"Sir, some mercenaries said that they have accepted the commission from the mercenary union, and they are waiting for you downstairs." Not long after Qin Lun and Xi Fu returned to the tavern, the waitress knocked on the door to inform them of good news. .
"So fast!" Qin Lun and Hill looked at each other, and both saw the hesitation in each other's eyes.
They don't know much about the mercenary organization in the Toril world, but they have never eaten pork or seen pigs running. Generally speaking, even if a certain task entrusted is popular, the mercenaries will first consider the pros and cons of the task before deciding whether to accept the task.
The most important thing is that unless contact is made in the mercenary union hall, the mercenary organization stipulates that registered mercenaries cannot come to find employers in private.
One is because the mercenary union needs to extract introduction fees from it, and the other is that sometimes only one mercenary regiment wants to accept a commissioned task, and the mercenary union needs to screen among them. Responsibility.
After coming and going, even if the employer is not too picky, it will probably take three or four days. In addition, employers and mercenaries have to prepare materials for field expeditions. In most cases, it takes a week to formally sign the employment contract and then set off for the destination.
Of course, Qin Lun and the others didn't have so much time to waste, so they tried to speed up the process as much as possible. For example: spend a lot of money on the entrustment process, ask the mercenary union to omit the screening process, and actively recommend a suitable mercenary group to them.
In addition, it is stated in the employment conditions that only the mercenary group that has prepared the expedition supplies can accept this entrusted task.
This kind of condition actually limits that only large-scale mercenary groups can meet the entrustment conditions, because only large-scale mercenary groups have enough credibility for the mercenary union to guarantee, and they have sufficient financial resources to prepare wild survival materials in normal times.
Of course, even if this is the case, they don't just leave, they also need to measure the risk of the mission and how many people are needed to complete the commission safely. The one-week preparation time can only be shortened to two or three days, which is the limit that Qin Lun and others can bear.
"It must be those bastards who want to take advantage." Seaver blushed in the room and gasped.
He has been very depressed during this time, and now that he calms down and thinks about it, he always feels that the world is so dark and the human heart is so sinister, and he misses the time when the old housekeeper Mason was still there.
"Don't worry, let's go down and take a look first, Rand is here with you!" Hill comforted with a smile, and gave Qin Lun a wink, and the two went downstairs side by side.
"You are more familiar with the world of Toril. In your opinion, is this trouble or luck?" Hill asked cautiously in the team channel.
"If they don't have a letter of introduction from the mercenary union, it's trouble. On the contrary, they should be some small characters who want to take advantage." Qin Lun replied with a smile, "For us, as long as they are not members of the Amberley Church Cannon fodder, it’s all the same, what we lack is time, as long as we have someone to accompany us, if gold coins are not enough, we can use force, and it will be hard to say who will take advantage of whom.”
The mercenary guild has existed in the world of Toril for a long time. Its reputation is generally very good, and its procedures are very formal.
The two murderers have no scruples, even if they use force, they are not afraid of kicking the iron plate. Xi Fu is just a run-down little nobleman, and he doesn't put any gold coins there. The eyesight of a real big man, whoever wants to take advantage of him, no matter how strong his strength is, will naturally be played and applauded by the three murderers. Qin Lun and the others had already figured it out.
Just as Qin Lun and Hill went downstairs talking and laughing, in the lobby of the Oak Barrel Tavern, someone was mentioning about Seaford and them.
These are three young mercenaries, two men and one woman. The leading man was tall and handsome, with a resolute expression on his face like the Chinese characters carved with a knife and an axe, and long golden wavy hair hanging down to his shoulders. Even in the noisy tavern environment, it looks so outstanding and eye-catching.
He was wearing a set of dark purple plate armor, which was covered with mottled marks, and the oil paint had peeled off in some places. However, the style of the Kanban armor is not ordinary high-end goods. The shoulder armor on both sides is arched upwards, and there are more than ten steel cones on each side.
The front breastplate has an obvious arc, and it looks like a wine barrel is set on the body, and a faded purple rose is tattooed on the heart. The forearm cover extends to the elbow, and is connected to the shoulder cover with a ring-shaped helmet, covering the upper body so that nothing is exposed.
The barrel-shaped helmet he held in his hand had a cross-shaped eye slit in front, which looked hideous and terrifying.
Some mercenaries with good eyesight have already seen that this set of plate armor cannot be bought in the market. This is the heavy knight armor of the Char Empire in the south of Faerun, which is close to the steam lake and the sea of brilliance, and it is at least a family-customized armor that can only be worn by nobles with titles above the knight commander.
Just looking at the age of the young knight, this set of relatively old armor should not belong to him, it is probably a family heirloom left by his father.
However, compared to the characteristic armor on the knight, the weapon in his hand attracted the attention of many mercenaries in the tavern.
This is an ordinary wide-bladed saber, but it is a bit big, nearly twenty-five centimeters wide, two meters long, with a spine of one inch thick, and a slightly upward curved edge on the blade tip. The forty-centimeter-long knife handle was wrapped with cotton cloth, and the oily and smooth oak handle was exposed in places where it was occasionally damaged.
Several older mercenaries looked at the knife, their eyelids twitched, and their voices were lowered an octave when they usually talked.
They have only one evaluation of this knife in their hearts, and it is definitely a murder weapon. Warriors below the Grand Knight rank can't use this weapon, and her weight alone can make ordinary warriors fall down.
This kind of weapon is the ultimate combination of power and beauty. When it is fully deployed, the earth dragon can cut you in two.
"The commission Miss Linda introduced to us this time is not easy. The place of death... I hope the employer is not an idiot, otherwise I will die from exhaustion." The person who spoke was another man.
He was not as tall as the blond knight, and he didn't wear any protective gear, only a set of commoner clothes. His limbs were slender, and his hands and feet were covered with cotton bandages. The palms of both hands are white and smooth, with slender fingers.
He looked a little lazy, with a piece of hay in his mouth, squatting on the wooden bench like a monkey, with only a pair of bright eyes passing by the door of the tavern from time to time, vigilantly observing everyone who entered the tavern.
A scimitar with ox horns was stuck in his left waist, but he was playing with another shiny black dagger in his right hand. The blade of this dagger is engraved with a pattern of an eye, and the hilt is a ferocious dragon's head, which is daunting.
This is a double-bladed rogue, or part-time rogue assassin.
"Lago, change your lazy temper, Miss Linda has introduced us to many good tasks, stop complaining." A pleasant voice sounded from the three of them, and the only female among them said.
The young woman was wearing a black velvet cloak, a hood, and a white veil covering her face. Inside the cloak was a white double-breasted robe. It looked like a priest's robe or a magic robe.
Although her body is tightly wrapped in a robe and her face is covered with a veil, the only eyes that are exposed outside are bright and moving, which makes people unconsciously feel that this is a beautiful and moving big girl. Beauty.
In her right hand she clutches a branch-like staff topped with a tiny flintstone. It's just that her next movement completely destroyed her original tranquil temperament, revealing her mischievous nature. She actually hit the thief on the head with her short stick.
"Hey, Winnie, I'm just talking." The thief quickly slid off the wooden bench, hid behind the knight, and smiled flatteringly at the female mage.
"Hmph, you have to know that we ran out of money to redeem 'Twilight' for you last time, and we will sleep on the street if we don't complete the task." A black dagger with an eye engraved on the hilt.
"It's better than spending money to buy a bunch of perfumes that are more expensive than gold... I was wrong, I was wrong, Vinnie, don't get excited." The thief muttered, looking up at the female mage Raising the staff with a murderous look, his expression changed drastically.
"Rick, boss, stop her, if this tavern is burned down, we have no money to pay now."
"You know it too, so don't mess with her!" The heroic knight took the thief by the collar angrily, and threw him in front of the female mage, "Vinny, we will teach him when we go back, our employer seems to be down. , get down to business first."
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Qin Lun and Hill looked at the three mercenaries in front of them, and there was a flash of surprise in their eyes.
"Trouble?" Hill asked quietly in the team channel.
"No, it seems that giving the mercenary union so many points is still useful." Qin Lun said with a smile, "These two men and one woman seem to be quite capable."
"Hello, I'm Rick, the head of the Blood-Pricking Mercenary Group, and this is my companions, Winnie and Lago. Oh, yes... This is the letter of introduction sent to us by Miss Linda, the trade union registrar." Ying Wu The tall knight handed Qin Lun an envelope sealed with red mud.
"Excuse me, are you Silver Hulan?" The thief beside the knight looked at Qin Lun warily.
"No, I'm Xi Fu's friend, and he's upstairs. If the entrustment is settled, I'll take you to him." Qin Lun smiled and nodded, "Since the mercenary union has recommended you, then the relevant You should already know the content of the task entrustment, right?"
"Yes, escort you to the land of death, don't protect your personal safety along the way, until you return to Baldur's Gate, the daily reward is 100 gold coins." Rick nodded solemnly, "However, we need There is a condition attached."
"What kind of conditions?" Qin Lun didn't immediately reject the knight, but raised his head and looked at him seriously.
"Two weeks, we will only protect you for two weeks at most. In other words, except for the time to go back and forth to Baldur's Gate, you can only stay in the land of death for one week." Rick muttered in his heart, this condition is actually not His original intention was Linda's personal request when she gave this task.