best to have combat experience, after all, they are going to charge head-on with the monsters." ”

"Don't worry," said Monhama, "I'll take care of it." ”

After the distribution was completed, everyone rested in Seaman City for two more days, first, to relieve the fatigue of returning from Lisson City, and secondly, to procure the necessary supplies, and after all were in order, the group went on the road again.

There was no delicate employer in this mission, Tacales they were the horses they were riding, and Ulilah, the little one, was riding with Tacales. Takares held Ulila firmly in his arms to prevent him from falling off his horse, and Ulila trusted Takales so much that she fell backwards and dozed off on Takares' strong chest. This makes Xia Zuo envious, he is a lazy bone, if he can lie down, don't sit, if he can sit, don't stand, this day and night riding a horse to drive all kinds of things to kill him, he wishes he could sleep like Ulila.

Xia Zuo thought so and went to see Lu Bu, Lu Bu didn't squint, and directly ignored Xia Zuo as air, Xia Zuo said that he was very sad.

The five of them traveled by starry night and arrived in Dusk eight days later.

Darktown is a very poor town, with a population of only two or three thousand, and the people here are all dressed in tatters and skinny, and they are all refugees.

"There are demonic beasts around the town of Dusk, and the land in the town is barren, making it difficult to grow crops, and there is nothing else in this town except the Stone of Light, which leads to the poor economy of this town. ”

Takales said, "Isn't the Stone of Light valuable? Why don't they sell the Stones of Light to make money? ”

"The Stone of Light is not so easy to come by," said Filsie, "first, there are several large auction houses that have specially organized personnel to collect the Stone of Light, and they are outnumbered, well-trained and have advanced weapons, which is not something that these refugees can fight against when the wind blows; Second, there are demonic beasts gathered near the Stone of Light all year round, and ordinary people can't get close to each other. ”

Xia Zuo said: "Oh, let's find a hotel to settle down in, this town is really cold." ”

In Heman City, everyone spends autumn in the past, but as soon as they enter the dim town, they go straight to winter, and it is a harsh winter.

The heavy snow and biting cold wind made several members of the White Lion Mercenary Group very uncomfortable.

"I've never had such a cold winter, and it doesn't snow even in winter in Yorktown," Tacales said. ”

"Dusky is the coldest town in the Salata Empire, so bear with it. ”

Takales picked up Ulilah and covered him tightly with his cloak, and he asked, "Urila, are you cold?" ”

Ulila shook her head and said, "I'm not cold, you're cold, I'll give you clothes to wear." ”

Takares smiled and pinched Ulila's nose and said, "Your clothes are only enough for me to wear one arm." ”

Ulilah lay sullenly on Takales' shoulder, silent.

Darktown is so poor that there is only one dilapidated inn in the town, which was built by the Lightstone Gathering Team to provide them with a place to stay when they come to Darktown every year, and when the Gathering Team is not there, the inn is entrusted to a local old couple to take care of.

Mary, the wife of the old couple, asked, "Who are you?" ”

"We are a mercenary group and want to stay in a hotel. ”

Mary said, "Oh...... Mercenary group, you're here for the Moonstone? ”

"Yes," said Tacales. ”

Mary said earnestly, "Young man, I advise you to go back quickly." There are a lot of monsters in the town this year, and there are even more fierce monsters guarding the Moonlight Stone, and the people of the collection team dare not come, you are only four young men and a child, what can you do? Nine times out of ten, it will kill you. ”

"Thank you for your advice, but we won't back down since we've taken on the task," Takales said. ”

Seeing that Takales looked resolute, Mary said no more, and after giving the keys to the rooms of a few people, she went to the kitchen to cook.

They went back to their rooms, changed into thick clothes, and then went down to the hall again, where Mary had already cooked a pot of steaming soup and served it to the table.

Xia Zuo drank a bowl of soup in one go, and his unconscious hands and feet were a little warm, and he lay on the table like a dead dog, muttering, "I'm going to hibernat." ”

"Animals hibernate," Lub said. ”

Xia Zuo said, "Man is also a kind of animal. ”

Lub said, "That's you, don't talk about anyone else." ”

Xia Zuo immediately complained to Tacales, saying, "Captain, you see, this man is not united and friendly at all. ”

Takales was busy serving soup to Filsie and Ullila, and said casually, "It's not that Lub didn't unite and love on the first day, but when we first met, he pressed me, the head of the regiment, to the ground and beat them up." ”

The process of Tacales and Lub's acquaintance was so damaging to his face as a leader that he hadn't told anyone about it, and when someone asked about him, he vaguely said that he had met in Browntown, and as soon as he said it, Firsey and Shazo stared at him in unison, and even Ulilah looked up at him with a small face.

Filsie raised an eyebrow and said, "My captain, did Lub beat you?" ”

"Uh...... What's this...... At that time, I was just out of Yorktown, my swordsmanship is not good, Lubu is a third-order thief with a qualified certificate, it's normal that I can't beat him! He straightened his chest and said, "Not necessarily, now he is a second-order thief, and I am also a second-order knight, if it comes to melee combat, I will definitely not lose to him." ”

Lubu lowered his head to drink the soup, and he didn't even raise his head.

Xia Zuo said: "Oh, don't talk about this, Captain, just tell us how you and Lubu met?" ”

Tacales couldn't help it, so he had to tell him about the time he and Monhama had just arrived in Browntown.

Xia Zuo couldn't stand up with a straight laugh after hearing this, and Filcie couldn't help laughing, but Ulila didn't quite understand the jokes of the adults, and obediently hugged the soup bowl to keep warm.

"Well, stop laughing," said Tacales, "it's not that funny." ”

Xia Zuo said: "Oh, I just didn't expect our mercenary group to be so embarrassed. ”

"Amon and I didn't have a few gold coins on us when we left Yorktown," said Tacales, "and we were so poor that we had to pay for every meal. After arriving in Marion City, it didn't improve much, and if it weren't for Filsie's joining and support, the White Lion Mercenary Group wouldn't have been established so quickly. ”

At this point, Tacales looked at Firsie, his eyes full of tenderness.

"I'll be where you are," said Filsie, "and there will be no option for me." ”

Xia Zuo pretended to rub goosebumps, and said unbearably: "Ouch, you guys should show less affection!" ”

Tacales and Filcie smiled at each other, ignoring Xia Zuo's shouting.

The five of them divided the soup with a smile, and Takalesti went around the neighborhood to find out the topography of the place and the location of the Stone of Light. But before they could open the door of the inn, a blizzard swept in, and the sound of the snow and the violent wind stained the town a gray color, and the distance as far as the eye could see was not more than a meter, and the snow was high enough to reach the waist of an adult man, and it was a weather that could not be traveled under any circumstances.

Seeing five men at the door, Mary let the wind and snow into the inn, and hurriedly trotted over and closed the door.

Mary said in fear, "Oh my God, what are you doing?" Opening the door in a snowstorm will attract Warcraft! ”

Takales asked, "What Warcraft?" ”

Mary said, "We don't know its name, but it loves to hunt in storms, and it looks like a wolf, but it has a pair of wings, and it eats people!" ”

Everyone looked at Filsi, and Filsi said solemnly: "It's a snow beast, a second-level demonic beast." ”