Legend of Beleriand

Chapter 6. Nightingale Bar

The "Blue Rose" is one of the three B - grade mercenary groups in Huiores City. The entire mercenary group has more than a hundred elite mercenaries.

The mercenary headquarters occupies a huge compound in the southern part of the city. The three - courtyard compound has nearly a hundred rooms.

The huge one - armed man stepped forward and hugged Keynes. "Welcome back alive!"

Keynes pushed the man away and punched him in the chest. "Randall, even if you die, I won't. Come and see what our extra gain is this time?" Keynes proudly pointed at the little orcs behind him.

"Is this little guy also your extra gain?" Randall, however, noticed Arthur in front of the orc group first.

Keynes waved to Arthur to come forward. "Arthur is just a slave we rescued along the way. He has nowhere to go, so he followed us all the way. This boy is very clever. I think he might be able to be your helper."

Randall's face sank. "Although I'm missing an arm, I'm not a useless cripple who needs someone to take care of me. I don't need you to find someone to look after me!"

Keynes smiled awkwardly. "Brother, you misunderstood. I took him in not to find someone to specifically take care of you, but because I saw you were too tired. Let him run errands for you."

"Compared with you risking your lives outside, what's so hard about me managing logistics and finances at home? And we don't have spare money to hire a useless kid."

"Uncle Randall, let me stay. I can do a lot of things, and I don't need money. Just feed me." Arthur looked at Randall with expectant eyes.

The world of mercenaries filled little Arthur with curiosity. In just a few days, he had fallen in love with this group of mercenaries.

Apart from Arthur, many mercenaries also looked at Randall. On the way from the Orlando Mountains to Huiores City, except for Tony, everyone else liked Arthur. He always had a smile on his face, was very polite to everyone, and always volunteered to do various things.

Randall deliberately put on a stern face. "Since you really have nowhere to go, the mercenary group will do a good deed and keep you. Although you don't want money, as mercenaries, we believe that there must be an equivalent return for what we do. So your monthly pay is one silver coin."

"Pfft!" Many mercenaries hissed in disdain at Randall.

In the human kingdom, copper coins and silver coins are the currencies commonly used by ordinary people. Above them are gold coins and crystal coins of higher value. But most people may never have seen what a crystal coin looks like in their lifetime. The exchange ratio between them is one to one hundred. The price of a catty of rice is usually about twenty copper coins.

The mercenaries hissed because Randall was too stingy. The cheapest hired laborer in the Isaac Kingdom has a monthly pay of no less than ten silver coins. The pay of the Blue Rose mercenaries is even 50 silver coins per month, and this is only a small part of their income. The main income source of the mercenaries is the commission from missions. Randall hired a laborer at one - fiftieth of the price.

"Thank you, Uncle Randall. You're really a good man!" Arthur was excited. He had no concept of money at all at present. He hadn't even had money before.

Arthur's sincere gratitude caused another round of laughter among the mercenaries.

Randall's fat face also turned slightly red, but he roared loudly, "You bastards, what are you still standing here for? Hurry up and move the things in. Be careful I deduct your salary this month!"

"Come on. Ignore these guys. Let's discuss how to deal with these little orcs." Keynes dragged Randall and walked into the yard first.

No matter when, going home is a happy and exciting thing. After the mercenaries walked into the yard, they scattered. Only Arthur was left standing there alone.

"Come with me. I'll arrange a place for you to live first. Have a good wash, and then I'll take you to buy clothes and shoes." Edeline's sweet voice came in time.

Arthur was still dressed as he was in the orc camp, wearing a pair of shiny - from - wear animal - skin trousers, a large loose soft leather armor, with messy hair and bare feet. Arthur then realized that his image was out of place in the current environment, and his face turned red immediately.

"Still shy? Come with me. You'll surprise them all!" Edeline giggled. Since she met this child, she seemed to be in a very good mood all the way.

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The Nightingale Bar, one of the favorite places of the mercenaries in Huiores City.

The owner, Nightingale, was once a mercenary and a quite famous colonel - level two - handed swordsman. When she was young, she attracted countless suitors. After getting married, she opened this bar. However, the once - alluring female swordsman had now become an obese middle - aged woman. The man she chose from among so many suitors back then was later said to have died in some other woman's bed. There were also rumors that Nightingale killed her man and the woman he was having an affair with herself.

Even though she no longer had her youthful looks, her former suitors still liked to come here for a drink every time they returned from a mission. Gradually, young mercenaries also liked to come here.

Because she understood mercenaries, the strongest gin, the best roast meat, and the most charming women, the Nightingale Bar had everything the mercenaries liked.

In a corner of the bar, Tony, Angers, and four Blue Rose mercenaries were drinking merrily around a large square oak table. The table was filled with roast meat and mugs of malt wine.

Tony was obviously drunk. His face was red, and his tongue was a bit twisted. "I tell you, you guys haven't had an orc woman. That's really exciting!"

"Brother Tony, so you must have had one. Come on, tell us the details." A young mercenary with a freckled face urged eagerly.

The other three mercenaries also looked expectant, waiting for Tony to continue.

Tony first picked up a piece of meat and took a big gulp of wine, slowly teasing the appetites of the young mercenaries.

"Tony was on a reconnaissance mission once and was accidentally caught by a female bear - man..." Angers suddenly took over Tony's words and continued.

Tony stood up at once. The wine he hadn't swallowed was sprayed out, right onto Angers' face. "Don't listen to his nonsense!"

"Oh, isn't this little Tony of the Blue Rose? Even thieves have money to drink?"

Suddenly, with a sarcastic voice, a tall and thin man with an effeminate appearance pushed the door and walked in.

The man was also dressed as a mercenary, with a long sword hanging from his waist. A huge red gem on the hilt of the sword was particularly eye - catching. Seven or eight mercenaries followed behind him.

As these people walked in, the lively atmosphere in the bar instantly dropped to freezing point.

Tony turned around with a half - smile. "It's Vice - Captain Tracy of the 'Bloodthorn'. Our Blue Rose just made a big profit. We can buy Vice - Captain Tracy a drink."

Tony's words immediately caused a burst of laughter in the bar.

Tristy, vice - captain of the Bloodthorn Mercenary Group, one of the three B - grade mercenary groups in Huiores City, was deliberately called the very feminine "Tracy" by Tony, full of sarcasm.

Tristy's effeminate face became even paler, and he said in an icy voice, "Maybe you've forgotten how your ribs were broken last time?"

"Come to think of it, I almost forgot. I wonder if Captain Tracy's butt injury has healed? Why not take off your pants and show everyone!" Angers said in a low voice on the side.

"You're looking for death!" Tristy suddenly burst out with intense battle aura.

Angers, Tony and the others also all stood up. The conflict between the two B - grade mercenary groups was on the verge of breaking out...