"The Land of the Beginning...... It is a name with a strong sense of sight. ”

Xia vomited in his heart.

Surely the people of Harlem like this kind of pompous name?

"Hey, she's over there!"

The four mercenaries ran over from a distance, panting with large bags and small bags.

The packages were not tightly tied, occasionally dropping some ore shards from them, and it seemed that the men had found a vein that was exposed to the surface.

"How did you get here? This is what the people of the camp describe as dangerous territory. ”

The square face put the package on the ground and said profusely:

"But now that it's dawn, those monsters tend to only haunt the night...... We've been delaying for a long time, and now it's better to hurry back. ”

"Give her a bag of ore."

He said to one of the people next to him.

"Bang!"

Although the man looked reluctant, he obediently threw a small bag in his hand on the ground.

"This is the ore we found in a cave on the coast, and although we don't know what it is for, it is very hard and shiny, and it should be something of value."

"My name is Thomas, a C-class mercenary."

The square face introduced himself: "They are my partners, they are all D-class mercenaries, although you did not participate in our search this time, but according to the rules of mercenaries, even if it is a temporary team, the captain has the right to share a part of the loot." ”

C-rank mercenary?

Natsu was a little surprised.

She was a C-level mercenary when she didn't make her fourth transfer, and she knew how difficult it was to increase the level of a mercenary; This man's strength should be much worse than she was at the beginning, but she didn't expect that he was already at the same level as her.

"This man must have some special means."

She thought for a moment, and without refusing the other party's kindness, she summoned a large earthwalker and placed the bag of ore on the back.

After the level is increased to LV10. The upgrade became slower, so she still followed the old way, and improved a little bit of other professions, and the summoner had a great advantage in the early stage, so naturally she couldn't fall behind.

"I'll take it."

Xia said to the four:

"This monster's back is wide enough, you can put ore on it. After all, there is still a long way to go from the camp, and walking back with hundreds of pounds of packages, I'm afraid that your strength has been almost exhausted by then. ”

"Listen to her, put it all up."

Thomas was still wary of the other party's idea of snatching the ore, but it seemed that he was thinking too much.

The other party is right, although the ore is important, but safety is even more important, how to deal with the danger when the strength is exhausted?

"Hehe, this captain's eldest sister is not bad. There's still a vein left, and you earth-walking beast can use it as a means of transport. ”

"Whatever you want."

Xia was just a little curious about the mineral deposits in the New World, and was going to take it back and use alchemy to study the composition, otherwise how could she look at such a thing with her current net worth.

After returning to the camp, the soldiers looked at several people in surprise, as if they did not expect them to return alive from the sea.

"What's wrong? These guys look like they've seen a ghost. ”

The mages in the team whispered unpleasantly.

Under the gaze of the others, they came to the place where the task was handed in, and the soldier sitting at the table had changed. Turned into an elderly officer.

"You're the only group of people who went to patrol the coast last night to come back."

The officer swept his gaze over the five of them a few times, then shifted his gaze to the earth-walking beast: "And it has brought a lot of gains. Congratulations. ”

"The only one? What do you mean...... Is everyone else dead? ”

Thomas said in shock.

"When they died, most of them didn't even see their bodies, most of them were thrown into the sea."

The officer stood up from behind the table, pressed his hands on the table, and said in a gloomy tone, "I'm Tom. Leyson, the third governor of the camp. Can you sue sù me...... Did you all see anything at the beach yesterday? ”

……

"Unusual sight ......"

Tom. Ryson muttered:

"It seems that as before, the problem is still with the pioneers."

"It's also possible that it's a monster, because I met a giant sea crab at the beach."

Xia truthfully said what happened to her, of course, she didn't say that she deliberately provoked the other party:

"That crab was enough to slaughter a patrol and eat everyone's corpses. With all due respect, not to mention ordinary mercenaries, even if it is your elite combat unit, it will be more than bad luck to encounter it. ”

"That's Shelim, "the devil in the sand." ”

The third chief replied:

"Looks like you're lucky enough to come back alive from that monster without even a bit of damage."

"I heard Joanna say that your swordsmanship is very good, do you want to come to the army to serve?"

Tom. Leyson also threw an olive branch to her:

"Rest assured, we will not let capable people become cannon fodder to death...... I'll tell you the truth, Joanna actually lacks a bodyguard, and she takes a fancy to your taciturn and agile skills, and wants to take you with you in battle. ”

"You know, although there are female soldiers in the Imperial Army, they are all healers and magic lovers, and there are few types who are good at hand-to-hand combat, and there is no way to use magic in this ghost place, so she has always been alone."

"Help her, young man."

Tom sighed, as if a worried father of his daughter:

"You never know what's going to happen in this land, I know you're strong, but in this kind of unknown area, it's always better to be with the army."

"I'll think about it."

Probably because the other party's invitation was very sincere, Xia did not immediately refuse this time.

"Captain, if you join the Imperial Army, you have to take care of our former members."

After the third commander left, the attitude of the thief mercenaries in the team immediately became affectionate:

"We can give you a third of that vein...... No, half! As long as you can do a little bit of help in the development process, we will have a lot better in the future. ”

"He's right, we need the help of the military."

Thomas didn't blame the thieves for making their own claims. Rather, he agreed with his words:

"I know that a strong person like you may not be able to look down on a little ore, but I have a special ability......"

As he spoke, a white light flashed in his eyes, and he walked to a damp ground not far away, and dug out a broken gem from it.

"I can sense where there are ores and metals nearby, so I'm good at finding treasures."

He put the gem in his pocket: "Trust me. The more unknown a place, the greater the role of my abilities; My teammates don't have any special abilities, but they are trustworthy people who will never suffer from working with us. ”

"Let's talk about it."

Xia now has two little Lori radars with no dead ends in all directions, and he doesn't pay much attention to this kind of treasure exploration ability, so he replied in a cold voice, and then left the earth-walking beast in place and walked towards his tent.

"It's really a woman who doesn't know what to do, and she doesn't care about the boss's ability. It won't be pretended. ”

The thief muttered.

"Don't talk nonsense...... This person is not simple, even if you can't cooperate, don't offend her. ”

Thomas stopped him from continuing, and Fangzheng's face was thoughtful.

"It's really interesting, there are also superpowers among the people of the Empire, and they are a very rare type of spirit detection."

Natsu walked into the tent and sat down on the ground.

"Master, someone is coming, and the target seems to be you."

Erin got her little head out of the tent. Look outside and say.

"May I come in?"

A female voice rang out outside the tent.

"Joanna? How is it her again. ”

Xia stood up with a frown, and reached out to pull back the curtain.

I saw the heroic female officer standing alone at the door. With a smile on his face.

"It's dirty here, let's go outside and talk."

Natsu didn't have the habit of letting women be wronged, and took her to the corner behind the camp.

This place is filled with hay and wood to minimize the view of others, and it is a great place to talk.

"I just told Chief Leyson to think about it."

Xia said a little unhappily:

"You're a little too anxious."

"I'll wait patiently for your reply, I'm here for something else."

Joanna blinked. He took out a delicate and small short gun from his bosom and stroked it in his hand for a while, looking very cherished.

"This is my gift to you."

I saw that she handed over the short spear, and said sincerely:

"You've probably heard of this place, it's an area where magic can't be used. The original magic was also greatly restricted, and everyone had to hone themselves from scratch. ”

"But there are two things that are excepted, and that is machinery and gunpowder."

Seeing that Xia didn't mean to take it, she took out a projectile from her waist, opened the chamber and stuffed it in, and then fired a shot at the wood next to her.

The sound of the gunpowder explosion was loud, and some soldiers quickly ran to this side, and when they saw her, they immediately retreated, and began to actively disperse the crowd that wanted to come and see the excitement, and did not let them come near here.

Xia looked at the place where she shot, there was a fist-sized hole in the hard wood, and there was a trace of white smoke in the hole, it seemed that the power of this shot was really not small.

"This musket is simple to use, and not very strenuous; Women can use it for self-defense, and I have another one myself. ”

Joanna again handed her the smoking musket to her hand, and said with a smile:

"I can tell...... You disguised your true appearance, and your original voice should have been very beautiful, but you deliberately lowered your voice. You must be a beautiful woman, right? Because ugly people don't need to dress up. ”

"That's not true, maybe I didn't show my true face because I was hiding from the enemy."

Xia Hui fed her own voice, took the short gun in her hand, opened the magazine and skillfully checked it, and then unceremoniously inserted it into her waist.

This kind of thing can greatly improve her strength in the early stage, although Al also has a similar gun on her, how could she rob her beloved girl of self-defense weapons.

As for an officer like Joanna who could get supplies of Imperial equipment at any time, she didn't have that concern at all.

At this time, a line of prompts suddenly popped up in front of her eyes:

I have met the requirements to obtain the Musketeer class, do I want to learn this class?

"It's ...... A new career? ”

Xia was stunned for a moment.

She had been looking for a new job all this time, but she had not been able to find it for a long time; I didn't expect to get such a somewhat puzzling profession after accepting a musket.

"Anyway, the Musketeer class should be included in the Musketeer, right? The structure of the Magic Gun is more complex than that of the Musket, and those who can use the Magic Gun will definitely be able to use the Musket, and this new class is a little too easy to obtain. ”

Seeing her look down at the musket in silence, Joanna thought she liked the weapon very much, and said happily:

"With your strength, you should be able to handle more powerful guns, but unfortunately I only have short guns...... Give me a day, and I'll try to get you a Warwick rifle, that kind of weapon is specially used by the army to deal with large beasts, and it is quite well-made, not flashy like a short gun, and I believe you will like it even more. ”

"Thank you, Joanna."

Xia didn't call her captain, but called her by her name: "I'm really interested in muskets, but I'm just interested, there's no need for you to break the army regulations." ”

"Then come to me and be my adjutant."

Joanna took her hand intimately, leaned her face over and whispered, "Then there won't be any problems." ”

Her breath was different from that of the officer who smelled of strange perfumes, full of a faint girlish atmosphere, and her hands were a little rough because of the sword she held, but her bones were still soft and delicate.

"If you want me to be your aide-de-camp, you have to promise me one condition."

Xia was not used to being so touched by strange women, but she couldn't bear to refuse rudely, so she came up with an idea and put her lips to her ear:

"I seem to like women more than men......"

Joanna's body trembled and she hurriedly let go of her hand.

Xia proudly curled the corners of her mouth, crossed her arms and looked at her panicked expression, only to see that this female captain, who had always been calm and composed, was now a little at a loss, and she didn't know how to respond to what she just said.

"When...... When ......"

A loud bell rang in the center of the camp.

This is the signal of the morning meal, although the resources of the New World are abundant, most places are entrenched by monsters, so it is not an easy task to obtain food for so many people, and it must be distributed uniformly.

"I ...... Think about it. ”

Joanna left with a red face, but did not refuse immediately.

"By the time you've figured it out, I'll probably not be here anymore."

Xia also breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

Now that she didn't want to have anything to do with other women, and the half-elf girl was still sleeping in the distance, she wasn't in the mood to mess with flowers and grass at all.

"No, you're a real elf now...... Nana. ”

She softly shouted the nickname of the elf girl, and for a moment her spirit was in a trance. (To be continued......)