Chapter Ninety-Seven: Joining

"Actually, it doesn't matter if you have a gun or not." Aske said, "Skeletons are afraid of melee combat, ghosts are afraid of spells, Bloodlines are afraid of sieges, and corpse witches are afraid of sniping. Firearms have some effect on corpse witches, and they must be sniper rifles with a high rate of fire and high penetration, and ordinary firearms will not miss. ”

"You're not right." The bull mercenary at the head shook his head, raised his finger and said, "All the undead are of all races, and the one who is most afraid is ......."

He deliberately lengthened his voice, just waiting for Asker to ask what it was.

However, Aske did not ask, but looked at him strangely with his arms crossed, so the bull mercenary was a little annoyed, and said:

"The undead only fear Macho."

Asker: ???

Macho, the dialect of the Iberian Peninsula, translated into Chinese has a very vivid definition, called "macho man".

"The undead only fear macho men." The bull mercenary demonstratively bared his strong arms and said, "Whether it's skeletons, ghosts, bloods, or corpses, only a true macho can defeat them." ”

"Look at your toothpick-like arms, can you afford to hold a sword? Can you lift a shield? Even if a skeleton is placed here, can you cut it? Can you withstand the opponent's attack without being hacked to death? ”

"Sounds like you've got a lot of experience dealing with the undead." Aske smiled slightly, "I have no problem with either the sword or the shield, maybe I can join you?" ”

Of course, he also knows the urine nature of the noble lords of this world, and he must despise and look down on mercenaries.

For example, Sheila's grandfather, Apelios, said that mercenaries are a profession with no future, and they travel around the world without a fixed place to live, and they will make a living by the wars in various places, and sooner or later they will not be tolerated by the lords everywhere.

Lords only use mercenaries as a temporary source of military strength, and once the military construction in the territory is complete, they will regard the mercenaries as a serious threat to law and order...... This can be said to be very incisive.

Since the bull mercenary group said just now that the city lord only recruits noble knights from all over the world to support, his attitude has been expressed to the outside world:

Valencia City is now able to defend itself, and has not fallen to the point where it needs to rely on mercenaries as its main military force.

Therefore, even if the Azure Sword had the Holy See's supporting documents, it was estimated that it would not be able to get any benefit from going to the city lord again. You know, the bull mercenary group is also a support force appointed by the Holy See! However, listening to the tone of this bull mercenary, it seems that he is also very resentful of the city lord and the knights, and it is obvious what exactly happened.

The team of the Bull Mercenary Regiment didn't know about the strange man in front of them, but after exchanging a few words with them just now, they guessed the political situation in Valencia City. Just heard him say that he wanted to join the bull mercenary group, and immediately put up a fight.

"Our bull mercenary group is only willing to recruit powerful mercenaries at present. You say you are good at using swords and shields? We don't believe this, mercenaries are a profession that relies on weapons to eat, you can play some weapons to show us first. ”

Then a bull mercenary stepped forward and thrust his heavy sword into the ground. Another mercenary also stepped out and threw down the tower shield of equal height, slamming it on the ground with a thud.

"You try." The leader of the patrol team said with his arms crossed.

With a humming sound, Asker stepped forward, grabbed the hilt of the greatsword with his right hand, pulled it off the ground, and swung it casually.

Seeing the bull mercenary group, they were stunned: this guy, although he is thin, still looks a little strong! A broad sword that usually needs to be held with both hands, but he can actually swing it with one hand, and it looks like his expression is still very relaxed?

Just as the crowd was smacking, Asker stepped on the edge of the shield again, forcing the top part of it to stand upright, and then grabbed the handle of the shield with his left hand and lifted it up, and lifted the metal shield large enough to protect his whole body.

"So?" He carried a tower shield in his left hand and a giant sword in his right hand, and performed a "shield attack" + "even stab", his movements were so smooth that it was as if the shield sword in his hand had no weight, and the brows of the bull mercenaries jumped and jumped.

Look away...... It's really blind, although this guy is a rookie who doesn't know anything, but with this terrifying power that can easily wield a giant sword and a big shield, it's good to be accepted into the team and used as cannon fodder for the Sharp Knife Team - maybe he can survive a few fierce battles and not die, and he can grow up quickly.

So everyone showed a reserved expression and said slowly:

"Hmm...... Although the movements are still a little rusty, your physical fitness is okay, and in the eggs of the recruits of our bull mercenary group, you can barely reach the passing line, huh...... Should be able to join us. ”

"That's great." Hearing that the other party agreed, Aske smiled and said, "In addition, I have a few companions......

"You're the head of the mercenary group?" Hearing that this man actually had companions, the bull mercenaries asked in amazement.

"Yes, a small mercenary group." Aske modestly explained, "There are nine of them plus me. ”

"Oh." The bull mercenaries expressed their understanding. It's normal for newcomers to be a little ambitious, "Well, after you join us, you can be a recommender yourself and recommend your companions to come." Of course, the assessment is still necessary. ”

"Do you still need to be assessed?" Aske asked, surprised.

"Definitely! We're not professional recruiters, so we're just going to see if you're qualified in advance. The crowd said, "Let's go, let's go back to the camp." ”

The Bull Mercenary Regiment is located in a small town called "Paporta" in the south of Valencia, about 1.8 kilometers away from Valencia. The town is connected to the city by a subway tunnel, which is maintained by the Bishops of Valencia, who deliver supplies to the Bull Mercenary Regiment every day.

On the other hand, once Paiporta falls, the undead will be able to enter the city along the subway tunnel from under the Turia River, so the Bull Mercenary Group has deployed a large number of troops and defense lines here, which can almost be said to be "three steps and one patrol, five steps and one sentry", and its strict guards show the style of a large mercenary group.

After the patrol team returned to the camp, they first reported the password and registered at the entrance, and after undergoing a certain amount of inspection, they took Asker to find the recruiting officer of the Bull Mercenary Regiment.

"Quite a young man." The recruiter was a short, bald old man with a gray beard, and his gaze from behind his round glasses looked at Asker, "What did you do before?" ”

"Mercenaries." Aske replied with a smile.

"I'm asking you, what did you do before you became a mercenary!" The old man was a little speechless.

"Oh, working in the company." Asker replied.

"Hmm." The old man stroked his beard and asked, "How long have you been a mercenary?" ”

"It's been almost five years." Aske sighed with emotion. Before the crossing + after the crossing, it has been almost 5 years.

"Oh?" The old man stared at him. This young man is probably in his early twenties, so he started working as a mercenary when he was a teenager? Is it the Boy Scouts?

After a little thought, he pulled one out of the blank resume template next to him and pushed it on the table:

"Fill in the personal information, then go to Training Ground 1 and find 'Mad Barrow' for a melee assessment first."

"Crazy Barrow?" The bull mercenaries who brought him over exclaimed, "No, that guy has never been serious, fierce and ruthless, you want to let this newcomer fight against him?" ”

"Yesterday the madman Barrow accidentally killed the newcomer again." The old recruiter replied, "Now that I said above, let him be specifically responsible for evaluating applicants with 'more than 3 years of combat experience'. This newcomer you brought with him, who claims to have been in the mercenary industry for almost 5 years, can't even withstand the attack of the madman Barrow? ”

"Ahem, newcomers, I always like to pack myself during interviews." So everyone hurriedly gave Aske a look and motioned for him to quickly clarify, "It's been almost 5 years, isn't it just 5 years." '1 year' is almost 5 years, '2 years' is almost 5 years, and he didn't say how many years it is! ”

"Well, to be specific...... Asker recalled, "it should be four years and nine months." ”

The crowd fell. We are asking you to report to the lower level, not to let you report the exact number of the month!

"You see, the newcomer is not quite confident." The old man of the recruiting officer was immediately happy, "Don't worry! When it was time to deal with the madman Barrow, he said that old Pablo asked you to go, and told him to take care of it himself! ”