The sun is shining, everything is new. A bald eagle flies beside the Fuxing airship. Herds of cattle, horses and sheep can be seen on the ground. Disasters in the distance have not spread to this peaceful land.
After a night's rest, Inaniga's condition was much better than yesterday. Bing Zhixie piloted the airship and found a place to stop near the town. He planned to have some breakfast here and then part ways with Inaniga.
Inaniga carried a suitcase, took some medicine and took it with her. She spent a dozen coins to buy an abandoned war horse from the stables in the town, bought a map, and then headed east.
went.
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At the same time, on the other side of the world, in the eastern half of the continent, tens of thousands of meters in the sky, the sun was blocked by floating dust, and there was no sunlight. The plants on the ground were listless, making the beasts and working people lifeless.
In Sussex County, a beautiful city in Hidome, the situation is slightly better, but the sky is still gloomy and the light shining down is so cold. Sussex County was originally very small, and later with the increase of the local population,
Due to immigration, this place gradually became a slum where homeless people gathered. Since the outbreak of natural disasters, countless victims have emerged from various places, and the unemployed population has increased significantly. This small town on the border of Hidomishi and Hebei has become a place to house disaster victims and dispersed mercenaries.
place.
In the second block of Sussex County, in front of a four-story red brick house, the heraldic flag of the Bloody Mercenary Regiment was hung on the main hall door. In the hall, Ba Naoqian sat at the conference table in the hall and forgot.
He was staring at the lines on the table in a daze. Diagonally opposite the long table, a regimental secretary was recording the recent regiment's expenses in a ledger.
He raised his head and glanced at the group leader, couldn't bear to be disturbed, closed the account and left the room. At this time, rain began to fall sparsely in the sky, hitting the large lattice glass window, making a tinkling sound.
There are dense mud spots left on the dirty windows. This is where the local magicians work together to wash away the dust in the sky with water magic. They have to do this once or twice a day, otherwise the dust flying outside will make people uncomfortable.
breathe.
Ba Naoqian came back to his senses from the sound of the window. He looked in the direction of the empty account book, stood up slowly with one hand on the table, and let out another long sigh.
Four people came outside and knocked on the door of the hall. Ba Naogan looked over and immediately put on a smile: "What's the matter?"
These four people were new members of the Bloody Mercenary Group a week ago. At this time, the four of them looked embarrassed. They walked in and looked at each other. The leader said: "Captain Ba Naogan, I am very grateful to you and these few people in the group."
God will take care of us, but the mercenary business has been sluggish recently, so I think we have to find another way to make a living."
The smile on Ba Naogan's face gradually faded: "Ah, that's it. Well, if you want to come back and work in the future, the Bloody Mercenary Group welcomes you at any time. You go to the Deputy Captain Emmason and then go to the Mercenary Union
Please register."
"Hey, that's good." The four people left quickly. Ba Naogan punched the table in displeasure.
With the advent of natural disasters and the outbreak of various natural and man-made disasters and earthquakes, the mercenary industry has become increasingly difficult to do business. Although the mercenary union still adds many new tasks every day, the commissions have been significantly reduced.
The number of disaster victims has increased, unemployment has increased, and the number of people who have turned to mercenaries in a short period of time has increased sharply. When the work is divided, the mercenary organizations can take on less and less work. In addition, the number of refugees in various places has increased, and the number of bandits and robbers in various places has also increased. Mercenaries
When they perform tasks, the risks increase, and the costs also increase. So much so that those who work as mercenaries now can only make ends meet, and it has become difficult to support their families.
Since the defeat of the Warcraft Forest and the others, the development of the entire mercenary group has been going downhill. In fact, it is not that their mercenary group is not strong enough. Irina's wing-eared red dragon, five sixth-level masters in the group, and
Christine Bimoyer's reputation has always been their sign to show their strength to the outside world. These are indeed outstanding among mercenary groups of the same level. But when times are bad, as is often the case, they become increasingly unlucky inexplicably.
The business is booming.
The rain stopped soon, and the washed sky looked much clearer. When Scar came in, he shook off the mud on his cloak. Thain and Susan came in with him.
"How is it?" Ba Naogan asked.
Thain took off his sword and threw it on the table. He found a wooden table and sat down. He shook his head and said, "I have been in the mercenary union for more than two hours and I haven't seen any good tasks."
"There are no simple tasks? The group's finances are a bit tight."
Susan said: "Captain, there are too many people stuck in there. The newly released tasks were snatched before they were displayed on the communication stone. I heard that someone took the back door and gave the union privately.
People were stuffed with money, and some tasks were taken over by other teams without being announced at all."
Ba Naoqian said angrily: "This is too unruly."
Thain took a sip of boiled water and said: "I would like to complain and report, but it's just based on rumors and there is no evidence. Now there are more people and less work. If we don't spend some money and go through the back door, we can only take on outside work. But outside work always comes with a price tag.
It’s not even high, not to mention that the overall commission has been declining.”
Scar asked: "I just saw the four new arrivals carrying luggage. Are they leaving?"
"Yeah, just go." Ba Naoqian said nonchalantly.
Susan sighed: "After Sanchi and Luke left, our members have been decreasing. If this continues, the team will not be able to survive."
"Then let's disband." At this time, a short blond man wearing light armor and holding a helmet under his arm leaned against the door, holding a cigarette in his hand and jokingly said: "We 'Red Zufu' welcome you at any time.
"
"Get out~!" Scar pushed back directly.
The Red Zufu Mercenary Group is adjacent to the Yuxue Mercenary Group. They also came from other places, but they came earlier than Yuxue. Although the two families are in the same industry, they get along pretty well with each other. And this short blond man teased them.
The man is Hong Zufu's general, nicknamed 'Champion Knife Shock'.
Shockee rolled his helmet around in his hand and asked, "Don't be so bad-tempered. Didn't you receive a satisfactory mission?"
Thain rested his arms on the back of his head, crossed his legs on the table and sighed: "Don't talk about it, I haven't had sex in half a month. The last order was an escort mission from Big Law, not long ago.
money."
"That's really too bad." Shock said proudly, "I did get a good deal today."
"Oh, what kind of good business is this? Tell me." Scar asked.
Shock said: "I can't tell you this. It's not that I can't trust you. The risk of working now is too great. I'm afraid the news will leak out."
"Then go away and don't make us angry here."
Shock chuckled, turned around and left.
Susan said with a straight face: "This Shock is annoying to look at. He deliberately comes here to annoy us every time."
Scar said: "We have to find a big job. Whether it's to boost morale or supplement finances, we need to take on a big business urgently. Boss, what do you think?"
Ba Nao said: "I have recently reached a critical stage in the growth of my imitation elemental power. I want to spend some time improving my strength. Maybe I can make a breakthrough in a month or two."
Scar's eyes lit up: "Boss, you mean..."
Ba Naogan nodded and said: "I have this hunch, so I need to find a place to study with concentration for a period of time. During this period, the affairs of the regiment will be taken care of by you, Emmason, and Iveco, the three deputy commanders.
."
Scar said happily: "Don't worry, Iveco is a lonely guy, Emmason and I can take care of the affairs of the group."
"I have an appointment with my friends from the Bright Knight Hall later, so I'll leave first."
After the leader left, the three of them discussed the development of the mercenary group together.