At night, in the center of Ancheno Village, a blazing bonfire was lit under the big tree surrounded by two people. The villagers gathered around the bonfire and happily ate roasted winter wolf meat and drank delicious ale. They were talking about what they had experienced when they went to clean up the battlefield in the afternoon.
A young magician came alone to a remote village threatened by monsters. He used brilliant magic to eradicate the raging monsters and rescued the suffering people. This originally only appeared in the beautiful singing melody of the bard. The legendary story happened vividly around me today. Is there any better way to talk about it? Is there any story more attractive than this? Ryan, who independently hunted 27 winter wolves, suddenly became an Ancheno native. A hero in my heart.
Ryan didn't drink alcohol, so when faced with the enthusiastic villagers, he had to refuse with the excuse of "I am a magician and I have to stay sober and cannot drink." Facing the villagers of Ancheno, Ryan felt the need to help others for the first time. Although the reward for this mercenary mission is not much, isn't it the biggest reward for him to be able to truly help others? At this time, Ryan had already put behind him the unpleasant mood at the beginning.
Early the next morning, when the villagers of Ancheno were still immersed in the joy of last night's carnival and fell asleep, Ryan had already embarked on the journey back to Takli Town.
In the evening, Lane returned to Takli Town.
After entering the city, Ryan went directly to the mercenary guild in the center of the town.
When Ryan presented the certificate issued by the head of Ancheno Village that the raging monsters had been eradicated, the staff of the mercenary guild soon completed the procedures for Ryan to complete the mission, and took out the reward for Ryan's mission. 5 gold coins.
Ryan held these five gold coins firmly in his hands, and he couldn't be happier. This was his first real income. It was almost equivalent to his father's three months of hard hunting income. This mercenary still made money. It was so fast. Ryan decided to use the money to buy some gifts for relatives and friends in his hometown after he arrived in the imperial capital.
After Ryan walked out of the mercenary guild, it was already dark outside. The town of Takli seemed deserted at night, with almost no one walking on the street. Ryan found the small hotel where he stayed last time based on his memory. He enjoyed the same experience again. After a big meal, Ryan was satisfied and booked a room and took an early rest.
The next day, after Ryan had breakfast, he went to the Mercenary Guild in Takli Town.
This time, Ryan paid attention when searching for tasks, and refused to accept those that were too vague. Originally, Ryan didn't like errand tasks, but now he is picky about them. The result is: he spent half a day going through all the tasks. I looked through it several times, but didn't find a task that suited my liking.
At noon, Ryan felt hungry alone and was about to go out to get something to eat. However, he unexpectedly discovered that there was also a rest area in the mercenary guild. If he wanted to, he could also spend some money to buy a glass of wine or simple food to satisfy his hunger. This was usually the case. Prepared for mercenaries who stay in the mercenary guild all day long waiting for missions.
Ryan sat at the table and ate toast. He reflected on his picky task behavior: "After all, there are only more than 10,000 residents in Takli Town, and there are no big villages nearby. What can be too great? What about the mission that you are satisfied with? After all, you are a mercenary to accumulate experience and find partners. After completing a few more missions, you will leave for Alfa, which is the seventh largest city in the empire. There are many people, and things will be difficult. If there are many, there will definitely be tasks that keep you busy."
Thinking of this, Ryan took a sip of juice. He secretly made up his mind to complete the mission of capturing the young monsters he saw in the morning after lunch. Although the white-feathered parrot with a bounty was sometimes easy to find, he had to go to the Hengduan Mountains by himself.
There is always something to gain if you go deep and wander around a lot. Anyway, the merchant who posted the task did not specify a specific time. This kind of bounty task can usually be taken on by multiple people at the same time. If someone cannot complete it, there will be no penalty, and the merchant has made it clear.
As I said, pay according to the number, 1 gold coin for a white-feathered parrot, the more the better.
At this time, a middle-aged man in his forties walked into the mercenary guild. After entering, he habitually glanced at the hall of the mercenary guild. At this time, except for a few staff members of the mercenary guild,
, only Ryan was eating lunch. The middle-aged man's eyes fell on Ryan, and he seemed to be a little curious about the young Ryan.
Ryan, who was eating toast with his head down, felt the middle-aged man's gaze and raised his head to look over. He saw that the middle-aged man was wearing a black bowler hat on his head and a businessman's dress made of white linen clothes.
, there was a badge hanging on his chest, which seemed to have a relatively complicated emblem, and the merchant's lower body was in black linen pants.
From the merchant's overall dress, Ryan knew that he was a purchasing merchant from a certain chamber of commerce in a distant big city. Because local merchants would never wear formal clothes in such a hot weather. Only those well-trained merchants from large chambers of commerce would
He wore it like this for the sake of image. However, Ryan himself had not studied badge science, so he could not identify the content of the badge logo on the merchant's chest, and there was no way to guess the identity of the merchant.
The two looked at each other, and the businessman put away his gaze and walked towards the place where the mercenary guild released the mission.
The staff of the mercenary guild received the businessman and asked him if he needed help.
The middle-aged businessman simply said that he had purchased goods in Takli Town and was preparing to leave. He hoped to hire a mercenary group of more than five people to escort him.
However, the staff told him that Takli could not find a mercenary group of more than five people at present, and asked him if he would issue a mission and wait for the arrival of the mercenary group.
The middle-aged businessman was obviously unwilling to wait any longer. He would rather increase the commission for the task. However, there was indeed no mercenary group in Takli Town that met his requirements. This result disappointed the middle-aged businessman. He shook his head and rejected the staff.
proposal.
The staff also suggested that businessmen hire personnel to protect themselves.
The businessman thought about it and felt that it would be troublesome to hire them separately. Moreover, if something really happened, these mercenaries who had gathered together temporarily would not cooperate at all. He was afraid that it would make things worse, so he rejected the staff's proposal.
.
The staff spread their hands and said that there was nothing they could do.
The middle-aged businessman thought for a while, but even though he had no hope, he asked again: "Is there a magician? I can offer a high price."
The staff member remembered the mission completion certificate issued by the head of Anchenuo Village that Ryan gave him last night. It clearly stated that it was a great magician who saved Anchenuo, and there was also a pile of praises to the God of Light.
The nonsense. Although the staff did not quite believe what Mayor Ancheno said, Ryan should have some magic, so he pointed it out to the middle-aged businessman and said: "Are you looking for a magician? He is it."
The middle-aged businessman looked along the staff's fingers, only to find the young man he had just seen when he entered the door. He said dubiously: "That's him? Isn't he too young?"
The staff heard the doubt in the middle-aged businessman's tone. He shrugged his shoulders and said, "I'm not lying to you. This boy completed a task yesterday and hunted 27 winter wolves alone. This is proof that the task was completed."
It clearly says he is a magician."
The middle-aged businessman was stunned after hearing the staff's words. He could hunt 27 winter wolves by himself, which was at least the level of a junior magician. He thought about it and decided to communicate with Ryan first.
When Ryan heard the word "magician", he had already raised his head and looked at the middle-aged businessman. Seeing the middle-aged businessman walking toward him with a suspicious look on his face, Ryan greeted him generously and said: "Sir, yes
Is there anything I can do for you?"
The middle-aged businessman sat next to Ryan and said: "Hello, I am a businessman, my name is Flanner, can I have a chat with you?"
Lane said to Flanner: "You can call me Lane, don't use your respectful title, I am much younger than you."
Flanner said: "Haha, Ryan, I have always respected magicians. I just heard from the staff that you once hunted 27 winter wolves by yourself. Is that true?"
"Yes" Ryan nodded in affirmation.
"I'm curious," Flanner asked, "27 winter wolves are not so easy to deal with. What magic did you use?"
Ryan said: "Fireball."
"Fireball? That's a level 3 magic!" Flanner shouted in surprise: "Oh my God, it's unbelievable."
Ryan misunderstood what Flanner meant, thinking that Flanner felt that fireball was not enough to destroy the winter wolf. He added: "My teacher once said: 'A qualified magician is not judged by how powerful he is, but by how powerful he is.
It depends on whether he can use his power skillfully. 27 winter wolves do sound like a lot, and I once had a headache trying to think of a way to eliminate them, but I seized the right opportunity, so I succeeded.
Already."
Flanner also misunderstood Ryan's words. He originally thought that Ryan was just an ordinary magic apprentice who had learned some magic knowledge. However, during the conversation with Ryan, Flanner felt that Ryan was approachable and polite to others. He should
He is well-educated, unlike many magicians who are arrogant to others and even unwilling to pay attention to others. And from Ryan's words, Flanner heard that Ryan seemed to be a disciple of a certain master who came out specifically to practice. But generally
During this kind of training, disciples are strictly prohibited from saying the teacher's name to avoid a lot of unnecessary trouble.
For this reason, Flanner did not ask about Ryan's own affairs anymore. He now has confidence in Ryan. A trial apprentice of a magic master, who knows at least level three magic, should be enough to protect his goods, right?
Flanner extended an invitation to Ryan and said, "Lian, I'm going to Alpha City with my goods. Can you please come with me?"
Ryan knew that although Flanner said he was very polite, he was actually hired to protect him. Ryan thought that he was going to Alpha City in a few days anyway, so he might as well take this opportunity to forget it and get an extra
commission.
Ryan's hesitation allowed Flanner to confirm his thoughts. It seemed that he really had his own trial mission and was unwilling to help him. However, Flanner found a magician with great difficulty, and of course he would not give up easily.
He continued to add weights, hoping to shake the balance in Ryan's heart, "50 gold coins, Ryan. I will be responsible for some expenses on the road. How about it? Think about it."
When he heard 50 gold coins, Ryan's brain suddenly went crazy. Oh my God, this is so surprising. He pinched his thigh quietly. Well, it hurt. He was not dreaming. Ryan nodded quickly and said: "F
Lanna, your enthusiasm is irresistible to me. I agree."
After hearing Ryan's agreement, Flanner was very happy and called the staff to complete the relevant procedures. As long as he could reach Alpha City safely, fifty shining gold coins would belong to Ryan.
After waiting for everything to be completed, Ryan followed Flanner out of the mercenary guild. Flanner's carriage was parked outside, with a coachman dozing off in the driving position. This kind of carriage is longer than an ordinary carriage.
First, the front of a general carriage is the driving position, and the back is the cargo hold. But this horse has an extra passenger cabin between the driving and the cargo hold, which can barely accommodate two people. Of course, the lengthened carriage becomes
The ears are bulkier, so the cart is pulled by 2 horses instead of just one.
Flanner woke up the coachman and signaled him to prepare for departure. Then he invited Lane to sit with him in the cabin to rest.
The carriage quickly drove out of Takli Town and headed for Alfa City.
In order to connect cities more closely, the empire has spent a lot of effort building roads. A long time ago, it took a full ten days to walk from Alpha City to Takli Town, but after the construction
After a post road that can allow two carriages to walk side by side, the time on the road is greatly reduced, and it only takes 4 days to arrive by carriage.
Flanner's carriage ran happily on the post road. This was Ryan's first time riding a carriage. He looked out the window and saw the big trees on both sides of the post road driving back quickly. He felt very excited.
Surprised. The scenery along the way was something Ryan had never seen before. While chatting with Flanner, he enjoyed the scenery along the way with relish.
Flanner told Lane about the interesting things he had encountered during his years of doing business and purchasing, which brought the two people closer, and Lane also told Flanner about his participation in the trial.
He knew that on the continent of Eslar, disciples of magic masters were often ordered to come out for trials, and the contents of the trials were also all kinds of strange. For him, having a good relationship with a certain magic master's proud disciple was a good thing for him.
There are countless benefits to you and the chamber of commerce to which you belong.
During the conversation, Lane learned that Flanner was an ordinary purchaser affiliated with the Dorok Commercial Alliance, the largest chamber of commerce in the empire, headquartered in Yignas City. He was specifically responsible for the procurement of materials in various regions in the southwestern part of the empire. This time in
A batch of World of Warcraft pelts and magic cores were purchased in and around Takeri and were ready to be shipped to Alpha City. Alpha City's Dorok Business Alliance branch in the southwest of the empire has specialized personnel responsible for purchasing goods from various places.
The supplies were transported to Yignas City in a centralized manner.
Unfortunately, Ryan was too inexperienced in adventure, and he did not notice the flaw in Flanner's words: Since he was purchasing magic cores and furs, why not wait until the upcoming Victory Day celebration, but hurried back? And?
The carriage is not too big. Even if it is filled with ordinary furs and magic cores, it is not too much. There is no need to hire a mercenary group of more than five people. Not to mention paying nearly three times the price to hire Ryan to escort. 50 gold coins
, maybe the goods he purchased didn’t cost that much.
They walked peacefully like this for two days. Flanner kept entertaining Ryan warmly, which made Ryan feel very happy. He even felt that he was not like a mercenary completing the task of escorting a businessman, but with a man he had known for many years.
An old friend of mine went out to enjoy the mountains and rivers. Ryan felt very embarrassed. He thought to himself that if he arrived in Alfa safely, he would definitely not ask for as much as 50 gold coins. This would be so sorry for Flanner.
On the third day of the journey, Ryan and Flanner were sitting in the carriage chatting as usual. This time their topic was a counter-insurgency battle that took place in Maury City not long ago.
About half a month ago, Count Senat, the lord of Mori City, suddenly gathered his troops to rebel. Mori City is located in the southeast of the empire, connecting the imperial capital, the largest commercial city of the empire, Yignas City, and the largest port city.
Seawind City is a must-pass town. If Senet's rebellion cannot be quelled quickly, it will cut off the connection between the imperial capital and the southern part of the empire.
In order to quickly quell the rebellion, General Orlando, the leader of the Royal Knights of the Empire and the highest military leader of the imperial capital, personally led 5,000 royal knights to Mori City and fought a fierce battle with 30,000 rebels outside Mori City. After a fierce battle, the Holy Knights
The regiment defeated Senat's army and quelled the rebellion.
Ryan admired Flanner's source of information. Half a month ago, he was still near Takli, right? He actually knew so clearly about the rebellion that happened far in the east. He was worthy of being the largest chamber of commerce in the empire, Dorok Commercial.
The alliance businessman, whose source of information was so well-informed, couldn't help but praise Flanner, but he had no idea. Flanner's face changed.
Flanner realized that he had made a mistake, and quickly talked to Ryan about the prosperity of Yignas City, covering up the matter.
At this moment, the Mercedes-Benz carriage suddenly stopped. Lane and Flanner's bodies fell forward involuntarily. Lane reacted quickly and quickly supported the carriage wall with his hands, and also pulled Flanner.
Avoiding an intimate lift between Flanner's nose and the car wall.
After Flanner sat firmly, an angry look appeared on his face. He angrily said to the coachman: "Stupid guy, how do you drive a carriage?"
The driver's trembling voice came from outside: "Sir, sir, there are thieves."