Blue Sword

Joining the ranks of the Iron Cross Mercenary Group was unexpectedly smooth.

On the one hand, it may be because Iron Cross is short of manpower for this operation, and on the other hand, it may be because there are not too many mercenaries nearby.

The developed imperial capital of Constantinople was like a black hole, sucking away all the mercenaries from the entire Thrace province, so much so that Iron Cross spread its recruitment locally, without setting any threshold, and only hired mercenaries. Hundreds of mercenaries.

With so many people invested in the mountain, I'm afraid not even a splash of water will come out.

The price per person hired is 5 dinars per day, which is considered a relatively low price in the mercenary industry.

However, considering that he does not need to participate in the battle and is only responsible for helping Iron Cross find people in the mountains, the price is quite reasonable.

After all, jobs worth tens of dinars or even a few pounds are available everywhere, but they are all dangerous tasks that require one's life.

In contrast, it is not difficult to accept that it is not difficult to accept working as a foreigner in the mountains all day and then taking the money and leaving.

The meeting place was an abandoned castle at the northern foot of Rhodope Mountain.

The mercenaries walked into the hall sparsely and saw the Gothic swordsmen of the Iron Cross standing in a row on both sides with their hands behind their backs, looking solemn and solemn.

Standing on the round platform on the second floor was a steel knight wearing power armor, leaning on the railing and looking at everyone boredly.

"Knight of Shinra?" Medea said with a frown.

"I heard that those who can wear power armor are at least knights with fiefdoms in Shinra." Nora said in surprise, "Are there knights also working as mercenaries?"

"Your news is out of date." Asik said, "At this point in time, Emperor Otto has already cracked the Holy See's armor technology and started mass-producing power armor in the country. When there is an opportunity in the future, we can also Go to Shinra and buy some sets."

"Listen up, mercenaries!" Seeing that the mercenaries below had all arrived, the armored knight on the second floor took out a loudspeaker and shouted to the mercenaries:

"Most of the people who come here are willing to accept our employment from Iron Cross to go to the mountains to look for the Vatican's wanted criminal Von Kesim, right?"

"I'll emphasize the price again and confirm my acceptance of the employment. We will pay 2 dinars immediately on the spot;"

"At the end of today, if you don't find von Kesim, come here to collect the remaining 3 dinars."

"If someone is lucky enough to find traces of von Kersim, we will pay him a reward of 5 pounds directly after we confirm that the clue is true!"

"Of course, some naughty guys may think, if I take 2 dinars first and then sneak away, can you Iron Cross catch me?"

"Let me put it this way, if you want to take advantage of these few dinars, we are not short of the money. What we want is effective clues!"

"You don't need to confront Feng Kesim directly. As long as you find his traces, come back and report to us immediately! I emphasize again that the reward is 5 pounds!"

The armored knight's words immediately caused a lot of noise among the mercenaries below.

Obviously, there may have been some lazy mercenaries who had the lazy idea of ​​"I got paid and just wandered around in the mountains", but now their attention has also been attracted to the "5 pounds" price.

If von Kesim is not found, only 5 dinars can be collected every day.

If you find it, the reward will be doubled immediately!

Such a price comparison caused most of the mercenaries to immediately abandon their original plan of working as foreigners and start gearing up to go into the mountains to hunt them down.

After all, whether you can find clues depends entirely on luck, and similar to the psychology of gamblers, people will always subconsciously think that they are the luckiest one.

Soon, the Gothic swordsmen opened the table below, and a large bag containing silver coins was thrown onto the table.

Different from the banknotes commonly used in the Eastern Solomon Empire, the Shinra mercenaries preferred to use this heavy gold and silver coins to pay their bills.

When he opened the mouth of the bag, the beautiful silver light inside almost dazzled the eyes of the mercenaries, so everyone immediately lined up in a long line to get money at the table here.

"2 silver coins." The Gothic swordsman across the table took out 2 silver coins from the bag and threw them into the mercenary's hands.

The Goth swordsman next to him took a photo of the mercenary who received the silver coins with his mobile phone, and impatiently waved his hand and urged: "Let's go, let's go!"

"They still want to take pictures?" From the back of the team, Nora immediately showed an obvious look of worry when she saw the noise in front of her.

"To prevent anyone from receiving money repeatedly." Medea said coldly.

"Is there any problem?" Ask saw that she was a little uneasy.

"It might be inconvenient for me to be photographed." Nora frowned and said.

Her eldest sister Kapacilin knew the senior management of Steel Cross, so in turn, the other party might also know her, Kapasilin's younger sister. It would be troublesome if her appearance was recognized.

"Yes, with our beauty, if we are photographed and stored in a mobile phone, they might do something dirty to us."

Medea thought of another problem and couldn't help but shook her head in disgust, "No, I'm going to lose control just thinking about it."

"Then don't take pictures," Aske said.

Soon it was the turn of the three of them in the queue. Asike walked at the front and pointed to the two girls behind:

"We are together. Just shoot me alone."

"That's not okay." The Gothic Swordsman refused, "I'm just going to shoot you alone. What if the two of them line up to receive the money again?"

"Please, how many female mercenaries are there here?" Ask asked with a smile, "You can recognize them without looking at the photos."

Probably because the negotiation took a long time, the mercenaries behind started to make noise.

So the armored knight who spoke earlier was also alarmed, and led someone over here and asked, "What's going on?"

The Gothic swordsman explained the matter in a few words.

The armored knight nodded and said:

"Female mercenaries, there's no need to take pictures. Just give them money."

His eyes fell on Nora and Medea, and suddenly he noticed the medical backpack on Nora's waist: "Field medic?"

"Military nun," Ask corrected.

"Oh." The armored knight pondered for a moment and introduced himself, "I, Andrea, am currently the head of the Eastern Branch of the Iron Cross Mercenary Regiment."

"Nice to meet you," Ask said, "I am the leader of the Blue Sword Mercenary Group."

Andrea:? ? ?

The Goth swordsmen behind also looked at each other in confusion.

Damn, isn’t this the right reaction? In the past, when the leader introduced himself to the family, shouldn't the other party immediately show an expression of admiration like "Wow, so you are a high-ranking member of the Iron Cross Mercenary Group"?

What the hell is equal self-introduction? Do you deserve it too?

"I've admired you for a long time." Andrea was silent for a long time, and finally said politely.

"Hey, have you also heard of the name of our 'Blue Sword'?" Ask said in surprise.

"Pfft!" Medea behind her couldn't help but laugh. The charming charm she showed in that moment almost made the Gothic swordsman behind her look straight in the eyes.

Andrea's eyes twitched, and she finally swallowed the curse words "Who the hell knows you?"

In addition to being the leader of the mercenary group, he was also a small lord under Bavaria. Therefore, he still had basic aristocratic training. He could only nod with difficulty:

"Well... I've heard of it before..."

"Great." Ask said with a smile, "Then I wish us a happy cooperation this time."

Andrea was silent for a longer time this time, and finally said: "Definitely."

Taking the 6 silver coins given by the Gothic Swordsman, Asik turned around and called the two girls: "Let's go."

Armored Knight Andrea also turned around in relief, suddenly feeling that something was wrong. Hey, what did I want to say just now?

"Wait a minute!" He quickly stopped the three people who were about to leave, walked quickly to Nora, and asked, "Is this lady a military nun?"

"Yes." Nora nodded, "What can I do for you?"

"On behalf of the Iron Cross Mercenary Group, I would like to extend a sincere invitation to you." Andrea said solemnly, "I would like to offer you the position of senior therapist in our Eastern branch. If you are interested, please consider it."

"Oh, I'm here to poach you." Medea said with a joking smile, "Asker, you are in a team crisis."

Before Asik could reply, Nora politely declined: "Thank you, I'm not interested."

"If my guess is correct, you should be a full-time military nun from Solomon Theological Seminary." Andrea continued, "There are no more than 60 military nuns who graduate every year across the continent: one-half of them stay in Solomon City. , joined the Holy See or the Hospital of Santa Maria; a quarter worked in the courts of various countries as personal doctors for princes and nobles;”

"No more than 10 people will enter the mercenary industry, and they basically choose well-known large mercenary groups. In this regard, our treatment at Iron Cross is quite generous in the industry, and we can provide you with 20 pounds per month. monthly salary.”

"I'm sorry, this is not about money." Nora continued to refuse with a smile.

It's not about money? Can this mercenary group called Cang Qing Sword still offer you a monthly salary of more than 20 pounds? Andrea's mind raced. If it's not about money...

His eyes fell on Asik. Well, he looks like he has the blood of the Dragon Kingdom. This kind of exotic and handsome man should be very admired by young and ignorant girls. In other words, it is a matter of emotion.

"This is Captain Aske." Since we can't poach this girl, we might as well poach her boyfriend as well. Andrea looked at Aske and asked tentatively, "I wonder if you are interested in joining the Eastern Branch of our Iron Cross Mercenary Group?"

"I have formed my own mercenary group." Ask said.

Damn it! Andrea swore harshly in her heart, "What's your "Cang Qing Sword"? There are hundreds of similar names across the continent. Who knows what kind of little-known little mercenary group it is!" How can there be a promising person who joins our Iron Cross?

After being rejected three times in a row, he finally lost his patience and just managed a smile:

"In this case, I hope we will have the opportunity to cooperate in the future."

"Aren't we cooperating now?" Ask asked strangely.

Andrea turned around expressionlessly, feeling deeply confused. Why was it so difficult to communicate with these guys? At this moment, a joking voice suddenly came from outside the door:

"Hey, outsourced employment costs 5 dinars per day, and formal staffing costs 20 pounds per month. When did Iron Cross become so rich? Can my brothers also participate?"