After making an appointment for the time and place of meeting the next day, Liu An left the Adventurer's Guild.

There is no clear distinction between adventurers and mercenaries, adventurers can also be mercenaries at the same time, mercenaries can also be adventurers when they are not mercenary, adventurers' guilds, mercenary guilds are the same meaning, and in some areas where the hunter profession is prevalent, it is also called hunter guilds or bounty guilds.

The woman's name was Carrie, a well-known adventurer from the local background, who had turned to civilian work a few years earlier. This made Liu An chill a little, the majestic figure could not constitute an obstacle to him to "push down", but his appearance and demeanor were too terrible, it may be that he had been in the office for too long and had no activity, this aunt successfully entered the high-tonnage club, and her figure was out of shape, fortunately, his half-demon warrior Carrie had no resemblance to her except for her name.

When he went out, Liu An saw that behind the fountain outside the door, there were several "gray cloaks", that is, those pickpockets.

He glanced at it a few times, and the other party obviously saw him, and said something in each other's ears, but it didn't look like he was waiting here to seek revenge.

This hooded cloak is one of the most common pieces of equipment for adventurers and mercenaries, the hood can cover the face, add a sense of mystery, and can also serve as a camouflage when performing certain dangerous and sensitive tasks; Secondly, it can shelter from the wind and snow, which is its main function, and it can also play a plus role in the outfit, mix and match with all equipment, whether it is metal armor, leather armor or cloth armor, and even if you are naked and wear a cloak, you can also add a little "majesty", as for mental illness or perversion, it depends on other people's understanding.

So it's not that these pickpockets are lawless and commit crimes in uniform, it's that this kind of thing is all too common.

Liu An grinned at them. But I didn't bother them, walked along the cobblestone ground, and went around to the alley next to the Adventurer's Guild, where was the rest area introduced by Aunt Kali, and the hotel was an associated industry of the Adventurer's Guild, and it didn't rip off customers. Whether it's law and order, there's also a flea market that adventurers spontaneously form to trade the spoils of their quests and adventures.

At the end of the alley is a small square, noisy but not noisy.

There are many stalls in the square, with felt or canvas spread on the ground, on which are placed all kinds of things, animal skins, animal bones, animal teeth, unidentified scrolls, bottles or ores, all kinds of weapons and armor...... Some of the stalls have tents or tents. You can see the beds and daily necessities inside, and the stall owner is a full-time stall owner, but such stalls are usually painted with the emblems of their respective adventurer teams, and they sell the loot of their respective teams through missions and adventures.

Surrounded by some buildings with signs, two brick-thick solid wood signs, because most adventurers and mercenaries are illiterate, so they are simply inlaid with patterns in red copper, and [hammer and money bag] should be a trading market. The one of the [wine glass] should be the inn, and the one of the [flasks and herbs] has been seen. It's an alchemy potion shop, and [Sword Cross Before Shield] is an equipment shop.

Seeing that Liu An was dressed brightly and looked white, and there was no one blocking the road, but the shouting was louder and more energetic, it seems that it is indeed like what Aunt Kali said, there is a standardized management system here.

Before entering the hotel. Liu An habitually looked at the surrounding terrain, and there were several alleys leading here, sketching out the plan in his mind, although the limitations of the terrain were infinitely close to nothing for him now.

The inn is divided into several parts, corresponding to different classes of mercenaries. There are large shops, shared rooms, and single rooms.

Chase bunk is two rows of long wooden beds, like the barracks, of course, not the single bed of the modern barracks, but connected to the bunk, can sleep dozens of people, sleep dishonest guy at night may directly roll over to others, the hotel only provides straw mats, even the cover is self-care, of course, the price is also cheap, three coppers a day, but also a meal, only eighty coppers per month.

Powerful mercenaries and adventurers also have high incomes, so they naturally have the ability to live in shared rooms and private rooms. The combination is the choice of the team or the partner, after all, the existence of a curtain can ignore the blatant affairs of others is too rare, even a female man has a sense of shame and self-esteem, and the wild here is not a good place to talk about love, there are often monsters dangling.

Every year, there are several incidents where both of them are "crematoriums" in order to be cool for a while, and the IQ of both men and women seems to be negative in the face of desire.

It's a curse for all of humanity, brackets laugh.

Liu An looked at several specifications of the room and asked for the highest and most expensive, but the most expensive room was only 3 silver coins per day, and there was room service.

I threw a few coppers to the waiter, and the other party was quite strange, because there is no custom of tipping here, but I am quite happy to have extra income.

After sending him out, Liu An put the sister paper he was carrying outside.

Choosing to live here, in addition to the underground of tomorrow's meeting is in the lobby downstairs, another reason is to release the girls who have been held in the [soul storage space] for a few days to breathe, and of course, to do some activities that are beneficial to physical and mental health.

For example, roll sheets, roll sheets, roll sheets, and the like.

※I ※ is ※ evil ※ evil ※ ※ divides ※ cut ※ thread※

Liu An looked at the B-level mercenary group "Flaming Red Rose" in front of him a little speechlessly.

I shouldn't have any illusions, really...... It's all because Aunt Carrie misled me.

More than ten years ago, maybe it was really as the name said, they were all delicate roses, but now they are all aunt-level existences, and they are still dragging their families, not to mention those sturdy short-bearded men, where are those few bear children scurrying all over the ground going to make trouble?

Selena, who was holding a lollipop behind Liu An, raised her eyebrows, and showed a playful smile with Tang Ning'er, who was still a little tired next to her.

"Flaming roses, huh? I feel a sense of security from the bottom of my heart, thank God the fuck."

"Poof" Tang Ning'er covered her mouth and just smiled, not speaking.

Aunt Carrie looked at Tang Ning'er and Selena strangely, according to her tip-off, Liu An should be alone.

"Oh, my wife," Liu An explained, pointing back with his hand, reaching out and hooking out a few stools from under the table, and sat down opposite Aunt Carrie. Next to her was a middle-aged female swordsman, wearing a well-fitting white armor, with simple magic runes floating on the surface, and a shield-like family crest on her chest, although her face was quite a bit weathered, and there were faint crow's feet at the corners of her eyes. But it is one of the few "roses" who maintain their flamboyant appearance and figure at the surrounding tables.

Without makeup, she can give Liu An a feeling of "glamorous", and she is an aunt about forty years old, and she is definitely a goddess with more than nine points when she is young.

"I've heard from Carrie, hello, my name is Lorika, the leader of the Flaming Rose Mercenary Regiment"

The voice of the beautiful head of the group is a little hoarse, but her eyes are clear and her attitude is frank, which makes Liu An very good.

He has always had a crush on beautiful women.

"Louis Ann. Freelancer, ah, you can understand that I'm a freelance adventurer"

"What about these two ladies?" Lorika looked at Selena and Tang Ning'er.

"Selena, as he said, his wife" Selena nodded, and after finishing speaking, she shoved the lollipop into her mouth and continued to suck and lick.

"Tang Ning'er, the adult's wife," Tang Ning'er sat there and whispered, her expression indifferent. But it naturally exudes a noble temperament.

Lorika looked at her carefully in a little surprise, especially Selena's black gothic leather coat and Downing's hair peeking out from the sides. Shorter than elves and longer than humans.

Then, she looked at Liu An, who was a little lazy and put his face on the table, except for his clean appearance and durable appearance, she really couldn't see anything special about him.

"Then I'll just say it, I already heard Lady Carrie talk about your habits yesterday, but actually. All I needed was a guide, nothing extra......"

At this time, a cute Lori who was about seven or eight years old ran over, leaned against Luo Lika's side, and stared at Liu An with two big eyes. After the head of the beauty smiled apologetically at Liu An, he touched her head and held her to his side.

Liu An pouted indifferently. She grimaced at Lori, making the little one giggle.

This is the release of a friendly attitude, although it is not expressed, but you can feel that the other party's cautious attitude has loosened a lot.

Louis ...... After a pause, Captain Lorika gave him the title of "Sir". "I think Carrie made it clear to you yesterday that our main team members never act alone, either you hire all of us in this mission, or you find other adventurers who are familiar with the Everfree Forest, but I want to remind you that no one in the entire Sandor Gang region is more familiar with the Everfree Forest than Luna, because she is the last survivor of the mountain tribe."

Liu An frowned, he could feel that the middle-aged beauty in front of him was not making a price start, and his index finger clicked on the table.

The mountain tribes refer to the hunter colonies that live in the jungles of the Northlands, right?

Selena behind her was holding a lollipop in her mouth, looking at each member of the mercenary group one by one. No matter who was targeted by her, she immediately felt a numb scalp, and a cold breath rose up her spine in her back, as if she was being targeted by a natural enemy.

In terms of eating habits, vampires are indeed the natural enemies of humans.

For a moment, they stopped eating and put their hands on their usual weapons, and the atmosphere seemed a little tense.

Children are also very sensitive to this atmosphere, and several bear children who were originally crazy immediately ran to their parents, or got into the majestic arms of their mothers, or hid behind their father's thick body, revealing half of their little faces to look left and right.

"These ...... These people are full of blood and spirit, they should be good hands, and although they are relatively loose, they should actually be very elite......" Selena habitually spat out a sentence in English, but immediately changed her words and said in Iss: "You see, at least their beards are groomed, and everyone's hygiene is not so bad, regardless of gender, which means that they are very disciplined."

"There are too many people...... Liu An shook his head, "not to mention the supply problem of people eating and chewing, if there are too many people, the target is big, the action is slow, and there are too many places we need to explore, I don't want to go around in that kind of big jungle for the next three or five years, and I will be distracted to take care of them."

These words were actually addressed to Carrie and Rolica on the other side, and when he said this, he leaned forward and propped his elbows on the table, looked at Rolica and said:

"Ma'am, I can understand your feelings about protecting your subordinates, but at the same time I want you to understand that I need a guide, not a whole group of elite-looking mercenaries, I want a quick and stealthy movement in the jungle, not a battle or a hunt for magical beasts. And ...... to put it on."

The female swordsman leader on the opposite side met Liu An's gaze, there was no displeasure on his face, and he listened to him very patiently.

"Please forgive me for being direct, all of you ......"

Show your strength and let the other party realize your weakness? But this is not helpful in the negotiation, from the confident demeanor and cultivation of the other party. They should be the best mercenary group in the area, although they don't show it, but they will always subconsciously think that they are better than others, and if they do, it is more likely that they will not take this task...... Tsk, damn petty bourgeoisie......

"Ah, ma'am, why don't you come and tell me, for what is wrong with the others, it doesn't help anyone. Even if you want to drag your feet, you have to hire your entire mercenary group? It's not about money, it's a matter of knowing that if it's just a few people, it's more efficient, and I can keep them safe."

With his mind racing, Liu An spread his hands and asked rhetorically.

"Huh," Lorika chuckled. "It's been a long time since anyone in Sandor Gonor has dared to say that my fiery roses are useless. Youth"

Selena turned the candy handle of the lollipop in her hand, and Tang Ninger focused her gaze on her.

"From this, you can see that you don't have any adventures, and being in the wild, especially in the Everfree Forest, is not as simple as you think......"

The confident words came to an abrupt halt as one of the three people in front of him disappeared. There was no wind, no warning, and without her noticing, he pinched her neck from behind.

It was the woman in the black leather trench coat.

And this scene was so sudden that none of the people present reacted. Carrie sitting next to her. Because a few years of civilian life didn't even react.

"Watch your words, woman......"

Selena's hands were cold, and she didn't use any force, just pressed against the skin on the back of her neck, and the words in her ear still smelled of candy.

And it was only at this moment that Carrie, who heard the words, turned her head in shock, and then her expression became shocked in an instant.

Rolica stiffened, her breathing almost stopped, and she was about to forget the horror.

"You don't know anything about us, don't judge us by your common sense, what is impossible in your eyes may be a small thing for us...... Ah, by the way, I don't mean to offend, just to prove to you, Liu ...... Louis is not a lie."

As she spoke, she let go of Rolica's neck.

Liu An stroked his forehead helplessly.

"Selena—"

"Zhilu Dao, haven't I already let her go?"

Selena shrugged her shoulders and walked back around the table. Halfway through, seeing Lorika who was still stiff but following her with her eyes, to be precise, it was Lori who didn't know what was going on beside her, Selena smiled and retreated, rubbed her head, grabbed a lollipop from her pocket and stuffed it into her hand.

After a little demonstration, little Lori immediately learned to pick up candy wrappers, and then "Ah" took the candy ball into her mouth.

All the members of the Flaming Red Rose watched this scene nervously, and their nerves were tense to the point that they could misfire at any moment.

Selena walked back and sat down as if nothing had happened.

"Sorry"

Liu An weighed it and directly took out the black velvet money bag, with this copper rune lock on it.

"As you said, ma'am, I have hired all of your fiery roses, and there are three thousand gold coins in them, including the elf money bag itself, all as a reward for the next year, and these ten alchemy rings......"

[Xenomorphic Control Crystal], Adamantite Bar, Mithril Bar, Jewel Base...... The desktop was instantly covered with all kinds of precious materials, and with a "buzz", a large cloud of brilliant magic brilliance burst out in front of Liu An, which was dozens of three-dimensional magic circles composed of light.

His two hands left phantom-like traces on various materials like clouds, and only the part of his fingertips was transformed into [Alchemy Hand], and the legislative magic array condensed by spiritual power and magic power in front of him was compressed and clicked into the ring composed of Mithril and Adamantite gold, and the ring spell composed of supernatural metal was countless fine light, but it was soon completely integrated into the ring and disappeared.

After purifying the [Xenomorph Control Crystal], it is made into a gemstone with a perfect cut angle and set on the front of the ring.

In less than five minutes, the ten alchemy rings fell on the table with a crisp impact sound, each of which exuded a faint magical aura, and the people present were all high-level mercenaries, and they knew that it was a unique effect of magic equipment without introduction.

Liu An used mana to outline a hidden enchantment, condensed on a Mithril thread thinner than a hair, and carved into the surface of the ring and the [Xenomorph Control Crystal], and even the faintest magical aura disappeared, as if it were just an ordinary citrine ring.

After that, the table was full of materials, and the table top was clean and slippery again, except for the ten rings.

If all the members of the Flaming Red Rose know what it means to "10,000 grass and mud horses galloping by", it is the best portrayal of their hearts now.

", isn't it, I put a magic flower in it, and I casually pinched a ring with my hand, which is a magic ring?"

This is the voice of the warrior.

The sharp-eyed thieves and archers were puzzled, "How can those glorious effects look like magic arrays, and there are countless tiny characters in them?" ”

"What a powerful mana this is, what a spiritual power this is, it can directly attach the rune circle composed of magic power to the magic metal without the help of any tools...... Damn, those are pure gold and mythril? ”

"Everything was as the lady wanted"

Liu An stood up with an inexplicable smile on his face.

"Tomorrow, I'm going to see all of you here ready to go......"

Liu An looked at Lorika, smiled again, and turned away.

Ripe. The female head of the group looked at the money bag and the dull ring in front of her, and there was even a heat on the ring that had not yet cooled...... I just think it's tricky.

What particularly worries her is the unfinished words of the other party.

The Flaming Red Rose has a battle mage of her own, and is slightly proficient in the identification of magical equipment.

The ten rings are all hard-to-buy magical equipment, in addition to greatly strengthening all the attributes of the body, it also has thirty-two storage spaces, each of which has a universal supply box (length X width X height, 1.4X.1.0X0.8m, similar to a container, which is a common wooden box standard among adventurers' guilds), in addition to each ring is also sealed with ten high-level magical beasts, which look a bit like a wolf, with a black scale armor skin, exuding a dark atmosphere.

The elf money bag is also attached with the key to the rune lock piece, which is not large in size and weight, and there are indeed three thousand gold coins inside, not much in one, not much in one.

This amount of money is extremely rich, even if you take on a guild mission that pays well for three consecutive years, you don't necessarily have so much money.

But the more this happens, the more uneasy the members of the Flaming Roses, including Rolika, become.

To be able to give away these things casually, the gold coins are good to say, those magic rings were made by their own hands in front of them in just a few minutes, and with a spellcaster who can directly make this quality equipment without the help of tools, his mana is definitely more than the level of an archmage when used in battle......

And even a strong person of this level emphasized the danger of this trip several times, and he actually did not shirk this task but put all the members into it......

Especially if the other party offered to hire only Luna and ensure her safety.

Lorika gritted her silver teeth, her heart in turmoil.

(Revision, revision, and revision, finally this chapter is quite satisfactory now) (to be continued......)