Chapter 05: Adventurer's Guild (2)

Andrew looked expressionlessly.

Holding the flyer in her hand, Christina still looked scrappy. With his eyes wide open, he stared at him. It seems completely unclear why Andrew is silent.

For a while, Andrew could only reluctantly turn his face away and let out a long sigh.

"What's wrong?" Christina said with a wink, "My advertising slogan is well written, really." You see......"

Before Christina could read the advertising slogan, Andrew had already taken the flyer, then turned around and silently threw it into the trash can on the side.

Christina was stunned, and she quickly pounced on it to rummage through the trash can. Andrew stopped her.

"These flyers are so expensive! If you lose them, they won't be gone!"

"Listen to me, if you want to be a mercenary leader of a reputation like me, listen to me. We are mercenaries, not peddlers, we only do tasks, we don't hand out leaflets. โ€

"But we won't be able to get the task without handing out the leaflets...... "Christina replied aggrievedly.

Andrew continued to stare at her with a blank face, silently.

Hesitating, Christina finally nodded: "Okay, I'll listen to you." โ€

"That's right. Andrew took a deep breath and continued, "Take me to the place where the mission was issued." Just the place you just said that you need to sign up with them to get the assignment. โ€

Christina bit her lip and nodded silently.

......

Led by Christina, Andrew made his way through the crowds and finally came to the place where the so-called "mission" was made.

That place was the little open-air plaza at the bottom of the ring, the place where Andrew first noticed that something seemed to be going on.

This kind of place is called "Adventurer's Hall" by them. There are a total of eight Adventurer Guilds in the entire Lin Llopez Guild, which are located in the eight small open-air squares of the Adventurer Guild.

The best tasks are posted here, and interested mercenary groups can participate in the bidding, offer their own prices, and then the employer will choose the right mercenary group according to the different strength and price. If the task is difficult enough, sometimes you may even choose to combine multiple mercenary groups. If the task is urgent enough, you may have multiple mercenary groups participate at the same time, and then race to the fastest to complete the task.

Of course, the "Interested Mercenary Group can participate in the bidding" obviously does not include the "Mouse and Dragon Mercenary Group".

No, before they even entered the door, Andrew and Christina had already been stopped.

"Sir. The guard guarding the passage smiled and asked Andrew, "Are you with her?" I saw you were just talking. โ€

Turning his face sideways, Andrew glanced at Christina and replied softly, "Yes, is there any problem?"

Without thinking, the guard replied, "I'm sorry, but in that case, I can't let you in." โ€

Christina's head was already down, and her eyes flickered.

"Is it because we haven't signed a contract yet? Actually, I just wanted to go in and have a look. After all, I need to think about whether or not to sign with you. If the task isn't good enough, why should I sign up?, right? You have to give your collaborators a process of checking each other?", Andrew wanted to move on.

Before he could take a step, the long axe used as a guard of honor in the guard's hand was already in front of him.

Not only that, Andrew also saw that in the distance, several other guards had already put down their work and were walking here.

"I think you've misunderstood, sir. The guard politely replied, "We welcome any potential collaborators, but not her." โ€

"She?"

"Yes, she. โ€

Andrew gave Christina a meaningful look and saw that she had buried her head any lower.

Before the conversation between them could end, a large group of guards had already gathered around.

The head of the guard asked with a straight face, "Did something happen?"

"Not yet, just a little misunderstanding. Captain. The guard who stopped Andrew turned around and smiled at the head of the guard.

The guard still seemed friendly, but Andrew could tell that the others weren't so friendly. Several of the guards were already pressing one hand to the hilt of their swords. Not only that, but the captain didn't look good either.

Picking quarrels and provoking trouble? Apparently not. Because they all looked nervous, more nervous than Christina.

Blinking twice, Andrew whispered to the chief of the guard, "Can I talk to you?"

"Let's talk?" the chief guard was stunned for a moment.

Hearing this, Christina jerked her head up and her eyes widened.

"Yes, talk about it privately. Is it convenient?" Andrew repeated his request.

The chief guard looked at Andrew with a puzzled expression, hesitated, and nodded, "Okay." โ€

Turning around, Andrew said to Christina, "You wait for me here." Then he walked away with the chief of the guard.

......

There are a lot of people in the Adventurer's Guild, densely packed, and everywhere. However, a large group of guards did not stare at anyone, but only stared at Christina. A few naughty boys even ran into the hall of adventurers to play, but they didn't care, and a large group of guards surrounded Christina, motionless.

Christina didn't say anything, didn't do anything, just stood in the middle in a daze, and let them surround them.

......

In the corner, Andrew crossed his hands and asked softly, "That's a green dragon, you should know that, right?"

"Of course. The chief guard nodded.

"Then why don't you sign up with her? Is there anything more powerful than a dragon? I think she can even destroy a country's army. Not only did you not sign a contract with her, but you also prevented her from entering the Adventurer's Hall?" Andrew spread his hands, "It's not in the interests of the Adventurer's Guild, isn't it?"

The chief guard looked at Andrew stunned, and then said in embarrassment: "Sir, I don't think you know her well. โ€

"Why do you say that?" asked Andrew, confused.

"Hmm...... Because you say things like you don't know anything about her. In fact, we signed a contract with her. You're right, what's more powerful than a dragon, and if there is, it's probably just angels, demons, lichs, and titans. Obviously, we can't hire these top-tier beings, and they don't bother to be mercenaries. โ€

"Then I don't understand it even more, in that case, then you still don't sign a contract with her?"

"As I said, we signed a contract with her. Quietly glancing at Christina in the distance, the chief guard lowered his voice and whispered: "However, you must understand that there is strong force, and how to use it, is not entirely a matter of two dimensions. If it is not used in the right way, the stronger the force, the more difficult it will be. โ€

"Hmm...... Do you mean she caused the damage?" Touching his chin, Andrew also glanced in Christina's direction: "I heard that she set her employer's house on fire during her mission, and you downgraded her mercenary group's rating from level three to level two. IMHO, how much is a house worth, and are you going to give up a dragon because of that?"

Hearing this, the chief of the guard laughed. Glancing at Christina from a distance, who was standing still in confusion, he coughed dryly twice, and then said, "Sir, you shouldn't have been here for long, right? Or maybe you haven't been a mercenary for long. Let me explain it to you. First of all, the Adventurer's Guild, and the Adventurer's Hall, are two organizations. Lin Lรณpez has only one Adventurer's Guild, while the Adventurer's Hall has a total of eight. The Adventurer's Guild belongs to all adventurers, is run by the Adventurer's Council, but only provides a venue, and exists to serve all adventurers. The adventurer's hall is operational, with bosses and profits through commissions. And me. โ€

Pointing to himself, the chief guard continued, "I belong to the Adventurer's Hall, not the Adventurer's Guild. The Adventurer's Hall doesn't have the authority to downgrade a mercenary group, that's something that only the Adventurer's Guild can do. So the downgrading of the Rat and the Dragon Mercenary Group has nothing to do with us. In addition, the burning of the employer's house was already a matter after we terminated the contract with her. Don't you really know what she's done?"

As he spoke, the chief guard looked at Andrew earnestly.

Hesitating, Andrew asked softly, "You...... You're right, I don't know her very well. Can you tell me?"

Shrugging his shoulders, the chief guard pulled Andrew to the side and took another small step, turning his back to Christina and whispering, "A noble lady broke the marriage contract arranged by the family and eloped with a wild boy, so her father issued a mission to find a mercenary group that was strong enough. The purpose was to bring her home. This Christina took the task, but when the mission was about to succeed, she was convinced! Convinced! Do you know what I mean? I have never heard of such a stupid thing in my life! The mercenary group was persuaded by the enemy! She felt that the noble lady and the wild boy were true love, so she wounded the other mercenary groups who also took on the mission, and rescued the two little ones who eloped! Do you think this matter is as simple as not getting a commission? Our reputation is almost ruined!"

Andrew froze.

"And. The chief of the guard continued through gritted teeth, "She took on the task of transporting a shipment of goods from one place to another, which was originally a very simple matter. Who's going to rob a dragon? You say, right? We think so, too. And guess what? She had people cheat them out of the way. Yes, you heard it right, it was deceited, the other side did not use force at all. Just taking advantage of her compassion. That shipment belonged to our important partner, for which we compensated the other party 200,000 gold coins. โ€

"There are just too many things like that. A businessman wanted us to help him get rid of a group of poor people who were occupying his land, which was a very simple thing. We even felt that as long as she passed and showed her dragon form, the matter would be settled. But you know what? She helped the poor in turn. Originally, there was only a group of poor people there, and any mercenary group could solve the problem. Now there's a dragon there. Should we release a dragon slaying mission, do you think? IMHO, the experience of working with her was a nightmare for us. She makes us deeply realize that adventurers are not only armed forces, but also that intelligence is also very important, if not more important. You know what I mean, right?"

Andrew smiled awkwardly and straightened up to look at Christina.

In the distance, Christina smiled sweetly at Andrew. Andrew smiled at her as well.

Turning around, Andrew wiped his face, wiped the smile from his face, gasped, and asked in a low voice, "Is there any salvation?" I mean, you said that there are bosses in the adventurer's hall, and eight adventurer's halls should be eight different bosses, right? Did she only sign a contract with you?"

"There are three bosses in the eight adventurer halls. The chief guard lowered his voice and whispered, "Sir, I understand what you mean. But word has spread that Lin Lรณpez won't have any adventurer halls willing to sign with her. She's on the blacklist of all adventurers' halls. If you really want to take on the task, it's best not to get too close to her, otherwise, everyone will have concerns. After all, you may be the same kind of people. After all, you're a blood elf, and I can see that your magic should be pretty good, not as scary as a dragon, but it's as terrible as something that happens. โ€

As he spoke, the head guard straightened up and looked at Andrew meaningfully.

Andrew wiped his sweat and stared at him silently. After a while, Andrew smiled, patted the guard chief on the shoulder, and said with a smile, "I understand, thank you." Thank you for saying so much to me. โ€

"No thanks, I just don't want a second person like her, or a dragon. โ€

"Anyway, thank you. โ€

"Can you help us persuade her to leave? After all, she's a dragon, and we don't want to use force. I mean, I don't want her to use force against us. โ€

"Okay, I'll help you solve this problem, and I should thank you for giving me so much information. โ€

With a snap of his fingers, Andrew staggered towards Christina.

Christina asked eagerly, "How's it going?"

I asked him what his tasks were for today, and he told me. Andrew frowned and said: "Today's tasks are not very good, and the key is that there is no task suitable for us." Maybe we should come back later, maybe there will be a new mission. โ€

Christina was stunned for a moment: "Really? Are you talking about this?"

"Of course, what else can we talk about?"

"I thought you were talking...... "Christina thought for a moment, but smiled with satisfaction, and didn't continue.

"Alright, let's go back first, and we'll see it later. With that, Andrew glanced back at the chief guard.

"Yes!" the chief of the guard hurriedly said, "There is no task suitable for you today!

Christina stood on tiptoe and whispered, "Did you tell him your name?"

"Huh?"

"I know too little, and even though you're a mercenary leader with a great reputation, I don't know. But I think he definitely knows. I thought we'd be kicked out, but you must have told him your name. Christina's eyes were full of adoration.

"Uh...... Yes. Of course, I told him my name. He adored me especially. Andrew spread his hands helplessly: "Let's go, let's go back first, and we'll see later." A well-known mercenary leader shouldn't waste time in such a noisy place, it would make us look like a small mercenary group. โ€

"Aren't we a little mercenary group?" asked Christina, surprised.

Andrew stretched out a finger and said seriously: "No, with you and me, it is not a small mercenary group." โ€

With Christina with an excited face, under the watchful eyes of a group of guards, Andrew left the Adventurer's Guild in a hurry. Those cunning eyes were always half-squinted.

It seems that the path of mercenaries is not so smooth, especially with a stupid dragon. However, as long as the other party is not a fool like Gray who is reckless at every turn, there is nothing that can't be solved, right?

There is always a way. 8)