In the end, it was decided that Levi and the Sun Knight would each contribute half of the money. As for the Lightcasters and the others, they were just a bunch of poor people compared to the two of them. They didn't have much money at all.
Of course, the money cannot all be paid by the two of them, it will definitely be deducted from the loot after defeating the devil.
After handing all the gold coins to Sam and giving him a few instructions, Levi continued to cast spells, but at this time Julia in the team became a little excited. When loading the crossbow after shooting, she began to look behind frequently.
It seems that he can't wait for the other party's arrival.
Levi couldn't help but raise his eyebrows: "Julia, how much do you know about the Red Brotherhood?"
"Sir, I don't know much, but I know that they are the mortal enemies of the Snake Cult!"
Levi shrugged: "Okay, that's enough."
That is to say, Cindy is fighting the devil in front, otherwise she might be as excited as Julia.
Li Wei and others did not wait long, and soon two to three hundred troops uniformly dressed in red, half on horseback and half on foot, entered the battlefield.
As Sam just said, the opponent is indeed in rags and looks no better than a beggar, but what is slightly surprising is that the weapons in their hands are not too bad.
Long swords, maces, small bucklers, and almost everyone has a light crossbow.
The reason why I say almost is because the remaining small number are holding muskets.
Although weapons such as muskets are said to have been invented for more than a thousand years, the speed of technological innovation and promotion are very slow. Currently, they are mainly used among a few extremely limited races such as humans, dwarves and chaos dwarves, and are widely circulated.
.
Although they are very powerful, they are not favored by other races.
On the one hand, it is because the attack speed is too slow, and at the same time, it often requires vision, shooting range, stable aiming and other conditions. For elves and other races that are good at archery, or even can move and shoot, it is a complete waste.
On the other hand, it is also because the workmanship of most low-level muskets today is not sophisticated enough. After multiple consecutive shots, it is easy to misfire or even explode, injuring the user, unless they are using the type used by crane gunners and others.
Advanced musket.
Finally, it is because the price of gunpowder bullets is relatively expensive, far better than ordinary arrows, and is not acceptable to ordinary adventurers.
Therefore, in addition to the above reasons, the only ones who are really willing to equip muskets on a large scale are the military systems of major forces. Theoretically, crane gunners are also affiliated with the army.
These guys in front of him are the only ones Li Wei knows so far who are not part of the regular military system but are willing to equip themselves with muskets on a large scale.
But considering what Donna just said, they are mercenaries who serve money to a certain extent, and they are not much different from the army.
As the distance gradually got closer, Levi also saw clearly the leader of the other party at a glance. She was a young woman who was probably less than thirty years old, had short black hair, and looked neat.
The reason why he was sure of the other party's identity so quickly was because among the crowd of red clothes and red trousers, the other party was the only exception.
Wearing a gorgeous armor, an armored war horse, a shield in her left hand, and a long sword in her right hand, she doesn't look like a mercenary, but more like a heroic female knight, but she is not good-looking, and her face is full of flesh.
, there is even a ferocious scar, which looks quite fierce.
The other party came on horseback, and when they were still some distance away, she took the lead and spoke: "Are you the generous Lord Levi, the chosen hero? I am the agent of the Red Brotherhood - Lotus Iris!"
Levi couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. It's a coincidence. Iris is the name of one of the ten kingdoms of high elves, and lotus is a special plant unique to the Cathay Kingdom. Plus, the other party looks a bit like
As a mixed race, is it possible that she also has some Cathay blood?
"Hello, Miss Iris, I am Levi. The devil is the enemy of all our intelligent life. I hope to fight side by side with you."
Lotus Iris waved her hand: "Don't be so polite, just call me Lotus. As for fighting or something, we were just passing by, so we didn't have the bad luck of looking for the devil, but since you have already made a bid, of course we will not just accept the money."
Work.”
Then she raised a finger: "For a quarter of an hour, the 10 gold coins your subordinates just handed over to us will be exchanged for us to fight for you for a quarter of an hour. At the same time, we will not take away any loot, but our brothers
They will only follow my orders unless you spend money to actually recruit them."
Li Wei did a quick calculation and found that the opponent had close to 300 people, and they generally looked like Tier 1 and Tier 2 troops. If under normal circumstances, the price would definitely not exceed 200 if all of them were hired.
gold coins.
This is still considering that half of the opponents are riding inferior horses or donkeys. In the novice village, the price of any elementary mount is at least 1 gold coin, which is often several times more expensive than ordinary soldiers.
But now it is only a quarter of an hour, and the other party has to charge 10 gold coins, which is indeed not cheap.
But after all, under such special circumstances and facing such a dangerous enemy, he had no better choice.
Turning his head to look at the Sun Knight, Levi nodded without hesitation and said, "What if I want to extend the time?"
Lotus smiled: "Our Red Brotherhood has a motto that everything has a price. If you still need us to take action after a quarter of an hour, then just bid. As for money, of course the more the merrier!"
"Haha, okay, Lianhua, you are really happy. In that case, let's start the war!"
Having said that, Levi knew that the other party must have confirmed it through some means. At least within a quarter of an hour, they would not be in too much danger. After all, they had made it clear that they were mainly remote.
But Levi didn't say anything, because he felt that the two sides would have opportunities to continue to cooperate in the future. At the very least, nearly half of the opponent's team were mounted archers. If he could hire them and equip them with Julia, then his mounted archers would
The army immediately began to take shape!
Lianhua immediately smiled and waved her long sword: "Brothers, you have heard your employer's order!"
Two to three hundred thugs in red immediately responded to their leader with strange smiles, and under the leadership of several captains, they rushed towards the demon army in front.
Either they had other purposes, but they were unlucky enough to meet them, or reinforcements are likely to appear on our side.
Now it seems that these two reasons exist at the same time, and he also made the right bet!
After releasing two summoning spells again, and adding auxiliary spells such as mage armor to Zhou Miyin, Cindy and others, Li Wei finally had time to look at the lotus.
While many members of the Red Brotherhood were busy fighting, she did not personally participate in the battle. She just sat steadily on the horse and did not even give much command. Anyway, her subordinates only needed to pour arrows forward.
Right.
"Lotus, 10 gold coins for a quarter of an hour, is this the normal price for your Red Brotherhood?"
Lianhua smiled: "No, Levi, our usual price is far from that high, and even the price for recruiting brothers is very cheap. The reason why I say this is because I can guarantee that the brothers will be there within a quarter of an hour.
Within a few seconds, we will use up all the ammunition!"
"Haha, good, I'm starting to be interested in you."
Then he pointed at a level 2 horse thief: "If it's normal, how much does it cost to hire him?"
"1 gold coin, no two prices."
To be honest, this price was a bit beyond Li Wei's expectation. It was not expensive, but cheap, because in many novice villages around, the mount alone was worth the price. He immediately realized that the other party was likely to
With special channels, you can obtain low-level mounts relatively cheaply and in large quantities!
"What if I only want horses but no people?"
Lianhua looked at him deeply: "Then it depends on the quantity. We are the spokesperson of wealth. As long as the money problem is solved, everything else is easy to discuss."
"Haha, okay, that's cool." Li Wei likes people who speak straightforwardly.
"Also, I noticed that there are some deserters from the empire in your team. Do you also do this kind of business?"
Lotus smiled slightly: "Not only that, for the Red Brotherhood, money is paramount, just as Wojin, the goddess of wealth we worship, said. If you need it, I can also find you some deserters and mercenaries,
If you have prisoners in the future, I will be happy to buy them."
Then Lianhua rubbed her fingers again and made a very common gesture: "Of course, you know that when you buy and sell, there will definitely be a price difference, and we also have to make hard money."
Li Wei grinned. He knew that the goddess of wealth was a real money-lover, but her camp was absolutely neutral. Your behavior of buying and selling slaves does not seem to be completely consistent with her camp.
Moreover, it is said that all the priests of the Church of the Goddess of Wealth, and even the devout high-level believers, wear gold and silver and work hard to show their wealth to the outside world all the time. It seems that only in this way can the reputation of the Goddess of Wealth be achieved.
not affected.
But in front of me, these members of the Red Brotherhood, who are said to believe in the goddess of wealth, are dressed more raggedly than the last.
Of course, he was not stupid enough to refute on the spot, because he still had something to ask for from the other party.
"I understand, let's talk about it later."
After a slight nod, Levi decided to continue focusing on the battle in front of him. Although hundreds of people from the Red Brotherhood took action, and the demons' special buff status also disappeared, the situation began to rapidly change in his own favor.
, but this is the opponent’s territory after all, and the nights are long and the dreams are many, so it’s better to resolve the battle as soon as possible.
However, at a casual glance, Levi suddenly noticed one of them, a man with a machete and a muscular beard, who seemed a bit familiar.
He suddenly narrowed his eyes slightly: "Lianhua, is your captain reliable?"
Although it was taboo to have a casual conversation, he still asked because he had already remembered the identity of the other party. It was the barbarian who was guarding the magic pond and tried to charge him, but the other party claimed to be a snake worshiper.
Taught!
Lianhua glanced at Levi in surprise, and then said loudly: "Blake has been with us for eight years, he is trustworthy."
The bearded man named Black obviously heard her voice, but he did not look back. Instead, he tried to shrink his body, as if he was afraid of being noticed.
Now that Lianhua has said so, it would be a bit stupid to continue to question it, and after thinking about it quickly, Li Wei felt that he had roughly understood the situation.
He immediately couldn't help but laugh and said: "I see. Fortunately, I have been tracking down information about the Snake Worship Cult for several days in a row. I want to continue to hunt him down. I didn't expect that he actually lied."
Lianhua was stunned for a moment, and then she also laughed: "Ha, I probably understand that Black has offended you before, and then he lied about being a member of the Snake Cult and ran away, right?"
"This is a method he usually uses when he encounters a powerful enemy. It is to put a blame on the Snake Cult and let more people find trouble with them. You also know that we have already been in conflict with each other.
.”
Both of them had reached this point, and the bearded man could no longer pretend not to hear. He turned around and forced a smile: "I'm sorry, sir, I didn't expect to offend you last time. I'm very sorry."
Levi waved his hand: "Now that the misunderstanding has been resolved, everything is easy to talk about."
He didn't intend to continue to pester, because if he really wanted to dig deeper, he seemed to be unreasonable. Big Beard just wanted to collect tolls from him, but he just killed all his men.
The bearded man thanked him repeatedly. In fact, he had been a little aggrieved since he was beaten away that day, but now, he just felt lucky that he could save a small life and that he could resolve this contradiction.
It has nothing to do with anything else, it's just that the other party has great strength and financial resources, and he spent so many gold coins to hire them. Even if he is a captain, think about it and you will know that Master Lianhua will never offend the other party for his own sake.
!
The matter between the two men was over, but Lianhua became more and more interested: "Obviously he brought out the name of the Snake Worship Cult, but you still continue to hunt him? Do you also have a grudge against those guys?"
"Not only is there hatred, but the hatred may be much greater than you expected."
Cindy, Julia, the businessman Tros, and the kobold camp, no matter from what point of view, he and the Snake Cult, and even the black dragon behind it, have become mortal enemies.