Ruian looked over and saw a team of more than 20 mercenaries walking quickly from the other end of the street, obviously heading towards the Gesudo Mountain outside the town.
All the mercenaries in the team were fully armed and looked solemn, and the leading ones had even more serious expressions.
As the team passed by, the residents standing on the street gave way. After the team passed by, people started talking again. Some of them changed their frightened expressions and became excited. They described it loudly to their companions with a bright smile.
With.
After thinking about it for a while, Ruian understood what the team was going to do. From the looks of it, it was a mercenary team that was probably going to Gesudo Mountain for exploration. Some residents on the street obviously recognized this mercenary team.
The history of the team, so I have full confidence in them.
As the team gradually faded away, the residents on the street returned to the state of anxious waiting, worry and fear.
The howling was still going on, and Ruian was so disturbed by the howling that he had no intention of practicing, and he was not yet tired enough to sleep, so he stood by the window and waited for the development of the incident.
A little while later, the howling suddenly stopped, as if it had never happened. This was so sudden that the residents talking on the street stopped talking and stared blankly at Gesodo Mountain.
All of a sudden, the town became very quiet, there was no sound, it was eerily quiet.
After a short silence, the residents' discussions started again, and the sound was louder. Obviously, the residents who didn't know what happened had different opinions.
But the good times didn't last long. After a while, the howling suddenly sounded again, and in the blink of an eye it was back to what it was before.
Next, the howling stopped and started, constantly hovering in my ears.
Ryan stood by the window for a long time, but never noticed anything happening in the town. Except for the howling coming from the Gesudo Mountain, everything seemed very normal.
At this time, Ryan believed that nothing weird would happen in the town. The howling only occurred in Gesodo Mountain and would not have an impact on the town, so he decided not to watch any more and went back to his room to rest. ~
Indeed, not only Ruian had this idea, but many residents on the street also had this idea. They went home one after another and continued to sleep.
There was no words for the whole night. As the sky got brighter and brighter, the howling became smaller and smaller until it stopped completely after dawn.
After having breakfast, Ruian did not go out. Instead, he stayed in the room and practiced Dou Qi. He wanted to make up for the time wasted in the middle of the night last night.
At noon, Ruian stopped practicing and went out. He needed to eat to fill his stomach and understand the development of the howling incident last night.
Soon, Ruian filled his stomach and was about to go have a drink and inquire about the news. Unexpectedly, when Ruian was walking on the street, he heard two mercenaries coming towards him, talking loudly.
"Come on, let's go to the east city gate and look at the notice to see if it's true?"
"Tell me, is there really a reward of so many gold coins?"
"I don't know either. Let's go take a look and then talk about it."
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Suddenly Ruian thought: "It seems that something must have happened at the city gate." Immediately, Ruian turned around and followed the two mercenaries to the east city gate.
After a while, when he arrived at the east city gate, Ruian found that there were many people crowded near the city gate, especially in front of a notice, where hundreds of people were crowded.
In this crowded and noisy environment, Ryan did not squeeze in to read the notice, and with the current level of crowding, he couldn't squeeze in either.
But this does not prevent Ruian from understanding what is going on. His method is also very simple. He does not need to squeeze in to read the notice. He just needs to walk around in a circle among the talking crowd and listen carefully to what everyone is talking about.
Then you can know what happened. ~
Sure enough, after a while, Ruian knew the whole story.
It turns out that the strange events in Gesudo Mountain in the past few days have made the people in the town deeply uneasy. No one knows what happened in Gesudo Mountain or whether it will have any impact on the town of Gesudo
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But one thing that is certain is that what happened is definitely not a good thing, because a group of soldiers had gone to investigate before, but they disappeared without a trace.
Therefore, the mayor called some prominent nobles and businessmen in the town to discuss countermeasures, and they unanimously decided to raise a sum of gold coins, issue a mercenary mission, hire mercenaries to investigate the results, and resolve the incident.
The content on the notice was very simple. It stated that as long as someone could investigate what happened in Gesudo Mountain and solve the matter, they would be rewarded with five thousand gold coins.
Hearing this, Ruian couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "Five thousand gold coins is really a generous sum. But there must be something wrong with such a large reward of gold coins. This task may be very difficult to complete."
The more Ruian thought about it, the more he felt that there must be something wrong with it.
Five thousand gold coins, this amount is a bit too much. Although the Kingdom of Yaluo is much richer than the Principality of Purs, and although it was raised by some wealthy people in Gesudo Town, it can only be regarded as a small amount in the eyes of some wealthy people.
, but in Ruian's eyes, it is a huge sum of money. Once this task is released, it is conceivable that it will definitely attract many people to take risks, especially many poor people like Ruian. However, this task is definitely difficult to complete, otherwise people will not
It will cost so many gold coins.
After all, no one in this world is a fool.
In addition, Ruian heard that if you want to accept this task, you must first go to the mayor to get it, and it will only be valid after getting their confirmation.
Ruian was thinking that the guys who issued the mission were probably also afraid. Many weak mercenaries were hot-headed and rushed to take risks. Many people would die by then and it would be difficult for them to end it. So they simply made a plan to confirm
Money will be given only after the strength of the person who goes there is determined. This will also eliminate some opportunistic people.
The mayor of Gesudo Town came up with the idea of offering a bounty, which was a good idea for the people in the town. Although the gold coins were a little more, he left the problem to others to solve, and did not use himself at all.
Contribution. If the mercenaries solve the problem well, then it is considered as spending money to buy peace. If they do not solve the problem well, then I am sorry and the money cannot be given to you.
If they solve it themselves, many people may die. They have already lost a group of soldiers before. If something unexpected happens to these soldiers, then they will have to pay a large amount of money to pay for their resettlement. It is better to pay a large amount of money now.
Leave the problem to those mercenaries to solve, and their life and death is none of your business.
Ruian doesn't have many gold coins now, and he is starting to earn some gold coins. But faced with such a large bounty of 5,000 gold coins, Ruian, as a level 4 swordsman, really doesn't dare to accept it, and he doesn't have the ability.
Not eligible to accept.
So, after Ruian shook his head, he planned to leave the crowded city gate. He even planned to leave Gesudo Town and go to other places after staying for a few days.
Unexpectedly, just when Ruian left the crowd and was about to leave the place, a thin man in his thirties dressed as a mercenary blocked Ruian's way.
Ryan immediately became alert. He took a half step back with his right foot and bent his legs slightly, so that his legs could be used at any time to advance, attack, retreat or defend. Ryan's right hand was slightly raised and placed next to his shoulder, so that he could use it at any time.
Grabbing the heavy sword on your back, you can hit the opponent hard in an instant.
Ruian, who has rich combat experience and has traveled for a long time, can be said to have rich experience in adapting to emergencies.
Seeing Ruian's alert look, the thin man quickly waved his hand and said, "My friend, don't get me wrong, I don't mean any harm."
"Oh?" Ruian was slightly surprised and asked directly: "What's the matter with you?"
"Friend, I would like to ask, are you interested in taking on this mission together?" The thin man didn't waste any nonsense and directly explained his purpose.
Ruian's mind changed, but he immediately replied: "Not interested." For these people who seem to have bad intentions, directly rejecting them is the best way. Besides, Ruian will not be so stupid that he thinks that just two people can take over.
Take on this dangerous and unknown mission.
The thin man smiled and continued: "Friend, please don't refuse first. You and I are not asked to take on this task. I'm not that desperate for my life." The thin man obviously saw Ruian's thoughts. Indeed,
Normal people will have such concerns.
Suddenly, Ryan's interest was aroused, but he still said expressionlessly: "Oh? Come and listen."
"Let me introduce myself first. I am from the Tiger Mercenary Group."
"Tiger Mercenary Group?" Ruian repeated, saying that he had never heard of it. This name was too common, and a mercenary with such a common name would probably not be very strong.
"My friend must be from out of town. In fact, our Tiger Mercenary Group is the best and most powerful in Gesudo Town."
"Oh?" Ruian's tone was full of disbelief. Anyone can say that, but the real situation is unknown. Moreover, even if the mercenary group is the best in Gesudo Town, compared with the mercenary groups in other big cities,
Or within the scope of the Alor Kingdom, it is probably not even fart.
Seeing Ryan's complete disbelief, the thin man's expression changed, but then he controlled his temper and explained: "Friend, you must have seen a mercenary group going to Gesudo Mountain to explore last night."
The thin man paused, and after seeing that Ryan had no expression, he continued: "That's our mercenary group."
At this point, Ruian's interest was completely piqued. He then asked: "What did you find?"
This time it was the thin man's turn to show off, and he said calmly: "Friend, you don't have to worry, our mercenary group has indeed discovered some situations, but with the strength of our mercenary group, we cannot complete this with full confidence.
There is a bounty mission, so we have to invite some powerful mercenaries to form a team to complete this bounty mission. After completion, everyone will share the commission equally. I wonder if my friends are interested in joining us and taking on this mission together?"
After finishing speaking, the thin man stared at Ruian expectantly, waiting for Ruian's answer. (To be continued.