Chapter 100: Increase Strength

"Oh?"

Hearing Old Walker's words, Rhodes raised his eyebrows, and then he leaned back in his chair and crossed his hands to look at the old ranger in front of him.

"Let's talk about it."

"First of all, about asking me to investigate the 'Emerald Eye', the Emerald Eye seems to be expanding in a big way for a while, and I've heard that their new head has connected to several mercenary groups in the hope of taking them into his own hands. And those mercenary group people said that the price offered by that guy was very attractive. There are already many mercenary groups that are a little tempted, after all, their strength has been damaged, and they will not be able to recover for a while. The three mercenary groups that had already planned to apply for disbandment and reorganization had all agreed to the guy's request, and now they were fully part of the 'Emerald Tears'. ”

"What is the strength of the 'Emerald Tears' now?"

Hearing Rod's question, Old Walker frowned, thought about it carefully, and then spoke.

"The current 'Emerald Tears' personnel add up to about thirty people, and in terms of numbers alone, they can already be regarded as a first-level mercenary group."

"What about the composition of the profession?"

"Similar to other mercenary groups, most of them are ordinary swordsmen, thieves, rangers, and a few shield warriors. In terms of strength, it is not weak, after all, the three mercenary groups that can escape from the hands of the undead are all elite people, and their strength is not weak, it is estimated that it will not be long before this mercenary group can rise again. ”

"I see."

Hearing this, Rhodes changed his posture in his chair and was silent for a moment before he asked again.

"So, what about the second thing I entrusted you with?"

"It's not easy, boy."

At the mention of this, old Walker's old face immediately wrinkled like a bitter melon.

"Frankly, there are some mercenary groups who are interested in your proposal, but they don't seem to be very enthusiastic. More mercenary groups still plan to be self-reliant and continue to try to survive on their own. It's good that I haven't been swept away, I said boy, no wonder people don't bird you, after all, you look at your current mercenary group, the number of people is not even, almost the same as the half-crippled mercenary group, to be honest, I think it's still possible for others to swallow you. Do you want to swallow someone else? Be careful not to burst your belly. And those mercenary groups that are interested in you, I don't think they're good birds. You know, the 'Emerald Tears' cost a lot more than us, and these people actually chose us instead of them, I wonder if there is something wrong with this. ”

Although the old Walker had good intentions, this time, he really blamed some people.

It is true that some mercenary groups are very interested in Rod's suggestion, although for them, Rod's money is not much, at least not comparable to a big dog like "Jade Tears". However, in other aspects, "Starlight" is much more promising than "Emerald Tears", not to mention that they have a powerful mage, and there are also spirit masters who make many mercenary groups blush, and Rod's own strength should not be underestimated. Especially in this mission in the Silent Heights, many people thought that Rod had won the victory because of Serek's light. However, the news from the Mercenary Guild later changed their opinions, and some of the mercenaries in the "Victory Wine" mercenary group privately admitted that although Lord Serek was very powerful, it was Rhodes who really brought them out of the vortex of undead creatures. Not to mention that they also killed a death knight, and legend has it that the eccentric young man even had an angel as a follower.........

There are many nobles who have seen them, but no one has ever seen the nobles who take angels as their entourage. ..., think about it, such a mercenary group, the leader is strong, and the status is noble, which means that it can save a lot of trouble. Having powerful mages and spirit masters means that the task will be much easier. And according to the grapevine, the relationship between this young man and the mercenary association is also very close. Master Serek admired him too.

And now, this mercenary group is actually planning to recruit people?

So, are you holding the golden thighs of money? Or is it the silver thigh that holds the relationship?

That's a matter of opinion.

"I don't need you to say that, I know it very well."

Rod shook his head, then frowned, it didn't seem like things were going well......

"Isn't there anyone who wants to talk to us?"

"Yes, yes, but I don't think you're interested."

This time, Old Walker answered cleanly.

"Oh?"

Rod's expression moved slightly.

"Tell me?"

But old Walker didn't answer immediately, on the contrary, he smiled and showed a smile that was extremely weird.

"Speaking of which, you're no stranger to them. After all, you are also their savior......... Shanna of the 'Red Eagle' mercenary group has expressed her desire to talk to you about it. I think you know very well that after the incident in the Pavel Cemetery, their strength has suffered a considerable loss, and now the entire Red Eagle mercenary group is dead and scattered, and there are only four people left including Shanna. She is a girl's family, and she has suffered such a big blow, and she will not be able to recover for a while. Some time ago, I heard that she wanted to disband the mercenary group, so I went to talk to her, and it seemed that Shanna was very interested in this proposal, but she asked me to talk to you in person. ”

"There's no problem with that."

Rod nodded dryly.

"If she wants to talk, we can make an appointment at the association. Is there anyone else who has this intention? ”

"The other mercenary groups didn't have such intentions, but a few people from the Macbeth mercenary group approached me, hoping that I could help them. It seems that after Anne left, the head of the Macbeth mercenary group had decided. Now that we're cleaning up the aliens, I think those guys are probably looking to leave the Macbeth Mercenary Corps and follow Anne. I believe in the character of these guys, but I guess you'll have to spend a lot of money. ”

"How many?"

"A team of four, three men and one woman, their leader is called Edward, I think you should ask Anne about them, I think she knows more about these guys than we do."

"I see, I'll talk to Anne about the situation and then I'll think about whether I need them...... But I'd like you to take a look at these guys and get to the bottom of the Macbeth mercenary group to see how much they want if needed. ”

"No problem, boy."

Old Walker readily agreed, but then he touched his beard and looked at Rhodes with a hint of suspicion.

"But boy, I said, what do you think about hiring people at this time? Is it because you have seen that these mercenary groups have been sinned recently? Also, why are you staring at the Emerald Eye? Did the new head of the regiment provoke you? ”

In the face of old Walker's inquiry, Rod did not answer immediately, instead, he turned his head and looked out the window.

"Mr. Walker."

"Huh? What's wrong? Brat? ”

"When you meet a cub of a beast, do you just kill it? Or will you wait until it grows up and eats people before killing it? ”

"Well......... this"

Hearing Rod's strange question, old Walker was embarrassed, he frowned, and after thinking for a while, he hesitated to give an answer. "Of course, let's kill it before it grows up, otherwise it's not too late when it eats people?" ”

"That's right."

Rhodes stood up and walked to the window.

"When it eats someone and then kills it, it's too late, it's always necessary to prevent it from happening, isn't it?"

"But boy, that guy doesn't necessarily have to eat people."

Looking at Rod's back, old Walker scratched his head, feeling that this young man's way of thinking was really strange enough, he was talking to him about mercenary groups, what kind of beast was he talking to himself about, what kind of beast was he going to do?

"Perhaps, but it's always good to be wary."

Rod withdrew his gaze, then turned around.

"Mr. Walker, I need your help with one more thing."

"And?"

Hearing Rod's words, old Walker's eyes immediately widened.

"I said, boy, I'm a mercenary, not your servant. Why do you want me to do everything! Could it be that I will also do this kind of thing in the future? Let me tell you, I'm a mercenary, not your errand, if you have anything to do with Lijie, that little girl is obedient to you, I guess even if you ask her to warm your bed, she won't refuse. ”

"I hope you can find a few well-informed, smart people, and I think with your connections in Deep Rock City, it shouldn't be difficult to do that. I'll give you a sum of money, and it's up to you to use it. But I want to be able to keep those people on the Emerald Eye, what they've done, what they're going to do, what's coming out of the mercenaries, and what's going on with that leader, and I want them to put it all together and give it to me at any time." Of course, I don't want anyone to notice. ”

"Hey! Boy, do you know how to listen to people! I said I'm not your servant, I'm going to find someone else to do it! ”

"It's five hundred gold coins."

Rod said, taking out a money bag and tossing it on the table.

"You can spend whatever you want, I won't deduct the money."

"You ..............."

Old Walker looked at Rhodes viciously, and after a moment, he sighed helplessly, and then reached out and took the money bag back into his arms.

"Okay, okay, I'm cursed by something, how can I put a guy like you as the head of the regiment. I'll go find someone to do this, but if I don't have enough money, I'll ask you for it at any time, right? ”

"If there's really not enough money."

Having said this, old Walker obviously did not intend to dwell on any longer, he stood up and glared at Rod, and then got up and walked out. But when old Walker reached the door, he seemed to remember something, and turned to look back.

"Oh, yes, I almost forgot. When I went to the Mercenary Association before, that old guy sent someone to inform me that in three days, the Mercenary Association was going to hold an emergency meeting, and all the leaders of the mercenary group must attend. ”

After saying this, old Walker opened the door and walked out of the room.

Rod, on the other hand, sat quietly in his chair, looking ahead expressionlessly.

"At least I want you to learn to close the door, Mr. Walker."