After cheating, I became the strongest beast master.

Chapter 296 Geological Expert Appears
Taotie soon lowered his eyes in disappointment.

Oh, it turns out it’s not food.

The main reason is that after evolution, its current age is far from maturity, and even what is shown on the panel is still its infancy.

The four ministers withdrew their gazes, thinking it was a boring thing.

Back in the laboratory, it had seen too many monsters being taken away by researchers for forced mating, and then the worthless test subjects were thrown into the trash.

I have seen these things too many times, and I have repelled them from the bottom of my heart.

As for Dongjun and Xiaoxu, needless to say, according to their race and age, they are all minors.

Chen Xing said, "Don't tame the beast."

The receptionist showed an understanding expression on his face, "Two guests, follow me."

"Hey! Are you serious?"

Zhao Guangming followed behind Chen Xing and nudged Chen Xing with his elbow.

He looked at Chen Xing again with the same eyes as when he first met her, "Does this count as public funds?"

"After you go in, please help me find out how often the local city guards come here and how much their salary is. Brother Zhao, remember our mission and don't make any mistakes. I'll wait for you outside." Chen Xing whispered in Daxia language.

Then he said shyly to the man leading the way, "My friend will go!"

Zhao Guangming was shocked. How come I was the only one who went?

You are forcing me to make a mistake!
It really makes me suffer.

Under Zhao Guangming's heartbroken look, Chen Xing turned and left.

In this relatively primitive environment, brothels are undoubtedly the places that best reflect the local economic level.

The people in other places might be retired city guards, but not in brothels.

Moreover, compared to other places, brothels can come into contact with all kinds of people and are absolutely well-informed.

Ten minutes later, Zhao Guangming looked around like a thief, then quickly slipped out.

"Remember to claim reimbursement! And don't tell anyone." Zhao Guangming lowered his voice.

If his old man knew he came to such a place, he would break his legs.

Although he only asked for some information, no one would believe him if he told others about it.

"Have you found out clearly?" Chen Xing asked back.

"You don't trust me? I found out that whether the beast tamers in the city guards have money depends on whether there is a war. Generally, they will be wealthy for a while after the war. Their military pay is similar to what we found out before. They can barely afford to support their own beast tamers."

Chen Xing said he understood.

Chen Xing said, "Then we can offer a basic salary of three times what they had when they were in the Stone City Guards. For extra rewards, the old rules apply: 50% of the spoils will be taken by the super-class beastmasters, and the remaining 50% will be shared equally."

"Three times? Isn't that too high?" Zhao Guangming frowned.

Chen Xing shook his head. "Not much. Overtime work during holidays in China is triple pay. As a mercenary, the frequency of wars and casualties are high. This is to be expected."

"Okay." Zhao Guangming felt that what Chen Xing said made sense.

And the money was not paid by them, but came from Xinhuo’s internal finances.

Xinhuo's internal allocation was issued by the Ministry of Finance of Daxia. He and Chen Xing both had their own salaries, and this money could not be touched. Although no one would say anything if he took it given his status, he would feel uncomfortable taking some money, and he didn't need that little bit of money anyway.

South of Stone City.

This urban area is full of low stone buildings, and narrow alleys crisscrossing the city like spider silk connect the entire city together.

The moonlight shone on the upper half of the wall, while the lower half was shrouded in shadow.

A tall and thin figure walked through the alley carrying two bags of meat. The meat that was not sold that day would be sold at a discount before the meat factory closed at night. Buying meat when the meat factory was about to close was a common method used by some of the more financially constrained beastmasters in Stone City.

Because Stone City is hot and humid, meat will easily go bad if it is not processed for a long time.

"Brother Hong, Brother Hong."

The door of a house at the corner of the alley was half open, and a short and fat man waved from behind the gap.

"What's wrong?" The tall and thin figure stopped.

"Brother Hong, I heard that the City Lord's Mansion issued an order to regroup. I heard from the grapevine that they want to set up an extra-staff mercenary group. Do you want to go? I'm a little unsure and want to ask for your opinion."

The man called Brother Hong was silent for a while and then said, "You know that my kid is almost old enough to train a beast tamer. If I don't go, how can I afford to buy him a better beast tamer? I can't let him follow the same path as me."

"Brother Hong, if you go, I will go too. I trust you! Thank you for taking care of me this time!" the short and fat man said quickly.

"Well, let's work hard together." Brother Hong nodded.

Scenes like this one are happening in many places in Stone City.

Many veterans who had retired from the City Guard for various reasons received recall orders from the City Lord's Mansion, and there were also rumors that they wanted to recall them and form a mercenary group.

Some veterans choose to return, while others decide not to participate for various reasons.

But even just the group of veterans who choose to return is not a small number.

The next day, at the City Lord’s Mansion.

Chen Xing and Zhao Guangming came to the backyard of the City Lord's Mansion, where more than 500 beastmasters had gathered.

Most of them are not young, and more than one-third of them are elderly people with white hair.

However, although he is an old man, the murderous intent in his eyes is no less.

Chen Xing was observing them, and they were also observing Chen Xing.

Seeing Chen Xing's young face, some people flashed a trace of disdain in their eyes.

Some beastmasters also frowned, wondering how such a young kid could be the leader of a mercenary group.

Don't lead them into a trap when the time comes.

However, although everyone had some thoughts in their hearts, no one said them out loud.

These people are not stupid.

Even though he is young, he must have a background to be able to command them. At worst, he can just not join the mercenary group. There is no need to offend others for no reason. This young man is very concerned about his reputation, and if you talk back to him, you might offend him, what if you meet someone with a small mind.

Gu Yuzhi said to the beastmasters, "Wait a moment. The agreed time is 2pm, which is still a while. Have you all eaten yet?"

A beastmaster in the back row shouted, "Lord City Lord, do you provide meals here?"

Gu Yuzhi smiled slightly, "Who cares!"

"I haven't eaten yet. I haven't eaten the food in the City Lord's Mansion yet."

"I ate it, but I also want to eat the food of the city lord's family."

Compared to their attitude towards Chen Xing, this group of retired beastmasters were much friendlier and more relaxed towards Gu Yuzhi, giving a feeling of being on good terms with each other.

Gu Yuzhi was well prepared and asked someone to bring food.

He was also sitting under a nearby tree with a lunch box, and a group of animal tamers surrounded him.

"Look at the city lord Gu." Zhao Guangming said in a low voice.

"What's wrong, are you jealous? It's certain that the soldiers under other people's command love him." Chen Xing smiled, he didn't care about such trivial matters. "I read those military training books, many of them said to love soldiers like sons, eat and live with them, will we do the same when the time comes?"

Chen Xing said slowly: "I think the most important thing is to show my strength."

Zhao Guangming raised his eyebrows, "Are you going to use your strength to suppress them directly? Can you calm them down and prevent them from overturning?"

Chen Xing shook his head, "Definitely not now."

Find a suitable opportunity to show your strength.

When you have strength, you can win respect by being more friendly. The friendliness of a billionaire is not the same as that of a beggar.

No matter how righteous you say something, your subconscious emotional reaction cannot lie.

Being too agreeable at the beginning will only damage your credibility.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, Gu Yuzhi clapped her hands, "It's already two o'clock. Those who haven't come yet will most likely not come. Let me briefly explain. These two are the investors of the mercenary group."

All the beastmasters present looked at Chen Xing and Zhao Guangming.

"Let them talk about the treatment now." Gu Yuzhi looked at Chen Xing and Zhao Guangming, asking who was coming.

Chen Xing took the initiative to step forward and said, "Let me briefly explain. The salary is mainly based on the strength of the main beast tamer. For the highest beast tamer level, you can get 3 spirit gold per month for every 5 energy levels. If you are less than 5 energy levels, it will be calculated as energy levels.

The beastmaster can take away half of the value of the spoils from the enemies he kills on the battlefield. Don't worry, we have multiple cameras recording, and you will also carry portable recorders with you, so there will be no mistakes or omissions.

The treatment for super-class beastmasters is separate, we will discuss it separately later."

Upon hearing Chen Xing's price, many beastmasters' eyes lit up, but some thought the price was too low.

Gu Yuzhi was a little surprised. This price was quite good and not low.

After hearing the price Chen Xing said, the beastmasters below all looked at each other with different expressions.

Many beastmasters even started to communicate directly, "What do you think of this price?"

"It's pretty good, higher than I thought."

"But it's also more dangerous, fighting against the beast masters in the Nine Scarlet City."

"Come on, you have heard about the recent battle reports about those beastmasters in Jiuchi City, hehe."

"If you have thought it over, you can join directly. If you think the price is not suitable, then go back." Gu Yuzhi said.

The hundreds of beastmasters present looked at each other in bewilderment, and finally only three withdrew.

The remaining beastmasters stayed.

The three beastmasters who left the City Lord's Mansion had just left the courtyard and before they walked out of the City Lord's Mansion, several figures appeared around them and surrounded them.

One of them looked very unhappy. "You're forcing me to join just because I don't want to! You guys are really -"

Before he could finish his words, he was engulfed by blue flames.

The overbearing flames left several large pits on the spot.

Sulai walked out from behind the crowd, looking expressionlessly at the large hole left behind. "Clean up the scene."

"Yes."

An earth-type beast began to fill the hole. Su Lai looked at the hole on the ground with a normal expression.

I had investigated before coming here. Some of these beastmasters have joined the Nine Red City, while others have defected to the Burning Sky City.

These people are all on the list, although no one knows what their purpose is.

But as long as they are not allowed to leave alive, it doesn’t matter what the real purpose is.

the other side.

After confirming that all the beastmasters who stayed behind had decided to join the mercenary group, Zhao Guangming and Gu Yuzhi signed a geological survey employment agreement with the City Lord's Mansion.

Then the City Lord's Mansion signed a mercenary employment agreement with the retired soldiers.

The City Lord's Mansion will act as the guarantor, and Chen Xing and his team will directly transfer the money to the City Lord's Mansion, which will then transfer the wages to these retired beastmasters.

As they have trust in the City Lord's Mansion, they don't have to worry about Chen Xing and others defaulting on their debts.

For Chen Xing, this can ensure that even if the news leaks out, the final source can only be traced back to Gu Yuzhi at most.

This is the conflict between Stone City and Jiuchi City.

Daxia will not be involved.

Although everyone with a discerning eye knows that Da Xia is supporting them, knowing is one thing and leaving evidence is another.

Even if the Burning Sky City denounces Da Xia, Da Xia will not admit that these people have any relationship with Da Xia.

What does the good things done by Stone City have to do with us in Daxia?

Shitou City invited geological experts from Daxia to survey the mineral veins. Chen Xing and other geological experts came from afar from Daxia.

It's normal for geologists to travel around to explore mineral veins, right?

It's normal for geological experts to hire some mercenaries from Stone City to ensure their own safety, right?

If these mercenaries do other things besides protecting, it has nothing to do with the geological experts. They are just a group of mercenaries and have not signed a contract to sell themselves. These innocent geological experts of Daxia cannot stop them from doing anything.

However, doing extra income during employment is absolutely not recommended. Experts Chen and Zhao strongly criticize this and will not do it again.

After signing the agreement, Chen Xing and Zhao Guangming looked up at each other, and they smiled at each other with tacit understanding.

"In addition to the 547 high-level beastmasters, there are also six super-level beastmasters." Gu Yuzhi summoned the six super-level beastmasters.

Chen Xing looked at the six people.

A super-class beastmaster is definitely worthy of the title of a master even in a place like Stone City.

Beastmasters at this level have many ways to make money. Even if they join a family as a guest official, they can still receive a considerable amount of money every month.

So the reason they were able to come was definitely because of the order from the City Lord's Mansion.

Gu Yuzhi said to Chen Xing: "These six people were all masters in the past, and they have mastered tactical beastmaster skills."

Tactical Beastmaster Skills!
Chen Xing thought about what he had heard in Weimeng’s class before.

Compared to ordinary beastmaster skills, these tactical beastmaster skills can play a greater role on the battlefield.

Even the number of beastmaster skills that a super-class beastmaster can master is limited.

Depending on the different transcendence rituals, a super-class beastmaster can only master a maximum of 5 beastmaster skills, and a minimum of 3.

In addition to the life-saving Beastmaster skills that must be mastered, there are not many positions left for Beastmasters to master.

It is very rare to reserve one of the Beastmaster skill positions for a tactical Beastmaster skill with team effects, and generally only Beastmasters in the military will do so.

"This is Gu Wu, Gong Yinhong, Du Yu, Shi Chen, Shi Yao, and Shi Luoshan."

Are there three people with the surname Shi?

Chen Xing looked at the three people behind him. These three people were sitting relatively close to each other, and it was obvious that they had a close relationship. It was recorded in the intelligence before coming here that the surname Shi was a common surname in Shitou City.

(End of this chapter)