Chapter 102 Iron-Blooded Mercenary
“...In fact, my king, our bards are very useful. When the battle begins, I will sing songs of bravery, strength and victory. This Will inspire your people to fight with three times the power. You want ten times the power? Well, let's see. What can I do. Oh my gosh, the cheers are already there, it seems, so, sir, I beg you, tell me your name, and I'll sing your praises if the battle goes well. An epic song. If the battle doesn't go your way, your bravery will be recorded, sir. You will become a legend."
Under the moon, after listening to the poems sung by Dorothy, Lotte was deeply moved and sighed softly: "You can also sing the poet's poems!"
A smile appeared on Dorothy’s fat face: “When my grandfather was a robber, many people voted for him. The people who come here are wanderers, travelers and bards from all over the world. I always heard these poems when I was a child, and I fucking learned some of them.”
“Haha, it turns out that’s the case. Like this." Lotte looked at Dorothy's face in the moonlight: "I really can't tell."
Dorothy asked in confusion: "What can't you see?"
"You." Lotte said: "A fat guy with a vulgar mouth can be so romantic and poetic. "It's nothing."
"Hahaha, it's nothing, it's nothing." Dorothy smiled happily.
Jesse followed quietly a few meters away and saw two students in front of him, a boy and a girl, talking and laughing together. He shook his head and smiled: "Look, I knew it would be like this."
A wolf howl sounded from the distance, and Jesse couldn't bear to interrupt the conversation. The two little guys were in love, but they couldn't help but interrupt: "Hey, I'm talking about the two artists in love, shouldn't it be time for you to stop and have a good time under this romantic moonlight? Take a rest? Don’t you feel tired? I am still tired.”
The two of them seemed to realize that it was already midnight with the moon rising. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry." Lotte's cheeks were flushed: "Then let's find a place to camp."
Dorothy looked around: "There is a flat open space there, and we will camp there. Let’s go.”
The three people carried their luggage to the open space in front of some large yellow rocks and put up their simple tents. Dorothy found some dry wood and made a fire. The fire was not for heating, but to drive away wild beasts and, of course, to roast some game.
Lotte was spreading a sleeping blanket in the tent. She poked her head out and said, "Ah!"
"Lotte, what's wrong with you? What's the matter?" Dorothy and teacher Jie Xi rushed to her side.
Lotte pointed in fright at the dark gap between the two rocks: "There is... someone..."
As expected, Dorothy saw a vague figure hiding inside, and took a weapon to stop Lotte. Someone shouted from behind: "Acridine, who is that person? Get out of here!"
The figure in the darkness did not move at all.
"Is he dead?" Lotte asked doubtfully.
Teacher Jesse took out a torch from the fire and shone it into the black crack. He saw a man as skinny as a bone lying inside, but he couldn't tell whether he was alive or dead.
After a while, seeing that the person in the gap was still motionless, Dorothy said: "It should be a dead body. I'll drag him out. It's uncomfortable to leave him alone here." As he said that, he was about to reach out to lift the body. Unexpectedly, before his hands could grab the clothes of the dead body, the corpse suddenly opened its eyes.
Suddenly, the three of them were so frightened that they were covered in white hair and even Jesse sat down on the ground.
"Is...is...a living person?" Lotte whispered: "You, you...are you a human or a ghost?"
The corpse's energetic eyes gradually gradually The pupils had lost their luster and were dilated, as if they were seriously ill. His emerald-yellow eyes rolled around, taking stock of the three people in front of him, and suddenly focused on Jesse: "Moore Jesse?"
Everyone felt confident after hearing his words. It was very satisfying, and Jesse was even more surprised: "Who are you? How do you know me?"
The corpse suddenly stood up and crawled out of the black crack, revealing his entire face and the blue cross on his clothes. He was the backbone of the Blue Cross mercenary group. Gan Chai also looked at Jesse in surprise: "I am Stoll, have you forgotten?"
"Stor..., is it you? It's really you!" Jesse exclaimed Said: "You...how did you become like this?"
"Teacher, do you know him?"
......
The branches were still crackling in the flames, and the dry wood took a sip. Water sat with them around the fire. Jesse said: "Well, I know him. He and I used to be members of the 'Iron-Blooded Mercenary Group'."
"'Iron-Blooded Mercenary Group'." Lotte said: "Teacher, have you also been a mercenary?"
Jesse smiled and said: "Yes, I studied the warrior system, not like you a magician It’s so easy to find a job. If you don’t become a mercenary, it will be difficult to survive, let alone support your family.”
Gan Chai ate the barbecue in silence and listened to them.
Jesse said: "At that time, I belonged to the 17th Squadron, and he was in the 4th Squadron. I wasn't very familiar with him at first, but then we started fighting because of something."
< br>"What's going on? Will the team members fight each other?" Dorothy asked.
"It's layoffs." Gan Chai suddenly interjected coldly.
Jesse looked at him, he was still eating the barbecue with his head down.
"Layoffs?" Lotte said in surprise: "The mercenary group will also lay off employees? Why?" "Why? Humph." Jesse laughed: "Do you think the 'Iron-Blooded Mercenary Group' is you? Is it the kind of thing where children have fun and have fun? The group has to pay the members monthly. Although the capital was not much, it was still very important in order to survive. At that time, the 'Iron-Blooded Mercenary Group' had just been upgraded to an A-level mercenary group, and people came to join them in droves, causing the mercenary group to expand too quickly. Come on, the mercenary structure is too bloated, coupled with the corruption in the regiment at that time. It was too heavy. Many people with no ability at all were pulled in by relatives and friends without even paying the group membership fee. The finances could not bear it for a while, so they had to lay off employees, and the most useless fighters became the first to be laid off. .”
Lotte listened with her mouth open in surprise: "This is a real... real mercenary group. It also has finances, systems, etc., so formal!" She remembered that the mercenary organization she joined was compared to the teacher. Joining the 'Iron-Blooded Mercenary Group' really feels like a child playing house.
Jesse said: "Of course. 1/4 of the tasks completed by each person in the mercenary group must be handed over to the mercenary group to ensure the normal operation of the mercenary group. This includes station, intelligence, logistics support, etc. It all requires money to operate."
"If you have to hand over 1/4, why not do it alone? How can this be good?" Lotte asked.
Jesse shook his head: "No, it's not what you think. First of all, according to the rules of the mercenary union, within the level range of the mercenary group, low-level mercenaries can accept tasks of one level higher. For example The 'Iron-Blooded Mercenary Group' is A-level. If you are a C-level mercenary, you can skip the level and accept B-level mercenary missions below A-level. The reward gap between B-level missions and C-level missions is not as simple as 1/4. , and there is also a gap in work points. Secondly, there is a department specifically responsible for logistics support within the 'Iron-Blooded Mercenary Group', and the members' expenses there will be 50% of the external expenses, which also includes the cost of repairing items and other expenses. "
Lotte asked again: "What other entertainment is it?"
Dorothy covered her mouth and whispered something in her ear.
Lotte blushed with embarrassment: "So...it's that one."
"Oh, yes, that's it." Jesse said: "This alone is enough to attract those stragglers. If you don’t complete a task this month or the money you get from the task is not enough for your living expenses, the group will also give you a portion of the money to ensure your basic expenses this month.”
Dorothy nodded: "It's so detailed and complete. It has an organizational system and is an A-level mercenary group, so you can imagine how much others want people to join."
Jesse said: "Yes, this also led to the beginning of the first layoffs. . The rules of layoffs are simple, the strong stay, the weak go, and the opponent I drew is him."
Gan Chai licked the grease off his fingers, took a sip of water, and picked it up again. A piece of barbecue tastes like you will never be full.
Lotte glanced at the thin man and asked: "The final result is...?"
"I won and he lost." Jesse sighed: "So he was sent a With a severance payment, I left the 'Iron-Blooded Mercenary Group'."
Gan Chai beat his chest, swallowed the choked piece of meat and said, "Jesse, remember when I left. Did you say anything? "
"Yes. You said you would come back, and it would be me who would leave." Jesse looked at him: "Do you want to challenge me now?"
Gan Chai shook his head: "No, I have already joined another mercenary group. I never want to go to that place of Iron Blood again."
"Oh!" Jesse was a little surprised: "I remember that you used to have a very high vision. If you were not a good mercenary group, you would never join it. Are you now...?"
Gan Chai eats meat. While saying: "A little-known C mercenary group, Blue Cross!" He pointed to the blue cross pattern on his chest.
"C-level? You would actually choose a C-level mercenary organization. Isn't it a temporary place to stay?"
"No, I plan to work in this team for a long time. "
Jessie touched the stubble on his chin: "Oh, that's interesting."
"What about you? It seems that you have become the caretaker of students." Gan Chai asked back.
Jesse smiled self-deprecatingly and said: "Well, after you left, I became the second batch of laid off members. Later, after being introduced by an acquaintance, I became an official dog at Curantin Academy. Employee."
"It's really surprising." Gan Chai Rou smiled and said, "But Kurantin's treatment should not be bad. That's right."
"Well, I can still live."
"Oh, what you said is really unbelievable." Gan Chai said: "Are you interested in joining us? Cross? When you were in Iron Blood, you were considered a strong player. It would be a shame to waste it in school.”
Jesse shook his head and smiled: "Are you here to recruit people? I forgot to tell you, I have a family, and my children can go out to the streets to make soy sauce."
"I have settled down~ !" Gan Chai sighed, as if he was filled with sadness.
"Yeah, you can't just float all the time." Jesse asked: "I'm curious, how did you end up like this? I remember you used to... you were quite strong before."
A trace of fear flashed in Gan Chai's eyes, and he sighed again Said: "It's okay, I was harmed by a devil, but I won't die, don't mention it. I haven't seen you for a long time, old friend. Do you have any wine? Please buy me a drink."
"Haha, I'm sorry, water is just Yes, wine can’t be helped.”
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(End of this chapter)