The Magic Swordsman's Hunting

Recruiting Soldiers

Chapter 5 Recruiting Soldiers

The Mercenary Union was built in the west of Kulun. Its area is no less than that of a palace. Kulun is the transportation hub in the west of the Lyon Empire. It has a large flow of people and a large amount of capital flowing in. In addition, Jason, the president of the union, is good at management. In the less than 50 years since its establishment, the Mercenary Union has become a force that cannot be ignored in the city of Kulun. Even the nobles in the city dare not give the Mercenary Union face.

After entering the city, Roger first ran to the Magic Crystal Shop to sell a seventh-level magic crystal and exchanged it for 300,000 gold coins. Then he went to the Magic Prop Shop to buy a high-level space ring to hold the gold coins piled up like a mountain. Finally, he took Lilith to the Mercenary Union panting.

After waiting in a long line there, he finally successfully registered a mercenary group. Roger handed over 5,000 gold coins as registration capital and got the unique black crystal badge belonging to the leader from the service window. While walking, he discussed the name of the mercenary group with Lilith.

"How about the Flame Knight?" Lilith said excitedly.

"Too vulgar." Roger shook his head.

"Flowers and roses?" Lilith turned her head and thought of one.

"Too feminine."

"Magic Holy Sword?"

"Like a weapons store."

"Death sentence?"

"It's not a good omen."

At the end of the discussion, Lilith completely lost her patience, turned her pretty face, and snorted: "Leader, you should think about it yourself!"

Looking at the innocent look of his little slave girl, Roger laughed dumbly. He put his arm around Lilith's shoulders, held her in his arms, and said with a smile: "My little baby is angry?"

"You are the master, and I dare not be angry." Lilith turned around and gave Roger an ugly smile. Although she was a servant, Lilith knew that Roger treated her well, so she was not afraid of Roger punishing her.

"That stingy look." Roger wiped Lilith's cheek with his finger, lowered his head and kissed her on the face, and his mouth was filled with sweet fragrance. "I think, why don't we call it the 'Hades' mercenary group? After all, the things we have now are given by Hades. With this mercenary group, we can recruit believers for the boss when we develop it in the future."

"That's fine." Lilith agreed with Roger's idea, so the name of the mercenary group was finalized.

After leaving the registration hall, Roger spent another 100 gold soldiers to rent a booth in the guild to recruit members.

The salary he offered was a little higher than the general market price. He thought that the place would be crowded with people in a short time, and everyone would rush to join the group. However, ideals are full of hope, but reality is very skinny. The two sat in the booth for an entire afternoon, but no one even asked for advice. It was simply deserted.

"What's going on?" Roger frowned. He doubled the salary this afternoon, but there were very few people who came to ask. Even if there were one or two curious mercenaries who came forward to ask, they turned around and left immediately when they heard that he was a newly registered mercenary group.

"Brother, are you new here?" The next booth was a blond swordsman, who was lying leisurely on his chair, drinking wine and observing the people coming and going. Seeing Roger's depressed face, he couldn't help but say, "No matter how much money you give, people will not join your group."

"Why is that?" Roger asked in confusion.

"Silly boy, being a mercenary is the most hopeless thing to get paid. The real profit still depends on the commission and the magic materials obtained in the adventure." The blond swordsman glanced at Roger and Lilith and chuckled, "Look at you, one is a third-level swordsman and the other is a magic apprentice. How much profit do you think you can get by following you to complete the commission tasks? If it were me, I would rather join a bigger group, even if there is no salary, it is better to follow the big guy's ass and get some soup than to get such a small salary from you." "It seems to make sense." Lilith nodded as if she understood something. "Look, look at that stall over there." The blond swordsman pointed to a stall with a long queue not far away. "Although the Wolf Fang Mercenary Group was also newly registered not long ago, the leader Owen is a seventh-level great swordsman with strong strength. With him leading, the risk is low and the return is high. Only by following such a leader can you get benefits."

"I see..." Roger was like a deflated ball when he heard the blond swordsman say this. His mood was depressed. It turned out that the reality was far from as good as he imagined.

The blond swordsman saw that the two had been convinced by his reasoning, and then showed a kind expression and said:

"I think you have great potential. Why don't you cancel the mercenary group and come to our Golden Lion Mercenary Group? In view of your handsome men and beautiful women, how about I give you a salary of five gold coins per week?"

"So you are trying to trick us into joining the group." Roger was furious when he saw that guy's face, which was even more mercenary than his own. "Get lost!"

"Tsk, if you don't want to come, then don't come!" The blond swordsman was frustrated and quickly put on a disdainful face.

"With just two of you apprentices, it's a miracle that you can recruit people. I am a fifth-level swordsman anyway. It's only a matter of time before I can recruit people. Just wait."

"Um, are you recruiting people?" As soon as the blond swordsman finished speaking, another voice sounded.

Several people turned their heads and saw a tall and strong warrior wearing silver armor standing in front of them.

It looked like an iron tower. The warrior held a sword in one hand that was about the same size as Roger's two-handed sword, and in the other hand he held a tower shield made of fine steel, full of momentum.

"Recruit! Of course I recruit!" Before Roger could react, the blond swordsman jumped up and grabbed the warrior's hand, and walked towards his stall without saying anything. "The Golden Lion Mercenary Group welcomes you to join!"

"No, I'm not joining you. I'm joining this mercenary group." The warrior shook off the hand of the blond swordsman without hesitation, and pointed to Roger's stall and said firmly.

"Why? There are only two apprentices!" The blond swordsman was puzzled, and his face was almost twisted into a bitter gourd.

"Because the name Golden Lion is too ugly, it's better to say 'Hades'." The warrior spoke very seriously, just like an old scholar teaching students.

The blond swordsman almost vomited blood when he heard it.

Roger smiled secretly and signed a contract with the silver-armored warrior. In this way, he had his first mercenary member, the holy warrior Alpha from the Holy Land.

Looking at the information provided by Alpha on hand, Roger's face was almost broken with laughter.

A fifth-level holy warrior, a warrior wearing magic silver armor, holding a fine steel shield and sword, and knowing simple healing divine spells, this kind of combat power is even more popular in adventures than a sixth-level swordsman. Roger is really lucky to have such a member. He probably will wake up laughing in his dreams tonight. "Beauty, why do you join them?" The blond swordsman's voice filled with reluctance, but helplessness...

"Haha, because this little brother is very handsome."

The second member Roger recruited was Matar, a female leopard warrior from Samir. She had dark brown skin, a strong but handsome face, and a nearly perfect body line. She was not only full of muscle power, but also had the seductive curves of a mature woman. Only her chest and hips were covered with animal skins. On her neck was a necklace of animal teeth, on her waist was a black gold dagger, and behind her was a long javelin of unclear material. Her every move exuded a heroic atmosphere, giving people the feeling that she was a ferocious beast that would choose people to eat at any time.

"A fifth-level jungle hunter, my God!" Roger was so excited that even his hand holding the pen trembled. After signing the contract with great difficulty, Roger couldn't help but increase the salary of their members in excitement. Now they have to pay 30 gold coins every month. This standard is on par with the salary of a large mercenary group.

As the sun set, the crowds of people coming and going gradually shrunk. Most of the mercenaries found their favorite groups, and after joining the groups, they hurried to the tavern or the hotel where they stayed. Seeing that there were not many people, Roger also planned to pack up and take his new members to have a good meal. Just as he was about to leave after packing up his things, someone suddenly called him from behind.

"Hey, wait..."

"Huh?" Roger turned around and saw that it was the unlucky guy in the stall next door, the blond swordsman who didn't even recruit one person.

"I say, are you still short of people in your group?" The blond swordsman stood there with a painful look on his face. "If you are still short of people, count me in."

"Don't you have a group?" Roger asked puzzled.

"Forget it, I'll cancel it tomorrow." The blond swordsman waved his hand as if nothing had happened, and continued: "Today I grabbed an A-level list task, the salary is scary, I was thinking of recruiting a few people to take over quickly. Now it seems that I'm afraid I won't be able to recruit people in a short time. Then I can only find someone to cooperate with." "What? You have an A-level task list?" Roger was delighted when he heard it. The task list of the Mercenary Union is divided into six levels: SSS, S, A, B, C, and D. The higher the level, the smaller the probability of the task list appearing, and the higher the reward. The reward for an A-level task list like this is at least 10,000 gold coins, and there are also 40,000 or 50,000 gold coins. No wonder this blond swordsman can bear to cancel the mercenary group he just spent 5,000 yuan to register. "I have no other requirements. I will join your group and provide this task list to everyone. I don't want your salary either. I just want you to give me one-third of the commission when the task is completed." The blond swordsman took out the task list from his arms and handed it to Roger. "How is it? Can you accept it?" Looking at the letter A printed in red ink on it, Roger nodded with certainty. He said, "Okay, then let's go to the tavern together and sign the contract on the way." In this way, Roger got the third member, the mercenary, alcoholic fifth-level swordsman Randy. The Hades Mercenary Group was initially formed.