Chapter 41: The Secret of the Bricks
When Li Mu called Manid down, Manid was stunned by the corpses in the ground. He really didn't know how his boss had wiped out the more than twenty pirates. At this time, his eyes were full of awe when he looked at Li Mu. After all, he could easily wipe out twenty pirates in the form of foot combat, and he had never seen such an existence among the nearby mercenary teams. Perhaps only the elite Nord Royal Guards or Templar Guards could do it.
In the respect for the strong, Manid was full of awe for Li Mu at this time, so he was more attentive to doing things.
The pirate camp was originally not big, but after Manid's kind of unyielding search of the ground, the entire pirate camp was turned upside down, not only found all the goods hidden by the pirate group here, but even found some materials hidden here by other pirate groups, which were not found by this pirate group. Why are you so sure that this pirate group didn't find out? Just look at the seal on the box. Something that was several years old, if it was discovered, it would have been sold long ago, so why not keep it to this day.
Sylves' mead was also found, three hundred and twenty bottles in all, enough to fill a carriage. Li Mu found a carriage from the camp, put the rest of the supplies in the carriage, and the two people drove two carriages and three horses to leave this hidden valley.
Perhaps because they had cleaned up the surrounding pirates before they came, Li Mu and Manid did not encounter a single pirate group on the way back, not even a lone pirate, which made Li Mu's idea of adding some loot and gaining some experience by the way. But Manid loved it. In his heart, being able to do business without worries and not worrying about being robbed by robbers is the best life.
Li Mu snatched back Sylvis's supplies that had been stolen by the pirates, and spread in the town. However, it didn't cause any big waves. Because things like this happen every day. Every day, you can see people from the Public Security Department handing in the task of exterminating the pirates. After people learned that Li Mu had completed the task for the first time, the most they could say was that there was one more capable mercenary, and there was nothing else to say. After all, with so much fresh blood every day, it's normal for one or two to be capable.
After handing over the task from the security office, Li Mu pulled two truckloads of supplies and came to Sylves's grocery store. "Sylvis, you settle the payment for the goods by the way, and what about the mysterious reward you mentioned. It took me a lot of trouble to get these goods back. Li Mu said to Silves, who was inspecting the goods.
"Don't worry, you know who my Sylves is, and if you say that there is a mysterious reward, you have a mysterious reward. You see, this is the reward I give you. As he spoke, Sylvais pulled out of nowhere a rectangular, beige, hard-bodied brick. That's right, bricks.
Li Mu took the brick and threw it, "This is the mysterious prize you gave me?" What can this thing do? ”
"It's a very useful thing." Sylves rubbed his hands together and said with a smile, "This thing can be used for ballast, and it's also good for beating people." Someone once used this as a hidden weapon, and sneaking up on the enemy from a distance was simply a magic weapon for surprising victory. He looked at Li Mu's increasingly unkind face and hurriedly explained, "Don't be angry, it's just a joke......
Bang, a muffled sound came from Sylvis's head.
Li Mu knocked Sylves down with a brick, "You think it's funny to deceive a mercenary?" Then he said to Manid, "Remove thirty-two bottles of mead." ”
"This, is this appropriate? It's a robbery, right? Manid said tremblingly.
"When the employer deceives or deliberately undermines the remuneration for the task, the mercenary has the right to receive a commission of one-tenth or all of the value of the goods." These thirty-two bottles of mead are probably enough to compensate us for the loss, so be it.
"Good, good boss." Manid began to carry crates of mead onto pack horses. And what no one noticed was that this brick flickered in Li Mu's hand and disappeared.
At this time, there was a lot of commotion on the street, and naturally no one cared about the gain or loss of a brick.
In fact, Sylves's brick is indeed a bit wronged. Because, even he doesn't know that this brick is actually a bit mysterious.
This secret was actually discovered by Li Mu later. The brick itself is nothing special, however, it is sealed with a mass of energy that resembles a rule or enchantment. This mass of matter serves no other purpose, other than to give the thrown weapon an effect that restores a maximum of four per minute.
In other words, if Li Mu fused this energy with his Thunder Flying Axe, Li Mu would get a Thunder Flying Axe every minute that passed, and he could have up to four at the same time. Of course, thrown axes will disappear after a minute if not recovered.
This is also a usage that Li Mu only discovered by chance. Although in fact, Li Mu took advantage of this transaction, but according to the thinking of normal people, getting a brick as a reward is definitely a challenge to the dignity of mercenaries. If Li Mu doesn't retaliate, he will be considered "weak and bulliable", and he will not have a foothold in Chanda in the future. Therefore, Sylves's plan was in vain.
"Alas, forget it, it's a big deal to make a little less money for him in business in the future. Just take it as compensation. Li Mu thought so.
"Boss, where are we going next?" Manid asked Li Mu.
"Go back to Happy Boar for a day off, and tomorrow we will go to Riwacheze. I found that the pirates on this road have not been swept by bounty hunters, and there is still a lot of oil and water to be fished. By the way, we can also go and find our third companion. ”
"Can Ramon be trusted?" Manid had a natural aversion to slave traders like Ramon.
"Although everyone is said to be equal and there is no deception, Ramon is still quite reliable in doing things, and I think the person he recommends should not be wrong. If it really doesn't work, we can still fire it, what's the big deal. Li Mu spread his hands.
"Well, you're the boss." Manid replied helplessly.
"Well, that's your salary for today." Li Mu shoved a handful of dinars into Manid's hands.
"Because it is the first time I have earned, I will pay my salary in advance today. In the future, you will come according to the rules, and your salary will be paid every seven days. Li Mu looked at Manid, who had a shining light in his eyes, and admonished again, "Don't drink too much, and a little moderation, I don't want to call a soft-footed shrimp tomorrow." ”
"Understood, boss." Manid saluted solemnly and ran away.
Li Mu looked at the other party's figure and smiled, and then walked towards the Happy Wild Boar Hotel run by Su Ke.