The so-called black group is a hunting group that has not been registered under the federal agency.
A hunting group is an unofficial adventure group that accepts various commissions, ranging from escorting objects to protecting dignitaries, and even participating in wars. For hunting groups, the federation has a set of strict management procedures. According to the requirements of the federal government, the hunting group must be registered with the management bureau under the name of the federation, and the identities of all members of the group must be recorded. Every year, the management group will conduct an assessment and review of the regular hunting group, which will determine the level of the hunting group.
After hundreds of years of operation, the hunting group already has its own set of grades, and the federal government evaluates the value of the hunting group with stars. Usually, hunting groups below three stars can only accept commissions for matters within the planet, while those above three stars can accept commissions from the federal government or wealthy nobles on the battlefield in outer domains. When the hunting group reaches enough stars and pays a fee, they can even buy the coordinates of a certain outer planet from the federal government, and thus have the right to develop this planet.
The hunting group established in the name of nobles has three-star authority from the very beginning. Of course, that privilege is only limited to veteran nobles who are famous or above. After all, the hunting group of the family is mainly used for the development of the colonial planet. In this regard, the federal government has opened the door for it.
Formal hunting groups must pay certain taxes to the federal government every year. In contrast, the Federal Administration will provide them with various services. As for the unregistered hunting groups, that is, black groups, they charge cheaper than other hunting groups because they evade taxes. Moreover, these groups take on any task. In the eyes of the federal government, they are basically associated with criminals.
At noon, Allen got the black widow's information. This black group is currently carrying out a commission in the 13th area of the surface. The commission is to clean up a small town, but it has encountered a strong counterattack, and the battle between the two sides is currently at a stalemate.
After Allen finished reading the information, the housekeeper Haixin said: "The civil transportation airship going to the 13th area on the surface will not leave until three days later. The master has asked me to buy a round-trip ticket for you, young master. The master means to let you Make more preparations in the past few days, and it is best to select a few capable members of the family guards to accompany you. As for the expenses, they will be deducted from your private account."
Allen nodded and said, "Mr. Lao Haixin will pick five guards for me. By the way, I don't know if there are any masters in Rubik's Cube sequence in our castle. My set of second-level magic equipment needs some adjustments. , it can be used immediately. Of course, I will pay for all the expenses."
Hearing this, Haixin shook his head and laughed and said, "Master Allen, you may not know. Masters in Rubik's cube sequence design are very rare in Babylon, and most of them are in the hands of the federal government. Even wealthy families can't master it." Such resources. Not to mention masters, we even need to regularly borrow people from the Federal Technology Department for technicians to maintain magic equipment, so there are no such talents in the castle."
"In this case, I'm afraid I have to visit Mr. Hughton." Allen frowned. If there is no talent for debugging the Rubik's Cube sequence in Ugal Castle, then he can only go to Hughton to modify the Rubik's Cube sequence of that set of weapons. In order to reduce the sequence's demand for source power. Otherwise, his current strength as a tenth-level engraver is not enough to drive the second-tier magic equipment.
"It turned out to be Mr. Hughton. Speaking of which, he was your mentor. That's right, Mr. Hughton
There is quite a lot of research on the Rubik's Cube sequence. But his residence..." Hai Xingu said with a smile: "Mr. Hughton is not a hospitable person, not many people know his residence. If you want to inquire, I'm afraid it won't be possible to inquire within three days. "
Allen shook his head and said, "No need, he gave me the address, all I need is a driver and a flying car."
"Mr. Hughton gave you the address?" Haixin asked in surprise.
"Well, because he promised me that he can teach me the knowledge of the Rubik's Cube sequence."
Hai Xin whispered: "If this is the case, I need to report to the master immediately. Master Allen, please come with me."
When he came to Horn's study again, the patriarch of Bethkind was buried in the documents as high as a hill. Hearing Hai Xin's request, Horn raised his head, took off his glasses and said unexpectedly: "You said that Hughton agreed to guide Alan in the knowledge of the Rubik's Cube sequence?"
"The young master told me this personally, and Mr. Hughton also told the young master the address of his residence, so it should not be fake." Haixin said.
Horn laughed and said, "Okay, let Alan come in."
After a while, Allen entered the study. Horn looked at him and said, "Listen, Allen, this is a rare opportunity. You have to learn from Hughton with your heart. Talents in sequence design are also very rare in the federation, and they are the ones that every family is vying to win over. You don't even need to become a master, as long as you have the potential of a technician, it is worth the family's investment in you, and if you graduate from Dawn Blade, you don't have to worry about your prospects at all."
"At that time, it will be no problem to be included in the heir sequence, and your ranking will directly jump to the first place. After you become an adult, you will also have a place in the family elders' council. So you see, you must seize this rare opportunity and do it well. Hughton's students."
Fifteen minutes later, a speeding car left Ugal Castle and drove along the road to the city of Babylon. Horn did not go with him, but he did what he liked and asked Allen to bring a good wine "Blue Moonlight" from his collection, which was undoubtedly a fatal temptation for Hughton, an old alcoholic.
According to the address provided by Hughton, two hours later, the flying car stopped in front of a small three-story building on the southern section of Leo Avenue. On Babylon, a floating island where every inch of land is expensive, the most prosperous area is the area around Dawn Square and Golden Wing Street, as well as the vast urban area radiating to the surroundings. In the bustling urban area, the expensive expenses of food, clothing, housing and transportation are beyond the affordability of ordinary civilians.
Therefore, it is a concentrated place for businessmen and rich people, and most of the common people live in areas far away from the urban area like Rio Avenue. But a retired general like Hughton is fully capable of living in an urban area without being crowded in a civilian area like Rio Avenue.
Alan didn't think much about it. He picked up his armor case and the fine wine presented by Horn, walked through the garden in front of the small building, and came to the gate: "Mr. Hughton, are you there? I'm Alan. "
His voice may not be very loud, but Rio Avenue is very quiet at the moment, so Allen can be sure that the people inside can hear him shouting, if there are people in the small building. Sure enough, there was a mess of footsteps in the small building, followed by the sound of doors slamming, and then everything returned to calm. Alan stood there tremblingly, it sounded like someone hid in the room in a panic, but he couldn't figure out why Hughton hid from him
"Alan?" an elderly
The voice sounded from behind.
Allen looked back, only to see Hughton wearing a straw hat and holding scissors, coming out of the garden like a gardener. Allen said unexpectedly: "Mr. Hughton, I thought you were in the building."
He pointed at Xiaolou and said, "I heard movement inside just now."
Hughton glanced at Xiaolou and said, "It's okay, maybe it was just made by my stupid dog."
Allen thought about it, if a dog knows how to close the door, it is definitely not stupid. Obviously Hughton didn't want him to know something, so he didn't ask any more questions. Speaking of Horn's blue moonlight, he said, "This is a gift."
Hughton's old eyes lit up immediately, he dropped the scissors casually, and rushed towards him with a speed that was not commensurate with his age. Allen's eyes brightened, and the wine bottle in his hand had fallen into Hughton's hands. Hugh uncorked the wine and took a sip, shouting, "Blue moonlight! Is it really blue moonlight? Good guy, where did you get such a treasure?"
When Allen remembered, Horn had warned him not to mention his name, so he scratched his head and laughed, "I bought it in the family warehouse."
Hughton looked at him suspiciously: "When did Beth Keld even sell the wine in the family warehouse."
Fortunately, Hughton didn't continue to ask, and pushed Alan into the small building. Hughton's home may not be so luxurious, and even the decoration materials are not as luxurious as Alan's residence. But the lighting is excellent, coupled with the decoration in warm tones, the living room has a kind of homely warmth.
Putting the blue moonlight carefully into his wine cabinet, Hughton looked like he was afraid that Alan would change his mind and take it back, so he couldn't wait to hide the wine. Then his eyes fell on the weapon box in Allen's hand: "I know that wine can't be drunk for nothing, boy, do you want me to help you debug the Rubik's Cube sequence?"
"Originally, I wanted to wait until my strength met the requirements before using this set of weapons." Allen opened the weapon box and took out the Guardian of Silence and Dark Destroyer.
Hughton glanced at it, nodded and said, "The second-grade equipment, the people in the committee know how to curry favor. Why, you need to use them now?"
"I have to go to the surface."
Picking up the shadow, Hughton looked at it and asked, "Going to visit relatives?"
"No, go kill people. Just take back something that belongs to me." Allen said calmly.
Hughton squinted his eyes, and said with a hey smile: "You're honest, that's fine. Give me an hour, and it won't be difficult for you to lower the requirements for the use of these two things. However, the effect will also be discounted."
"I know."
Hughton put down the straight knife to destroy, put away his smile and said, "Okay, let's talk about something serious. Then, you came to learn Rubik's cube sequence design from me. The bottle of blue moonlight, because you just joined Beth Curd's qualifications are absolutely impossible to obtain, let me guess, it is the private collection of Master Horn?"
Allen was at a loss for words. It seemed that Hughton was not so easy to fool. He could only say in embarrassment: "The patriarch told me not to mention him to you."
"He underestimates people too much. Could it be that I will reject you because of his relationship? After all, I promised you with my own mouth at that time, although I never thought that you could really survive." Hughton said a little irresponsibly Said.
Allen's expression immediately became very exciting. It turned out that Hughton didn't like him at the time, so he was just showing generosity.
(end of this chapter)