I'm sure we're surrounded by a sizable horde of undead, and I know the face of one of them. Because it was around here, this undead spirit tried to rob us before he died, and I killed it with my own hands. Yes, this man is the robber I killed, but now for some reason he is standing in front of me again, but he is no longer human.

Instantly, the members of the mercenary group surrounded the non-combatants in the middle to protect them, and everyone took out their weapons and prepared to fight these undead.

But for some unknown reason, these spirits suddenly disappeared before us without a trace.

We all had a false alarm, so we hurried to our way, and we didn't want to linger here.

But despite this, I still can't calm down. What is the reason why these dead people have become undead and continue to harm the world, and why did the black dragon suddenly come?

With so many questions, we arrived at Giant Bear. The guards guarding the gate stopped us and wanted to check us in case we were spies sent by the Empire.

Heather told us to be examined by the guards, who let us go after no results.

We temporarily placed the supplies in the wagon in the open space of the town, and Heated took Nataya and me and Frant to the Bauhinia Manor, where the lord lived.

When the guards of the manor saw us, they immediately told us to stop, and Nataya explained his intention to the guards, who told us to wait a while, and he wanted to inform the lord.

After a while, the guards who had gone to report came back and signaled that we could go in, but we had to leave our weapons here.

In this way, the four of us arrived at the lord's room.

Horf was carefully looking through the map on the table, and when he saw us enter, he put it down and walked over.

"You're the leader of the Demon Hunter Blade mercenary group?" Horf was a little surprised that old Cesed was one-armed

"Yes, I am the third generation leader of the Demon Hunter Blade Mercenary Regiment. ”

"Very well, I need your strength right now. I'll get straight to the subject, here's the thing, since the Black Dragon Incident, there have been sudden monsters in various places under the jurisdiction of our Northern Coalition Army for some reason. We need a force to help us clear these obstacles so that our armies can fight the Empire with peace of mind. And you're just right, but don't worry, I'll let the local administrators make a bounty list of the monsters they find, and decide how much the commission is based on the strength of the monsters. So, if you get rid of a monster, I'll pay the corresponding commission, how about it?"

"Since the lord is so sincere, we agreed. ”

"Oh, by the way, I almost forgot, I still have a gift for you. I'm leaving Giant Bear Town soon, this Bauhinia Manor was originally a nobleman's private estate, and now I'll give it to your mercenary group. Also, I will inform the magistrates to recognize your legitimacy, but only in Norsland. As for the Empire, as long as you don't help them, I won't limit you. ”

"Okay, my lord, it's decided. ”

The matter went unexpectedly, but Heated looked a little worried.

At night, all of us stayed at the Giant Bear Hotel for the time being, and the whole inn was almost occupied by us.

I couldn't sleep, and when I came to Heater's room, I saw that old Heated still couldn't change his habit of reading.

"You don't seem happy?" I said first

"Son, here you are, sit down. ”

I found a chair and sat next to Heaterd.

"Actually, I only got the news recently. I have a clue about the mystery of your origins. Heated had mixed feelings

"Really?"

"An old friend of mine, he passed this message to me in Patini by teleporting the crystal ball. He told me that there is a secret buried in the deep sea fort in the Singa Di Sea, and you must go there to solve the mystery of your origins. ”

"How did he know about this?" I was a little curious, I knew that the teleportation crystal ball was a magic prop made by a magician, it could transmit sound and image over long distances, but the magic crystal it consumed was very expensive, so it was generally not used if there was no major event.

"He was a great prophet who could see things that many people couldn't. ”

"Do you really want me to run for this prophecy?"

"Perhaps it will really answer your questions, and by the way, you will have to meet this old friend of mine, we need their help, otherwise our own strength will not be able to deal with this sudden darkness. ”

"Who is your old friend?"

"Brands, the current president of the Mercenary Guild. ”

"Really, well, I'm going to take a trip to Partheni. ”

"This is your first bounty mission, you need to complete it well, report the situation here to Berlands, and I'll reward you with a generous commission when you come back. Old Heated patted me on the shoulder

"Okay. I excitedly agreed to Heater

The next day, I said goodbye to everyone and brought my gear to complete the first bounty mission. The members of the mercenary group looked at me with some reluctance, but they were even more envious that I could carry out the bounty mission so soon and contribute to the mercenary group.

In the crowd, I didn't see Avina. To be honest, I really like this cute girl more and more.

I hurried to the south to the Byron Bay Docks, now under the control of the Northern Coalition, and boarded a merchant ship bound for Partheni.

I will never forget what old Heather said to me before he left.

"Protect yourself, this is the first time you've done it alone, so you have to be careful. As for this mission, you just have to take this letter to find Berlands, and he will tell you what to do next. ”

I waved goodbye to everyone who saw them off, I suppressed my emotions, I want to be strong. Don't worry, I'll be back!

The ship was already far from the docks, and I wondered where Avina had gone, and how could she not have appeared?

At this moment, a slender hand rested on my back.

"Why are you so sad?"

I looked back and saw that it was Avina! I was so overjoyed that she didn't expect her to come.

"You...... Did old Cesed agree?"

"Don't you welcome me? President Heesed agreed, and he asked me to protect you!"

"Haha, thank you so much for protecting me. I stepped forward and put my arms around Avina's waist

"I hate it, ignore you. Avina's face flushed like a ripe apple

"Hehe, I really didn't expect to be accompanied by a beautiful woman on this mission. I joked

"If you do this again, I'll ignore you," Avina said shyly

And just like that, we set out on our journey to the island of Parthini