Chapter 32: The Future Mercenary King
"Brother Bai, do we want to go up?" Ren Huwei asked in a low voice.
"Wait and see, these people seem to be in good strength, let them fight with the star beast first, let's observe first. Bai Muchu replied, and at the same time bowed down, and asked everyone else to bow down and hide their figures.
Ren Xiaoyao is not rash, there are many people at the moment, even if he wants to explore the crater in order to get some treasures, but he can't be so blatant.
There were more than twenty people in the group in front of them, but many of them didn't have any brilliance on them, and they were obviously just stars in the Ning Xuan Realm. There were only a few people, with a faint white light on their bodies in the flash, and they were only in the body refining realm. Judging from the costumes, these people should belong to the same mercenary organization, and their clothing is the style of the Great Xia Emperor's court, as for where they come from, it is uncertain.
And the star beasts they fought against were seven giant wolves with blue bodies, each wolf was more than three meters long, fast, and its skin and flesh were extremely hard. It can be seen that these seven wolves are all Star Beasts of the Body Refining Realm, and they have some wind attributes.
The battle became more and more fierce, and many of the more than twenty mercenaries had already been injured, especially those mercenaries from the Ning Xuan Realm, who looked extremely embarrassed in the battle. They were all three or four people besieging a giant wolf, but the giant wolf's defense was too perverted, and the sword was difficult to hurt, and only the star of the body refining realm could occasionally bring a little scar to the giant wolf.
"Whew!"
A giant wolf suddenly attacked, and was slashed by three people at the same time, struggling to pounce on a mercenary. This unlucky mercenary had already reached the ninth layer of the Ning Xuan Realm, and he was far from the first line of the Body Refining Realm. But after all, it was a realm away, and the giant wolf pounced, and although he blocked with a horizontal knife, he was still pounced on the ground.
With the roar of the giant wolf, the blood basin tore down!
The mercenary's head was torn off with half of his arms, and the blood immediately gushed like a pillar! And the back and abdomen of the giant wolf were also cut out by the mercenaries with three huge wounds.
"Drink, give back my brother's life!"
Not far away, a mercenary man in the Body Refining Realm shouted angrily, his eyes cracking. The mercenary who had just died was his own brother, and at this moment he was like crazy and rushed over desperately!
The long knife was waved, and the big man was bare-chested, his eyes were blood-red, and he slashed at the head of the giant wolf. The giant wolf is not good at stubble, he doesn't retreat or dodge, and uses his giant claws to face the steel knife!
"Ping!"
The steel knife was bounced away by the wolf's claws, and the shirtless man flew back. And the giant wolf also suffered pain, roared, and the huge wolf body paused.
At this moment, a Body Refining Realm Star Cultivator who had been fighting with this giant wolf quickly pounced. He held a battle axe in his hand and slashed at the waist of the giant wolf without hesitation!
"Steel-headed, iron-tailed, tofu waist", this is a common feature of wolf dog star beasts. The giant wolf's whole body was extremely hard, but its waist was its weak point! I saw that the tomahawk was slashed on the wolf's waist, and it was like splitting into firewood, and it passed through! The three-meter-long wolf's body was split into two in an instant! A stream of bloody blood steamed out.
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The fierce battle lasted for dozens of minutes, and the mercenary side paid the price of six deaths, killing five of the giant wolves and wounding two, and the two injured giant wolves fled in a hurry. When the mercenaries were about to clean up the battlefield and then go to explore the meteorite ahead, Bai Muchu moved.
He jumped out of the bushes first, followed by more than a dozen people who followed. The group of mercenaries immediately turned around, set up a defensive formation, and looked at the group of teenagers with gloomy faces.
Bai Muchu didn't panic, took two steps forward, and said with a smile: "Hehehe, don't worry, we are from the Starfall County of the Great Xia Emperor Court, and we are only here to explore the Starfall Land, and we have no ill will towards you." β
"Hmph, this crater was discovered by us, and the Guardian Star Beast was also killed by us, so you can go explore other craters!" In the mercenary array, a shirtless strong man stood up and shouted angrily.
"This big brother, it's not right for you to say that, and the crater doesn't have a name, so it's naturally not private property. As you just said, you only discovered it first, but you haven't gotten the treasure in the meteorite yet, so everyone has the same right to explore. With that, Bai Muchu continued to walk forward, and a group of people behind him also followed him closely, walking towards the crater.
"You look for death!" the shirtless man was furious, and he was already depressed when his brother had died in battle. Now that he has finally repelled the giant wolf, a group of hairy boys have come out, wanting to eat white food and pick up their cheap for nothing! The strong man couldn't help but say, he was about to kill them with a knife.
"Wait. Beside the shirtless giant, a stout young man stretched out his arm and stopped him. The young man whispered in the giant man's ear, "Uncle Shi, we have just fought a big battle, so it is not appropriate to fight with them. It doesn't hurt to let them explore together, but if they do find a treasure, it's not too late to meet them again. β
"Okay, I'll listen to you. The giant man nodded, although he was still a little unwilling, but he listened to the words of the strong boy. Obviously, this sturdy young man has a certain status and a certain amount of resourcefulness in this mercenary group.
The sturdy young man stopped the shirtless giant, and he stepped forward: "Since you are uninvited, let's search together." But I'm talking ugly ahead, if there is really a treasure here, my Starfall Mercenary Group must take the big head!"
"Hehe, it's easy to say, if you get a treasure, let's divide it into six and four, you six, we four. Bai Muchu is also a scheming person, and he promised at this moment that if he really got the baby, he would admit it!
"That's it, let's go first. The sturdy young man said that he took the people of his Starfall Mercenary Group and walked away quickly, striving to enter the crater first, so that he could be the first to find the treasure. Immediately after, Bai Muchu also led a group of teenagers from Starfall County to the crater.
Ren Xiaoyao also followed the crowd, not in a hurry. But at this moment, he was muttering to himself: "Starfall Mercenary Group...... In the previous life, I was in the Battle Pole Star, like the legendary First Mercenary Group, so let's call it Starfall......"
Faintly, Ren Xiaoyao felt that this mercenary group was not simple. Maybe now, this is just a small mercenary group, and it can only fight in the small border town of Wu Jixing. But in the future, this mercenary group may have some fame.
In his previous life, when Ren was down, he worked as a mercenary for a period of time outside the Battle Pole Star Beast Valley. He still remembered that there was an extremely legendary existence in the mercenary world at the beginning - the Starfall Mercenary Group, known as the "First Day Group" in the mercenary world. And the leader of the Starfall Mercenary Group is even younger and promising, and is respected by the mercenary community as the "King of Mercenaries"! If this is not a coincidence in the name, maybe the current Starfall Mercenary Group is the legendary team in the future. And the sturdy young man just now may be the future king of mercenaries......
"Anyway, if you have the chance, it's not bad to take a look at this possible future mercenary king. Ren Xiaoyao thought, revealing a hint of a smile.
Everyone came to the meteorite and couldn't help but open their mouths wide in surprise. This meteorite, more than 20 meters in diameter, is covered with black strange patterns, but it flashes with a strange luster. Obviously, this meteorite also contains a large amount of metallic elements.
"This ...... I'm afraid this is pure iron spirit, right?!" A mercenary exclaimed as he looked at the meteorite in front of him.
"It's definitely pure iron essence, pure iron essence that is worth twice as much as gold!"
"Oh my God, such a large piece of pure iron essence is simply priceless......
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Whether it was the mercenaries or the teenagers from Starfall County, their eyes were shining at this moment, and they were even more excited than seeing a huge mountain of gold. Pure iron essence is an extremely sought-after thing in the refining industry. Iron essence is derived from iron, it is the essence of iron, only those who have high strength and reach the level of the star introduction realm can have the ability to refine iron essence through thousands of tempers! Therefore, the price of iron essence is much higher than that of gold, and it is a rare good thing.
"Haha, since it's such a big piece of iron essence, there's no need for us to fight, right?
Bai Muchu didn't object, and after answering, he said to the many teenagers on his side: "Let's all collect it, after these iron essences are brought back, they will naturally belong to your own family, so try your best to collect them." β
When everyone heard this, they couldn't wait to climb down the crater and go to collect iron essence.
Ren Xiaoyao also followed everyone down to the bottom of the pit and came to the meteorite. He doesn't collect iron essence bit by bit like the othersβiron essence is incomparably harder, dozens of times denser than pig iron, and it is difficult for ordinary swords to remove a single penny! These fools are so happy, but I am afraid that they will not be able to get a single star of iron essence after being busy all day.
Ren Xiaoyao put his palm on the surface of the meteorite, and in his heart, he communicated with the Holy Spirit: "Holy Spirit, these iron essences are in good condition, have you also helped me refine them?"
After a long time, the lazy voice of the Holy Spirit came: "Trash, there is no refining value. β
"Huh?" Ren Xiaoyao was stunned when he heard this, the iron essence that was twice as valuable as gold turned out to be garbage, "No, this is also garbage, so wouldn't I get nothing today?"
"Not really. The meteorite is iron on the outside, but there are other metals on the inside. In the most central area, there is a little bit of Red Star Iron, but compared to the meteorite last night, it is pitiful. In addition, there is a small amount of star-patterned steel, although star-patterned steel has not reached the standard of quenching, but it is much more precious than iron essence. β
"Where is the star-striped steel?" Ren Xiaoyao heard this, and immediately asked, he had heard that star-striped steel is one of the best types of steel, and the price is probably dozens of times or even more than that of iron essence!
"In front, that slightly white patch. The Holy Spirit replied impatiently. Then, it also muttered in a low voice: "It's really a turtle, what is star-striped steel, at best, it is the best in everything, and it only asks about star-striped steel, but not about red star iron." β
Ren Xiaoyao didn't hear the words behind the Holy Spirit, and went straight forward a few steps and saw the star-striped steel that the Holy Spirit said.
At this glance, Ren Xiaoyao couldn't help but feel depressed: there are a lot of star-patterned steels here, about a cubic meter, but the star-patterned steels are all fused with iron essence, and it is difficult to collect them at all.
"Brother Holy Spirit, do me a favor and quench out the star-patterned steel, will it be successful?" Ren Xiaoyao rubbed his hands, a little urgent. At present, he is still relatively short of money, and the 200,000 auction house membership card is not enough for the bottomless pit of the Holy King's Heart. If he got such a large piece of star-striped steel, he could sell it at auction in exchange for a large amount of gold coins, and then buy any spiritual products and treasures he needed.
But the Holy Spirit's answer was still very simple, and it was categorical: "No." As I said, star-striped steel is not quenchable enough to be quenched. β
At this time, Ren Xiaoyao was completely helpless. Seeing a priceless piece of star-striped steel, but unable to take it, this is like seeing a beautiful woman beckoning to herself, but she can't get hard, it's extremely uncomfortable!
At this moment, a steady footstep came, and Ren Xiaoyao looked back to see that it was the stout young man, the possible future king of mercenaries.