"First of all, it's credible. It's okay to have a mediocre strength, but the credibility must be good."

Standing there, after thinking about it for a while, Atir looked at Karu and said, "In addition, this time I am going to the ancient armor city in the north, I need you to find a few guides familiar with it. Are you having any problems?"

"No problem, there are many people who meet these conditions." Karu nodded and continued to ask, "So, besides good reputation, do you have any requirements in terms of number of people?"

"I need about fifty guards, plus about three guides. As the price of hiring these people, I am willing to pay them a gold coin every month, how about it?"

"This price is fair." Karu nodded and said as he heard Atir's words.

"But I would like to remind you that although Ancient Kaicheng is a big city, it is very backward. There are savages and orcs everywhere in the wild. Maybe war will start at any time, which is not suitable for buying industries."

Looking at Adier's appearance, Karu couldn't help but remind him.

"It's okay, I have some relationships there, so it should be nothing."

As for this reminder, Atir smiled and explained slowly.

Hearing this, Karu stopped talking and said directly: "Okay, if you don't mind, you can come over at noon tomorrow. I need some time to notify the mercenaries."

"Okay." Atir nodded, then took out two gold coins from his arms: "This is your introduction fee. If the person you find tomorrow satisfies me, I don't mind giving you more."

"Haha, thank you!" After taking the gold coins, Karu's eyes lit up: "With these, I can buy more ore!"

After doing this, Atir turned around and left directly.

the next day.

At noon, when Atir came to this weapon, he found that there were already many people standing outside.

These people have different clothes, some wearing broken leather armor, some wearing leather, and some wearing dirty hunting suits, which looks a bit miserable.

But despite this, these people are all in good shape and look very powerful.

"These are the guards you found for me?"

Walking into the weapon shop and looking at the people standing outside the door, Adier frowned and said, "The equipment is too bad."

"Haha, don't look at their poor equipment, but their strength may not be weak." Standing there, Karu pointed to the person standing outside and said, "These people are basically retired veterans, they have fought with orcs, and their combat effectiveness is very good."

"And I have selected these people for you specifically. They are pretty good in terms of credibility, so you can feel more at ease when using them."

Hearing this, Atir nodded.

"Let them send a few representatives in." He looked at the people standing outside and couldn't help but speak.

In response to this, Karu nodded happily and walked out with great strides.

Not long after, he walked in again, with three people following him.

A tall blonde man, a strong middle-aged man with a rosy face, and a middle-aged man wearing thick leather armor all over his body and looking ordinary.

As soon as these three people walked in, they had a different aura of veterans than ordinary people, which made Adier nodded secretly.

"What are your names?" he asked.

"My name is Gru." The blonde man spoke first, his eyes looking very bright.

"Sir, you can call me Ax." The strong middle-aged man with a rosy face hammered his chest and said loudly.

"Elder." The man spoke at last, looking a little taciturn.

Listening to their words, Atir stood there, as if he had a casual look at them.

"Name: Gru. Strength: 1.4. Agility: 1.2. Physical constitution: 1.4."

"Name: Ax. Strength: 1.3. Agility: 1.3. Physical constitution: 1.5."

The physical data of the two people flashed in front of them.

Looking at this physical data, Atir nodded secretly and then looked at the last person.

"Name: Elder. Strength: 1.8. Agility: 1.7. Physical constitution: 2."

"Huh..." Looking at the data, Adiel couldn't help but turn his gaze to Eld, who looked very silent: "Are you a knight apprentice?"

Listening to Atir's words, Eld was stunned and subconsciously spoke: "How do you know..."

After saying this, he realized, looked at the eyes of the people around him, and couldn't help but shut up and returned to his previous silent appearance.

Seeing him like this, Adier thought about it, and then smiled and said, "It's great."

"I will accept you guys." He smiled, and then pointed at the three of them: "You three are representatives, so be the team leader, five gold coins a month. Is there any problem?"

Hearing this, the three of them were stunned by these generous conditions, and then nodded quickly.

The three of them were all representatives selected from outside mercenaries, and they had a certain prestige among those people, so being a small team leader was not a problem.

The income of five gold coins is also something they cannot refuse. Even if they receive such escort tasks, their monthly income is less than one gold coins. The income of five gold coins is enough for their whole family to live for a year.

Looking at the reactions of the three of them, Atir nodded and pointed to Elder standing beside him: "Just be the captain of the escort team this time, ten gold coins a month."

Suddenly, the other party's eyes showed joy, and it seemed that he was extremely satisfied with the income.

Looking at the joy in the other person's eyes, Adier was speechless.

A normal knight apprentice, no one is from a noble family. Even if the family fails in the middle, it is impossible to be so happy because of the price of just ten gold coins.

"It seems that he is a civilian who somehow learned the Knight's breathing method."

Seeing the other party like this, Atir shook his head secretly and thought to himself.

After choosing the guard, you can choose a guide as much as you want.

Among the seven or eight candidates, Atir chose three of them who seemed calm and sophisticated as his guide this time.

A few days later, the team started to set off.

Atir sat quietly in the carriage. In various parts of the team, Elder and the other two led some people to guard the side and quietly advanced along with the team.

However, by now, the equipment on the three of them has been changed. They are not only riding horses, but also wearing brand new leather armor.

These were all assigned by Adier for them. Although he didn't care about the team's combat effectiveness, in order to make the team look better, he still changed the equipment for these three captains.

Of course, these equipment were only temporarily lent to them. Although Adier was not short of these gold coins, it was a bit bad for the wizard to give it for no reason.

Of course, if they perform well during this period, it doesn't matter if they give them this equipment.

The team slowly moved forward.

The Kingdom of Gumodo is not peaceful. Except for the city, other places in the country are often filled with thieves and robbers, and sometimes some orcs will appear to fight the autumn wind.

The team of Atir met many on the road, most of them were not strong in combat and were easily defeated by Elder and the other two.

After a period of understanding, Atir had roughly figured out the origins of Eld and the other two.

Gru and Ax are both veterans. Because of their poor family, they participated in recruitment as soon as they became adults, constantly fought with orcs, and finally retired from the army to make a living by farming and becoming mercenaries.

As for Alder, as Adiel thought, he was not a member of the nobles, but just a child of an ordinary farmer. Because he accidentally saved a seriously injured nobleman when he was young, he taught the basic knight breathing method by the other party in return. Finally, after he retired from the army, he worked part-time as a mercenary.

All three of them are honest and have already started a family, so they are considered to be a relatively easy-to-control type.

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A month later, a long line was walking on the wide road.

In front of the team, the shadow of a city was shaking, and it seemed that it was not far away.

"Mr. Atir, in a few hours, the ancient armor city will be here!"

Sitting quietly in the carriage, Eld's calm voice came from Atir's ear.

Listening to the sound, he quietly put down the book in his hand, and then said, "Let the team stop first."

"Elder, Gru, Ax, you three come in."

As the order fell, the surrounding team began to stop slowly, and then three tall figures walked in from outside.

"Sir, is there anything wrong?"

Looking at Atir, among the three, Elder spoke first.

"We are about to arrive at Gu Kaicheng, and by then our employment will be over."

Looking at the three of them, Adier smiled and said, "I am going to place some industries here and need some manpower. Are you willing to come here?"

"At the price, I can place your family and give you some land and positions, which is much better than being a mercenary."

"This..." Hearing Adier's words, the three of them couldn't help but look at each other, and they both saw the hesitation and intention in each other's eyes.

The life of a mercenary sounds full of excitement. But only those who have truly experienced this profession can know the difficulty of this profession. Not only is it hard and dangerous, unstable, but it has a low income, and is not as rich and colorful as others imagine. Maybe they will die outside at any time, and even the corpse will be eaten by wild beasts.

Through this period of time, they could feel that Adier's personality did not have the bad habits of some nobles. Instead, they seemed easy to get along with and treated them very well.

If the Ancient Kaicheng was not located on the border and there were a large number of orcs around him, and it was possible to fight at all times, they would never hesitate and would agree directly on the spot.

However, after hesitating for a while, they nodded and agreed.

"Very good." Looking at them nodded, Adiel smiled: "As the reward for your loyalty to me, the weapons and equipment you have used during this period, belong to you from now on."
Chapter completed!