[A short journey is about to begin. What will Salin encounter in the Qin Yin Empire there? Just vote and find out...]
Aini is free, but if he wants to leave, someone from his family must come. He also has the task of collecting intelligence in the town. wWW,QuanBen-XiaoShuo,comThis may be the lowest level task in the family, but it still requires a person to be here.
There are still four days until the end of the month, so Salin and others also make some preparations. The road from the Principality of Phoenix to the Qin Yin Empire is not a peaceful one. There are gangs of thieves in the wasteland.
First, horses must be purchased. Rich adventurers will prepare three horses, two for transportation and one for carrying goods. The average mercenary would be happy to have a horse and would not be willing to throw it away. Aini bought eight horses and fostered them outside.
Adventurers are very knowledgeable when choosing horses. First of all, they cannot choose the standard military horses of the empire. Those types of horses have high requirements for forage, and eating weeds will cause diarrhea. Choose a pony produced near the Wusu River in the central part of the continent. Although it is not fast, it is not afraid of cold and heat and can survive on anything. The endurance is also much higher than that of military horses that are good at charging, and they can also be used to pull carts when needed.
Then we have to prepare our carry-on luggage. The tents of Salin and others have long been abandoned in the Chaotic Swamp. Salin gave Cang Hong his metal water bottle, and Sika's water bag leaked, so he has to buy a new one.
In terms of weapons and armor, Salin is a magician and doesn't need them. There isn't a single hole in his magic robe. The quality of Sikka's leather armor is quite good. After several battles, it didn't even wear out. This is something worth thousands of gold coins.
But when Aini saw Sika's leather armor trademark, he made an obvious curling expression. Sika's leather armor was produced by the Jungle Weapons Company, and her background was the Williams family of the Qin Yin Empire. The Williams family and the Clyde family are competitors, especially in the arms business. The two families have competed for hundreds of years.
Aini chose a glove for Salin and put it on Salin's left hand to prevent his hand from looking so scary. This glove is also a magic item. It is snow-white and completely hand-made through alchemy. The material is just ordinary snow silk. Snow silkworms are first-level monsters and can be artificially raised in large quantities. The silk is not expensive, but the craftsmanship is more expensive.
Wearing this kind of gloves will not affect the magician's spellcasting at all, and it will also increase the effect of water magic. Snow silk is also a material for making soft armor and is extremely tough. Magicians wear these gloves to effectively protect their precious hands. Some thieves who are good at using daggers even dye these gloves black and replace them with leather gauntlets.
Ani also changed the skin bag for Sika. The skin bag given by the Jungle Weapon Shop had no divided space inside. If everything was stuffed into it, it would be a mess.
After about two days of preparation, a suitable mercenary group came to the door. This is an eight-member mercenary group that found Aini's shop directly after accepting the mission from the guild.
Seeing that Aini didn't say a word, he frowned at first, then the mercenary leader laughed heartily, pointed at his badge, and said to Aini: "We are a fifth-level mercenary group, but we are just too lazy to recruit people. .”
This mercenary is tall and handsome, with short black hair and a standard Qin Yin face. He was wearing heavy armor and did not look bloated. There were many holes in the dark blue cloak, but the armor was polished cleanly.
"I am Flamingo, the leader of the Nut Mercenary Group."
Flamenco took off his gloves, stretched out his hand, and shook Aini's hand vigorously.
"The Nut Mercenary Group? The one who killed the Squirrel Thieves Group?" Aini's face looked much better. He originally planned to hire more people to escort himself and Sara back to Qinyin. They have too much wealth and must hire a reputable mercenary group. The reputation of the Nut Mercenary Group is cleaner than that of repair water, and its strength is considered above average.
The Squirrel Thieves Group is a group of thieves that is ranked low but very famous. This group of thieves has a small number of people, but it has been on the wanted list for more than 120 years. Since the establishment of this band of thieves, they have been doing small and medium-sized cases. They are extremely cunning and have never failed.
Legend has it that there are high-level magicians and even defilers in the Squirrel Mercenary Group.
Two years ago, a newly registered mercenary group took over the task of exterminating the Squirrel Thieves Group. This mercenary group is nuts. At that time, the mercenary community thought this was a joke, not only from the name, nuts were originally meant for squirrels to eat, but also the number of people in this mercenary group was too small, with only eight people.
At that time, the Nut Mercenary Group paid a deposit of 10,000 gold coins in order to take on this task. If the task was not completed within the specified time limit, the 10,000 gold coins would be wasted.
Half a year later, all the squirrels were wiped out, and the Nut Mercenary Group became a fifth-level mercenary group, becoming a legend that inspired countless low-level mercenary groups. The title Nuts has been fixed since then and is no longer the temporary code name of an unknown mercenary group.
Salin registered a first-class mercenary group with only one number. Even if he gave it a name, it would not be recognized by the mercenary community. If a mercenary group above level four wants to use this name, Salin's mercenary group must give up.
Only mercenary groups with names are real mercenaries.
This is an unwritten rule in the mercenary world. Therefore, it is always the high-level mercenary groups that really make money. The lower the level of the mercenary groups, the poorer they are, and some even become bandits.
Aini's shop could not accommodate so many people, so he and the Nut Mercenary Group returned to the hotel where they were staying, and then the two parties discussed specific employment matters. Although the Nut Mercenary Group accepted the mission, others could still continue to accept the mission without Aini's confirmation.
"It's just the four of us, sent to Karen County, a level five mission, with room and board included, and a commission of 500 gold coins."
"Kelen County is too far away. There is only a commission of 500 gold coins. The high-level mercenary group is not willing to accept many, right?" Flamingo was a little dissatisfied. The road to Karen County is far away. Even if there are horses, it still takes three days. For more than a month, after all, it was only more than 100 gold coins per month. It was better to go to the Chaos Swamp to fight World of Warcraft and make magic cores to make money.
Moreover, the penalty for failing a level five mission is very severe, and Flamengo has to pay a large deposit in the guild. If it were a low-level mercenary group, a mission of 500 gold coins would be enough for everyone to fight over, but Nuts didn't care about the money.
"When you arrive in Karen County, I will give you another piece of gold mica." Aini said confidently.
Flamengo was indeed tempted, and he asked cautiously: "How big is the volume?"
Phlogopite is not of great significance to magicians, but for swordsmen, it is an excellent material for making weapons. This thing is rare. If a magician gets it, the chance of using it casually is very high. It is usually very It's hard for a swordsman to get it.
"It's so big." Enibi measured it and said, "It can add all the magic patterns to the heavy sword."
Flamingo thought for a moment, looked at his companions behind him, and asked cautiously: "Can I have two dollars? I don't want the 500 gold coins. We can pay you another 500 gold coins."
Aini glanced at Salin, who nodded slightly. Phlogopite's suggestion was made by him. For this thing, mercenaries will work very hard. Even if someone offers a higher price, they will not betray their employer. However, Aini did not have phlogopite on hand and had to seek Salin’s opinion.
"Okay, we'll leave at the beginning of the month, and I'll pay for your expenses these two days."
Flamenco laughed and said, "No, are you all ready to pack? Do you need our help?"
Seeing his boldness, Aini also smiled and said: "It's ready, and there are eight horses, all of which are Hetao ponies."
Salin remained silent. His eyes fell on a person from the Nut Mercenary Group. This person was wearing a white magic robe. He was the magician who passed him in front of the tavern.
It's not surprising that a fifth-level mercenary group has a magician. What's strange is that this is only a second-level magician. And Salin was thinking, what a coincidence...
The magician was also looking at Salin. He was also very surprised, because when the leader was asking about the phlogopite, Aini was asking for Salin's opinion. Could it be that this first-level magician was the main person to be escorted
After looking at each other for a long time, the atmosphere became a bit awkward. Fortunately, the magician's temper was not weird. He took the initiative to say to Salin: "We meet again. Hello, I am Walnut."
"Salin." Salin answered, with a rough judgment in his mind. This is a civilian mage with a humble background. Because a mage does not have a nickname, Walnut is his real name. This mage may not even have a last name. With such a humble background, he has reached the level of a second-level magician at such a young age. He is considered a genius.
Flamengo said: "When the team sets off, let's introduce each other. Mr. Aini, can we leave for a day? Before I leave, I have to go to the forest."
Aini nodded and agreed: "No problem, we'll see you at the beginning of the month."
Salin also put away his doubts. The magician could not be targeting him. If you escape from the Chaotic Swamp, it is impossible for the people here to know in advance, and it is impossible to spread what happened in the Chaotic Swamp. It was because I had too much doubts. If Aini wanted to find someone to plot against him, he wouldn't find someone who had met him before.
The Clyde family's motorcade arrived on time. After handing over to the family members, Aini, Salin and others moved to the hotel of the Nut Mercenary Group, bringing the foster horses with them.
There is a restaurant next to the hotel, and the two businesses are the same. We will set off tomorrow. Let's all get together to have a meal and get familiar with each other's situation.
I asked for a single room, and 12 people sat around a large table. This kind of layout is only found in stores for mercenaries.
However, the mercenaries of the Qin Yin Empire seemed to be much quieter than the Scotia people. Although the Nut Mercenary Group still wore soft armor and kept their weapons, they looked like they were ready to fight at any time, but they did not yell. The two sides talked in a relatively low tone.
Salin happened to be sitting next to the magician, and the two looked at each other and smiled. Saleen now knew that he was neurotic. There were many magicians in the Qin Yin Empire, and it would not be surprising for him to meet a few of them.
"My name is Salin."
"I remember. Are you from the Qin Yin Empire?"
"No, I'm a Scotian."
"Ha, your accent is quite pure." Walnut laughed, and Salin also laughed. He has been adjusting his accent with Aini these days. For a magician, learning language is a very important ability. Your spell pronunciation is wrong, and learning new magic is a waste of time and effort.