Han Xuan found various shops in the imperial capital with ease to make supplies and preparations for this outing experience, and then walked towards the east gate of the imperial capital.
The journey from the Western Jin Empire to the Middle-earth Empire was tens of thousands of miles away. Han Xuan did not purchase any means of transportation. He just wore simple coarse clothes and set out towards the Middle-earth Empire to start his first solo experience.
Black Rock City is an important defensive town on the east side of the Xijin Empire. It is the first barrier between it and the Middle-earth Empire. The entire Black Rock City is built on the north and south sides of the mountains. Only the east and west directions are accessible. It protects the Xijin Empire from foreign invasion.
In a fortress-type city, apart from very few civilians living in the entire city, there are only 100,000 troops stationed here by the Xijin Empire and some mercenaries who make a living here all year round.
The constant flow of people on the street reflects the prosperity of Black Rock City. As the only way to the Middle-earth Empire, it is a good place for business travelers from all walks of life to rest and replenish themselves. At the same time, there is still a long way to go to reach the Middle-earth Empire after passing through Black Rock City.
During the long journey, there are various dangers, so many business travelers will look for companions in Black Rock City, and they will also seek the protection of mercenaries.
Therefore, the business of the mercenary alliance union in this city was extremely prosperous at that time. There was an endless stream of caravans coming to seek protection every day. This place also became one of the fastest places for news transmission. Long before leaving the imperial capital, Han Xuan
He registered a mercenary status in the Mercenary Alliance Union in the Imperial Capital. With this status, Han Xuan can freely enter and exit each mercenary alliance branch in the five empires to obtain more useful information.
The mercenary union bar in Black Rock City is very lively today. Several times more mercenaries than usual have gathered here, because at this time, there are already more than a dozen large and small caravans stranded here in Black Rock City, and they have been stranded here for half a month.
No caravan dared to set out for the Middle-earth Empire, because three caravans were ambushed on their way to the Middle-earth Empire half a month ago, resulting in many mercenaries who had not joined the mercenary group.
I didn't receive the escort mission, so I had no choice but to stay in this bar.
"Uncle Tie, it's been half a month and I don't know how long we have to wait. What the hell, who could be so abominable ambushing the caravan." There were three people surrounding a table in the bar, all wearing standard mercenary leather armor.
Equipment, was drinking wine and chatting wordlessly at this time.
"A Fei, why are you anxious? Didn't you see that everyone is waiting here? Don't worry. If all the caravans cannot leave safely, the Imperial Court will intervene after a long time, and the problem will naturally be solved by then.
Already." The man named Uncle Tie was the eldest among the three, and also looked the calmest. He smiled and said to the young mercenary who had just asked the question.
"Uncle Tie has been traveling all over the country for so many years. He must be right. Let's just wait." Another young mercenary had more confidence in Uncle Tie.
"Haha, things are really tricky this time. Only one of the three caravans escaped alive. Unfortunately, he died just as he said he was ambushed. He didn't even tell the location." Uncle Tie was obviously better than the other two.
Young people know more about this matter.
"The thing is really weird. It's not like a normal robbery. It's vicious, leaves no one alive, and comes and goes without a trace. Could it have something to do with the elusive devil?" At this time, a young man wearing linen and light clothing was sitting alone.
The table next to the three people, I thought after listening to the conversation between the three people.
Yes, this young man is Han Xuan. He came to Black Rock City three days ago and originally wanted to join a temporary caravan as a mercenary, and then follow him to the Middle-earth Empire. However, when he arrived here, he found that there was no caravan at all.
Recruiting mercenaries, but Han Xuan's travels over the past few days have given him a lot of knowledge. He knew that the most important thing he needed to do in this situation was to understand what was going on here, so he quickly decided to come to this place with the most personnel.
A complex mercenary bar, only here can you find out more information.
In three days, Han Xuan heard a lot of information about this mysterious robbery of the caravan, and made some judgments of his own. He felt more and more strange about this matter, and naturally connected it with the devil, so he decided
He had to go to the scene of the robbery and investigate in person. In his mind, things related to the devil needed to be paid attention to, and maybe they were related to his own blood feud.
Just as Han Xuan was making plans for this matter, a young mercenary ran in panting, shouting "There's news."
The originally noisy bar suddenly became quiet. Everyone stopped talking and looked at the young mercenary. The mercenary took the wine handed to him, took a hurried sip, and said: "Finally there is news, because
This robbery and murder incident was too harmful and seriously affected the economic interests of the Xijin Empire. Moreover, an imperial caravan from the Middle-earth Empire was also forced to stay in Black Rock City and was unable to leave. I heard that they were led by a prince, so after
Through negotiations between representatives of the two empires, this time the Xijin Empire will send a light cavalry team of 500 people to protect the caravan of the Middle-earth Empire. However, the caravan still thinks it is not safe enough and has decided to hire a group of mercenaries to strengthen it.
At the same time, there are two other temporary caravans that have begun hiring mercenaries and are preparing to follow the Middle-earth Empire caravan."
"It's great now, you don't have to wait any longer."
"Well, it's best to encounter those shady robbers and eliminate them, so that you don't have to be as scared as this time in the future."
"Everyone, let's go quickly. If you go late, you may miss this opportunity."
This good news spread immediately and immediately attracted discussion among all the mercenaries present. It was not until someone ran out of the bar first that everyone realized and ran out to the mercenary hall, preparing to take over the mission as soon as possible. Han
Xuan also wanted to enter this large caravan mercenary escort team, and this was the safest way he could think of to get close to the scene.
When Han Xuan came to the mercenary hall, it was already very crowded. Almost all the mercenaries who got the news ran here immediately. The staff in the hall had stopped what they were doing and gave their place to a businessman to dress up.
The old man didn't speak much, but he exuded a sense of competence. At this time, there were two middle-aged warriors standing behind him, and Han Xuan could feel the strong elemental aura from the two of them.
Mercenary recruitment is in full swing. The requirements for this recruitment are relatively high. The minimum requirement is the combat master level. Han Xuan is only at the warrior level at this time. How to enter this mercenary team is really troublesome for him.
, some of the mercenaries at the front were admitted, while others were rejected because they were not qualified enough.
Soon it was Han Xuan's turn. When Han Xuan handed over his mercenary certificate, the old man took a cursory look and said without raising his head: "Unqualified." The middle-aged guard behind saw the old man speaking and shouted directly.
:"Next."
"Wait a minute," Han Xuan said quickly when he saw that it was just as he expected.
"Well? Don't you know that the minimum we recruit this time is a combat division level?" The old man still didn't raise his head, but his tone was obviously a little unhappy.
"I know that I, a little warrior, cannot enter your eyes." Han Xuan said with a slight smile.
"You know what nonsense you are still talking about here?" a guard behind him said coldly.
"Although my level is not high, what if I am a Talisman Master? I don't know if I am qualified to join." Han Xuan said calmly, not caring about the guard's sarcastic remarks.