Chapter 39: The Bounty Hunter
Roman didn't care about the few people in the room.
He nodded to the middle-aged man closest to him, and stood in front of the nearest bulletin board.
It is densely plastered with all kinds of commissions and bounties.
It's similar to the sea, except that there are not as many bounties for pirates on the sea, but as many bounties for cooperating with the police, such as murderers and fraudsters.
Although Roman has no plans to be a bounty hunter in Beckland for a long time, if there is a relatively easy task and enough time, Roman is not unable to take it.
After all, in the coming days, Maxi. Mr. Wade's main places of activity are the West End and Queens, which are all areas where the rich and nobles gather, especially the latter, many of which have extraordinary bodyguards, and the "night watchers" and "punishers" in these two areas will also patrol more strongly, so they are relatively safe.
Roman, on the other hand, has been relatively free in recent days.
Later, when Mr. Wade heads to his estate in the northwestern suburbs of Beckland to hold a banquet and entertain guests, Roman may be busy.
This Mr. Wade is actively lobbying and campaigning for a noble status, and even wants to go one step further and seek a seat in the House of Lords.
Thanks to the arrival of the "Beckland Social Season", Mr. Wade does not have to travel back and forth from Rune.
Every year from June to New Year, the nobles of the Kingdom of Rune will come to Beckland according to the tradition to participate in various banquets, balls and salons, which are very important events for them, and many things will be finalized in these months, and as the years go by, this tradition gradually has a fixed name, called "Beckland Social Season".
The nobles came to Beckland from their fiefdoms throughout Rune and lived in their luxurious villas in Queens of Beckland, in their huge estates on the northwestern outskirts of Beckland.
While observing the bounty and commission on the bulletin board with great interest, Roman, who was thinking divergently, was suddenly interrupted by a voice next to him.
"Hey, man." The middle-aged man next to Roman just now greeted Roman: "You look very fresh, new bounty hunter?" ”
His tone was rather friendly, after all, Roman looked quite strong and not easy to mess with.
Roman didn't refuse people thousands of miles away, looked down at the middle-aged man with dark skin and sparse brown hair, nodded, and said something that was in line with his personality: "Yes, I just came to take Beckland, come over to find out if there is any work to do." ”
Roman didn't mention anything about his teammates or where he came from.
The middle-aged man with little hair was very enthusiastic, "I'm from Makai County, I've been a bounty hunter in Beckland for five years, and I'm quite familiar with the situation of this mission, if you need anything, I can help you introduce me, by the way, my peers here call me 'Black Dog'." He smiled as he spoke, and then continued.
"In the bounty hunter business, you don't have a name, only a code name, and if you don't have one, I'd suggest you take one."
Roman felt that the man in front of him was a little overzealous, but he didn't refuse this seemingly reasonable offer, and thought for a while, "Just call me 'giant'." ”
The black dog looked Roman up and down, and said with a smile: "Yes, it is very suitable for your code name." ”
Saying that, he also wanted to pat Roman on the shoulder, but when he stretched out his hand and found that this action was a little difficult, he touched the top of his head with thinning hair instead, and looked at Roman: "How is it, I see that you have watched for a while, do you have a favorite task?" ”
He followed up and said: "A suggestion for you, when you are new to the city, it is best to take on some relatively easy tasks first, such as guarding, exploring, etc., after you have a certain reputation and fame, the main thing is to earn some money in advance, and then take on some slightly more complex tasks." ”
Although Roman was not very accustomed to the enthusiasm of the man in front of him, thinking that what the other party said was still good, Roman did not say anything to refuse, and nodded: "I know, I'm still looking at these tasks." ”
"Giant, I happen to have a relatively simple task, but there is a shortage of manpower at the moment, I wonder if you are interested?" The black dog looked at Roman and said.
Listening to the words of the man in front of him, Roman subconsciously wanted to frown.
Maybe this old bounty hunter is such a passionate character?
Roman raised his vigilance in his heart, but there was a look of interest on his face, and he asked, "What kind of task is it?" ”
The black dog looked at the tall "giant" in front of him and became interested, and began to introduce the task with a smile.
This is an exploratory mission set in a small town called Kemir, north of Beckland.
There was an old manor house in that town, which originally belonged to a minor nobleman who had been sold to a grain merchant many years ago.
With the repeal of the Grain Act this year, the grain merchant soon went bankrupt and had to sell most of his property, including the estate.
The current owner of the estate is a wealthy man from Connaut, Dicy County, who is mainly engaged in the rubber business.
After the acquisition of the manor, the tycoon wanted to carry out some maintenance and repairs to the main building of the manor, but while repairing the basement, he found a strange, ancient wall.
When disassembled, the rich man's butler found that behind the wall was a passage, which led to a wider area.
The housekeeper did not dare to make his own decisions and reported it to the rich man.
The rich gentleman originally wanted to find the previous owner of this manor, but unfortunately the grain merchant had disappeared after going bankrupt, and as for the previous noble owner, there was no way to find out.
Fearing that it might not be safe behind the passage, the rich gentleman did not dare to let the servants and workers enter, so he issued a commission to find a security company, that is, a mercenary team or bounty hunters, to explore the area behind the passage and report the results to him.
The tycoon's request was that the number of people exploring should not be too large, not too conspicuous, and not to call the police.
"My guess is that the price for which this rich man bought this estate is not too high, and if something of value is found in it, it may bring other troubles later." The black dog said after the introduction; "I wonder if you're interested? I've now gathered two other teammates, one more at most. ”
After Roman listened to the introduction of the black dog, a strong sense of déjà vu came to his heart.
Words like ancient, underground, and building may seem like "treasure" to others, but for Roman, this sense of déjà vu makes him feel the danger and wants to refuse.
Roman was about to say no, when he heard the black dog continue: "This rich man is very generous, and the four of us can each get a reward of 20 pounds, and if there is any danger, there may be some compensation afterwards, and the only requirement is that if something of value is found in it, such as gold, antiques, documents, etc., the ownership belongs to him." ”
£20...... It's really generous.
Out of caution, Roman still wanted to refuse, but suddenly thought of something, and said to the black dog: "I'll go to the bathroom first, and I'll answer you when I come back." ”
The black dog nodded and watched Roman walk out of the No. 9 chess and card room.
Arriving at the bathroom and closing the wooden door, Roman took out a gold coin from his bosom, which was the same divination coin that he had bought from Miss Arya, a rookie.