"Aqiu."
Hundreds of kilometers away from the Fire Fist tribe.
Qinggang City.
When Edwin walked into the hall, he stretched out. Unexpectedly, he was caught off guard and took a breath of cold air. He choked and sneezed twice in a row before he recovered.
“What the hell, why is the weather getting colder and colder?”
He looked up at the simple thermometer hanging on the wall. It showed that the temperature had dropped to minus 24 degrees, which was about to approach the dangerous red line area.
You know, this is indoors.
In the deep winter of previous years, the temperature was around minus 15 degrees at most, but now the temperature has increased by nearly 60%!
If you go outdoors
Even if there are tall building ruins forming a windless zone in Qinggang City, the temperature will drop by at least another fifteen degrees.
Altogether, this is nearly minus 40 degrees Celsius, which is completely unsuitable for human activities outside.
“Boss, boss!”
Just as Edwin was considering whether to move the camp underground to survive this difficult winter.
The door with a thick straw curtain was violently opened from the outside, and a middle-aged man with a beard covered with thick white frost rushed in.
Seeing Edwin, the middle-aged man quickened his steps, and his already red face turned abnormally red.
"We got it. We squatted for more than half a month and finally got it!"
"What did we get?"
Edwin shrank his neck, dodged the straw curtain, opened it and broke in. The cold wind is coming.
“Speak slowly, we have a lot of time!”
For a snowman.
The cold winter season is indeed the time of year when you have the most free time.
Like a hibernating beast, almost 90% of snowbands will hide themselves back in their dens after being busy for more than half a year, and enjoy the rest in peace.
The remaining 10% Snow Bandits will take advantage of the time when there is less competition.
“We have grabbed a perfect “destroyed” order, the reward is extremely generous, and the most important thing is The other party’s location is very close to us, and it only takes about three days to reach it!”
“Huh? Delen, is it true?”
After Delen finished speaking, a look of shock flashed across Edwin's face.
There are four levels of ‘destroy’, ‘kill’, ‘destroy’, and ‘explore’.
Although the rewards for destroying orders can only be ranked third, above those for exploring orders, the rewards are still beyond the imagination of ordinary people.
As long as it can be completed successfully, it will be enough to support the ‘Red Moon’ team until the end of the farming period!
“Of course it’s true. We work so hard at the office every day, so it’s time to open.”
Delen laughed and took out a yellow envelope from his arms.
Opening the envelope, the letter paper inside is also yellow, with a few lines of information written on it.
[Destroyed: Megalithic Temple]
[Location: Fire Fist Tribe (Coordinates: 117.114.29)]
[Personnel: One Level 2 Combat Direction Priest, A number of ordinary combatants (not more than twenty), and a number of ordinary residents (not more than one hundred)]
[Task time: seven days]
[Task standard: Destroy the giant stone temple and bring back the giant stone statue intact. 】
[Reward: some materials (two months of rations for one hundred people and necessary daily necessities), a D-level stronghold, and some divine mines (minimum 50 grams, maximum 300 grams, depending on the completeness of the statue)]< br>
[Punishment: Equivalent materials, 100 grams of divine ore]
“Damn, it’s really a ‘ruin’ order!”
After reading the contents on the letter, Edwin felt that his frozen blood seemed to be ignited and his whole body became warm.
How long has it been? How long has it been since Red Moon Team opened!
Since the beginning of late winter, they have been lying down for nearly two months and have been staying in the city.
I thought that only during the farming period would I receive the most basic "exploration" orders to maintain material expenditure and income.
Unexpectedly, the team has already been lucky enough to qualify for the ‘Destroy’ order before the deep winter period is over.
"However."
Edwin did not lose his mind. "The opponent has a second-level priest who is still fighting. For us, the probability of being wiped out by the group is not low."
He is the captain of the Red Moon Team and the strongest person in the entire team.
But in terms of strength, he is only a first-level priest who has mastered a nine-level divine skill with average power.
Even if you don't need to be in direct contact with the opponent's strongest combat force to destroy the order, you can attack from the side in a roundabout way, you can also divert the tiger away from the mountain, and you can even arouse the surrounding tribes to be hostile and disgusting to the opponent.
Then make sure that the temple collapses, and you can complete the mission by getting the idol.
But based on the past success rate of destroying orders and the painful experience of many teams being destroyed, this is still an extremely high-risk adventure.
"Of course, I know... rewards and risks are always relative."
Delen did not lose his mind, but the difference was that the smile on his face never stopped .
“But this time it’s different. Captain, why don’t you guess what happened?”
"Different?!"
Edwin was stunned for a moment, and his two thick black eyebrows forced a black straight line on his forehead.
Many ordinary survivors think Snowband is a code name.
They will call those lawless people who lick blood from their swords as snow bandits, and they will also call the traitors who betray the tribe as snow bandits.
Even the missing slaves of the tribe will be regarded as turned into snow bandits by them.
However, only few people know that the Snow Bandits are not a code name, but a large-scale wandering organization.
They are widely rooted in every radiation crack, and have abilities no less than those of the strongest tribe in the crack.
Snowband does not accept all selections of organization members.
Every human being who wants to join the organization must submit a ‘letter of nomination’ to prove their strength.
In this way, you can become a real snowman.
The snow bandit gathering point located in Radiation Crack No. 37 happens to be Qinggang City.
There are a large number of building ruins and countless underground projects here, making it an ideal spot for snow bandits to hide.
At the same time, this place is far away from the tribes established by the survivors. Any new face entering the city will be immediately discovered and alert.
Of course, the snow bandits did not gather together to share risks.
Here, the Snow Bandit Organization will issue anonymous task orders from time to time, possibly from the top of the organization, from a tribe within the rift, or even from the Priest Affairs Office.
Each snow bandit team can receive generous rewards after completing the collection.
"I guess this Fire Fist tribe has provoked a 'kill' order?"
"Holy shit, Captain, you are really amazing!"
Delen swore directly and showed his thumbs up, but did not continue to whet Edwin's appetite.
“This Fire Fist Tribe is obviously just a small tribe with less than a hundred people. How can they be so virtuous and talented that they can get two major orders of ‘Destroy’ and ‘Kill’ at the same time? They must be crazy! ”
"And I heard that 'killing' orders appears before 'destroying' orders. If the weather hadn't been so cold recently, someone would have taken the order and made money."
Remuneration for killing orders , much more than ruining orders.
Especially the most important magic mine, the number of orders killed is almost double that of orders destroyed.
"In the morning, the secret killing team has already received the killing order. The time limit is three days. As long as we can catch up with them and set off immediately, this order can be completed almost lying down!" Team?
Edwin naturally knows that this is a medium-sized team with one third-level priest, two second-level priests, and five first-level priests.
Unlike other medium-sized teams, the secret killing team only takes the simplest and most straightforward ‘kill’ orders.
Relying on the large amount of divine ore rewards, they continue to catalyze new priests, becoming stronger and stronger.
Many people predict that when the secret killing team has a fourth-level priest, they will officially join the ranks of the large teams in Qinggang City.
“This group of people is not easy to mess with. You won’t steal the mission from them, right?”
Edwin has his own concerns.
According to the snow bandits’ private rules, as long as the Red Moon team grabs a mission spot and is willing to hand over 75% of the mission rewards, they can follow the opponent to drink soup.
But this rule only applies between two teams of the same strength.
With the strength of the secret killing team, they will not only demand 100% of the mission reward, but will even ask for huge additional compensation until they crush the Red Moon Team.
“No, I can guarantee that it is not a robbed task.”
Delenn shook his head calmly.
“They took the killing order in the morning, and the destruction order only appeared at night. The secret killing team did not send anyone to guard the mission hall. We even waited for a long time, but they still didn’t send one. Someone came to take the order."
"Does the other party know?"
Edwin mentioned the important point and was answered with an embarrassed expression.
Obviously, although they did not grab the order directly, they took the order without the other party's knowledge.
This method is actually not much different from grabbing orders.
"Give up, we need to give up, the secret killing team is not something we can provoke."
"You are such an idiot. If they find out, do you know how much trouble it will cause? "
"They don't even need to ask the boss to take action, they can easily kill us with only a second-level priest!"
Edwin was angry.
At this moment, he only felt that the yellow envelope in his hand was a hot potato that could destroy the Red Moon Team at any time.
Fortunately, there is still room for maneuver.
“Let’s go to the secret killing team’s station now and discuss this matter with them!”
I thought I had received a big order for the team, but unexpectedly I brought a Huge trouble.
Dren seemed a little overwhelmed.
But soon, with Edwin's reminder, he also figured out the matter, and his face suddenly turned pale with fear.
The strong do not need to explain to the weak.
If a team with the same strength wins this order, the secret killing team may be upset for a while and negotiate the distribution of benefits with the other party with the mentality of making friends.
But the difference in strength is too big. Even in the eyes of outsiders, this is a provocation to the secret killing team.
Soon, the straw curtain was opened again, and several people rushed in.
They were just as happy as Delen at first, but after being stared at coldly by Edwin, everyone immediately realized something was wrong.
"Trouble is here. We have snatched the order from the secret killing team, and now we need to apologize immediately."
Deren can't explain it. After all, it was his decision as the vice-captain to place the order. .
Using it to harshly criticize the team members will only make the Red Moon team distracted and make it even more difficult to face the next situation.
Half an hour later.
Edwin took all nineteen members of the team out.
Rather than wait until daytime the next day, we set out immediately at night. This decision was undoubtedly a wise one.
At the location of the secret killing team, they only saw a first-level priest who had just acquired the talent for divine magic.
The other party seems to be in a good mood and is still immersed in the magical power of the priest.
After understanding Edwin's purpose, he immediately and generously said that this kind of thing is indeed very common.
Since the Red Moon Team just took the mission by mistake, the Secret Kill Team can understand.
But. Compensation is required!
Yes, even if it is understandable, compensation must be provided. This is the face of secret killing.
“Our manpower has already set off in the morning, and it is too late to send people to notify now, so you need to set off to the Fire Fist tribe immediately, bring back the idol, and give us all the rewards.”< br>
“In addition, you still need to pay. Well, the divine mine, you need to use the divine mine as compensation!”
Damn vampire!
Edwin cursed in his heart, but finally handed over all the team's only 120 grams of divine ore.
This is the price that must be paid, and it is also the key to settling the matter.
"Okay, this is a token used to identify your identity. Take it and set off quickly."
The secret killer priest who obtained the divine mine was very happy and simply carried it with him. He untied the token and handed it to Edwin.
According to the team's rules, he only needs to hand over half of this part of the divine mine, and if he discovers the 'order grabbing' in advance, he will also receive an additional reward.
It may be materials, or it may be women. Just thinking about it makes people feel happy.
"Understood, we will set off overnight."
Edwin nodded respectfully.
It wasn't until he left the area where the secret killing team was stationed that his face suddenly turned gloomy, almost dripping with water.
I really lost my wife and lost my troops. This time I received a big order but suffered a huge loss.
Now not only have I emptied the sacred mines that I had worked so hard to save, but I also need to travel hundreds of kilometers in the weather of minus 40 degrees Celsius, making a wasted trip to the Fire Fist Tribe.
Who is going?
Edwin glanced at the team, his eyes fixed on Delenn.
"Boss. Boss, I apply to go to the Fire Fist Tribe to complete the mission."
Delen felt uncomfortable being stared at, so he had no choice but to raise his hand first and accept the task.
This is the trouble he caused, and now he should be the one to put an end to it.
"Okay, I will give you five people, is that enough?"
"That's enough, that's enough. It's just a run to get some exercise. I promise to complete the task!"
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A Fire Fist tribe with only second-level priests is no match for the secret killing team.
This is a gap in background.
Compared with the tribal priests, the snowband priests who often go through life and death are often more powerful in combat.
Even if they are both level two and fighting priests, the latter can easily crush the former to death.
And the secret killing team has a third-level priest in charge!
If it was the third-level priest they went to perform the mission, there would be no problem.
A high priest is a guarantee to gain a foothold in the wasteland.
The same is true even within the Snow Bandits.
(End of this chapter)