[The short journey is about to begin, Qin Yin Empire, what will Salin encounter there......?

Aini is free, but if he wants to leave, he must be accompanied by someone from his family, and he still has a mission to gather intelligence in the town. This may be one of the lowest tasks in the family, but it also requires a person to be placed here.

There are four days left before the end of the month, and Saleen and the others are also making some preparations by the way. The road from the Principality of Phoenix to the Qin Yin Empire is not smooth, and there are bandits in the wasteland.

First of all, horses must be procured, and wealthy adventurers will prepare three horses, two transfers, and one pack carry. The average mercenary is good to have a horse, and he will not be willing to throw it away. Aini bought eight horses and put them in foster care.

Adventurers are very knowledgeable in choosing horses, first of all, they can't choose the standard military horses of the empire, those kinds of horses have high requirements for forage, and eating wild grass will cause diarrhea. It is necessary to choose a pony from the vicinity of the Wusu River in the middle of the continent, although it is not fast to run, but it is not afraid of cold and heat, and can live by eating anything. The stamina is also much higher than that of the military horse that is good at charging, and it can also be used to pull a cart when needed.

Then it was necessary to prepare the carry-on luggage, the tent of Saleen and the others had long been lost in the chaotic swamp, Saleen's metal kettle was given to Pale Red, and the water bladder of Sika had leaked, so he had to buy it again.

In terms of weapons and armor, Saleen is a magician, and he doesn't need to, and his magic robe doesn't have a single hole. The quality of Sika's leather armor is quite good, and after a few battles, it hasn't even worn out. It's worth thousands of gold coins.

It's just that Aini saw the leather armor trademark of Sika and made an obvious pouting expression. Sika's leather armor is produced by the Jungle Weapons Company, and the background is the Williams family of the Qin Yin Empire. The Williams and Clyde families are rivals, especially in the arms business, which they have been fighting for hundreds of years.

Aini chose a glove for Saleen and put it on Saleen's left hand so that he wouldn't look so intimidating. The glove is also a magic prop, snow-white, and completely handmade by alchemy. The material is just ordinary snow silk, snow silkworm is a first-class magical beast, which can be raised in large quantities, silk is not expensive, it is expensive by hand.

Wearing these gloves does not affect the magician's spell casting at all, and also has an amplifying effect on water-based magic. Snow silk is also a material for making soft armor and is extremely tough. Magicians wear these gloves to protect their precious hands. Some thieves who were adept at using daggers even dyed the gloves black instead of leather gauntlets.

Aini also changed the skin bag for Sika, and the skin given by the Jungle Weapons Store had no space in it, and if everything was stuffed in, it would be a mess.

After preparing for about two days, a suitable mercenary group will come to the door. This is an eight-member mercenary group that found Aini's shop after taking the mission directly from the guild.

Seeing that Aini didn't say a word, he frowned first, and the mercenary led by him smiled heartily, pointed to his badge with his finger, and said to Aini: "We are a fifth-level mercenary group, but we are too lazy to recruit people." ”

This mercenary is tall, dignified-looking, with black hair, a very short cut, and a standard Qin Yin face. He was covered in heavy armor, and he didn't look bloated, and there were many holes in his dark blue cloak, but a pair of armor was polished cleanly.

"I'm Flamenco, the leader of the Nut Mercenary Regiment. ”

Flamenco took off his gloves, reached out his hand, and shook Anie vigorously.

"The Nut Mercenary Regiment, the one who killed the Squirrel Thieves?" said Ani's face looked much better. He had originally planned to hire more people to escort himself and Sara back to Qin Yin. They have too much wealth on them, and they must hire a reputable mercenary group. The reputation of the Nut Mercenary Group is cleaner than the water of repair, and its strength is also in the middle and upper ranks.

The Squirrel Thieves is a low-ranked, but well-known group of thieves. This group of thieves is small in number, but it has been on the wanted list for more than a hundred and twenty years. Since its establishment, this group of thieves has been doing small and small cases, extremely cunning, and has never missed.

Legend has it that there are high-level magicians in the Squirrel Mercenary Regiment, and there are even blasphemers.

Two years ago, a newly registered mercenary group took over the task of exterminating the Squirrel Thieves. This mercenary group is nuts. At that time, the mercenary community thought it was a joke, not only from the name, the nuts were originally for squirrels, and the number of this mercenary group was too small, only eight people.

At that time, in order to take on this task, the nut mercenary group paid a deposit of 10,000 gold coins, and if the task was not completed within the specified time limit, the 10,000 gold coins would be lost.

Half a year later, the squirrels were all wiped out, and the Nut Mercenary Group became a fifth-level mercenary group, becoming a legend that inspired countless low-level mercenary groups. And the title of nut has been fixed since then, and it is no longer a temporary code name for an unknown mercenary group.

Salin is registered as a first-class mercenary group, with only one number, even if he takes a name, he will not be recognized by the mercenary community. If a mercenary group above level 4 wants to use this name, Salin's mercenary group must give up.

Only a mercenary group with a name is a real mercenary.

This is an unwritten rule in the mercenary world. Therefore, the real money is always the high-level mercenary group, and the lower the level of the mercenary group, the poorer it is, and even some of them become bandits.

Aini's shop can't accommodate so many people, so go back to the hotel where they stay with the Nut Mercenary Group first, and then the two sides will discuss the specific employment matters. Although the Nut Mercenary Group has taken the mission, without Aini's confirmation, others can still continue to take on this mission.

"It's the four of us, sent to Karen County, a fifth-level mission, including room and board, and a commission of 500 gold coins. ”

"Karen County is too far away, only a commission of 500 gold coins, and the high-level mercenary group is not willing to accept much, right?" Flamengo was a little dissatisfied, Karen County is a long way, even if there are horses, it will take more than three months, and after calculation, it is only more than 100 gold coins per month, it is better to go to the Chaos Swamp to fight the demon beast and make money.

Moreover, the penalty for failing the fifth-level mission is very heavy, and Flamenco also has to pay a large deposit in the guild. If it's a low-level mercenary group, the task of 500 gold coins is enough to make everyone break their heads, but nuts don't care about this money.

"When you arrive in Kren County, I'll give you another piece of phlogopite. Ani said confidently.

Flamenco was really tempted, and he asked cautiously, "How big is the volume?"

Phlogopite doesn't mean much to magicians, but for swordsmen, it's an excellent material for making weapons, and this thing is inherently small, and if it's obtained by magicians, the chance of using it casually is also very high, and it's generally difficult for swordsmen to get it.

"It's so big. Anibi measured it and said, "You can add all the magic patterns to the heavy sword." ”

Flamenco thought for a moment, looked at his companion behind him, and asked cautiously, "Can I ask for two?" I don't want 500 gold coins, we can pay you another 500 gold coins." ”

Aini glanced at Salin, who nodded slightly. The opinion of the golden mipite was put forward by him, for this thing, the mercenary will be very attentive, even if someone pays a higher price, he will not betray the employer. However, Aini didn't have phlogopite on hand, so he had to ask for Salin's opinion.

"Okay, let's leave at the beginning of the month, and I'll pay for your expenses in the next two days. ”

Flamenco laughed and said, "No, are you all ready?"

Seeing that he was bold, Aini also smiled and said, "It's ready, and there are eight horses, all of which are Hetao ponies." ”

Salin didn't speak, his gaze falling on one of the Nut Mercenary Regiment, who was wearing a white magic robe, the same magician who had passed him in front of the tavern.

It's not strange that a fifth-level mercenary group has a magician, but the strange thing is that it's only a second-level magician. And Saleen was thinking, this is too much of a coincidence......

The magician was also looking at Salin, and he was also very strange, because when the head of the regiment was asking about the phlogopite, Aini was asking for Salin's opinion, could it be that this first-level magician was the main object of escort?

After staring at each other for a long time, the atmosphere was a little awkward. Fortunately, the mage's temper was not strange, and he took the initiative to say to Salin: "We meet again, hello, I'm Walnut." ”

"Saleen. Salin replied, a rough judgment in his mind. This is a commoner mage, from a humble background. Because mages don't have nicknames, Walnut is his real name. This mage may not even have a surname, and with such a humble background, he can reach the level of a second-level magician at such a young age, and he can be regarded as a genius.

Flamenco said, "When the team leaves, let's introduce each other." Mr. Aini, can we leave for a day? Before we leave, I'm going to go to the forest. ”

Aini nodded in agreement, "No problem, we'll see you at the beginning of the month." ”

Salin also put away the doubts in his heart, that magician couldn't be aimed at himself. It is impossible for him to escape from the chaotic swamp in advance, and it is impossible for the people here to know in advance, and it is impossible for what happened in the chaotic swamp to be reported. It's that I have too many doubts. If Aini wanted to find an outsider to calculate himself, he would not find someone who had met him.

The Clyde family's convoy arrived on time, and after Ani handed over to the family, he moved to the hotel of the Nut Mercenary Group with Salin and the others, and brought the foster horses with him by the way.

Next to the hotel is a restaurant, and the two traders are one family. Tomorrow we are leaving, so we will get together for a meal and familiarize ourselves with each other.

I asked for a private room, and 12 people sat down around a large table, which is a layout that can only be found in a store for mercenaries.

However, the mercenaries of the Qin Yin Empire seem to be much quieter than the Skochenians, although the people of the Nut Mercenary Group are still wearing soft armor, their weapons are not left their bodies, and they look like they are fighting at any time, but they do not shout, and the two sides talk in a relatively low tone.

Salin happened to be sitting next to the magician, and the two of them looked at each other and smiled. Salin now also knows that he is nervous, there are many magicians in the Qin Yin Empire, and it is not surprising that he has encountered a few.

"My name is Saleen. ”

"I remember. Are you from the Qin Yin Empire?"

"No, I'm a Scorpian. ”

"Ha, your accent is quite pure. Walnut laughed, and so did Salin, who had been adjusting his accent with Aini for the past few days, and learning languages was a very important ability for magicians. Your spell is not pronounced correctly, and learning new magic is half the effort.

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