Chapter IV: Mercenary Regiments

Gently stroking this two-handed greatsword, Sean clearly understood every detail of this greatsword, because this greatsword was a fine product he had carefully built, and even Fett, who had the title of blacksmith, was full of praise for it.

Squinting his eyes slightly, Sean took out a long-prepared Jar Ore from his arms.

Although this ore is not the most precious in the magical world, it is essential, because it has a good magic surname, so it can be found in most magical tools.

He took a special iron bowl, placed it on top of the fire, and then said to the apprentice in charge of the fire, "Pump, maximum fire." ”

Although he didn't understand what Sean wanted to do, a little blacksmith apprentice didn't have the courage to disobey his words, and the next moment, the fire in the furnace suddenly increased.

The melting point of the ore is not very high, and it does not take much time to melt into a bowl of yellow and clear juice.

Sean's bizarre movements immediately aroused everyone's curiosity, although these people knew that Sean's surname was withdrawn, and he had been here for more than two years, and usually ignored others. But his exquisite craftsmanship has been recognized by everyone, and there are definitely many people who pay attention to this place for a while.

It's just that at this moment, Sean has already focused all his attention on the big sword in his hand, who cares about the attention of these people, as long as they don't come around to disturb him, then Sean won't pay attention to it at all.

He took out an iron rod made of steel from his bosom, which had been taken out of the necklace and put in his bosom beforehand, otherwise if these people saw that they had conjured something out of the necklace, they would have turned around in fright and fled.

After soaking the iron rod in a bowl for a moment, the head of the iron rod suddenly became soft.

Sean took a deep breath and quickly took out the iron rod and began to draw it on the two-handed greatsword.

He was very careful at first, only drawing at the base of the greatsword, but after a few moments, his movements became wide open, and it was not long before the two-handed greatsword was covered with the same color.

Sean's attention has always maintained a high degree of concentration, in fact, the moment the pattern at the root of the big sword was completed, his heart was completely relaxed.

The ghostly drawings that followed were simply scribbles by him, and they were of no use.

If someone really gets their hands on this two-handed sword and studies the patterns in it, then they are guaranteed to study it until they die, and they will not be able to study anything useful.

The magic circuit diagram is precise, and each weapon is different, and there is a considerable difference in wanting to append the same magic to different weapons. From this point alone, the making of magic instruments is a hundred times more difficult than magic scrolls.

On top of this two-handed greatsword, Sean just attached a wind blade technique. In order to succeed in attachment, Sean has rehearsed thousands of times in advance in the virtual space,

So it is not a fluke that he can succeed in the surname at one time.

As for the useless graffiti that he added at random on the side, he also added it based on the experience he had gained from the magic dagger he had obtained from Veron.

In fact, it was also written in Morun's magic notes that on the magic props, in addition to the necessary magic circuit diagrams, there were many things that even the magician himself did not know what they did.

As for why, in a word, this is a tradition, a tradition that is unique to magicians.

After a while, Sean put away the steel rod, took down the iron bowl, and then took the two-handed greatsword to a place half a meter above the fire and slowly baked it.

Gradually, those yellow and clear colors slowly disappeared in front of everyone's eyes, and when everything returned to normal, the two-handed greatsword returned to its original simple appearance, except that its handle was slightly longer than that of a normal broadsword, there was no difference anymore.

Placing the big sword casually beside him, Sean picked up the iron bowl. After leaving the furnace, the ore in the iron bowl quickly condensed and turned into a bowl-shaped stone.

Sean carefully pried the stone off and carefully placed it in his arms. This thing is extremely precious to him. If it was in Louis's teacher's magic tower, he might still be able to replenish it, but here, it was a little less, and he couldn't afford to squander it.

"Mr. Sean, you ...... What are you forging?"

A familiar voice came, and Sean turned his head to see a bald man asking expectantly.

After two years of getting along, Sean already knew the name of this guy, his name was West, and he was a disciple of the Fett blacksmith.

This guy originally saw that Sean was young, so he laughed at him when he first came, but when Sean showed his strength, West immediately changed his face and humbly asked for advice.

In fact, his real surname is not bad, and his popularity among blacksmiths is also good, and as Sean, he naturally will not hold grudges for this little thing, so under normal circumstances, Sean is still willing to give him a point.

But this time, Sean groaned a little, because he knew that once he poked out the fact that he could make magic tools, then his identity as a magician would not be able to hide it.

It's just that if you continue to make these things yourself, then sooner or later this secret will not be hidden from others. At this moment, Sean vaguely regretted in his heart, he really shouldn't have agreed to Fett's request for convenience, if he had opened a blacksmith shop alone, then he would definitely not have encountered such trouble.

"West, don't be rude. The old voice came, and the blacksmith Fett stepped out from behind the crowd.

All the blacksmiths and apprentices saluted respectfully at the same time, although due to his age, the blacksmith of Fett no longer had the strength and stamina of the past, but his vision and experience were still worthy of the title of blacksmith, enough to make everyone respect.

West stood up with a shiny bald head and retreated, Fit stepped forward, looked at Sean with a complicated expression, and asked slowly: "Mr. Sean, did you make it ......just now?"

His mouth squirmed slightly, and Sean could already see the word "magic" in the shape of his mouth.

sighed deeply, I didn't expect to leak the stuffing so quickly, but when I thought of the identity of the other party, Sean was also relieved, he was a blacksmith, and people who could be called "masters" in this line of work would of course have extraordinary insight.

Nodding slightly, Sean said honestly, "That's right, I was making magic weapons just now." ”

"Wow......"

As if a stone shook a thousand waves, a huge exclamation began to spread among these blacksmiths.

Magic, for humans in this world, is a term that is both familiar and unfamiliar.

They live in a world of magic and know that it is an energy with great power, but for the vast majority of people, they have no chance of being exposed to magic in their lifetime.

And when they heard Sean admit that he was forging magic weapons, they knew in their hearts that the young man standing in front of them was actually the legendary magician.

Suddenly, Sean lived in seclusion for the past two years, sleeping twelve hours a day, and other things that seemed unthinkable in the past have the best explanation.

Because of one of his respectable and feared magicians.

People who have mastered inexplicably powerful power like this, no matter how strange their behavior is, can be easily accepted by people, perhaps because of fear and power in their hands, or perhaps from the fear and respect for magicians from the depths of their hearts, everyone spontaneously bowed their heads.

Fett let out a long sigh and said, "Mr. Sean, in my life, I have worked with seven respected magicians and have made more than thirty magical items. There was deep doubt in his eyes, and he said, "But what surprised me is that I didn't know until today that magicians can still complete the creation of magic weapons with reading power." ”

Sean was slightly stunned, thinking back to the magicians he had met, even if they were three or five thick people like Benson, they didn't seem to have the ability to pick up a heavy hammer and hammer it for forging. And with the weak bodies of the magicians, if they bake in front of the iron furnace for a day, then let alone strike iron, I am afraid that they will have to peel off a layer of skin first.

Touching his nose, Sean thought again of what Velen Blacksmith had said, his teacher's teacher was also a famous blacksmith, and the old gentleman had also worked with a certain magician to make magical equipment.

It seems that although magicians are powerful, their strength is only strong in enchantment, and as for specific items, they still have to rely on blacksmiths or other professionals to help.

"Hey, hey. Sean Pi said with a smile: "Mr. Fett, I am still a little different from ordinary magicians. ”

Fei looked at it as a matter of course, and he thought to himself, of course you are different, I haven't seen it except you...... No, I've never even heard of it, there are magicians who can strike iron in this world, is this world really chaotic?

Sean's brows furrowed, and he said, "Mr. Fit, no matter what, I don't want this matter to spread the word, do you think it's okay?"

Fett gave him a serious look and said, "You can rest assured, unless you don't want to continue your career as a blacksmith in this city, I promise, they will keep their mouths shut." ”

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"Hiss......"

A long and strange sound slowly emitted on the magic armor, and almost at the same time, a trace of white smoke also came into everyone's eyes, looking at the white smoke rising from the clouds, there was a hint of awe in everyone's eyes.

When Sean put away the last stroke, and used a special method to hide all the magic circuit diagrams drawn on the inside of the magic armor, the appearance of the whole armor changed a lot.

Originally, when making this set of armor, Sean discarded many fancy and impractical parts, and in order to make the whole set of armor have a more powerful protective effect, he even made special thickening in several key parts. Although this will increase the weight of this armor by one-third, with Sean's current physical fitness, he will not take this weight in his eyes at all.

Moreover, in order to make this set of armor into a suitable magic tool, Sean can be said to have hollowed out his mind, and after many discussions and studies with One in Space One, he finalized the final plan.

Most of the reason he has stayed here honestly in the past two years is because of this armor.

After the entire armor was completed, it became more and more simple and generous, and it can be said that it did not look much different from the ordinary warrior's full body armor.

But only Sean knows that this armor not only has an ultra-thick guard plate that ordinary warriors do not have in the whole body armor, but also has a soft special monster skin in the middle layer of the guard plate, which can absorb powerful impact force.

In addition, Sean attaches a wind flying technique to each shoulder of the armor, as long as the magic core or spar on the armor has sufficient energy, he can always soar above the sky without stopping.

In addition, there are three light spirit spells, two strong spells on the armor, and four second- and third-level magic shields, and on the two arms, two magic shields are attached.

It can be said that the entire armor has been armed to the teeth, and it is also the limit of what the current Sean can do.

Fortunately, this is a complete set of armor that can be disassembled and merged, so it can attach so much magic in different parts, otherwise no matter how great Sean's ability is, it is impossible to attach such a large amount of magic to a two-handed sword.

Of course, in order to provide enough energy for these magic circuit maps, Sean left four places on the armor dedicated to placing magic cores or hedrons. As long as there is enough energy in one place, it can ensure that the magic on this armor can be continuously released.

In addition to armor, Sean also made many magic items, the most powerful of which were more than twenty magic arrows, which, if used in conjunction with the magic bow he had obtained last time, would be terrifyingly powerful, even under the second-level flying explosion technique.

There is also a special dagger, although the magic on the dagger is only a second-level freezing technique and a first-level sleeping technique, but these are two extremely practical magic, if it falls into the hands of thieves or assassins to sneak attack, it is undoubtedly the best choice.

But when all of this was done, Sean ran out of metal to make magic tools.

With a long sigh, Sean removed the armor from the top of the stove, and instead of draping it on himself, he carefully placed it beside him.

The blacksmith Fett and the bald West saw all this clearly, but unfortunately, they couldn't understand it at all, but they felt more and more mysterious.

Sean slowly put everything away, turned his head and saw the puzzled look on the blacksmith Fit, and couldn't help asking, "Mr. Fit, what's wrong with you?"

Fett smiled bitterly and said, "Your Excellency Sean, when I worked with several magicians before, I also used to create magic armor for several Grand Dukes of the Empire, but they only attached one or two magics, and there was only one socket that provided energy for magic. So after seeing this armor of yours, I realized that magic armor can also be made in this way. ”

Sean was stunned for a moment, his face flushed slightly, to be honest, it was the first time he had created a magic tool by himself, and this armor was designed by him and One. At the time of design, there were no references provided to them, so they didn't know how the other armors were enchanted.

"Mr. Fett, can you only have two spells attached to a suit of armor?"

"This ......" Fett hesitated for a while, then said, "I don't know, because I'm not a magician after all." But as far as I know, most armor has only two spells on it. Armor with more than three magic spells is very rare, as for this. He glanced at the armor in Sean's hand and said, "There are at least four magic attached to it, right?"

Sean's brow furrowed slowly, he didn't understand why this was the case, and there was no similar hint in Mr. Morun's magic notes, which couldn't help but make him more and more confused.

After thinking about it for a while, Sean humbly asked, "Mr. Fett, do you see any difference between this armor of mine and the armor you have seen before?"

Unlike ordinary magicians, Sean has always maintained enough respect for ordinary people, especially those old people and masters of various professions with rich knowledge, and Sean does not have the slightest contempt for them. So with Sean, Fett is also very open.

"I see. Fett, who had been thinking for a long time, suddenly clapped his hands and said excitedly: "I know how this armor is different from the previous magic armor. ”

Sean's eyes lit up, and if he could find the differences between them, then he would have the possibility to improve.

Fett stretched out his hand, stroked it lightly on Sean's armor, and said, "Your Excellency, please forgive me, if this armor of yours is taken out for auction, I am afraid that it will be difficult to sell it for a satisfactory price." Perhaps, even armor with only one magic is more sought after than your masterpiece. ”

Sean snorted strangely, he couldn't figure out why, wasn't the more magic attached to the armor, the better?

"Mr. Fett, is there any flaw in this armor of mine?" asked Sean, somewhat unconvinced.

"Yes, this armor of yours has a big design problem. Fett said solemnly.

Sean was slightly moved, and respectfully asked, "Please advise." ”

Fett waved his hand slightly and said, "Mr. Sean, the biggest problem with this armor of yours is that it is not beautiful enough. ”

Sean was stunned, almost unable to believe his ears, he blinked his eyes slightly, and asked suspiciously, "I'm sorry, what are you talking about?"

Fett said seriously: "This armor is not beautiful enough, nor gorgeous and noble enough, on it, there is no hollow carving, no jewelry, no dazzling outstanding design, these are irreparable defects." ”

Sean's mouth was wide open, he was already dizzy, and he still needed hollow carvings, ornate jewels, and dazzling prominent designs on his armor? Why was what he had heard here fundamentally different from what the blacksmith had taught him in the past?

Coughing lightly, Sean asked, "Mr. Fett, you are also an excellent blacksmith, so may I ask what is the use of leaving a hollow carving on the armor?"

"Of course it's pretty. Fett's face was puzzled, looking at Sean's gaze as if he was looking at an idiot, making Sean really wonder if he had asked the wrong question.

"Ahem, but Mr. Fett, if there is a hollow carving on the armor, won't the protective surname of the armor be greatly reduced?"

"Oh, that's okay, isn't it just sacrificing a little bit of defense. Fett said indifferently.

Sean's face was faintly pale, the biggest role of armor is protection, if even defense can be sacrificed, then what's the use of this armor?

The corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and he asked, "Mr. Fit, are all gorgeous jewels and dazzling special designs for the sake of good looks?"

"Of course. Fit said without changing his face.

"So can we even give up all the utility of armor for the sake of these flashy things?" asked Sean angrily.

"Yes. Fit agreed.

Sean took a deep breath, and he finally understood what his differences with the other party were. It turns out that the two of them have fundamentally different surnames in terms of design concepts, so naturally they can't talk about it.

His eyelids rolled slightly, and Sean said helplessly: "Mr. Fett, if you follow what you say, then what use can the armor made in this way be?"

"It's for viewing. Fit said inexplicably: "This kind of magic armor is of course made for ornamental use, do you still expect someone to be able to wear it to fight people?"

Sean's eyes widened in surprise, and he couldn't understand why Fett had such an idea.

Fit suddenly sighed gloomily and said, "Your Excellency Sean, you must want to sell the magic armor you made." ”

Sean hesitated, he didn't want to tell the other party that this armor was for him.

Fett didn't realize his mistake, but said directly: "Since you plan to sell, have you ever thought about what kind of person you should sell this thing to?"

"Knights, of course. Sean said as he spoke.

"Knight?" Fett smiled dumbly and said, "Lord Sean, how many real knights in this world can buy magic armor?"

Sean looked at him silently, he had vaguely understood what the other party meant, with the experience of his previous life.

Sure enough, Fett continued: "The only luxury items that can be bought are those great nobles. However, the purpose of these nobles to buy magic armor is not to go to war, but to show off to people. So if you want to sell for a good price, then you have to work the gorgeous, extravagant, and beautiful. ”

Sean thought calmly for a while, and had to admit that what Fett said was indeed very reasonable.

Just as in his previous life, most of the social donations and all kinds of relief money were withheld by countless pairs of greedy hands under various pretexts and reasons, so that they could not fall into the hands of those who really needed them. The knights and warriors who fought on the front lines were always insulated from magical armor and magical weapons.

And the great nobles who hide in the rear have a lot of money and these extravagant goods, and they would rather let these things rot in their own hands than give them to those who really need them.

Perhaps it is for this reason that magic props such as magic armor have gradually become flashy. This is undoubtedly a great sorrow for humanity as a whole, but at the same time it is an unchangeable reality.

Sean let out a long sigh, put away the armor in his hand, and said, "Mr. Fit, isn't there any magic armor with a practical surname in this world?"

Fett hesitated for a moment and said, "Yes, but due to factors such as appearance, armor with actual combat significance is not very valuable, and not many magicians and blacksmiths are willing to create such things." ”

Sean nodded slightly, this is also human nature, for a magician, since he can spend less energy in exchange for a lot of wealth, then who would be willing to use great effort to make things that are practical but not of high value?

Nodding deeply at Fett, Sean said sincerely, "Mr. Fett, thank you for your advice." ”

"You're welcome. Fett looked at Sean and asked abruptly, "Do you want to go?"

"Yes. Sean asked curiously, "How do you know?"

Fett sighed with emotion and said, "I can't keep a distinguished guest like you here, and since you have enchanted all the items you left behind, you should naturally leave." ”

Sean nodded deeply, secretly admiring in his heart, although this old man is old, his eyes are becoming more and more vicious.

Fit smiled suddenly, and said, "Mr. Sean, you go all the way, if there is anything that needs us in the future, then every blacksmith in Subhitira City is willing to serve you." ”

"Yes, thank you very much for your kindness. ”

Sean said goodbye to the many blacksmiths one by one, and finally left under their reluctant gaze.

After living in this place for more than two years, Sean also left a deep impression on everyone, so that these ordinary people also have a wonderful memory of spending two years with the magician in the future.

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After leaving here, Sean walked out of Subhitira without stopping.

Although he has not left the city in the past two years, his number one has never stopped.

The mosquitoes and flies hiding in the box have already explored the terrain within a radius of hundreds of miles, and made real scenes in the virtual space. In addition, Sean also inquired about the general geography of the north, and although he didn't dare to say that he knew everything here, he would definitely not be able to get lost.

His next target was the city of Ritanla, one of the Gekhan Empire's frontline cities in the Saora steppe.

It is a front-line city, and one in five of the people who live in it are military. Of course, in such a place, there will never be a shortage of mercenaries and adventurers.

The purpose of his trip there was to register as a mercenary, and once he had this profession as a cover, then he could go to the depths of the prairie in the open.

Although there are rampant monsters and hateful werewolf legions, it is also the biggest paradise for adventurers.

The savannah has the most abundant magical metal mines, and for Shaun today, the only way to get replenishment items is to go deep into the prairie.

Although the place is more remote, it is far more dangerous than the city. But for him, who has the strength of an eighth-level apprentice but has mastered two third-level magics, as well as a large number of super magic scrolls in his hands, there is basically no problem in self-preservation.

Of course, the most important thing is that after his strength reached the eighth level of apprenticeship, he also wanted to go out to experience and see the real scenery on the prairie.

After a month in a carriage in the city, he finally arrived in the city of Ritanla.

This place is completely different from the city of Subitira in the rear, lacking a bit of delicacy, and the whole city is full of solemnity and murderous atmosphere. This is the biggest feature of the border city, in the battle between blood and fire, the emphasis is on absolute practicality.

Sean got out of the carriage as soon as he entered the city, and he quickly found a bar representing the mercenary union.

This bar is not small, although it is not very crowded, but it is also full of seats.

Sean's entry didn't attract much attention, he looked around and sat down directly in front of the counter.

"Is there anything I can do for you, sir?" said a waiter.

Sean tossed out a silver Clay and said, "I need a mercenary badge and a guide to Lake Estonco." ”

After coming here for more than two years, Sean has secretly inquired about a lot of things, this Lake Estonco is a place rich in all kinds of magical metal raw materials, and the level of the monsters that haunt there is not high, and many adventurers like to try their luck there.

Of course, whether or not you can find precious metal minerals depends on your personal luck, but for Sean, who has the number one, he believes that as long as he gets there, he will definitely gain a lot.

The attendant put away the silver clay on the counter, then took out a bronze medal from under the counter, threw it to him as if it were garbage, and said, "This is the mercenary badge you want, but the guide to Lake Estonko is not easy to find, if you want to go, I suggest you can join the group action in three days." ”

Sean picked up the badge from the counter and put it in his pocket. Badges of this grade are undoubtedly the lowest, without any markings, and only after a mercenary guild in a fixed place has completed a certain task, it is eligible for an official mercenary badge.

It can be said that at this moment, his identity is just a rookie in the mercenary world, and he is just the worst rookie.

After a moment's hesitation, Sean asked, "What collective action?"

"What kind of profession are you, and what are your abilities?" a slightly hoarse voice came from behind Sean, and a tall man sat down beside him.

Sean looked sideways, his gaze contemplating slightly.

The man beside him was tall and muscular, but what really surprised him was that this man was not a human. Although the face on his face is very similar to that of a human, the shaggy wolf tail behind his ass betrays his identity.

"You're a werewolf?"

"That's right. The werewolf smiled dumbly and asked, "First time you've seen a werewolf?"

"Yes. Sean nodded slightly and said.

In this world, humans do not see orcs and other intelligent beings in the same way as they do on Earth. For human beings or these intelligent creatures, although there are racial differences between each other, it is not an irreconcilable relationship of life and death.

Although the war and peace between the Gehan Empire and the Werewolf Empire have been going on for hundreds of years, the subjects of these two kingdoms are no longer the same race.

The territory of the Gehan Empire is even better, most of the werewolves are in several cities on the front line, and even the high-ranking officials in the army have werewolf leaders.

Of course, the number of humans in the Werewolf Empire is even higher, and some have even reached the center of the empire and have great power.

In short, for the intelligent beings in this world, they do not simply rely on appearance to divide friend and foe, but blend together according to their own interests. However, this mostly happens in places where the sapient races are mixed, and inland provinces such as the Duchy of Louis, which is completely the heart of the human heart, still basically maintain the blood of pure-blooded humans.

The werewolf's shoulders shrugged, he saw curiosity in Sean's eyes, but it was not the first time he had encountered this situation, he picked up the cup in front of him and poured a big sip, and said: "Little friend, my name is Maddie, brave Maddie, it is from the Tiger Mercenary Group, three days later, we have three mercenary groups will form a team to go to the Werewolf Empire, and we will also go to Lake Estinker to pan for gold, if you are interested and have the strength, we can let you join." ”

Sean smiled slightly and asked, "What does it mean to be powerful?"

Maddie stretched out her big thick hand and said, "Let's wrestle our wrists, if you can win me, then you can pass the test." ”

There was a burst of laughter around, interspersed with loud whistles, and the bar suddenly became lively, and some people shouted, "Maddie, you're bullying people again." ”

Sean's gaze glanced around, and when he turned around, he saw Maddie glaring fiercely at the people around him with a fierce expression.

But the laughter of the men grew louder, and it was clear that no one really took Maddie's threat to heart.

"Mr. Maddy, are you saying that if I can win you over on the wrist wrestler, then I can join the trip to Lake Estanko in three days' time?"

"That's right. A strange glint flashed across Maddie's face and she asked, "Do you really want to wrestle with me?"

The laughter around them gradually quieted down, and their eyes were full of surprise and mockery as they looked at Sean.

Indeed, although Sean is now seventeen years old, and because of the relationship between training and broadcasting, his body is very well proportioned, and his body is full of strength. But due to the different races, seventeen-year-old Sean sat next to Maddie, and both in size and height were obviously more than one grade behind.

So once he listened to Sean's words, the people around him couldn't help but look at him with a kind of unbelievable vision.

Sean, who had become accustomed to speculating on mental activity from other people's expressions, naturally understood the thoughts of these people, and he stopped talking, but went to the nearest table and put his right elbow on it.

The bar finally fell silent, but only for a moment, and then immediately erupted in thunderous shouts and cheers. Almost at the same time, Sean also heard sporadic "I press Maddie" and the like.

The corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and a drop of cold sweat secretly oozed from Sean's head, is this a mercenary union or a hooligan union?

Maddie walked slowly to the other side of the table, and under the heckling of the crowd, he also stretched out a hairy arm, the bulging muscles showed how strong and powerful the owner of the arm was.

In comparison, Sean's arms are much more delicate. But when Maddie and Sean shook hands, the expression on his face suddenly became solemn.

As a master of martial arts, Maddie shook Sean's hand and immediately felt a strong pressure. This feeling was clearer than ever, and it even made his heart feel invincible.

Her face changed slightly, and Maddie's eyes looked at Sean's not strong arm, and she couldn't understand why such a powerful arm could be bred in this arm.

With a loud shout from the notary, the game officially began.

Although in this world, Sean has not tested his wrist strength with others, and he is not a warrior who eats on his body. However, the Broadcasting Body has a miraculous special ability to change the human body. Even things that cannot be seen or touched such as mental talents can be improved, let alone physical fitness.

If Sean and Maddie are allowed to each take up arms and engage in indiscriminate fighting, then Sean is likely to be defeated and killed in the end, but under the pure power competition, there are really not many people who can win Sean.

Maddie's face gradually turned red, like a drunk who had drunk too much, and there was a faint heat on her forehead. Those who are familiar with it know that he used the power of milk. But across from him, Sean still looked neat, and his wrists were like cast iron in steel, not moving at all.

The noise in the bar gradually became low, and everyone's eyes were full of amazement when they looked at Sean, maybe Maddie is not a master here, but his strength is recognized, otherwise it would be impossible to propose such a way of fighting as wrist wrenching, and even many opponents who are far superior to him in actual combat are easily defeated by him in the wrist wrenching competition.

But this time is different, at this moment, everyone already knows that this inconspicuous young man opposite Maddie is definitely a strong man who can't see any clues from the outside.

Sean sensed that the fire was almost over, so he added another layer of strength to his hand, like the last straw that broke the camel's back, and slammed Maddie's hand on the table.

"Phew, I'm losing. Maddie sighed and exclaimed, "Little ...... Uh, friend, what a lot of strength, what's your name. ”

"My name is Sean. Sean smiled slightly, motioned for the waiter to bring two more drinks, and then said, "Am I qualified now?"

"Of course. Maddie drank the drink in front of her in one gulp and said, "Sean, you have more strength than me, so you must have this qualification, now you and I will go to see the head of the regiment." ”

"It's fine. Sean hesitated for a moment and followed him out of the bar.

When he went out, Sean was surprised to find that the treatment he received was completely different from when he came in, and even the waiter who had contemptuously given him the lowest-level mercenary badge at the beginning looked much more deferential at this moment.

It seems that no matter where you are, people with strength will still be respected by others.

The Tiger Mercenaries are not large mercenaries, but one of the many smaller ones in this frontier city.

There are twelve people in this mercenary group, and most of the members of the group are strong men of five big and three thick, but each of them has certain martial arts skills, and they can be regarded as qualified warriors.

When Maddie took Sean to the head of the regiment and explained his intentions, the middle-aged strong man named Hugo looked at Sean with incredible eyes and asked, "You and Maddie are more powerful and won?"

"Yes. Sean said neither humbly nor arrogantly.

Hugo nodded slightly, although his eyes were still a little incredulous, but his expression softened a lot, and said: "Okay, since you won, then come with us to the Werewolf Empire in three days, and when you get there, we will arrange for you to go to Lake Estonco." ”

"Thank you, Captain Hugo. ”

"You're welcome, but there are some things I want to make clear. Hugo said with a solemn face: "This time it is the action of three mercenary groups together, we are just playing an auxiliary role, and the official leader is Andrade of the Blood Wolf Mercenary Group." And we have to maintain a sincere cooperative relationship in the marching team, so you must obey the command for the time being, and you must not act rashly. ”

"No problem. Sean said without hesitation.

"Yes. Hugo nodded in satisfaction, and then asked, "What kind of profession are you?"

"Archers. ”

"What, archers?" Hugo and Maddie looked at Sean in disbelief at the same time, how could an archer's wrist strength be stronger than that of a werewolf warrior?

"This ...... Well, I mean, you're not kidding. Hugo asked suspiciously.

Sean nodded expressionlessly, but did not answer.

"Well, count you as an archer. Hugo reluctantly said, "You can live here for the time being and wait for orders, but you need twenty-five copper clays a day for living expenses." ”

Sean took out three silver clays and handed them over, Hugo took them, and with a wave of his hand, naturally someone took him away to arrange the dormitory.

Seeing Sean leave, Hugo gently threw the silver clay in his hand and said to himself, "What a strange archer." ”

Maddie stepped forward and said, "Commander, he can't be an archer. As if to increase his speaking chips, he exclaimed, "No archer's wrist strength can match mine, absolutely impossible." ”

"It doesn't matter. Hugo laughed and said, "It doesn't matter if he is an archer or not, anyway, his destination is the same as ours, as long as he can reach Lake Estonko safely, I don't care so much." After a pause, he said, "Tell Andrade about his situation, and let him decide everything." ”

Maddie suddenly realized, no wonder the head of the regiment would accept it, it turned out that he had already made up his mind and pushed all the troubles on Andrade's head.

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Sean chose a single room to stay in for three days, and of course, the price of staying alone was that he paid another silver cree. Although this little money will not be put in Sean's eyes, his casual attitude has made Hugo and others understand that Sean is definitely not a master who is short of money.

Three days later, the three mercenary groups finally gathered together and set off.

In this world, those with less than thirty people are called small mercenary groups, and those with more than fifty people are medium-sized mercenary groups, and those with more than one hundred and less than two hundred are large mercenary groups.

And two hundred is the limit number of mercenary groups, what five hundred, one thousand, tens of thousands of super mercenary groups, etc., do not exist in this country at all.

Because such a powerful, uncontrolled armed force would be a mortal threat to any empire, and as long as the person in power was not an idiot plus three levels, he would definitely not relax this width.

Of course, as the saying goes, there are policies and countermeasures, and large mercenary groups will bribe officials and establish branch mercenary groups after they reach a certain level of scale. However, this will cause great trouble and waste to management, coupled with the secret control of the empire, so there has never been a super powerful mercenary group.

The Blood Wolf Mercenary Group is a relatively famous large mercenary group in Ritanla City, with a total of more than 120 people, plus another Mireel mercenary group of more than 20 people, the whole team is marching towards the Werewolf Empire.

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After Sean walked with the large group for a long time, he immediately realized that something was not quite right.

According to his calculations, there are more than 170 people in the three mercenary groups, but looking at the number of people in this team, there are at least more than 300 people.

That night, Sean went to look for Hugo to ask what was going on, only to learn that they didn't go directly to Lake Estonco. The main task of this group turned out to be a bodyguard for a large chamber of commerce in the city of Ritanla, escorting a batch of goods to the city of Olidogua in the territory of the Werewolf Empire.

When Sean understood why, he frowned slightly and asked why they didn't go straight to Lake Estanko.

Hugo and the others said inexplicably: "We are mercenaries, and we went so far away, of course, to stop by the way." ”

After hearing this answer, Sean suddenly had nothing more to say.

These three mercenary groups are not alone in him, and when there is no mission, of course, it is impossible to go to Lake Estonco in the depths of the savannah for no reason.

After figuring this out, Sean returned to the team speechless, regretting it in his heart, if he had thought of this earlier, then he insisted on hiring a guide. However, since he has joined this team, Sean has no choice but to accompany him before he reaches his destination.

After three days of travel, they had left the territory of the Gehan Empire and officially stepped into the territory of the Werewolf Empire.

However, to Sean's surprise, instead of being hostile to the caravan, the werewolf garrison on the opposite side seemed very enthusiastic, and even sent troops to escort it.

And what really opened Sean's eyes was that two-thirds of the members of the Blood Wolf Mercenary Group were werewolves or half-blood werewolves, but half of the teams escorted by the Werewolf Empire were real humans.

When Sean saw all this in his eyes, he really understood that the pattern of this world was indeed different from what he imagined.

The border garrison of the Werewolf Empire only sent back after about half a day's journey, and after these people left, Lord Andrade, the leader of the Blood Wolf Mercenary Regiment, announced the order of martial law.

Because from the mouths of the werewolf border guards, they heard very bad news, and the Knicks thieves began to run rampant again.

Except for Sean, who didn't know the power of the Knicks thieves, the rest of the people looked sad after they got the news.

Sean took a chance and approached the werewolf Maddie to ask what kind of organization it was.

Maddie said with a sad face: "The Knicks thieves group is an old thief group in the werewolf empire, and all the caravans they encounter will end up in the end of the group." Moreover, there are more than 200 people in the Knicks Thieves Group, and what is even more terrifying is that there is a magician and a werewolf shaman in this Thieves Group. ”

Sean's face suddenly changed slightly, this is not good news.

"Maddie, what about our ranks, are there no magicians and shamans?"

"We have magicians, but no shamans. Maddie sighed and said, "Shamans are not the same as magicians, and it is impossible for a shaman to appear in a human-dominated country. ”

Sean was quite puzzled in his heart, but these mysterious questions were no longer his concern. The only prayer in the hearts of all the people in this caravan at this moment is not to encounter this notorious group of thieves.

However, I don't know if it's because Sean and the others are not religious enough, or because the high gods don't hear their humble voices. In short, after five days into the depths of the prairie, they actually encountered the Knicks Thieves.

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Two fast horses galloped towards the caravan, and the two pathfinders on the horses curled up on their backs, red blood snaking down their bodies and scattering all the way to the savannah.

Several warriors quickly stepped forward and untied the two men tied to the horses.

These two people have been breathing for a long time, and there is a terrible and hideous pattern carved out of their faces with sharp knives.

Soon after Andrade and the other main figures arrived at the scene with solemn faces, a terrible news came from the entire caravan.

The Knicks Thieves are here......

As an ordinary member of the team, and just joined the team, Sean did not expect to be able to truly know. So he didn't rush forward to ask, but instead took out the magic shortbow captured in the Gopeck rainforest, as well as three bags of sixty ordinary long arrows.

Except for some women and children in the caravan, even the merchant guards drew their weapons, and everyone knew that at this time, there was no way to live except to defeat the bandits.

After some discussion between the three mercenary leaders and several leaders of the caravan, they set out on the journey again. But this time, everyone was much more careful, and those sent out to explore the way were all real masters.

A day later, the master of the pathfinder rode back covered in blood, bringing even worse news.

The Knicks thieves are not about 200 people, but a super team of more than 400 people, and they are slowly approaching.

Andrade immediately ordered the caravan to halt its advance, circled all the wagons together, and the warriors skillfully found their respective positions to garrison. Since Sean is an archer, he was assigned to garrison in the carriage circle, and as for the task, he was naturally responsible for shooting arrows in battle.

Holding the short bow tightly in his hand, Sean was slightly nervous. He wasn't afraid of these thieves, to be honest, as long as he showed his wind flying technique and flew to a height of several hundred meters at that time, then no matter how powerful these thieves were, they basically couldn't keep him. But what really excites Sean is that the bow in his hand is finally going to come in handy.

This is a magic bow, and after a detailed identification, Sean has determined that there are two magic embedded in it, one is acceleration and the other is precision. Both of these spells are very useful spells for archers. Although these two spells are basically of little use to formal magicians due to the level of magic, they are very deadly against ordinary people.

Sean has been practicing in secret ever since he got his hands on this special shortbow, especially in Space One, where he has used it to make a splash in some horrific scenes. However, it is not until today that Sean is officially used in the real world.

Standing with Sean were the archers in their respective mercenary groups, of course, including the good bows and arrows in the caravan, and there were thirty of them in total. However, except for the short bow in Sean's hand, the rest of the people had all longbows in their hands.

As the commander of this temporary archery team, it is the leader of the Milie mercenary group, Milie, who is a skilled archer himself, and at this moment he is even more responsible for the responsibility of the commander.

When more than 30 people stood together, except for the two of them, who were obviously at a loss, a trace of fierceness could be vaguely seen from the others.

Milie nodded slightly, but when his gaze fell on the short bow in Sean's hand, he couldn't help frowning slightly, and said, "What's your name?"

"Sean. ”

"You're from the Tiger Mercenary Regiment?"

"No, I'm just joining their mercenary group for the time being and asking them to take me to Lake Estanko. ”

"Well, do you know how to use a longbow?" Mireel said in a deep voice, "In the steppe, such a short bow has insufficient range, and it is basically useless unless the enemy is within the battle circle. ”

Sean smiled slightly, raised the precious short bow in his hand, and said, "Captain Milie, please rest assured, this bow of mine will not disappoint you." ”

Milie's face was slightly gloomy, and he was about to speak, when he suddenly turned around, and a large cloud of dust and smoke rose in the distance, and the people of the Knicks thieves finally arrived.

Their speed was extremely fast, like the water of the Yellow River, pouring down from the nine heavens, and the dust rolled in along the way, mixed with the unbridled howls of many thieves, and suddenly created a powerful force like thousands of horses, as if anything that stood in front of them would be struck by the destruction of the surname.

After seeing such a fierce momentum, almost everyone had a trace of horror in their eyes.

Is this still a group of thieves? Even the regular army is afraid that it is nothing more than that, and the two merchants in the bow and arrow team, who were already a little frightened, even began to tremble with their feet.

Andrade, a handsome-looking middle-aged man, jumped into the carriage, looked calmly ahead, and suddenly shouted, "Mireh." ”

Miriel took a deep breath, picked up the longbow in his hand, and pulled the bowstring deeply.

A sharp sound of breaking the sky sounded, and the bow and arrow in Milie's hand trembled violently, as if to narrate the power of the arrow just now.

The man at the front of the thieves' team suddenly shouted, and the front leg of his mount under his crotch bent and he fell to the ground, and even the men with him rolled down. Before he could get up from the ground, countless horses' hooves had trampled over him, trampling him into a mass of minced meat.

The caravan suddenly erupted in cheers, but it was only for a moment, and it was completely overwhelmed by the momentum of the other party's desperate forward.

(To be continued)