27 Chapter XXVII
The caravan was reorganized and made sure that there were no casualties except for a few minor injuries, and the robbers' bodies were buried on the spot. "It's just a bunch of rubbish, none of them have a bounty, they only have a piece of wood bow like garbage!" the stout middle-aged mercenary grumbled rudely as he took a sip of water.
"The thieves who can exchange bounties are all capable, and the five of us may not be able to solve it, and if it weren't for the little brother Moeller today, we would have to say goodbye to Ilan. β
The leader of the mercenaries was a strong bearded man named Kunrian, and he was very grateful to Moeller for saving his companions, and by this time the caravan had gone out again, and Moeller was invited by them to walk at the head of the group and communicate with the mercenaries side by side, and Ereba was called to her carriage to feel the arms of the aunt because he had saved Aunt Fili.
"It's just a coincidence. Moller smiled and said to Kunrian, who refused the small bag of silver coins handed to him: "If you really want to thank me, you can pass on some of your experience in the field." I'm going to live a peaceful life first, and then I'm going to go out for a walk, but unfortunately I don't have any experience in this area, and I don't know what kind of dangers I will encounter when I walk outside?"
Several mercenaries happily agreed to Moeller's offer, and Kun'an laughed and said, "If someone else asks, we won't teach him, the mercenary experience is all blood and sweat in exchange! But for the Moeller brothers, of course we have to do our best." β
Several mercenaries began to scramble to tell SΓΉ Moller about their own experience.
"If you want to eat outside, the most important thing is to get to know a bunch of good brothers. The stout mercenary spoke first.
"Don't trust others lightly, anyone who sues you can easily make a lot of money, leave him quickly. The red young man said seriously.
"Don't provoke the manipulators. The black and thin mercenary spoke briefly, and his voice sounded a little gloomy.
"Practitioner?" Moeller was not too concerned with the first two experiences, but was interested in the word "practitioner".
Kunlian agreed with the Black Thin Mercenary's statement, explaining to Moller: "Magicians are people who use magical powers, a collective term for all kinds of magicians and demon warriors, and if ordinary people provoke them, they may not understand how they died until they die." β
Moeller knows about magicians, but he doesn't know about demon warriors, and there is no record of demon warriors among humans in the dragons' inheritance memory.
"Demon warriors also possess magical powers, but their power is not used to perform magic, but to act on themselves, so as to gain speed and strength far beyond ordinary people, and they can also attack enemies with weapons infused with magical power!"
Kunrian answered Moller's question, and added: "Demon warriors have only been created in the last hundred years, and I heard that the training method is very hard, and it is only those who are not talented enough to become a full-fledged magician who choose this path. Since there has been no master of the Demon Warrior so far, this profession is not very famous, and it is normal that you have not heard of it, but even if it is a Demon Warrior, it is not something that we ordinary people can compete with!"
From the introduction of several mercenaries, Moeller learned some very useful situations, such as wanting to wander outside, there are basically two professions to choose from, one is to become a mercenary, and the other is to be a bounty hunter.
Mercenaries generally form groups, most of them do some escort and protection tasks, some will serve a certain magician or noble, and there are some powerful mercenary groups, which are basically the storage zΓ i of the earth overlord, and they are even qualified to accept the employment of some lords to intervene in the war between countries.
Bounty hunters are different, although there are also bounty hunters who form a team, but most of them are loose free people, they hunt rare items, hunt down bounty criminals and so on to make profits, basically as long as someone can afford the price, there will be a corresponding bounty hunter to do any task.
Because of being very speculative with Moeller, several mercenaries also specially told them that whether it is a mercenary or a bounty hunter, they are all a mixed circle, there are good people and bad people, some mercenary groups will suddenly occupy the mountain for a period of time and become a notorious bandit group, and some bounty hunters may also become important criminals who will be rewarded in a short time!
The state is powerless to govern this chaos, for at present the place called Visby 6 is ruled by four great powers and many noble lords who have divided their territories, and the power of the king and the lords is intricate, sometimes allied with each other, and sometimes at war.
Since the fall of the Golden Empire four hundred years ago, no country has been able to unify the rest of the nations and build a powerful empire, let alone rectify the chaos in the mercenary and bounty hunter trades.
Moller also learns that magicians currently rely on a master-apprentice model to impart knowledge, and there is no magic school in his fantasy. This meant that if he wanted to delve deeper into magic, he would have to consider whether or not to become an apprentice to a magician.
After successfully becoming a human, Moller hopes to be able to study magic to gain enough power so that he can have enough power to protect himself and Rex, and since he has miraculously had a second life and has come to this magical world again, he does not want to spend his life in mediocrity.
Moeller then asked several mercenaries if bounty hunters, mercenaries, and spell operators had their own organizations. Kunlian patiently explained to him: "Bounty hunters mainly accept bounties from kings and nobles, and there are also some secret organizations that will arrange some secret bounty tasks, but they will be secretly arranged, and naturally most of them are shady deeds. Mercenaries cooperate with the guide, the guide has mastered the network and information channels, and they have a mutually beneficial relationship with the mercenary who performs the mission, but for the novice mercenary, because there are a lot of things to learn from the guide, the profit can be very small. Of course, after the novice mercenaries grow up, the relationship with the guide will be much more equal, and even some mercenaries can receive lucrative tasks on their own without the guide after they have accumulated enough contacts. β
Kunlian is familiar with bounty hunters and mercenaries, so the introduction is very detailed. As for the practitioners, he didn't know much about them, but he provided Moeller with some popular information. However, these popular messages are still very useful for Moeller, who lacks common sense. At least he knew that the practitioners on the Visby Big 6 had formed a gang-like force called the "Mage Group", and each Mage Group had a certain sphere of influence according to their own strength.
For example, McCann City, where everyone is about to go, is controlled by three mage groups: "Black Swan Lady", "Troll" and "Wind Walker".
The caravan soon arrived at the town of Forrod, a large town of seven or eight thousand people, with a bustling crowd on the streets, and a scene of prosperity.
Moller received a lot of information from several mercenaries along the way, and when he arrived in the town of Frode, after thinking about it for a while, he decided to leave the caravan and stay here for the time being.
"I still don't have a lot of life experience, and I don't know what to do when I go to McCann City, so I might as well live in this relatively quiet town for a while and learn something before I leave. β
Moeller explained this to his acquaintances and a few mercenaries in the caravan, and he was telling the truth, he lacked the basic common sense of this strange human society, and if he rashly went to a big city with a complex population and three mage groups, he didn't know what kind of trouble he would encounter! If someone saw that something was wrong, it would be bad, it would be better to settle in this relatively simple town for a while, and then make a decision after getting used to life here.
Kunlian and the others felt that Moller's consideration was right, so they did not stop it, and only said that they would meet again when Fortune would come later. Before leaving, the red mercenary gave Mole a pitch-black wooden pole, which is said to be the best wood for making a longbow, which was originally prepared by the red mercenary for himself, but now he insisted on giving it to Mole, and Moeller couldn't get rid of it, so he had to accept it.
There is a school yard on the north side of the town of Forrod, which is the station of the city guard responsible for the comfort of the entire town, and at this time it is recruiting new people.
Regarding the placement of Ereba , Moeller consulted Kunlian and others, and several mercenaries told him that a boy of Ereba wanted to gain strength without any background and power, and the safest way was to join the city guards.
The city guard is an institution directly subordinate to the city lord, in order to defend the city under his jurisdiction, the city lord needs the city guard to continuously train a good hand with full combat effectiveness to increase the strength of the city guard, so it will inevitably come up with some genuine martial arts, and invest a lot of manpower and material resources to systematically cultivate talents, which is also a good channel for the poor to promote their status.
At this time, the queue is a half-grown child who is dressed simply, some are accompanied by their parents, and there is a middle-aged man with a black face at the front, wearing a capable blue guard uniform, he carefully verifies the identity of each applicant, and the young man who is in the middle of the queue will enter the wooden shed not far away, undergo a physical examination of the body bones, and then undergo a simple physical fitness assessment in the school field, and after passing these three points, he can become a guard reserve and receive formal training.
Moller is very confident about Ereba's physical condition, and the little hunter who can hunt the horned deer on his own is definitely not a problem. The only thing that has some concerns is the identity, Eriba is not a native of Forrod, and the identity certificate of birth in Stonewall Town has not been processed because he is not an adult, and Moller is worried that the City Guard will think that Eriba's origin is unknown and refuse to include it.
Seeing a guard standing idly by a row of fences not far away, Moller asked Rex and Ereba to stay where they were and wait, while he walked over and greeted him with a smile: "Brother Guard, it's hard work, I'm here to invite you to drink." β
A silver coin was given away by Moeller in an inconspicuous motion, and the guard, who had no face, saw the money, looked much kinder, looked at him and said, "The little brother has a heart." β
Moeller laughed twice and said, "Brother Guard, I want to inquire about something......
With that, Moller briefed the guard about Eriba's situation, asking if he could join the City Guard.
The guard raised his eyebrows, looked at Eriba not far away, and then said lazily: "Don't think about joining the city guard, the city lord will not trust outsiders, but ......"
Seeing that the other party was halfway through his words, he looked down meaningfully at the silver coin in his hand, and Moeller secretly scolded his greed in his heart, but handed out another silver coin with a smile on his face.
I saw the other party put the two silver coins in his arms, and said with a smile: "If you just want to learn martial arts, you can be a mercenary in the future, and the samurai who learned from the city guard are very favored by mercenary guides!"
The mercenary then took Moller to a row of wooden houses with dozens of tall horses bolted to the door not far away, and met an old office worker with a red hat, and after paying a silver coin, he was given a certificate written on parchment, and with this certificate, he could skip the first step of the identity test as a student and participate in the next two physical and physical fitness tests.
An hour later, Moller took the sweaty Ereba to the old man in the red hat again, and after paying the tuition fee of three gold coins, Ereba was officially a cadet of the City Guard.
"Ereba, you have to study seriously here, I have inquired, the captain of the city guard is a mid-level demon warrior, as long as you work hard here, you will definitely be able to learn true skills. This is the first step for you to complete your goal!" said Moller, and took out a small bag of silver coins and handed it to Eriba, saying: "Learning martial arts is very hard, you are the time to grow your body, don't treat yourself badly, you take this money, buy more meat to eat, you can also ask your instructor to drink, and if you have a good relationship, you will not be bullied......"
Eriba's eyes turned a little red when he saw Moller pay the "high" tuition fee of three gold coins for him, and then heard his concerned advice, and the warm money bag stuffed into his hand, his lips trembled and he didn't know what to say, and finally he couldn't hold back and cried.
"I can't ask for it, I owe you more than I can change for the rest of my life...... Woo-woo......" Eriba covered her tearful eyes with her arms as she insisted on returning the purse to Moeller.
Funny and moved, Moeller touched the boy's head and said, "You know you owe me a lot, and don't mind owing me more." In the future, when you become a powerful samurai, maybe we can go out on adventures together, and then we will rely on you to protect us!"
"Hmm!" Eriba suddenly stopped crying, and said loudly, "I will, I will definitely become a powerful samurai, protecting you and Rex!"
"Cut, crying little cub, who needs your protection!" Rex saw Moller touch Ereba intimately, muttered unhappily, and writhed in Moller's arms.
After saying goodbye to Ereba Mole first found a cattle market and sold the two horses, which had been bought for twenty silver coins, but now the horse dealers in the whole market were only willing to pay fifteen, which made Moeller feel that he had probably been deceived, but he did not care about the money.
After selling the horses, Moller found a nice hotel to stay in, and then wandered around with Rex and Ereba in his arms, and soon walked the whole town.
The central and eastern districts of Forrod are inhabited by the majority of the common people, and the streets here are very lively, and the people who live in crowded rooms put on a drama of life, and along the streets there are women leaning out of the windows to dry clothes, children scurrying around, men chatting at the door, vendors selling goods, and so on. Walking here, the breath of all kinds of life comes to the face, which makes Moeller have an involuntary sense of integration.
To the north, near the school grounds, there are slums, low-slung shacks made of planks, rags and stones, and narrow streets filled with garbage and sewage. Some teasing women teased every man who passed by on hidden street corners, not even teenagers like Mole with children in their arms and children like Ereba who were obviously barren......
There were also groups of filthy, ragged and thin children, running around in and out of the reception, searching the pedestrians with their eyes dripping, and Moller was stared at as soon as he appeared, presumably taking his cleanly dressed foreign "boy" for a fat sheep.