Chapter 109: The Scholars' Society
"Yes, we're from Naslake, and we're going to investigate what's going on in the recent fog in Shire, and we're going to enter Shire tomorrow morning. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info”
A scholar with a thick book in his hand stepped out of the line and replied, his eyes constantly glancing at the crowd on Watson's side.
"You can't go in, don't you know that Shire is full of monsters right now? I don't mean to look down on you, but if you guys go in, it won't be long before you encounter the monsters inside, I don't think you know that Verdas and Naslake have disappeared four teams here. ”
Gibson frowned and told them about the danger here, as a demon hunter, he could clearly feel the general strength of the opposing team, and the two strongest mercenaries were only division-level according to the general division of strength on the mainland, although I don't know if there is a hidden method, but it is really whimsical to want to rely on these few people.
The general division of the strength of professionals on the continent is similar to that of demon hunters, and the strength levels of all professionals are divided into: master, division, soldier, general, and king.
Among them, the general level is equivalent to the title-level demon hunter in the demon hunter, with his own exclusive title in the demon hunting guild, as for the king-level demon hunter in the demon hunting guild recorded in the demon hunting guild, but the number of hands, when there is a king-level demon hunter appears, the demon hunting guild will add a prefix to their respective titles------ night watch!
At this level, they are the real decision-making level of the Demon Hunting Guild, they can enjoy the benefits of the whole guild and can mobilize a large number of demon hunters for free, but they also have their own obligations, that is, to protect the Demon Hunting Guild from being oppressed by foreign forces, once there is a large-scale war, such as the great war between humans and monsters two hundred years ago, these night watchmen will become the most important core combat force of the Demon Hunting Guild, and fight to the death against all enemies that endanger the guild.
These are not listed for the time being, but after hearing that there were a large number of monsters in Charles Town, the face of the mercenary who took the lead immediately changed, and he turned around and talked with some excitement with the scholar who should be the oldest of the three at that age.
"We only got the news recently...... Are you sure there are a lot of monsters in there? Our investigation will be really important for scholars, and there is a good chance that there is a way to solve the fog in Shire. ”
"Aren't you a team sent by the official Naslake, this is our mission scroll, we came here after receiving a commission from the official Verdas to the Demon Hunter Guild, the Scholars will ...... You just said that there is a method of reference, and those of your books record this situation?"
The Scholars Guild is an organization with a slight reputation in Naslake, and there are no powerful professionals in it, and the strongest ones are said to be only at the level of a mage, not even a single mage, and most of them are people who are studying and researching.
It should be regarded as the prototype of the kind of academy of sciences in the previous life, the kind that eats by the brain, they have the largest library in Naslake, and there are also a lot of materials in it, so after this person said the method of reference, Gibson still has some belief.
"We got the news in the past two days, because we were in a hurry to come here to find out the situation, so we didn't wait for the official reply, we are not familiar with the current situation here, but we know that if we don't solve these fogs, then the town of Shire will basically be destroyed!"
There is such a document in the library of the Scholars' Society, which records that about 50 years ago, some unknown monster appeared in the town of Shire, which was able to create a large number of fog and monsters to attack all living creatures that entered the fog, and finally relied on a large number of professionals sent by the government to expel it.
Yes, the account in the sources is an unspecified expulsion, and there is no mention of any description of the outcome, and the meaning of the expulsion is difficult to figure out, whether it drove the monster away, killed it, or some other way......
Now that this is the case in Shire again, it's hard not to think about it, and that time the fog caused the death of almost all the people in Shire Town, and within two months of the end of the incident, a large number of civilians were killed by those monsters, some died on the way to escape, and some died in hiding places.
This may also be the reason why the government acted so quickly this time, this time the discovery of the ruins may have known that the contents were not treasures, but some kind of harmful monsters, so they just sent three groups of people to investigate the situation and directly sent a commission to the Demon Hunting Guild, and even promised such a generous reward.
"Mr. Kemp, the original mission we promised was to protect the remnants of your arrival in the town of Shire. You didn't tell us there were so many monsters on the road!"
"yes, isn't that deceiving us? I was wondering if the fog here is too strange, how could there be any other place where this happens. ”
The people in the mercenary team were a little breathless, and they couldn't accept the monster that Kemp was talking about when he heard that the commission they had received was not enough to cost them their lives.
"Hmm...... Mr. Kemp, do you think this is good, we will now terminate the commission, and we will not receive any remuneration and ask you to treat it as if our mission has been completed? ”
It was obvious that the person who spoke didn't want to go on, but he didn't want to have one more record of mission failure in the guild, so he came up with such a compromise solution, they escorted the three scholars here as if the mission had been successful, they didn't want a penny of payment, and the scholars didn't want to go to the mercenary guild to report them for temporarily abandoning the mission.
"This ...... I wonder if you'd like to take the three of us in? I can pay some...... I can also share all the information with you. ”
Camp glanced at the mercenaries in embarrassment, then turned his head to ask Gibson, while he turned to look at Watson and the others, wanting to ask for advice.
"I think so, having a few people who are familiar with this event will really help us to complete our task, don't they say that there is a way to refer to? It will save us a lot of detours...... There are probably a lot of monsters in the town of Shire, and if we spend too much time there, it will be difficult to resupply...... It's best to be able to reach the target, and although we promise to protect them, we can't do anything about it...... We can't help it, can we? ”
Watson and the others looked at each other a few times, whispered a few words, got up and walked over to Gibson's side, pulled him to the campfire, and whispered.
"That's good, I'm going to talk to them about our opinions, and if they agree, we'll allow them to join the team. ”
"Well, remember that even if you can't get along, you have to find a way to get their information, they can leave, but we have to know that information, it's important. ”
After saying that, Watson returned to the campfire, and Gibson continued to walk in front of them and began to communicate, the general content is that the demon hunter team can provide them with shelter, but it is definitely not completely unreserved, if there is a dangerous situation, then their safety is likely not guaranteed, if they are willing to stay, they will stay, if they are not willing to stay, they will leave the information.
After saying these words, the faces of the other two of the three scholars, except for Kemp, changed, and immediately walked to Kemp's side and whispered something to him, nothing more than that it should be too dangerous or better to leave, but Kemp seemed to be very persistent, and after persuading him for a long time, he found that the two young men were still unwilling to join him, so he asked the mercenaries to bring them back and give him some payment.
The mercenaries did not refuse, originally thinking of running for nothing, but now that there is extra money to earn, they naturally accept it, it is nothing more than two people, and then Camp followed Gibson to the campfire of the demon hunters, and the mercenaries took some firewood from here and went over to light a bonfire themselves.
"Are those two young men your colleagues or ...... They don't want to be with you, are they?"
Camp sat down next to Benjamin, looking at Snake with some fear and curiosity, and Benjamin asked as he handed over a toasted loaf of bread.
"My students...... I don't blame them, they are still young, this trip is indeed dangerous, but things can't be left unresolved, I die at my age, and they still have parents at home. Although I brought those materials, I have a whole backpack, and if you analyze it slowly, the people in the town are probably almost dead, so if I succeed, I will get a lot of praise in the Scholars Association when I go back. ”
Although the tone is still a little regretful, Kemp is still very open-minded and tries to think on the bright side.
"Don't worry, if there is no big accident, we will still keep our promises, it is a little difficult for us to protect three people, but there is no big problem with you alone. ”
Kemp's approach made everyone present feel a little favorable, and so did Watson, so he decided to take care of this scholar who is estimated to be fifty or sixty years old as much as possible in his future actions, so that he could return to the scholar safely and enjoy the appreciation from his colleagues, and good people should always get some benefits, right?
"Tell us about the information, you mentioned the method of reference earlier?"
"Yes, although the information does not write about the result, there are many scattered records of how to deal with that monster. ”
Open the backpack and take out a few books from it and spread them out in front of the campfire, there are many notes densely packed on them, and Watson and the others can't help but lean towards him.