Since the Cretan Empire fell apart, the Holy Sevier Empire also disintegrated in the subsequent Catastrophe of the Undead. The entire southwest of the Holy Sevier Empire became overgrown due to the Catastrophe of the Undead, and several provinces were turned into ruins. A hundred years have passed since the great trauma caused by the undead disaster to the orcs, and it still has not subsided.
And a large number of orcs also began to migrate towards the south. The land of Zhongzhou has completely formed a large special area where humans and orcs live together. Countries of various sizes have been established here, some belonging to the orcs, and some belonging to the orcs. human's.
With the annexation and fusion one after another, more than a hundred years have passed. Eventually, a large number of half-orcs, hybrids of humans and animals, took a dominant position here, and the beliefs of the Church of the Sun and the Church of Light also became intricate and complex here. With the change of kings and the changing of wars, changes are constantly taking place.
In Zhongzhou, in Maple Leaf City of the Arabel Kingdom, outside a tavern that looked half-new, in addition to the sign of the Breath of the Red Dragon Tavern, there was also a wooden sign of the mercenary union office hanging crookedly.
This city was the cause of the demise of the Cretan Empire. Hundreds of thousands of orc slaves rebelled and the last place they held was here. Count Tit of the Cretan Empire dug out the Namei River and cut off a hundred-mile radius. Inside, everything turned into a vast swamp area, with corpses floating all over the water. Hundreds of thousands of orc slaves were buried here.
Now more than a hundred years have passed, and the former province has become the Kingdom of Arabelle, and Maple Leaf City is no longer the political center here, but a newly built small, dilapidated city next to the ruins of the past.
On the first floor of this tavern, which is the office of the mercenary union, you can see a large number of guys wearing leather armor, knight armor, holding long swords and steel shields. There are bright knights and archers carrying longbows. .
There are also some down-and-out homeless guys. The entire first floor is noisy, with beautiful waiters and scantily clad dancers shuttled among them. Under the dancer's short skirt, there is a black cat tail dancing, with a They have a special charm, and the others have more or less characteristics of a mixture of humans and orcs.
"Okay, okay, one more dance!"
"Beatrice, don't be a maid here. Why don't you come with me? I guarantee you'll enjoy the food!"
"Dwarf Carol, you didn't die in Gray Castle. Didn't those damn barbarians hack you to death?"
"Is it possible for me to die that easily? My pair of big axes are not pretty!"
"Have you had any good missions recently? These nobles and kings have been fighting all day long, and I still keep asking for money for my life!"
There was a lot of noise and chaos on the first floor, with many people quarreling and yelling, but no one dared to cause trouble here because the mercenary union's sign was taboo.
The large and small countries in Zhongzhou have formed an intertwined situation, and wars and conflicts have continued to break out, which has also led to the emergence of a special organizational form on this land, that is, mercenaries. Over the past few decades, various large and small Mercenary groups with thousands of people, and mercenary teams as small as three or four people were constantly established, and finally a special management organization was formed, forming the mercenary union.
At this moment, most of the people in the tavern are mercenaries. Among them, there are many people, but almost none of them are ordinary people. They are at least experienced warriors. They also have a large number of blood knights, and they rely on a man in the corner. The guy on the table who looked like a captain, wearing knight armor, was obviously a Templar.
On the side is a young man wearing a white cloak with chainmail exposed. He is a priest. Hidden in other corners, there are even shadows of several wizard apprentices.
If these people had met dozens or hundreds of years ago, they would definitely have had a life-and-death duel, and they would never have let it go without blowing out their brains. However, in this tavern, they maintained peace with each other. .
Extraordinary power has appeared for more than two hundred years, and today's priests, Templars, and wizards have also begun to appear in large numbers. Each kingdom and country is guarded by various groups of priests and red cardinals who have mastered extraordinary power. Even in various cities and even small towns, there are priests who possess extraordinary power.
The wizards who were originally active on the mainland can no longer be as raging and free as they were hundreds of years ago. If there is any movement, a large number of Templar Knights and priests will come to encircle and suppress them.
At the same time, the baptism ceremony of priests and the inheritance of Templars are not as strict as usual. A large number of idle priests and wandering Templars are also scattered outside. Although these people are still loyal to their respective gods, they are not as strict as before. Does not belong to any force.
At the same time, due to the popularity of extraordinary powers, they have also lost their usual aloof attitude. These ordinary wizard apprentices, priests and knights are not as valued as usual.
After all, even a small town has its own church and priest. In a small city in the orc country, there is a team of Paladins. Some priests and Templars who are unwilling to sink and be restrained in some small villages, that is, Choose to leave.
Therefore, this special situation has formed in Zhongzhou. Templars, even priests and wizards who have mastered extraordinary power have formed their own mercenary groups or mercenary teams here. In this special land of Zhongzhou, To survive and make a living.
On the second floor of the tavern, it looks more formal and formal, with a reception desk and guards guarding it. All the mercenaries are standing here honestly, watching the new characters appearing, or doing rank and file at the front desk. Ask some questions.
"I accepted the mission. It's a big mission. One hundred gold coins. Gold-level mission. Go to the misty forest to capture a cub of the Warcraft Mountain Splitter!"
"The Duke of Dean is in civil strife again. Grand Duke Dean recruits mercenary groups and mercenary squads to help the Kingdom of Dean suppress the rebellion. The cost is calculated on a daily basis..."
"The Hongling Merchant Group hires guards to protect them through the Bull Mountains. They require a minimum Silver-level mercenary team to take over, with no less than twenty people."
"The Viscount of the Hags Territory has issued a bronze mission to investigate the strange things happening in the territory. If you want to take over, please take over quickly!"
The mission lobby looked very busy, with missions constantly posted, and letters arriving. The mercenary unions communicated with each other through the crow postman, which was bred from the descendants of the wind crow. A kind of messenger bird, although it does not have the same extraordinary power as the wind crow, it can speak and can serve as a messenger like the wind crow.
It is said that this method was originally used by wizards to communicate messages to each other. As the method of cultivating messenger crows became popular, it gradually became popular among various kingdoms.
At the same time, the Wind Crow, a magical beast that can talk, be close to and loyal to humans, has also become a very popular aristocratic pet on the continent. Every Wind Crow cub and egg that appears can be sold for a sky-high price at the auction.
Linn Akhenaten was wearing a polished reflective armor and stood in the mission hall. Behind him was a two-meter-tall hybrid half-orc with two curved horns. His ferocious appearance would have made him look like a man in the middle of the night. When you meet them on the road, they are as scary as demons.
Linn Akhenaten is a native half-orc in Central China. His mother has some Khajiit blood and is a descendant of the group of orcs who fled the north to Central China due to the undead disaster.
This can be seen from his strong body and the hair and patterns on his face. Under the influence of his mother, Linn Akhenaton joined the town's knight reserve group as a teenager, and was later selected by the town. The Lord Paladin was selected, received the inheritance when he was a teenager, and swore to become a Templar Knight.
What's special is that Lin En's father claims to be a descendant of the most ancient king, Akhenaten, and a descendant of Akhenaten, the golden family.
However, the Akhenaten family had disappeared for who knows how many years. Lin En himself didn’t quite believe it. It was just that after Lin En became a mercenary, in order to get attention, he added after his name He took the surname Akhenaton in order to show off his noble bloodline, but not many people believed him, and instead he received a lot of ridicule and ridicule.
"Look, after we make money this time, we must establish a large mercenary group and let everyone know my name, Linn Akhenaton!"
"Captain, wake up, hurry up and see if there are any good tasks, we can't even open the pot!"
Lin En had just conducted a daily morale-boosting publicity activity when he was interrupted by a small half-orc archer in the team, and few of the team members sitting in a row paid attention to Lin En. It is a mercenary team that has just been formed not long ago. The members come from all over the world. Among the eight people, there is everyone.
Linn's mercenary team originally wanted to be named the Golden Dynasty and the Paladin team, but they were told that these two mercenary teams already existed, so Linn could only name them the Storm mercenary team.
"Well, it looks like we do need a big task with a lot of money!"
"So how about this? Escort the expelled prince Rod Monar back to the Kingdom of Mara, and help him ascend the throne as a king. It's an epic mission. Wow, the reward is good. You can get a huge territory. The count's Titles, and tons of cute king heads!”
Lin En picked a task at random, and immediately saw his companions behind him all quiet down for a moment. Duwei, a half-orc with goat-man blood, patted Lin En on the shoulder: "Well, this is good, it has been on the top of the list for half a year. There are too many, but no one has picked up, and there will definitely be no one to compete with us. However, if we want to support the expelled prince to ascend the throne, we need to defeat the current King of Mara who is still sitting on the throne. This king There are at least hundreds of thousands of regular legions under his control!"
"And we, um! One, two, three... We have eight people. If one person can fight 10,000, there will still be a few short. Do you want to recruit a few more people?"
Everyone looked at Linn like a fool, and suddenly felt that their captain was not very reliable. When he was thinking about quitting the team, Linn laughed: "I'm just kidding, I'm talking about the following That, the Hongling Merchant Group’s security employment mission, the bounty is quite high, just protect them through the Bull Mountains and enter the Kingdom of Mara.”
Starting from Maple Leaf City in the Kingdom of Arabelle, led by a young man named Linn, the Storm Mercenary Team embarked on a journey and began their first mission.