Chapter 1496: Be the first to win, divine mine reward!
"Aqiu..."
Hundreds of kilometers away from the Fire Fist tribe.
Qinggang City.
When Edwin walked to the hall, he stretched his body. Unexpectedly, he was caught off guard and took a breath of cold air. He choked and sneezed twice in a row before he recovered.
"What the hell, why is the weather getting colder and colder?"
He looked up at the simple thermometer hanging on the wall. It showed that the temperature had dropped to minus 24 degrees, which was about to approach the dangerous red line area.
You know, this is indoors.
In previous deep winters, the temperature was around minus 15 degrees at most, but now the temperature has increased by nearly 60%!
If you go outside...
Even if there are tall building ruins forming a windless zone in Qinggang City, the temperature will still drop by at least another fifteen degrees.
Altogether, this is nearly minus 40 degrees Celsius, which is completely unsuitable for human activities outside.
"Boss, boss!"
Just as Edwin was considering whether to move the camp underground to survive this difficult winter.
The door with a thick straw curtain was violently opened from the outside, and a middle-aged man with a beard covered with thick white frost rushed in.
When the middle-aged man saw Edwin, he quickened his staggering steps, and his already red face turned abnormally red.
"We got it. We waited for more than half a month and finally got it!"
"What did you grab?"
Edwin shrank his neck and avoided the cold wind that came in through the straw curtain.
"Speak slowly, we have a lot of time!"
For a snowman.
The cold winter season is indeed the time of year when you have the most free time.
Like a hibernating beast, almost 90% of snowbands will hide themselves back in their dens after being busy for more than half a year, and enjoy the rest in peace.
The remaining 10% of Snow Bandits will take advantage of the less competition...
"We grabbed a perfect "destroyed" order, and the reward was extremely generous, and the most important thing is... the other party's location is very close to us, and it only takes about three days to reach it!"
"Ah? Delen, is it true or false?"
After Delen finished speaking, a look of shock flashed across Edwin's face.
There are four levels of ‘extermination’, ‘killing’, ‘destroy’ and ‘exploration’.
Although the rewards for destroying orders can only be ranked third, above those for exploring orders, the rewards are still beyond the imagination of ordinary people.
As long as it can be completed successfully, it will be enough to supply the ‘Red Moon’ team until the end of the farming period!
"Of course it's true. We work so hard at the mission every day, so it's time to open."
Delen laughed loudly and took out a yellow envelope from his arms.
Opening the envelope, the letter paper inside was also yellow, with a few lines of information written on it.
[Destroyed: Megalithic Temple]
[Location: Fire Fist Tribe (Coordinates: 117.114.29)]
[Personnel: One second-level combat priest, several ordinary combatants (no more than twenty people), and several ordinary residents (no more than one hundred people)]
[Task time: seven days]
[Task standard: Destroy the megalithic temple and bring back the complete megalithic statue.]
[Rewards: Some supplies (two months' rations for one hundred people and necessary daily necessities), a D-level stronghold, some divine mines (minimum 50 grams, maximum 300 grams, depending on the completeness of the statue)]
[Punishment: Equivalent materials, 100 grams of divine ore]
"Damn, you really want to 'ruin' the order!"
After reading the contents on the letter, Edwin felt that his frozen blood seemed to be ignited and his whole body became warm.
How long has it been, how long has it been since Red Moon Team opened!
They have been lying down for nearly two months since the beginning of late winter, and have been staying in the city.
I thought that only during the farming period would I receive the most basic "exploration" orders to maintain material expenditure and income.
Unexpectedly, the deep winter period has not yet ended, and the team has already been lucky enough to qualify for the ‘Destroyed’ order.
"but..."
Edwin did not lose his mind, "The opponent has a second-level priest who is also fighting. For us, the probability of being wiped out by the group is not low."
He is the captain of the Red Moon Team and the strongest person in the entire team.
But in terms of strength, he is only a first-level priest who has mastered an averagely powerful ninth-level magic.
Even if you don't need to come into direct contact with the opponent's strongest combat force to destroy an order, you can attack from the side in a roundabout way, or you can divert the tiger away from the mountain, or even arouse the hostility of the surrounding tribes to disgust the opponent.
Then make sure that the temple collapses, and you can complete the mission by getting the idol.
But based on the success rate of losing orders in the past, and the painful experience of many teams failing, this is still an extremely high-risk adventure.
"Of course, I learned...reward and risk are always relative."
Delen did not lose his mind, but the difference was that the smile on his face never stopped.
"But this time it's different. Captain, why don't you guess what happened?"
"different?!"
Edwin was stunned for a moment, and his two thick black eyebrows forced a black straight line on his forehead.
Many ordinary survivors think Snowband is a code name.
They will call those lawless people who lick blood from their swords as snow bandits, and they will also call the traitors who betray the tribe as snow bandits.
Even the missing slaves of the tribe will be considered by them to have become snow bandits.
However, only a few people know that the Snow Bandits are not a code name, but a large-scale wandering organization.
They are widely rooted in every radiation crack, and have abilities no less than those of the strongest tribe in the crack.
Regarding the selection of organization members, the Snow Bandits do not accept all selections.
Every human being who wants to join the organization must submit a "certificate of nomination" to prove their strength.
Only in this way can you become a real snowman.
The snow bandit assembly point located in Radiation Crack No. 37 happens to be Qinggang City.
There are a large number of building ruins and countless underground projects here, making it an ideal spot for snow bandits to hide.
At the same time, this place is far away from the tribes established by the survivors. Any stranger who enters the city will be immediately discovered and alert.
Of course, the snow bandits do not gather together to share risks.
Here, the Snow Bandit organization will issue anonymous task orders from time to time, which may come from the top of the organization, from a tribe within the rift, or even from the Priest Affairs Office.
Each snow bandit team will receive generous rewards after completing the collection.
"Let me guess... the Fire Fist tribe has provoked a 'kill' order, right?"
"Damn it, Captain, you are really amazing!"
Delen swore directly and showed his thumbs up, but did not continue to whet Edwin's appetite.
"This Fire Fist tribe is obviously just a small tribe with less than a hundred people. How could they be so virtuous and capable that they could get the designations of 'destroy' and 'kill' two big orders at the same time? They must be crazy!"
"And I heard that 'killing' orders appear before 'destroying' orders. If the weather hadn't been so cold recently, someone would have taken the order and made money."
The reward for killing an order is much greater than that for destroying an order.
Especially for the most important magic mine, the number of orders killed is almost double that of orders destroyed.
"In the morning, the secret killing team has already received the killing order. The time limit is three days. As long as we can catch up with them and set off immediately, this order can be completed almost in one sitting!"
Secret killing team?
Edwin naturally knows that this is a medium-sized team with one third-level priest, two second-level priests, and five first-level priests.
Unlike other medium-sized teams, the secret killing team only takes the simplest and most straightforward ‘kill’ orders.
Relying on the large amount of divine ore rewards, they continue to catalyze the creation of new priests, and their strength is getting stronger and stronger.
Many people predict that when the secret killing team has a fourth-level priest, they will officially join the ranks of the large teams in Qinggang City.
"This group of people is not easy to mess with. You won't steal the mission from them, right?"
Edwin has his own concerns.
According to the private rules of the snow bandits, as long as the Red Moon team grabs a mission spot and is willing to hand over 75% of the mission rewards, they can follow the opponent to drink soup.
But this rule only applies between two teams of the same strength.
With the strength of the secret killing team, they will not only demand 100% of the mission reward, but will even demand huge additional compensation until they crush the Red Moon Team.
"No, I can guarantee it's not a robbery mission."
Delen shook his head calmly.
"They took the kill order in the morning, but the destruction order only appeared at night. The secret killing team did not send anyone to guard the mission hall. We even waited for a while, but they still didn't send anyone to take the order."
"Does the other party know?"
Edwin mentioned the important point, and what he answered was Delen's embarrassed expression.
Obviously, although they did not grab the order directly, they took the order without the other party's knowledge.
This method is actually not much different from grabbing orders.
"Give up, we need to give up, the secret killing team is not something we can provoke."
"You are such an idiot. If they find out, do you know how much trouble it will cause?"
"They don't even need to ask the boss to take action. They can easily kill us with only a second-level priest!"
Edwin was angry.
At this moment, he only felt that the yellow envelope in his hand was a hot potato that could destroy the Red Moon Team at any time.
Fortunately, there is still room for maneuver.
"Let's go to the secret killing team's station now and discuss this matter with them!"
I thought I had received a big order for the team, but unexpectedly it caused a huge trouble.
Delen looked a little overwhelmed.
But soon, with Edwin's reminder, he also figured out the matter, and his face suddenly turned pale with fear.
The strong do not need to explain to the weak.
If a team with the same strength wins this order, the secret killing team may be upset for a while and negotiate the distribution of benefits with the other party with the mentality of making friends.
But the difference in strength is so big that even in the eyes of outsiders, this is a provocation to the secret killing team.
Soon, the straw curtain was opened again, and several people rushed in.
They were just as happy as Delen at first, but after being stared at coldly by Edwin, everyone immediately realized something was wrong.
"Trouble is here. We stole the order from the secret killing team, and now we need to apologize immediately."
Delen couldn't explain it. After all, it was his decision as the vice-captain to place the order.
Using it to harshly blame the team members will only make the Red Moon team distracted and make it even more difficult to face the next situation.
Half an hour later.
Edwin took all nineteen members of the team out.
Instead of waiting until daytime the next day, we set out immediately at night. This decision was undoubtedly a wise one.
At the secret killing team's station, they only saw a first-level priest who had just acquired the talent for divine magic.
The other party seemed to be in a good mood, and was still immersed in the magical power of the priest.
After understanding Edwin's purpose, he immediately and generously said that this kind of thing is indeed very common.
Since the Red Moon Team just took the mission by mistake, the Secret Kill Team can understand.
But...need compensation!
Yes, even if it is understandable, compensation is still necessary. This is the face of secret killing.
"Our manpower has already set off in the morning, and it is too late to send people to notify you now, so you need to set off to the Fire Fist tribe immediately, bring back the idol, and give us all the rewards."
"In addition, you also need to pay...well, the divine mine, you need to use the divine mine as compensation!"
Damn vampire!
Edwin cursed in his heart, but finally handed over all the team's only 120 grams of divine ore.
This is the price that must be paid, and it is also the key to settling the matter.
"Okay, this is a token used to identify your identity. Take it and set off quickly."
The secret killer priest who obtained the divine mine was very happy and simply took off the token he was carrying and handed it to Edwin.
According to the team's rules, he only needs to hand over half of this part of the divine mine, and if he discovers the 'order grab' in advance, he will also receive an additional reward.
It might be materials, or it might be women. Just thinking about it makes people feel happy.
"Understood, we will set off overnight."
Edwin nodded respectfully.
It wasn't until he left the area where the secret killing team was stationed that his face suddenly turned gloomy, almost dripping with water.
I really lost my wife and lost my troops. This time I received a big order and suffered a huge loss.
Not only did he clear out the sacred mines he had worked so hard to save, but he also had to travel hundreds of kilometers in minus 40 degree weather for a wasted trip to the Fire Fist Tribe.
Who is going?
Edwin glanced at the team, his eyes fixed on Delenn.
"Boss...Boss, I apply to go to the Fire Fist Tribe to complete the mission."
Delen felt uncomfortable being stared at, so he had no choice but to raise his hand first and accept the task.
This is the trouble he caused, and now he should be the one to put an end to it.
"Okay, I will give you five people, is that enough?"
"That's enough, that's enough. I'm just going for a run to stretch my body. I promise I can complete the task!"
A Fire Fist tribe with only a second-level priest is no match for a secret killing team.
This is a difference in background.
Compared with tribal priests, snow bandit priests who often go through life and death are often more powerful in combat.
Even if they are both level two and fighting priests, the latter can easily crush the former to death.
And...the secret killing team is staffed by a third-level priest!
If the person they went to perform the mission was the third-level priest, there would be no problem.
A high priest is a guarantee to gain a foothold in the wasteland.