The gate of the city was opened wide, and a huge caravan slowly drove out of the city of Ammon.
The flags displayed in this caravan are various, at least there are more than five medium-sized chambers of commerce, there are more than a dozen small chambers of commerce, and there are countless small merchants and retail investors.
In the team, it was like a race museum of the world of the gods - humans, dwarves, hobgoblins, halflings, half elves, and more mixed races, which made Leylin feel dazzled.
As for mercenaries, there are more occupations, but there is no unified leader and command, it looks messy, and it feels like a mob.
Leylin saw a few dwarves riding wild boars running past him howling, hiccupping, which made his expression very speechless.
"There are more pirate races than I am in charge of, and the profession is even more chaotic..."
These mercenaries gave Leylin a good understanding of the professional system of the Gods Continent.
From the most common fighters, thieves, rangers, and assassins to the more advanced knights, musketeers, and archers, although there are no mages, Leylin even saw a few low-level bloodlines and druids. Belong to those relatively large mercenary teams, and directly accept the employment of those medium-sized chambers of commerce.
As for the motley army that Leylin belonged to, they were the masterpieces of those small chambers of commerce and merchants.
In fact, these merchants had no choice. With the interruption of the business route, if they were still unable to set off, it would be a trivial matter to throw all the purchased goods in their hands. The horrible fines brought by breach of contract alone might make them bankrupt.
In a world with gods, those fair contracts are protected by the gods. When necessary, the temple can even dispatch priests and paladins to collect debts. Even the king dare not renege on debts. The church of the goddess of wealth and trade, Wojin I like doing this job very much, of course, the fee is also very high.
Therefore, under the threat of ruining their fortunes, these small businessmen had no choice but to bite the bullet and venture into the road that was rumored to be harassed by ogres.
However, they are not fools. They issued several large-scale missions together, and recruited enough mercenaries and manpower to form a super-large caravan. It seems that they finally have the power to protect themselves.
It's just that Leylin expressed doubts about how much combat power these low-level professionals can display—I'm afraid they can only be killed as cannon fodder!
"Everyone in the Temple of Darkness, I entrust the fate of my sister and me to you!"
Before setting off, Leylin and his employer this time—a pair of sisters who seemed to be minor nobles even received them in person.
"Haha... Don't worry, hiccup... With my old Bam here, those damn ogres will definitely come and die!"
The nominal captain of Leylin's small team, Bam, a dwarf with red rosaceous nose and hiccups, patted his chest to assure him that he was a very rare dwarf musketeer. It was covered with rust, and according to Leylin's view, that musket was completely scrapped long ago—"I'm afraid it can only be used as a hammer when the enemy is approaching!"
In fact, until now, Leylin still hasn't fully recognized his nominal 'teammate'!
"In addition to a miscellaneous dwarf musketeer captain Bam, there is also a halfling thief, a human archer, and I, a warrior, are really miscellaneous, and we are all waiters who passed the mercenary guild yesterday. I know each other... Obviously, the sisters were tricked by the waiter... "
Leylin didn't expect that in the world of the gods, there would always be black groups that were set up temporarily to deceive guests, but he didn't intend to change anything.
"Although most of the money is cheated, but that little commission can hire a tenth-level mage, and you still make a lot of money!"
Leylin thought silently in his heart.
At this time, the noble lady in the carriage also sighed, as if she had figured out the fact that she was cheated.
"Everyone..." The gauze curtain of the carriage opened a corner, revealing a beautiful face. The other party seemed to be about twenty-five or six years old, a bit more mature and affectionate than ordinary girls, but the eyebrows at this time There is also a strong sad color on it, as if there is some doubt.
"In order to ensure the safety of this trip, I specially invited another adventurer to join me! She is a high-level knight, and she must be able to get along well with you all!"
The noble young woman had a trace of apology on her face, but it was the benefactor who paid the money. Bam, who knew the gold content of his so-called Temple of Darkness mercenary group, just muttered a few words and agreed.
"A new adventurer? Or a high-ranking knight, and... her???"
Leylin suddenly had a bad feeling.
"Sister Hera, I'm sorry I'm late!"
A black war horse flashed across the city gate like lightning, and the knight riding it made an immature female voice.
"Rafiniya!" Hera in the carriage showed a gentle smile on her face, which made old Bam and others look a little lost.
The knight quickly reached the front of the carriage, and the person on top got off his horse, revealing Leylin's very familiar face.
"Sister Hera!" Rafiniya first enthusiastically took Hera's hand, and then looked at the mercenaries beside her.
"Hi everyone! My name is Rafiniya, and I will take an adventure together in the future, hey..."
Halfway through the self-introduction, Rafiniya stopped in amazement, and slowly widened her eyes: "You are that Lei! You bastard, you lied to me!!!"
The girl's immature voice, coupled with her appearance, is really easy to associate. The dwarf Bam next to him gave Leylin an admiring look. As for the human archer, he was a little jealous.
"I've clearly told you, but you're just a road idiot!" Leylin touched his nose, rolled his eyes, and was too lazy to say anything to this road idiot.
"Who do you say is a road idiot???" Rafiniya immediately felt like a kitten whose tail was stepped on, and the fur on her body exploded.
"Do you know each other? That would be even better! Come on, Rafiniya, tell me about what happened yesterday..." Hera came out to mediate the conflict, and it was obvious that she had a wink.
"only… "
Leylin stared at Hera's hands. Her hands were rather rough, even with calluses on the edges of the palms, very similar to the hands of the maids in Leylin Manor. The clothes on her body also looked very plain, and the edges were slightly whitish.
It could be seen that the other party's previous family background might not be very good, but they hired Leylin and the others in the name of nobles.
"The concubine's daughter of a minor nobleman? Or is it a more troublesome identity? Now that you are wooing Rafiniya, do you see that the other party's identity is extraordinary? It's quite scheming..."
Leylin watched Rafiniya get into the carriage directly, and there were laughter and laughter from time to time, and he shook his head secretly.
He didn't discriminate against this Hera. In order to survive, it was understandable to use some means. As long as he didn't find his head, he didn't bother to expose anything.
"Tsk tsk! Lei, look at this horse, it's actually taller than the two of us. I bet you that this horse is worth at least two hundred gold croats!"
At this time, Old Bam was degraded infinitely depressed and became a groom, taking care of her steed for Rafiniya. A dwarf was leading a tall horse, which looked very funny, but he himself did not have this awareness. Instead, his hands kept touching the black steed. He was stroking on it, and he was still muttering: "It's a pity...it's a pity...look, how this good horse has been abused by her? This kind of coat color and wear and tear will definitely be severely lowered by those horse dealers..."
"Please, the other party is a noble lady, and she didn't bring a groom with her when she went out. It's fine if it doesn't starve to death..."
Leylin smiled and patted Bam's shoulder, which attracted his approval.
"Hmm! Hmm." Bam nodded again and again: "It's not that my old Bam is bragging. My father's father once served as the groom of the city lord. Even a war horse with the blood of the Celestial Horse can still be white and fat..."
"The wording is not right in the first place..." Leylin shook his head silently. Dwarves always like to brag, let alone dwarves who have been drinking.
At this moment, a Kincro was thrown out through the window and hit Bam directly on the head.
"Take care of this horse and it will be yours!"
The golden light immediately dazzled Bam's eyes, and he couldn't even care about getting angry: "No problem, old Bam will take care of this baby for you, honorable lady!"
"It's not that deep in the world!" This was Leylin's evaluation of Rafiniya.
There were already many eyes on her war horse before, but now after seeing her throwing Jin Keluo casually, those eyes were instantly filled with greed and malice.
Even the halfling thieves and archers who were on the same team as Leylin had a bad expression on their faces.
They are all mercenaries who are only temporarily paired together. How can they have any credibility? During the dangerous journey, you can transform into robbers and robbers at any time!
"Even if Rafiniya is a tenth-level knight, I'm afraid she can't escape the plot..."
Leylin could almost foresee the future fate of these three noble girls.
"The ogre is the best cover. As long as the hands and feet are clean, you can push the other party afterwards. Can you still confront those ogres?"
Leylin looked around. At this time, the caravan had almost gathered, but the representatives of several medium-sized chambers of commerce had no intention of leaving, as if they were waiting for some important person.
"Could it be that some high-level professionals have been hired together?"
Just when Leylin was wondering, an elite team slowly emerged from Emmon City.
The leader was a middle-aged man wearing Mingguang armor, his face was full of determination, and there were a pair of shining eyes under his thick eyebrows.
Behind him, a pale eagle banner fluttered in the wind.