Chapter 174: Mysterious Mission
Lin Li's words immediately made everyone's eyes fall on him, and a thought popped up in the hearts of more than a dozen Silver Hand members.
"This guy sent a ......"
What kind of character is Tussadine? It is no exaggeration to say that the mercenary group can have today's achievements, at least half of the credit is on Tussadine's head, if it weren't for Tusatain's existence, how could they have a chance to squeeze into one of the top ten mercenary groups in Orana?
But just now, this famous necromancer died at the hands of a low-level warrior...... No one could have imagined that the battle would end in such a dramatic way, when everyone was already in despair, but a low-level warrior raised a crossbow and used a crossbow with divine power to easily shoot a figure close to the level of an archmage.
This guy's luck is just too good...... It just happened that Tusatine failed to cast a spell, and he was at his weakest, and he happened to have a crossbow bolt with divine power, so one coincidence after another just sent Tusadine to a dead end, and at the same time sent this guy to the position of the guest of honor of the Silver Hand.
Shooting Tusatine is equivalent to saving more than a dozen people from the Silver Hand, including Captain Sarina herself, such a favor is not something that can be thanked in one or two sentences, just this one thing is enough for the entire Silver Hand to treat him as a guest, in this context, even if he asks for anything, I am afraid that Captain Sarina will not hesitate to agree...... For such an opportunity, the silver hand is envied by everyone, but it can only be summed up in one sentence "sent".
It's a pity that a certain low-level warrior who has made it has no consciousness at all.
This guy was carrying a cross sniper crossbow in his hand, and muttered something very strange: "What kind of magician is this, it seems to be very powerful, it turned out to be pretended, and he was shot to death in one fell swoop, I thought he would release some powerful magic......
Listening to these words, Sarina only felt her eyebrows skip a beat, and finally suppressed the urge to beat people, so she replied with great difficulty: "He...... He's unlucky......"
"Oh......"
"Mr. Ferrey...... "Among all the people present, except for Sheehan, I'm afraid Hank knows the details best, just now, Hank really listens to the more wrong it becomes, what does this guy do, Hank couldn't be clearer, how could a character like him say such ignorant words?
But as soon as Hank's mouth opened, he suddenly found that the young magician was looking at him, although the smile on his face was still gentle, but the warning in his eyes made Hank see it clearly...... This threatening look startled Hank.
What will be the consequences of angering this young magician, Hank didn't even dare to think about it, when he lived in Black Mountain, the group of robbers provoked him, what was the result? When he was in the Chiba Tavern, the people of the Red Moon Mercenary Group also him off, and what happened to him? Hank didn't want to be hacked to death by the monster next to him, and he didn't want to be stabbed to death by an ice pick in his chest...... So, Hank wisely buried his head.
Seeing that Hank was silent, Lin Li showed a satisfied smile.
What are you kidding, if you expose the old bottom with a word, wouldn't what Lao Tzu did before be done in vain?
This thing is also coincidental, at the beginning, Lin Li was just to prevent Tusatine from discovering it, so he tried his best to restrain the magic fluctuations emanating from his body, with his spiritual power, he was naturally familiar with this kind of thing, and there was no difficulty at all. If Lin Li was willing, he could even control his magic fluctuations to a completely static level, even if he was a legendary-level person, he couldn't judge his true strength by the magic fluctuations emanating from his body.
And it turned out that this was indeed a successful sneak attack.
Tusatine didn't realize at all that among the dozen or so people in this corridor, there was a magician whose strength was not inferior to his own.
A magic feedback at a critical moment completely determines the outcome of this battle, as for the sun spike after that, it is actually not as critical as everyone imagined, after controlling Tusatine with a magic feedback, Lin Li has at least several ways to kill Tusatine easily, and the sun spike is just one of the most labor-saving ones...... After shooting Tussadine, Lin Li suddenly remembered Hank's previous proposal.
To be honest, he was really a little tempted by the proposal.
The Silver Hand is a big tree, and taking their hitchhiker to Fire Feather Mountain can save at least half of their strength, and when the time comes, they will have a map and a horse-drawn carriage, and if there is any trivial matter for someone to run errands, they can also borrow a few people from the Silver Hand.
But the problem is, this is a fair world, enjoy the rights, naturally have to fulfill the obligations, in case after arriving at the Fire Feather Mountain, the silver hand encounters any trouble, won't he also have bad luck?
So Lin Li hesitated, but still refused very tactfully, he didn't like trouble, and he didn't like to help others solve trouble.
But when Tusatine died, the trouble was gone.
He is now the lifesaver of everyone present, plus he is still a low-level warrior, what obligation do you expect a low-level warrior to fulfill? He can't bear too heavy obligations, too light obligations are not necessary, but people are your captain's life-saving benefactor, are you embarrassed to let the life-saving benefactor run errands?
So Lin Li carried a cross sniper crossbow on his back and wore a flame salamander leather armor, dutifully playing the role of a low-level warrior there.
Sure enough, keeping a low profile is king...... Lin Li thought so proudly, but forgot that this kind of behavior is actually called pretending...... As Lin Li expected, after Salina heard that he was going to Fire Feather Mountain, she invited him to accompany her very warmly, and Salina's words were: "Let's go together, in case something happens, it's good to have a care." β
Of course, rhetoric is just rhetoric.
Whether it's Sarina herself, or Lin Li, who is dressed in formal clothes, she actually knows the meaning of this very well - young man, that place in Fire Feather Mountain is very dangerous, with the strength of your low-level warrior, you still have to mix with us...... In short, Lin Li took a ride to Fire Feather Mountain before dawn.
After chatting with Sarina a few more words in the middle, Lin Li gradually figured out that it turned out that as early as two days ago, the Silver Hand had set up camp in Fire Feather Mountain.
And this time it was not just the Silver Hand that went to Fire Feather Mountain, among the three major mercenary groups in Orana, two went this time, plus four powerful mercenary groups that were enough to enter the top ten in Orana.
As for why these mercenary groups gathered in Huoyu Mountain overnight, Sarina didn't say it explicitly, but only said that there was a big, big task to complete, and for this task, the six mercenary groups had even blocked the road from Black Mountain Town to Huoyu Mountain.
When he heard the news, Lin Li couldn't help but be a little lucky, fortunately he had caught the ride of the Silver Hand, otherwise just how to pass these checkpoints would be enough to make himself feel broken.
It's not because he's afraid of these adventurers, although a few mercenary groups are powerful, but in Lin Li's eyes, they are not a force that can't be resisted, with his current strength, except for the behemoths like the Maraton family, there are few things that can make him afraid.
But this will bring him trouble, in case of a conflict, it will inevitably affect this trip to Fire Feather Mountain, if he delays the time to go back, causing him to be unable to catch up with the invitation of the Apothecary Guild, it will be a bit more than worth the loss.
All in all, in short, this guy just joined the Silver Hand Mercenary Group temporarily as a low-level warrior.
Under a full moon, several carriages carried everyone and galloped towards the direction of Fire Feather Mountain.............................. The town of Montenegro was indeed frighteningly lively tonight, and Tussadin's continuous corpse explosion almost demolished the inn alive, and it was not until a few carriages were far away that the innkeeper, who had been slapped in the face, raised his head from behind the counter with some trepidation.
"Thank God, I can be regarded as sending these guys away......" Looking at the billowing dust and smoke rolled up by the carriage, the middle-aged man had a relieved expression on his face.
But then, he had a headache for his hotel, before these guys left, they left enough compensation, but the second floor, which had been ravaged by a series of corpse explosions, could it be cleaned up in a day or two? It seems that he has been busy for a while...... "What a disaster...... the middle-aged man sighed, and was about to go up to the second floor to clean up first, but suddenly heard the sound of horses' hooves coming from a distance.
At first, he thought that the adventurer who had just left had returned, but when he saw the family crest on the carriages, his face turned white with fright...... Painting his family's family crest on the carriage carriage is a privilege only for nobles, the middle-aged man runs a hotel in Montenegro Town, and he has seen a lot of nobles, but he never thought that the painting on these carriages was actually a golden hammer!
"People of the Maraton family!"
Just when the innkeeper's face turned pale, several carriages had slowly stopped at the door of the inn.
A young man stepped out of the carriage, looking less than thirty years old, with long blond hair, which looked unusually dazzling even in the dark, and his handsome face, red eyes, wrapped in a black robe, filled him with a strange charm, and when he pulled the corners of his mouth and smiled, he immediately reminded people of a word-evil smile!
"It's really a country place...... "The young man seemed to complain in a low voice after getting out of the carriage, and then turned back and beckoned to the innkeeper, "You, come here." β
"Dear sir, what are your orders?" This is a member of the Maraton family, and as soon as the innkeeper saw him beckoning, he hurriedly nodded and greeted him.
"Is there any trouble here tonight?"
"How do you know?" The innkeeper was taken aback.
After all, he was just a businessman, and no matter how well-informed he was, he would never understand that a magician could judge countless pieces of information just by a trace of residual magic fluctuations...... "You don't care how I know, you just need to answer my question, take a good look at this, is there a person like this who lives in your hotel?" After saying that, the young man took out a picture from his pocket and handed it to the innkeeper who was nodding his head.
The picture depicted is a young man also wearing a black robe, looking to be in his twenties, with short black hair and black eyes, a delicate face, and a gentle smile.
The innkeeper took the picture and looked at it with a frown for a long time, before nodding with some uncertainty: "It seems that there is such a person......
"Where is he now?"
"He just left."
"Gone?"
"Yes, he left in a carriage about half an hour ago."
"Half an hour ago......" The young man thought for a while, took out a bag of gold coins from his pocket, this bag of gold coins was heavy, there were about more than a hundred, the young man took the gold coins in his hand, and shook them in front of the innkeeper's eyes: "Think about it, where this person went in the carriage, if you can remember, this bag of gold coins is yours." β
"By the way, let me warn you, if you dare to lie to me......"
"Don't dare, don't dare to ......" The innkeeper hurriedly clarified, he was telling the truth, this was a member of the Maraton family, even if he was given a hundred guts, he would not dare to deceive the people of the Maraton family for a bag of gold coins.
The innkeeper frowned tightly, and after a long period of contemplation, he finally came to his senses: "By the way, I remember, the adventurers who were with him seem to have said that they are going to Fire Feather Mountain!" β
"Fire Feather Mountain?" The young man put the gold coin in the innkeeper's hand, walked quickly to a carriage, whispered a few words to the people in the carriage, and after a long while, he saw him raise his head and give an order to the other carriages: "Before dawn, you must rush to Fire Feather Mountain!" β
`β¦β¦β¦β¦β¦β¦β¦β¦ From Black Mountain Town to Huoyu Mountain, it was only a two-hour journey, Lin Li was lying in the carriage, and he had just squinted his eyes when he felt the unique temperature of Huoyu Mountain.
"Mr. Ferry, we're here." Hank stopped the carriage and carefully woke Lin Li.
"So fast?" Lin Li rubbed his eyes, his face was still a little sleepy, and when he came out of the carriage, he suddenly stopped: "Hank, my name is Fei Lei, not Mr. Fei Lei, and even later, I am a fifth-level warrior, not a magician, next time you recognize the wrong person, you may have a little trouble......"
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The six mercenary groups set up six camps at the foot of the Fire Feather Mountain, among which the camp of the Silver Hand was on the outermost periphery, and after Lin Li got off the carriage, he saw hundreds of tents densely connected at a glance, which meant that there were at least a thousand adventurers...... For a moment, Lin Li couldn't help but wonder a little, what kind of mission was this, and it would attract six powerful mercenary groups at the same time?
Orlana's three major mercenary groups, it's not a joke, what the strength of the other two is, Lin Li is not very clear, but because of Ina's relationship, he also knows a little bit about the Silver Hand, even if the famous Silver Storm is not mentioned, just the adventurers of all levels, the Silver Hand has thousands of them, and there are at least hundreds of people who have reached level ten or above.
If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Lin Li really couldn't believe that there was any task that the Silver Hand couldn't read, and that he had to cooperate with several other mercenary groups.
Cooperation is not common for mercenary groups...... As the saying goes, peers are enemies, especially heavyweight peers like the three major mercenary groups, and they are the enemies of the enemy, the three major mercenary groups of Orlana, each of them controls thousands of adventurers, and the number of adventurers is so large that some contradictions are inevitable, especially when it comes to conflicts of interest, this contradiction will be extremely acute, and it is even more difficult to let them cooperate than to ascend to the sky...... But this mission, they really cooperated, and it seemed that they were working well together, at least when the camp was tied together, they didn't start a fight as soon as they met.
With some doubts, Lin Li followed Sarina and the others all the way to the camp of the Silver Hand.
The camp of the Silver Hand was well arranged, with more than a hundred tents occupying a large open space, and around the tents, several makeshift watchtowers had been erected, and a few sharp-eyed archers were setting up sentry towers, and under the watchtowers, groups of heavily armed warriors were patrolling back and forth in the camp.
Alert surname is good...... This is Lin Li's evaluation of the silver hand.
That's why he was a little puzzled, how could the silver hand with a good surname on alertness let the head of the regiment be blocked in the inn, and he was almost killed by a group of adventurers who were not very strong?
It's a pity that before he could finish his doubts, he found a familiar figure...... The tent in the center of the camp was the largest in the entire camp, and there was no doubt that this was the temporary headquarters of the Silver Hand, and that familiar figure, who came out of this tent, looked to be in his twenties, dressed as a warrior, and his blond hair looked particularly dazzling in the early morning sun.
"Damn, why is this guy!" Lin Li was startled, it was Elaine who came out of the tent!
After shopping in the black market together that day, I haven't seen this guy, Lin Li was still a little strange at the time, obviously asked him to come to the Magic Guild the next day to get the power of the bull potion, why hasn't he seen anyone, and now Lin Li understands that this guy actually ran to the Fire Feather Mountain one step ahead of himself...... There is some truth when you think about it, this guy is also one of the top ten mercenary group leaders, and it is not strange that he has a share of this or any task.
But why did he choose this time to show up...... Lin Li is really big for a while, and it is not a good thing to bump into Elaine at this time, in case this guy is not sensible and exposes his old bottom in one sentence, then the trouble will be big...... "Captain Sarina, you can be regarded as back......" Elaine saw the person from the silver hand coming from a distance, and immediately greeted him with an anxious face, but just halfway through, the expression on Elaine's face froze, because he found Lin Li in the crowd: "Fei ...... FerrΓ©......"
"Captain Elaine, is it really you?" How dare Lin Li give him a chance to speak, if he calls out any Fei Lei Magician, how should he explain it? As soon as the expression on Elaine's face froze, Lin Li greeted him with a look of surprise and gave Elaine a hug very warmly: "When are you going to pay me back?" β
"......" Elaine almost missed the bite of her tongue, thinking to herself, don't you owe me three bottles of Brute Strength Potion? Why did it suddenly become that I owe you money?
But fortunately, Elaine is also a smart person, as soon as he saw that Lin Li's face was wrong, he knew that this young magician must have something to hide, and he didn't dare to slack off at the moment, so he quickly followed his words and took it: "This ...... Can this matter be delayed for a moment? β
"Slowly? You've been delayed for months......" Taking advantage of the opportunity to force the debt closely, Lin Li lowered his voice and said to Elaine: "Remember, you don't know anything other than the matter of owing me money, understand?" β
"Understood......" Elaine nodded, but the look on his face was extremely embarrassing, the leader of the top ten mercenary groups was actually forced to pay debts in public, if this was spread, I don't know where to lose face.
"Captain Elaine, do you have something to do with me?" Fortunately, at this time, Sarina spoke in time to avoid Elaine's embarrassment.
"That's right, Captain Sarina, I have already done what you asked me to do yesterday, and now the drawings are in your tent, do you want to go over and take a look now?"
"I'll go." Sarina nodded, and called Hank over again, asking him to help Lin Li and the others find a place to settle down first.
At the beginning, Lin Li actually wanted to call Elaine, one was to unify the tone, and the other was to inquire about this task, Sarina refused to say that it didn't matter, Elaine wouldn't and wouldn't say it, right? It's a pity that Sarina didn't give him a chance, and before entering the tent, he stopped Elaine again, saying that there was something to discuss with him.
In desperation, Lin Li had no choice but to follow Hank and find two tents to live in near the campfire on the north side of the camp.
"Hank, come in and have a chat." Just now he was dozing off in the carriage, but Lin Li forgot to ask many questions, and now that he has time anyway, he is not in a hurry to rest, so he simply left Hank behind and asked questions that he couldn't figure out along the way: "Tell me, how did you get blocked by the people of the Xuyue Mercenary Group last night?" β
The reason why I want to know the reason is not because of how much gossip Lin Li has.
Tussadine's words before he died left a deep impression on him.
"Original...... It turned out to be you......" This kind of words came out of the mouth of a necromancer, no matter who heard it, I am afraid that they could not help but be creepy, and be remembered by the necromancer, what is the difference between this and being targeted by a poisonous snake?
That's why Lin Li desperately wanted to know what was hidden in this......
(To be continued)