Now that the tone of cooperation has been set, the atmosphere becomes relaxed.
It was already noon, and the sunlight poured in from the bright windows, spreading a layer of golden light on the luxurious carpets and room decorations. Fine dust floated happily in the slanted beams of light, and people chatted while drinking tea from time to time.
The hearty and joyful laughter of the three people rose up and melted into a ray of brightness.
"By the way, Mr. Franklin," Roy put down his tea cup and asked, "Are there any fighting qi skills above the rare level among the resources of the mission hall?"
Franklin and Ling Xuan looked at each other, unable to hide the amusement and surprise in their eyes.
It's funny because Roy raised this question like a country bumpkin who has never seen the world.
The stars of the rare level range from four stars to six stars. For ordinary people, a four-star technique may be very precious, but even some noble families with a little bit of inheritance and accumulation will have something like that in their hands.
A few books, let alone a behemoth like the Mission Hall that has been passed down for hundreds of years.
The surprise was because Roy, who was interested in fighting qi skills, was a magician himself.
If he asked about the secret book about magic, they would not be surprised at all. However, it is puzzling that he asked about a book about fighting qi skills.
You know, in this world, having magical talent is a very cherished asset for anyone.
Although magic has declined, the scarcity of magicians and the non-negligible role of magicians in wars have destined that magicians are far more popular than knights.
Not only do they enjoy much higher treatment than knights and have a more respected status, but their lives and work are also much more comfortable.
When the knights were wearing heavy chain mail and even heavier magic armor, riding horses and patrolling outside with heavy lances dripping with sweat, the magicians supported by the lords were carrying
A much higher salary than them, wearing soft and comfortable robes and meditating under the shade of the garden trees.
When the knights rode in groups to charge the enemy, colliding at high speeds, fighting bloody battles in the shadow of swords, with limbs flying everywhere and dripping with blood, the precious magician was under the heavy protection of the knights.
He picked up the wand in his hand and chanted the spell lightly.
Knights always rush to the front, while magicians always hide behind. When they win, they enjoy far greater credit than the knights. When they lose, they can not only retreat first, but even when attacked by the enemy,
The guard knights around them also need to protect them with their lives.
Therefore, as a magician, what Roy should inquire most about are some precious magic books, not a knight's fighting skills.
No matter how precious the fighting qi skills are, to a proud magician, they are like garbage and waste paper.
"Are you planning to practice on your own, or..." Franklin asked confused.
Roy blinked and said, "Of course I practice by myself."
"Aren't you a magician?" Ling Xuan said in surprise.
"I am not a magician," Roy shook his head and said in the same serious tone as when he explained to Luke: "My ideal is to become a knight."
Franklin and Ling Xuan opened their mouths, both in a daze.
After a long time, Franklin shook his head. The young man in front of him was full of a mysterious aura. Although he didn't understand why he gave up his magic talent to practice fighting spirit, he must have a good reason. Moreover,
This is not something outsiders should pry into.
"We have a lot of fighting qi skills. There are all types of skills, but I don't know how many stars you want..." Franklin asked while searching for information on the skills that he could provide to Roy.
There are thousands of fighting qi techniques in the continent of Avalon. However, most of these techniques are ordinary techniques. The higher the level of techniques, the rarer they are.
Although they are both rare, the difference in value between four-star and five-star fighting qi skills is ten times. Those with six stars and above will trigger crazy competition when they appear. And legendary skills with seven stars and above cannot be measured by money. Think about it.
To collect one requires great opportunity and great strength.
The mission hall has been inherited for hundreds of years, and there are seven-star and even eight-star level techniques. However, they cannot be provided casually. Even the ninth-level supervisor has not had the chance to meet him. According to the regulations, only super mercenaries can fight against the enemy.
You are eligible to own it if you have made a great contribution to the mission hall.
"Of course, the more powerful the better." Roy's eyes lit up.
Ever since he recovered his fighting spirit talent in a desperate situation, his fighting spirit has been stuck at the initial five-level fighting spirit stage.
This is not because he cannot practice or does not want to practice, but because the fighting qi he has been exposed to before are all low-level techniques that can be seen everywhere on the market.
Although low-level martial arts can be cultivated to a sufficient height and have strong combat effectiveness, in terms of the speed of cultivation, the intensity of fighting spirit and battle ring, and the endurance and transformation of fighting spirit energy, low-level fighting spirit still cannot match the speed of cultivation.
High-level fighting spirit is comparable.
Especially when entering the level of brave knight or above, as the battle ring increases, the shortcomings of slow growth of low-level fighting qi and low stamina and low combat effectiveness become more and more obvious. Therefore, any knight's yearning for advanced fighting qi skills is like
The pervert's pursuit of beautiful women never ends.
Generally speaking, only the children of some noble families can practice high-level fighting skills from an early age. Most ordinary civilian children who dream of becoming knights but cannot afford high-level skills will start to practice low-level fighting skills when they are six years old.
Then after becoming a knight and having enough money, you can change to advanced skills.
The change of skills will not affect the knight's accumulated fighting spirit. However, since they are two different skills after all, it will take some time to adapt when switching.
The length of this period of time depends on various factors and is not fixed. Some people spend a longer time, and some people spend a shorter time. However, no matter how long it is, as long as the level gap between the two Dou Qi is large enough, the speed of cultivation will increase.
If you improve enough, you can make up for this time quickly.
But Roy is different.
When he regained his fighting spirit talent, he was almost seventeen years old. The eleven-year gap between him and others could not be made up by hard work and talent. If he wanted to catch up with others, he had to practice advanced fighting spirit from the beginning.
The four-star fighting qi technique is just the bottom line for Roy to choose a technique. What he wants is a fifth-level or even sixth-level technique.
The price of the fourth-level exercises on the market is about 5,000 to 10,000 gold lang. The price of the fifth-level exercises is ten times or even dozens of times that of the fourth-level exercises. And it is simply not available on the market.
As for the sixth-level skills, you can only try your luck at the auction. Obviously, it will be a sky-high price that ordinary people can't even imagine.
In the past, Roy would not have dared to have such wishful thinking.
But after discovering the magic pattern of life, this dream became not so far-fetched.
This was one of the reasons why he couldn't wait to come to the mission hall as soon as he was out of desperation. Apart from his identity as a mercenary and points, making money was his most important task now.
Because of the magic core in his body, he needs not just a book of exercises, but exercises with all attributes. In addition to fighting spirit, there are also combat skills, magic books, war horses and equipment.
There are still many places to spend money!
"What can be provided for free are some common four-star fighting qi techniques." Franklin pondered for a moment and said: "There are also ordinary five-star techniques, but you need to spend 101% of the cost to purchase them."
As he spoke, he shrugged his shoulders: "According to regulations, only high-level mercenaries are eligible to purchase some special five-star skills, as well as skills above six stars. If you don't have enough points, I'm afraid there's nothing I can do to help you."
When he heard that there were five-star exercises, Roy immediately became excited.
This is a rare skill that is impossible to find on the market. Many nobles hide it at home and only practice it for their own children. They don't sell it for any price, let alone provide it at cost price.
"Five stars are enough." He said quickly.
Calculating the time, there is only more than a month before the entrance exam for the first training camp. Five-star exercises are already the best choice. If you are greedy and dream of finding six-star exercises, you may still achieve nothing by this time next year.
Moreover, fighting qi cultivation is not just a matter of holding it by yourself. The tips, taboos and more systematic training on cultivation and application require attending a training camp.
"Does Meiding City have a reserve of five-star skills?" Franklin turned to look at Ling Xuan.
This kind of thing is usually only known to Justin. Lingxuan, who had just been promoted to the director of Meiding City, quickly checked it out and reported back: "There is only one copy, which is the metallic 'Dragon Slaying Technique' Dou Qi Kung Fu."
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Dragon-Slaying Technique?
The name Roy is not unfamiliar.
This five-star fighting qi technique is a relatively common five-star technique on the mainland. It is not a secret technique secretly kept by nobles.
Like many other exercises, this exercise also has six attributes: metal, wood, water, fire, earth, and wind. People with different talents practice Dragon-Slaying Technique with different attributes, and the effects in combat will be different.
The metal properties are relatively balanced. The wind and wood properties are weak, the water and fire properties have strong attacks, and the earth properties have strong defense.
A metallic dragon-slaying art is an acceptable choice.
After all, even many justice knights may not be able to possess this kind of skill.
"How?" Franklin asked.
Roy, who couldn't wait to practice Dou Qi, took a deep breath and nodded: "That's it. How much do I need to pay?"
"The cost price of this Dragon-Slaying Art is twenty-six thousand gold coins." Ling Xuan quickly reported the price.
Although he had known that a five-star fighting qi technique would easily cost tens of thousands of gold, Roy still took a breath of cold air at this price. You know, this price is almost one-fifth of what a small nobleman like Baron Polabel would pay.
Everything is lost!
And this is just the cost price!
The country bumpkin and miser's face twitched uncontrollably. While his body ached and his whole body ached, he was calculating how many magic cores he would have to sell to pay for the book. Franklin had already taken the skill from Lingxuan's hand and handed it to her.
Came over.
"I won't give you your reward today," Franklin smiled and pointed at the eagle feather badge in Roy's hand: "You can repay the balance in installments through work in the future."
"You should have told me earlier!" Upon hearing that there was no need to sell the magic core, Roy suddenly smiled widely, took the book, and quickly put it into his arms.
However, the smile only lasted for a short time, and he became frustrated again.
Just one book has already owed a huge debt. I am also planning to build a set of magic pattern equipment, so how much money will it cost?
After thinking about it in agony, he suddenly remembered what Mengmeng and the others were talking about about the tax collection team of Viscount Wenger. His eyes darted around for a while.
How about "borrowing" something?
Back in the studio, as soon as Roy walked in, his head started to buzz.
All he saw was that the studio was in a mess, with empty plates for pastries scattered everywhere. The expensive pastries that he should have only tasted for a while, turned out to be a fat waist and a round belly for Oliver.
In order to help it digest, the restless Mai Yaer was riding on it, running around. Suddenly, he saw a fat shadow like a black and white pig jumping up and down. Wherever he passed, tables overturned and chairs fell over.
Roy's eyelids twitched.
Not to mention pastries worth dozens of gold langs, there are also tea sets, expensive carpets, sofas and bookshelves worth more than a hundred gold langs...
The Mission Hall is really in bad luck.
"You guys are going too far. Why are you throwing things away?" He angrily picked up the precious plate on the floor and tossed it to the corner with distress: "...What if I trip you?"
With a whoosh, Oliver climbed through the fire ring like a dog and flew over the head of the most conniving criminal in the world, showering him with a string of laughter like silver bells.
Too lazy to pay attention to the two guys who were already playing crazy, Roy sat in front of the workbench and took out the eagle feather badge and played with it repeatedly.
The badge is engraved with a miniature magic pattern array. Just scan it on the mission tree or mission array in the mission hall, and it can be recognized just like the mercenary nameplate. Many privileges can be achieved directly without even going through the staff.
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The more he watched, the more Roy couldn't put it down. He also admired Franklin and the mission hall very much.
Although on the surface, it seems that he has taken a huge advantage, if the person holding this badge tries to harm the interests of the mission hall, he may be drowned alive by people's saliva alone.
You want to take before you give, and you are willing to invest when you see it right. This magnanimity and determination are the basis for Mission Hall to become the largest platform in the mercenary world. Being able to cooperate with such smart people is a pleasure in itself.
What's more, I need this kind of help alone.
"What is this?" When she saw the badge on Roy's hand, Mal'er's eyes lit up, and she flapped her wings and flew over the running Oliver.
Roy looked proud. He then boasted about the origin and purpose of the badge to Mal Ya'er, and the flower elf was surprised.
"...With this badge, not only can I take on tasks of any level, but I can also..." Roy talked about the most proud use of the badge and foamed at the mouth, but Maler cheered and jumped on Oliver's back.
"Oliver, we can come here to eat and drink for free every day without spending any money!"
"Woof woof!"
Black and white fat shadows were running around, and the room was filled with joy.
Roy was dumbfounded for a long time amid the laughter and barking sounds that were shot from left to right, and finally realized that it was a self-destructive thing for him to be happy at the same time as Mal and Oliver. He sighed depressedly.
He sighed, turned his head, and his eyes fell on Father Joseph's third-level mission.
Holding his chin, Roy thought for a while and finally resisted the idea of completing the task immediately.
Touching the Dragon-Slaying Art in his arms, Roy could no longer sit still. He stood up, waved to Oliver and Mal'er, and said, "Let's go!"
Opening the door, the fat dog ran out from his feet carrying the wheat sprouts. Looking up, the sky was high and the sea was vast, and the garden was colorful in the sun.