Chapter 435: 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!