Summoning the Holy Sword

After arriving in Deep Stone City, Metz finally said goodbye. Perhaps because he reached his destination, he had to put away the smiley face on the journey and pose a bitter hatred. After all, he lost so much. Goods, as soon as I want to go to see the creditor, Metz can't get better.

However, Rhode cautioned him before leaving, not to tell the truth about the shipwreck. After all, they were tracked by secret agents. In case the other party was still looking for their words, it was not a good choice to say this. Although Rhodes already knew about it, he didn't say his judgment to Metz. This is not necessary at first, and it will not change even if you tell Metz. And Metz naturally agreed, and after doing business for so many years, of course he knew the pros and cons of the matter, and even if Rhodes didn't remind himself, he wouldn't talk about it everywhere.

After separating from Metz, Rhodes came to the Deep Rock City Mercenary Association under the leadership of Li Jie.

As a transcontinental organization, the Mercenary Association has branches in any bustling city. They are responsible for publishing tasks to the mercenaries, recording their completion, and even recruiting and hiring mercenaries. The upgrade and relegation of the Corps and the Mercenary Guild are naturally up to them.

The Mercenary Association of Deep Rock is located on the first floor of the pit. From a distance, you can see the carved on the wall, which represents the sword and shield of the mercenary association. The rough marble door frame and the flag on the outside are unusually eye-catching. Even the thick wooden door carved with intricate patterns can not shield the noisy sound inside.

When Rhodes and Li Jie walked into the mercenary association, they first saw a large vaulted hall. The sun poured from the hollow in the middle, shining on the white stone floor, and on the wooden round table beside You can see that the mercenaries are sitting there, either talking in a low voice or whispering something. Still others were hiding in the corner, silent.

The presence of the two did not attract much attention. Most of them raised their heads and glanced, then quickly closed them. However, this is not the case for all people. Soon, at a nearby table, a woman wearing leather armor and carrying a long bow raised her hand.

"Hey Lijie, it's been a long time!"

"Sister Shana."

After hearing the woman's greeting, Li Jie raised her head and looked up, then a smile appeared, and walked quickly to the woman's side.

"long time no see, how are you?"

"Fortunately, we packed the werewolves before and got a lot of loot. Now we are discussing how to divide."

Saying here, Shana smiled boldly. And under her greeting, the others sitting at the table also smiled and nodded to Li Jie. It seems that the people here and Li Jie are very familiar.

"Congratulations ..."

Looking at the scene in front of her, Li Jie drew inwardly, and her smile on the face became much stiffer. She is no stranger to this scene. Every time after the leader Carter took everyone to complete the task, she would sit together like this. Noisy. This used to be an ordinary life for Li Jie, but now those who have stayed with her have left her forever.

"What's wrong? Lijie? You don't seem very happy?"

Although Shana looks like a carefree person on the surface, it is obvious that she also has a careful side of women, and soon she notices that Li Jie's mood is a bit strange. She frowned, looking at Li Jie in confusion, and then looked at Rhode standing behind her with a scrutiny look.

"What happened? Who is that guy behind you? Captain Carter? Why didn't I see him?"

"Head of him ..."

When it comes to Carter, Li Jie's face was a little pale, and she opened her mouth, but closed it quickly. After several seconds, Li Jie seemed to say with determination.

"The previous mission we took failed, except me ... everyone is dead."

Hearing here, the round table, which was still full of laughter, was silent for a moment, and even Shana converged with a smile on her face.

"Failed?"

"Yes, we encountered a little accident ..."

Li Jie shook her head, apparently didn't want to say more, so she quickly took the topic and introduced Rhodes to everyone.

"This is Mr. Rod Elantra. He saved my life in a crisis. Otherwise, I'm afraid I can't come back alive."

"So ..."

Upon hearing Li Jie's explanation, Shana curiously and carefully interrogated Rhodes, who was wrapped up in the cape, and then reached out.

"Hello, I'm Shana, the head of the Red Eagle Mercenary Corps. Thank you for saving my friend."

"You're welcome, I just drop by."

Rhode reached out, took Shana's hand, and replied calmly. This made Shana even more curious. She stared closely at Rod's half face, and seemed to want to see what he looked like, but since Rod didn't plan to put down his hood, Shana didn't try to force it, so she Soon she refocused on Li Jie.

"Then you come this time ..."

"Yes, I'm here to report to the Association on the failure of the mission, and ... the chief of them ..."

"I understand."

Shana's expression became more serious, she sighed, and then touched Li Jie's head.

"Don't be too sad, we are in this business, one day sooner or later, you are still the greatest comfort to them. Remember, if you have any difficulties, you can come to us at any time, although our Red Eagle mercenary regiment It's just a small group, but as long as we can help, we will never quit. "

"Thank you."

After hearing Shana's words, Li Jie finally showed a smile again, and at this moment, a young swordsman sitting beside Shana suddenly jumped up.

"That is, Li Jie, don't be too sad. By the way, how about you join our mercenary regiment? We are missing one ..."

"Barney!"

Shana gave a cold drink and interrupted the young swordsman.

"What are you talking about, is it time to say that? Shut me up and sit down!"

"But older sister ..."

"To shut up!"

Under Shana's sharp drink, the young swordsman sat down with a reluctance, while Shana turned her head again and looked at Li Jie.

"Lijie, don't worry about Barney's words, you know your path best."

"It's all right, sister Shana."

Li Jie didn't take the words of that young swordsman at all.

"I have decided that I will never let the mercenary group disband."

"Lijie?"

Upon hearing the girl's answer, Shana could not help but hesitated, and she wanted to say something more, but at this time Rhodes and Li Jie had turned away and walked deep into the hall. This made Shana look a little embarrassed. She looked at the two figures with complex expressions, then sat down for a while, sighed, and then stared at the young swordsman beside her severely.

"Just a lot of nonsense! Don't control your mouth later, be careful I tear it up!"

In the center of the Association Hall, a huge stone tablet is surrounded by people, and noisy sounds come from here. This is where the mercenary associations issue their tasks. Many mercenaries are noisy, in order to obtain a task or fight for a task. And shouting loudly, waving his arms. And some mercenaries who have already been assigned tasks are not far away to discuss compensation and terms with their employers.

Under Li Jie's leadership, Rhodes came to a counter in the corner next to him. There was no one here. Only a man in his fifties was lying on the table drowsily and watching him. As if it wasn't high noise that surrounded him, but hypnotic serenade.

"Uncle Hank?"

Li Jie walked in front of the man and called softly, but her voice was obviously less than the noise nearby. So Li Jie had to raise her voice again and knocked on the desktop.

Only then did the man return to his senses. He rubbed his sleepy eyes, then raised his head, and carefully looked at the visitors in front of him.

"Who, I didn't see me sleeping comfortably ......... It's a pity that I just found a good woman in my dream ..."

At half the point, when the man saw Li Jie standing in front of him, he closed his mouth immediately, and then showed an awkward smile.

"Ah, who do I think it is, isn't this Lijie, why do you have time to come to me today? Is there anything wrong?"

"Yes, I have something to talk to the president. It's about the mercenary regiment ..."

"The mercenary regiment?"

After hearing Li Jie's answer, Hank stayed for a while.

"What happened to the mercenary regiment? Where's Carter?"

Li Jie did not answer Hank's question. She was silent for a moment, and then found a silver badge from her arms. After seeing this badge, Hank's original sleepiness immediately receded and replaced. It is serious and nervous.

"I'll inform the chairman immediately."

After saying this, Hank stumbled back immediately.

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