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Min-hyuk thought differently for a moment, then regained his mind and told Andres.

“Actually, I wanted to ask you a few questions. But before I say that, I just want to say one thing. which is a little off-the-topic, but I don't think it's possible to have a conversation without saying it. ”

After a long talk of Min-hyuk, Andres poured himself a drink and said after emptying it.

“Tell me. ”

“I have no ill feelings for mercenaries. Although I have enemies as an adventurer, my nature is essentially foreigners. Being an adventurer is only because I have a weak sense of belonging.I don't have any objections to mercenaries. ”

Min-hyuk first made it clear that he did not feel bad for the mercenary, unlike ordinary adventurers.

Andres nods.

“I guessed that. Otherwise, you wouldn't be asking me to meet you like this. ”

Mercenaries and adventurers are said to lean on each other, but sometimes they have to work together.

Some turned into mercenaries when they were adventurers, and vice versa.

In a certain sense, it would be more accurate to say that both occupations have feelings of kindness rather than bad feelings.

Andres was a little wary when he complained that Min-hyuk didn't feel bad enough.

I felt like I had no reason to continue to express my hostility only when the other person didn't even antagonize me.

“Hmmm · · ·. I don't judge people just because I'm an adventurer. ”

“I see. I'm glad. ”

It was Min-hyuk who thought he had done so far, but he responded with a smile.

Then another round of drinks came round, and Min-hyuk got to the point.

“They say mercenaries are trying to attack Demibeasts in the Abyss Forest recently? Is it true?”

“Hmm · · · ·. That's what I was wondering. ”

“Yes. To be honest, the Adventurers' Guild is concerned that there is a high chance that such a mercenary guild operation will fail. ”

Technically, I was prepared to make fun of it if I thought it was going to fail.

“Hmm, did you smell that in the Adventurer's Guild? Well, you might think so. ”

‘There must be something we can do. ’

The mercenaries weren't just a bunch of fools. They weren't fools enough to think they could somehow push their troops out of the dense Abyssal Forest.

“But · · · Why are you asking me that? ”

Andres is alert.

Hostilities were one or two people with an implicit agreement to be invisible to each other, but they were not close enough to leak information gently.

‘Not for free, either. ’

Min-hyuk realized that he had to open his mouth in order to open his mouth.

“To tell you the truth, there's a lot going on between us. I'd like to share information with each other if possible. ”

“Sharing information? ”

“Yes. I've actually been summoned to the Adventurers' Guild recently. Not only me, but many of the adventurers in the city today have been summoned. It's a bit of a hassle because of all the things that happened there. ”

“What do you mean, you're in trouble? ”

“I'm just having a hard time answering that. ”

“Phew · · · · · · ·. ”

“Well, information sharing is as much about each other as it can be. It's okay if you're uncomfortable.”

Min-hyuk says the horse is fine, but he is 100% confident that the target will catch it.

It was because I had a clear picture of curiosity on the other person's face.

“What do you want to know first? ”

When Andres said that, Min-hyuk nodded.

“I expect a considerable number of mercenaries to join the expedition, and of course, the Two Swords. ”

“That's right. ”

“Then how many other mercenaries do you join? ”

After thinking about it for a while, Andres thought it would be okay to let him know.

“Except for our tusod. Blue Bird, Fire Wolf, The Triple, even Genon ·. The mercenaries are gathering their strength. ”

“Fantastic.”

The mercenaries Andres now named were large-scale mercenaries surpassing 300 in size.

Those five mercenaries could gather roughly 1,500 to 2,000 troops in a coalition.

“Let me ask you this time. Who gathered in the Adventurers' Guild? ”

“Yes, it was Mr. Ramos. And me and Mr. Typhoon, Mr. Serra, again. ”

Andres nods, saying the names of all the members.

“You've gathered all the A's in active service. So what did you talk about? ”

“Demibeast forces have been greatly weakened. There are rumors that the Empress has gone to waste. ”

“Ha · ·. That's a rumor. Why does a worthless woman have to burn like this? You need a reason to be convincing. ”

The reason for his appearance, no, is right in front of Andres' eyes.

“I see. I think it's a myth, too. ”

I just don't know myself.

“In any case, the mercenaries are trying to attack the weakened Demibeast force. I got information. ”

“Hmm · ·. And?”

“It's your turn, Andres. ”

When Min-hyuk cut it off from the tricky part, Andres looks unwelcome, but still starts talking to himself.

“We're no different. I got intel that the Demibeast warriors in the area were slaughtered. And then the mercenaries got together and asked for a head start on this one. ”

“I see. But no matter how many people you gather, isn't it reckless to push your troops into the Abyss Forest? ”

“That's right. So we are. Your turn. What happened? ”

"Will you repay me for what I've done? ’

It was Andres who was cut off from the subtle parts like Min-hyuk did.

Min-hyuk also told me that in the Adventurers' Guild, they also came up with a plan to gather people and attack Demibeasts.

“Hmph. Usually we're gangsters, and the opponents call us numbers as we rush into it. ”

“Well, isn't that the most useful way to power up? ”

Increasing the number of heads makes power most easily incremental. Even if adventurers were strong enough to dislike group behavior, even simple facts like that were not stubborn enough to deny it.

“But no matter how much you think about it, isn't this operation weird? There's a limit to how many troops you can operate in the Abyssal Forest. There's only a hundred units out of control, but there's no way thousands of troops can get in there and make my excuses. ”

At the words of Minhyuk, Andres nods, smiling heavily.

“That's right. What · · · ·. We all have ideas, so there's nothing to worry about. ”

“I'd like you to tell me more about that idea. ”

“I'm sorry, but that's not the point. ”

It was Andres who had been cooperative so far, but he stepped away from the most important part.

‘This guy · · · · ·. ’

Min-hyuk was slightly pissed off, but it was a natural choice for the other party.

In order to share information, he needed to exchange information of equal value, but Andres now felt he was not being paid enough to share his information.

‘What should I do? When you pay for something · · ·. No. Let's gather the information we've learned so far and think about it. ’

Min-hyuk calmly thought.

Mercenaries know that it is difficult to operate large troops in the Abyssal Forest.

Nevertheless, he was gathering troops on a large scale.

These two acts clearly contradicted each other.

‘Even if you massively gather troops and push them into the Abyssal Forest, they'll just fall into ruins. · · Hmm!? "

Min-hyuk flashed in his head for a moment.

A large force gathers in the Abyssal Forest for less efficiency.

Knowing this, we are gathering people in bulk.

‘If so · · · · · ·. ’

Min-hyuk muttered in a small voice.

“Leads?”

“Phew. Cough ·. Cough. ”

Andres reacts startled by what Minhyuk has to say.

“Uh-huh. What are you talking about? ”

It's hard to deny that you're embarrassed and pretending you're not.

Min Hyuk looked directly at Andres and said.

“The purpose of the mercenaries is to open the outer edge of the Abyss Forest, isn't it? without missing the moment when Demibeasts were weakened. ”

“ · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·. ”

Andres tries to deny it, but he can't.

It was because the eyes of Min-hyuk speaking were full of confidence. Eventually.

“Damn it, how did they know? ”

Andres admits the truth.

The purpose of mercenaries is not to attack Demibeast territory, but to establish an outward edge of the Abyssal Forest.

Abyssal Forest Pioneering.

This has long been the constant work of humankind.

Now, if you look at the continental map of the world, human countries are like donuts.

It is because the Abyssal Forest is located in the middle of the continent, and man's empire is surrounded by ice in the outer rim.

But if you look at the old map, you'll see that the Abyssal Forest is half the size it is today.

However, as heterogeneous forces expand, the human kingdom collapses and is pushed to the outer rim, and the Abyssal Forest expands.

The xenophobes knew better.

Civilization cannot progress effectively in dense natural forests.

That's why the Abyssal Forest was deliberately expanded, and in particular, the seeds of various trees developed by the Elves were rapidly expanding the forest.

If you go deeper into the Abyssal Forest, you can find buildings or traces that used to be human countries, most of which were eaten by the forest and collapsed.

After all, humans were not simply defeated as long as they knew that the purpose of the xenogens was expansion of the forest.

He set fire to the Abyss Forest itself and tried to take over the forest while lumbering.

But each time, the xenophiles prevented the humans from pioneering the forest.

Even though I tried to cut down the forest, I couldn't do my job well because of the interruption, and I ended up with a lot of sacrifices.

And since when did such pioneering behavior become less and less frequent.

But he still had a sense of purpose that he had to pioneer the Abyssal Forest and push the power of the xenogens away.

Mercenaries are trying to take advantage of the weakened power of Demibeasts and open forests around Rutgart.

“I see. Then I understand gathering troops. ”

“Please, don't talk to me anywhere else. ”

Andres said to Min-hyuk, quite eagerly.

And Min-hyuk thought a little and said to Andres,

“Horses · · · · · ·. I won't.”

In the words of Min-hyuk, Andres sighs of relief.

On the other hand, I thought, "Why?"

“Really? You're an adventurer, so I thought I'd mention you to the Adventurer Guild. ”

"Tell me, am I a kid? ’

Min-hyuk felt unpleasant for a moment, but said with a dull expression.

“Even if you know the purpose of mercenaries, you don't have to stop them." Setting the Abyssal Forest will increase the amount of land available to the outer corners of Rootgart, and when our adventurers enter the Abyssal Forest, the start point will get deeper, making it easier to operate. ”

“Oh · · · ·. Do you understand? ”

“Yes. And this will also help the mercenaries. If you start attacking the Abyssal Forest in the Adventurer's Guild, the mercenaries will also be more comfortable caring about pioneering, right? ”

“That's right."

In fact, that was also what the mercenaries were after. That's why they secretly leaked information to the Adventurers' Guild.

“Then it's not like I'm just going to stand there and scatter ashes. More · · ·. ”

Min-hyuk said with a faint smile.

“I want to be a part of it. ”

“· · · · What? ”

Andres gives a silly look and says hello.

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