Section 583: Credit
Chen Xing went to the meeting alone and came to the camp.
"Who are you?" The sentry stepped forward and asked. After the night attack the day before yesterday, they were extra vigilant.
"I'm here to negotiate." Chen Xing put his hands behind his back and said calmly.
The other man looked left and right, saw that he was not carrying a weapon, nodded, and led him to the large tent in the middle of the camp.
The tent was used for circus performances, was twenty or thirty meters wide, and was apparently used as a place of play by these mercenaries.
When I walked into the tent, I smelled an indescribable smell, as if it was a mixture of various body odors, which made people sick. From the messy blankets on the floor and the clothes scattered everywhere, it's not hard to see what happened before.
"You're their boss?"
The strong man with the scar clasped his hands on his chest and looked at Chen Xing condescendingly.
"Sort of." Chen Xing replied casually. Glancing left and right, Lady Ursula was locked in a cage where animals were imprisoned, and her expression was a little munt, but her clothes were intact, and it seemed that the gangsters were still keeping their word and did not touch her.
The strong man with Scar turned his head and pointed at Lady Ursula in the corner, "As you can see, we kept our promise and didn't hurt her. He turned his head and stared into the other's eyes, "Now, it's your turn to fulfill your obligations." ”
"Good." Chen Xing nodded, "You have successfully saved your lives. ”
The scarred man's face sank, and his eyes widened with anger, "What do you mean?" ”
"It's literal." Chen Xing said lightly, "Okay, say the amount you want." ”
"One hundred thousand!" The strong man with the scar blurted out.
"One hundred thousand?" Chen Xing was slightly stunned.
"This is the young lady of the earl's house, and it is definitely worth the price." A young man who looked like an adjutant next to him said.
Chen Xing smiled, "One hundred thousand is too little, the young lady of the earl's family, it is worth at least one million." ”
The adjutant glared at him and said viciously, "Yes, then a million!" ”
"It's still 10 million, 1 million is too little." Chen Xing's smile became more and more cynical.
The strong man with the scar showed a fierce face, and suddenly pulled out the large revolver on his waist and aimed it at Chen Xing, "You are looking for death!" ”
The scars crawling all over his face like centipedes twisted together, becoming more and more hideous and terrifying. Unexpectedly, in front of the gun, the other party was still relaxed and casual.
"Take it easy, man."
An indifferent voice came from behind him, the man in front of him disappeared like a phantom, and the strong man with the scar subconsciously turned his head, and suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.
Due to the excessive fright, he didn't even notice that the large revolver fell to the ground.
"If I'm not mistaken, the last person to point a gun at me was the eldest princess of this country, Lacey Marris, and I'm sure she's not going to do that anymore."
"You, what are you!" The strong man with the scar shouted with some fear.
"It doesn't matter who I am...... Chen Xing put his hands behind his back and deliberately lengthened his voice, "What matters is how many people I brought over." ”
In just a few minutes, the scarred man's expression changed from smugness at the beginning, to anger, to fear, and then to consternation. It's like a roller coaster, up and down.
"Come, come with me outside and have a look." Chen Xing greeted.
The strong man with the scar followed him outside. This is a chaotic stone hill, with a height difference, and a relatively wide field of vision.
"See, it's all over the place." Chen Xing said.
The strong man with the scar stared at Niu Da's eyes, and moved around with Chen Xing's fingers, but only saw the empty wilderness.
A gust of wind blew, and the dead grass rolled into the distance.
After being stunned for a few seconds, his face gradually turned the color of pig liver, and he yelled, "You fool me."
! ”
The strong man with the scar was furious, he felt that he had been fooled, and he impulsively tried to draw his gun, but found that his waist was empty.
"Be patient, young man." Chen Xing patted the other party's shoulder.
"Look again."
In the next second, blue light flashed in the empty wasteland, like an open blue eye, and hundreds of spatial cracks opened at the same time.
In the blue light waves, green monsters poured out like a flood, dyeing the pale red earth green in an instant.
"Goo-Goo, Hala!" "Goo-Goo, Hala!" "Goo-Goo, Hala!"
It was as if the whole world was filled with noisy screams, which shook people's internal organs and trembled.
Legion of the Spirits!
The strong man with the scar was stupid, his mouth was wide open, and his jaw almost fell to the ground.
Even if they are the lowest level of rogues and don't have much knowledge, they have read a few mercenary magazines and know what the concept of the Spirit Legion is.
The arrogant adjutant who spoke just now now had trembling legs and sweat pouring down. Small wet spots appear on the pants that expand at a speed visible to the naked eye, giving off a pee/smell.
I was scared to pee on the spot.
"Now, can we talk about the ransom?" Chen Xing asked with a very good attitude.
The strong man's neck was like a rusty machine, turning little by little, his Adam's apple squirming with difficulty, swallowing, and saying, "You ......"
"As much as you say, as much as you want." The scarred man stammered, his feet limped, and he almost fell to his knees.
"It's not going to work, is it?" Chen Xing tilted his head, "This is not in accordance with the rules, right?" ”
"Then, then......" The strong man with the scar held his hands, the whole person shrunk into a ball, and finally stretched out a finger and said cautiously, "One, a copper plate." ”
"A copper plate?" Chen Xing's face turned cold, "Do you look down on me?" ”
"Do you think I don't have any money?"
"No, no, no, no, no......" The strong man with the scar hurriedly waved his hand.
"Then you just think I'm a villain who doesn't keep my promises?" Chen Xing stared at each other, his face becoming more and more cold.
The strong man with the scar turned pale with fright, trembled, accidentally fell to the ground, and quickly got up, stretching out two fingers, "Two, two silver coins!" ”
"It seems that this matter is no longer negotiable." Chen Xing shook his head and looked at the strong man with a look of regret.
"Big brother, uncle, you, what do you want?" The strong man with the scar moved over on his knees, his face full of pleading.
"I don't want to do anything, I just want to talk to you about the ransom." Chen Xing grinned, like a wolf with fangs open.
The scarred man's face changed, and he was silent for a few seconds, as if he had figured out something, he gritted his teeth and stood up, and said in a deep voice, "This matter, we admit it, if we want to kill or chop, it's up to you." His eyes showed determination, "It's not enough to kill people, there's no need to humiliate us like this." ”
"If you can get to this day, you don't have to worry about your life!" The strong man with the scar slammed his chest hard, "Eighteen years later, the master is a good man again!" ”
But anyone who can walk on this path, even the lowest level of the rogues, has a certain amount of blood, otherwise they will not fall into the grass.
Chen Xing smiled, stopped teasing the other party, and said, "In this way, I will give you two thousand gold coins, and this matter will be over." ”
With a wave of his hand, the goblin army retreated like a tidal wave into the spatial rift, and the wasteland became empty again.
Since the other party has kept his promise, as long as there is no big threat to the future, he does not want to be a dishonest person.
Although he can easily kill the other party, but to completely erase the traces of dishonesty, he has to join the circus
People are buried together, otherwise they have no intentions, and it is difficult to guarantee that their reputation will not be ruined.
Credit is a person's capital based on society, especially in the mercenary industry. All along, he has followed a rule of thumb – to keep his word as much as possible if it is not too necessary.
He had also done two things that had gone back on his word before, one was Aaron, a former team member who betrayed him. Because the other party has a duet, he must bury the secret. The other is Duncan of Black Caesar, who is narrow-minded and powerful. He would never let an enemy who might threaten his woman and brother live in this world.
"But you didn't touch the woman, did you?" Chen Xing's gaze became dangerous again.
"No, absolutely not!" The strong man with the scar immediately swore to the sky, "If you don't believe it, ask her, if we dare to come nonsense, you will kill us, and we will not say a word about you." ”
Chen Xing asked Lao K to send two bags of gold coins over, and the matter was settled.
Then, as if he were a guest of honor, the scarred man nodded and sent Lady Ursula out of the camp. On the road of just a few tens of meters, he apologized and praised, his attitude turned 180 degrees, and he was as humble as an old dog. This made Mrs. Ursula very unaccustomed to it, and hastened to leave.
"If you don't want to mess around anymore in the future, you can come to Orchid Town to find me." Before leaving, Chen Xing said to the strong man with the scar.
As the fat man said, those who achieve great things are unyielding and reining in the rogues has always been one of the ways to expand the mercenary group. There is always a thin line between bandits and mercenaries. The soldiers are bearish, and the main thing is to look at the leader.
He never felt that he was a big hero, a big hero, and his moral standards were not so high. As long as it can be used by him, no matter what he has done before, he can consider it.
But then again, if he doesn't follow the rules under him, it must be dealt with by military law, and he will be killed if he deserves it, and he will never be merciful.
After settling the matter, Chen Xing took Lady Ursula and the little apprentice to board the floatboat.
"Oh my God, I can finally take a hot shower."
Looking at the luxuriously decorated, smooth and translucent interior of the floatboat, Lady Ursula wept with joy. After many days of exposure to the sun and rain, eating and sleeping in the open, and a series of subsequent frightening and suffering, it finally came to an end, and there was no need to suffer anymore.
"Master, I heard Uncle Cassie say that those little green guys just now are your royal spirits, aren't they?"
After taking a shower and changing into clean clothes, Margares immediately ran to the lounge, tired on the sofa, holding Chen Xing's arm and asking questions.
She hugged her so tightly that Chen Xing was a little embarrassed. After all, she is a fifteen-year-old underage girl, and her mother is here, so she may appear at any time.
A little smaller, the little girl is fine, innocent, a little older, the big girl can do whatever she wants, but at this half-green and immature age, her breasts have also developed, so that people are not left and right.
However, she must have suffered a lot along the way, and it is difficult to push her away.
"Wow, Goblin Legion, that's amazing, can Master teach me."
"Master, I'm already at the second level of Charged Shooting, what do I have to learn in the future, I want to be like you."
"Master, do you know, I miss you so much......"
The little girl chattered non-stop. Chen Xing nodded occasionally, and in response, she was satisfied.
"By the way, Master, can we go with the circus and give them a ride."
"They are so pitiful, and it would be miserable if they ran into bad people on the road again. Let's take them to the nearest town and then we'll go, okay? ”
"Okay, just travel with your little apprentice~"
At Margaret's begging, Chen Xing agreed to escort the circus to Pradertown, which was two or three days anyway, without delaying things.