alone as a fairy

Chen Zining chose this chamber of commerce not because of the amount of commission, not to mention the more than 100 gold coins given by his parents, the old man also took out two gold tickets with a face value of [-] gold coins, plus the beasts he had hunted in the past two years Leather and medicinal materials, there is no shortage of money on the body.

It's just a little strange in my heart. The Qinghe Chamber of Commerce has a history of hundreds of years. It is not considered a top-level chamber of commerce on the mainland, but it is also a second-class chamber of commerce. Without external force.

Of course, the main reason is that the Qinghe Chamber of Commerce has always had a good reputation among the mountain people in Yunjieling. Like Chenjia Village, whether it is animal skins or medicinal materials, they are generally sold to the Qinghe Chamber of Commerce. This kind of transaction has been maintained for nearly a hundred years. .

Chen Zining saw the above and said that he had to take a test at the chamber of commerce every afternoon, and he would be officially hired by the chamber of commerce after passing. The departure time was also set, which happened to be tomorrow morning.

After finding a restaurant for lunch, he bought a pair of saddles for the Cloud Stepping Beast, and then led it to the Qinghe Chamber of Commerce. He had come here with his clan four months ago, so he naturally knew the location.

When I arrived at the guild hall, after explaining my purpose, I was taken to a large courtyard by the slightly surprised eyes of the guard. There were already seven or eight people in a circle, watching the fight between two people in the field.

One is a middle-aged man in his forties, and the other is a young man in his 20s. The strengths of the two are not equal. One is a samurai and the other is a samurai. It is very obvious that the middle-aged man is fighting for the opponent. Hey move, just defend and not attack, after more than ten moves, the middle-aged man saw a gap in the young man's shoulder, patted him on the shoulder, forced him to take two steps back, and then stopped.

A man in white clothes onlookers shouted: "Captain Lu, how are you doing? I said that all my team members have solid foundations. I didn't lie to you, did I?"

The middle-aged man named Captain Lu nodded and did not speak. Looking at Chen Zining and the guard who had just walked in, the guard said, "Captain Lu, this little brother is also here to apply."

Captain Lu looked at Chen Zining's immature face, and a look of doubt flashed across his face. The guard brought him in, which meant that the other party had definite strength or credentials. Hiring mercenaries this time requires you to test yourself, as long as you can persist for ten rounds or push me back one step, you will pass."

Chen Zining nodded, stood in the middle of the courtyard and said, "Please advise."

This Captain Lu stood opposite, looking relaxed and waiting for him to make the first move. He couldn't help but feel a little funny. He clenched his fingers and punched him. He had great strength when he was a martial arts student. After entering the realm of warriors, his strength has more than doubled, and even high-level warriors are not as good. This punch is so powerful that even the air next to him fluctuates slightly.

Captain Lu's face became serious, he put away his contemptuous mentality, put his hands together, gathered a light blue light, and greeted him.

"Oh!"

With an ear-piercing muffled sound, the two retreated three steps respectively. Although Chen Zining had the upper hand in attacking the opponent's defense, Captain Lu Chen's cultivation level was obviously higher by a whole level. up.

Captain Lu's face was even more surprised, and said: "Little brother has great strength!"

Chen Zining said with a smile: "I don't have many other skills, but I am born with brute force."

Captain Lu nodded and said, "My name is Lu Wei. I'm the captain of the caravan escort. Someone will take you to a resting place. Gather here tomorrow morning," he turned and left.

At this time, the white-clothed man next to him said to him: "Brother, what's your name? I'm the leader of the Yingyang Mercenary Group, and my name is Shen Yingyang. Seeing how skilled you are, why don't you join our group."

Chen Zining shook his head and said, "Thank you for your kindness. I went to Tsinghua City to enter Changfeng College. Being a mercenary is just a stopgap measure."

Shen Yingyang said: "Oh, that's how it is. I really envy you. It's a pity that I'm over the age limit. Otherwise, I really want to be like you and be a student."

Shen Yingyang is 25 or [-] years old, dressed in white, which makes him look handsome, but he has a familiar personality. After a few words, he calls him brother and brother, and is very affectionate.

The next day, all the mercenaries gathered in the compound. The Chamber of Commerce took out some long weapons and bows and arrows for the mercenaries to choose freely. Chen Zining chose a long spear and a pair of bows and arrows and hung them on the back of the saddle.When setting off with the caravan, Chen Zining took a look. There were more than 70 pack animals in the team, more than 30 caravan personnel, and 40 uniformed members of the Chamber of Commerce's guard team. The rest were More than [-] mercenaries.

The leader of this trip was a thin old man in his 50s named Fan Guanshi, and the mercenaries were assigned to that man named Lu Wei.

After the team arrived at the gate of the city, they joined another team. This team consisted of 70 to [-] people, all of whom were of extraordinary strength, guarding three carriages and more than a dozen pack animals. The curtains of the carriage were drawn down. .

They stopped and stopped along the way, and when they were bored, the mercenaries joked with each other. They all ate in the same line of work in Taichang City, and they knew each other more or less. Even if they didn't know each other, they would know each other's name after a day.

Chen Zining stayed with Shen Yingyang and his eight-member Yingyang mercenary regiment. From chatting, he learned that Shen Yingyang's family was a family of mercenaries, his grandfather was a mercenary, and his father was also a mercenary. He even organized a small mercenary group with hundreds of people, but it eventually went bankrupt due to poor management. Shen Yingyang grew up in the mercenary group. Although he was young, he was an out-and-out old mercenary. , Most of his regiment members are descendants of mercenaries who grew up with him.

Shen Yingyang looked at Chen Zining's mount enviously and said: "Brother, your mount is really handsome. I don't even know what breed it is. As far as I know, there are only Qilin beasts and flame horses that are so tall, but Qilin beasts have black horses on their bodies. scales, but the flame horse is red."

Chen Zining couldn't explain, so he just laughed and didn't answer.

During the lunch break, Shen Yingyang whispered to him: "Brother, this trip is very dangerous. It's your first time to take on a mission, so be careful."

Chen Zining let out an "oh", feeling a little puzzled. There were more than 200 people on this trip, except for more than 30 entourages who took care of the pack animals, all of them were warrior-level warriors. Who is so blind.

Shen Yingyang looked at the three carriages and said: "Just now a mercenary recognized the people in the carriage, they belong to the family of City Lord Meng. City Lord Meng returned home this year, and these people are his family members. He has been the lord of the city for 20 years, so his family property is naturally rich, and this person has a stubborn personality, and he has offended many people in the past, so there must be some good things along the way."

Hearing this, Chen Zining couldn't help remembering that his grandfather Chen Daochong once said that he had a friendship with Meng Tang, and that Chen Family Village has been safe and sound for the past 20 years, and he also got the help of this person, so he immediately asked: "City Lord Meng also? In the team?"

Shen Yingyang shook his head and said: "I'm not there, I'm also a little surprised, if there is such a person, with the strength of his middle-level martial artist, this trip will be much safer."