Chen Zining chose this chamber of commerce not because of the amount of commission. Not to mention the more than 100 gold coins given by his parents, the old man also took out two gold tickets with a face value of 500 gold coins, plus the money he had obtained from hunting in the past two years.
There is no shortage of money for animal skins and medicinal materials.
I just feel a little strange in my heart. The Qinghe Chamber of Commerce has a history of hundreds of years. It is not a top-notch chamber in the mainland, but is also a second-class chamber of commerce. Chambers of commerce organizations like this will cultivate their own security forces. Except for very rare special circumstances, they will not be able to do so at all.
Without resorting to external force.
Of course, the main reason is that the Qinghe Chamber of Commerce has always had a good reputation among the mountain people in Yunjieling. For example, in Chenjia Village, animal skins and medicinal materials are generally sold to the Qinghe Chamber of Commerce. This kind of transaction has been maintained for nearly a hundred years.
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When Chen Zining saw the above, he said that he would have to take a test at the Chamber of Commerce every afternoon. Only after passing the test would he be officially hired by the Chamber of Commerce. The departure time was also set, which happened to be tomorrow morning.
He first found a restaurant to have lunch, then bought a saddle for the Cloud-Stepping Beast, and then led it towards the Qinghe Chamber of Commerce. He had been there with his tribe four months ago, so he naturally knew the location.
After arriving at the guild hall and explaining his purpose, he was taken to a large courtyard with slightly surprised eyes from the guard, where seven or eight people had already gathered in a circle to watch the fight between two people.
One is a middle-aged man in his forties and the other is a young man in his twenties. The strength of the two is not equal. One is a junior warrior and the other is a junior martial artist. It is very obvious that the middle-aged man is giving the blow.
The opponent was attacking, only defending but not attacking. After more than ten moves, the middle-aged man caught a glimpse of the young man and lightly patted him on the shoulder, forcing him to take two steps back and then stopped.
A man in white who was watching shouted: "Captain Lu, how are you? I said all my team members have solid skills. Did I lie to you?"
The middle-aged man named Captain Lu nodded and said nothing. He looked at Chen Zining and the guard who had just walked in. The guard said: "Captain Lu, this little brother is also here to apply."
Captain Lu looked at Chen Zining's childish face, and a look of doubt flashed across his face. The guard brought the person in, which meant that the other person had definite strength or credentials. This surprised him, and he said: "Little brother, I will
To hire mercenaries this time, you still need to take a test yourself. As long as you can persist for ten rounds or force me to take a step back, you will pass."
Chen Zining nodded, stood in the middle of the yard and said, "Please give me some advice."
Captain Lu stood opposite, looking relaxed and waiting for him to make the first move. He couldn't help but feel a little funny. He clenched his five fingers and punched him. He had a huge strength when he was at the martial arts level.
, after entering the warrior realm, his strength has more than doubled, and even the high-level warriors are inferior. This punch is so powerful that even the air next to it has a slight fluctuation.
Captain Lu's face became solemn, he put away his contemptuous attitude, put his hands together, gathered a ball of light blue light, and faced him.
"Bang!"
With a harsh muffled sound, the two of them took three steps back. Although it was Chen Zining who attacked the opponent's defender and had the advantage, Captain Lu Chen's cultivation level was obviously a whole level higher. If Chen Zining could repel him one step, he would be qualified for selection.
Already.
The look of surprise on Captain Lu's face became even greater as he said, "Little brother, you have so much strength!"
Chen Zining smiled and said: "I don't have many other abilities, but I am born with brute force."
Captain Lu nodded and said, "My name is Lu Wei, and I am the captain of the caravan escort. Someone will take you to a resting place. Meet here early tomorrow morning." After that, he turned around and left.
At this time, the man in white clothes next to him said to him: "Brother, what is your name? I am the leader of the Yingyang mercenary group. My name is Shen Yingyang. Seeing that you are so good at it, why not join our group?"
Chen Zining shook his head and said: "Thank you for your kindness. I went to Tsinghua City to enter Changfeng College. Being a mercenary is just a temporary solution."
Shen Yingyang said: "Oh, that's it. I really envy you. It's a pity that I am over the age limit. Otherwise, I really want to be a student like you."
Shen Yingyang was in his mid-twenties and dressed in white, which made him look handsome and handsome. However, he had a familiar personality. After a few words, he became a brother-in-law and was very affectionate.
The next day, all the mercenaries gathered in the compound. The Chamber of Commerce brought out some long weapons and bows and arrows for the mercenaries to choose freely. Chen Zining chose a long spear and a pair of bows and arrows, and hung them on the back of the saddle. With the caravan's When everyone set off together, Chen Zining observed that there were more than 70 pack animals in the team, more than 30 caravan members, and 60 members of the chamber of commerce escort team in uniform uniforms, and the remaining 40 Many mercenaries.
The leader of this trip was a thin old man in his fifties named Guanshi Fan, and the mercenaries were assigned to the man named Lu Wei.
After the team arrived at the city gate, they met up with another team. This team consisted of sixty or seventy people, all of whom were of extraordinary strength. They were guarding three carriages and more than a dozen beasts of burden. The curtains of the carriages were lowered, and it was unknown what was sitting inside. people.
There were stops and starts along the way. When they were bored, the mercenaries made jokes with each other. They all worked in the same business in Taichang City and knew each other more or less. Even those who didn't know each other would know each other's names by the end of the day.
Chen Zining stayed with Shen Yingyang and his Yingyang mercenary group with only eight members. From the chat, he learned that Shen Yingyang's family was a mercenary family. His grandfather was a mercenary, and his father was also a mercenary. He also organized a small mercenary group with hundreds of people, but it eventually went bankrupt due to poor management. Shen Yingyang grew up in a mercenary group. Although he is not very old, he is an out-and-out veteran mercenary. , and most of his team members are descendants of mercenaries who grew up with him.
Shen Yingyang looked at Chen Zining's mount with envy and said: "Brother, your mount is really handsome. I don't even know what breed it is. As far as I know, there are only Qilin beasts and flame horses that are so tall. But the Qilin beast has black marks on its body." scales, but the flame horse is red."
Chen Zining couldn't explain it, so he laughed and didn't answer.
During the lunch break, Shen Yingyang whispered to him: "Brother, this trip is very dangerous. This is your first mission, so be careful."
Chen Zining said "Oh" and felt a little confused. There were more than 200 people on this trip. Except for more than 30 followers who took care of the beasts of burden, they were all warrior-level warriors. Compared with those mountain bandits and horse thieves who were proficient in martial arts, he really didn't expect that Who else is so blind?
Shen Yingyang looked at the three carriages and said: "Just now, a mercenary recognized the people in the carriage as the family of City Lord Meng. City Lord Meng retired from old age and returned to his hometown this year. These people are his family members. Now, If a person has been the lord of the city for twenty years, his family property will naturally be rich. Moreover, this person has a tough personality and has offended many people in the past. There will definitely be good drama along the way."
When Chen Zining heard this, he couldn't help but remember that his grandfather Chen Daochong once said that he had a relationship with Meng Tang, and that Chenjia Village had been safe and sound for the past twenty years and had received help from this person. He immediately asked: "Meng City Master Also in the team?"
Shen Yingyang shook his head and said, "I'm a little surprised if he's not here. If this person is here, with his mid-level martial arts strength, this trip will be much safer."