Chapter 92: Working for Yourself
Aragon's courtyard, which was almost the largest in town, was packed with people, and Seth sat silently in a corner, with Cad and Sean standing behind him, and Eugene Yuri and his gang hiding behind the crowd with strange expressions.
One after another, people walked in, and after a while, Carder whispered in Seth's ear, "It's almost here!" and then handed a piece of paper to Seth, Seth stood up and looked over from the crowd in front of him, and the noisy mercenaries closed their mouths and fell silent for a moment.
Newton Fat Man and the others did not come, the 'official member' of the Eternal Mercenary Group was only Seth alone, originally Monroe wanted to follow, but Seth thought about it for a while, and decided not to let her show up, waiting for it to be completely quiet, Seth looked down at the note in his hand and coughed lightly: "These days, I have been very anxious because of ......"
After a pause, Seth stretched out his hand and held a sign in his hand: "When Uncle Aragon was dying, he still remembered his brother who had lived and died with him, and he was afraid that the mercenary group would dissipate because of their death, and you people would lose their source of livelihood because of this......"
"It wasn't until I promised him to continue to maintain the mercenary group that he left with peace of mind......
When he said this, Card burst into tears, and Seth glanced at him, patted him lightly on the shoulder, and continued: "Make a promise, then you must do it, maintaining the mercenary group, not only to let the eternal mercenary group continue to exist, but also to continue the tradition, but also to consider your life, this responsibility is really heavy......"
"To be honest, Uncle Aragon has been the leader of the mercenary group for so many years, he has done a good job, but he is only barely able to maintain his life, I don't think I can do better than him in the first place, so I am very worried......"
Seth raised his head, slowly looked over the faces of everyone, and saw that some people had thoughts on their faces, some were a little dazed, and some were a little anxious, and after taking everyone's expressions into their eyes, he nodded and said: "Actually, I called you here, because you are the seniors of the mercenary group, I want to hear your opinions, if anyone can stand up and take on this responsibility, I think I am very happy, after all, I have no experience at all......"
At this time, someone began to speak: "Since you promised Aragorn, then naturally you will be the head of the regiment, we have been unable to continue to follow the mercenary group on missions back then, and now it is even more impossible, if we are allowed to set up a mercenary group, I am afraid that we will not even be able to pass the most basic assessment......"
"yes, if you have anything to say, Seth, you're a good-hearted young man, and if you can't do it, we won't blame you......"
"Well, we can barely do something in exchange for a little living expenses, since Seth promised Aragorn, then let's take care of those paralyzed old guys a little, they really can't do anything......"
Seth listened carefully to what they said, these people's requests were not excessive, they didn't think that since Seth took over the mercenary group, they had to feed them, and some even said that if Seth was unwilling, the mercenary group could be disbanded, so noisy for a while, people began to ask about the death of Aragon and the mercenary group.
Of course, they didn't have any purpose, just as friends and brothers, some of them couldn't help but shed tears when they heard the tragic situation of Aragon and others, and some stepped forward to hug Kader and Sean and comfort the two teenagers......
Seth looked at the note in his hand, showing some hesitation, on it were a dozen or so names that Carder had secretly observed and recorded these days, that is, those guys who were talking nonsense, originally according to his meaning, since these people were mischievous among them, he had to eliminate them, so as not to cause trouble in the future, but now looking at this group of people, he couldn't help but feel a little unbearable in his heart, thinking about whether it was just enough to line up the two leading guys.
Suddenly, a voice suddenly sounded: "Seth, you just told them about their deaths in Aragorn, why don't you tell them what they left behind? Even if they die, what they leave behind is also our mercenary group, you can leave things to us, if you want to maintain the mercenary group, that's your business......"
The voice came from the back of the crowd, it was Eugene's group, but it was not any of the people who went to Seth's house with Eugene that day, it was probably wooed by Eugene these days, right? He said this, pushed away the people next to him, and squeezed to the front to look at Seth: "We guess that the mercenary group has not had any savings over the years, and these savings, maybe Aragorn has been saved in the mercenary alliance, and you can take them out with the regimental commander's identity card in your hand......
Seth looked at this guy coldly, Eugene and Yuri at the back of the crowd were full of pride, they bewitched this simple-minded guy, but they hid behind, which made the unbearable in Seth's heart just now disappear immediately, and nodded: "If you think there is, I can give you this brand......"
Before he finished speaking, a burly man with one leg missing next to this guy raised the cane in his hand and hit this guy on the head: "Fuck off, how many times have I heard your nonsense these days? Do you think Aragorn is a scum like you? He will keep the harvest of the mercenary group in his own hands?"
What this guy said was not only aimed at Seth, but also against Aragorn, what he meant was that Aragorn secretly withheld the harvest of the mercenary group, which made Carder angry, and if it wasn't for Sean pulling him, I'm afraid he would have pounced.
This guy was hit with a few crutches on his head, annoyed and angry, and was about to get angry, one of the people standing behind him raised his foot and kicked him in the back fiercely, and immediately kicked him out, and one stumbled in front of Eugene and others, and the crowd dispersed, Eugene Euric and these people were originally mixed in the crowd, but now everyone disdained to stand with them, and as soon as they moved to the side, they were empty of their group of more than a dozen people.
Someone shouted: "You guys weren't good things back then, when you were in the mercenary group, you were greedy, you caught the prey and hid it secretly, hehe, it's really a gang......"
"Hmph, you're jumping up and down these days, thinking we're really stupid? What do you want to do, we don't bother to talk to you......"
"Let them get out of ......"
Even an old man who was paralyzed in a chair spat at them and angrily scolded, "Scum!"
The reaction of these people was somewhat unexpected by Seth, originally he thought that they were all members of the mercenary group, and the relationship would not be too bad anyway, who knew that these guys were so unpopular.
After scolding angrily for a while, a few of them wanted to step forward and drive Eugene and his group out, but although Eugene's group was small, in comparison, their injuries were much lighter, if it wasn't for one less hand, it would be no less than one leg, and the few people who stepped forward couldn't even walk steadily, where was their opponent, and after a few prevarications, there was no way to take them.
Eugene's gang is also cunning, knowing that if they make a heavy move, it will cause public outrage, just push them away, Seth stared at them, and raised the note in his hand: "Please be quiet......
After shouting twice, the courtyard gradually calmed down, and Seth pointed to Eugene and them: "I think you have heard all the rumors that they have been spreading everywhere these days, have you? In fact, early the morning of the second day after my return, they came to the door to ask for the 'property' that Uncle Aragon had left behind, and even before that, they ......."
Seth looked at Card: "Searched Uncle Aragorn's house, in front of Card!"
When these words were spoken, many people in the audience were angry, some of them were unable to move, and they grabbed things and threw them at the guys, and some of them scolded: "Are you still human? Even if Aragorn Pinsuri has some savings, it should be Card's, why do you search his house?"
"Kill these bastards......"
"Get out of Woma ......"
Some people knew about this, but many people didn't know, the scene was chaotic for a while, Eugene and Yuri and the others were pale, but they were still standing in the corner proudly, and did not go out, and one of them shouted loudly: "What are you doing? We are also members of the mercenary group, I became disabled for the mercenary group, and Aragorn didn't dare to let me go before, what are you?"
"Okay, let's be quiet...... Seth stopped everyone's impulsiveness, ignored a few people in the corner, waited for the field to calm down, and then said slowly: "These days, I have thought a lot, Uncle Aragon asked me to maintain the mercenary group, in fact, so that everyone can have something to eat, and when I came out of the jungle, I came up with a lot of ideas......"
At this time, someone shouted: "Seth, you say, we support you, Aragorn used to appreciate you very much, we believe in Aragorn's vision!"
Seth nodded to the person who spoke, expressing his gratitude: "In the past, the big guys just went to the jungle to catch magical beasts, obtain magic cores, or go to the mercenary alliance to take some tasks, no matter what you do, there is a certain danger, so after some of you are injured and disabled, you can't continue to stay in the mercenary group......"
He looked at these people, in fact, many of them are not completely incapacitated, and some simple things can still be done, but if they go to capture the monsters, they will definitely not work.
"My idea is that I will try my best to make the retired members of the mercenary group come in handy, of course, I will not let you do what you can't do, what you should do is something you can do......"
These words made the faces of the people listening to it become serious, and many people began to think about it, Eugene's mouth moved, and he wanted to say something, but Seth didn't look at him, and continued: "What are you going to do, I have to go to Bell City to see it before I can make a decision, in short, I will think about how to make everyone's life good, and it's ......"
After a pause, Sett said loudly: "Use your labor in exchange for the reward, not the subsidy of some mercenary group, I think, for many of you, you may not like the subsidy, this seems to be equivalent to a kind of charity, for you who were once arrogant, only because there is no way, will reluctantly accept, when you have the ability to exchange your labor for it, I believe you will be more willing to ......"
"Why?" Eugene couldn't hold back any longer and shouted, but most of the mercenaries glared at him with unkind faces, and Seth waved the note in his hand: "I don't owe you anything at all...... By the way, this note is written with the names of some people, the guys who are spreading the news in the town these days, I think we should work together to create our own lives, these mischief, they are not qualified to participate in us, so ......"
Seth glared at Eugene: "Please go out now, we have to discuss things......"
Yuri roared, "You promised Aragorn, but you kicked us out......"
With a snap, Seth threw out the regimental commander identity card in his hand, smashed it on Yuri's body, and said coldly: "What I promised Uncle Aragon is to maintain the Eternal Mercenary Group so that his good brothers can have a bite to eat, instead of promising him to raise you white-eyed wolves...... Since you said that Uncle Aragon left his property, I will give you this brand, you can take it to the Bell City Mercenary Alliance, it's all yours......"
After a pause, Seth showed a mocking look: "The mercenary group doesn't necessarily need that brand, I take them, the same can be called the eternal mercenary group, the same can make their lives go on, and you, bring the sign to your mercenary group!"
Yuri picked up the sign and was about to speak, when the people next to him began to make a noise, and the crowd crowded them towards the door, and several people were so angry that they slipped out of the courtyard amid the laughter of the crowd.
After driving those guys away, Seth felt much more comfortable and clapped his hands: "Everyone, be quiet, I have something to say......"
"As I said earlier, what I hope is that people can exchange their labor for what they need......
At this time, someone interjected: "I ...... What else can we do?"
Seth glanced at the man and said, "Here I have to ask again, what I said just now, are you willing? If so, then I will take this responsibility, and I will definitely come up with a way, if you are not willing to work, and you still want the traditions of the mercenary group in the past, then you can go out and find those people just now, they are holding the sign now, maybe they can return to the same life as before......"
If these people think that the mercenary group should feed them, Seth will forget the promise to Aragorn, but if these people can follow his advice, he will try his best to fulfill Aragorn's wishes, after all, they are all from the same town, and they can help.
Everyone said in a gossipy voice: "We must be willing to exchange labor for payment, and the support of the mercenary group is just some of the old feelings......
"Yes, that feeling is very bad, sometimes the mercenary group has a bad harvest, and they squeeze out some things for us, in fact, I don't want to ask for it, but I can't ...... it"
"It's too remote here in Woma Town, and we can't find anything we can do, and if we want to leave, I'm afraid I won't be able to survive in a big place, so over the years, I've been scared, for fear that the mercenary group will have a bad harvest and cut off the source of livelihood, and sometimes the mercenary group goes on a mission, and I'm more nervous than them......"
"It's much harder to work on your own, Seth, you say, what can we do......"
"Say it, Seth......"
Seeing that everyone's mood was not bad, Sai Ling nodded: "Since everyone is unwilling to accept handouts, then I will say it...... My idea was to go to Bell City to find out what to do, and then come back and decide what to do......"
With disappointed expressions on everyone's faces, they sighed in unison: "I thought you had a good idea......
Seth smiled slightly: "Although I don't have a good idea yet, but I can mention it slightly, for example, the kind of silver linfish in the river outside Woma Town, it is delicious, and I heard that in big cities, it can be sold for a very high price......"
A man said weakly: "Although that kind of fish tastes very good, once it has been dead for a long time, it will not have that umami taste......
Seth pointed to his head: "So it's time to use your brain, don't interject yet, wait until I'm done...... And I've heard that the kind of little crafts we make here, oh, the kind made of bamboo, can be sold at a good price in other cities, and you can't go out hunting and weave something at home, so there should be no problem, right?"
The idea cheered everyone up, and someone shouted, "Of course, it's fine, but is that thing guaranteed to get money? Some crude stuff, and you can't get it back for the money if you go so far to sell it?"
"Sell less, of course it doesn't make money, my idea is, when we figure out what we need, let's get it, form a mercenary group, specialize in trading, and if there are more of them, of course we won't lose money......"
Seth's statement made these guys' eyes light up, and they also felt that there was some feasibility, some people began to make suggestions, and some people began to wonder if there was something special in Woma Town, and the scene was chaotic.
Seth looked at this scene, and his heart was quite happy, and when everyone was almost done, he laughed and said: "Okay, these things, after I come back from Bell City, let's study them carefully, and in two days, I will go to Bell City, first re-register the name of the mercenary group, and then walk around......"
One person asked, "Re-register the name of the mercenary group, wasn't that sign taken away by those guys just now, are you going to re-register a mercenary group?"
Card showed a lewd smile: "That sign just now, it was carved by Sean himself, haha, my father's things, how could I give those bastards?"
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I was a little dissatisfied with the writing, but I guess this is the meaning, and I won't change it anymore.
5,000 words big chapter!