Chapter 9: The New Mercenary Captain
readx;? However, one thing that makes Alan happy is that the three little guys have obviously grown up after this period of time. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 While relying on themselves, they are also gradually learning some abilities to adapt to this world, especially Steven, who is making rapid progress in this regard, now he is only twelve years old, he has been able to arrange the food, clothing, housing and transportation of his group very well, and Stanny is practicing his swordsmanship whenever he has time, looking at his diligence in cultivation, Alan has no doubt that at the age of fourteen, he will soon have the ability of a junior swordsman, and he will use the sword in his hand to avenge his parents. But even so, as their spiritual dependence, they are now indispensable, not to mention Miranda, who is most dependent on themselves.
In addition to these, Alan also thought about the scene when he met with the caravan boss Victor and the mercenary captain Bloom in the afternoon. Alan could see that it seemed that he was arranging for himself to join the caravan, and the bar owner Uma was imposing it on the other two, of course, what method the owner Uma used, Alan didn't know, but Victor and Bloom's cold attitude was enough to explain the problem.
The caravan owner Victor is a typical shrewd businessman, who is very tactful in his words and actions, so although he has a cold attitude, he does not show too much dissatisfaction.
Mercenary captain Bloom is different, since he knew that Alan was going to join his team, he had been emphasizing the discipline of various mercenary actions, and later heard that Alan had brought three children, so his dissatisfied tone became even stronger, and even began to complain about the bar owner Uma, until Uma whispered a few words in his ear, he put away his dissatisfied look, and looked at Allen's eyes with a little surprise.
But Allen's impression of Captain Bloom is not bad, and it is not the first time Alan has dealt with mercenaries, so Bloom asked for some things to make him understand that this is indeed a very professional mercenary. Because he cares a lot about the cooperation of his team, he is very worried that his intervention will have an impact on this, and he has repeatedly emphasized that he must be with the people of the caravan, listen to the arrangement, and obey the command.
Bloom gave Allen a slightly different feeling than the previous Captain Hackwich and Captain Mike, Havech and Mike are a little older, they have no more pursuit of mercenary careers, they carry out missions purely for family and friends, so they do not seek merit but no fault. As long as the team members are safe and sound, it is not important that the task can be completed. But Bloom is younger, only in his thirties, he is more demanding of his subordinates, more concerned about the attitude of customers, and more willing to do the job well, if purely from a professional point of view, Bloom is a more qualified mercenary. Despite this, Alan still prefers this high-level mercenary with a straight intestine, and dealing with such a person makes him feel no more stressed.
And Victor and Bloom's attitude also reassured Allen a lot, he had been worried about what the boss Uma had to conspire with him, but now it seems that he is too careful, if they really have a conspiracy, it can't be such a performance, especially Bloom is obviously a straight gut, let him play such a scene of wanting to welcome and refuse, I'm afraid it's not easy.
However, Alan also made it clear to them that as soon as he crossed the border, he would immediately choose to act alone in a place that was out of the guard's surveillance, and would never continue to drag down the caravan.
On the same day, at dinner, Alan saw Bloom sitting alone at a table drinking, so he took the initiative to say hello and sat over and drank a few drinks with him, for Allen's initiative, Bloom felt a little surprised, he didn't have a good impression of Allen, although he heard that Victor said that Allen was a magician, but he was also a little skeptical, because he had never seen a magician like Allen who neither wore a magic robe nor held a magic wand.
But since it's drinking, the two of them are of course more interesting, so Bloom is not disgusted by Allen's uninvited. So the two of them chatted about some mercenary tasks while drinking, and soon Bloom was surprised to find that Alan was very familiar with the principles and rules of some mercenaries, and even the life of mercenaries was no stranger, so they got a lot closer, and after a few glasses of wine, the more they chatted, the more speculative they became, and they were called elder brother and elder brother.
Bloom's father died early, he joined the mercenary at the age of seventeen, and it has been thirteen years now, and he himself has a good talent, although he lacks the guidance of a famous teacher, he has now reached the peak of the intermediate swordsman, and it will not take long to break through to the realm of the senior swordsman, and he is not weaker than the original Sterling in terms of comprehensive strength. As a high-level mercenary, Bloom likes to carry out risky missions, which are risky but revengeful, and can be completed quickly and freely. If it weren't for the extreme importance of this escort mission, and the Ogu family specifically named him, he wouldn't have come. However, if it weren't for his character, when the caravan owner Victor approached him and offered to double the reward, Bloom would not have accepted this kind of task.
Bloom led a mercenary team close to a squadron this time, the establishment of mercenaries is different from the establishment of the army, because mercenaries rarely have large-scale operations, a mercenary team of more than thirty people is a squadron, and more than sixty people are already a mercenary brigade, and the highest establishment of mercenaries is a brigade, if hundreds or thousands of mercenaries move, it is no longer a mercenary task, but a military operation.
In addition to Bloom's mid-level swordsman at his peak, the entire squadron also included three other mid-level swordsmen, a dozen junior swordsmen, and less than ten mercenaries who had not cultivated their fighting spirit, and in addition, the mercenary squadron was also equipped with an intermediate magician and a junior magician.
"Levins, I don't think you're in a good mood. ”
Captain Bloom had actually seen the pain in Allen's eyes for a long time, but it was inconvenient to speak, and a few glasses of wine brought the two sides closer, so he asked cautiously.
"My wife passed away a month ago. ”
Alan held the wine glass, his eyes staring at the surface of the wine, which seemed to be flashing with the figure of Bai Lanxue, beckoning softly to himself.
"Oh... Oh, I'm sorry. Come... Come, let's drink. ”
Bloom didn't expect that he had inadvertently touched Alan's sadness, so he apologized and quickly diverted his attention and toasted Alan with a glass of wine.
While Alan and Captain Bloom were drinking and chatting, becoming more and more speculative, two magicians in black magic robes suddenly came uninvited and sat directly next to the two of them.
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