The epic story of green monsters

Chapter 236 Mission and Teammates (6 words!)
  Allen raised his head, looked at the smiling human woman, and then lowered his head again, not intending to talk to her. The other party was wary of him before, but now he suddenly comes over to strike up a conversation, and he definitely doesn't have any good intentions.

"Why are you so stingy? Wasn't there a misunderstanding before? I also pointed out the direction. It's okay if you don't thank me. Now you are still showing off, is it interesting?"

Kaiya was a little embarrassed. She didn't expect that the other party would ignore her, which made her unable to get off the stage. She immediately pursed her red lips and complained to Allen.

"Thank you."

Allen didn't want to talk to the other party at first, but after hearing the other party complaining, he suddenly thought that this was what happened, and then he raised his head and replied coldly.

"Is that the end?"

Kaiya's eyes widened and she looked at Allen's head that was about to lower again.
  "Ah, what else do you want from me?"

Allen looked back at the other party with a bit more confusion in his eyes.

"Hmph, rare!!"

Kaiya gave Allen a roll of his eyes, turned around and left, leaving Allen with a blur on his forehead and completely unable to understand the reason for the other party's behavior.

It didn't take long for the number of adventurers in the garden to reach 20, and then no more heads appeared in the corridor, but the person in charge never showed up, leaving the group of people in the garden waiting for a while.

Allen seemed to be lowering his head, but in fact his eyes had been quietly observing the team of 20 people. Most of them are in groups of 3-5, and they should be friends who know each other well. However, there are not many loners like Allen. It seems that there are only 5-6 people including Allen, including There is Kaia, a human woman.

Among the lone walkers, the one that concerned Allen the most was the human male spellcaster who was holding a 4-meter-5-meter-long magic spell caster, which was completely red and inlaid with 4-5 gorgeous gems. He was wearing a felt hat that covered his entire body. Everyone was wrapped up, and his face couldn't be seen at all. Allen, a native, felt hot for him.

There is also a lone wanderer elf with a slender figure and sinister eyes. A dagger in his hand is flying between him as if it has its own life. Allen seems to see traces of Saru from him. He thinks that the other party is most likely to be A shadow talent.

As for the other things that attracted Allen's attention, there was only a team of 1 people left. The leader was a troll shield warrior, with a look of confidence in his eyes, affecting the four companions around him. His companions were not kind either. They were all tall and strong, no less muscular than bugbears. At the same time, when they looked at other people around them, their eyes were filled with contempt.

After staying like this for who knows how long, the gate of the stone castle in front of the garden slowly opened, and an ogre like a mountain of meat walked out slowly and with some difficulty.

"Sorry everyone, I kept you waiting for a long time."

The visitor had a rough voice, and although he looked pleasant when he introduced himself, he looked very arrogant underneath.

"I am Miller, the supervisor of the city guard of Mansha City. This time, I am here to explain to the warriors this mission and the issue of remuneration on behalf of our city guard."

"Everyone must have heard that the rats of the Owl Eagle Raiding Group intercepted and killed the goods of an oak merchant group three days ago. The steward of Mansha City of the oak merchant group issued a strong protest to the Lord Guard of our city, asking him to The Lord City Guard gave them an explanation. Therefore, in order to appease the stewards of the Oak Merchant Group, the Lord City Guard decided to invite all the warriors to come and attack the Owl Eagle Raiding Group."

"The mission requirement is very simple, that is, to recapture the looted goods of the Oak Merchant Group, and to kill as many members of the Owl Eagle Robbery Group as possible."

"Bringing back the looted goods, 1000 gold coins will be given to everyone. This is the basic reward. In addition, the Owl Eagle Raiding Group has a total of 45 heads registered. Bringing back one member's head costs 10 gold coins, and each of the three leader heads costs 3 gold coins."

"As for the head of the leader of the plundering group, Owl Kled, in addition to his original 500 bounty, an additional reward of 150 gold coins will be added."

"This is the information our city has collected about the Owl Eagle Raiding Group. The leader, Owl Eagle Klei, is a level 15 human fallen paladin. His person who believes in the evil god is unknown, but it is said that the other party has touched the legendary threshold."

"One of the bosses, Michelle, is a level 15 jackal mad fighter..."

"..."

Allen listened attentively to the information given by the city guard supervisor. This was his first real contact with the profession of mercenaries and adventurers, so he had to learn a lot. Like many adventurers around him, they seemed very unconcerned with the information given by this supervisor, because they had their own sources of information, which were even more detailed than the information Miller told them, but they would not show it to them. Others share.

"At 7 o'clock tomorrow morning, everyone will gather at the gate of Beicheng."

"The names of everyone present have been registered clearly. As long as everyone can come back with the goods, the task will be completed."

"Everyone, I wish you success. I am here to look forward to the good news of your triumphant return."

After a brief introduction, Miller made a move to see off the guests, and the 20 high-level combatants who had been standing there for a long time were dismissed so easily. Before leaving, many adventurers couldn't help but complain: "Since the task is so simple, their city guard just needs to hang the task on the task bar and we can take over the task. Why call us here for nothing?" There are so many extra things and it’s a waste of everyone’s time.”

"You know what the heck, this is for the people of the Oak Merchant Group to see. Do you really think the City Guards care about those people from the Owl Eagle Group?"

The troll shield warrior that Allen was concerned about patted the head of his companion, a bugbear, and said roughly.

"Didn't I hear that the City Guards also invited Master Mengqi to take action? How could they not care?"

Everyone walked out side by side in the corridor. Some people couldn't help but refute after hearing the troll's explanation.

"You are so stupid!!"

The troll looked at the speaker with contempt in his eyes: "If we can persuade the legend to take action, why would their city guard come to us? Isn't it too much money to waste thousands of gold coins for nothing?"

"To put it bluntly, the person who spread the news that the City Guards persuaded Master Mengqi to take action must have a deep relationship with the people in the City Guards, and they just tricked guys like you into traps!!"

"If that's the case, then why did you, Natan, fall into their trap and accept this mission?"

The person who was looked down upon was not a kind person, so he once again smacked the troll, and at the same time, he also let Allen know the name of this seemingly shrewd troll shield warrior.

"Our Woking Adventure Team has been fine recently. Besides, although the tasks given by the City Guard are a bit deceptive in many cases, the rewards are still good and it is worth doing."

Troll Natan was full of confidence and answered the other party's questions easily. At the same time, he changed his voice and began to promote to other adventurers: "Everyone, the guys in the Owl Eagle Group are still very strong. If we want to To recapture the goods they stole, we still need everyone's cooperation. Our Wojin adventure team is somewhat famous in Mansha City, and several of our partners are also very skilled. If you are willing, this Next time we can join forces to snatch the goods back, and we can share the reward of 1000 gold coins per head, how about that?"

After Natan left the city guard's palace, he began to extend an olive branch to the people present. Many people were hesitant to join forces with Natan's Woking adventure team.

Allen didn't take any action. He was observing the actions of others to see how they chose.

Less than half of the 45-person Owl Eagle Regiment are high-level combatants, and the rest are advanced. This may be due to the opponent's style of recruiting only elites, rather than relying on heads to enrich their strength like other raiding teams. This makes Ai Lun knew very well that it was impossible to threaten the other party with his own strength alone. Perhaps only if everyone unites can they have a chance of success.

However, the city guard must send a team of people to lead the mercenary team. Otherwise, if this group of adventurers is to fight on their own, I am afraid it will be extremely difficult to complete this task.

Of course, in the end, whether this ragtag group of people can form a team with a tacit understanding depends on the ability of the stewards sent by Tomorrow City Guards.

Several loners left the scene one after another, completely unmoved by Natan's speech. Only Allen did not leave. He walked a little farther away from Natan and the others and watched several people walking towards Natan to communicate with Natan.

There was the sound of light footsteps, and Allen retracted his gaze and glanced at the place where the footsteps came from. The person who appeared in front of him was Kaiya, who had left proudly before.

"How about it? Are you interested in us taking action together?"

Allen frowned. The other party's invitation came suddenly. Looking at the other party's female identity and too slender figure, Allen was very suspicious of the other party's strength. Although the other party made it clear that he refused, there was doubt in Kaiya's eyes. It really made Kaiya a little unhappy.

"Take it!!!"

Kaiya is also a self-respecting person. After feeling Allen's contempt, she raised her left hand behind her, and the longbow covered by the bamboo hat appeared in her hand. A powerful arrow completely exceeded Allen's perception and shot at him. The tip of the leather boots under his feet was inserted into the ground exactly, and the entire arrow was buried in the solid stone slab.

"I am a long-range archer, so I need a melee teammate to protect me. If it weren't for your good skills, do you really think that this girl is too busy to partner with a hairy guy like you?"

It seemed that Kaiya was really stimulated. After shooting the arrow, she didn't spare Allen's mouth lightly, and looked at Allen's hair that was no longer prominent in disgust.

Allen put his right hand on the trembling arrow on the ground, used a skill to easily pull out the arrow, and threw it back to Kaiya casually.

"How about it, my strength is not bad, right?"

Kaiya gently grabbed the thrown arrow with her slender fingers, put it into the quiver under the bamboo hat at her waist, and looked at Allen with contentment.

"So, do you want to form an alliance with me?"

Allen spoke at this time. At least the other party's strength had won his respect: "Your archery skills are very good, but I still have to think about the alliance."

"Whatever you want, don't blame me for regretting it when you figure it out."

The smile on Kaiya's face faded, and she snorted as if she had changed her face, then turned around and walked away, leaving Allen on the spot, causing a fragrant breeze.

Allen felt nothing. When he turned around and looked at the square in front of the castle, the figures of the troll Natan and his group were gradually disappearing.

Back at the Oak Temple's residence, Allen had nothing to prepare. Apart from asking for some dry food from the temple's chefs, there was nothing else to do. Living in the temple these days, apart from some friendship with Redel, the only people who could chat with Allen were a few cooks in the temple.

After a night's rest and meditation in the morning, Allen returned to his best condition. After learning the blood circulation method from the crystal, Allen did not give up his immature operation method, but took a step forward on this basis. The more you think about it, the more suitable your method will be. After all, the bloodline of the remnants of the goddess of magic in ancient times may not be consistent with that of bugbears. Perhaps the main arteries and veins are basically similar, but the branching of small blood vessels may not be the same. When we arrived at the North City Gate, it was just before 6 o'clock, and half a red sun had already appeared on the eastern horizon, making the clouds in the sky colorful. The gate of the city has long been crowded, with many people coming in and out. There are also the local natives who carry loads of fresh fruits and vegetables into the city. They have all kinds of strange heads, but they seem so harmonious.

At 7 o'clock as promised, all 20 adventurers had arrived, but there was still no trace of the people sent by the city guard. Allen frowned slightly.

While the city guard's steward did not come, Captain Natan of Woking's adventure team, who should have agreed to cooperate with others yesterday, has gathered more than half of the team's people. Everyone introduced each other, and Natan also told Alan Lone travelers such as , Kaiya and others gave friendly smiles and greeted them politely.

Allen smiled politely, and then a sarcastic female voice came from beside him: "Hey, are you thinking that their team is strong and you want to go over and form an alliance?"

Allen smelled the familiar fragrance and knew who was coming next to him without looking back. He just stood there without saying anything, quietly waiting for the steward of the city guard to arrive.

"How about it? Have you considered partnering with me?"

I don’t know why, but Kaiya is eyeing Allen, but she still doesn’t give up after hearing this tone.

"Look at the people around Wojin's group. We want to share the profits and get back the goods, but we don't get much. The only ones who make some profit are the heads of the Owl Eagle group. If the two of us cooperate, you I will fight at close range and attack from afar, I can definitely take a lot of kills, and the profit will not be much less than them."

"Why do you have to ally with me?"

Allen finally spoke, looking at Kaia seriously and asked.

"Because I think you are strong enough and qualified to be my teammate."

Kaiya smiled slyly at Allen: "I saw the scene when you and Alba fought yesterday. You were able to block Alba's shot without preparation. Your strength has definitely reached the threshold of contact with the legend, right? "

Allen then understood that this human woman was interested in her own strength, but why did she think that she had reached the threshold of legend? It is obvious that his strength is only level 13, and he has just entered the ranks of high-level combat classes.

"But I don't know much about you. Do you have any advantages that merit my alliance with you?"

Allen did not refute. The other party misunderstood. He pointed at Natan and his group in front of him and said, "If I go to cooperate with them now, at least I should have a share of the 1000 gold coins in reward for the goods, and there are risks." It shouldn’t be big.”

"Then you go and cooperate with them!"

Kaiya shrugged his shoulders, as if he didn't care: "But don't blame me for not reminding you that when the time comes, you will only get half of the rewards for killing people and recovering the goods, and you may even be used as cannon fodder by Natan. "

Allen concentrated and looked at Kaiya with doubts in his eyes.

"Do you really think that Natan is so aggressive in winning people's hearts just to facilitate everyone's tasks? Based on my understanding of him, he is not as grand as he appears, and he has many tricks in private!! "

Seeing Allen's curiosity, Kaiya was already secretly happy, and then began to reveal Natan's old background.

"This guy, every time there is a team mission released, he will unite with several other familiar teams and cooperate with each other to trick those who don't know the details into forming an alliance and cooperation. After forming an alliance, he will naturally be the one with the strength in numbers. When the leader directs the team's actions, deliberately assigns many difficult and dangerous tasks to outsiders during the mission, and deliberately withholds the loot after the war, do you think such teammates are reliable?"

What Kaiya said is exactly what Allen is worried about. Although Allen himself has never experienced a mercenary career, after communicating with Regis and Saru, he doesn't know what those deceptive teammates will do. Things come up.

"It's different when we form an alliance. We complement each other's strengths, and we share the spoils equally. It's absolutely fair!"

"Why do you think I just have to trust you?"

Allen asked, looking directly at the woman in front of him.

"A person who can live in Oak Temple for free will probably not do anything too mean!"

Kaiya looked confident, as if she had already figured out Allen's details.

Allen was surprised that he had never mentioned to anyone that he lived in Oak Temple, so how did the other party know about it.

"My information channels are very good. As long as you ally with me, I will also tell you some more detailed information about the Owl Eagle Regiment!"

Kaiya was very proud. After targeting Allen yesterday, she spent a lot of time on him. Talking to Allen today showed that she was determined to win.

"it is good."

Kaiya's strength is not bad, and she has a strong source of intelligence. Even if the other party has evil intentions, she is sure to kill him. After Allen finally made up his mind to form an alliance with the other party, he no longer hesitated and nodded in agreement.

"You should have been like this a long time ago!!"

Kaiya beamed with joy, her beautiful face covered with a layer of red frost.

The people from the city guard arrived belatedly, and the leader of a dozen heavily armed teams turned out to be the Roshan Ogre Director Miller who introduced the mission to everyone yesterday. Seeing Miller appear, the haze in Natan's eyes, which was entangled with the most doubtful member in the distance, flashed away. Then he returned to normal and faced Miller. He took the initiative to say hello: "Director Miller, it turns out you are leading the team. ah!!"

"Yes, Lord City Guards attaches great importance to this mission, so he sent me here to help communicate with everyone and try to complete the mission beautifully."

Miller did not walk, but sat on a majestic giant land otter. Every time the ground otter took a step, the fat on Miller's body would shake a few times. Facing Natan's polite words, Miller waved his hand helplessly.

A man of Miller's caliber would not be willing to go out and suffer unless it was necessary. But the city guard gave the order, and Miller, a subordinate of others, could not give orders, so he had to bite the bullet and leave.

"With you in charge, our mission will be much easier, don't you think so?"

When Natan heard this, his face was filled with relief and joy. As soon as he finished speaking, several of his team members and several other adventurers agreed.

"Okay, okay, everyone is here, right?"

After exchanging pleasantries with Natan, Miller glanced around with squinted eyes and asked.

"It's all ready, waiting for you to come."

Natan replied quickly.

"Now that everyone is here, let's get on the road. It's best to reach the border of Leishan before sunset and attack the Owl Eagle Regiment's nest tomorrow."

"okay!"

Natan shouted, and some of the mercenaries who had allied with him walked to the fence near the city wall and picked up their mounts, while others moved their legs and began to march slowly towards the north.

As for the lone rangers like Allen and the others, they made no sound from the beginning to the end. They just watched the conversations and actions between Natan and Miller, and then moved forward with the big team.

"You should borrow a horse from the temple to travel. Walking will inevitably consume your energy!"

At this time, Allen discovered that his temporary teammate Kaiya was riding on a group of beautiful red horses, circling around Allen in a majestic manner, not paying attention to the restless mood of the horses under her.

"got used to!"

When he looked up and looked around again, Allen was shocked to find that except for himself, everyone in the Lone Ranger seemed to have a horse for transportation. Among those who were allied with Natan and the others, many of them were swinging like Allen. Walk on both legs.

"Hmph, go and eat ashes!!"

Kaiya raised her head proudly and lightly kicked the horse's belly with her calf. The red horse began to gallop, leaving Allen far behind.

Allen followed Miller's team unhurriedly, and at the same time looked at the team of nearly 20 people around Miller with critical eyes. The members of this team are no more simple than hired mercenaries and adventurers. They include almost all the faces of the wilderness natives: trolls, hobgoblins, bugbears, lizardmen...

Their equipment was quite complete, and they were covered with fine chainmail armor. They made a sharp grinding sound as the people under their seats marched. But judging from their demeanor and the way they held weapons, Allen always felt that their skills might not be that strong. Ever since Allen advanced to the advanced level, his perception of the surrounding atmosphere has undergone subtle changes, such as a vein bulging on someone's body, the muscles on someone's hand squirming, etc. Although it has not been clearly confirmed, Allen However, one can vaguely evaluate a person's strength through some superficial characteristics.

The group of people in front of them may all be advanced, but I'm afraid most of them are preliminary advanced professionals. Their skills may be stronger than those of low-level professionals, but not much better.

Allen was a little confused as to why such a large city of Mansha needed to issue missions to adventurers and mercenaries instead of mobilizing the city's security forces to kill this group of marauders. Instead of wasting so much money on mercenaries and adventurers, it would be better to arm the army directly to enhance its strength.

After witnessing the heroic appearance of the Elf Kingdom's border garrison in battle, Allen believed that a slightly larger army would be stronger and more efficient than their group of mercenaries.

With these thoughts, Allen originally wanted to withdraw from this mission, but later he heard that if those who had registered with the City Guards Mansion regretted not participating in the mission, their lives in Mansha City would be very troublesome.

Allen is not in the habit of staying in Mansha City for a long time, but it is not a rational thing to consider offending the city guard in the long run. With confidence in his own strength, Allen finally joined the team and continued this weird adventure. Task.

(End of this chapter)