Chapter 1: Mercenaries
There are eight types of human elemental affinities, which are light, darkness, fire, wind, water, electricity, earth, and wood. Elemental affinity levels are divided into: Pure Elemental Body, Xuan Level, Advanced Level, Intermediate Level, Low Level, and Zero Level. A magician, elemental affinity to reach a high level, has a good prospect, if only below the intermediate level, or consider becoming a warrior, archer or knight. However, there are also some very stubborn and extreme people, whose elemental affinity is obviously not high, but they are unwilling to give up magic, such people can choose to become a very special profession, that is, magic swordsman.
Human energy is inherently limited, and while a person cultivates martial arts, he must also practice magic, and he must take care of both at the same time, so as to prevent the difference in the energy of the magic power of the fighting spirit from being too large, and the collision of the magic power of the fighting spirit will cause the magic to backlash or the fighting spirit to backlash, so the magic swordsmen need to put in more effort, time and unnecessary danger. It is difficult for a demon swordsman to cultivate, and so far, in history, there has never been a demon swordsman who has been able to obtain the title of saint.
Because the elemental affinity is not high, the magic level of the magic swordsman is bound to be low, so the magic of most magic swordsmen can only play a supporting role in battle. If you talk about combat effectiveness alone, the magic swordsman is actually not much different from the same level of martial artists, archers or knights, and there is no special advantage, and the cultivation of the magic swordsman is more difficult than these three professions, so basically the magic swordsman profession is very unpopular, and only those who lack the roots of their heads will choose this thankless profession.
In the country of Gandowa, known as the Ice and Snow Emperor, in a remote area called the Mercenary Guild of Sybil Town, the mercenaries drank and played fists, and there was a lot of noise. The door was pushed open, and even though it was spring, it was still snowing outside, and the cold wind blew snowflakes into the bar, but soon the door was closed by the people who came in. It was a young man, wearing a cloak and a short sword at his waist, and he had black hair and yellow skin, which were characteristic of the Asha. However, the mercenaries who drank and chatted and bragged did not stay on him for long, and the Yasha people of the Gandowa Empire were not uncommon, and there were often people in and out of the mercenary bars.
The young man's name is Wu Yu, he is seventeen years old this year, a citizen of the Gandowa Empire, a native of Yaxia, and his profession is an extremely rare and thankless magic swordsman in this world. He has full elemental affinity, but all elemental affinities are only intermediate.
People with all-attribute elemental affinity are indeed very rare, and those with all-attribute elemental affinity reaching the intermediate level are even fewer, but in fact they are not particularly advantageous people, on the contrary, such people are destined to become top-level powerhouses if they follow the path of the law, because the elemental affinity is too mixed and not refined.
Wu Yu became a magic swordsman because of his father's infection. His father was a man who had worked hard all his life to become a holy demon swordsman, but last winter he lost his life because his energy was too scattered when practicing magic, and he made a mistake in cultivating magic.
Everyone who knew his father said that the man was too stubborn and stupid, but Wu Yu also wanted to continue his madness like him, so he inherited his father's legacy and aspired to become a Holy Demon Swordsman.
This is the first time Wu Yu has left his home, in fact, his home is just a small wooden house in the mountains, and there is nothing to be nostalgic for. He decided to become a mercenary. After burying his father, in the spring of the following year, he went out and set off, thinking that the dangerous life of a mercenary might make a breakthrough in his strength. Only by constantly sharpening one's own body can it be possible to break the shackles.
Wu Yu walked to the counter of the Mercenary Guild.
"Hello, I'm going to register as a mercenary."
The delicate woman raised her head slightly: "A silver coin."
"So expensive?"
Wu Yu muttered as he took out the money.
The beautiful girl handed over a form and asked Wu Yu to fill it out.
The form is filled in with nothing more than name, gender, age, etc., as well as the occupation and professional title at the back.
"I don't have this professional title yet, do I have to fill it in? Where do you go for the assessment? โ
The beautiful girl was slightly surprised to see Wu Yu's occupation filled with "Demon Swordsman".
"The professional title must be written, and you also need your professional title badge, which is located next to the professional title assessment guild bar."
Wu Yu nodded, and according to the girl's instructions, he came to a room next to the guild bar.
There was still a counter in the room, and a sleepy middle-aged man sat in it. Wu Yu knocked lightly on the counter to remind him that someone was coming.
"Hello, I'm going to evaluate the professional title."
The clerk was obviously very enthusiastic, and his face, which had been about to fall asleep, suddenly became energetic.
"The assessment fee is 1 gold coin."
"What? One gold coin! It's nothing short of a robbery! โ
Complaining is complaining, Wu Yu still has to pay for it. Although mercenaries are the most dangerous industry, they are also the highest-paid, and Wu Yu is very short of money!
"Hmm...... What profession are you going to be assessed? โ
"Demon Swordsman."
The middle-aged man was surprised.
"Oh? Demon Swordsman? Young man, I see that you are still young and do not want you to go astray. I suggest you switch to other professions, become a warrior knight or something, it's still too late to transfer. โ
"Oh? Then I'll listen to you now switch to other professions, can you give me a career title assessment for free? โ
In fact, Wu Yu is just talking.
"Uh...... Then you better not turn around......"
Wu Yubai glanced at the middle-aged man and threw the gold coin to him.
"The professional title of the Demon Swordsman is assessed in the fifth room, please follow me."
When I opened the room, I was greeted by a strong musty smell.
"I'm sorry, it's been several years since anyone in our mercenary guild bar has come to assess the title of the magic swordsman profession."
The middle-aged man walked to a crystal in the corner of the room, wiped the dust on it, put his hand on it and injected a trace of magic, the crystal ball lit up with white light, and a "person" appeared in the room, but this "person" was just an elemental body of elemental condensation.
Wu Yu looked at this elemental virtual person, dressed in heavy armor, holding a middle shield and a short sword, which was the Praetorian Guard profession among martial artists.
"Your opponent is this elemental virtual person, and the elemental virtual person in each career assessment is a random profession. Use all your strength to fight this elemental virtual human. Rest assured, all of its attacks are virtual and do you no real harm. โ
Wu Yu nodded and pulled out the short sword on his waist.
Praetorian guards are a heavy defense profession that will hide their bodies behind shields and take advantage of their opponents' flaws to launch deadly attacks. Wu Yu took the lead in attacking and slashed straight with a sword. The elemental avatar raised his shield to resist, his head bowed. Wu Yu slashed down with a sword, and before he could stabilize his body, the short sword of the elemental virtual human stabbed at Wu Yu's side waist at a tricky angle. Wu Yu's short sword collided with it, and he took a step back to stabilize his figure. However, most of the power had been used up by the previous slash, and this short sword collision was only to deflect the opponent's short sword.
After the tentative attack, Wu Yu jumped away in one step, and the elemental virtual man did not pursue, it was a professional janissaries, and its main means was defense-based.
Wu Yu didn't continue to attack, he was waiting. However, the elemental virtual man didn't seem to have this patience, he took a big step, and the middle shield was like a wall pressing towards Wu Yu. Its dagger is hidden behind a shield, making it impossible to tell from which angle it will come from.
"Great Flame Elves, light up the flames that tear through the darkness......"
After a short spell chanting, Wu Yu threw over a fire-type level 3 magic burn. The elemental virtual human raised a shield, and the shield flashed with a fighting light, blocking the burning flames. When the flames dissipated, the elemental virtual person found that Wu Yu's figure had disappeared. At this time, Wu Yu, who was supposed to be in front of the virtual human, appeared strangely behind it at this time, and the short sword in his hand slashed at the head of the elemental virtual person without hesitation.
"Hoo ......"
There was no sound of a sword blade entering the flesh, a light breeze blew, and the elemental virtual human dissipated.
The middle-aged man was stunned at this time, the elemental virtual is used to assess the strength of the other party, so the strength of the elemental virtual person will be higher and higher, of course, these strengths are also virtual, without any substantial damage, but it is still very rare to be directly defeated and dissipated by the tester like this. However, the middle-aged man also saw clearly from the side just now that Wu Yu threw the short sword in his hand before releasing the third-level magic burn. The short sword slid out of an arc and landed behind the elemental virtual human, and then Wu Yu's figure suddenly disappeared, and suddenly appeared behind the elemental virtual human.
What just happened? Teleport?
The middle-aged man pointed to the short sword in Wu Yu's hand and asked, "Your short sword...... Can you show me? โ
Wu Yu didn't even think about it, and directly threw the short sword to the middle-aged man.
"You want this dagger? I'll sell you two gold coins! โ
The middle-aged man glanced at it a few times, and as soon as he heard Wu Yu say this, he directly threw the sword back, and the action seemed to be like the sword was very hot. He had just confirmed that this sword was indeed a magic weapon, but it was the most ordinary level 0 magic weapon, how could this weapon be worth two gold coins!
Wu Yu is indeed very poor now, so he can only afford cheap weapons at level 0.
"You just ...... How? โ
"Want to know? Well, that's a secret...... I wouldn't tell him to a normal person. Well, give me a gold coin, and I'll tell you......"
"Oh, then you didn't ask me."
Wu Yu was very distressed, it seemed that today's gold coin really couldn't be earned.
The middle-aged man glanced at the crystal and stared at Wu Yu with a look of regret.
"The results of the professional assessment are out, congratulations, you have won the title of Demon Guide Swordsman. At a young age, you became a demon guide swordsman, and it seems that your talent for swordsmanship is really very high. But seeing that you have such a talent, I can't help but want to remind you, if you change careers and give up the Demon Swordsman, with your talent, maybe you can really reach the saint-level title, don't you think about it? โ
Wu Yu smiled.
"Thank you, sir, for your advice, but my goal is to become a Holy Demon Swordsman!"
Wu Yu picked up the professional title badge and left the house, the middle-aged man looked at the disappearing back, very sorry, and muttered quietly.
"No one has ever been able to become a Holy Demon Swordsman, what's so good about this Holy Demon Swordsman, isn't it also good to be a Holy Martial Master or a Paladin? Alas, I really don't understand what this kid is thinking, it's a pity, it's a pity......"
Wu Yu returned to the mercenary bar counter just now. Wu Yu handed over the badge he had just obtained, and the identity of this demon guide swordsman once again surprised the beautiful girl.
After a series of processes, Wu Yu successfully obtained the mercenary diary and became the lowest-level E-level mercenary.
"Hello sir, your professional title is Guiding Swordsman, so if you do an F-level mercenary mission, you can be directly upgraded to a D-level mercenary, and if you do a D-level mercenary mission, you can be directly upgraded to a C-level mercenary."
Wu Yu was a little surprised.
"Oh? And such a thing? โ
The beautiful girl is very enthusiastic to explain.
"The strength of the Demon Guide Swordsman is already capable of taking on C-level tasks, and letting new recruits to the Mercenary Guild do simple low-level tasks at the beginning is actually to familiarize them with the process of the mission."
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