Chapter 439: Leverage

Tianshan Wonder Man took out the Thunder Guard: "Is the location of the treasure related to lightning?" ”

Turkana is located in the north-central part of the Great Rift Valley, surrounded by large laterite hills and gravel formations that form a lava plateau, with arid seasons, but also rainy seasons, and thunderstorms are not uncommon. If Seven Swords really judged the location of the treasure by the amount of lightning in a certain place, he would never be able to find the treasure buried by Amin in his life. Baron Twilight reached out and pointed to the northernmost island in the middle of the lake, sliding straight down to connect the central island, and to the right to connect the third island: "It's a big turning angle, but I can use the same angle to turn in the opposite direction, is this a common lightning marker?" As he spoke, his index finger was pulled diagonally down to the lower left, and when he passed a certain coordinate, a small dot suddenly lit up on the map, connecting with the three islands in the middle of the lake to form a killing electric current marker!

This is an effect that Baron Twilight didn't expect, but it's that easy to solve! "Does that count as determining the location of the treasure?" The baron asked Kim Luther.

Kim Luther: "Sure! What I'm not sure of is, how do you come to understand Amin's mentality? Alas, if it weren't for your obvious Oriental characteristics, I would have wondered if you were Amin's illegitimate child! ”

This joke is very out of tune with the habits of the Orientals.

The baron was stunned: "Can you do me a favor?" I need to offer a reward to the natives for a portion of the wealth that Amin has hidden! My mercenary group will be rewarded with a tenth of their wealth. The reward for the aboriginal mercenaries is another tenth! I only want the Uda people, and they must agree to bring the remaining eighty percent back to Uda and give it to the people of Uda to improve their lives! ”

This matter, the messenger of justice, Duke Jin Lude of Nanhei, is duty-bound!

This treasure mission is to use the Duke status of Jin Lud to release it for the Natives of Uda. How Kim Luther worded it, Seven Swords couldn't see, but that didn't prevent Baron Twilight from using the mercenary alliance prayer to restrain the NPC mercenaries. The team waited for a day at a distance from Salaka, and received two mercenary groups from Uda: the Lulai Mercenary Regiment and the Blaisa Mercenary Regiment.

Lulai and Blessa are the leaders of these two teams, respectively. There were only twelve people in the Lulai team, and Blessa led more than thirty people. The two of them and many of their subordinates were all level fifty-five. These people were inspired by Jin Lude's mission to come to help, but they didn't expect that the actual initiator of the mission was actually Baron Twilight, who was only level fifty strong. In view of Baron Twilight's exploits in killing Amin's clone, these NPCs can show enough respect for Baron Twilight on the surface, but they also express their doubts to the Baron, 'Your strength is not enough to complete the mission': "Your Excellency, as the first adventurer to kill the ogre King Amin's clone, we believe that your original intention of issuing a mission in the name of Duke Kingludd is noble and sacred. But, after all, this is a world where strength reigns. We can risk your life to get you there. But it's up to you to get the treasure! In addition, our team members are people who are willing to sacrifice themselves for the well-being of the people of Uda - only in this way, the lives of these people are extremely precious, and if this mission does not have enough profits, but causes a large number of casualties among these people, it may be an unbearable loss for the Uda people! We need a guaranteed return on the mission! ”

Speaking of wealth, the baron's wealth is far more powerful than his strength: "How much gold do you need to guarantee the income?" ”

The two had apparently communicated privately. Lu Lai: "One hundred per person!" ”

Blesa hesitated slightly: "The price of our daily tasks is between two hundred and three hundred per person, and the captain doubles. Of course, this is for the benefit of the Uda themselves, and we only need the floor price. ”

Baron Twilight smiled, "If the gold obtained from this mission is divided according to the percentage I mentioned earlier, and does not achieve the goal you set, I will give you ten percent of the original plan to withhold." If you still can't meet your requirements, I'll make up for it at my own expense! His Royal Highness the Duke of Kinglut is willing to endorse me. In addition, I pay three hundred for the two captains, which is three times the amount on this basis. Also, if someone dies in battle, I will also give a compensatory pension of 300 gold coins per person! If you two agree to my plan, please join the Seven Swords Mercenary Regiment Mission Detachment in the form of a mercenary alliance with the Divine Prayer! ”

In the first expansion, the size of the mission detachment of the Seven Swords Mercenary Group increased by five times, and the strength increased by more than twenty times - all of them joined were NPC mercenaries of level 55!

The first difficulty for this team came from the third mercenary group that was willing to accept the mission: the Muwanjia Mercenary Group.

The number of Mu Wanjia's mercenary group reached fifty, except for a few level fifty natives, the vast majority of them were level fifty-five mercenaries. This mercenary group caught up with the Seven Swords Mercenary Alliance on the outskirts of the small town of Salaka.

Both are well-known mercenaries in Wuda, Lu Lai and Blesa both know Mu Wanjia, and when they saw 'Boss Mu' coming with their brothers, the two immediately greeted them.

Mu Wanjia himself showed a contemptuous expression on his face when he learned that the leader of the Seven Swords Mercenary Alliance was a level fifty adventurer, Baron Twilight: "An adventurer with level fifty strength? I don't know how he got the merit of killing Ah Ming's clone, but such a person is probably not enough to lead a team of aborigines with more than ninety people and an average level close to fifty-five, right? Tell me, both of you, why did you approve of his chiefdom? ”

"The baron is willing to pay a sufficient guaranteed honorarium for this mission; At the same time, the person who endorsed this mission of the baron was Duke Kinluther of Southern Black! If you feel that the Baron's prestige and strength are not enough to convince the public, you can go to the Duke of Kingrudd and explain the situation yourself! ”

Mu Wanjia couldn't help but be frustrated: "I said why didn't I see Jin Lude!" What did this Duke do? ”

"The Duke has gone to contact the jeweller. We all thought that Amin's treasure would not be just gold coins, but more valuable would be some jewelry, materials, and equipment, and that when no one would estimate it, our mission would drag on for a longer time. ”

Baron Twilight had already seen this team of NPCs of more than fifty people. Seeing the other party and Blessa negotiate from a distance, he knew that the other party might compete with him for the leadership of the team, so he reserved himself and waited for the other party to come - a team of this size definitely had a more serious thirst for gold than the average player team.

Mu Wanjia is also well aware of this situation. It is impossible for him to lead the team to run hundreds of miles in vain and return in vain, even if the negotiation is unfavorable and he does not accept the task, and takes his subordinates to turn back, this pot cannot be carried by himself! So for now, either the blame for 'causing everyone to run hundreds of miles empty' is to be put on this Twilight Baron, or take the task, there is no other choice. If he wants to get the command of this team, it seems that he must have the support of Kim Lud to make it possible. The chatter behind his subordinates became louder and louder, and Mu Wanjia had no choice but to step forward: "You are the Twilight Baron who killed the ogre Amin's clone in the Ennigu Swamp?" I'm Uda mercenary Mu Wanjia! ”

"Hello!" The baron went straight to the point: "I urgently need the help of Uda warriors or mercenaries now. I think the people of Uda need my help too! If you and your brother are willing to join the Seven Swords Mercenary Alliance, I will give you a condition that everyone is satisfied with! ”

Mu Wanjia was more concerned about Jin Lude's thoughts: "I don't want to come thousands of miles to Saraka because there is a mission issued by the Duke here. This task is also related to the well-being of the people of Ouda. So, whether or not my brothers will join your alliance will require me and Lord Kingludd to communicate face-to-face. Wait! ”

Boss Su's previous judgment was correct. For this kind of guy who wants to 'bully others', he replied directly: "There is a saying in my hometown, called 'customer bullying the store', which means that the customer deliberately raises the service conditions he needs to bully the person who opens the store." I would like to draw the attention of you and your brothers to the fact that only when the mercenary group achieves the conditions of interests that are satisfactory to both parties and will do their best to defend will they be able to break out enough to deal with the various crises in the mission! The more demanding and meticulous the conditions, the more we can show our sincerity. Mr. Lulai, please explain the agreement reached between the Lulai team and the Seven Swords Mercenary Group to Mr. Mu Wanjia in detail. ”

This is an order from the 'alliance leader', and Lu Lai executes it with a wry smile: "...... That's the condition. In all fairness, it's the same as a normal adventure mission. Although I feel that this mission will be difficult, this is a fight for the people of Uda, and my conscience does not allow me to bargain. Boss Mu, you can do it yourself! ”

Mu Wanjia frowned: "What can I do?" Can I still deny that I am an Uda man? If I don't take this mission, when I return to Uda, to my own tribe, I will be ridiculed by the men and women who grew up together! I also hope to get more compensation for my brother who died in battle. Don't worry, I will definitely agree to him, but I will also fight for the benefits I deserve! I hope you don't blush then! ”

Lu Lai knows that this is a common tangle in the hearts of powerful people: people will swing between their own positions of power and interests, and only those who know how much leverage they have will come to a wise conclusion. Mu Wanjia's strength was undoubted, but he only saw the more than fifty mercenaries he led, forgetting that he couldn't pay the guaranteed income that the baron had promised. Why did he pull up such a team? If you look closely, it seems that the warriors in Mu Wanjia's team are all members of the same tribe as him - bloodline, which can be a strong bond, or it can be the reins that bind the galloping horse! Lu Lai made up his mind in his heart: if Baron Twilight couldn't suppress Mu Wanjia and form an effective leader in the alliance, he would withdraw from this mercenary alliance ahead of schedule - gold coins are tempting, but too serious casualties are by no means a lever that gold coins can measure for a team, especially when multiple teams face a crisis together! The small town of Salaka is built along the river and set against the backdrop of vast hilly grasslands, where the inhabitants are equally hospicing and fishing, and a small number of farmers tending to their crops outside the town. Seeing a scattered but large procession driving into the town, people smiled with satisfaction: so many outsiders, even if they were just passing through Saraka, the cost of food and lodging and the cost of crossing the river at the end of the day could make the town lively for days. Some people began to assign their children to rush home, telling their wives that they could take out the food, wine, and furs that had been stored in the house for a long time and sell them at a stall in the hope of exchanging them for a few gold coins.

The design of the houses here still retains the medieval architectural style, and the slum dwellings are mostly built in the dry barricade style, while the adobe houses are mostly workshops, shops or residences of the wealthy. Dozens of locals dressed in festive costumes were standing at an intersection to watch, when they saw a large group of people coming, the leader waved his hand, the drums sounded, and these people stepped on the drums and sang and danced to meet them.

Lulai, Blessa, and Muwanja, though not native, are also natives of Dark Dawn, and know that this is the common way for locals to welcome guests. Mu Wanjia almost ran to the front - he took it for granted that these people were here to welcome him. The soldiers are strong and strong, accounting for half of the entire team, and receiving high-level courtesy from any native is a must! Seeing that Lulai and Blessa were still calmly following Baron Twilight, this guy had to slow down and pretend to be reserved and run shoulder to shoulder with Baron.

The welcoming crowd was organized by the local mayor. When he came face to face with the visitor, the mayor of the town excitedly stopped the band behind him: "Guests from afar, which of you is the honorable Baron Twilight?" ”

Baron Ennigu Marsh jumped off his horse and directly took his mount away from Mu Wanjia to greet him: "Lord Town, I am Twilight from Twilight. Orange. Look at your posture, are you here to greet me? ”

The mayor of the town spread his hands and saluted: "Lord Baron, I dare not let you call me 'Your Excellency'!" You are a guest from afar, a baron of honorable status, and a hero who swept away the ogre Amin for the people of Kenny! Even an ordinary marquis doesn't deserve such a grand courtesyβ€”it's just you! You may not know it, but Saraka is a place that has been ravaged by Amin! ”

It was not too much for the people of Saraka to give the baron such courtesy, but the baron still felt that he could not bear it: "Thank you for your kindness, but what my brothers and I have done is a responsibility that a warrior with sufficient strength should take the initiative to bear, and it is not worth everyone's enthusiasm like this." Xiao Man, give each of them a gold coin to thank you and ask them to go back! ”

A gold coin does the opposite. The daily income of these people is in silver coins. Now that I have a gold coin, I am even more motivated to carry out the welcome ceremony to the end.

Unable to dissuade him, the baron and the three leaders of the Uda mercenary group were sent to Saraka's town office by Song and Dance.

Seeing that the scale of the building of the town hall was not large, Boss Su was not sure if he could hold a 'martial arts conference' in it, so he had to ask the town mayor: "My lord, I want to use your place to hold a meeting, I don't know how many people your town hall can accommodate?" ”

The mayor smiled: "Don't look at the appearance of the mansion, it can accommodate at least more than 300 adults in the town to discuss together!" ”

That's easy to do. The baron turned and pressed his hands, and the drumming stopped: "Thank you very much for your warm and unrestrained welcome song and dance." Now, I need to discuss things with my followers, my fellow travelers. Please ......" He casually took the big hand of a fat woman beside him: "Please ask this aunt to lead everyone to prepare food for us." The standard of one gold coin per person, don't prepare good wine, we are always ready to fight! Please ask all the mercenaries to enter the town hall with me and discuss the specifics of this mission. I have commissioned local beauties to prepare food for everyone. Given that we are in a state of readiness at the moment, those who want to accept this mission are not allowed to drink alcohol. The dining standard of one gold coin per person can be taken away if you can't finish eating. If you want to learn about this mission with the captain, you can come in and have a meeting together. Those who are too lazy to discuss and listen to the command of their captain can go around Salaka, shop, repair, but do not make trouble! ”

In the town office, the 'white-robed guest' was already sitting upright and waiting for everyone. Baron Twilight sat on the left side of the white-robed guest, and the mayor sat on the right, and the baron introduced everyone to the scene: "This white-robed guest, everyone must know his identity. He will not be involved in anything other than the financial reward of being willing to help me endorse this mission. I won't say more. This is the mayor of Saraka, and we will get enough supplies from Saraka. ”

Seven Swords Mercenary Group: Ten people. The rank is between forty-eight and fifty. The actual publisher of this mission and the organizer of the Seven Swords Mercenary Alliance. Baron Twilight, the leader of the Seven Swords Mercenary Regiment, divides this mission into two phases. In the first stage, an alliance was formed between the aboriginal mercenary group and the Seven Swords mercenary group, and the Seven Swords adventurers rushed to the treasure location and picked up the treasure hidden by Amin; In the second stage, everyone divides the treasure according to the agreement, and the aboriginal mercenary group brings back to Uda the wealth that should be given to the people of Uda in the agreement and gives it to the king of Uda.

Lulai: The leader of the Lulai mercenary group. There are a total of twelve people under his command, all of whom are at the level of elite warriors, and their levels are all fifty-five. It has been confirmed that he will participate in this mission.

Blessa: The leader of the Blesa Mercenary Regiment, with a total of thirty-two men. There are thirty warriors at level 55, one cook at level 50, and one coachman at level 50. Participation in the mission has been confirmed.

Mu Wanjia: The leader of the Mu Wanjia mercenary group. There are 45 warriors of level 55, 3 magicians of level 55, two cooks of level 50, and one chariot groom. It is uncertain whether they will participate in this mission.

The mission released by Kim Lud is to offer a bounty on the conscription of Uda warriors to help someone search for the treasure hidden by the ogre Amin. However, he himself did not participate, and only provided financial endorsement to Baron Twilight: "I will not ask for the specific details of this mission." All I promise is that Baron Twilight will pay you what you agreed upon. If he can't do it, then I will pay everyone for it. ”

"My mission is to receive and settle Baron Twilight and his warriors, and to prepare the necessary supplies for them. This is the task given to me by my master, the Tumen Witch Doctor. The master told me to obey the baron's arrangement! His own pharmacy will provide all kinds of potions to everyone involved in this mission at an affordable price. Mayor Marew looked around at the many Uda natives in front of him: "As for the mercenary group recruited by the Baron, if they are not willing to cooperate with Baron Twilight to carry out the mission issued by the Baron, the town of Salaka will still entertain everyone as a guest, but for those who sabotage and obstruct the Baron's mission, Kenny's Witch Doctor Guild will put him on the list of persona non grata!" ”

Lu Lai preemptively attacked: "I myself am very happy to carry out this task. If you don't give money, I'm willing! But I myself have doubts about Baron Twilight's ability to be the commander of the Alliance. I reserve the right to opt out. In addition to the conditions agreed above, I would like to add a requirement for employers: the employer, Twilight. Baron Orange, I must show sufficient leadership skills to be able to join this mission with certainty. ”

This attitude was something that Blessa did not expect. At this time, he felt that Lu Lai's request was very reasonable: "I agree with Lu Lai's request. My mercenary group and I will advance and retreat with the Lulai mercenary group on this trip. Therefore, whether my people accept this mission or not depends on the strength of Baron Twilight. ”

Without waiting for Mu Wanjia to speak, Baron Twilight spoke first: "Please rest assured about this, the two captains. I personally have absolute confidence in this. I will lead by example in the mission, and I will treat every mercenary who participates in the mission fairly, regardless of failure or success. But I will never allow anything to go back on its word and not keep its word in the alliance. Anyone can quit as long as it's before the battle starts! However, I will never allow the existence of people and things in the team who do not obey orders and act recklessly. If anyone goes beyond the agreed terms, I will expel him immediately! If the mission fails because of this kind of person's misdeeds, I will ask this white-robed guest to administer justice! ”

Mu Wanjia had lost his way out at this time. Aside from obedience as a prayer, he had one last option left to challenge Baron Twilight's authority: "The conditions given by His Excellency Baron can be said to be open, transparent, fair and just. These demands and agreements have even been biased to the side of our Uda fighters. But on the grassland, the fittest survive; Among all things, the strong have the right to dominate everything. Baron Twilight is the discoverer of the treasure and the initiator of the mission, but with all due respect, your strength is too low. I can't put the lives of more than fifty of my brothers in the hands of someone who is not as strong as me. I agree to your terms, but please prove your strength to me! ”

The white-robed guest spoke up again: "Whether it is an individual or a team, strength comes from three aspects. Overall strength, intelligence, fighting art. In terms of overall strength, Baron Twilight's team has the smallest number and the weakest strength. He has promised to strengthen rapidly. Baron, you can tell you how much your team will be stronger, so that your teammates can rest assured. ”

The baron laughed, "My strength comes from some adventurers. I don't know the exact number, but there are no fewer than Blessa's team. The time will be within three days. ”

White-robed guest: "As for wisdom - I don't know what you think, I think it's a more important ability than intelligence. But intelligence is the basis of wisdom, I know very well and am willing to endorse it, the baron's intelligence is much better than that of Muwanjia! Mu Wanjia, do you have any questions about my judgment? ”

Mu Wanjia was annoyed, but he still didn't dare to show it on his face: "I think your judgment is correct." But neither intelligence nor wisdom is enough to prove that a person has the fighting art to win! ”

"You're right. So you tell me, twelve adventurers with an average level of less than fifty can defeat a team of more than fifty led by the brutal Ah Ming - this kind of behavior, is this a very clever fighting art? ”