The Mercenary Association is a building with only two floors, and its appearance is far less luxurious than the auction house, although the auction house is not very good in Lu Xi's eyes.
The door was opened casually, without the careful inspection of the auction house, as if anyone could enter.
Clyde threw a dozen copper coins to the little boy who was leading the way. This time, Clyde didn't ask him to wait at the door, and the little boy didn't take the initiative.
The Mercenary Association is not as safe as the auction house. For the sake of its own image, the auction house only prohibits these dirty wandering children from approaching and will not do anything to them.
Some "mercenary masters" who came out of the mercenary association didn't care about stray children. They got drunk and killed many people at will.
As soon as I walked into the Mercenary Association, bursts of harsh noises suddenly rang in my ears. Such a loud sound was not heard outside. It was probably because there was some soundproof elemental magic circle or elemental magic weapon here. To prevent unwanted noise from being spread.
Lu Xi frowned and looked around. He said it was a mercenary association. This place looked more like the kind of tavern where all comers were welcome. The smell of alcohol came from it, and it didn't smell good.
In the middle was a round table filled with people. Men of all kinds, clothed, undressed, leather and armored, held up huge wine glasses and clinked them, letting out loud laughter or curses. There were also some rugged female mercenaries sitting at the wine table having a drink, but the number was very small.
There is a large row of wine cabinets and bars against the wall on the left, and there are a lot of people sitting here and there. Most of them look like loners, drinking or eating quietly, unlike those in the middle. Just as loud and laughing.
There is only a small counter on the right, like a cashier. There is a young girl sitting on the counter, probably only in her early twenties, with a very delicate appearance.
On the blank wall next to the counter, there were neatly hung pieces of parchment. From a distance, Lu Xi could see the words "Bounty Mission" on them.
After walking into the gate of the Mercenary Association, Clyde kept walking and walked at the front. His tall and muscular figure covered Dina and Lu Xi behind him.
Almost as soon as Clyde walked into the Mercenary Association, most of the eyes in the room stared at him. The atmosphere stagnated for a moment, and then returned to normal.
Lu Xi was keenly aware of these changes, but he was not sure whether these people confirmed Clyde's "harmlessness" or confirmed Clyde's "threat".
As Clyde walked forward for a certain distance, Dina and Lu Xi behind him slowly fell into the eyes of others. Dina was okay, her appearance could only be described as delicate, and many people focused more on it. The elemental mage robe she was wearing was to confirm her level of danger.
The situation was a little less favorable for Lu Xi. Her beauty was far beyond that of ordinary people, and her skin was extremely fair. It was obvious at first glance that she was not from ordinary people.
Although the outline has been adjusted to be more Western-oriented, the oriental feel of the original appearance still exists. The black hair and black eyes like night bring her a cool oriental mystery.
Many people's eyes began to follow Lu Xi's figure, and the sound of drinking became less.
Some people were even ready to make a move. It was not until they saw Clyde in front of Lu Xi that they sobered up and did not react in any way they shouldn't.
Dina intended to cover Lu Xi, but unfortunately, she was not as tall as Lu Xi and could not cover much.
"The atmosphere here is really annoying." Dina complained aloud. She did not lower her voice deliberately, but in the noisy mercenary association, Lu Xi almost didn't hear what she said.
Lu Xi did not answer Dina, but looked back coldly at the gazes coming from all over the place, and briefly looked at the owner of those gazes without any sign of weakness or flinching.
It's not that Lu Xi is not afraid, but she understands that weak people will be bullied, so no matter how much fear and anxiety she feels in her heart, she must maintain her calmness and the illusion of being strong on the outside.
Sure enough, after looking at each other like this, many people took the initiative to look away and only observed with their peripheral vision.
Xiao Yuan approached Lu Xi with some fear. He was only a few months old cub. Although his nature made him close to humans, he could sense the danger and malice in the air more deeply than Lu Xi.
But even so, instinct made it run away and flinch, but consciousness made it try to stand in front of Lu Xi and make protective movements.
"Kill you!" The man with a fleshy face, scars all over his body, and a naked upper body threatened Xiao Yuan, who was trying to show a protective posture. His murderous intent was undisguised, but his eyes were clearly focused on Lu Xi.
Xiao Yuan trembled all over. He couldn't help but tremble under the murderous intention, showing an extremely frightened expression. This was his instinctive reaction and could not be easily controlled.
Lu Xi stopped and looked over with his cold gaze. He was so cold that he could not see any warmth at all. He was obviously just an ordinary person without elemental power. For some reason, this gaze made the man feel dangerous.
Clyde also stopped when the man spoke and looked over. There was not much emotion in his eyes, at least the threat to Xiao Yuan was not enough to make him angry.
So he just looked at it indifferently, but his own powerful power made his eyes full of threats.
The man and Clyde locked eyes. After a moment, he took the lead to look away and gave in. The restless breath in the air suddenly calmed down because of this small conflict.
In another world, there are only very simple levels of classification, such as monsters: ordinary, low-level, intermediate, and high-level.
Another example is humans: internship, low-level, intermediate, and high-level.
But precisely because there are so few levels, the gap between different levels is particularly large, and even the gap between the same levels can be described as vastly different.
Intermediate elemental warriors like Clyde, although he himself has not mentioned it, few people of the same level can be his opponent, and he is also the most likely to be promoted to a high-level elemental warrior.
The reason why everyone in the Dragon Hunting Mercenary Group is so obedient to Clyde is at least one of the reasons why he is so powerful. For example, as both intermediate elemental warriors, Hailin is definitely no match for Clyde, and she cannot even compete with him. Clyde had been through so many tricks.
Although White, an intermediate elemental mage, will have better results, the bottom line for him to be able to fight Clyde is that elemental mage's natural suppression of elemental warriors.
This gap is particularly obvious at the low level, but after the intermediate level, the gap becomes much smaller. After the high level, there is no difference. The elemental warrior is even stronger than the elemental mage.
Because the entry threshold for elemental warriors is low, it is difficult to advance, while the entry threshold for elemental mages is high, but it is easy to advance.
In the current mercenary association, just referring to the people present, Clyde can be said to have no opponent. Even if that man is an intermediate elemental warrior like him, Clyde is sure to defeat the opponent within ten moves.
If he didn't have enough confidence in his own strength, I'm afraid Clyde wouldn't dare to accept the reward mission of stealing the dragon egg.
After the man withdrew his gaze, Clyde looked back at Dina and Lu Xi. He happened to meet Lu Xi's cold gaze and was slightly startled.
In his impression, Lu Xi was a very "good-tempered" aristocratic lady, whether it was from just a few meetings in Kuwa Village or as a companion these days.
She doesn't mind those occasional rude behaviors, and she won't force others to do things for her. She never bothers others when she can do things by herself. She is easy to talk to, has a very warm smile, and has a gentle attitude towards others.
Clyde had never seen her look so dangerous. To put it bluntly, Lu Xi like this was actually more in line with the status of a "noble lady".
Noble is never a good adjective.
After looking at each other, Clyde took the lead in nodding and walked ahead again.
Lu Xi calmed down, lowered his eyes slightly, touched Xiao Yuan's head comfortingly, and followed with Dina.
Dina raised her fist fiercely at the man who scared Xiao Yuan and cursed a few uncivilized words. Fortunately, the surroundings were very noisy and Lu Xi didn't hear clearly, otherwise she might have to refresh her mind. The image of Na in my heart.
The man glanced at Dina, but because of Clyde, he ignored Dina's provocation.
Dina snorted twice and stood next to Lu Xi again, holding her head high and not flinching at all. This is also a survival rule among mercenaries, that is, never show your weakness.
When she first became a mercenary, Dina was also a little girl who was easily afraid of fear. Then those people bullied and teased her even more excessively. Later, Dina gradually changed after seeing Hailin's way of dealing with these people. With my attitude, I can now live well in the mercenary association.
What Hailin did was to slam the head of the man who dared to tease her out loud from the middle of the table - action is the most direct and simple language.
"Miss Lucy, please ignore them. The boss is here and they can't do anything. Don't worry."
Dina did not forget to comfort Lu Xi. Lu Xi nodded and looked at the people around who did not dare to look directly at her.
In fact, she is not very worried. How should I put it? This is a mercenary association, which is the territory of a large force. Although it seems that there are all kinds of people, their noisy but not obvious chaos shows that there is some kind of order here, so that They dare not cause trouble easily.
The most important thing is that Lu Xi has money, and this is the place where bounty tasks are posted. She can post new bounty tasks at any time and find people to do things for her.
Even the task of stealing dragon eggs can be released. Lu Xi doesn't think it would be too much to release some tasks of "crippling someone".
According to the price of the bounty mission that Dina said before, a bounty mission like this would only cost a few gold coins at most. Lu Xi could really afford it.
Dina, who didn't know what Lu Xi was thinking, didn't see the cold look in Lu Xi's eyes just now. She still regarded her as a weak noble lady who needed protection, and spoke out various comforts.
Clyde knocked on the counter, and the young girl who was reading some book inside raised her head and showed a not too enthusiastic smile, "Hello, what service do you need?"
Lu Xi and Dina walked into the area of the counter and immediately found that the surrounding sounds had become much quieter. There seemed to be a separate sound isolation function here. No wonder this girl could continue to read.
"Notarization of the bounty mission." Clyde was not talking nonsense.
"Okay, how much is the bounty? Where is the poster? What is the specific content?" The young girl took out a crystal tablet that looked familiar to Lu Xi and made an operation similar to typing on a keyboard.
"Eight hundred gold coins, the mission is to escort." Clyde turned to look at Lu Xi, who consciously took a step forward.
"I am the publisher."
The young girl paused, looked up at Clyde and Lu Xi, and put away the crystal plate. "The bounty is huge and requires contract judgment. Please come upstairs with me."
Because the Mercenary Association adopts a points model, points are very important, so it is inevitable that someone will fake bounty missions to earn points.
The eight hundred gold coin bounty mission can be regarded as the top mission in their mercenary association. The amount of points is also very large, so some kind of judgment must be made before it can be officially issued.
Lu Xi was taken away alone and brought to a room full of traces of various elemental magic circles. The person leading the process became another elderly man.
The old man's eyelids drooped and he didn't react at all to Lu Xi's arrival. When Lu Xi sat on a chair in the middle as requested by the young girl, the old man spoke, his voice hoarse like a rusty gear. Turn.
"name."
"Lu Xi."
"What's the reward amount?"
"One thousand gold coins, later changed to eight hundred gold coins."
"What is the content of the mission issued?"
"Hire a dragon-hunting mercenary group to escort me to the farm."
“Where is the farm located.”
"I don't know. I only know the approximate range and need to search."
Lu Xi was very surprised. When she was sitting here, when she heard the question, she only wanted to answer honestly and couldn't tell any lies. The purpose of this room was probably to judge the truth and falsehood.
Of course, if she doesn't want to answer, she doesn't have to speak. The function of these elemental arrays is to tell the truth and not to force an answer. But at the same time, if she refuses to answer, it means there is something wrong with the answer.
Fortunately, the old man's questions followed a fixed procedure and did not include anything related to privacy, so the interview was quickly concluded.
The young girl took a piece of parchment from the old man's hand, and then led Lu Xi out of the room and into the lounge where Clyde and Dina were.
"The contract judgment has been completed. This bounty mission can be notarized. This is the contract, please sign it." The young girl handed the parchment to Clyde.
The process of signing the contract was almost the same as Lu Xi's previous process of signing the contract package at the auction house. After both parties signed, Lu Xi suddenly felt that something fuzzy appeared in his mind.
After careful inspection, I found that all the treaties were written on the parchment just now. In addition to the task content, there were also restrictions such as "Do not harm the employer", and there was also a sign confirming the completion of the task.
However, this sign cannot be touched. It seems that this sign will only change when Lu Xi "from the bottom of his heart" feels that the task is completed.
Lu Xi handed the crystal card that he had not received for a long time to the young girl, and the other party took out something similar to a credit card machine. As soon as he swiped it, Lu Xi watched the number on it change from 5,000 to 4,200.
A little distressed, Lu Xi's expression remained unchanged, while Dina opened her mouth in surprise. She didn't expect that Lu Xi would have so much money after coming out of the auction house.
"The bounty has been received and will be distributed to the account of the Dragon Hunting Mercenary Group after the employer confirms that the task is completed. Do you have any other needs?" The smile on the young girl's face became much more real. Such a large bounty was offered. As a result, she can get more salary this month.
For the mission that Lu Xi and the Dragon Hunting Mercenary Group decided privately, all 800 gold coins were given to the Dragon Hunting Mercenary Group. But if it was officially announced in the Mercenary Association, a lot of fees would need to be paid and part of it would be allocated to the Mercenary Association.
After all, things like bounty notarization require a lot of money. Another point is that you can get points after notarization, and points are something that the Dragon Hunting Mercenary Group currently needs.
"Notarization of the failure of the bounty mission." Clyde stood up. Lu Xi did not need to be involved in this matter.
More than ten minutes later, Clyde came back. All the things they needed to do in the Mercenary Association were completed. There were still two hours before six o'clock in the evening.
