Nian Bing is a smart person. He has experienced everything that happened in Ice and Snow City. He never wants to have any trouble. If the other party just insults himself, he will at most treat the other party as an annoying fly. However, the middle-aged man insulted him. Mother, that was Nian Bing's most painful wound. In an instant, Nian Bing's eyes changed, but there was a smile on his face.
The middle-aged man suddenly felt a little cold on his body, and his heart chilled for no reason, "Laugh at your mother, laugh." In order to cover up a trace of fear rising in his heart, he put the hand on Nian Bing's shoulder towards his face. Take away.
"Laugh at your father." The faint blue light flashed like smoke, and in the burst of blood, piercing screams like slaughtering pigs sounded from the mercenary union.
A hand that was still twitching fell to the ground, and the middle-aged man screamed miserably, holding his blood-spitting wrist, his face turned pale in an instant, his feet went limp, and he fell to the ground immediately, screaming miserably.
Nian Bing kicked the broken hand aside, still looking at Mari as if nothing happened. In a head-to-head fight, Nian Bing couldn't beat a third-level mercenary, but his knife was too fast. The sharpness of the blade can accomplish many things by surprise.
Silence, unusual silence, the entire mercenary union fell into dead silence, the cold and cruel methods instantly shocked the audience, Mari stared blankly at the handsome man in front of her, her hands were already shaking.
Nian Bing's voice was still very gentle, reminding Marui, "Miss, please keep looking, thank you."
His gentle voice was so clear in the hall, just now, almost no one saw what he did, except that there was an extra knife in his right hand. The small knife that was shining with blue light was spinning on the five fingertips.
"You, how can you hurt people in the trade union?" Marie's voice was visibly trembling.
A rogue-like smile appeared on Nian Bing's face, "Did I hurt anyone? Are you sure you saw it?"
Marui was stunned for a moment, and she didn't believe that Nian Bing did it just now, but the facts were in front of her eyes, Nian Bing's smile made her feel cold in her heart, as if she was about to freeze, as if there was no longer anything in front of her. A handsome young man, but a devil, a murderous devil. "Come on, guard, come on." Marie yelled hysterically, the terror in her heart made her take a few steps back, and she was knocked over by the chair and fell to the ground.
Nian Bing frowned, and turned to look at the middle-aged man who had severed his hand. As expected of a third-level mercenary, he knew something about treating injuries. At this moment, he was pinching his wrist desperately, not to let too much blood flow out.
The crowd of mercenaries dispersed automatically, and three guards in black warrior uniforms came over. Seeing the scene, the expressions of the three of them changed at the same time. The leader, a warrior in his thirties, frowned and looked at Nian Bing, "I It's the captain of the guard here, you did it?"
Nian Bing smiled slightly, but did not answer his question. Instead, he squatted down and asked the middle-aged man who had severed his hand, "Did I cut off your hand?" As he felt it, what the middle-aged man saw was a devilish smile. His body trembled a little, and his face, which was pale due to excessive blood loss, was a little more blue. He shook his head desperately, "No, no ,no no."
Nian Bing stood up and looked at the security captain provocatively, "He is lying, I did it, because he insulted my mother." He took a step forward with his left leg, and swung his right leg with all his strength , kicked the middle-aged man in his forties in the face. Immediately, the middle-aged man's face didn't even have time to let out a scream, and he passed out amidst the splash of blood.
The captain of the guard did not stop Nian Bing, but his eyes turned cold, "Boy, you are very arrogant. You have to understand where you are now."
Nian Bing smiled lightly and said, "I understand, isn't this the Mercenary Union?"
The captain of the guard snorted coldly, "Then I want to get back the dignity for the mercenaries."
Nian Bing pointed his right index finger at the fainted middle-aged man, "A person like him still has dignity?"
White grudges emanated from the captain of the central guard, and his ability to use grudges proved that he had entered the realm of a sword master. On the surface, the strength of the captain of the guard was by no means inferior to that of Xue Jing.
"You will become like him." The captain of the guard raised his hand, and the surrounding mercenaries immediately vacated a field for them.
Nian Bing shook his head at the captain of the guard, stretched out his right hand, and a ball of fire suddenly appeared in his palm, "Since you have confidence in yourself, then come. However, I must guarantee that I will not accidentally injure others."
Seeing the flames in Nian Bing's hands, the guard captain's face suddenly changed, and he said in surprise: "Are you a magician?"
Nian Bing smiled slightly and said: "To be precise, it should be a magician from the Ice Moon Empire Magician Union."
Is the captain of the guard afraid of magicians? No, he is definitely not afraid. He does not think that the magic of the young man in front of him can surpass his own martial skills. However, although a magician does not have an advantage in a one-on-one situation with a samurai, due to the small balance of the number, the magician's His status is much higher than that of warriors, and he is the target of all countries, especially when he heard Nian Bing say that he is a member of the Magician's Union, his hesitation has disappeared. The so-called skinny camel is bigger than a horse, no matter how weak the Ice Moon Empire's magicians' union is, it is still a magician's union after all, and it is definitely something that low-level unions like the mercenary union can't afford.
"I'm sorry, respected Mr. Mage, I thought you were also a mercenary, please forgive my rudeness." The captain of the guard dissipated his fighting spirit and said respectfully to Nian Bing.
Nian Bing didn't want to reveal his identity, but in order to avoid trouble, this was the best choice. He smiled lightly, pointed to the middle-aged man on the ground, and said, "If you don't want him to die, just carry it down."
The captain of the guard turned around and winked at the guards under him. The two guards hurried forward and lifted the fainted middle-aged man away. They looked at Nian Bing with some doubts, and the captain of the guard said: "Mr. Magician, Since you are a member of the Magician's Union in your country, could you please show your ID?"
Nian Bing frowned slightly, and said, "Is this necessary?"
The captain of the guard glanced at the ghost sculpture caught between Nian Bing's fingers, and nodded. Said: "I think it is necessary, I have to explain to our mercenary union."
Nian Bing smiled lightly and said, "This is what you want." The light flashed, and there was an extra sign in his right hand, which was the status symbol that Long Zhi had just given him a few days before he left.
The captain of the security guard took a closer look at the sign in Nian Bing's hand, and his face suddenly changed, "You, you are..."
Nian Bing took the sign back and sent it back to the ring of space, "Don't say it, you just understand. I'm here to find a quest that I need."
The face of the captain of the guard had turned a little pale at this time, although he couldn't believe that the young man in front of him was an elder of the Magician's Guild. However, the token was definitely not fake. How could it be easy to imitate things from the Magician's Union? After hesitating for a while, he walked to the counter and said to Mari: "Hurry up and help this Mr. Magician find what he needs." Don't neglect the task." Leaving this sentence behind, he walked away quickly.
The mercenaries around all looked at Nian Bing. Being able to scare away the captain of the guard, they knew that this young man was far from simple, besides, he was also a magician.
Marie glanced at Nian Bing secretly, and hurriedly searched for the mission information of the Mercenary Union, but her hands were still trembling.
Nian Bing sighed in his heart. The law of the jungle is indeed the social norm. In front of Hillard, he is weak, but in front of these people, he has become a strong man. It seems that no matter where he goes in the mainland, he will not There are days of peace.
"Okay, I found it, there really is one." Marui picked up the mission record with relief and said to Nian Bing: "Mr. Magician, the mission you want is rather weird, but there is one, here it is, the relative of the city lord The guards need a fifth-level magic scroll. The requirement is just a clue. The clue of a scroll is five gold coins. Every time the scroll is higher, the task reward is doubled. It is a third-level task, and it is the kind that can be accepted by multiple people at the same time , and now seventy-three mercenaries have taken over, but only two of them have completed it, and the ones they found are all fifth-order scrolls."
Nian Bing was overjoyed. The guards of the city lord should be richer. Now that he has a source of funds, he hurriedly asked, "Then how can I contact the employer?"
"This..." Mari hesitated for a moment, and said: "After the mercenary completes this task, just hand over the task to us. We will contact the employer. As long as we confirm that the task is completed correctly, we will pay the mercenary. Bing, and take one tenth as a handling fee. As for the contact information of the employer, we need to keep it confidential."
Nian Bing smiled lightly and said: "In this case, just tell me the contact information, I can complete this task."
Mari was stunned for a moment, then said: "But, you are not a mercenary, let alone a member of the union, this is against the rules!"
Nian Bing smiled slightly, and said, "This is simple." He turned his gaze to the mercenaries around him, and the one closest to him was the Lan Xing mercenary regiment leader who had just received the mission. He did not leave after accepting the mission, but It's watching the fun from the sidelines. Nian Bing waved to him and said, "Brother, I want to ask you for a favor."
The strong man froze for a moment, of course he knew that the status of a magician was noble, "Me? What can I do for you?"
Nian Bing said: "You take this task, and then just receive the commission directly."
The strong man still didn't understand what Nian Bing meant, "Our mercenary group has already taken over this task, but it has not been completed yet."
Nian Bing smiled and said: "Then you can hand in the task now, I am the source of the magic scroll. Miss Marui, this time is in line with the rules, I live in the Lanxin Hotel not far from the trade union. Tell him to come to me in room 364 there. Just tell me that I have a few scrolls that are higher than the fifth level to sell." After explaining this, he nodded to the strong man and walked out the door.
"Mr. Magician, do you want to sell scrolls? Then why do you have to complete the mission?" A deep and deep voice sounded, and hundreds of mercenaries in the hall spread out like a tide, forming a corridor. Nian Bing had just walked to the door at this time, and looked along the corridor, only to see a white-faced, slender old man walking towards him, and the captain of the security team followed behind him.
Nian Bing stopped and looked at the old man. Soon, the old man came to him, smiled slightly, and said, "Mr. Magician, I am the president of the local mercenary union. I wonder if I can chat with you."
Nian Bing smiled slightly and said: "Of course, I am very happy to meet you, Mr. President." He knew that it must be because of his identity that he had attracted the president. Hearing his tone, it seemed that he also bought a magic scroll If you can sell your ideas here, it will be easier, so Nian Bing will naturally not refuse his invitation.
The president of the mercenary union made a gesture of invitation to Nian Bing, and led him towards the back of the union. When they passed through the hall and entered the back hall of the trade union, the surroundings suddenly became much quieter. The mercenary union stopped and said to the captain of the security: "There is nothing for you here, go get busy." The captain of the guard With a promise, he returned to the hall.
"Mr. Magician, please follow me." As he said, the president of the mercenary union took Nian Bing and continued to walk inside. While walking, Nian Bing observed the surrounding environment. The current location is a courtyard. The interior decoration of the trade union is extremely simple, and everything is simple and practical.
Under the leadership of the president of the mercenary union, Nian Bing followed him to a large office behind the union.
"Mr. Magician, please sit down. Let me introduce myself first. I am Carlo, the president of this guild. Just now, the captain of the guard said that you are the elder of the Magician's Guild in your country. I am really disappointed to welcome such a distinguished guest. "
Nian Bing smiled slightly and said: "Mr. President, you are welcome. In fact, I am just a senior magician, but since my master is the president of the Magicians Union, the master gave me this award for the convenience of me walking outside. My elder status." Letting anyone underestimate yourself is the best form of protection.
The expression on Carlo's face remained unchanged, as if he had already guessed it, "Mr. Magician, it is not easy to reach the level of a senior magician at such a young age. Just now I heard you say that there are magic scrolls for sale? Instead of making it cheaper for others , how about selling it to me, the price is negotiable, how many levels of magic scrolls do you have in your hand? I want them all.
Nian Bing looked at Carlo in plain clothes with some doubts, and said: "I will never give in on the price."
Carlo naturally understood what he meant, and said with a smile: "You can rest assured on this point. I am speaking arrogantly. Although our mercenary union is only a low-level union and does not have any funding from the state, if it is about money, I am afraid it will be expensive. The trade union and the warrior union combined can’t compare to our mercenary union. Although we don’t collect much commission, the Ice Moon Empire now has more than 30,000 mercenaries, even if each person only pays one copper coin per day. For us, it is not a small income."
With a move in Nian Bing's heart, he realized his mistake in thinking, yes! Although the mercenary union is not seen by others, they are one of the largest trade unions. It can be said that the mercenary group they own can be said to spread throughout the entire empire. Whether it is various news or resources, it is indeed not to be underestimated. Perhaps, in the future If you want to inquire about something, you have to ask them. Thinking of this, the smile on his face suddenly became more friendly, "President Carlo, don't get me wrong, I don't mean anything else, but what I want to remind you is that what I need is not money, or , not exactly money."
Carlo smiled lightly and said, "Mr. Magician, feel free to ask for anything. As long as it's worth the money, I will do my best to meet your request."
Nian Bing knew it was time to talk about business, "I have all kinds of magic scrolls in my hand, including four fourth-order scrolls, three fifth-order scrolls, two sixth-order scrolls, and some special scrolls. You need to exchange it with a scroll, the best white scroll."
When Carlo heard that Nian Bing said that he wanted to exchange it with a white scroll, he immediately smiled, "This is too simple. With our connections in the trade union, I will definitely be able to meet your request. This kind of ordinary magic item is extremely circulated in Ice Orchid City. However, I would like to hear what ratio you plan to use to exchange? Let’s do this. You sold so much. I can buy them at a price 20% higher than the market price, how about it? I want all these scrolls.”
Nian Bing said: "Then I want to hear your specific quotation." He was not in a hurry to make a deal with the other party. After all, although he knew the price of the scroll, he was not sure. To deal with it calmly at this time is naturally to obtain the best benefits.
Carlo was not in a hurry to quote the price, stood up, walked to the side and poured a glass of water for Nian Bing, "Mr. Magician, please drink some water first. According to the market price, a fourth-tier scroll, depending on the recorded magic , the price ranges from five purple gold coins to fifteen purple gold coins, and the fifth-tier scrolls are worth twenty to fifty purple gold coins. The price of sixth-tier scrolls is about two hundred purple gold coins to five hundred purple gold coins. You Don't worry, as long as the magic of the scroll is suitable, the price I will give is absolutely fair. Generally speaking, the price of magic scrolls for attacking is relatively high, you should understand this."
Nian Bing smiled slightly and said: "Okay, I will also quote you a price for a fourth-order magic scroll. Two hundred purple gold coins, one fifth-order magic scroll, one fifty purple gold coins, one sixth-order magic scroll, four hundred purple gold coins One. I think. It's a fair price."
Upon hearing Nian Bing's quotation, Carlo immediately frowned, "Mr. Magician, I can understand your quotation for the fifth and sixth-order magic scrolls, but why is the quotation for the fourth-order magic scrolls so high?"
Nian Bing smiled lightly, and said: "It's very simple, because you can never buy this fourth-order magic scroll from other places. This is the trigger magic scroll developed by my teacher, Longzhi Magister, and it is currently only available in the fourth-order magic scroll." The experiment on the first-order scroll was successful." The last sentence is true, because it is difficult to make the trigger magic scroll, at present Nian Bing can only make the fourth-order magic scroll as a trigger. Moreover, the material must use the most precious white scroll worth ten purple gold coins
Carlo's heart moved, "Trigger the magic scroll, Mr. Magician, could you please explain in detail."
Nian Bing said: "There is no need for a detailed explanation, it is very simple, as long as anyone carries this kind of scroll on their body, once they encounter an attack, the scroll will be activated immediately before the attack. These four trigger scrolls are all fire walls. A fourth-level wall of fire technique may not be very strong, but it is enough to save lives. Anyone I refer to includes anyone other than magicians."
"What?" Carlo exclaimed. He has always been well-informed. In his memory, this special trigger magic scroll seems to have been lost a long time ago. If it is really a good thing that can save lives, two hundred The price of purple gold coins is indeed not expensive. In order to confirm the thoughts in his heart, he tentatively asked, "Mr. Magician, is what you are talking about the triggering magic scroll known as the killer killer?"
Nian Bing nodded, and said: "Facts speak louder than words. As long as you are willing to take out two hundred purple gold coins to test, you will naturally know the answer. But, I don't want you to bargain with me. There are a total of 1,750 purple gold coins, please exchange them for 150 top-grade white scrolls, and the rest, please exchange them for medium scrolls with 250 purple gold coins each."
Carlo calmed down and said, "If your scroll really has such miraculous effects, I will agree to all these requirements, but to be on the safe side, I still hope to try a fourth-order scroll you mentioned. Let's change places."
Nian Bingxin said: The president of the mercenary union is really rich and powerful, two hundred purple gold coins for an experiment...
When the two came to the yard, Nian Bing took out a scroll from the ring of space and threw it to Carlo. When Carlo saw that it was a magic scroll made of a top-quality white scroll, he believed it a little. After all, an ordinary fourth-order scroll is not worth as much as a top-quality white scroll. Using it to make a fourth-order magic scroll shows the value of this scroll.
Nian Bing said: "You can put the scroll anywhere on your body. I will use a magic to attack you now, and you don't have to do anything. Passionate fire element! Please release the scorching flames and condense them into The ball of destruction, the flames of explosion, destroy everything in front of you.—Pyroexplosion." With the appearance of the spell, the element of fire quickly condensed towards the ice, and after a while, the third-level Pyroexplosion appeared in his hands. As soon as he moved, the Explosive Flame Technique brought a red ripple and blasted towards Carlo. Under the heat wave, there was a slight twist in the air.
Carlo's eyes widened. After all, this is an experiment worth two hundred purple gold coins. Seeing that the explosive fire technique was about to hit his chest, a strange feeling appeared. Carlo felt it clearly. A warm air flow covered his whole body, the magic scroll that he had just put into his arms made a slight shattering sound, and a thick wall of flames appeared in front of him without warning. The fourth-tier wall of fire technique naturally wouldn't have any problems with the third-tier explosive flame technique, and the explosive flame technique was completely swallowed by the fire wall. The huge firewall only restrained a little and then returned to normal.
The wall of fire was still burning, and the magic power endowed by the scroll was enough for him to support the opponent's several attacks. With a flash of light and shadow, Carlo, who was shining with blue grudge all over his body, walked around the wall of fire and appeared in front of Nian Bing. He didn't feel sorry for him. Those two hundred purple gold coins, some old faces were full of excitement, "It's amazing, this is really amazing, Magister Longzhi really deserves to be the president of the Empire's Magician Guild! Dear Mr. Magician, no matter What kind of magic are your scrolls. I decided to buy them all, and everything will follow your previous request."
Nian Bing smiled slightly, and said: "Well, after preparing the white scroll, please go directly to Lanxin Hotel to find me. I will go first."
"Wait a minute." Carlo called Nian Bing, "Dear Mr. Mage, I have a heartfelt request, I hope you can agree."
Looking at the sincere look on Carlo's face. Nian Bing said: "What is it, tell me."
Carlo sighed softly, and said: "You also know that our mercenaries are always a low-level industry on the mainland. The strength is not strong enough. The high-ranking warriors look down on our industry at all, so naturally they won’t join, and they don’t believe that mercenaries can do anything good. As the president of the Mercenary Union of the Ice Moon Empire, I formed a mercenary union myself. The corps, with as many as 5,000 members, is composed of well-trained warriors. It is also the only first-level mercenary group in our empire. If you can join our mercenary group, then I think, mercenary The strength of the Corps will definitely be greatly improved, and I am willing to pay you a very high reward."
Nian Bing said with some amusement: "President Carlo, you are too polite, what's so good about a magician, a senior magician, it is difficult to defeat a swordsman one-on-one, even if I agree to join you There is no mercenary group, and it is impossible to increase the strength of the mercenary group, so why do you do this?"
Carlo shook his head and said, "No, you don't understand. Although magicians don't have an advantage in frontal battles with warriors, relying on their familiarity with magic elements, there are many difficult tasks that magicians must participate in. , especially some expedition missions, magical magic can bring great help to the entire mercenary group, which is definitely not something that samurai can do. To give a simple example, for example, we perform missions in a dark and damp cave , I don’t have anything on my body that can be used to ignite the fire, what should I do? It’s impossible for fire-attribute grudges to form real flames.”
Nian Bing shook his head with a smile, and said: "You don't need to say any more, I am already a member of the Ice Moon Empire's Magician Union, and it is impossible to join the Mercenary Union again. I'm sorry, please forgive me."
Carlo's eyes showed a gloomy look, "Yes! How could a noble magician like us mercenaries?"
Nian Bing said: "No, if you think so, you are wrong. In my eyes, there has never been a distinction between high and low, Chairman Carlo, I still have a lot of things to do, so I can't agree to your request , However, if you really hope to have magicians join the mercenary group, I can give you a suggestion."
Carlo's eyes lit up, and he said, "What suggestion?"
Nian Bing said: "Well, when you send the white scroll to me in exchange for the magic scroll, I will give you a letter. As long as you are sincere, take this letter to the Magicians Union in Ice Snow City to meet you." My teacher, I think, may be able to help you."
Carlo asked suspiciously: "Magicians Guild? I'm afraid your teacher..."
Nian Bing interrupted Carlo, and said: "Don't make a conclusion before you have tried it. I have never thought that mercenaries are mobs. Of course, don't be like those outside just now. Go to Ice and Snow City with your sincerity , I think you will gain something." After saying this, Nian Bing stopped staying and left the mercenary union.
Back in his room in the hotel, Nian Bing lay comfortably on the bed. Everything went much smoother than expected. With the white scroll, it only takes a few days to arm yourself with the scroll again. I hope I don't encounter creatures like the golden-backed earth dragon again, otherwise, I really can't afford it! As soon as the scroll is ready, he can immediately go to the Oran Empire.
Thinking of this, Nian Bing took out the map of the mainland from the ring of space and looked at it carefully. Although it is much more convenient to travel as a chef, he is not a god after all. No matter how exquisite the art is, it will not help. Through the experience gained along the way, he decided to find a more suitable route for himself to Landis City, the capital of the Oran Empire, and it is best to find a suitable place to stay every day.
I frightened the map for a moment, then thumped my head, Nian Bing said to himself: "I'm so confused! Why didn't I ask Chairman Carlo about any famous restaurants or restaurants in Oran City just now?" Eat, I only care about the scroll. This city is so big, and there are so many merchants coming and going, there is absolutely no shortage of delicious food." Thinking of eating, he immediately regained his energy. On the way to Oran City, he Kong has top-notch cooking skills but no suitable ingredients. He can only find something to fill his hunger every day. His empty stomach has already given him advice. After finally coming to a big city, how can he return empty-handed
Thinking of this, Nian Bing put away the map and left the room. The Lanxin Hotel he stayed in was just an inconspicuous small restaurant at the north gate of Binglan City. According to his estimation, there would not be any delicious food here. At this time, it was almost evening, and Nian Bing came to the hotel In the lobby, when I was about to ask the service staff here about the famous restaurants around, I was taken aback by the scene in front of me.