Chapter 4: The Mercenary Guild (Daily Update, Continue to Ask for Pink Tickets)
As Annoteby was introducing, a few little guys ran down the steps, and one of the little girls shouted Annoteby's name from afar, ran closer and jumped into Annotteby's arms. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
"Hehe, let me introduce, this is my brother and sister."
"Frynn, Doco, Six-Six, Pu, Potter."
Gray eyes drooped.
Flynn was the girl who was holding Annott Bissa, only six or seven years old, with black and white eyes, curiously looking at the masked gray.
Duoke and Liuliu, like children about ten years old, although their faces are not ruddy, they are not pale, but their chins are a little pointed and thin.
Pu is face and body are skinny, like a gust of wind about to blow down, and the hands are even longer and bigger than ordinary people, hanging down to the knees, and you can know that they are born deformed at a glance.
Of the others, Potter seemed to be the oldest, but he was only about thirteen or fourteen years old, wearing a pair of old glasses that did not match his prescription, and he was always squinting at people.
Several people's clothes are covered with multiple patches, and some of the patches are stacked with patches, and looking at the color of the clothes, they are also washed and then washed and white, but without exception, they are all clean.
"Oh my God, Annoteby's mother is so good at giving birth! One, two, three, four, five, six! Six! Pink Jingjing wrenched her little finger and giggled happily.
Nossi was also stunned, can humans be so capable of giving birth?
Countless pictures of little radish lambs looking like ash suddenly appeared in his little head and called his father, and his little face turned red.
"Did you take today's lesson seriously?"
"Hehe, of course, Teacher Aifan praised me today!"
"Really? How many of you are? Have you done all your homework last week? ”
"Brother, you still don't worry about us!"
Annotby smiled, touched the head of the disgruntled Doke, and said, "Alright, alright, you guys go back first, and I'll take my friends around again." ”
"Oh, well, remember to come back for dinner in the evening."
Flynn glanced at Gray, her pupils shrunk slightly, and she was a little scared, but she still held her small chest and asked, "Are you my brother's friend?" ”
Ash nodded.
"Well, then you want my brother to come back early."
The milky milk pretended to be a mature little doll, which made Pink Jingjing cry out so cute, and Ash also narrowed her eyes and nodded in promise.
Annotby couldn't help but laugh, hung up Flynn's nose, and said, "Naughty." ”
Flynn stuck out her little tongue and gave Annotby a big smack in the face.
Pull-Porter, Duoke and Liuliu held hands, and several people bounced and waved goodbye to the two.
Turning his head to the gray gaze, Nottby was a little embarrassed, and said, "Ahem, ahem, let's continue, continue, where did it come from." ”
"Ah, by the way, speaking of the Temple of the Moon Goddess, right?"
He continued to instill the greatness of the moon goddess in Ash, but Ash's eyes wandered away from the five children.
Innocent and lively, she barely remembers that she had a time when she was too.
"You have a good sister."
"Huh? Yes! Oh... Huh"
Annotteby smirked, "We're just one sister, and everyone treats her as a treasure." ”
In the end, despite his strong recommendation, Ash still did not set foot in the temple.
She never believed in God, she only believed in herself.
Listening to Annoteby's introduction, she remembered that there were a total of twelve temples on this continent.
They are the Temple of the Moon Goddess, who is in charge of wisdom, peace, and destiny; The Temple of the God of War, in charge of force, fighting spirit, and martial arts; The Temple of Fire, the Temple of the Wind God, the Temple of the God of Water, and the Temple of the God of Earth, each in charge of its elements; The Temple of Light, while in charge of the elements of light, is in charge of creation and rebirth; The Dark Temple, which is in charge of the dark elements, is also in charge of destruction and destruction; The temple of the goddess of life, who rules life, goodness, integrity, and birth; the Temple of Hades, which governs the dead, death, and reincarnation; the temple of the goddess of nature, who rules over the earth, the sky, and the sea; Finally, there is a temple of the God of Judgment, but it is the most mysterious god, no one knows his gender or appearance, and he is the god in charge of justice, fairness, judgment, and order.
The twelve gods have existed since the birth of the world, and these twelve temples also serve as their incarnations in the world, supporting the whole world.
"However, the location of the other six temples of these temples is unknown, except for the temples of the goddesses of fire, wind, water, earth, light, and the moon. Some people say that maybe the six temples are on the continent on the other side of the sea. ”
"But wherever the temple is, it doesn't affect the faith of all of us in the slightest. There is no limit to whether you want to believe in a certain god or a plural of gods, even if you don't believe in anyone. ”
"As long as you work hard, be upright and hardworking, the gods will always bless you."
Suddenly remembering something, Annotby sighed twice, and sighed, "It's a pity that Miss Estrid, the witch of the moon goddess, has entered a retreat period in order to better communicate with the moon goddess, otherwise you can hear her beautiful singing in the temple every morning." ”
He said a lot of good things about the Temple of the Moon Goddess, but Annotbye was disappointed to find that Ash was not interested at all, and his eyes were still looking straight ahead, and he couldn't help scratching his scalp.
He had made up his mind to curry favor with Ash, and make her willing to take him as an apprentice, but the bazaar had come, and he had almost all walked through the lower town, and he had seen the temple, but she was not interested in anything.
The city of Ethiopia is built according to the structure of the upper city around the royal palace, the middle city around the upper city, the lower city around the middle city, and the slums scattered with the lower city. You can travel between the slums and the lower town as you like, but if you want to go to the middle town, you must have a pass.
The Temple of the Moon Goddess was built on the border between Midtown and Downtown, so Anoteby was able to bring ash to "see", but other than that, Anoteby really couldn't think of any "high-end" places in Downtown.
"Where is that?"
Scratching his head and ears in a hurry, he suddenly heard Ash's inquiry, and looked at her line of sight, isn't the building where people come and go isn't the Mercenary Guild?
Ah, by the way, the ash comes out of the mountains, and it's normal not to see it.
The corners of Annotby's mouth curled, her mood soared, she finally found something that Ash was interested in, and hurriedly took her away.
"This is the largest mercenary guild in our lower city, and there are other places, but after all, this is a place close to the middle city, and sometimes people from the middle city come to issue tasks, which is the most lively, and the scale has expanded several times, and now it has become like this."
She had heard the word "mercenary" more than once from the mouths of Annottby and others, including several of them who were also members of the Brave Mercenary Squad. Is it just that the word has the same meaning as the one she knows?
Pushing open the thick wooden door, a heavy smell of men's sweat came to my face.
Ash almost held his breath as he smelled it.
Places like the Mercenary Guild in Xiacheng have always been crowded with people, and almost all of them are places where big men come. The heavy smell of sweat, mixed with the stuffy smell that came from nowhere, made people sick to their stomachs.
There were several windows open, but the smell was still strong, as if the air was not circulating outside, but gathered in one place.
Annotby had always been careful, and asked carefully, "Does it matter?" ”
"The smell here is a bit heavier, if you don't feel well for the first time here, you can tell me."
"It's okay." Ash said lightly.
Annotby breathed a sigh of relief, and while greeting acquaintances, she opened the way for Ash, carefully blocking those who were in a hurry and accidentally bumped into her.
"The Mercenary Guild is a place dedicated to posting quests, and as long as you are a mercenary, you can take on quests here. Depending on the level of the mission, the reward will vary. ”
Ash nodded understandingly, although the mercenaries here are not very similar to the mercenaries she knows, but the essence is the same. Take on tasks, complete tasks, and get paid.
She raised her eyes and scanned the task planks erected around her, there were various tasks on it, but the most were the tasks of hunting monsters.
Warcraft? She had heard Pink Jingjing say that it was some magical beast, and it was said that it was very strong...
She thought, she'd found her purpose for the time being.
"Apply for mercenaries."
"Huh? Oh! Good! No problem, it's on me! ”
Annotby's little face shone brightly, and she went straight to the application window with ash.
"What, little monkey, you're here to take on the mission again today?" The receptionist at the window was a man dressed in ordinary clothes, who was obviously familiar with Annotby, and when he saw him, he flipped up his resume.
"I'll see, there's no task for you lately, and that's the only one who can still let you do to find the lost puppy."
Annottby coughed, with an embarrassed flush on his face, and said, "Rudolph, it's not me who came to take over the mission today, it's my friend who wants to apply for a mercenary." ”
Rudolph looked up at Ash with squinted eyes, two earthworm-like eyebrows crawling, and said, "Your friend?" ”
"Well, she doesn't have mercenary qualifications yet, can you help her get one?"
Annotby said as she took out ten copper coins from her small pocket and carefully handed them to Rudolph. There was a rattling sound when the pocket was pulled, and it turned out that the little thief was worried that the money bag would be stolen by his peers, so he specially tied a chain to the money bag.
"Oh, okay, what profession do you have? Here, fill out the form. ”
"I'll just fill it out for her."
"Name is Ash, Gender, Female, Place of Birth?"
“… Ghost Forest. ”
"Alright, Ghost Forest."
"Occupation?"
“…”
Annotby slapped her thigh, and suddenly remembered that Ash had come out of the forest and had not done a professional appraisal!
So he hurriedly said hello to Rudolph and walked through the alley with Ash to the Thieves' Guild.
The Thieves' Guild is only separated from the Mercenary Guild by an alley, located on the ground behind a tavern, and there is a sign with the four words of the Thieves' Guild at the door, but the sign has long been dilapidated due to the wind and rain, and only the above four words are barely legible.
"Ash, didn't you say you're not a thief?" Pink crystal asked as she sucked in the nectar and flashed her eyes wide.
Yes, she's not a thief, she's a killer.
It's just that if this identity is revealed, will they also be afraid of themselves?
The frightened expression of the former Jasmine appeared in front of the gray eyes, and his heart couldn't help but tremble.
Perhaps thieves are a good disguise.
There is only a simple entrance on the ground, a narrow passage like an underground tunnel, which makes Ash bow slightly.
The Thieves' Guild does a good job of this, and if someone attacks the Thieves' Guild, it will definitely not be able to be used in this passage that only allows one person to pass through.
The long and narrow staircase was made of wood, and there was a "creaking" sound when stepped on it, and the ash had become accustomed to nature, and the footsteps were so light that the reception staff underground only heard the footsteps of one person, and when they saw the ash behind Annoteby, they couldn't help but be slightly stunned.
It was nothing more than a passage made of wooden frames, and the candles on the table emitted a faint candlelight, which looked very cold.
"Excuse me, do me a favor, come over and identify the profession."
The receptionist also recognized Annotby, and said, "Your friend? ”
"That's right."
"Oh, that's good."
The receptionist said the sound of silent footsteps, and Annottby didn't know why, just nodded, "Of course, can I make a bad friend." ”
The receptionist let out a low laugh, took out two golden gold coins, handed them to Annotby, and made a cheering gesture to the ash.
These two gold coins were not the ones in circulation, but two gold coins made of pure gold, without a trace of pattern on them, but Ash could feel the magical elements circulating inside them.
With the gold coin in her hand, Annotby slammed into the cul-de-sac on the other side of the passage, and the next moment, disappeared in front of the ashes.
There was a flash of light in his gray eyes.
At the same time as Annotteby crossed the wall, she felt a trace of violent magic fluctuations, but the fluctuations came and went quickly, and with the level of ash, it was too late to judge what kind of magic element it was in this short second.
Shaking the gold coin in her hand, she lifted her heel and stepped up.
Behind the mountain wall was a dimly lit hall, and ash was coming out of a corner wall of the hall.
The hall, which can accommodate about thirty or forty people, is the service window in the middle, and the silver slender metal surrounds the entire trapezoidal service desk, turning into a simple and gorgeous pattern, forming a slender metal railing, outlining the appearance of five windows.
There is a passage extending from the upper right, left, left, right, and bottom of the hall, a total of five rooms, and the shape of the door can be clearly seen in the gray, on which are written the numbers one, two, three, four, and five.
The floor of the wide hall is a carpet of dark blue velvet with blooming brathorn flowers.
Looking around, the huge hall, except for a waiter napping at the window, was empty, and there was no one in sight.
"Wow! Is this really a Thieves' Guild? It's so depressed! Pink Jingjing couldn't help but sigh.
"Of course, who wants to be a thief!"
"Human thieves are the most hateful, if it weren't for them, how could human magicians find the traces of our elves so easily?" ”
"But that also shows that the thief profession is very powerful."
"Don't you think that a thief can be stronger than a magician?"
Although he doesn't like humans, Nossi has to admit that human magicians are very powerful, and those books about humans describe the aggression of human magic very thoroughly.
The discussion between the two elves made Ash sound fresh that in this place, thieves were treated as a legitimate profession.