Chapter 17: Mercenary Missions
At the end of the training the next day, Hans found Amanda again, and as soon as they met, he asked: "Instructor, I heard that FranΓ§ais often issues some bounty missions, I wonder if there are any that I can participate in?"
When Amanda heard this, she was suddenly startled and said, "Bounty missions are usually dangerous, and with your skills, it may be quite risky, so I suggest you continue to study for a while." β
Hans said: "I guess there are always some that are relatively simple, in fact, I don't want a bounty, I just hope that I can become stronger through experience, just like the previous thieves and actual combat training I have been inspired a lot, even if I am asked to follow others to do tasks, it is okay to be unpaid." β
Amanda looked at Hans, sighed, and said, "I'll keep an eye on it for you, and if there's a task you can do, I'll get in touch with you." In fact, it's not just Fran City that can receive bounty tasks, some slightly larger towns will also have bounty task slots, and some professional mercenaries will run around to see if there are any tasks suitable for them, but this approach is really not suitable for you. β
When Hans heard this, he was delighted and said to Amanda, "Thank you, instructor!"
In this way, Hans had a hope, and his usual training was much more serious, and at the same time, he also took time to exercise his physical fitness and swordsmanship. As long as there is a bounty mission, he has the opportunity to fight with the gauntlets.
Two weeks later, Amanda brought a message. I saw Amanda say: "It's really hard to find a task you can do, but I finally saw one, you can see if you can do it." Amanda then introduced the mission.
The mission was issued by the head of a village about 50 kilometers south of the town of Saad, whose livestock were said to be often attacked at night by wild beasts, and that the beasts were so cunning that they were never discovered, except for some traces of destroyed equipment and killed livestock.
There was already a person preparing for this mission, and it just so happened that he had a request, which was to find another person to accompany him as a way to relieve his boredom. However, because the remuneration is a bit small, only 10 gold coins, it seems that no one wants to go with him.
Amanda also said: "Since I don't know what beast is attacking, I don't know how much the risk is, and it is possible to squat there for a few nights before waiting for the beast, which may be hard, are you willing to go?"
Hans didn't think about it and said, "I'll go!"
Amanda said: "No, because the person who took the mission has already brought Saad Town, you can pack your bags and go." β
Hans was overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately went back to prepare his things, and in addition to his wand, he also brought a long sword, and some household items.
At the tavern in the town, Amanda leads Hans to a hunter named Imokin, a tall man in his mid-30s, who looks like a hunter in the village of Modo, but the average hunter carries one quiver, while Imogen carries two quivers. After introducing each other, Amanda lent Hans a horse and set off.
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Since it was still early, and Imogen didn't seem to be in a hurry, they walked slowly, talking to Hans all the way. Hans learned from him that he was from a small village in the central region, and that he had learned the skills of a hunter from his father when he was a child, but he was not willing to accept the ordinary life of the village, and wanted to come out for a while, and he was still not married. He has been out for several years, but he is a little lazy, fishing for three days and drying nets for two days.
And Imojin is also a little curious about this young partner, it is really rare for a student in the school to rush out to take on the task in such a hurry. Hans told him what he thought, and humbly asked Imogen for advice, and Imogin was of course happy, and talked about his hunting experience, which really benefited Hans.
As we walked, we came to the village of Casey, which is said to have been named after a famous warrior named Casey. They approached the village chief and asked him a detailed question about the beast.
It turned out that since a month ago, the sheep in the village had disappeared one after another, and each time the fence was destroyed, and when people heard the sound of breaking the fence and went to chase it, it had disappeared, but once it was seen running to the east. Occasionally, one or two missing sheep can be found in the wild, but they should have only run out on their own when the fence was broken, and it is estimated that a wild animal has attacked the sheep in the village and captured them to eat. And the beast seemed to be very alert, and when the people of the village sent people to keep vigil, they did not see it, and when no one was keeping vigil, it came, so it had to turn to the city of Fran for help.
After Imogen and Hans listened, Imogen asked Hans, "What do you think?"
Hans said, "Ah, of course I do what you do, and I do what you say." β
Imogen said, "I'm testing you! What would you do if you came by yourself?"
Hans thought for a moment and said, "I think I'll go to the east to inspect it first, and tell the village chief that if I don't come back in the evening, I'll send someone to keep watch for the night." β
Imojin smiled and said, "Okay, I'll listen to your command." β
Hans was still in a state of astonishment when he was taken away by Imokin, who told the village chief that if they did not come back in the evening, they would find someone to keep watch for the night.
The village chief said: "Actually, we have always been looking for someone to keep vigil, but every day is like this, and we can't work during the day, so we are anxious to ask you to help solve this problem." β
Imogen finished communicating with the village chief, and then walked out with Hans. To the east, there was only a short meadow, and then there was a wasteland, where the soil was not very good and not suitable for planting. As they walked, they looked for footprints or something, but they never found any. Look ahead at a hill that will most likely be a hideout for the beasts.
At the foot of the hill they tied their horses to the trees, Imogen took his bow from his back, and Hans drew his sword, Imogen looked at him and asked, "Aren't you a magician?
Hans replied, "I have a wand, but in some unknown circumstances, I think the sword will be better used, after all, I can cast magic with a sword, but I can't use a wand as a sword." β
Imojin hahadaxiao, said: "At first glance, you know that magic has not been learned well, and you dare not make a fool of yourself in front of me. Hans didn't argue with him, but walked up the hill and began to search.
When I first started up the mountain, there were not many trees and the view was quite good, but the closer I got to the top, the denser the trees became.
They went all the way up the mountain, but they didn't seem to find anything along the way. After walking for a while, Imogen suddenly whispered, "It's a little strange. β
PS: I suddenly found that there was a friendship link to "The Legend of the Red Wolf" under the page of the work "Future Shijie Super Starlink Network" of the Nine Majors, and Kitty was really flattered. At the same time, I felt as if I had suddenly opened the seventh brain domain, and my blood was surging, and the speed of code words soared by 50%.