Chapter Fourteen The First Mission and Preparations
"Captain, I'm telling you, what kind of girl can't be seduced by you yourself?" The wretched man in black who had finished his howling at some point came over.
He pushed hard again, and this time the man in black jumped with his left foot in his arms.
"Mark, thief." With a cold face, Gal picked up the wretched thief Mark by his collar and threw it to the side of the road to prevent the living treasure from blocking the intersection. He pointed at someone lying on the ground pretending to be dead and said to me.
"I accepted a mission here. There is a bear in the small lake south of Cree near the Forest of Silence. Several groups of mercenaries accepted this mission but have not returned. The bear is expected to be level 4. Currently, this mission has been adjusted to level c.
Level, just right for practicing. Let’s meet here tomorrow morning and set off.”
After saying this, he turned around and left without waiting for my response.
I didn't expect that there would be a mission so soon. Just one C-level mission was enough for me to upgrade my mercenary level to E-level. There was still one day left, so I just went to the mercenary market to prepare things for the wild.
Ignoring Gal who was still playing tricks on the ground, he left the mercenary union and went to the mercenary market nearby.
The mercenary market is established based on the mercenary union and directly provides a trading market for mercenaries.
Even if you are not a mercenary, you can come here to trade, but the high handling fees are heartbreaking.
Registered mercenaries of the mercenary union can enjoy a large reduction in handling fees when trading here, and mercenaries above level B can even enjoy discounts at stores directly affiliated with the mercenary union here.
I showed my mercenary badge, paid the entrance fee of 5 copper coins, and after turning a few corners, I arrived at the mercenary market behind the mercenary union.
If I have to describe it, there is no difference between the mercenary market and the vegetable market on earth.
The square is surrounded by three rows of fixed shops, most of which are directly affiliated to the mercenary union. In the middle of the square are dozens of rows of temporary stalls, which can be rented by paying a fee. Most of them are rented by mercenaries.
Your own trophies.
Life in the wild requires water, food, dry food, and tents. It seems that I don’t have enough money, so I might as well exchange some.
Come to the purchase office of the mercenary market and prepare to exchange the remaining gold nuggets.
The Acquisition Office is said to acquire everything of "value". In theory, even if it is soil, the Acquisition Office will acquire it as long as it is deemed valuable.
I heard that boring mercenaries once sold soil dug outside the city here, and a day's harvest could not even cover food expenses.
"Hello, I want to exchange gold coins." After queuing up and taking his turn, he placed the gold nuggets in the package on the table.
"Little sister, please wait a moment." The waiter took the gold nugget and shone it back and forth with the light from a crystal.
"A gold nugget with a purity of 98% can be exchanged for 234 gold coins. Do I need to exchange all of it for gold coins?" The waiter looked at me with a smile.
"Yes, exchange them all." The hooded head nodded lightly.
I calculated it silently in my mind and found that the handling fees were quite acceptable, at least much better than those from outside dealers.
He took the gold coins packed in a cloth bag and stuffed them directly into his arms.
As for whether the number of gold coins will be small, there is no need to worry. The moment I took the gold coins, the properties of the gold coin bag appeared directly in front of me. The property column clearly stated the number of gold coins, 234.
Go to the place selling utensils nearby and prepare to buy a kettle.
In the forest, because we are always close to the river, we never have to worry about water sources. However, in other places, we must carry some drinking water with us. After all, water is not available everywhere.
"Boss, bring that kettle over and show me." I pointed to the kettle on the shelf and said to the boss.
When I came to the utensil point, my eyes were attracted by a kettle on the shelf.
The kettle is oval in shape, and the strap at the mouth of the bottle should usually be hung around the waist.
The main thing that caught my attention was the oblique pattern carved on the body of the pot.
"Miss, do you want a kettle like this? This kind of kettle is actually not suitable for outdoor use. The too deep pattern prevents it from withstanding too much pressure, and it doesn't hold much water. I suggest you use a kettle like this.
"The boss of the utensil shop pointed to another type of kettle on the shelf.
"That's what I want, bring me three." I pointed at the kettle without leaving my finger.
"Okay, since you insist." The boss found three kettles like this from the box under the shelf and handed them to me.
"A total of 9 silver coins."
I paid the money readily and packed up the three water bottles.
This kind of kettle is indeed flashy, as if to save materials. The pattern on the kettle is very deep, and it will probably be crushed if you apply some force.
I bought these kettles mainly because of the ore at a temporary stall.
"I want these two kinds of ores, just enough of each to fill this kettle." He came to a temporary stall in the square and said to the mercenary who was watching the stall.
"Two gold coins." The mercenary who picked his teeth with a wooden stick said casually after glancing at the kettle in my hand.
"Why don't you die? Just throw these broken things on the road and no one will pick them up. 10 silver coins!"
"I dug it out from under the volcano and moved it here for free, just 1 gold coin!"
"Who would want this thing except me? How can you still be unaware that your stall has been set up for so long and no one has come? A silver coin!"
"I will move them to Yanjing where the alchemists are clamoring for 80 silver coins!"
"Then you have to be able to move them to Yanjing, 30 silver coins!"
"50 silver coins, no matter how low it is, we won't sell it!"
"If you don't want to sell 40 silver coins, I'll go to the mercenary union to buy it. There's nothing there?!"
"40 silver coins is 40 silver coins."
After paying the silver coins, the mercenary who was looking at the stall pulled two rags from under the stall, grabbed a few handfuls of sorted ore fragments, packed them and handed them to me.
Tsk, I thought this thing was expensive, but I didn’t expect it to be so cheap.
With two packages on it, it's enough to fill 5 water bottles.
Stuff the two bags of ore into the package behind your back, and then go buy other things.
I bought some charcoal and flints at the mercenary union's general store, some dry cakes at the food store, and two bundles of feather arrows at the weapons store.
After making sure nothing was missed, it was already noon.
After having lunch at the mercenary union bar, we returned to the hotel where we stayed last night.
"Isn't that right? I asked for 10 silver coins last night, why only 9 silver coins today?" He looked at the hotel waiter in confusion.
"According to the hotel's rules, mercenaries can get a 10% discount here."
"Can I get a refund for the overcharge yesterday?"
The waiter's smile was a little out of shape.
"Forget it, it's so disappointing."
I took the key and returned to the room from yesterday.
The room looked like it had been cleaned, but the two wooden boards that had been removed from the chair were not found. The waiter was so unprofessional.
After spending an afternoon preparing everything for tomorrow, I lay down directly on the bed.
This world is so boring, I really want to go to it.
