"Hello, are you a recruited professional?"
"Yes."
"Please show your recruitment poster."
"..."
Ren walked to the door of the tavern and was stopped by a man who looked like a butler.
The Bearded Tavern has been booked, and it is full of people from the "Redwood Chamber of Commerce" or recruited hunters.
After handing in the recruitment poster he got from the Wilderness Hunters Guild yesterday, he entered the tavern and registered some personal information.
There are already more than thirty people sitting here, all of them dressed as fully armed adventurers. From the equipment they carry, you can probably guess their profession.
Shield Fighter, Assassin, Spellcaster, Priest, Medic, Hunter, Musketeer.
Almost all extraordinary professions have it.
At six o'clock, the financial backer showed up on time.
A beautiful woman walked up to the crowd with a young man wearing silver armor and carrying two silver spears.
"Hello everyone, I am Catherine Tudor, president of the Sequoia Chamber of Commerce. You should already know the mission of this hunting operation, so I will keep the story short..."
"No matter whether there is a harvest in this hunting, the reward in the contract will not be small; if the harvest is good, everyone will get my additional personal reward in addition to what is marked on the contract... I hope we can have a happy cooperation."
This is a very capable woman. She clearly explained the destination and itinerary of this hunting trip in a few words.
Of course, what is most talked about is the reward. This is what the hunters are most concerned about.
... .
In the corner of the tavern, Renn sat quietly and listened, with a slightly different look on his face.
"It's actually them..."
Seeing the mother and son, he also remembered that this was the mother and son who passed each other in the market last night.
Unexpectedly, he turned out to be the president of the "Sequoia Chamber of Commerce" and the young master's family.
"Eh... This President Catherine, isn't she a relative of Canossa?"
In addition to feeling a bit coincidental, Renn also felt a little surprised. He felt familiar last night, and now the system compared the facial features of Catherine and Canossa, which were 23% similar.
"Since they are affiliated to the 'Black Gold Chamber of Commerce', the two of them might actually be related by blood."
Ren thought about this in his mind and felt more and more possible.
However, he didn't intend to get close to him and watched quietly.
"Now, in order to save time, let me briefly introduce to you the career situation of everyone currently in labor, so that everyone can understand each other better..."
After President Catherine finished speaking, the housekeeper who was responsible for registering personal information walked up again.
He also had an excellent memory and introduced the identities of everyone present.
The first is the two third-level extraordinarys in the room.
A third-level "Jungle Hunter" Thomas, a composite profession of musketeer + melee combat; he is also the original professional guard of the Chamber of Commerce;
The other one was Frank, a third-level assassin who was recruited. His entire face was hidden in his hood, and all he could see was a pair of eyes that looked like poisonous snakes.
There are a total of thirty-five people on this trip. In addition to Catherine and her son Gannix, there are six wet nurses, sixteen close combat extraordinary such as combatants and swordsmen, two professional musketeers and ammunition experts, and seven spellcasters. ;Except for the medical profession, they are all second-level extraordinary.
If we don't talk about the issue of cooperation and trust, this is already a well-matched and luxurious hunting team.
Ren listened to the introduction and carefully wrote down everyone's situation.
Equipment, momentum, body shape... can roughly determine the strength of an extraordinary person.
Except for the two third-level extraordinary people, the others didn't seem to be much of a threat to him.
Of course, that's the surface.
Just like when the butler introduced Renn as a second-level fighter, everyone didn't pay much attention to his young face and not too burly physique.
... ..
The Sequoia Chamber of Commerce was very efficient and solved almost all necessary processes within half an hour.
Catherine added: "If you think there is no problem with everyone, we can sign the contract. This is the tax officer of the 'Black Wind Collar'. He will supervise the notarization of our recruitment contract... Of course, if you are not willing to participate in this You can also exit immediately after taking this action."
As she spoke, she introduced the mustached man wearing a tax officer's uniform next to her.
After that, no one had any objections. Although both parties to the official contract will be charged high taxes, private recruitment and distrust will cause more trouble.
Then the steward gave each person a contract.
Of course it's not a magic contract, just some ordinary paper contracts.
After all, a high-level magic contract may be more expensive than the reward for this operation.
However, the binding force is enough.
The "Sequoia Chamber of Commerce" and other well-known chambers of commerce in the Omar Empire are also very effective in this kind of agreement. Reputation is far more important than this little profit.
No one left, everyone signed their name.
Ren looked at it and signed a fake name without intending to get paid.
The contract was signed in triplicate, and the tax collector took one copy and left the tavern.
Catherine didn't hesitate and called everyone to set off: "Okay, without further ado, let's set off!"
... .
Although the "Redwood Chamber of Commerce" does not have a large machinery city, it also purchased two heavy-armored steam locomotives with a large amount of money.
This time we go hunting for wilderness and will stay in the wild for a few days. Although the hidden dangers of zombies near the desert have basically been eliminated, there is no guarantee that zombies coming from further away will not be attracted. This kind of heavily armored motorcycle can definitely bring people more security than a camping tent.
Mother and son Catherine and the chamber of commerce's escort were on the first locomotive.
Wren and the recruited hunters rode in the second vehicle.
The locomotive started suddenly, roared loudly, and left the city.
For safety reasons, the carriages are thickly armored except for the vents, and there are no viewing windows. Also because this was a temporary team, almost everyone in the car was working together for the first time, and the atmosphere in the car was a little awkward.
However, hunters travel all over the country, and there are many who are good at talking.
At first the city gate opened, but soon someone opened the door, and the carriage immediately became lively.
"Hey, what treasures do you think the ancient city ruins that popped up in the desert will have?"
"It's not an ancient city, it's an ancient country! Looking at the scale, I'm afraid there are dozens of small cities connected together. The treasures will definitely be indispensable... Our team is so strong, we will definitely gain a lot."
"I don't want to think about anything else. It would be good to go back alive and get the commission from the Chamber of Commerce. After all, I got news that the bugs in the desert are very powerful. Many large-scale hunting groups have not been able to get out... "
"Don't just look at the pessimistic side of everything. I have heard that someone has brought out a lot of treasures from the underground palace and became rich overnight. Because it is a desert, the dry environment has kept the things underneath very well. Wan Once we can find a few treasures left behind by the seventy-two generals of the past, we will be really prosperous!"
"..."
Ren didn't speak the whole time, listening quietly, and generally got to know more about these people.
Some of the people in this car were the leaders of the small hunting group. They were recruited after the group was wiped out.
Some are originally lone hunters, and their skills are not weak.
There is also a down-and-out nobleman from Sid.
However, there were a few who remained silent.
Renn did not dare to be careless. The temporary team did not rely on a contract alone, so it was not worthy of complete trust.
Everyone probably thought so too.
Especially in the face of interests.
When the time comes, if you really find a treasure like "divine power crystal", you may fall out at any time.
There are a few guys here now, and they obviously feel like they are forming a clique. If something goes wrong, maybe those guys will cause some trouble.
But thinking about it, as long as the third-level extraordinary guards of the "Sequoia Chamber of Commerce" are still there, there is no need to worry too much about trouble.
... .
Originally, the journey from "Black Wind Territory" to "Tehsen Desert" was only over 200 kilometers, and it would take less than a few hours by steam locomotive.
But their hunting team did not stop near the nearest ruins in the desert. Instead, they drove dozens of kilometers along the outer edge of the desert before stopping at a sand dune with no human habitation visible for dozens of miles.
That President Catherine chose a path that was completely untraveled.
But no one was there, which was fine.
Under the [Black Tide], crowding with people is not a good choice. Moreover, this is a treasure hunting operation, and more people mean more people to share the cake. Although the route traveled by others will be safer, the benefits will be smaller.
This ruins was discovered only yesterday, and there was no guide. Everyone stopped the car, locked it tightly, hid it in the sand, and walked towards the ruins in the desert.
Ren looked at his surroundings. He was intelligent and knew their current location clearly.
Although there were not many reference points in the desert, for him, there was no possibility of getting lost.
In the distance, the outlines of some cities in the desert could be seen, and everyone was very interested.
... .
No one expected that shortly after Ren and the others stopped, several small steam locomotives followed quietly.
More than ten people got out of the car, more than 70% of them were dressed as assassins with leather armor and hoods, and their auras were not weak.
They accurately found the place where the two motorcycles were buried, then followed the path that Ren and his party took, and followed them in quietly.
"Tsk tsk... The president of the Sequoia Chamber of Commerce actually came out of the city to hunt wilderness. This is a rare opportunity."
"Follow, prepare to find an opportunity to take action. That woman's business skills are not simple. If she is left to operate in the 'Black Wind Collar', those big shots will not sleep well..."
"I think those guys from 'Sunflower' are too incompetent. We have helped them deal with so much trouble, but we still feel like we can't defeat this 'Black Gold Chamber of Commerce'. What a bunch of fucking idiots."
"Who knows... Let's just finish the tasks assigned by the superiors. Don't worry about it. If we deal with it quickly, we can still find a place to squat and wait for the 'fat sheep' who came out of the ruins to talk... . ”
"Hehe... Let's not talk about this ruins. There must be a lot of good things. If it weren't for killing people and getting goods more quickly, I would still want to explore it... "