"Click."

The teacup in the elder's hand fell on the table, and the hot black tea spilled all over the table, even soaking the paper, but the old man didn't care at all, he just stared at Serek who was sitting in front of him with a helpless and wry smile, with a shocked and surprised face.

"If you dare to come to amuse me early in the morning, believe it or not that I'll beat you? Serek? ”

"I'd love you to do it, old friend."

Faced with the elder's half-threatening words, Serek spread his hands helplessly.

"If you can really wake me up from this dream, then I can't ask for it."

Hearing Serek's words, the old man stared at his face for a long time before sitting down again, but even so, the old man's face was still pale.

"Do you know the truth? No matter how I listen to you, it's like you're telling a joke. Two legends under twenty years old? Not even a drunken fool would say such an exaggerated thing. ”

"I wish I was going crazy, but it's true."

For the performance of the old president, Serek did not have any surprises, in fact, the old president is much better, when he thinks of what happened to him last night, Serek is still in a cold sweat until now. The Dragon Soul Continent is a place where strength is respected, although Serek is much older than those two girls, and he is also more prestigious than them, but in front of these two girls, Serek is very cautious——— this is a respect for strength. Thinking of this, Serek shook his head, and then scooped two pieces of paper out of his arms.

"This is the mercenary certification of those two young ladies, and I'll leave it to you, my old friend."

"I still don't believe you."

The old man took the certification handed by Serek with a complicated expression, and looked at it carefully word by word, and then the old man frowned and raised his head. He looked at Serek with a look of confusion and strangeness.

"Canary? Tiny bubble gum? What are these weird names? ”

"Maybe it's a pseudonym, maybe it's their unique customs, but in short, that's it."

Speaking of which. Serek also smiled helplessly, like the elder, when he heard these two names, Serek's first reaction was whether the other party was joking, but seeing that their expressions were very serious, he naturally didn't say anything, just as this was a quirk unique to those geniuses. Or maybe it's the unique customs of that place in the Oriental Mountains. Thinking of this, Serek shook his head, and then he reached out and pointed out the window.

"And, old man, I think you've seen it too, and it's going to be bustling out there right now."

No matter what world it is in, which era. Wherever it is, the most widespread and most noticeable is verbal propaganda. Even on Earth, in an age of Internet, telephone, television, and 3D simulations, no advertisement has a greater ability to communicate than verbal advertising. Humanity's most powerful technology is still so vulnerable to the most primitive instincts of mankind. And it's the same here.

In just one night, the rumor of Starlight having two more legendary powerhouses spread throughout Deep Rock City, which immediately stimulated the nerves of many mercenaries, some of them were surprised, and some were ecstatic. There are also doubts. But in any case, it can be seen from one thing that Starlight has now become the focus of all mercenaries in the Parfield area——— that is, since early in the morning, the mercenaries who went to the Starlight Guild to ask for signing up to join them have lined up all the way to the market area, and there are thousands of mercenaries waiting in line there. Some of them are mercenaries who are originally free bodies, and they may have some strength. It's just that they didn't join the mercenary group for various reasons, and for them, the mercenary guild is obviously a better choice. Some of them are even members of other mercenary groups, who have ganged up and traveled to Starlight, eager to gain a place in this nascent guild. …,

And in the face of this sudden scene, even many people in the Starlight Guild were a little caught off guard.

"Commander, I think you should think of a way!"

While wiping the beads of sweat from his forehead, Kavos complained helplessly as he put the materials in his hand on the table.

"There are more and more people outside, we don't have enough manpower, if it goes on like this, I'm afraid there will be chaos!"

Hearing Shanna's words, Rhodes stood up, walked to the window, looked out the window, and saw that outside the gate, the black and oppressive mercenaries blocked the entire road like a tide, although at the gate, Shanna and Anne with a part of the mercenaries were maintaining order, but their number was really limited.

Originally, before participating in the Midsummer Festival, there were more than 100 people in Rod's Starlight Mercenary Group, but when participating in the Midsummer Festival, due to Rod's deliberate weakness at the beginning, Starlight was in a very poor situation, and was pointed out by thousands of people. And for this, Rod has been prepared, he has been telling Shanna and Kavos to record those who left——— since they can't share the hardships with the team, then there is no need for them to share the blessings.

As expected, after Rhodes won the final victory of the Midsummer Festival, these mercenaries came back again, hoping to get a position, but in the face of the bitter pleading of these mercenaries, Rod didn't even give them the slightest chance, and directly swept all these people out of the house. After this purge, the mercenary group of more than 100 people was swept away by another 40 people, and in the end, only 60 people remained——— including 35 swordsmen, 10 thieves, and 15 spirit masters.

According to Rhodes' estimate, the Starlight Guild would only have a maximum of five hundred people, but now, there are thousands of applicants from outside, and it is quite difficult to select the remaining four hundred people from so many people.

"Has the announcement I asked you to make before been released?"

"Yes, Commander, it has been released, after seeing those announcements, quite a few mercenaries left, but most of them remained, and more and more ........."

Speaking of this, Cavers shook his head, just before, Rod had him make a notice at the gate announcing the requirements for this screening——— first of all, Rhodes announced after this. The Guild Fortress will be built in the Land of Atonement, and it will be unmistakably told that they will be going to the Land of Atonement. Secondly, Rhodes also has certain requirements for the level of personnel, unless it is a spellcaster and a mercenary above the elite level. Otherwise, it will not be accepted. Finally, Rhodes also broke the guild's rules——— everyone will get a contract in the guild, and if they don't perform well within the time limit, they will be kicked out of the guild.

I have to say that these requirements did make many mercenaries retreat as mercenaries. Naturally, these people knew the situation in the Land of Atonement, and most of them had already married after living in the land for many years, and the thought of taking their families to such a dangerous place made them retreat.

There are also some people who are single and are not afraid to go to places like the Land of Atonement, but they are not strong enough, so they are also forcibly excluded. I can only leave helplessly. As for the rest of the people, many of them were originally for the welfare and status of the Great Guild, and at this moment, it was seen that Rhodes's requirements were so harsh. It was not at all like they imagined, as long as they entered the guild, then the prospect of developing their own life would be developed, plus their strength was obviously not enough to support them to survive this kind of competition, so these people eventually retreated. …,

But Rod also knows very well that this does not mean that the rest are all people who meet his own requirements, he has seen more in the game, and after Starlight is strong, many players want to join with such and such ideas, even if Rod mentions the conditions again and again. From Arena Scores, to the overall level of equipment, and even the stringent requirements in terms of achievements, there was no stopping these players from joining Starlight. Because some of them don't care how long they can stay in the guild at all, they only value the benefits of the guild, and even their status, and many people just want to take a handful and leave. As for the rest, they didn't care at all.

Rod believes that there must be many such people among these mercenaries, but he doesn't have a fiery eye, so it is naturally impossible to see the true thoughts of other people, but Rod also has his own considerations.

"How many people are queuing up now?"

"I can't count, Commander, I've never seen so many mercenaries in my life, probably the entire Parfield mercenaries are gathered here..............."

"It's good."

Hearing Kavos's report, Rhodes nodded, then he pondered for a moment before speaking.

"You go and inform them again, let the first five hundred people stay, and the rest can go. We'll pick out 100 of those 500 people, and then we'll do it again, and the rest of the people will have to wait until then. ”

"That's good, Captain."

Hearing Rod's calm face, Kavos couldn't help but secretly shout hello, of course he understood the benefits of Rod doing this, firstly, it could temporarily calm the mood of those mercenaries, and secondly, it could also change the current situation. Of course, those mercenaries who left would not think that Rhodes was cheating them, after all, if Rhodes really only selected a hundred people, then the number of mercenaries for his mercenary group was far from enough, so he would definitely need to sift through again.

Of course, Rhodes can also directly bring these five hundred people into the guild and deal with it directly, but it can be predicted that if he really does that, then those mercenaries who feel that they have been tricked will definitely not give up.

"But, my lord, how do you choose ............... among these people?"

"Don't worry."

Rod shook his head, interrupting Kavos's question.

"Just give it to the canary and the little bubblegum, and they know what to do."

As Kavos expected, after he announced Rod's words to the mercenaries, the mercenaries at the back of the line chose to leave. On the contrary, there was some commotion ahead, and each mercenary expected to be able to enter the ranks of the first five hundred, so he desperately squeezed forward, and there were even riots and beatings. If it weren't for Marlene who saw that the situation was not good, and decisively threw a few spells to sober up those hot-headed guys, then maybe it would be a big trouble.

In the end, the first five hundred lucky ones walked into the gate of the stronghold under the envious and hateful eyes of others, and those mercenaries who were turned away because they exceeded their quota could only choose to leave helplessly to see if there was a chance in the future.

Walking into the gate of the stronghold, these mercenaries were a little nervous, they looked around uneasily, but they didn't see Rod's figure, but even so, Anne and Marlene and others standing on the side were enough to make them feel huge pressure. Soon, these mercenaries were led by Shanna to the backyard. And there, they saw the two legendary "legends".

"Is that them?"

Little bubblegum shook her legs, looked at the group of mercenaries in front of her dissatisfied, and pursed her mouth.

"That's it? The regimental commander's requirements are too low. ”

"They're NPCs. Bubbles, you can't ask for too much. ”…,

The canary looked at the mercenaries with a smile as usual, and nodded to the little girl.

"Then, as before, you will be in charge of selecting people, and I will be in charge of testing."

"Okay."

Hearing the canary's words, the little girl jumped up a little unpleasantly. Then she went to the mercenaries, looked at them a few times, and then held out her hand.

"You, you, you, and you, you, don't look at it. It's you............ Ten of you come here, ready to be tested. ”

Hearing the little girl's instructions, these mercenaries were a little surprised. However, they still walked out of the team according to the order of Little Bubblegum, and at this time, the other mercenaries realized that the team chosen by the little girl was really very disorganized, among them were swordsmen, thieves, rangers, and even a few mage apprentices, I have to say, this really looked like a ragtag army.

"Alright, you guys get ready. It's time to start testing. ”

After the little bubblegum said this, she was about to turn around and leave, but at this time, suddenly a pitch black, huge figure came out of the team and stopped in front of her. And saw the man in front of him. The little girl couldn't help but sink down in dissatisfaction.

"What do you want to do?"

"Hey, I don't want to do anything, miss."

Hearing Little Bubble Gum's inquiry, the man raised his hands and took two steps back, and then he looked at Little Bubble Gum with a flattering smile on his face. Then he stretched out his right hand and pointed at one of the swordsmen in the team that Little Bubblegum had raised earlier.

"The two of us are in this together, I want to ......... Can you change someone and put me in too? The two of us are a good match, and I believe that together we will be able to do our best......... Hey, Liszt, are you right? ”

Hearing the big man's inquiry, the swordsman's face stiffened a little, and his eyes were a little uncertain, but he finally nodded. Seeing the other party's statement, the man also grinned proudly and laughed.

"Hehe, that's it, lovely young lady, look, can you make a convenient ..............."

"Nope."

Before the man's words were finished, he was rejected by the girl, and the little bubblegum stared coldly at the man in front of him, obviously not having any good feelings for him.

"The head of the regiment here is handed over to me and my big sister, that is, we have the final say, and it is my freedom to choose who I choose, and it has nothing to do with you."

"Hey!"

Hearing this, the big man's face sank.

"It's not right for you to say that, miss, we ........."

"I repeat, you don't care who I like to choose!"

Little Bubblegum also sank at this moment, and then she turned her head away, and was about to leave. And seeing that the little bubblegum wanted to leave, the big man finally couldn't help but stretch out his hand.

"Stand still, I haven't finished my sentence yet..............."

"Don't touch me!"

Before Dahan finished speaking, with a coquettish shout, a burst of intense soul brilliance suddenly erupted around the small bubble gum, which suddenly spread out to the surroundings.

The big man's burly body shook suddenly, and then immediately flew backwards like a tattered rag doll, slamming into the wall, and then he tilted to the side, and lost consciousness.

"The NPC is still so arrogant, if it weren't for the face of the head of the group, I wouldn't have asked you to pull the skin first, then extract the bones, and then make it into an alchemy potion and stuff it into the stomach of the toad."

Looking coldly at the mercenary who had passed out, Little Bubblegum snorted coldly, and then whispered. The other mercenaries stared at the scene in front of them in amazement, although they had heard that the Starlight Guild had two legendary realms of existence, but most of the mercenaries felt that this rumor was a bit exaggerated. But right now, looking at the little bubble gum, such a small girl, she didn't even move her hand, just shouted angrily, and completely knocked an elite-level mercenary unconscious. The truth of this rumor can't help but increase a little more......... Even if this girl is not an existence in the legendary realm, with this hand alone, it is definitely not a character that she can deal with. …,

After whispering a complaint, Little Bubblegum turned around and gestured to the canary.

"Okay, big sister, I'll leave it to you next."

"It's good."

Looking at all this, the canary was still smiling, and she walked up to the ten mercenaries and nodded at them. The girl's kind smile made these mercenaries, who were originally a little uneasy because they saw the tyrannical behavior of the little bubble gum, quickly come back to their senses and returned a mercenary etiquette one after another. Then the canary took a step back, and then her right hand swiped to the side.

Soon, everyone saw a silver, two-meter-high ring appear in front of them out of thin air, like a mirror, and the scenery in this "mirror" spun rapidly, and soon turned into chaos.

"Alright, you go in, as long as you can get out of this space safely, then you have passed the test."

After all this, the canary chuckled and said to the crowd. And in the face of her invitation, these mercenaries couldn't help but hesitate——— it's no wonder, after all, humans are hesitant when faced with unfamiliar things. Soon, however, a swordsman strode into it with his head held high. And after someone took the lead, others followed suit.

Entering the portal doesn't feel good.

The dazzling light and the feeling of the world spinning in the sky were a little unbearable for the mercenaries, and when the light dissipated, they felt that they had once again stepped on solid ground. Then, the mercenaries opened their eyes.

Then, their eyes widened in astonishment, staring at what was in front of them.

In front of them was a dense forest, and beside them, several undead creatures were holding swords in their hands, slowly pressing towards everyone.

"Damn, what kind of place is this?!"

One of the thieves cried out in surprise, and he drew his dagger in an instant, looking around uneasily. The swordsman standing at the front frowned, carefully examined the undead in front of him, and then drew his long sword.

"No matter what place this is, we fight!" (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to (.) to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support is my biggest motivation. )