Magic Chef of Ice and Fire

Chapter 97: Mercenary Union

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Speaking of this, Hillard couldn't help showing sadness in his eyes, sighed lightly, and continued: "The Dragon God has really come, as one of the main gods, the Dragon God, the first thing to do is to punish the traitor of the Dragon Clan At the same time, he ordered the Dragon King to lead the powerful dragon clan back to the God Realm with it, and become a member of the God Realm forever. However, the Dragon King was reluctant to part with the Yangon Continent where the dragon clan had lived for countless years. Each of the giant dragons left one to live on the mainland, but they could no longer participate in the war on the mainland. And because my ancestors saved the dragon clan, the Dragon God specially gave us the title of Dragon Guardian, allowing our clansmen to fight every day. In one generation, one of the most outstanding people signed an equal contract with one of the giant dragons left on the mainland, and supervised the seven series of giant dragons left on the mainland. In my generation, it is you who signed the contract with me just now. The wind dragon Rodiris I saw, as an adult dragon, he is already over five thousand years old. From the perspective of human understanding, it is almost invincible, unless the god descending technique or the peak of the warrior Only the spirit of the god master can hurt it. The seven series of giant dragons live in the corners of the Yangon continent, and no one knows the whereabouts of the other giant dragons except themselves. The Dragon God did not give them any tasks. On the mainland, except that they cannot participate in wars, they are completely free."

"Father, I know all this! Quickly get to the point." Mao Mao urged impatiently.

Nian Bing is like a bright mirror in his heart. He knows that the reason why Hilard said this secret salary is to repay the gift he gave to Mao Mao. For him, these historical knowledge are extremely precious. The cat interrupted Hilard, and hurriedly said: "Good boy, don't interrupt, let the senior talk."

It's strange to say that Mao Mao, who didn't even listen to his parents, saw that Nian Bing had spoken, but shut his mouth obediently. Not only did he not speak, he didn't even show a trace of dissatisfaction on his pretty face.

With a deep smile in his eyes, Hillard continued: "Let's get to the point right away. On our continent, there are many different beliefs. Some of them believe in the most powerful creature, the dragon, and they formed their own Dragon people. They claim to be dragon people, and use the giant dragons left on the mainland as totems to cultivate themselves, hoping to be recognized by the dragons. As far as I know, although the dragons are idle, they hate humans. , so far, the number of dragon people who have really been recognized by the dragon is very small, just like those who use the phoenix as their totem. The dragon has all the treasures, so, contrary to these dragon people who believe in the dragon, there are also dragon people who claim to be dragons. There are warriors, but very few of these people can become famous, let alone they can't find a dragon, the dragon race alone is enough to make them look good."

Nian Bing said with some doubts: "Senior, is it true that the giant dragon can only be restrained by the divine descending technique and the god master's fighting spirit? If that is the case, once the giant dragon wants to be unfavorable to humans, the legendary dragon god will not care about the situation." Next, aren’t human beings going to suffer?”

Hillard smiled slightly and said: "Theoretically, this possibility exists, but the possibility is very small. Although dragons are powerful, they also have their own weaknesses. If you want to deal with them, if you don't have enough strength, you can only find dragons to kill them." Only weapons can be successful. However, dragon-killing weapons are extremely rare, and the thing that is similar to a cursed magic item has almost been lost. Well, the previous story ends here, and we should talk about today’s golden-backed dragon. No I know whether you are too unlucky or lucky, the golden-backed earth dragon that Nana attracted today is not only evolved from the iron-backed earth dragon, but also the king of the golden-backed earth dragon. Through me, Spirit and Carodi just now Lisi communicated and learned that this golden-backed earth dragon is already thousands of years old. Ordinary earth dragons generally live no more than 200 years old. If there is a special encounter, 20% It may evolve into a gold-backed earth dragon. Whether it is attacking or defending, the golden-backed earth dragon is far superior to the ordinary iron-backed earth dragon. This is why your ice and fire homologous magic cannot harm it. The golden-backed earth dragon can generally survive At the age of five hundred, the one you saw just now must have eaten some kind of elixir such as natural materials and earth treasures, or comprehended certain cultivation methods with low wisdom, and it has lived to be over a thousand years old. It is definitely well-deserved The Dragon King with a golden back. Maybe you think it is not strong enough, that is because they did not fight it head-on. With its own abilities, even a fully equipped thousand-man heavy cavalry regiment is absolutely unable to compete. Its weakness It's because you can't fly, and you have a natural fear of flying creatures. So you can help them persist for so long."

Nian Bing said: "Then it changed its appearance just now. Is it the evolution that Maomao said? What are the characteristics of the evolved Gold-backed Dragon King?"

Hillard said: "You may have heard a saying from ancient times, that is: gold scales are not things in the pool, they can turn into dragons when they encounter storms. This is a kind of fish, a fish with the blood of the dragon. Under certain circumstances, if a species of fish can guide the dragon veins in its body and use the energy of heaven and earth to dissolve its own magazines, it may become a real dragon. And the dragon king with the golden back that you just saw has the same situation. On the mainland, there are still many creatures with a small amount of dragon blood, and this kind of earth dragon is one of them, but I never thought that this earth dragon could live to be a thousand years old, and be imprisoned by my spiritual magic. It has entered the final stage of transforming into a dragon. The changes you saw just now are its process of transforming into a dragon. However, it is unknown whether it can truly transform into a dragon. I summoned Kalodiris not to deal with it , but to help it become a real dragon. Let it surrender through Kalodiris, as long as it has the help of a real dragon, its evolution process will become perfect. Once it becomes a dragon, it will no longer belong to the dragon The category. As for the ability of what attributes it possesses, it can only be seen after it has fully evolved. I am afraid that this evolution process will take at least a year. I asked Carlo Diris to tell it, as long as it is willing to share with my family Surrendering for a hundred years can help it completely transform into a dragon and officially join the dragon clan. It has agreed without a choice. I am going to call it the nine tails that branch out from it and the spear-shaped dorsal fin erected on its back. Jiugelong. As long as Maomao makes a contract with it, I don’t have to worry so much even if this girl runs out again in the future.”

"Long live, dad is the best." Maomao jumped up happily, hugged Hillard's neck and kissed him on the face.

Hillard put on a serious face on purpose, and said: "Don't be complacent, do you want to sign a contract with Shenlong with your current spiritual power? If you want to become a dragon summoner, you can practice spiritual magic for me after you go back. So If you can’t even grasp a good opportunity, don’t say it’s my Hillard’s daughter in the future.”

Seeing his father's stern face, Mao Mao smiled, stuck out his cute little tongue, and said: "I know, just go back and work hard to practice. Dad, let's take brother Nian Bing back together, shall we? He cooks It's really delicious. Maomao is so lonely by himself, if I have brother Nian Bing with me, I promise not to run away in the future."

Hearing what Mao Mao said, Hillard's expression suddenly changed. This time, he seemed to be really angry, and said sharply, "Aren't you hot enough? How dare you make a condition with me, Xiaoqing." Suddenly, that big blue bird appeared out of nowhere, and it immediately understood what Hilard meant through the exchange of mental power. It lowered its head and placed the cat's hand on its back.

Mao Mao's eyes turned red, "Father is good or bad, so fierce, Nian Bing, it seems that we are really going to separate, this musk tooth is left for you, and when you see it in the future, you will treat it as if you saw Mao Mao. You Don't worry, cats and cats will definitely look for you." While talking, she threw a musk tooth to Nian Bing.

Hilard frowned, his eyes shone coldly, and the huge blue bird quickly flapped its wings and flew up with the cat.

Nian Bing said: "Senior, Maomao is still a child, just playful, so don't blame her."

Seeing the rising blue bird, Hillard showed a trace of worry in his eyes, "Frankly speaking, killing you is the best choice for me now, but I have already said something beforehand, so you are lucky."

Nian Bing froze for a moment, looking at Hillard who suddenly changed his face, he didn't understand what he meant, "Senior, you..."

Hillard snorted coldly and said, "I hope you will never see my daughter again, otherwise, the next time we meet, it won't be so cheap. We white people can only marry white people, so as to ensure the purity of our blood. Especially my daughter, if she cannot be married to a white man, how will the guardian of the dragon be passed on?"

Upon hearing this, Nian Bing said with some irony: "Senior, you are not mistaken. Let alone that I have only known Maomao for a few hours, just because I regard her as a younger sister, it is impossible to find that thing!"

There was a deep light in Hillard's eyes, "I know my daughter best, you can treat her as a younger sister, and she who doesn't know about men and women will also treat you as an elder brother, but everything you have done has given She left a deep impression on her. Who can say what will happen in the future? Remember my words, if you want to carry forward the magic of ice and fire and live in peace, then don't have any further problems with my daughter I have nothing to do with it." When he said the last few words, Nian Bing only felt his mental strength trembling violently, and the severe pain came from the brain, his whole body shook, and he suddenly lost consciousness.

When Nian Bing woke up, the surroundings had become dark, and the dizziness caused by the weakness made his mind a little blurred. When he calmed down, he recalled everything that happened before he fainted. He still couldn't believe it until now. Looking around, I saw that the remaining roasted roe deer meat was still there. It seemed that all of this was true. Mao Mao's father was such a powerful existence, he couldn't help but wonder why the fathers of the girls he met after leaving Peach Blossom Forest were stronger than the other? A magician who can summon a dragon is probably no match for his new teacher, Long Zhi. After all, without the strength of a divine descendant, it is impossible for magic to harm a dragon. It seems that if I want to avenge my parents, I still have a long way to go.

Supporting the body with both hands, Nian Bing moved to the side of the tree and sat down. Although Mao Mao and her father brought a lot of trouble and even danger to Nian Bing, I learned from the dragon summoner Hilard about The matter of the dragon still made him very excited. Nian Bing is a little envious of white people now. If you can summon a dragon, what's the use of practicing magic

Forcefully shake off this tempting idea from his mind, open the ring of space, take out three of the few remaining magic scrolls, spread them in front of him, and connect them together with a simple trigger magic circle, although These are only fourth-order scrolls, but they are enough to deal with ordinary beasts. As long as they are not some kind of earth dragon, there should be no problem.

The scroll can be used without chanting magic, which is indeed very convenient, but Nian Bing simply calculated the value of the scroll he used before, and he had the urge to strangle himself, so how many purple gold coins should it be! Forget it, it's better for me to make less scrolls in the future, I'm afraid my magic improvement speed will be greatly slowed down by relying on these things.

As the mood gradually calmed down, Nian Bing closed his eyes and felt that the magic elements in the surrounding air had entered a state of meditation. The most important thing at the moment was undoubtedly to restore his own strength first. After Mao Mao left, he regained his freedom. Although each one is lonely, Nian Bing prefers this loneliness.

With the help of the Stone of the Fire God and the Stone of the Ice and Snow Goddess, one night's meditation has restored 80% of Nian Bing's magic power of ice and fire. He only needs to absorb less magic elements in the air while walking, and he will be able to recover in a short time. back to top form. As for the used scrolls, he couldn't replenish them, so he could only go to the next big city to buy some white scrolls. It's a pity that Maomao took a lot of his money. I'm afraid that when buying white scrolls, he needs to start with the most common ones first, and then try to buy a few low-level magic scrolls to raise money before buying better ones.

Simply roasting the remaining roe deer meat with the flame technique, and then eating a piece of ice condensed by the ice technique, Nian Bing embarked on the journey of experience again.

Walking alone may be lonely for ordinary people, but this kind of situation will not happen to Nian Bing. After identifying the direction, he recalled the magic knowledge in the library in his mind while walking, and used I understand in my own way, and I am not lonely along the way.

It has entered September, and the air has gradually changed from hot and dry to cool. Autumn is the harvest season. Apart from various plants, the roads of the Ice Moon Empire are all crops planted by commoners. It becomes more refreshing. Although the direct sunlight of the sun is strong, walking in the shade of trees can feel cool and comfortable.

Ice Orchid City is a big city on the border between the Ice Moon Empire and the Oran Empire, and it is also one of the most peculiar cities on the entire Yangon continent, because two-thirds of the city is within the territory of the Ice Moon Empire, and the other three One belongs to the Oran Empire. When planning the territory, I don't know how they are distinguished. Fortunately, the Ice Moon Empire has always been friendly with the Oran Empire, and the city is under the control of the Ice Moon Empire, but it has to pay some low taxes to the Oran Empire every year.

Since Ice Orchid City is located on the land of the two empires, it has become the largest transportation and commercial hub in the surrounding area. The size of the city is comparable to Ice Snow City, the second largest city of the Ice Moon Empire, and even more lively. . People from Oran Empire and Ice Moon Empire shuttled endlessly in the city, and the largest team belonged to merchants. The Ice Moon Empire and the Oran Empire have always done business, and smart businessmen will cross-sell items from the two countries, so as to obtain greater profits. With merchants, another group is naturally indispensable, that is, mercenaries. In order to maximize profits, the goods transported by merchants often have to travel a long distance, so it is essential to hire mercenaries for protection. After all, no merchant is willing to sell the goods he has worked so hard to raise question.

Magicians have a magician's union, and mercenaries also have their own mercenary union, but the mercenary union is not as noble as the magician's union. In the eyes of ordinary people, they are just gathering places for low-level warriors. You can receive various tasks from the mercenary union, and get different rewards according to the level of the task. Few of the mercenaries are particularly outstanding in martial arts. After all, if martial arts have reached a certain level, why bother to be a mercenary? There are many better options waiting for them.

The mercenary union in Iceland City is located in the northernmost part of the city, very close to the city gate, and the union's buildings are not tall. But it covers a very large area, in the trade union hall as wide as thousands of square meters. At this time, at least seven or eight hundred mercenaries gathered. Some of them came to take on the mission alone, and some came to take on the mission as a mercenary group, but the purpose was indeed the same, that is, to make money. If you can find a task that is simple and easy to do. Then, the mercenaries can enjoy themselves for a while.

Of course, not all mercenaries aim to make money. Although the number of such people is small, they do exist. Some of their purposes are traveling, and some are adventurous. Although only a few. But it is also among these few people that the strongest mercenaries exist.

"I saw this mission first. Do you Lanhuo mercenaries want to bully others and snatch it?" A mercenary who is not tall but plump like a ball roared angrily. His voice perfectly matched his height. On the contrary, this voice made the entire trade union almost spread throughout the hall, and for a while, the mercenaries who liked to join in the fun all cast different glances. Humpty's physique looked a little comical. To put it simply, his whole body is like a meatball on top of a tuft of fat, everywhere is chubby, and the loose clothes on his body can no longer be seen as samurai uniforms, from the shape of the white shield on his chest. Judging from the color of the mercenary logo with two crossed swords, he is just an ordinary fourth-level mercenary.

From high to low, the mercenary ranks are divided into special grade, first grade, second grade, third grade, fourth grade, fifth grade and trainee mercenary. Their logos are the same, they are both a badge with two long swords crossed on a shield. According to different levels, from high to low, the colors of the badges are gold, silver, red, purple, yellow, white, blue and gray (the color of the metal itself).

"You are the one who is bullying, how about it? Shortball, go home. Do you still want to complete the task with your virtue? I think you can eat up the boss before you go halfway." The tall mercenary in blue samurai uniform said disdainfully. Judging from his appearance, he looks more like a mercenary

The chunky mercenary's fat body trembled violently, "You, dare you, this is the mercenary union, not your Lanhuo mercenary group, why do you snatch the task I want to take. The union will uphold justice, yes No, beautiful lady." While speaking, his eyes fell on the face of the lady in charge behind the counter of the mercenary union.

In the trade union hall, there are at least 30 counters responsible for assigning tasks, and on the huge blackboard behind the counters, tasks of various levels and task requirements are clearly written. Take the task to complete. If no one accepts a task within three months and the employer is unwilling to give up, then the level of the task will automatically increase by one level. Soldiers will definitely be able to complete the third-level tasks. The difficulty of tasks of the same level is only close, but it will never be the same.

The lady in charge behind the counter looked about twenty-five or six years old, with an ordinary appearance, and the uniform on her body outlined a good figure, which looked very plump. She glanced at Humpty Humpty impatiently, and said: "Of course the trade union will uphold justice, but although you wanted to accept this task just now, you were still hesitant and did not confirm it finally, so the Lanhuo Mercenary Group does not It’s a bully. Frankly speaking, with your strength as a fourth-level mercenary, it’s difficult to complete this third-level task. Don’t make noise here, please leave. The one from the Lanhuo Mercenary Group, you can go through the registration procedures.”

"Fart, I'm obviously the first to take the task, you little bitch must be his concubine, damn it, I have to take this task today." Humpty Humpty's face was already flushed with anger, and he squeezed his right hand hard. There was a slap on the counter and a boom.

The badge on the chest of the mercenary from the Lanhuo Mercenary Group is yellow, representing the logo of the third-level mercenary. He stretched out his big palm-like hand and pressed it on the short fat man's shoulder, "Make trouble while making trouble, don't affect my registration Task."

Humpty Humpty slapped his hand off, "Go away, this task is mine."

The mercenaries were already mixed with dragons and snakes, and the members of the Lanhuo mercenary group saw that the other party was so arrogant that they were lower in level than themselves, and suddenly became angry. "What? Do you want to fight? I'll kill you fat pig."

The lady in charge behind the counter snorted and said, "I have to call out, otherwise I will call the security guard."

When the fat man who was still arrogant before and the members of the Lanhuo Mercenary Corps with fierce faces heard the word "defense", their expressions suddenly changed. The fat man cursed a few words in a low voice, then squeezed his way out of the crowd. And the members of the Nalan Fire Mercenary Corps also honestly began to register for the task.

The level of mercenaries is determined according to the difficulty and number of tasks completed, so even third-level mercenaries may not have the strength of high-level fighters, most of them are just ordinary fighters. And the guards hired by this mercenary union all have at least the strength of high-level fighters, and some of them are sword master-level masters. They will never be soft on the mercenaries who dare to come here to make trouble. As long as the guards do something, it is common for the mercenaries to break their bones. Therefore, although the mercenaries often use conflicts, they never dare to provoke those in the union. defend.

Seeing that the excitement is over, the mercenaries who originally gathered here went to their own affairs. The lady in charge snorted, she had seen this situation countless times, picked up the pen on the table, and slowly registered it for the strong man of the Nalanhuo Mercenary Group.

"Excuse me, is there any quest to buy high-level magic scrolls here?" A clear voice sounded in front of the counter.

After completing several registrations, the lady in charge handed the registration card to the members of the Nalan Huo Mercenary Corps, and said impatiently: "Won't you go and see yourself when you accept the mission?" What to ask. "While speaking, she raised her head. When she saw the person who asked her, her impatient eyes flickered, and she seemed to be able to see the shape of a peach heart from her eyes.

Standing in front of the counter was a tall man. Although his figure was not as exaggerated as the strong man of the Nalanhuo Mercenary Corps, he was slender and well-proportioned. His long golden hair hangs down his back, his sea-like deep blue eyes exude the brilliance of wisdom, he looks only about twenty years old, his handsomeness makes even women envy him. At this time, after hearing what the lady in charge said, she couldn't help frowning slightly, and glanced at the blackboard behind.

The lady in charge coughed, trying to suppress her excitement, "Sir, this gentleman, are you here to accept the task?"

The blond-haired youth formally read the ice, and when he heard the words, he set his eyes on the face of the lady in charge again, nodded, and said, "Yes, I want to see if there is a task to acquire magic scrolls above the fifth rank." After ten days of Trekking on foot and the occasional blizzard flight, Nian Bing finally came to the Ice Orchid City on the border between the Ice Moon Empire and the Oran Empire. As soon as he entered the city, the first thing he did was to buy a detailed map of the mainland. In the past ten days, if he hadn't *flyed and asked to find the exact route, he already didn't know how many detours he had taken.

As soon as he arrived in Binglan City, the first thing Nian Bing thought of was to replenish the number of his magic scrolls. After counting, he only had more than 20 purple gold coins on him. It was enough to buy ordinary scrolls, but he was making the kind that could double When casting magic and achieving the triggering magic scroll with the effect of ice and fire, you must use the best scroll to have a certain chance of success. Obviously, you don't have enough money, so he wants to sell a few scrolls in exchange for money. Of course, he also looked for the branch of the Ice Moon Empire's Magician's Union here. Unfortunately, because Ice Orchid City borders the Oran Empire, there is no magician's branch here. Of course, the absence of a branch is also related to the decline of the Ice Moon Empire's Magician Union.

In desperation, he had to go to the magic store to sell his own scrolls, but because the scrolls he made were different from ordinary magic scrolls, those fourth to sixth-order scrolls could release their power as long as they were opened without magic guidance. Of course, people cannot inspect the special scrolls. Those scrolls that are not special scrolls are fusion magic scrolls, and the magic circle depicted on them can't be understood by those magic merchants. Nian Bing wanted to use a scroll to show his strength, but the value of the scroll was so high, he was really reluctant, and fell into an embarrassing situation for a while. I went to several magic item shops one after another, but got the same answer. Finally, a well-meaning store owner directed him to try his luck at the Mercenary Union. If he could receive the task of buying magic scrolls here, he would not have to worry about not being able to buy the scrolls. Most buyers were willing to pay to experiment with the scrolls. power. In desperation, Nian Bing asked the path, so he had to come here, hoping to meet a suitable task in exchange for money.

In the previous scene, Nian Bing was completely in the eyes, and the low-quality mercenaries left a bad first impression on him.

The lady in charge looked at the handsome Nian Bing with a smile on her face, and the peach blossoms in her eyes couldn't help but develop like pink, so handsome, so handsome, "Sir, please wait a moment, I will check it for you. My name is It's a pleasure to serve you, Mary."

"Yo, you're so cute! Mari is in bed today, why haven't I received this kind of treatment!" A third-level mercenary in his forties next to him said angrily.

Mari lived in this place where dragons and snakes mixed up every day, and had seen a lot of the world, so she snorted and said, "Go away, don't talk to me, if you are capable, I will give you a hand when you are promoted to the first level of mercenary." Find a mission."

The middle-aged man in his forties fell on Nian Bing, "Then he is a first-class mercenary? Why don't I look like it?"

Nian Bing glanced impatiently at the troublesome person beside him, and the obscene smile on the other person's face obviously looked down on him. He didn't bother to pay attention to this kind of person, and turned his attention to Mari again.

Seeing that Nian Bing didn't make a sound, the middle-aged man put his hands on his shoulders even more vigorously, "Boy, looking at you like this, you must be a duck. I haven't seen you here before. Could it be that the business is not good, run here Hooking up a woman? Mari is really a good choice. Look at her figure, she is really hot! However, her salary may not be enough for you. Would you like me to introduce you to a good partner? The noble lady likes a creamy little boy like you. Hey, God is so unfair! Why can’t I be more handsome? Boy, your mother must be very beautiful, hehe.” The mercenaries roared with laughter.