Under the explanation of the female receptionist of the mercenary union, Fry quickly gained some understanding of the two models.

Although private mercenaries are free and unfettered, in fact, the upper limit is not high, and they can only take care of the homes and do some simple work for nobles and wealthy businessmen, which is more similar to private detectives, and has no basic treatment, and has almost no future at all.

After all, many tasks require enough people to take over. Especially for large-scale war missions, only mercenary groups with high reputation can cooperate with the main army to fight.

The Dawn Plane is a middle demon plane, and it is very rare for a strong person to be able to defeat ten thousand with one person. Only a legendary magician has such a powerful deterrent.

In the countries near the Kingdom of Grant, there are hundreds of millions of people, but there are only two or three legendary magicians, except for Yelena of the Venus family, the rest are clergy of the church.

Generally speaking, even legendary warriors can't defeat the Bloodfang mercenary group under the command of Bellaini. Of course, running a single gang can't be compared to organizing and developing in a group.

Unless you have a high professional level and have a great prestige among mercenaries, you can respond to every call, and you don't want to become someone else's subordinate and want to set up your own mercenary group.

But such a person will not choose to become a free mercenary, but will register a brand new mercenary group.

In fact, with Fry's professional level and social status, he has far met the requirements for the establishment of a mercenary group, and he will pull the team to do it himself.

Soros was only a fifth-order warrior back then, and he only served as the deputy captain of the main legion, and he could pull out some people to form a mercenary group, and Fry's foundation surpassed Soros, and the mercenary group he could pull out was even stronger.

If he had made up his mind earlier, many people in the old Dukedom of York would be willing to follow him into the northern part of Prilland to develop, and if he was the first to enter the Prilland region, he would probably not be far from being knighted.

Unfortunately, Frye did not have this idea and determination two years ago, and now the situation has changed, and he has been reduced from a high-ranking officer in the Duchy of York to an important fugitive from the Kingdom of Grant. Although there are still some clansmen behind Frye, with a total of seven or eight professionals, who have more or less mastered a little power, they don't dare to make a name for themselves at all, let alone set up a mercenary group in the limelight.

In Frye's case, once the news leaked, he would inevitably be caught by the government and given to the Duke of York. After all, the crime he committed was to assassinate the feudal lord and the viscount, which was equivalent to challenging the aristocratic order of the Grant Kingdom, and the enemy who wanted to get rid of him was also the Duke of York, who had great influence in the Grant Kingdom.

Unless Frye can make great contributions to Haaland and be promoted to the hereditary aristocracy, it is possible to get Richard's protection to a certain extent, and end the grudge to a certain extent at his own expense.

One of the important factors why Frye entered the Haaland territory was to make the family knighted. Only by becoming a hereditary nobleman can the Duke of York be prevented from cutting down the grass and exterminating his own relatives.

If you want to be knighted for meritorious service, there is basically no future for becoming a private mercenary, and it will be better to join a mercenary group. In particular, the Dragon's Tooth Mercenary Regiment, co-founded by the two barons Odaye and Immorton, has a higher salary than other medium and large mercenary groups.

Although these two barons do not participate in front-line combat, they have a capital far greater than that of the mercenary captain and the bandit leader, and the mercenary group they founded already has four squads, and more than half of the mercenaries are equipped with ironclad soldiers.

However, because they do not participate in front-line battles, the prestige of the two barons in the dragon's tooth is not very high, and this mercenary group is more similar to the mercenaries outside.

Joining the Dragon's Tooth Mercenary Group, Frye can first follow other mercenary squads for a period of time, and after figuring out the situation, he can gradually recruit family members and set up his own mercenary team, which is attached to the Dragon's Tooth Mercenary Group, not only can he participate in large-scale combat missions, but the treatment is also better than joining other large-scale mercenary groups, because Odaye and Immorton do not participate in front-line battles, and their merits can also be shared.

Moreover, the professional level of the four squad leaders of the Dragon Tooth Mercenary Regiment is not high, only three or four ranks, and Frye stays by their side, and there is basically no danger of exposure. If you enter Baron Bellani's Blood Fang Mercenary Group, under the nose of Blenny, a ninth-order warrior all day long, it is likely that you will inadvertently reveal your identity, and not only will you not be able to protect yourself, but your family will also take risks.

After comprehensive consideration, Frye decisively applied to join the Dragon's Tooth Mercenary Group.

Frye himself was already a seventh-order warrior, showing a little bit of combat power, and his combat power was already very impressive. Moreover, in the archives of the mercenary union, Frye himself is a third-order warrior, and Odaye and Immorton are very welcome to this kind of professional with combat effectiveness, in order to win over Frye, they also held a welcome banquet, and raised Frye's salary to four gold coins a month, such a salary level is already comparable to the other four mercenary captains.

In fact, even if he is the captain of the infantry squadron led by Haaland, the salary level is only three or four gold coins a month.

After joining the Dragon's Tooth Mercenary Regiment, Frye quickly established himself and spent several months in northern Prilland.

The Dragon's Tooth Mercenary Regiment was founded by the two barons, Immorton and Odaye, and most of the others were active in the territory of the two barons, and the main combat targets were kobolds, and occasionally entered the Boton Forest to fight against the infiltrated undead.

In more than three months, Frye participated in nine battles, large and small, and showed a somewhat stronger combat effectiveness than a third-order warrior, but a little worse than a fourth-order warrior. On average, they participate in battles every ten days, and the frequency of mercenary battles in the Priland region can be seen, although most of the battles are lackluster and not fierce.

In the past three months, Frye personally killed a fourth-order undead knight, two third-order undead skeletons, a second-order undead ghoul, and three first-order ghouls. Although he killed seven low-level undead, Frye did not capture the soul crystal, and since he couldn't get the soul crystal, Frye naturally couldn't get the most valuable merit.

Although he didn't get the soul crystal, Frye also captured some of the negative energy materials and was rewarded with three gold coins. After counting that he has been in the Dragon Tooth Mercenary Group for four months, he has already obtained twenty gold coins and property, and the Wright family finally does not sit on the mountain.

Frye gained the initial trust of the two barons, and soon formed the fifth squad of the Dragon's Tooth Mercenary Regiment, and he began to write letters to his family. Let the people come to the city of Priland together.

Frye's mercenary team has a total number of more than 40 people, of which there are nine professionals, more than half of whom are Frye's sons and nephews.

After the mercenary team was formed, Frye applied to the two barons, Odaye and Immorton, to enter the Bolton Forest reconnaissance operation.

According to the experience of previous explorations, the widest part of the Burton Forest from north to south is as high as 1,600 kilometers, and the narrowest point is about 700 kilometers. It is about 1,300 kilometers from east to west, most of which is directly facing the Haaland territory, and the other half is in the northern part of the Grand Duchy of Starnik.

Although the Harland Territory extended its tentacles to the Boton Forest, which is considered the northern prairie, the most powerful force near the Boton Forest, in fact, because of the vast land and sparsely populated area, the development is limited and least, and it has not sent many expeditions into this primeval forest with an area of more than one million square kilometers.

Eleven barons in the northern region of Prilland, most of them live on the southern edge of Bolton Forest. Only a few powerful mercenary captains have the courage to venture into the depths of the Burton Forest.

Although Frye has a high professional level and strong combat effectiveness, because of his special status, he does not want to be in the limelight, and only acts on the edge of his Burton Forest.

During an ordinary reconnaissance mission, at the edge of Burton Forest, the mercenary team suddenly entered a special foggy space.

The area of this mist enchantment is not very large, and after breaking in rashly, Fry's team was trapped in the fog for more than ten days as if it were ghosts hitting the wall, and if it weren't for the fact that he was carrying a lot of supplies, Fry's team would probably die.

In the end, it was Frye's experienced experience who escaped from the foggy space with everyone, and after escaping by luck, Frye led the mercenary team to return to Priland in a panic.

Frye is a high-level professional, although he is not a hereditary nobleman, but he also has noble blood, extraordinary inheritance, and far more knowledge than ordinary mercenaries. Although he had only been there once, Frye knew in his heart that what they had seen must be a large magic lock. Judging from the occasional architectural shapes revealed in the mist, it is estimated that it was the Elder Elves who established the Mystery Lock.

After discovering this, Fry wanted to hide the news at the first time, but his mercenary team had more than forty people, and they might not be able to keep it a secret. If the murderous dragon tooth mercenary suffers heavy losses, it will inevitably alarm the top management of the mercenary union. If the higher-ups sent a magician down to investigate, under a mantra, Frye would have no way out, and even lose his life.

Seeing that the news was difficult to conceal, Frye decisively passed the news to the headquarters of the mercenary union and sent it to the ears of Haaland's senior leaders through this channel.

The first to receive information was the commander-in-chief of the Priland garrison, Grumman, who had a cautious personality, and when he heard the news of the elves' lock, he did not dare to slack off and personally participated in the second reconnaissance operation, Grumand's own professional level was as high as the ninth order, and the second reconnaissance also mobilized the elite of the fifth legion mage squad.

Haaland led the garrison mage squad, led by fourth- and fifth-order magicians, who already had a relatively high level of magic. They came to the vicinity of the Misty Lock, and although they were very restricted and could not unlock the Lock, they walked out of the Misty Space with relative ease.

The information that Bolton Forest had discovered the Elven Locks had been confirmed, and it was expedited to Fort William by eight hundred miles.

Hearing that there was an elven lock in Bolton Forest, Richard, Sophia, and Wendini came to Priland City in person with the backbone of the Harland Mage Association.

Before exploring the Elven Lock, the intelligence department began a detailed investigation, and Frye's identity was also found out by the way.

After hearing Vitas' report, Richard did not arrest Fry immediately. Instead, Vitas was ordered to seal the file and monitor the person first.

If the elven locks are unlocked, Haaland's gains will be very amazing, and in any case, Frye, who reported the news, must have done a great job. Despite the importance of his relationship with the Duke of York, the cost of sheltering Frye was high, and it could have a great political cost, and according to Richard's character, he would not easily sacrifice those who made meritorious contributions.

Thirty years after entering the Dawn plane, although Richard's three views have changed to a certain extent, he has become ruthless, indifferent to human life, and even a little ruthless, and he is almost two people from Richard, a kind-hearted and good man thirty years ago.

But until now, Richard still can't treat human life as a mustard, nor can he be like the local aristocracy, everything is centered on his own interests, and anyone can be sacrificed. Sophia and Wendini like him, this trait is also an important reason.

After Vitas left, Richard summoned Frye and said straight to the point: "If you open the elven lock and obtain precious treasures and magical inheritance, you will also make a great contribution to the territory." Haaland has strict discipline, and meritorious deeds must be rewarded and punished.

I already have a general understanding of your situation, and as long as your identity is not revealed, we will not hand you over to the Duke of York. Your family will also be protected by the territory, and we will try to keep them safe.

Haaland's territory is a place where dreams can come true, and the Wright family will be able to make the leap in class if they work together. After you go back, you should pay attention to secrecy, avoid identity leakage, and don't take risks for meritorious deeds.

In Priland Castle, there are now spies sent by the Duke of York, so it is easy for your family not to show their faces in Priland. ”

Hearing Richard's words, Fry knew in his heart that Duke Haaland would not arrest him in the open, and secretly would cooperate with him to hide in the Harland territory. With the duke's protection, the Wright family has been assured of safety.

Seeing that a nobleman was willing to shelter him, Frye hurriedly knelt on the ground and said excitedly: "Thanks to His Excellency the Duke for his protection, our Wright family will be loyal to the Harland family and will not cause trouble to the master." ”

Seeing off Fry, Richard and his party came directly to the Elven Lock.

Wentini had mastered the magic inheritance of the elves and had some research on the elven locks, but when she arrived at the scene, her pretty face suddenly changed.

"What's wrong?" Richard and Wendini have been sharing a bed for five years and know each other very well, and when they see Wendini, they are a little abnormal and ask with concern.

"There is a strong life force in the Lost Lock, and this Lost Lock has been in operation for more than three thousand years, if I am not mistaken, there is probably a Tree of Life in the Lost Lock. If the Tree of Life is truly discovered, the Morninglight Tribe will usher in rapid development. ”

Richard's magic level is already eight rings, and the knowledge accumulation of the Harland Mage Association is also extraordinary, and he knows in his heart that the so-called magic locks are all permanent magic enchantments created by legendary spells.

It can be said that behind any maze lock is a legendary mage, and every maze lock will not be simple.

If it weren't for the fact that the Harland Mage Association was already very deep, Sophia was promoted to the ninth ring, Richard and Wendini were promoted to the eighth ring, and Wendy and Eve were promoted to the seventh ring, and there was enough magic power to unlock the puzzle, and Richard might not dare to test it easily.

Richard and his entourage entered the Lost Lock, and this time the number of people exploring the Elven Lost Lock was not large, only more than sixty members, but the quality of the expedition team was very high.

Not only has Sylph, a legendary elf, but even ninth-order professionals such as Sutton, Soros, and Jennings are personally involved in the middle.

There are more than sixty members of the exploration team, and there are more than twenty high-level professionals, of which half are magicians. The Haaland Mage Guild is a strong general, and most of them are included in the middle.

"Do you have any ideas to unlock this puzzle now?"

"Generally speaking, there are only two ways to unlock the lock, the first is to break through it violently from the outside, our strength is already very strong, if we release the starlight bomb, we should be able to blow up this lock, but in this way, the things in the lock may not be able to be preserved.

So we can only take the second way, which is to crack it from the inside. If you want to crack the lock from the inside, you must go through many trials, master the effect of the spells in the lock, figure out how to build the lock enchantment, and then reverse engineer it to find a way to stop the operation of the lock from the inside.

I don't have any ideas yet, but I'm afraid it will take some time to crack the lock. ”

(End of chapter)