"At least 40,000 people!" Based on the population entering and exiting the gate of the underground city in front of him during this period of time, Delin made an estimate of the population of the entire city.
As a ranger, Delin has always been the top scout in the Dread Mercenary Corps, especially when it comes to calculating the number of enemies, he is quite reliable. In this regard, Dane has always believed in his judgment, but this time, he hoped that Delin was wrong.
"Are you sure you said 40,000, not 4,000?" Golobo asked exaggeratedly. It's no wonder he has such an expression, because the figure of 40,000 is too exaggerated.
With a population of 40,000, this is almost equivalent to a medium-sized city. The population of Rotten Wolf Town is several times larger than the place where the Horror Mercenary Corps was stationed!
This underground city is definitely not something that Dane can compete with now. There is no other reason, the size gap between the two is really too big. The current combined population of Ghost Knife Port and Aurui Nai is less than 400, but there are more than 40,000 faceless people in this city. These are two completely different concepts.
"Do you have any other ideas?" Farao said to Dane.
Dane shook his head violently, dare to think otherwise? Run now!
Even now, they had to pray that they would not be caught on the way out. Otherwise, this underground city with a population of tens of thousands, if they are hunted down, it will be a problem whether they can escape back to the surface.
The people who were frightened enough by the huge scale of the underground city did not dare to stay in place any longer. They turned around cautiously, intending to return the same way.
Fortunately, they were vigilant enough on the way here. Now that they had witnessed the strength of the enemy, they retreated more cautiously. In addition, when they were observing the underground city, they didn't get too close, so they didn't encounter any major troubles during the retreat.
However, sometimes Dane is surprisingly courageous. On the way to retreat, when he was convinced that he was already some distance away from the underground city, he raised another evil intention.
"Shall we rob a convoy of Faceless Men?" Dane asked.
"Isn't it good?" Lancelot objected cautiously, "The enemy is powerful, and we are not completely out of danger. It is really unwise to do this kind of thing to attract the attention of the enemy at this time."
Golobo made a 'tss', and said dissatisfiedly: "You skinny guy is too timid, according to me, it's only the vote of the **** mother, mother, we stayed underground for two or three days Can't you just go back empty-handed?"
The half-orc still retains the mentality of when he was a mercenary and part-time robber in his heart, and he feels very bad if he doesn't get something back.
However, what Golobo said this time rarely coincided with Dane's thoughts. Of course, Dane was not out of this kind of mentality. He had his own reasons: "When we saw that underground city, we were far away, and now we have returned to the same road and ran for a few hours. What's so great about finding a transport team, killing everyone, and running away after grabbing something? Can they realize it's the same thing, let alone hunt us down!"
Delin also agreed: "I think so, it's not a big problem, if you vote, you vote."
Not only did Derling and Golobo agree, but Farao also supported it. Of course, he has his reasons: "I feel some very... indescribable feelings from the things transported by these faceless men. I don't know what they are transporting, but a little research will definitely be helpful for the future. We can help with these monsters."
Four of the five decision-makers agreed to do this, and Lancelot alone couldn't hold back. He said helplessly: "Well, since you all want to do it, then do it."
"Okay!" Dane was also a little excited to go back to his old job. He and Delin scouted the surrounding situation, and quickly selected a favorable ambush location. The five of them led a small team of sword dancers, and quickly set up an ambush, waiting for the fat sheep to pass by.
Fortunately, they didn't have to wait for a long time. Just two hours after they prepared for the ambush, a transport team passed in front of them.
There were about twenty faceless men in this convoy, leading six black pig pack animals, and pulling six two-wheeled carts. This number is not too many, if it is more, they have to think about it. Now this number is just within the range they can eat.
When this transport team stepped into the ambush circle set up by Dane in a ignorant manner, their ending was doomed. Dane and the others who rushed up from the dark slaughtered all the faceless men in no more than two minutes, leaving only the six black pig pack beasts.
Dane found several boxes from a two-wheeled vehicle that had been knocked over during the battle. After opening it, it was found that it was filled with a black spar body.
This kind of crystal is only about the size of a thumb cap, in the shape of a rhombus, and it feels smooth to the touch like a crystal, but also a little cold. Moreover, Dane could feel a strange power from it, which seemed to flow in the black stone crystal.
"This is Sombra?!" Fal'o exclaimed.
"Sombra?" Dane asked, "What is sombra? I've never heard of it."
Falao explained: "Black crystal is a rare magical mineral. It is a very good material for making armor and weapons. You only need to add a small amount to steel weapons to make weapons and armor The toughness of the armor has been greatly improved. Moreover, after adding black crystals, the magic power of the weapon will become smoother, even if it is not as good as Mithril, it is not much worse, and the fixed enchantment effect will become more easy."
"Magic minerals? Enchanted weapons?" Dane didn't know Hei Jing, but he was familiar with these two names! Without him, in the Orodic world, anything related to magic must be inseparable from the word 'expensive'. And for the mercenaries who have been licking blood on the knife edge all year round, a good enchanted weapon and a good enchanted armor can be equated with the lover of their dreams. Owning a magic weapon is almost a lifelong pursuit of a mercenary.
And right now, there are six carts of Hei Jing in front of Dane!
"So..." His eyes were about to shine, "Are we developed?"
Faro smiled and said: "Yes, we have developed. However, the premise is that we have to solve a problem first..."
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