The sun is scorching hot, and summer has arrived.

Although Berguen is close to the sea, it is still a city built on the desert. The sand and hot wind blown from the desert stir the air, adding a bit of hotness to the city.

Just when Cassiopeia and her party were waiting impatiently at a temporary pavilion outside the southern city of Bergün,

The Dukao family's messenger finally brought back the news from the south.

Then, less than a quarter of an hour later, a huge team of over a hundred people slowly appeared on the horizon.

First, a row of countless Skalas came into view, stretching from the east side of the horizon to the west after being blocked by mountains and rocks.

This kind of livestock, which is several people tall, is already a symbol of prosperity among many desert tribes in Shurima, but it is invisible in this team at a glance.

This made Cassiopeia, who had learned a little bit about Shurima culture during the days of waiting for Sivir's arrival, secretly nodded in her heart, but on the surface she calmly said to Olius beside her: "Look

It seems pretty good? I just don’t know if it’s just a show.”

"Second Miss, if it were other mercenary teams, they would have more or less the same ethos when dealing with their employers. But the Sivir Mercenary Group... haha."

With a 'haha', Aurelius did not continue speaking, but Cassiopeia still heard the trust in the other party's words, and couldn't help but recall the information that Maisha collected for her.

The Sivir Mercenary Group, in recent years after its leader was replaced by the famous mercenary Sivir, has cooperated with Maisha many times in private.

The two sides cooperated with each other, explored many ruins and ancient tombs in many areas of Shurima, and collected many magical items but never returned empty-handed. This shows the strength of the Sivir Mercenary Group.

Perhaps the only shortcoming of this mercenary group is that the price is too high.

According to the report submitted by Maisha, the gold coins spent for any operation were calculated in four figures. A cooperative excavation a year ago even cost nearly 5,000 Noxian gold coins at one time.

This amount of money is enough to cover supplies and armor for two months of war for a fully-formed empire, but it is only the asking price for one operation of the Sivir Mercenary Group.

but...

She casually raised her hand to take out the silk scarf and dipped it into the sweat on her forehead. Cassiopeia said it didn't matter.

For her, the most indispensable thing is gold coins.

After General Villar was defeated and killed in the Battle of Green Teeth Peak, the power of the Dukecao family further reached its historical peak.

The head of the family, Duke Kaor, is in charge of the Imperial Intelligence Department, while his sister Katarina leads the army and is in charge of the military power of Noxus in the Shurima region.

The monthly turnover from Cassiopeia alone is no less than 30,000 gold coins.

Therefore, even though Sivir Lion asked for 8,000 gold coins for this operation, Cassiopeia still waved and agreed without blinking————

She only values ​​the final result over the 'minutiae' of the process.

If she could ensure the success of the plan, even an extra eight thousand dollars would not matter to her.

Because the end point of that plan is the legendary power of God.

Cassiopeia had already tasted the pain of having no strength but to obey others. In order to succeed, she did whatever it took, even willing to wait in the hot pavilion for several hours.

"Commander Sivir, welcome to your arrival. Cassiopeia has been waiting in Bergune for a long time." Although she had seen her early,

But in fact, when this huge team of mixed caravans and mercenaries approached, and when Sivir ordered a few people to ride camels to the pavilion where Cassiopeia and others were, time

Another two quarters of an hour passed before I knew it.

Although she was a little impatient in her heart, Cassiopeia still walked out of the shade with her skirt slightly lifted, faced Sivir under the sun, welcomed her arrival, and took a few glances at the person who was surrounded by many people around her.

The legendary female mercenary of the desert who was praised by everyone.

She has long black shawl hair, a pair of azure eyes, a straight bridge of nose and red and attractive lips. No matter how picky Cassiopeia is, she has to admit that the other person is not as good as her in terms of appearance alone.

Bad woman.

The white and tender skin is different from the black and yellow skin of the Shuriman people who live in the desert all year round. She looks more like a delicate girl from a noble family. But the confidence and heroism that she unconsciously exudes at that stop makes Cassie

Opelia couldn't compare herself with those weak women.

After sizing her up a few times, Cassiopeia admitted that the other party was ‘deserving of his reputation’.

"I'm very sorry, Miss Cassiopeia, I was delayed a little on the way. I hope this did not affect our cooperation."

Carrying Charikal, he jumped off the camel. Faced with Cassiopeia's welcome, Sivir did not put on any airs. Instead, he gently inserted the cross blade into the sand in the Shuriman way.

He stopped a few steps away from Cassiopeia, crossed his hands on his chest, and performed an extremely standard courtesy.

This gesture more or less dispelled Cassiopeia's irritability of waiting for a long time, and also made her sense of this legendary female mercenary much better.

"What happened, Captain Sivir? You seem to be..."

A breeze blew by, and Cassiopeia keenly smelled the faint smell of blood coming from the other party's body, and couldn't help but wonder.

"I encountered a few blind little frog thieves that disturbed the livestock." Sivir replied casually, and then apologized to Cassiopeia again: "I'm really sorry for keeping you waiting. It's over here. I

The late payment will be deducted."

"Miss Sivir, you and I have cooperated many times, so there is no need to worry about these small things. The reputation of the Sivir Mercenary Group is well known in Shurima, and this is what I value most."

"Please rest assured, Miss Cassiopeia. The Sivir Mercenary Group has never let its employer down, not in the past and never in the future."

Smiling and chatting casually, when Cassiopeia was sizing up Sivir, Sivir was also sizing up the other person silently, and glanced intentionally or unintentionally at the man who was two steps away from Cassiopeia.

Maisha, who kept her head slightly lowered and remained silent————

She recognized the other person.

In the previous several cooperations, she had always been contacted by this blond woman. At that time, she was deeply impressed by the other person's temperament and conversation.

When I met Cassiopeia this time, I realized that her master was more noble and generous than her. His expression remained unchanged despite the smell of blood, he talked and laughed freely, and he did not have the squeamishness of aristocratic children at all.

This made her think of the other party's identity.
Chapter completed!