Chapter 12: Dynastic Relics (I)
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Salin didn't expect that a Caucasian he had picked up in the barren mountains would be hot in the blink of an eye.
"What contract, what reward, you talk about it first. Salin took a glass of water and didn't look up at the nasty smile of the red.
"Five hundred gold coins, the income from the task will give you one percent. In the formal employment contract, I pay a deposit of 2,000 gold coins, which is guaranteed by the professional union. Pale Red said the conditions in one breath.
"Let's eat first. Salin was very dissatisfied with the conditions, and did not immediately agree to the red. In fact, a first-level mercenary can't earn dozens of gold coins a year, which is still a good business. However, Salin is a magician and can make magic potions, so the task of five hundred gold coins is not very nutritious for him.
The tender leg of mutton was placed on a huge copper plate and served on the table, and before anyone else could do anything, Sika had already drawn his short sword from his waist, stepped on the chair with one foot, and cut off half of the leg of mutton with one sword.
She hugged the leg of mutton and nibbled on it, and everyone's eyes were straight. They knew the roughness of the Caucasians, but such a flower-like girl tasted no different from those hairy savages.
Let's chirp, chirp......
Sika felt that the taste was a little faint and shouted, "Boss, didn't you put salt?"
"Boss!"
Crimson snorted, and Sika was startled, and looked at Crimson with round eyes. Canghong resisted the impulse in her heart, gritted her teeth and shouted, "Send some salt." ”
Salin became more and more suspicious of this red, fourth-level mercenary group with silver badges, was it necessary to befriend two newly registered mercenaries like this? He reached out and pulled the other half of the leg of mutton, and hugged and gnawed like Sika.
Cang Hong and the others looked at the empty copper plate, and wondered in their hearts, are these two people really stupid or don't take this task seriously at all? The commission of 500 gold coins, as well as the share, the first-level mercenary group will not be able to earn this number even for two years.
When the second plate of bison meat was served, Sika had already eaten half of the leg of mutton, and pulled the bison directly in front of him, and continued to eat as if no one was around.
Pale Red saw it in her eyes, and was sure in her heart that this magician really didn't care about the 500 gold coins. How can you impress him? If the price is raised, Canghong is unwilling, and the magic robe on Salin's body indicates that he is only a first-level magician, and this price is already very reasonable. If you have more, you can hire a third-level magician.
However, the third-level mage is not easy to control, and once the mission is completed, the entire team is in danger.
"Then you can make an offer, as long as it is reasonable, I will agree. Pale red said to Salin, who was still gnawing on the leg of mutton.
"Hmm. Salin put down the leg of mutton, he had been waiting for this sentence for a long time. Only then did he say: "I want to know what the task is, and the honorarium is calculated on a daily basis, paid in advance, and paid once a week." Thirty gold coins a day, I 20, Xika 10. Go to the union to sign the contract, and you have to pay a deposit of 5,000 gold coins. I want 30% of the income from the task. If it's okay, you can talk about the content of the task, if it doesn't work, we'll leave after eating. ”
"Do you think you're a great magician?" The stout swordsman with the scar on his face was furious, he was also hungry, and he was depressed in his heart when he served two dishes in a row, both of which were rounded up by Saleen and Sika. Hearing Saleen's high request, he couldn't bear it anymore, broke out, and took the case.
"If I were a great magician, I would be seven. I've seen the union's price list, am I asking too much?"
Pale Red almost vomited blood, the great magician can indeed get seventy percent of the income of the task, but you, a little magician, are not worth it. The price he gave was already high, and Salin's request was outrageous.
"Okay, I promise you. Pale Red gritted her teeth and agreed. If it weren't for the fact that this matter had to be carried by the people in the group, how could he have agreed to such an outrageous price. The deposit of 5,000 gold coins emptied his savings, and his team had saved it for five years.
"Then tell me, why do you have to hire Sika?" Salin was already full, stroking his stomach and looking at the red.
The pale red and bewitching face flushed a little, and he said in a low voice: "If you want to hear it now, you can't go back." Even though it's Dean City......"
Salin glanced at the five men, each looking at him nervously. A first-level magician, but also a terrifying existence. There was a threat in Canghong's words, who knows if this stunned young man will be angry.
Naturally, Salin is not angry, he is also a Scorpian, and he is a businessman's calculation in his bones. The other party's request was reasonable, and he did not feel that his dignity was offended.
"Okay, just say, since I'm willing to be hired by you, what else do you have to worry about. ”
Salin was a little impatient, it was really troublesome to be a mercenary, how could it be easy to make magic potions. However, if he made potions, he would earn a thousand gold coins a year, and he would still have only one apprentice in the entire city of Ceylon. This task has 30 gold coins every day, and you can divide 20 of them, and you can get the money you earned in the previous year in less than two months.
Without waiting for the red signal, Pino and Cook had already left their seats and went to stand guard at the door.
Pale Red took a deep breath and said in a low voice, "It's a relic mission, not a union release." ”
"I knew that otherwise you wouldn't have to hire outsiders. Salin smiled happily. He is a rookie mercenary, but has the genetics of a good businessman. So he was keenly aware of the secret of the scarlet, this task, sure enough, the oil and water are very large, and he does not shave white.
"The mission is in the Swamp of Chaos, and I need a Caucasian to clear a four-hundred-meter-long passage full of dinosaurs. The rank is low, but the number is huge, and only the strong-willed Caucasian warriors are not affected. Of course, the spiritual deterrence of level 7 magic is more effective, but I can't afford to hire it. ”
"Demons? Salin muttered, just enough for Crimson to hear.
Canghong said vigilantly: "It's all a first-level monster, I can't add any more money." ”
"Understood, understood. Salin calculated that the rank of Sika was at least a high-level swordsman, and maybe even a swordsman. Dealing with first-level monsters, even if there are hundreds, is not a problem. Every Caucasian warrior is blessed by a battle priest at birth, immune to the spirit attacks of the terror. As for the physical attacks of the dreaded demons, thirty or fifty of them can also be blocked by the constant magic on the magic robes.
It was an easy task, and I earned it this time.
"So what are you waiting for? Let's go to the union. Sika wiped his mouth and put down his clean plate.
"But...... We haven't eaten yet. ”
"Why don't you eat it?" said Sika with a strange expression. Several people from the Falcon Mercenary Group had faces as black as the bottom of the pot, and said in their hearts that you have eaten clean, should we eat the northwest wind?
After Sika was full, the people of the Falcon Mercenary Group hurriedly finished the meal and took Salin to the union to go through the employment procedures. No matter how many people there are in a large mercenary group, there are also times when there are insufficient manpower, and it is common to hire low-level mercenary groups. After signing the contract and paying a deposit of 5,000 gold coins, even if Canghong and the others die in this mission, Salin can be compensated in the union.
In order to increase her travel speed, Pale Red reluctantly bought horses for Saleen and Sika. Neither Saleen nor Sika can ride a horse, but Saleen's strong mental power, coupled with the release of a little elemental power, can easily make the mount honest. And Sika was born with the ability to pacify animals, and the group of seven quickly left the city and galloped northeast.
The destination of the Falcon Mercenaries is Didipus, which is closest to the Swamp of Chaos and has all the supplies. Didipus is also under the control of the Dragons and Roses mercenary group, and it is relatively safe to enter the Swamp of Chaos from here.
It took the seven of them three days to get to Didipus, and Saleen had already earned 60 gold coins, and of course, 30 gold coins for Sika also belonged to him, and the money for Sika's leather armor had not yet been repaid.
Seeing the walls of Didipus, Pale Red smiled. It has become a bit deserted, and in addition to the season, the appearance of green dragons in the Principality of Garudan has also led most of the adventurers to the south. Choosing this time to enter the swamp of chaos is a godsend. He would rather spend more money to sign a contract in Dean City, but he didn't want to leave a trace in Didipus.
There was no longer a member of the Falcon Mercenary Regiment here, and the Crimson still did not go deep into the city, but directly replenished some food and water near the city gate, bought tents for Saleen and Sika, and left Didipus immediately.
The Chaos Swamp is very large, and the periphery is mountainous, and if you want to enter the swamp, you need to cross more than 200 miles of mountain roads, and horses are not suitable for such an expedition. After entering the mountains, all the people disembarked from their horses and marched on foot. The road also became bumpy, and it was desolate as far as the eye could see.
The mountain winds were already very cold in early winter, and occasionally herbivorous monsters passed by on the road, and they didn't even look at the expedition team. They have turned a blind eye to the expedition team, the monsters of the Chaos Swamp are usually poisonous, and the low-level monsters on the periphery are of little value, and explorers almost never attack them.
After going deep into the mountains, Saleen finally put his mind at ease. Far away from the city, no one is tracking, it seems that everyone's attention is attracted by the green dragon, and no one will be interested in that wanted mission, right?
Sika also became familiar with the people of the Falcon Mercenary Group, and Salin never spoke, but silently observed the mercenary group. Despite signing a contract with the union, Saleen was cautious. This Crimson can carry his leader behind his back to disrupt the swamp, and he may not destroy himself and Sika after the expedition is over.
The people of the Falcon Mercenary Group were also observing Salin, and several of them finally found this opportunity, and in a hurry, they could only hire Xika temporarily, who knew that by the way, they had brought in a more expensive magician.
Generally speaking, mages are very popular, and in addition to being expensive, their role in mercenary groups is very important. Even if it is a first-level magician, its combat power will be close to that of a sword master with sword energy. Moreover, the sword qi of a junior swordsman cannot be separated from his body, and compared to a mage, there are too many fewer attack patterns.
In many complex environments, it is still the magician who is more viable.
Saleen's performance was very satisfying to everyone, he did not have the arrogance of a magician, and he hardly caused anyone any trouble except that he did not speak. Walking on the rugged mountain roads, the young magician never complained. This is a regular mage, and his physical fitness is very good, maybe there is a heritage.
Everyone gave Salin a definition in their hearts, and gradually became relieved.
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