"What about the once-a-year mission?" Attila looked through the contract - those were the pages of light pages sent by Tianlan through the tourist system - and asked without raising her head.
Fang Yu was very embarrassed: "I still have to help make the magic device."
Away from the huge sound source of the differential engine gears, the team arrived at the other side of the Adventurer's Guild Hall, which seemed quite quiet. After also congratulating Luo Yu and Jita, Attila began to check the contract with the help of Tian Lan.
Fang Plover knew that he had a guilty conscience and followed Miss Elf like a quail.
"Making a magic weapon?"
"Deduct the rental fee——"
"Lease?"
"This kind of lease relationship is very common between guilds, sister Aitila," Tian Lan interrupted, but asked curiously: "What is the period of the lease and what is the affiliation? Brother Ed, you are not here. Are you being stupid above?"
Fang Yu shook his head. Although he suffered a frustrating loss, there was still no problem in the general direction. After all, the most important issue in the rental relationship was the issue between the two of them, and he himself understood this.
Since Yugudola had specifically assured him in this regard, and there were special clauses in the contract to restrict and specify it, Luo Yu and Jita were actually regarded as members of the adventure group when they were in the adventure group, and their guild status was only a potential identity.
But Fang Yu knew that the way the 'Gray Lady' proposed such a deal was not to allow him to take advantage, but to allow the adventure group to connect with Tapolis.
This is also what Hongye told him when he was in Dolifen.
This kind of alliance between you and me forced him to consider favoring Tapolis at some point. As Yugudora said, the Oak Knights are Ji Ta and Luo Yu's 'natal family' after all——
Only then did he understand that the other party meant this.
No one would be happy after suffering a secret loss. Naturally, Fang Yu only became upset after he understood this. In fact, he was not vigilant, but he also understood that this was actually the reason why he could not take the lead in the negotiations. After all, he and the adventure group were not strong enough and lacked bargaining cards.
As for the fate of Luo Yu and Jita, the final decision is still in the hands of the other party. Fang Yu naturally understands the relationship between trainees and the guild.
"sorry."
Fang Yu whispered an apology to the others, and his face felt a little hot - he had suffered a lot along the way. Miss Scarpe had played a good trick on him at the beginning, including food and accommodation. . But it was different then. Today he is the leader of a team. Now he is not only responsible for himself, but also for other people's decisions.
"It doesn't matter," Tianlan waved her hands carelessly: "Actually, it's not a big deal. We can also think of some ways to deal with this contract-"
Before she could finish her words, Miss Elf glared at her and glared back at the second half of her sentence. Tian Lan was so frightened that she stuck out her tongue and could only wink at Fang Plover to express that she had tried her best.
Aitila glanced at Fang Yu and then said: "There is no need to apologize. After all, we all hope that Jita and Luo Yu can stay. Just remember not to be so hasty the next time you make a decision."
Fang Yu nodded. He already understood this deeply. Miss Attila, Tianlan and Sylvide must remember to bring any one of them with them the next time they negotiate.
Probably after successfully bargaining with Miss Sophie during the Dragon Trial, I felt a little too inflated. Now that I think about it, Miss Sophie is really an upright and good person.
And he himself is not this material at all——
He also knew why Miss Attila was suddenly very serious. Maybe it was because she thought of Kidd. They might be really similar, exactly the same recklessness - just like his cousin said of him, a barbarian.
He sighed, and just remembered Miss Ship Officer, these matters should have been handled by the other party - when he turned around, he saw Sylvide standing aside, only tilting her head and smiling at him.
Those talking eyes seemed to indicate that he didn't mind.
But that’s weird——
Fang Yu had gradually become familiar with the temperament of this noble lady. When she said she didn't mind, she was probably very concerned about it and was ready to have a cold war with him.
He couldn't help but break into a cold sweat.
In comparison, others are much more straightforward.
'Ms. Papamo' complained in a low voice about the other party's cunning, which made Luo Yu and Jita very embarrassed for a while, but was immediately scolded by Aitila and Tianlan, and from then on she acted like an ostrich and did not dare to speak again.
Xiang Xiang looked the same as before, opening his mouth to seek justice for the captain, as if he was afraid that Fang Plover would not be embarrassed enough, so he was persuaded by others to persuade him to stop, saving the latter's last bit of dignity as the captain.
And Etila both rolled their eyes, and then continued to ask other questions: "Whose materials are used to make the magic weapon, and what are the requirements?"
"Of course they came up with the materials. Where did we get the materials?" Fang Yu replied matter-of-factly.
He seemed a little helpless: "The requirements are not high, only twenty pieces per quarter..."
In Yugudola's opinion, twenty pieces of A-grade or above quality items per quarter are considered to be 'extremely many'. However, Tianlan said softly when she heard it.
"It's strange," she whispered, "The other party seems to be merciful. If I were the 'Gray Lady', I would definitely deceive the idiot Brother Ed as the one who was taken advantage of."
Fang Piao glared at the little girl angrily, who was being taken advantage of?
"Of course we have to pay for the materials -" he replied angrily.
"Nonsense," Tian Lan rolled her eyes helplessly: "Brother Ed, please don't think of me as a fool, okay? Of course I know, but do you know that materials are materials and market prices are market prices. These are two different things, okay? "
She came from a top wealthy family like Twelve Color Iris, so she was naturally familiar with these things. She raised her fingers and calculated to him: "They want you to make a magic device, and accordingly they have to provide a complete list of materials." Right? And there’s no stipulation on the loss rate, right?”
"I'm not an alchemist and I know that any life-career production has losses. If this is not mentioned specifically, it is usually half the default standard loss. But the standard here is the standard in commercial production, for the purpose of calculating commissions Formulated based on the party’s approximate profit margin——”
"This is just one of them. How can a complete material list for a magic weapon be so easy to obtain? Sometimes it involves hundreds of materials, some are common, some are rare, some are in large quantities, and some are in small quantities. Collecting and storing materials requires a turnover of manpower and material resources, which will save us an unknown amount of time."
"Generally speaking, it is very rare for the client to promise to provide materials. To put it simply, brother Ed has seen a few buyers who find manufacturers to produce products and still need to provide materials themselves?"
Fang Yu opened his mouth and realized that he had made a proposal that seemed strange to the other party. What was even weirder was that the other party actually agreed. He thought for a while and then found the reason: "But our level is like this. If they don't provide materials, why don't they wait until the end of the year of the monkey?"
"Brother Ed, you are really being sold and you still have to help count the money," Tianlan sighed very cutely: "Of course they can afford to wait. They have signed long-term alliance team agreements with us, so they can't afford to wait. At this time?"
Fang Yu was stunned. He only thought about Tapolis's imminent attack on the second-tier guilds and used this to bargain with them, but he didn't think about this level. It seems that this is the case. The way Tapolis dealt with Luo Yu and Jita made it clear that this would be a long-term cooperation. How could the other party be in a hurry?
"But what's their reason for doing this?"
"The reason is of course a sign of goodwill."
"court?"
Fang Yu was stunned. The other party was playing him around. He really couldn't see any reason for the 'grey lady' to be nice to him.
Tianlan couldn't laugh or cry: "My idiot brother Ed, that 'grey lady' really flirted with the blind man this time. She just wanted to use this method to keep you. This is a discount for you, but In fact, it is a means of cultivating you.”
Sylvide on the side also covered her mouth and smiled softly, and then replied: "Mr. Captain, you should know that craftsmen grow up through the accumulation of practical experience and knowledge. Why do truly talented craftsmen often come from the craftsmen's association and the craftsmen's association?" Among some larger forces? This is because the growth process of an alchemist often requires a huge amount of resources."
"That 'Miss' wants to use this method to allow you to actually be funded by Tapolis and become a top alchemist or combat craftsman trained by Tapolis. A straight-forward approach like Miss Hongye is a good thing. It’s a way, but this silent way of moisturizing things is also a means.”
Her tone was very soft, as gentle and pleasant as ever, but when she talked about the 'Miss', Fang Yu clearly felt that she had aggravated her tone, and when she talked about the 'means', she had a sly look in her eyes and a smile. It's going to overflow.
Come on, Fang Plover certainly wouldn't think that this was Sylvide's show of goodwill towards him. He hurriedly nodded like a quail to show his agreement with the other party's statement.
It seems that he has an extremely strong desire to survive.
"Then what should we do?" Finally he couldn't help but ask: "Just reject them, we can find the materials ourselves, of course we have to pay more, ten pieces of equipment in a quarter doesn't seem to be a big deal for us. "
"Of course not."
The three opposing voices came from three women, one big and one big.
"Brother Ed, are you a fool?" This was Tianlan.
"Not only that, the captain also has to ask the other party for some good and rare materials. After all, you get what you pay for—" Sylvide still calmly explained to her captain.
Attila finally made the conclusion: "Tianlan and Sylvide are right. As long as we understand this, we actually don't owe Tapolis anything. We are allies, and alliances naturally have mutual benefits and equal exchanges. "
Fang Yu just looked at these three 'wise' ladies speechlessly.
Suddenly, he wondered if he was really a brainless barbarian.
However, the group of people had already walked to the other side of the Adventurer General Guild and met with Tapolis' team in Grande who was waiting there. Although the two parties had already exchanged contracts, they still had to exchange a physical document.
Although there is no need to be so anxious when exchanging files, the two parties were not far apart, so they agreed to meet here. There, Fang Plover and others also met the leader of this team for the first time - the famous 'Grey Lady', Miss Eugudola.
She is smaller than what she saw in the video, especially since this businessman and part-time swordsman drags a sword as tall as her body behind her. In contrast, she looks even more like a little girl.
She was actually a head shorter than Fang Plover. When she saw Fang Plover, she extended her hand to him very generously: "I'm sorry, I just used some small tricks in the transaction. Mr. Ed should be very concerned about it, right?"
Fang Yu didn't expect her to say that, and couldn't help but be startled. He turned back to look at the others, but the three 'wise' ladies didn't say anything.
He had no choice but to turn around and nodded bravely.
But Yugudola seemed to see what he was thinking, and smiled: "Actually, I didn't mean to deceive Mr. Ed, it was just to complete some of the goddess's mission targets for each quarter-"
She smiled sheepishly, swept the golden hair around her ears, and showed a very troubled look: "The goddess is very willful, and those of us who are voters have no choice after all. And Hongye also respects Ed very much. , I actually happened to know some of Mr. Ed’s strength, so I came up with this last resort.”
When Fang Yu heard what she said, his heart skipped a beat. What did this 'Gray Lady' mean when she specifically said that she also knew some of his strengths?
But when he looked at the other party, he saw Yugudola winking at him, which meant that it was okay for you to know and me to know. As soon as Fang Yu took a look, he understood that the other party had already guessed the relationship between him and Xia Ya.
But he didn't know whether it was Hongye who leaked the information in his description of him, or whether the other party guessed it by himself, but this alone was enough to make him a little wary.
"Miss Yugudola..." He couldn't help but ask.
But the other party shook his head: "It has nothing to do with Hongye. I guessed it myself. After all, you used that identity when you were at Traveler's Rest. The strange thing is that few people know this news. I also specially investigated at Traveler's Rest. I only realized it later.”
She also smiled softly: "But I haven't told anyone, including other people in the guild. If you say that, Mr. Ed should not be angry with me, right?"
Fang Yu smiled bitterly. How could he not be angry so easily? Of course, he also understood that the other party said this to win over him. But he shook his head and replied: "Miss Yugudola, actually I understand what you mean - but I just hope that we can be more honest with each other. After all, I have also fought side by side with the Knights of Tapolis, In fact, Miss Yugudola does not need to use these methods."
He replied: "As you said, Jita and Luo Yu were also born in Tapolis. In fact, no matter whether they are Tapolis or not in the future, they cannot completely ignore the guild where they came from, especially Miss Gudora should understand this, right?"
Yugudola nodded slightly.
But she wrinkled her nose, and she actually didn't believe what this little guy said. According to the news from Hongye, this little guy was full of distrust of the Grand Guild. It would be strange if she could think of some way to keep him. .
Ever since she learned that the other party was the same person as the genius boy who disappeared like a comet from Fenris Island, she actually made up her mind that regardless of the opinions of the guild leaders, she must find a way to make the other party have a relationship with Tapolis. relation.
In fact, Zifeiyu said that the top management of the guild had decided whether Luo Yu and Jita would stay or go. In fact, how could it be that simple? Before today, they didn't know about this matter at all. Even if the news came back so quickly, it was impossible for the senior management to make a decision immediately.
In fact, she had instructed the other party to reply in this way, and the purpose was just to make Fang Yu lower his guard.
However, her method of cutting things off first, including letting the two core trainees of the guild join other people's teams, did not require the consent of the guild. Now it has been determined in the form of the goddess's contract and cannot be changed no matter what.
It's just that after returning, she will have to report her work in front of the senior management, and she may be punished for it. When she thinks about the salary that will be forfeited, Yugudora's small eyebrows wrinkle up.
"Hey, who told me to care about the guild?"
The 'little girl' on the outside sighed secretly and spread her hands helplessly.
However, the negotiations between Tapolis and Fang Plover's adventure group came to an end. After the two parties exchanged texts, they politely said goodbye to each other. Yugudola was not sloppy at all. She first gave Jita and Luo Yu a guarantee of the identity of the selectors and promised to solve the problem of the glow material equipment within a week.
Fang Yu is not worried about this aspect. After all, the contract is guaranteed by the goddess - and the permissions have been unlocked, Jita and Luo Yu have broken away from their status as tourists. This process is actually to unlock the upper limit of level and the restrictions on combat positions.
The preparations for the so-called star glow material equipment are actually in sync with the re-alignment of the glow material. This is to eliminate the information records of their time as tourists, which is equivalent to the elimination and redistribution of everything in the first five levels in the system. experience.
These experiences are not obtained out of thin air, nor are they converted from the original levels. In fact, Stargate Port recovers all the information of the first five levels and provides new information to complete the experience of these five levels.
The entire process, as Yugudora said, is very expensive. After all, high-dimensional information is the first hard currency of various countries in Stargate Port in the era after Stargate.
However, once the permissions are unlocked, the level can continue to be improved. Moreover, Yugudola also provided a very good magic wand and a letter of recommendation for further study to Luo Yu. The recommendation letter came from the Grand Elementalist Association, and the recipient was the vice president of the Elementalist Association. It can be said to be a top entry tool.
Although elementalists, like alchemists, can join the major professional unions and the Adventurer's General Guild, the basic skills that can be learned after joining are different. Just like Fang Plover was an apprentice of Kapka and Rodel, he was naturally imprinted with the school of thought in the Lorraine area.
And if Luo Yu joins the job through this letter of recommendation, he will be an apprentice of the Kaolin-Ithurian School of Elementalists and the Precision School - and at the same time, he may also be able to receive guidance from the vice-president and learn some expertise. Have skills.
This is a good thing that even Fang Plover has never enjoyed. Of course, generally speaking, only geniuses specially cultivated by large guilds have such treatment.
However, Fang Yu was still a little strange. He originally thought that Luo Yu and Jita were just two of the many trainees competing for the position of official selector in Tapolis, but now looking at the other party's thorough preparation, it seemed that this was not the case.
At the same time, Yugudora also assured them that Kita's magic book would also be delivered in the near future.
Fang Yu was a little surprised when he heard this and asked if the other party would provide the magic book to Jita? Unexpectedly, Zifeiyu on the side couldn't help rolling his eyes after hearing this, and replied: "Who else would you give it to?"
Only this sentence made Fang Pliong stay in his heart.
He vaguely felt that the two trainees he abducted were not as simple as the two trainees from Tapolis as he imagined - because if Jita was just one of the 'many' competitors for the magic book.
After this transaction, Tapolis's correct reaction seemed to be to leave the magic book to others.
When Yugudola left, she said to him with a smile: "Luo Yu is Feiyu's promising successor. You are pulling out the teeth this time. Train him well. That little guy has a great future."
Fang Yu was slightly startled and couldn't help but look at Luo Yu. No wonder the latter seemed a little embarrassed in front of Zifeiyu. It turned out that there was such a relationship.
The mage from the Iron Council was very cold to him. He originally thought it was because he abducted his sister, but he didn't expect that the problem actually came from Luo Yu.
The latter seemed to hear the conversation between the two and looked away with embarrassment.
Fang Yu couldn't help but shook his head.
After everyone in Tapolis left, he finally had time to ask Atila and others about the mysterious hirer - he had vaguely heard Tianlan mention it before, and it seemed that everyone was unexpectedly here at the Adventurers General Guild. Some clues were investigated.
However, I was busy with Luo Yu and Jita's affairs before, so I didn't ask in detail for a while. Only then did I remember this matter again.
After listening to his inquiry, Tianlan also remembered this matter and quickly replied: "That was investigated by Sister Siesta. She is really powerful. She suggested that we go back and check the information that Miss Sylvide left at that time. Information about a mission——"
"Brother Ed, you know that the Adventurer's Guild will record the general information of each team's mission. After the first adventure, Miss Sylvide made an agreement with others to launch the next operation about half a year later. And most people at the time agreed to the proposal.”
Hearing this, Fang Yu understood that the two parties had reached an agreement, so this information must have been recorded in the Adventurer's Guild - he couldn't help but look at Miss Attila: "So there is a record, right?"
The elf girl nodded: "The Adventurer's Guild will supervise the fulfillment of adventurers' promises to their employers, so when someone finds these people to start a new mission, they must clarify the start and end time of the mission - in case there is a problem There has been a breach of contract.”
"But if that person wants to conceal his identity, he can completely bypass the Adventurer's Guild and look for those people directly, right?" After hearing this, Xiangxi asked with rare confusion.
"He can't get around it," Fang Yu understood the truth: "The task of going to the depths of the Traveler Swamp is not simple. If the other party bypasses the Adventurer's Guild, wouldn't it seem to have ulterior motives? The Adventurer's Guild will certainly protect its employer, but Isn’t it to protect the legitimate rights and interests of adventurers?”
"Yes, so if the other party makes this proposal, Miss Attila's brother will probably not agree to it, and the same goes for everyone else." Tian Lan continued: "So on the other hand, because of Miss Sylvide's agreement, the other party It will definitely leave traces in the Adventurer’s Guild.”
Fang Yu couldn't help but look at his ship officer.
The other party seems to always have this meticulous and cautious temperament, and if she hadn't left behind this seemingly unnecessary agreement, they would definitely be confused about tracking down the mysterious employer now.
Although Tianlan said it was Siesta's suggestion, he knew that it must be Sylvide's instruction.
Sure enough, Siesta replied directly that this was exactly what the eldest lady ordered——
Others looked at the noble lady, but Sylvester just smiled at them, not taking any credit.
"Then who is that person?" Fang Yu asked.
But the others shook their heads this time.
"The clue is broken," Tian Lan sighed: "The staff said that there was a record of the mission, but the record is not in the Adventurer's Headquarters at the moment."
"What?" Fang Yu was surprised when he heard this.
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