August 27, 2506. The fourth star field, the unstable space zone of Acheron. Black Triangle Windless Zone, Newcastle City.

The castle hall of the Black Domain Mercenary Guild is full of busy people, no matter what time it is.

Some of them wore medieval-like armor, giving the impression of time and space. Some of them were dressed in canvas clothes and pants, stained with oil and dust, and they didn't look like they were in a good pot.

Four or five people gathered around a wooden round table, chatting without a word. Most of them stared at the virtual projection screen on the table with a sad face.

There are only a few people, well-dressed and in good spirits. Lie down in a chair with your legs folded on the table. It's like taking a nap here in the afternoon, relaxed and elegant.

"Those are our Newcastle stars, platinum-level personal mercenaries."

"Platinum?"

Only then did Tang Laosan remember that Long Qi had just arrived, and he might not know about the mercenaries here.

"According to their comprehensive strength, the Black Domain mercenaries are divided into brass, steel, silver, gold, platinum, red gold, ......."

In fact, at the beginning of the establishment of the Black Domain Trade Union, there was one level above the red gold. However, it turned out that the actual situation was somewhat different from what was expected.

"The highest grade is red gold, aren't these white gold?"

"Brother, Platinum is already a top mercenary, the kind that hasn't opened for three years, and has been open for ten years. A mercenary of the red gold level, there is room for it in a small place like ours. ”

It's really at the red gold level, how can that kind of strong person squeeze here and compete with people for tasks? That kind of strong person usually sits at home and waits, and the person who begs to do something can kick the threshold of his house flat. All of them are sky-high, and that's it, it depends on the mood of the red gold-level powerhouse.

When people say that money comes from a certain industry, they say "if you don't open for three years, you will eat for three years". Chijin can eat "ten years", probably want to express, more than three times as much money.

Long Qicong understood it this way. After Tang Laosan's introduction, Long Qicong noticed that they all had a nameplate with a similar system on their bodies. Some hang around the neck and are made of brass. Some are pinned to the chest, made of gold. However, the few people who put their legs on the table could not see the nameplates on their bodies.

Come to think of it, I don't need a foreign object to prove my identity anymore, right?

Brass-grade, as well as steel-grade, are gathered under the wall screens on both sides. Watching the screen with full attention, like a crazy gambler waiting for the lottery, or a Xinxin student waiting for the results to be opened.

And some mercenaries wearing silver and gold are mostly people sitting around a wooden round table, leisurely swiping the virtual screen in front of them. Probably the task pool is different.

How to say it, just looking at it, Long Qicong couldn't help but wonder if he had been cheated.

Tang Laosan saw Long Qicong looking at the two groups of people, his face was puzzled, guessing that he was puzzled by the contrast between the two groups of people.

"The mercenary industry is actually glamorous. But the suffering is not known to outsiders, and the celebrities are only a minority at the top, and only a small part of the middle level is nourished by life, and the vast majority of the bottom are just like me, struggling to survive and eating together. ”

Long Qicong nodded, patted Tang Laosan, and pulled him out of his emotion.

"Let's go, let's sign up."

Tang Laosan nodded and led Long Qi to the service desk in the hall. Said to the receptionist.

"Registered mercenaries, two ......" Donald San realized something and turned his head, "You two?" ”

Gu Rongrong didn't speak all the way, and Tang Laosan was about to forget that the beauty was just a slave. Long Qi was stunned, originally, the initial idea was to let Gu Rongrong become a mercenary, and he would be behind the scenes as a support. Light and dark should have the power to deal with unexpected situations.

But come to think of it, there's no need to be too formal.

"Rongrong, what do you think?"

"It's all at the command of the master."

Long Qi turned from Tang Laosan to Tang Laosan, and his expression seemed to say, you heard it all. The receptionist lady was a little stunned for a moment, it seemed that it was Long Qicong and the girl who registered as mercenaries. Needless to say, there is no rule that girls can't be mercenaries. But this kid seems to be a little smaller, right?

"Are you sure you want to be a mercenary?"

The receptionist directly bypassed Tang Laosan and talked to Long Qicong. Long Qi never answered, just nodded. The receptionist is still insisting.

"I remind you that if there is any accident during the mercenary mission, the union will not be responsible."

To put it bluntly, "you die, we don't lose money". Long Qi has never been surprised by this, it is better to say that it would be strange if he would lose money to the mercenaries.

"yes, I see."

Long Qicong said lightly, without the slightest surprise or panic in his words.

The receptionist lady looked at Tang Laosan a little embarrassed. Tang Laosan said impatiently: "Why, your mercenary union is still discriminating?" Or is there any explicit rule that there is an age limit? ”

These two sentences are directly stuck in the receptionist's dead hole, and they can't be refuted no matter what. Helpless, the receptionist lady could only give up persuasion.

"Okay...... Registration fee for two people is one ounce of gold, and the local currency is supported. ”

Tang Laosan was taking out the money, and he watched Long Qicong hand out a gold coin. The young lady of the stage member took the gold coin very naturally, but Tang Laosan was not calm.

Although gold is a hard currency, it is inconvenient to use in ordinary times. Nothing else, but the purity of this gold is very questionable. And the only gold coins that can make people accept without doubt are the gold coins issued by the Holy Empire.

The ultra-high technical cost is enough to wipe out a large number of counterfeit money makers. Coupled with the credibility of the Holy Empire's anti-heaven level, there are almost no people in the empire's sphere of influence who do not accept imperial gold coins.

Even so, there aren't many people who carry Imperial Gold with them. In addition to the interstellar merchants who travel back and forth between planets all year round, only some people of considerable status will carry them with them.

Really!

Tang Laosan now decided that his guess was not wrong. At the same time, it was also concluded that Long Qicong must be a family member of the empire, which means something different. Ordinary families are great, but they are a little more powerful, or they are in power, or they are powerful. But the people of the Empire, Si Ming!

The two are not on the same level, and there is no comparison.

"You guys fill out this form first." As she spoke, the receptionist handed each of them a form. The form is nothing more than filling in basic information such as name, age, etc.

Long Qicong thought about it and filled in his real name.

"What does this mercenary rank mean?" Is it for me to decide for myself, my own rank?

The receptionist lady said, "That's right. Mercenaries can only be upgraded by completing quests to accumulate corresponding points. However, when you register for the first time, you are allowed to choose a level and the union will arrange the assessment. After passing, you can upgrade directly. ”