Chapter 38 Mercenary Union
Chapter 38 Mercenary Union
As a mage who climbed up from the low-level society with unremitting efforts, Akran is obviously not the kind of ivory tower that is not as irrelevant as the world. His familiarity with Farrell has greatly helped Leon.
After spending only a few gold coins, the mage rented a house near the dock that could accommodate camel caravans. Many families around the dock make a living, and it is very convenient for accommodation and dining.
After settling Yanchu and others, he took Leon to find a ship owner at the dock and agreed to cross the river tomorrow.
Finally, the mage disguised as a middle-aged man entered the city of Farrell with Leon.
This is the first time that Leon has come to a big city on the glorious continent.
Behind the tall city walls, rows of buildings occupy all the sights. This city located in the central and western part of the mainland is said to have a history of thousands of years, and sculptures everywhere on the streets tell the story of vicissitudes of life silently.
The tall roof is like a forest, and the ancient bell tower bathes in the afterglow of the sunset, and the city of Farrell is ushering in a new long night.
The street that can accommodate four or five carriages is paved with thick stone slabs, which is quite clean and tidy. There are countless shops, hotels, restaurants and bars on both sides of the road. The signs hanging under the eaves of the high corridors are works of art, revealing the heavy atmosphere of time.
The sky gradually became darker and became colder, but there were only a few pedestrians on the street.
The tough and rough mercenary adventurers, funny wandering artists, gentle magicians, nobles who are surrounded by them... Many women are wearing long breasts that are exposed, but just scarves around their necks. Their laughter and seductive eyes are undoubtedly the most beautiful scenery in the city.
Leon had already changed his cloak, and a set of blue-gray suits completely outlined his burly and strong body, forming a sharp contrast with the elegant Aklan.
Akran is a follower of Leon, but when the two of them walk together, others will only regard Leon as Akran's minion - the barbarian warrior's self-protection mage, which is normal.
The woman in this city was quite bold. Along the way, Leon received several ambiguous autumn waves, and even a carriage threw a brocade handkerchief from the window when he was passing by!
"If you like it, wait and take it to the address written on it and you won't be lonely at night." Aklan smiled and said, "Many ladies like barbarians very much. You are much more handsome than ordinary barbarians!"
Damn! I'm not a midnight cowherd! Leon glanced at the mage with contempt, and only then did he know whether the woman with brocade handkerchief in lipstick looks beautiful or ugly, maybe she is still a public carriage!
He threw the brocade into the gutter beside the road.
"Ahem! Just kidding..." The mage coughed awkwardly: "Close the city gate at the evening when the standard Jiusha is closed, we have to complete everything before that."
Leon knew that this world also had standard time measurements. In ancient times, people used hourglass to time. Later, with the rise of magic civilization, clocks and magic clocks that could accurately timed appeared.
However, whether it is a clockwork or a magic watch, the price is extremely expensive, not affordable by ordinary people. Leon saw a magic pocket watch that automatically leaves in a shop in Blackstone Town, with a price of one thousand gold coins!
Ding! Ding! Ding...
As if echoing Akran's words, the low bell rang from afar, and a total of six sounds were heard.
It's six o'clock! It's equivalent to saying that they still have three more time to stay in Farrell City. Leon nodded and couldn't help but speed up.
The two found a restaurant nearby and hurriedly settled the supper, and then Akran walked in and out of several shops on the bustling street with the purse that Leon gave him.
Not long after, Leon had a heavy bag on his hand, full of spoils purchased by Aklan.
After buying the goods, the two of them took a taxi carriage to the Mercenary Union.
Mercenary Union is a unique organization of the human race. It was originally established for more than a thousand years, and later it penetrated into other races for a time and had a very large power.
The nature of a mercenary union is very complex. It is equivalent to an intermediary between a mercenary and an employer, but it also bears the responsibility of supervising thousands of mainland mercenaries. A regular mercenary group or mercenary team cannot be recognized by the employer without the certification of the union.
Only those mercenaries with innocent origins, reliable status and good reputation can accept the commission of the union. There will be different punishments for failure of tasks or betrayal of responsibilities. Therefore, mercenaries pay great attention to credibility and abide by the laws, which is completely different from adventurers who are mixed with fish and dragons.
The mercenary union in Farrell City is near the city center square, which is the golden area of Farrell City. According to Aklan, those who can own a four- or five-story houses here are either nobles or rich people with a net worth of hundreds of thousands.
The Mercenary Union occupied a row of buildings on the bustling streets, at least ten times the storefront of ordinary shops. This grand and luxurious made Leon think that he had entered the office hall of some of the world's monopoly large enterprises.
The huge crystal lamp was hung from the dome full of paintings. The dazzling light illuminated the hall that could accommodate thousands of people in a tiny light, and the smooth radiant stone floor clearly reflected the shadows.
There are no ordinary people, warriors, warriors, mages, nobles, merchants... On one hand, they hand over tasks, and on the other hand, they entrusted tasks. The two sides clearly do not interfere with each other, and it seems like two worlds.
Leon and Akran are on the side of the entrusted tasks. Not only are there few people on this side, but the services they receive are also huge differences.
In most places, the level exists. Akran walked straight to the stairs as he entered the hall.
He showed a small silver medal to a servant standing by the stairs, and was respectfully greeted to the second floor.
"I am a Silver Star customer of the Mercenary Union. I am qualified to go to the second floor to publish tasks. If it is Venus, I can go to the third floor..." Akran explained to Leon: "The treatment and priority levels of each floor are different."
The second floor is a small room specially separated, both in the decoration and decoration are quite luxurious, and the beautiful maids also serve fragrant milk tea and snacks, which are extremely thoughtful.
"What tasks do you post here?" Leon asked curiously.
Akran picked up the milk tea and took a nice sip, explaining: "We mages need to use a lot of materials to learn magic. Although most of the things can be purchased in the mage union, some materials are very gunshots. I am just a third-level magician. The purchase priority level is too low and I cannot compete with those senior mages!"
"So I often come here to issue missions to acquire magic materials. Although the price is a bit higher, I can still buy it. Most of the money I have earned hard for these years has been thrown here, so I have upgraded to the Silver Star level in a few years."
So that's it! Leon understood, it sounded quite interesting.
While the two were having tea and chatting, a thin middle-aged man walked in.
He saluted Akran respectfully: "Dear guest, what tasks do you need to issue?"
"I need an excellent guide to lead my caravan to the city of Tormond, the southwestern province of the Bemon Kingdom. How much compensation will be paid if you take it to complete the task?" Aklan asked bluntly: "Depart at Pier 5 at 7:00 tomorrow morning!"
The middle-aged man sat down at the small desk next to him, opened a small scroll, picked up the quill placed on the table and wrote a few lines, obviously recording the content of the task.
"Ask an excellent guide, the mission leads the caravan to Tormond City, with an intermediate level of danger..." He stopped and said, "Sir, the minimum reward is thirty gold coins, and the best reward is fifty gold coins. Since your mission is urgent, you need to add five gold coins to the extra reward."
"According to the rules, our union charges ten gold coins and a deposit."
Without saying a word, Akran took out his purse and counted sixty-five gold coins on the table: "I will pay the best reward and make the other party be on time. We have no time to wait!"
"Please rest assured..." The middle-aged man stood up and bowed again.
Asking a guide to add up to sixty-five gold coins, the price is really not low! Leon thought to himself that he did not feel sorry for the money, and he believed that it would be expensive.
After the mission was released, Akran did not continue to stay and left with Leon.
As he went down the stairs, Leon couldn't help asking: "Danger level is intermediate, is there any danger on the way to Tormond City?"
"Yes..." Akran nodded and replied, "We will talk about this matter when we go back, it is not convenient to talk about it here."
While talking, the two went down the stairs and walked through the hall, all the way to the gate, and passed by a group of people who had just entered the door.
There were six people in this group. At the front was a handsome and thin man with a long face. He suddenly stopped and turned his head to look at Leon and Akran.
Leon and Akran were walking out of the Mercenary Union's gate, so he only saw the backs of the two.
The long-faced man's eyes fell on Akran, and he showed a look of surprise on his face, and he pressed his waist bag with one hand.
"Jason, what's wrong?" one of his companions asked in confusion.
A ruthless look flashed through the long-faced man's eyes and he whispered: "There is prey! Let's not hand in the mission first, go and have a look with me!"
The others obviously followed his leader and nodded in agreement.
On this side, Leon and Akran returned to the street.
Since it was still early, the two of them were not in a hurry to go back. They wandered around the central square to enjoy the nightly scenery of this bustling city.
But this turn doesn't matter, an unexpected situation happened!
Chapter completed!