Chapter 18: The Undercurrent (1)
The Mercenary Avenue in the Association District of Coca City is home to most of the city-states' mercenary organizations. Scar and the others' squad stronghold and residence are also located here, a small but large compound large enough for fifty people to live.
After returning to his base, Scar tells Scar to inform everyone to come to the council chamber for the ceremony. Then go first and wait in the council chamber with the fine scar.
Scar felt that there were some things that he needed to talk to Scar first.
"General, I... On the main and deputy seats of the council hall, Scar looked at Scar, who was sitting on the main seat and pondered, and said with some hesitation.
The title "General" would be a surprise if it were known to outsiders. Because this is the identity of the army, it is also an undesecrated part of the civilization of the city-state.
The only cultivators who can be called generals are those who have been commanders of more than 10,000 men in the city-state legion system, and their cultivation must be at the peak of the captain rank or the rank of a ground rank.
And it is obvious that the cultivation of both scars and fine scars is only at the husband level. The two of them are only the leaders of a team-level mercenary organization. This is very strange.
However, Scar's tone of calling Scar a general is very natural and seems to be a matter of course. The scar, known as the general, only had a hint of complexity flashing in his eyes, and there was no objection after that.
Scar raised his eyes to look at the fine scar, and sighed lightly: "Ah Xi, don't drill the tip of the horns." In that case, neither you nor I can help it. And don't forget, I killed you. ”
"But my life is the general's! If it weren't for the general, everyone... The fine scar or Li Xi blamed himself with some excitement.
"Don't say it, Axi. Don't mention the past, this matter ends here. Plant it, plant it, don't trap yourself in. Even without your two knives, you and I would have self-destructed like everyone else. That barrier is so terrifying. Scar stopped Li Xi's self-blame and admonished.
He was relieved: "And if it weren't for your two knives, I wouldn't know how we were tricked." ”
Then he sighed lightly and said, "It's a bit of a cut to grow a wisdom." ”
"General... Li Xi hesitated for a moment before saying, "Li Xi knows." ”
"Hmm." Scar nodded, raised his right hand and touched the stubble on his chin like a steel needle, and said with some thought and emotion: "I don't know how many people there are this time... Then he shook his head, frowned, and stopped talking.
After being silent for a while, he looked at Li Xi and said, "Ah Xi, what do you think of that player named Ning Yuan?" ”
The slender scar at the corner of Li Xi's eyes jumped, and there was a cold light in the corner of his eye, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Traitor." ”
"Heh," Scar shook his head, looked at Li Xi with a gritted tooth and chuckled and sighed, "It seems that you will not be able to overcome this hurdle this time." ”
His expression became serious, staring at Li Xi's eyes and said coldly: "Li Xi, next time my life is in danger, I will take you to block the arrow." ”
Li Xi looked stunned, but without hesitation, he got up and knelt on the ground, and said with a solemn expression: "Yes!" Checkmate. ”
Scar shook his head a little angrily, looking at Li Xi's serious and reassuring expression, he had a little headache. It was because of this person's brains that he wrenched the other party's neck without any hesitation the moment he came to his senses, but he didn't expect to have to use this method to make this kid feel at ease.
Secretly sighed for a while, and when he saw that Li Xi had finally returned to normal, he asked again, "Tell me what you think of that kid?" ”
Li Xi frowned, and said with some indignation: "Treacherous villain." ”
Then calmed down in Scar's majestic eyes, and then calmly added: "That kid seems to be very good at using his weakness to mislead others, although his words are true under the system oath, but now I think it should be a word game." Very decisive, able to forbear, able to take advantage of the situation, if it weren't for the fact that the strength was too weak, I think I should be a strong guy by nature. ”
"Strong?" The big eyes like scars and copper bells blinked, and the calm and watery look under Ning Yuan's slightly bookish soft face came to mind, thought about it, and shook his head: "Maybe it's not strong." ”
Seeing Li Xi's puzzled look, he shook his head, and said with some confusion: "Some can't tell, but I feel like this." ”
Then he sighed lightly: "If he hadn't said it himself, we would have been really inexplicable this time." After all, we have been gone for too long and forgotten the most important things that should be guarded against in the war. ”
Li Xi lowered his head a little gloomily.
Scar smiled a little self-deprecatingly, and then continued: "Carelessness under the comparison of strength, negligence under information asymmetry, seriously, now that I think about it, we really didn't lose unjustly." ”
Li Xi thought about it for a while, nodded in approval, and then recalled: "Originally, when I drove away the gap, I should have gone to the front to investigate, but at that time, I chose to walk out of the passage together. ”
"Because that's how mercenaries usually do it." Scar smiled wryly, "And we've been mercenaries for a whole decade." ”
Li Xi also said bitterly: "From the initial unaccustomed to today's habitual. If it weren't for this solidified face and the irreparable scar of resurrection, I would have been a mercenary to all our memories. ”
Just then, Scar came in and informed everyone that they were back.
By the time everyone came in, Scar and Li Xi had calmed down.
Everyone first told each other about the current situation, and then after the person who turned around first reported the situation, Scar looked at everyone and said calmly:
"Brothers, because of this incident, now all of us have only one last life."
Everyone looked at each other, and they all bowed their heads silently.
Scar looked at the silent crowd, and a slightly arrogant smile appeared on their faces, and chuckled:
"Why are you so frustrated? It's not like I haven't died. What's more, we've experienced something more terrible than death, haven't we? ”
"Five years in the army, thirteen years in the city of Koca. From the abolition of cultivation to the re-emergence of cultivators, we have experienced countless battles in the eighteen years, but in the thirteen years since we arrived in Koca City, no one has been killed to be reincarnated, and the city lord is still rewarding us even now, so what are we not satisfied with. Although it is a bit aggrieved this time, it will be planted if it is planted, as long as we keep a low profile for a year and a half, we still have a chance. Don't forget that the fifteenth day of the lunar month next year is the ten-year day of the Nino Continent, and on that day, as long as we are lucky, we can recover at least one resurrection. ”
Everyone was stunned and thought about it. The relatively stable life of the past ten years has made their group forget everything they have experienced. Compared to the beginning, all this now, including this somewhat aggrieved death, is really nothing. What's more, it was only on the Heavenly Gift Day ten years ago that they were able to return to the ranks of cultivators. Otherwise, they would have been reincarnated as they had been.
Seeing that everyone's spirits were slightly lifted, Scar nodded, and said:
"The key is, what are we going to do in the next year and a half? The things that have just been resurrected have been known to our current nemesis, the bald man. With his hatred for us, he will definitely try his best to attack us once the beast tide period is over. We all know how ruthless this demon's methods are. If we don't have a little to deal with, it's hard for us to get through it. ”
"My lord, what should you do directly?" Scar looked at the crowd and looked up at Scar, who had a calm face.
"Okay." Scar nodded and said, "I'll tell you about our next arrangements." ”
"Zhangzi, you first clean up some of the things that have accumulated in the warehouse and rearm everyone. In addition, a large number of logistics materials were purchased from the dark market, mainly grain, soldier food pills, Bigu Dan, blood tonic ointment and wound medicine. By the way, Jing Yuan also pay attention to it. ”
Zhang Zi, that is, Zi Scar nodded, and he should be calm.
Scar nodded, looked at the small man sitting in the back, and said:
"Muzi, the bald man will definitely send someone to investigate the situation of our collective resurrection this time, you go and reveal the news."
The little man Mu Scar was stunned for a moment, and then reacted and asked:
"Boss, how much to reveal?"
"Except for the cause of our death, all." Scar said in a condensed voice.
"Okay." Liu Mu nodded, indicating that he understood.
Scar looked at the fine scar Li Xi and said:
"Ah Xi went to the Mercenary Association to apply for the resurrection of the weak recuperation period and the resurrection of the weak protection period."
Li Xi looked at Scar.
"Until the fifteenth day of next year."
Li Xi nodded and said:
"Can I redeem points for more than a few months?"
"Redeem. Also, ask Master Moon to help me copy what we used in the army. Scar nodded.
Li Xi's eyes lit up, and he responded, "Yes, general." ”
Everyone looked at each other with a happy face, and the general seemed to have plans to recover.
Scar looked at everyone's expressions, and a hint of apology flashed in his eyes, but he relented in an instant, and said:
"Erring, after a while, you will secretly gather all the people who came to Koca City with us, and let everyone slowly pick up those things in the army. All of us, like us, can afford to squander our savings over the years and pick up all the things we once threw away. This is our last way back. ”
Errang, that is, the arrow scar among the eight people who turned around first, stood up a little excitedly, bowed, and responded: "Yes." Checkmate. ”
Li Xi looked at the eagerness and excitement in everyone's eyes, and his heart was also stirred. Although I don't quite understand why the general, who has always asked everyone to hide carefully, and even let everyone completely discard their former habits, let everyone pick up everything at this time, as long as the general has a plan to go out of the mountain, he is enough.
However, after thinking about it for a while, Li Xi calmed down the agitation in his heart, and said with a little worry: "General, will this attract the attention of that person?" You must know that the minions of that person have already appeared in several nearby city-states. ”
Scar's eyes were cold, he raised his hand and touched the horizontal flesh on his face, and said in an inexplicable tone: "As long as the face that Xuanjun Shi exchanged for his life is still there, those spies don't have to worry." Moreover, there are city-states being destroyed every day on the Nino continent, and there is no shortage of soldiers who have fled for this vote. ”