Soon the morning of December 3rd arrived. The night rain last night made the whole city look unusually fresh in the early morning sunshine. Steven and Kate called a taxi after having breakfast on the porch of the West Sea Sail Hotel.
The carriage set off.
The horse-drawn carriage walked south along the stone brick streets in the early morning sunshine of the city. Workers and postmen riding bicycles to work shuttled on the road. Newsboys ran and shouted the headlines of the newspapers.
From time to time, travelers carrying rucksacks were seen among the people walking on the sidewalk, and there were also many warriors among them, carrying long swords and shields on their backs.
Many of them are young people who want to apply for the mercenary corps. In recent years, mutated creatures caused by the tide of elements have been emerging in various places, which has made the mercenary corps' salary rise and attracted a large number of people who are interested in making money in this industry.
of young people and veterans.
Of course, high returns mean high risks, and those who can survive the battle with World of Warcraft are the real masters of making money.
As local city halls and councils relaxed restrictions on mercenary groups due to Warcraft, more and more high-level warriors joined the industry.
The prosperity of mercenary groups has also driven the weapons and armor manufacturing industry. Many weapon and armor workshops have begun to produce flintlock guns in large quantities. Many places have relaxed restrictions on mercenary groups owning flintlock guns. This kind of weapon can be quickly improved.
The team's combat effectiveness, especially the popularity of flintlock rifles and soft lead bullets, weapons that were previously only favored by hunters, gradually became popular among mercenary groups.
However, most Warcraft have extremely high defense and agility, and the damage caused by ordinary shotguns is not as high as expected.
Especially in recent times, some gregarious monsters have emerged in some places, and when the number is no longer a single one, the advantages that a few shotguns can play in complex environments are greatly reduced.
Therefore, refined cold weapons are still the main weapons against World of Warcraft, and higher requirements have been put forward for warriors who use cold weapons to fight Warcraft. At the same time, it has also spawned some previously unknown ways of using weapons and fighting methods.
Weapon workshops are also constantly updating the craftsmanship and manufacturing methods of armor, because mercenary groups have put forward higher requirements for this, and armor materials are also being updated simultaneously. In addition to the livestock skins and steel sheets that were usually used in the past,
A new material such as Warcraft Skin has been added. This material has huge advantages. It is not only tough but also lightweight and has stronger protective power. Some even exceed steel armor.
The only flaw of this ideal armor material is that it is extremely difficult to obtain! It often costs your life, which makes the price of this kind of armor often prohibitive and not something ordinary mercenaries can afford.
Elemental awakeners with fighting power and warrior aspirations are welcomed by all mercenary groups and even the army. As long as warriors awaken their elemental power, they will usually be passed directly in the assessment when they sign up for a mercenary group, and their treatment in the group will also be higher. Most of them will
The mercenary group has added special subsidies to these lucky people's usual salaries.
However, the common practice among mercenary groups is that the bonuses obtained in a single mission of hunting monsters are not treated specially because they are elemental awakeners!
They are all fighting with their lives. If the bonus is increased because of the specialness, it will inevitably arouse resentment towards injustice, which will definitely greatly destroy the team's tacit understanding. All battles with Warcraft are extremely dangerous, and the team's tacit understanding is victory.
absolute guarantee.
In single tasks, mainly those tasks of fighting against Warcraft, the bonuses and gains are very generous. This is the task where members of the mercenary group can really make money, so those with elemental abilities who want to make money can only fight against Warcraft every time.
Only by surviving in a fight can one achieve the goal. This is actually not much different from ordinary mercenaries. Some experienced mercenaries are also survival experts.
The two of them sat in the carriage and looked at the scenery, discussing topics about elemental power, Warcraft and the mercenary group. Soon after eating simple food in the carriage, the figure of the Elgar River appeared on the distant horizon.
After running for another ten kilometers, the carriage finally arrived at this small fishing village called Gus. A dirt road extended into the village. In the center was a two-story wooden building. This is the tallest and largest building in the village. Its porch
There is a wooden sign with "Hotel" written crookedly on it.
The hotel is not even named. It seems that this hotel only accepts special tourists, and usually no tourists come to such a small fishing village.
The two got off the carriage in front of the hotel. After paying the fare, they carried their backpacks and entered the porch. There is usually a counter in the porch where they check in and order food. At this time, there was a man lying on his back on the lounge chair behind the counter.
The snoring old man, his thick gray beard was blown away by the breath from his mouth.
Steven knocked on the wooden table of the counter, and the old man woke up immediately. He opened his eyes and quickly scanned the surroundings. When he saw the two people outside the counter, he sat up. Then he put his hand on the back of his neck and said
: "We don't accept ordinary tourists here. If you are special tourists, just show me your things." After saying that, he leaned towards the counter and looked at the two of them.
Steven took out the two brown paper cards given by Buna, handed them to the old man and said, "Are these two cards you are talking about?"
The old man took the card, looked at it, handed it back to Steven, and said, "This is it. You put them away. You will need them early tomorrow morning. Don't lose them."
Kate asked from the side: "We need a double room, is it available here?"
"Eighty copper orders per room." The old man said sleepily.
"Are you the boss?" Steven asked.
The old man nodded: "I'm the boss, do you have any questions?"
Kate took out her wallet and handed a silver coin to the old man, saying, "No problem, please find the remaining money."
The price of a night in the New Westin is generally between 20 and 30 ringgit, but the price here has at least tripled.
The old man said nothing, took out a handful of 1 and 2-ring copper coins, counted them on the table, and then took out a key from the drawer on the counter.
He pointed to the door and said: "The innermost room on the second floor, remember! You have to get up and come here before 1:30 in the morning, otherwise you won't be able to catch the boat. Don't blame me for not reminding you!"
The two came to the second floor and opened the innermost guest room. This room was so small that it only had two single beds. It was very simple. It seemed that the dinner in this hotel was not good enough, so the two decided to simply eat in the room.
Order jerky and pumpernickel for dinner, then take the time to rest instead of ordering on the porch.
As the sun set, some more tourists came to the hotel one after another. The rooms were not soundproof, and you could hear some quarrels between several tourists and the old man in the porch below. Those tourists felt that the hotel was obviously ripping off people, and the old man
Then he said angrily that the hotel fee also included the boat service fee in the early morning, otherwise who would be willing to stay up in the middle of the night and send you guys to the boat for free.