"Uh-huh..."

I don't know how long it took for Oscar to finally regain consciousness. His vague vision gradually became clear, and he realized that he was lying on a table, and it seemed that Curt had carried him into the tavern, and the noise in his ears told him that the tavern had become quite lively.

Rubbing his eyes with his hands, he forced himself to sit up. There was still a faint pain in the side of his head, and it seemed that Curt really didn't spare his hand as he had declared, and the stick hit Oscar on the side of the head mercilessly - if this was a meeting on the battlefield, he would probably be dead.

Oscar had never felt so close to death.

"Yo, you're awake. ”

And the culprit of this qiē was Curt, who was sitting not far away, and he saw Oscar get up and greeted him with a kind face.

"Mr. Curt..."

Oscar saw a notebook in his hand, which was crowded with dense notes, and it was impossible to see what was written on it from his vantage point. Judging from where the notebook was placed, Curt was flipping through it before he woke up.

Curt took a sip of the drink he had in hand, looked at Oscar, who was still tidying up, and said, "I have something to say about that mock battle just now..."

"Yes, please!"

Oscar's dazed gesture was like a student waiting for a teacher's lecture. It seems that the simulated battle just now has had a great impact on him, and even the looming arrogance on his body before has been slightly reduced. Perhaps in his eyes, Curt has become an object worthy of respect.

"First," said Curt, "to tell you the truth, I almost thought you wanted to outdo me in sword skill when you chose your two-handed sword as your weapon. But the truth is that you didn't choose to go head-to-head, and you didn't waste your magic using spells to attack. From the perspective of the strategy you execute, these two points are good examples. ”

"Uh... Thanks, but didn't you make fun of me at the time and say I was being clever?"

Oscar originally thought that Curt would criticize himself from all sides, but he didn't expect that the move of being teased by Curt as "clever" at the time still had a little merit in his eyes.

"Hahahaha, that's really clever, yes, and it's quite unscrupulous. ”

Ignoring Oscar's muttered "no plan, me?", Curt laughed quite loudly, but there was still not a trace of blood on his pale face.

"Just look at the way you hold the weapon, you haven't used it at all. Isn't it unconscionable to take the initiative to provoke a battle without actual combat experience?" he laughed for a while before continuing, "Also, your plan did have some effect, but your eyes betrayed you. ”

"Eyes?"

Oscar didn't understand what Curt meant, and asked rhetorically.

Curt scratched his head, trying to translate the experience into words: "Well, to put it bluntly, you're too nervous - one of the biggest problems of a novice on the battlefield is nervousness. If you're looking at me from that position, you'll know that your eyes are shaky, obviously thinking about something. ”

"I see... Any questions?"

Oscar nodded thoughtfully, trying to recall how he had felt.

"Don't worry, it's almost enough to remember these first, you can't become fat in one breath. I don't know what it's like to be in the academy, but if you want to be a mercenary, your main task now is to accumulate actual combat experience - or you will be seriously injured. ”

"I see... And, Mr. Curt, you're amazing. ”

This is a sigh from the heart, and the simulated battle just now made him completely calm down. Although Curt looked a little sick and had a bad complexion, he had the skills and strength that Oscar, who had no combat experience, could catch up with in a short period of time.

"Am I good?" said Curt with a slightly self-deprecating smile, as if he felt inexplicably happy at Oscar's heartfelt exclamation. He closed the notebook in his hand, turned to Oscar and said, "Okay Oscar, let me ask you a question." ”

"Although nominally you are only a sorcerer's apprentice, I think you are on par with a regular sorcerer. In that case, let me ask you: as a sorcerer, what do you think is the strongest and weakest in yourself right now?"

"Where are the strongest and weakest places?" Oscar was obviously a little overwhelmed by Curt's sudden question, and after thinking for a while, he said, "My strongest point should be the knowledge and technology I master, and the weakest point should be my physical ability... Right?"

"So, that means your answer is 'knowledge and technology' and 'physical ability', right?" Curt cracked his mouth, and the smile was clearly like he was secretly thinking about something. Looking at Curt like this, Oscar couldn't help but feel a chill behind him. "Well, it's pretty much the same. ”

"Remember your answer, maybe I'll ask you again later. He stood up and motioned for Oscar to follow him, "I'm looking forward to what you'll give me at that point." ”

"And then I had already set the task while you were unconscious. He changed his words and said with a smile on his face, "The twenty well-collected nightmelt mushrooms are commissioned by Dr. Livias Acalasia, the deputy director of the Pharmacy Research Laboratory of the Catrice College. ”

"Are you kidding?"

Oscar swept away the previous serious and stern sù, and that stunned look made Curt can't help but feel funny.

"I'm not kidding. ”

But he didn't laugh after all, he just affirmed his choice.

"I remember that not long ago you said that you couldn't go to grab a simple job, why did you change your mind now?" The eldest sister walked over from a distance and looked at Curt suspiciously, she held a contract in her hand, "You also have your own considerations... I shouldn't have asked too much. ”

Hearing the eldest sister's words, Oscar had a thoughtful expression.

Looking at Oscar, who had nothing to say, the eldest sister said, "Okay, no matter what, I've already registered the task." You two sign your name here. ”

Oscar probably glanced at the slightly charred mission paperwork, and succinctly wrote down the requirements for this mission in conspicuous words: collect twenty intact nightmelt mushrooms. Mission location: Unlimited. Difficulty: Lowest level. Predictive Risk Index: Can be ignored.

I actually chose such a simple task...

Although for some reason Oscar will go to the mercenary management office to find a job, but as a magician, Oscar is still a little arrogant in his heart. When he heard Curt say that he wanted to accept this task of "picking mushrooms", he was still a little dissatisfied in his heart.

I'm a magician! He thought indignantly, even if he had no experience in mercenary work, he should accept a little difficult work! Not to mention those difficult "exploring the underground labyrinth", at least it should be a challenging task like "crusading against Warcraft"!

This result brought out the arrogance that he had previously restrained.

Although he was a little unhappy, he did not object on the spot, but he also reflected that unpleasant mood on his face. He hurriedly swept through the terms of the contract, and without even carefully reading the places that indicated [Precautions], he signed his name in the blank space.

"Well... Next up is me. ”

Looking at the Oscar, who hastily signed the name without carefully reading the contract, the corners of Curt's mouth rose slightly, and a smile appeared on his face that was not easy to be noticed.

"Well, it's good to sign here. ”

The eldest sister seemed to know what Curt was thinking about, and jumped over Oscar, who bowed his head to sign his name, and glared at Curt, but she still didn't say anything.

After signing his name, Oscar turned his inquiring gaze to the eldest sister: "Is this okay?"

"Yes, please be safe when executing the order. The eldest sister looked a little worried about Oscar, "Safety first, stay in the green mountains and don't be afraid of no firewood." ”

"yes, I see. ”

What was the danger of such a simple task? Oscar didn't believe that - it was just a trip to the back mountains to collect some mushrooms - that he had done a similar job when he was studying herbology at the academy, and that even the worst students could easily do it.

Regardless of Oscar's complaints, Curt carefully read the power of attorney and received it in the small bag around his waist, and then pretended to be a senior and began to "educate" Oscar.

"Oscar, now is your first mission, you need to know about the mercenary to take over the work of Liu Cheng and some precautions for this mission. At the same time, only those who pass the guò test are eligible to register as official mercenaries, and receive a job here - in short, it is an introductory test. ”

Curt said the rules seriously.

"Understood, that is, as long as I complete the task, right?"

Oscar thought for a moment and came to a conclusion.

In his eyes, this "introductory test" was simply not difficult to complete, and perhaps the reason why it was so easy was that it was intended to familiarize novices with the operating regulations, so it was not difficult, but it still did not justify convincing Oscar to accept an unchallenging task.

"Pretty much. ”

Curt neither affirmed nor negative, but gave a vague answer.

"Let's start now..."

Oscar seemed a little impatient and couldn't wait to go out.

"Wait a minute. Just as he was taking the first step, Cortra stopped him, "What are you doing in such a hurry, are you all ready?"

"Do you know what a nightmelt mushroom looks like?"

He began to ask.

"Yes, I've seen it in the Picture Book. ”

That is, it can be seen that he is very confident.

"And you know where it grows?"

Second question.

"It grows at night, mostly in caves and shady forests. ”

Once again, the young mage's apprentice thought he had answered the question perfectly.

"Good. ”

Curt smiled, at least the apprentice of the wizard in front of him was more than a little bit stronger than an ordinary mercenary who had just entered the profession in terms of "knowledge".

"But it's not yet noon, what do you want to do now?"

"Uh..."

It's true, it's useless to go out now.

"Well, there's plenty of time, so you can prepare in half a day. Wait for me at 6:20 p.m. this afternoon under the statue of the old tree at the West Gate. After saying this, Curt trotted out of the south wind, "Remember, preparation is an important part of your work, don't be lazy!"

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