Lord Highlander

The mercenary union in Hailansa city doesn't look that big from the outside, the steps at the door protrude forward a little, and extend around in a fan shape.

There were many fighters standing on the steps, some chatted together, and some simply sat and rested on the low stone wall next to the steps. The low wall beside the steps was covered with withered creepers. The shield forming the guild crest was erected on the roof of the guild.

In winter, the mercenary union is located in the middle of the townhouses, with the leatherworkers' union and cookers' association on the left and right sides, which looks much deserted.

There are many unofficial organizations such as trade unions in the Grimm Empire. The most famous and influential one is the Magic Union. There are also Thieves Unions that are known to many people but always hidden in the shadows. Other unions are also spread all over the Grimm Empire. City.

Seeing Karl and Suldak approaching, the fighters waiting at the door quickly cast their eyes on the two of them, only to see the badges on the chests of Karl and Suldak, and immediately scattered around, no more People are willing to come together. In the eyes of these fighters, the guard camp is a group of wild dogs who bite whoever they see, and who would be willing to deal with mad dogs.

Karl led Suldak into the hall of the mercenary union. The windows in the hall were very small, and the colorful glass made the room a little dark. The magic wall lamp on the wall emitted soft light, which looked like a torch. There are also some paintings about wars on the walls of the hall, but it is not clear where the castle in the painting belongs.

The decoration of the lobby on the first floor of the mercenary union looked like a tavern. Some soldiers sat at small round tables and discussed mission assignments with their employers.

Three female receptionists wearing white linen shirts stood neatly behind the bar. The shelves behind them were not filled with wine bottles, but neat rows of document bags. Queuing over there.

"What are they doing?" Surdak pouted curiously towards the bar.

Carl turned his head and glanced, and said with some uncertainty: "Probably registering information, after many soldiers join the mercenary union, they will register their personal information here, and sometimes employers will hire them based on these personal information. "

Suldak followed Karl and walked towards the stairs in the hall.

There is a blackboard on the wall, which is filled with words in Imperial language.

"Where is the notice board?" Suldak asked Karl in a low voice.

Carl turned sideways and explained to Suldak: "Many high-value but very difficult commissions are usually written on those bulletin boards, and will not be erased until the commissioned tasks are completed or expired. Look... every line of commission There are deadlines.”

Suldak asked again: "Then why don't we register in front of the bar?"

Carl said with a smile: "If it's just here to register, why should I make a special trip with you, wouldn't it be better to tell you the address directly, and follow me upstairs, the occupation you are looking for is not common, I didn't even listen It is said that the mercenary group in Hailansa still has Hawkeye. Dewey, the vice president of this mercenary union, and I are good friends, and I think he can help a little bit, at least reveal some inside information to us."

The two walked upstairs while chatting. The wooden stairs were painted with a layer of brown-red paint, which was very thick like a wooden board, and it was very calm to step on.

Go up to the second floor and walk along the corridor. There are still some murals about war on the ceiling and walls. The style tends to be cruel and realistic. At the desk, looking up at Carl at the door: "Who are you looking for?"

"Vice President Dewey, please tell him that his old friend Carl is looking for him." Carl said politely to the lady.

"Okay, Baron Karl! Please wait a moment." The lady in the gray round-neck cashmere sweater stood up, turned and walked into the room behind her.

Ten seconds later, the door of the room was pushed open vigorously.

A burly man with a beer belly came out and saw Carl at the door. He excitedly walked up to him and hugged him. He laughed and said, "Carl, why did you come to my place?"

Carl put his arm around Vice President Dewey's shoulder, pointed to Suerdak beside him and introduced: "This is my friend - Suerdak, I mentioned to you before that you were supposed to be at the party I know him on the Internet, but he has never lived in the city, and the chances of coming to Hailansa City are not too many, so we can only find him directly."

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Baron Suldak." Vice President Dewey said to Suldak with his hairy hand.

"Nice to meet you, Vice President Dewey." Suerdak quickly stretched out his hand and held the bear's paw and said.

Dewey invited the two into his reception room, and the female assistant brought refreshments.

After the three of them sat down, Dewey asked, "You won't come to me so easily, tell me, what can I do for you?"

Karl patted Suldak on the shoulder, and said directly: "Dak wants to go to the desert to find trouble with those desert bandits, but you also know that in the desert, and it's this season, those bandits can't escape Stand still and wait for you to chop him with a knife. Their people have no experience in desert life, but those robbers hide in the desert, and only stick their heads out when they want to bite. In short, things are difficult. Is there any mercenary group familiar with the desert? We want to hire a mercenary group."

Dewey leaned on the sofa, put his hands into his hair and straightened it carefully, and then said after serious consideration: "There are some mercenary groups who are very familiar with the desert, but I can't guarantee whether those guys have contact with the people in the desert. You also know that they are robbers when they take off their pants, and they are a group of mercenaries when they put on their pants, and some people don’t mind role-playing for gold coins and magic crystals.”

Carl asked: "Is there anyone who is more reliable, at least in the recent stage, who has performed quite well?"

Dewey stroked his beard with his hand, and said, "I can recommend a few mercenary regiments to you, but if you want to let them enter the desert, the remuneration probably won't be too low."

Suldak sighed in his heart, no matter where he went, he couldn't do without the phrase 'It's easy to do things with acquaintances'.

Karl glanced at Suldak proudly, and then asked, "Then do you know Hawkeye?"

Du Wei had just picked up his teacup and took a sip of water. Hearing Carl's question, he couldn't help but choked out a sip of water, and hurriedly said, "Hawkeye...cough! Could it be that this kind of occupation is almost covered by the great lord? , how could it be possible to come here to be a mercenary? Even in Bena City, it would be difficult to find a mercenary regiment with eagle eyes, unless the leader of the mercenary regiment is known as eagle eye..."

After finishing speaking, he took out his handkerchief and wiped off the water stains on his beard. The female assistant outside heard the coughing sound in the room, pushed the door and walked in, and hurriedly dealt with the tea table and the water stains on his body. Dewey waved at the lady. He waved his hand, indicating that it was all right.

After the female assistant left the room, she said again: "It has been a hundred years since our mercenary union was established, but there are less than ten Hawkeyes registered. I think you might as well hire two magicians to investigate the effect." It's almost..."

"Margolin, bring me the list of registered mercenaries!" He shouted loudly towards the outside.

"Okay, President Dewey." The door was pushed open a crack, and the female assistant's answer came from outside.

Dewey said again: "By the way, bring the tobacco I brought back from Haiyinsi City..."

The female assistant brought over a stack of parchment rosters of mercenaries, and carefully pushed open the door and squeezed in. She was a bit petite, and the heavy roster almost completely blocked her body, so she could only look sideways to the front. And put this thick stack of lists on the coffee table.

Suldak, Karl, and Dewey got together, and under the guidance of Vice President Dewey, they quickly selected five mercenary groups with good records.

Dewey quickly wrote down the names of several mercenary groups on a piece of paper, handed the note to the female assistant beside him, and told her: "Go and invite the leaders of these mercenary groups. They're not on the union side, forget it."

"Okay, Mr. Vice President." The female assistant turned and left.

It is a pity that Hawkeye is not on the roster, which is the main purpose of Suldak's mercenary group.

Karl and Suldak searched all the rosters, but they couldn't find a Hawkeye. Karl said to Suldak with some frustration: "It's a pity that there is no Hawkeye, so I can only go to the Magic Union to hire a magician." , we'll go to Lance for help later, but in such a cold day, those mage masters probably don't want to go out."

Although Suldak was not reconciled, he could only say now: "Okay! Then let's go to the Magic Union later."

At this time, the female assistant just came back.

Vice President Dewey patted his forehead and asked the female assistant, "Margolin, has Hawkeye appeared on our trade union recently?"

Without even thinking about it, the female assistant said, "President, there are..."

Karl and Suldak looked at the female assistant named Margolin at the same time, and they didn't expect that she would know about Hawkeye.

"...Where is he? Why haven't I heard anyone mention it?" Dewey, the vice-chairman, blushed and asked unnaturally.

Margolin bit her lip, hesitated for a moment before saying: "...Maybe not, anyway, I'm not sure either!"

"It doesn't matter if you say something wrong." Karl said to Margolin.

The female assistant Margolin hesitated before saying, "He didn't register his personal information with our Hailansa Mercenary Union. He came to us...probably just to release a mission!"

When she said this, she suddenly seemed to think of something again, and quickly tapped her forehead and said:

"Oh, by the way, the main information about his level is very simple, he is a very strange person, taciturn, likes to hide himself in the shadows, wrapped in thick linen bandages, even his face and head are wrapped with bandages , wearing a set of dirty leather armor, but his bow is very beautiful, and this long bow seems to be burning with a flame."

Suldak and Karl looked at each other in blank dismay, and people with weird attire generally had a somewhat extreme personality.

The female assistant Margolin continued: "When he first came to the mercenary union, he had some conflicts outside with a group of mercenary groups from us. The group of mercenary groups probably took a fancy to his bow. But at that time, everyone restrained themselves in time, and there was no fighting on the spot. Master Lucian happened to be present at the time, and according to his judgment, that person is very likely to be Hawkeye."

Vice President Dewey asked: "What kind of tasks does he issue here?"

The female assistant, Margolin, tapped her head hard, and then said, "I don't remember the details. The entrusted task is still written on the bulletin board on the first floor, and his name and address are on the list of entrusted persons."

"Help me find that roster... Forget it, let's go downstairs with me to look at the bulletin board!" After Vice President Dewey finished speaking, he took Suldak and Carl to the downstairs hall with his stomach full. , standing at the stairs, the female assistant Margolin hurriedly led the way, and the group checked the task board one by one, and finally saw the entrusted task at the top of the middle section of the notice board.

The task is also very simple. It is to search for clues of the crystallized salamander within the range of Hailansa City. The inscription in the column of the name at the back is "Viru", and in terms of entrusting remuneration, provide any information about the crystallized salamander, and verify that it is correct If the information is correct, five silver coins will be given for one message, and two magic crystals will be given for one message if the hiding place of the crystallized salamander is revealed and verified.

"This guy actually wants to hunt crystallized salamanders, it seems he must have some skills!" Carl stood in front of the notice board.

"Margolin, go to the front desk and check his address." Vice President Dewey ordered.

Not long after, the female assistant Margolin walked back quickly and said to Vice President Dewey: "President, I found out. This Viru is now living in the hotel next to the Three Bears Barbecue Restaurant at No. 53 Central Avenue."

"Are you going to find him?" Karl asked Suldak.

Suldak said: "Whether he is a Hawkeye or not, he has to go and have a look before he is reconciled!"

The three of them came out from the bulletin board.

"Vice-President Dewey, those selected mercenary regiment leaders are already waiting at the door of the reception room, are you going over now?" Margolin walked quickly to Vice-President Dewey. Whisper in your ear.

"Well, since we're here, let's go and have a look now!" Vice President Dewey said calmly.

A group of people returned to the second floor. Vice President Dewey walked over and was immediately surrounded by a group of people. Vice President Dewey said with a straight face: "Give you a little time, come to my office one by one later, organize your Introduce your mercenary group in words, Margolin, and arrange for the heads of the mercenary group to line up first..."

The head of the mercenary group squeezed at the front showed joy, and happily walked into Dewey's office, while the heads of the mercenary group behind were naturally very annoyed and waited behind, seeing Suldak and Carl walks in.

"It seems to be people from the guard battalion..." the mercenary group behind them talked a lot.

"No way, how could those people from the guard battalion come to the mercenary union!" Someone said immediately behind. "After you go in, take a closer look!"

"I'm sure I'm not mistaken..." The man who spoke first swore.