Azur Lane: I Crossed the Graduation Port Area

Chapter 1396: Shimmering Stone City Mercenary Association

"As for this matter, we can make our own choice at night. We have reserved the entire floor anyway, so there is no need to rush to make a decision now."

Faced with this situation, Lin Lan was experienced and said calmly with a smile.

Although he knew that the final outcome would be that his ship girls would find his room, Herophant would not let him go easily seeing the situation.

But after all, there are still four little "light bulbs" there, so he still has to pay attention to the impact.

"Hehe... Then we have to see which room on this floor is the largest and most luxurious. Dragoon Mistral, follow me."

So under the vigorous leadership of Marco Polo, several Sardinian ship girls began to act separately.

At the same time, he also asked Lucival, Imis, Klauia and Luke to choose their rooms.

But he noticed that Lucival would always glance at him secretly from time to time, and when he looked at her, she would immediately turn away with a red face.

But he didn't think too deeply about it.

After all, his interactions with his wives are easy to make people associate, especially this simple elf girl is at the age of falling in love for the first time.

As for whether the other party would still be thinking about him, he completely ruled out this possibility.

He wasn't so handsome that he could topple a whole country, and he didn't think he could be so charming since they had only known each other for less than half a day.

Lunch will be local specialties prepared by the chef of the Shimmering Stone Tavern.

The free food and beverages prepared by the Shimmering Stone Tavern for its guests are definitely top-notch in the local area. In addition to the staple food, there are also desserts and drinks.

But for Lin Lan, who had enjoyed a Sardinian feast last night and had feasts from Donghuang and Beilian recently, this was just average.

While he was enjoying lunch with the girls in the restaurant area on the first floor of the tavern, he also noticed that there were no other guests visiting the Shimmering Stone Tavern the entire time.

It can be seen that the consumption level here is already at the upper level of junior high school.

During the meal, the waiter who served the food asked him if he needed to contact local bards or dancers to entertain them.

Through the explanations of Joffre and Marco Polo, he learned that these two professions could bestow some amplifying magical effects on the audience through playing music and performing dance moves.

But these amplification magics have no effect on either Lin Lan or the ship girls.

So he declined the waiter's offer and instead casually asked if there were any highly rated and trustworthy mercenary groups in the area.

"Sir, if it is an ordinary battle or collection commission, it is relatively reliable to hand it over to the local mercenaries in Shimmering Stone City."

But the answer he got from the waiter was somewhat unexpected.

“But if you want to entrust the transportation of valuables or an escort, I personally do not recommend that you handle it at the local mercenary association.

"After all, with your status, you should have heard about the situation in the city on the other side of the Shimmering Stone City. This also means that many of the mercenary groups left in the local mercenary association are not very reliable."

Perhaps because she had a favorable impression of them from the National Academy, the female waitress also told him directly about the situation of the Mercenary Association of the neighboring Shimmering Stone City.

"Well, thanks for the reminder. Here's a tip for you."

Lin Lan nodded with satisfaction, took out a magic source crystal from the slave trader magic storage ring given to him by Helofen and handed it to the waiter.

In fact, he should have thought of it earlier. As a loosely organized armed force, most mercenaries believe in the principle of profit above all else.

Since the black market trade is the leading industry in Sheenstone City, the mercenary groups here must also rely on the commissions of black market traders as their main source of income.

Not to mention the group of bandits traveling with the slave trader Mander, who also had the mercenary group qualifications purchased by Mander registered in the Shimmering Stone City Mercenary Association.

There are definitely many low-level mercenary groups like this, whose qualifications are bought by the sponsor and are composed entirely of wanted bandits, in remote towns like Shimmerstone City. Regular mercenary groups with qualifications that require registration and certification from the Mercenary Association often do not stay in these remote towns.

“It seems that if I want to place a commission later, I have to use the power of breath to see if the mercenaries here are reliable.

"Otherwise, we should take them to the main city first. It will only take one day anyway."

Lin Lan made a plan silently in his mind.

After having a lively lunch with the girls, he decided to set off for the Mercenary Association and visit the pagans on the other side of the river.

"Xia Fei, please go to the local Holy Light Church this afternoon and inform the bishop here to prepare to accept slaves."

"Herofente, take good care of these four children for me. After they wake up from their nap, you and Andrea will take Southwest Wind and Northwest Wind to stroll around the city and buy some souvenirs for them."

After letting Northwest Wind and Southwest Wind take Lucival and the others back to the room for a lunch break, he arranged the afternoon tasks for his ship girls and Herophant.

“Marco Polo, Mogador, and the dragoons, just come with me. If everything goes well, we should be able to make it back for dinner.

"If there is any emergency, we can use the fleet channel to contact each other."

Lin Lan chose to let the three ship girls accompany him. He said goodbye to Helophon, Andrea and Xiafei temporarily and went straight to the Mercenary Association next to the tavern.

The afternoon sun shone on the town streets, and the mud on the town roads was basically dried.

The Mercenary Association of Sheenstone City is a two-story building. In the empty reception hall on the first floor, several mercenaries were sitting at their tables resting.

"Huh? I thought this place would be lively, why are there only so few people?"

Marco Polo looked around the hall of the Mercenary Association curiously and scratched his head in confusion.

Lin Lan sighed and analyzed to the Sardinian battleship girl:

"Have you forgotten that there were so many amphibious fishmen attacking the city this morning? Repairing the city walls and buildings must require a lot of manpower. Where do you think these manpower came from?"

"Oh yeah, I almost forgot about that."

Marco Polo showed a look of sudden enlightenment on his face, and his little dragoon guard couldn't help but sigh when he heard him say this:

"Is being a mercenary such a hard job?"

"That's right, gentlemen and ladies who have come from afar, the hardships of being a mercenary are not something that everyone can endure."

But just as the dragoon sighed, a young mercenary wearing a cowhide jacket and several bottles of potions hanging around his waist came up.

"I'm Kyle, the deputy leader of the Roman Mercenary Group, and also a C-level pharmacist of the Alchemy Association. How can I be of service to you?"

He looked directly at Lin Lan, bowed respectfully and asked.

"I want to find a mercenary group to escort my four students back to the National Paladin Academy."

Lin Lan narrowed his eyes and looked at the pharmacist. Suddenly, a playful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he lightly told him about his commissioned task.

“That must be our mercenary group. You can rest assured to leave this matter to us!

"Our Luoman Mercenary Group is ranked in the top three in the Shimmering Stone City Association. We have rich escort experience and two battle-hardened sixth-level warriors..."

When the other party heard the commission he had mentioned, although his expression remained unchanged, his tone was filled with excitement, and he immediately began to promote the advantages of his own mercenary group.

(End of this chapter)