Blue Sword

"Actually, it doesn't matter if you have a gun or not," Asker said. "Skeletons are afraid of close combat, ghosts are afraid of spells, vampires are afraid of sieges, and corpse witches are afraid of sniping. Firearms are only somewhat effective against corpse witches, and they must have a high rate of fire and a high Only a penetrating sniper rifle will do, ordinary firearms will not be able to hit it.”

"You're wrong." The leading Bull mercenary shook his head, raised his finger and said, "All undead, regardless of race, are most afraid of..."

He deliberately lengthened his voice, waiting for Asik to ask what it was.

However, Asik didn't ask, he just crossed his arms and looked at him strangely, so the bull mercenary became a little angry and said:

"The undead only fear Macho."

Asker:? ? ?

Macho, a dialect of the Iberian Peninsula, has a very vivid meaning when translated into Chinese, which is called "macho man".

"The undead are only afraid of strong men." The bull mercenary showed his strong arms in a demonstration and said, "Whether they are skeletons, ghosts, vampires or corpse witches, only real strong men can defeat them."

"Look at your arms, which are as thin as toothpicks. Can you hold a big sword? Can you lift a shield? Even if a skeleton is placed here, can you chop it? Can you withstand the opponent's attack without being hacked to death? ?”

"It sounds like you have a lot of experience in dealing with the undead." Asik smiled slightly, "I have no problem with swords or shields. Maybe I can join you?"

Of course he is also aware of the urinary nature of the noble lords in this world, and he must look down upon the mercenaries.

For example, Sheila's grandfather Appilios said that mercenaries are a career with no future. They travel around the world with no fixed abode and rely on wars in various places to make a living. Sooner or later, they will be tolerated by the lords of various places.

The lords only regard mercenaries as a temporary source of supplementary military strength. Once the military construction in the territory is complete, they will regard mercenaries as a serious threat to public order... This can be said to be a very insightful statement.

Since the Bull Mercenary Group just said that the city lord currently only recruits noble knights who come from all over the country for support, his attitude has been clearly expressed to the outside world:

The city of Valencia is now able to protect itself and has not yet fallen to the point where it needs to rely heavily on mercenaries as its main military force.

Therefore, even if Cang Qing Sword has the certification documents from the Holy See, it is unlikely that he will get much benefit from meeting the city lord. You know, the Bull Mercenary Group is also a support force designated by the Holy See! However, listening to the tone of this bull mercenary, it seemed that he was also very resentful towards the city lord and the knights, so it was obvious what happened.

This small team of the Bull Mercenary Group did not know the strange man in front of them. They just exchanged a few words with them and guessed the political situation in Valencia city to 90%. Just hearing him say that he wanted to join the Bull Mercenary Group, I immediately started to show off.

"Our Bull Mercenary Group is currently only willing to recruit capable mercenaries. You said you are good at using swords and shields? We don't believe this. Mercenaries are a profession that relies on weapons. You can give us some weapons first. have a look."

Then a bull mercenary stepped forward and stuck the heavy sword on his back on the ground. Another mercenary also stepped out, dropped the tower shield that was as tall as him, and smashed it to the ground with a duang sound.

"You try it." The leader of the patrol team crossed his arms and said.

Asker hummed, then stepped forward, grabbed the hilt of the big sword with his right hand, pulled it up from the ground, and waved it casually a few times.

The Bull Mercenary Group were startled when they saw this: Although this guy is thin, he still looks a bit strong! He can actually swing a broad sword that usually needs to be held with both hands with one hand, and it looks very relaxed based on his facial expressions?

Just when everyone was stunned, they saw Asker step on the edge of the tower shield again, forcing the upper part of it to stand upright. Then he grabbed the shield handle with his left hand and lifted it, and then lifted the metal tower shield that was large enough to protect the whole body. He held it in his hand.

"Like this?" He held the tower shield in his left hand and the giant sword in his right hand, performing a "shield attack" + "continuous thrust". The movements were so smooth that it was as if the shield and sword in his hands were weightless. The brows of the Bull mercenaries were also frowned upon. A little jump.

I was wrong... I was really wrong. Although this guy is a new recruit who doesn't know anything, but with his terrifying power that can easily wield a giant sword and a big shield, it would be okay to be included in the team and serve as the cannon fodder of the Blades. It's good - maybe he can survive a few fierce battles and grow up quickly.

Then everyone showed a reserved expression and said slowly:

"Well... although your movements are still a bit rusty, your physical fitness is not bad. Among the recruits of our Bull Mercenary Group, you have barely reached the passing mark. Well... you should be able to join us."

"That's great." Hearing the other party's agreement, Asik said with a smile, "In addition, I have a few companions..."

"Are you the leader of the mercenary group?" The Bull mercenaries asked in shock when they heard that this man actually had companions.

"Yes, a small mercenary group." Asik explained modestly, "Including me, there are nine people in total."

"Oh." The Bull mercenaries expressed their understanding. It's normal for a newcomer to be a little ambitious, "It's easy to say, after you join us, you can be the recommender yourself and recommend your companions. Of course, assessment is still necessary."

"Are we still going to take the assessment?" Ask asked in surprise.

"Absolutely! We are not professional recruiting officers. We are just checking in advance whether your strength is qualified." Everyone said in a hurry, "Let's go, let's go back to the camp."

The headquarters of the Bull Mercenary Group is located in a small town called "Paporta" in the south of Valencia, about 1.8 kilometers away from Valencia. The town is connected to the city by a subway tunnel. The subway is maintained by the bishops of Valencia and delivers supplies to the Bull Mercenary Group every day.

On the other hand, once Piporta falls, the undead will be able to enter the city from under the Turia River along the subway tunnel. Therefore, the Bull Mercenary Group has deployed a large number of troops and defense lines here, which can almost be said to be "three "Patrol every step, sentry every five steps", the strict guarding shows the style of a large mercenary group.

After the patrol team returned to camp, they first reported their password and registered at the entrance. After undergoing certain inspections, they took Asker to find the recruitment officer of the Bull Mercenary Group.

"You're quite a young man." The recruiting officer was a short, bald old man with a gray beard. He looked at Aske carefully from behind his small round glasses, "What did you do before?"

"Mercenary." Ask replied with a smile.

"I'm asking you what you did before becoming a mercenary!" The old man was speechless.

"Oh, working in the company." Ask replied.

"Yeah." The old man touched his beard and asked, "How long have you been a mercenary?"

"It's almost five years." Asik sighed with emotion. Before time travel + after time travel, it has almost been 5 years.

"Oh?" The old man stared at him. This young man is probably in his early twenties, so he started working in the mercenary industry in his teens? Could it be the Boy Scouts?

After thinking for a moment, he took out a blank resume template next to him and pushed it on the desktop:

"Fill in your personal information, then go to the No. 1 training ground, and first find 'Crazy Barrow' for a close combat assessment."

"Crazy Barrow?" the Bull mercenaries who brought him here exclaimed, "No, that guy never attacks lightly, he is fierce and ruthless, you want this newcomer to go up against him?"

"Yesterday Madman Barrow accidentally killed a newcomer again." The old recruiter replied, "Now it is said above that he is specifically responsible for assessing applicants with 'more than 3 years of combat experience.' The newcomer you brought claims to be engaged in The mercenary industry has been in the mercenary industry for almost five years, how come it can’t even withstand the attacks of Madman Barrow?”

"Ahem, newcomers always like to present themselves in interviews." So everyone quickly winked at Asker and asked him to clarify, "It's almost five years, but it's not yet five years.'1 Year' is almost five years old, and '2 years' is almost five years old. He didn't say how many years exactly!"

"Well, to be specific..." Asik recalled carefully, "it should be 4 years and 9 months."

Everyone fell down. We ask you to report at a lower level, not specific figures that are accurate to the month!

"Look, the newcomers are quite confident." The old recruiter suddenly became happy, "Don't worry! When you deal with Crazy Barrow later, just say that it was old Pablo who asked you to go, and ask him to look after him. manage!"