Chapter 4: The Old Mercenary
Since the Snow Wolf King has been eliminated, there is nothing for them here, Darren and the others glanced at the body of the Snow Wolf King, then said goodbye to Wu Yu and left. Although the Snow Wolf King is a high-level magical beast, and its magic core and fur can be sold for a lot of money, the Snow Wolf King was not killed by them after all, and they are not so thick-skinned to rob other people's loot.
Wu Yu stared at the snow wolf corpses all over the ground, feeling depressed, his E-level task could not be completed, and he actually casually did other people's B-level snow wolf tasks. But fortunately, the corpses of these snow wolves can still be sold to make some money, especially the corpses of the snow wolf king.
However, what Wu Yu was worried about was that his spatial magic had only reached level 2, and the void pocket was only about 10 cubic meters, so he couldn't hold so many snow wolf corpses at all. Do these snow wolf corpses have to be discarded? That's all money!
Wu Yu was worried, but he didn't expect the mercenary named Darren to turn back alone.
"Don't look at me like that, I'm really embarrassed to just leave, you helped us complete the task, and you were injured, I came back to see if you have anything here that I need my help with."
Wu Yu was a little surprised, but Darren's approach did win Wu Yu's favor.
"Then thank you Mr. Darren in advance."
Darren saw Wu Yu's sad face staring at the corpse of the Snow Wolf King, and he could certainly guess what this young man was worried about. There are really not many things that can be put in the space pocket, and it is actually difficult to take away all the corpses with so many corpses. Darren's space pocket is actually only a level 2 magic prop, and the space inside is smaller than Wu Yu's Void Pocket Magic space, only 5 cubic meters.
Darren smiled and suggested: "Actually, the real value of the snow wolf is the fur, although these wolf meat can also be sold to hunters or hotels, but in fact, it can't be sold for much. You can dispose of the carcasses of these snow wolves and skin them off. By the way, boy, what's your name? ”
"Sir, my name is Wu Yu and I am a Yaxia person."
"Don't be so polite, it sounds weird and awkward to use honorifics, I'm not one of those nobles, a rough person, just call me uncle. Come on Xiaoyu, it's time to work, you go and collect some firewood, I'll build a camp, wait a minute, let's collect these snow wolf corpses together, and I'll help you deal with them together." With so many snow wolf corpses, some are busy. ”
Wu Yu looked at the sky and expressed concern.
"Darren ...... Well, Uncle Darren, are you going to dispose of the snow wolf carcass here? Wouldn't it be unsafe to see wild animals at night in this forest? ”
Darren laughed: "This is the territory of the Snow Wolf King, when it is alive, because of its territorial consciousness, the smell emitted everywhere will take several days to dissipate, how dare ordinary beasts approach?" Put a hundred hearts, it's very safe here. ”
As a veteran mercenary, Darren is naturally very thoughtful, and his space pocket is always stocked with tents, sleeping bags and other items for life in the wild. After lighting the bonfire, he set up his tent, and then the two of them carried the snow wolf carcasses together, and more than a hundred snow wolf carcasses were piled up into a small mountain.
Darren is very skilled in handling the corpses of beasts, one in 10 minutes, Wu Yu is much slower, one in 20 minutes, and sometimes it takes more than one time.
In the evening, when they were hungry, they roasted wolf meat and ate it, which had ready-made ingredients and a grill in Darren's space pocket. Wu Yu has an elemental affinity of all attributes, and his fire-based physique allows him to grasp the heat well. The wolf meat made a sound on the grill, and under Wu Yu's operation, the meat was grilled just right, and the dripping hot oil slowly slid down the lines of the plump meat, which was intoxicating.
After the meat was cooked, Wu Yu saw Darren take out a small jar from his space pocket and sprinkle powder on it, a little curious.
"Uncle Darren, what is this?"
Darren tore off a wolf's leg and said with a smug smile: "The secret seasoning I invented, extracted from plants, do you want to learn, I'll teach you." With such a fragrant barbecue, just rubbing it with coarse salt will only spoil the deliciousness. ”
Wu Yu also took a bite of barbecue, and the delicious taste reached the tip of the tongue coating, which made him full of praise.
"Uncle Darren, I thought none of the mercenaries would waste their time studying cooking."
Darren wiped the oil stains on his mouth with his big hand and said with a smile: "You don't understand this, I think, as a mercenary, you must not only enjoy adventure, but also enjoy life." In fact, our family can be regarded as a family of chefs, my father, my grandfather, my grandfather's grandfather, my grandfather's grandfather's grandfather, they are all palace cooks. ”
Wu Yu laughed dryly, and a bunch of "grandfathers" left him speechless.
Darren continued, "In the future, if I don't work as a mercenary, I can go to work as a cook. Alas, look at me, I am 45 years old this year, but my strength has not grown at all after so many years, and I have always been the professional title of a martial arts guide, and I am only a lower-level martial arts guide. I don't think it's hopeful to go any further, but that's probably how my talent is. I've already decided that if I'm still a martial artist at the age of 50, I'll leave my career as a mercenary and inherit the family business as a cook! ”
Wu Yu nodded and said, "Your secret seasoning is really good, I believe you will definitely become an excellent chef."
Darren turned his head to look at Wu Yu, his face was quite puzzled: "You are already a demon guide swordsman at such a young age, which means that your swordsmanship talent is extremely high, you just need to be a warrior profession, why do you want to be a demon swordsman?" It is difficult to improve the strength of the demon swordsman, and it costs a lot of magic crystal stones or beast cores to cultivate magic, which is too expensive, and the combat power is not much stronger, and it is almost impossible to break through to become a holy demon swordsman. I think you should give up magic and concentrate on swordsmanship, and with your talent, you will be able to obtain the professional title of Holy Warrior in the future! ”
Wu Yu shook his head with a determined expression.
"Uncle Darren, I can understand your intentions, but I will not give up."
Darren let out a long sigh, feeling a little regretful.
"Forget it, let's not talk about it, everyone has their own aspirations, and everyone has their own path of choice."
Darren took out the wine bag from the space pocket, took a sip of it himself, and handed the wine bag to Wu Yu, but Wu Yu didn't take it.
"Well, Uncle Darren, I don't drink alcohol......"
Darren glared at Wu Yu dissatisfied, patted him on the shoulder, and wiped his clothes with oil in one hand, which was very deliberate.
"Where can a man not drink? It's like a. Come, simply, don't mother-in-law! Take a sip of soju in this snow to warm up! ”
Wu Yu really couldn't shirk it, so he reluctantly took the wine bag and took a small sip. The feeling in the mouth just now is spicy, and then a mellow taste suddenly slides over the tip of the tongue, moistens the throat and slides into the throat, and suddenly I feel a warm feeling floating in the abdomen. Wu Yu suddenly realized, no wonder they all said that drinking alcohol can take the cold.
Seeing that Wu Yu had indeed drunk, Darren nodded with satisfaction.
"By the way, Wu Yu, there are so many snow wolves, you can actually kill so many, and you can even kill the snow wolf king surrounded by them, I am really curious how you did it......"
It is not clear to explain with his mouth, but Wu Yu directly uses actions to explain. He took out his short sword, engraved a spatial marker, and threw it aside at random, performing a flash.
Darren was stunned.
"It's ...... Teleport!? ”
Wu Yu nodded.
"This is an elemental affinity that I accidentally awakened, and it is a spatial elemental affinity that allows me to use spatial magic."
Darren was staggered.
"It's incredible, there are still people who can have the elemental affinity of the space system? Since ancient times, spatial magic has only been achieved by those who have runes through rune carving, such as this spatial pocket, teleportation magic scroll, or teleportation array. It's unimaginable that a person can unleash spatial magic with such flexibility...... Even though I saw it with my own eyes, I was still a little skeptical of my eyes......"
Darren pondered, holding a branch to the fire, the light of the bonfire dispelling the cold, and the flames fluttering in the wind.
"By the way, Wu Yu, why don't the two of us form a mercenary group?"
Wu Yu was a little surprised.
"Uncle Darren, I'm only an E-rank mercenary now......"
"The mercenary level doesn't tell everything, with your professional title of demon guide swordsman, you can be born directly to the C level by doing two tasks at will, didn't those people from the mercenary guild tell you when you registered as a mercenary?"
Wu Yu nodded and said, "They did tell me."
"That's right. To tell you the truth, with your mentor-level strength, no matter which mercenary group you go to, they will rush to collect you. Look at you, today you single-handedly completed a B-rank mercenary mission! Well, although the task is not yours. Thank you so much, I've never done such an easy B-class mission. Hehe, do you know what the honorarium for this B-rank Snow Wolf Mercenary mission is? ”
Darren didn't open any pot and mentioned which pot, noticing Wu Yu's darkening face, quickly pulled the topic back.
"Uh...... What I mean is this, we form a mercenary group by ourselves, so that we can do mercenary team tasks, and the province has to recruit temporary teammates every time, and those temporary teammates who are not innocent don't even know if they are pig teammates. How, think about it? ”
Wu Yu hesitated.
"This ......"
"Did you know that mercenary team missions can pay more than mercenary solo missions? And it's several times more! ”
Darren threw another bait, which was indeed difficult for Wu Yu, who was poor and white, to refuse.
"Uh, well-known then!"
After settling the dinner, the two of them continued to dispose of the snow wolf carcass. I worked all night until noon the next day, and finally cleaned up all the snow wolf corpses. After counting, 157 snow wolf furs, the harvest is rich!
The two of them ate another meal of tender roast wolf meat, and Wu Yu put the fur into the empty pocket. Darren helped him for a night, Wu Yu gave him ten wolf skins without thinking, and Darren didn't shirk, and simply accepted it.
The two of them returned to the Mercenary Guild Bar to submit the mission. Of course, Wu Yu's mission failed, and there was nothing to submit, but Darren's mission was completed, and he went to the counter to receive a rich honorarium. Looking at Darren's bulging money bag, thinking of himself who almost lost his life, Wu Yu couldn't mention how depressed he was.
"Don't be bitter, I'll invite you to drink later!"