Chapter 452: One Man Against One City (1)
But no law or regulation is perfect. While this regulation protects the publishers of the quests, it weakens the rights of the mercenaries.
It's just that many mercenaries don't care about this.
They work hard to complete the task, and the bounty is not to make money. Their ultimate goal is to hone their martial arts, explode their fighting spirit, and become swordsmen-level masters. Only by becoming a swordsmith-level master can you have the capital to continue to climb upwards and eventually become a nobleman, otherwise, a warrior is a cannon fodder after all.
Because they are ambitious, they don't care much about this unfair regulation. Of course, mercenaries are mixed, and there are always some selfish guys. But even if they were dissatisfied, in the face of the strength of the Bright Sect, they could only keep their dissatisfaction in their stomachs and dare not complain.
Whether it is a mercenary or a militia, it is the class of troops that the Bright Camp reserves for the front line of war. Military martial arts were widely spread among them, precisely in order to reduce the time for training later. Ordinary people, on the other hand, have not been systematically trained, and it is difficult for them to resist the attacks of a large number of fear species.
Leng Huo suddenly said: "Returning the task is a great shame for the mercenaries, and it is not a good thing for the villagers of Mengxi Village, the commission for this task is not much, and I don't know how many days it will take to meet the next mercenary who takes the task." I don't think this task can be completed by me and Ziyan. Qiuyang, the four of you stay in Chixia City to recuperate. ”
After a pause, Leng Huo added an explanation, "I have now broken out of my fighting spirit and become a sword master. There can't be any powerful monsters in Mengxi Village, so there won't be any danger here!"
Qiu Yang said hesitantly: "But you have just advanced, it is the time to learn advanced swordsmanship, and I am still ready to take you back to the garrison of the mercenary group after the injury is healed!"
Leng Huo smiled slightly, "You can learn advanced swordsmanship at any time." Besides, it will take us about five or six days to go back and forth, and you will be almost recovered. Moreover, when passing by the Prancing Horse Tavern this time, he happened to return the 'borrowed' Wind Horse Beast to the tavern. Speaking of this, Leng Huo laughed first.
Previously, in order to save the sea pillar from danger, they 'borrowed' the cowardly wind horse beasts in the tavern. Now, it's time to pay it back.
On the mainland, the price of a well-trained prime-age wind horse beast is around fifteen gold coins. This is a lot of money, enough to make those mercenaries who lost the wind horse beast jump to their feet and scold their mothers.
Thinking of those hateful guys jumping to their feet and hurrying, Qiu Yang also smiled. He thought for a while, and then instructed: "You should go, mainly to find out the news, and don't act rashly." Everything is given priority to saving one's own life, although the lives of the villagers are precious, but the lives of our brothers cannot be abandoned at will!"
Tie Dun was stunned for a moment, turned to stare at Qiuyang and smiled. The eerie laughter confused Qiuyang, and he checked his clothes up and down to find that there was nothing wrong.
Qiuyang's black mercenary robe had been taken off due to the obstruction of treatment, and he was wearing a very warm cyan cotton shoulder and leggings. This is a typical image of a bladed clan, nothing special.
"Captain, it's unusual that you care about the lives of your teammates today. Didn't you always insist on the maxim that the lives of soldiers must be abandoned for the people?"
Qiuyang's face was slightly red, but fortunately, he was sleeping in the open air, and his face was blackened, and it was not obvious. "Well, we're just mercenaries now, and we haven't been drafted as soldiers by the kingdom yet. So, you don't have to be so strict with yourself!"
"Captain, you're favoritism, no, you have to invite me to drink. Three cups, no, half a barrel!" Iron Pier shouted loudly.
Before Qiu Yang could speak, Ziyan suddenly opened his mouth to reprimand, "Tie Dun, we lost two wind horse beasts before, and we used up the life potion, which can be said to be a heavy loss. Moreover, the captain and Leng Huo successfully broke out into a fighting spirit, and they can already be equipped with extraordinary weapons. But our squad's savings are far from enough, and you think about drinking all day long, don't you feel ashamed of the word 'friend'?"
In the team, Ziyan has always been silent, like an iceberg. But if she gets angry, if the others don't want to be burned to ashes, they'd better shut up immediately.
Tie Dun shrank his head, muttered a few words in a low voice, and was slapped by Haizhu again, and suddenly became dumb. Qiu Yang shook his head, "Okay, the extraordinary weapon is a mess of expensiveness, let's not think about it for now." Purple smoke, you guys go now, remember to be careful. ”
The two of them then left the church square. From beginning to end, Leng Huo did not mention the affairs of the Qiu Feng family, and in his opinion, this down-and-out aristocracy had no value worth mentioning at all.
And in fact, this is indeed true.
The Qiufeng family is not in Chixia City, but it is not too far away. The Qiu Feng family did not have the wealth of the Bing Mang family, and their family just built a small castle.
There is no moat in this castle, and the location is even less dangerous. It only provides psychological protection.
Soon after Qiu Fengzhi returned home with a furious face, the forces involved in the Qiu Feng family began to mobilize in full force. They commissioned various networks to find out the identity of Leng Huo.
Once the location of the cold fire is found, it is a tragic revenge.
The Qiufeng family has been in decline for a long time, and there is only one swordmaster-level powerhouse as a guest qing, and such a force is no longer capable of establishing meritorious deeds in the defense line of the gods. But dealing with one person, dealing with cold fire is not a problem.
Helplessly, it was late on this day. Chixia City will not open its doors at will in the evening, and the Qiufeng family does not have such a big face. It is impossible for them to take revenge on Leng Huo today.
Therefore, all actions can only wait until the next day.
Qiu Feng Zhi hated it, and walked around the house like a trapped beast. Whether it was a maid or a house slave, they were silent like cicadas, for fear of being wrathed by Qiu Fengzhi and whipped to death.
At this moment, a peerless beautiful boy came to the castle of the Qiu Feng family.
This person is the boy who met with Cold Fire, named Bamboo Shadow.
The bamboo shadow in a black shirt always had a mocking smile on his face, as if he was mocking everything in the world. Before coming to the castle, he looked up at the breastwork above the castle. Under the setting sun, several figures swayed lazily in the afterglow, and the sharp steel spears were resisted by them on their shoulders, and their attitudes were very casual.
Bamboo Shadow shook his head slightly disdainfully.
A certain guard looked at Bamboo Shadow as if he was a noble son, and he couldn't help but think of the terrifying legend of vampires. He couldn't help but shudder, and hurriedly informed the captain of the guard.