Chapter 42: Mercenaries I
Refugees arrived at the south gate of Azur Harbor in droves, followed the Stone Crab River to the wilderness of the Ellro Plains, and a group of people set up a makeshift refugee camp on the outskirts of Azur Harbor.
Although wild wolves sometimes haunt the wilderness of the Ellro Plains, these people are at least temporarily away from the threat from pirates, and they are finally safe for a while.
Of course, during the new round of evacuation routes, Fein had an extra eye on it, and selected a few people from the previous refugees to act as temporary security guards to direct and escort the refugee procession, so that those who tried to cause chaos and panic in the crowd had to be honest.
After all, someone will go crazy for personal gain and **, but when these greedy people see the shiny pirate scimitar in the hands of those temporary vigilantes, they will eventually think more about their heads.
After letting most of the refugees go to the relatively safe South Gate, Finn also took a few members of the team selected by him to quickly walk through the small alleys of the Blue Harbor town under the cover of night and rain.
The squad led by this young paladin consisted of a dozen or so people, among whom Lilith, Arroyo, Raymond, and himself were naturally the core of the battle, while the others were also outstanding in the battle not long ago.
There is no local Adventurers' Guild in Azur Harbor, but there is a small Mercenary Guild on the western side of the town. The pirates had invaded the town of Emerald Harbor from the north to the south, so the pace of their invasion had not yet spread to the west of the town - though it was only a matter of time.
In future wars, the Undead Army of the Dark Alliance invaded south along the coastline of the Sea of St. Furn, and the coastal towns along the coastline were all strategically important during that period.
Thanks to this, Finn was able to memorize almost the entire port town map of Azur Harbor in his mind. In his previous life, he had used his familiarity with the map to fight a lot of street battles with the undead on the front lines of the battle along the coast of the St. Furren Sea, effectively slowing down the pace of the invasion of those skeletons.
Ten minutes later, Finn and his party traversed several blocks in the night rain, and took out two pirate squads they couldn't avoid, before arriving at the Mercenary Guild in the west side of town.
The Mercenary Guild of Azur Harbor West is a building that looks like a bar, and it is neatly arranged with the other houses on the street, and when Finn and his party arrive in this neighborhood, the streets are deserted to the point of only the sound of rain and silt on the ground, as well as two pairs of eyes watching the street.
Two patrol guards guarding the entrance of the mercenary association stood under the eaves in front of the main entrance of the building to take shelter from the rain, and were on duty at the end of the night.
When they saw the group led by Finn coming out of the rain, their right hand had crept up to their waists, placing a few fingers on the hilt of their swords.
The two guards stared at Finn, who was walking in front of the smallest team, with vigilant eyes, and one of them asked loudly from a distance, "This is the mercenary's clubhouse, who are you?" ”
About half an hour earlier, the ringing of bells from the port district had alerted the people of the neighborhood to what was going on, with the residents locking themselves and their families in their houses and the patrol's guards waiting for orders from City Hall, unaware that the enemy who had invaded the port town was Redbeard Jackson and his pirate group.
The guards in any town would get nervous at the sight of a group of men with weapons approaching them, let alone in this extraordinary time.
In order to dispel the guards' concerns, Fein asked the others to wait for him for a moment, then put away his greatsword and walked towards the two guards alone.
He walked up to the two guards with two pairs of vigilant eyes, first raised his hands to show that he was not hostile and did not threaten them, and then took off the old badge he wore on his chest and showed it to the two guards.
What the Templar Church's professional badge looked like was a common knowledge that would have been known to any inhabitant of the Quaternary Human Realm.
The two guards tapped on the old badge in Finn's hand, and soon recognized Finn's identity.
One of the guards glanced at the young man in front of him again, and asked tentatively, "Holy Warrior?" ”
Finn nodded.
The two guards looked at each other, then let their fingers on the end of the hilt relax, and their hearts were basically relieved of Finn's guard.
After confirming that the other party had lifted his guard, Fein asked the two guards, "Can I and my companions go in?" We're here for something very important. ”
"Something very important? Does it have something to do with the bell not long ago? The other guard had guessed something.
"Yes." Finn looked at him and confirmed, without a hint of hypocrisy in his pupils, "So, may we ask if we can go in?" ”
“…… At least let your companions disarm first. The people here are mercenaries, so don't let them misunderstand what you're here for. The guard standing on the left side of the eaves kindly reminded Finn, and then made way for a passageway.
Finn thanked the guard, then turned back and motioned for the rest of the team to come over and tell them to put away all the weapons they were carrying.
After that, with a "squeak", the door of the mercenary association made a pair of axles twisting sound, and Finn pushed it open with both hands, and the young paladin walked into the hall on the first floor of the association with a dozen or so people behind him, and the size of their numbers quickly attracted the attention of the mercenaries around the hall.
Finn turned his gaze to the man in charge standing behind the front desk, and walked straight behind him with the crowd behind him.
He knew the man in charge, and remembered that he had become a comrade-in-arms with him on the battlefield in his previous life.
The mature man standing behind the front desk was named Konush, and his current identity was the head of the Porto Azur Mercenary Association, and a few years ago he was a veteran mercenary warrior. He has a second-order class advanced from the warrior class, and because he is good at defending and protecting his teammates, he has also been given the title of Iron Wall, and his strength and experience should not be underestimated.
This middle-aged strong man is bareheaded, tall and big, with two well-groomed mustaches under his nose, and a body of steel-like muscles that create a perfect inverted triangle figure for him.
He placed his two large thick hands on the left side of the front desk, his face calm and calm, squinting at the crowd that was gradually coming towards him.
Half a day-
"This is the Mercenary Guild." When Finn came to stand in front of him, he said unhurriedly, "Welcome to this unusual time period. ”
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Just finished the evening class, ran back to the dormitory to code a chapter, the quality of the rush product may be a little poor, sorry, sorry......
There is still one day before the National Day, and tomorrow there will be another 2k word chapter, and the day after tomorrow will explode.