Chapter 021: Conscription
Ten minutes later, the three of them finally arrived at the Seagull Pavilion smoothly.
At this time, the adventurers had almost defeated all the incoming Koutao fish-man ghosts, but this was only temporary, and within a week, they would make a comeback.
Just as the group was about to enter the safe area of the guild, a dense vibration and whistling wind suddenly came from behind them.
"Get out of the way! Get out of the way! "The armored riders in the appearance of non-commissioned officers of Blossom Harbor are rushing towards them at full speed.
Seeing this, Kaji hurriedly hid on the side of the road, he was dressed in bottles and cans, but he couldn't bump it.
Chen Zhou, on the other hand, pulled away Natya, who was tired like a dead dog, and stopped only after watching the rider rush all the way to the gate of the guild.
"The Baron has an order! The Koutao Fish-Man Tribe took advantage of the night to raid the Flower Harbor, and now recruits the adventurers of the Seagull Pavilion to kill the enemy and rescue the civilians! Afterwards, a bounty will be distributed according to the number of kills, 5 silver shields will be awarded for each kill/rescue of a Kou Tao Fishman or civilian, and 5 gold coins will be awarded for each Kou Tao Fishman Leader and Priest killed! ”
The Bronze Knife, Silver Shield, and Golden Sun are the official currencies of the Kingdom of Carlos, with 120 copper coins equivalent to 1 silver coin and 15 silver coins equivalent to 1 gold coin.
For every 1 Fishman killed, 5 silver coins are rewarded, and 6 is 2 gold coins, which is basically equivalent to a month's expenditure for a civilian family of three, or the reward for an adventurer's intermediate mission.
If you earn 5 gold for killing a boss, it's enough to keep you drinking in the tavern for an entire month.
However, the coalition of several Kotao fish-man tribes is much more than that.
The Kuroshio Tide is huge, dense, and surging like a tidal wave, at least a thousand, and will soon be swallowed up once it enters the war.
This is both a crisis and an opportunity, as long as you can survive the battle, you can earn months or even half a year in one night!
Therefore, after hearing the baron's call, the adventurers who had just solved the fish-man ghost and consumed a lot of resources were immediately overjoyed, and their eyes at the fish-man alliance under the cliff were even more aggressive.
It's as if the black tide with a fish's head is not a deadly army, but a sea of gold coins!
"Hey, Tom, let's go around the battlefield too?" Despite not being an adventurer, Kaji is still ready to move, "My bomb and your swordsmanship will definitely be able to take down a lot of fishmen, maybe even their priests!" ”
There are no true priests, and their leaders, known as the "Whip Bearers", are able to gain divine power through sacrifices, almost equivalent to human priests, depending on the strength of the sacrifices.
By the way, those who gain physical abilities through sacrifice are called "berserkers", and they possess the same power as the primitive warriors of the outcasts, known as barbarians.
These two special fish-men are the bosses of the rider's mouth, and each is worth as much as 5 gold...... Chen Zhou's half-month's salary.
Considering that the equipment and props on Kou Taoyu's people can also be sold for money, it is even more profitable to explode a magic item, which may actually be higher than his entire monthly salary.
The money for killing people is too fast, Chen Zhou's heart was full of emotion, compared to saving a civilian, he only gave 5 silver coins, and who still had the heart to take care of the captured civilians in the chaotic battle.
"I'll forget it, my meager strength can at most deal with some ghosts formed by ordinary fishmen, if it is a combatant with physical and combat power, this ice blade will be broken after two or three cuts."
If a gentleman doesn't stand under a dangerous wall, he can't do anything big with a level 2 warlock, and he can honestly help people charge magic items in the guild.
Just as the riders were mobilized and the guild members were preparing to fight, Natya, who had recovered a little bit of strength, found the non-commissioned officer and exchanged some information in a low voice.
The non-commissioned officer was calm at first when he heard Natya's words, but when he heard the last, he frowned so much that his head was almost twisted.
But Chen Zhou didn't tell the other two about the three suspicious adventurers, and he didn't know what Natya had made up for it.
The intelligence of a person who can become a mage is certainly not low, but this prophet is a little "dull", and I think most of it is not perceptive.
Ignoring the alchemist who went to other adventurers to sell potions after being rejected by himself, and Natya, who was invited by the non-commissioned officer to go into the battlefield to give advice, and threw a look of help at him, Chen Zhou walked into the union and came to his accustomed seat to fish.
The defense of Flower Harbor was a little worse than he expected.
Although even a non-commissioned officer with an order can wear chain mail with a sword, which is not much higher than the general armor and leather armor of adventurers, but at such a juncture when the enemy is attacking, recruit adventurers?
You put this whole foreign army aside!
Even the most important commercial port in the Kingdom of Carlos is facing the problem of insufficient standing army and being harassed by fishmen, and the situation in other ports except for military ports is also not optimistic.
It was while Chen Zhou was fishing while studying the "Graleon Creation" that had been unlocked in the "Life Planning" book, and learned about a magic item making technique that did not require the caster's own power.
The adventurers who spontaneously came to see the confluence of the sea cliffs set off one after another and went to the port near the sea of Fanhua Harbor.
The number of participants in this emergency mission is as high as more than fifty, almost half of the guild members, and it is a force to be reckoned with even in the Flower Harbor when gathering and traveling.
However, compared to most of the adventurers who quickly completed the rearmament and went to the battlefield, the only few resident spellcasters of the Seagull Pavilion Guild except for the president are still preparing.
"Tom, since you're not going to war, can you help me recharge this dagger?"
The law thief Tataru found Chen Zhou, who was fishing, and handed him a refined dagger inlaid with rubies.
This dagger is said to have the "Vigilance" enchantment, which keeps the wielder sensitively sharp and responsive.
Such an enchantment can be very useful for skill warriors who are often on the verge of death.
"You're a scout going to war too?" While taking the dagger to help recharge, Chen Zhou asked puzzledly, "You four-person team can't play much role in large-scale encounters, right?" ”
Tataru shook his head, and after seeing that no one in the empty guild was paying attention to this side, he whispered a top-secret information to the other party.
"According to reliable sources, the baron's fiancé was in the harbor this evening, and it is likely that he has been caught by the Kou Tao Fishman."
The Baron of Blossom Harbor is the second daughter of the Larraphael family, a graduate of the Royal Academy of Magic, and has been very popular and loved since his (supposedly) student days long ago, and has had numerous marriage invitations before he even graduated.
And her fiancé is the last son of the Dafiz family, who is known as the "wall of the glorious and undefeated kingdom", even if it is described as a humiliating noble existence.
If this fiancé can be rescued from the fish-man, no matter how conservative the estimate, Tataru's team will be able to get hundreds of gold coins, as well as the friendship of the Dafis family!