360. Someone Jumps Into the Pit
"Not counting mutants and subspecies, there are one or two thousand kinds of demonic beasts on the mainland, and you can recognize them all?" The middle-aged man spoke again, but this time, there was more surprise in his voice.
Warcraft scholars, in the circle of mercenaries and adventurers, are a very respected group of people.
Because of their savings, mercenary groups and adventurers can reduce a lot of unnecessary troubles and sacrifices.
Of course, high-level adventurers often don't need Warcraft scholars, because the accumulation of experience over the years makes them enough to identify most Warcraft, even if they can't identify them, it doesn't matter, because with their strength, as long as they don't face Warcraft that are too high in their own ability, even if they can't kill them, they have the ability to protect themselves. And many high-level adventurers are actually transitioned from mercenaries, so under normal circumstances, both mercenaries and adventurers will maintain a certain amount of respect for Warcraft scholars.
Sean now knew that the person who those mercenaries were asking just now was Warcraft Scholars.
There is no relevant assessment for Warcraft scholars, because this is not a common profession on the Miracle Continent, but generally those who dare to call themselves Warcraft scholars must at least be familiar with the information of all the active Warcraft in an area. And the more famous the Warcraft scholars, the more Warcraft they can identify, but it is the first time that these mercenaries and adventurers like Sean claim to be able to identify all species of Warcraft on the continent have heard of it.
Perhaps, there are such people in those more mysterious and ancient places, but such people are not something they can meet casually. Because a Warcraft scholar of this level, who is not surrounded by many mercenaries and adventurers, how can he appear as alone as now.
The Commonwealth of the Northern Duchy said that there was no confusion. That's a good order on the surface, but at the root it's no different from the Western Continent. It's also a very chaotic country.
But at this time there was a strange state of tranquility in the tavern, hence what Sean had just said. The little old man naturally heard it too, and at this time he showed a thoughtful look. He had never figured out why Emily would send Sean out to hang out, was it because he was going to die? Under normal circumstances, it would be impossible for a person like Sean, who only had a high-ranking bronze, to go all the way to the south. But now, the little old man felt that he understood the reason.
Warcraft scholars may not be the strongest, but they are definitely the safest.
Sometimes, there's a fine line between being smart and being smart.
"I can't say everything, but I basically know it." Sean still said modestly.
In the game. Sean has stayed in the Eastern Continent, the Northern Continent, and the Southern Continent for a long time, especially after the destruction of Utopia, and he has been in a state of wandering for a long time. However, at that time, the guild was extremely cohesive, and the president took them to rob all over the continent, so Sean naturally knew a lot of Warcraft. However, after coming to this world, Sean found some subspecies and variants that are not quite the same as the game, so of course Sean didn't dare to say that he knew them all, and it would be a shame if he was slapped in the face.
The Western Continent is the only one that Sean doesn't dare to say he recognizes.
Because it's close to the outer continent. There are a lot of subspecies and variants of Warcraft, and many of them are Outer Continent Warcraft, and no Warcraft scholar dares to say that he can recognize all the Warcraft of the Western Continent. Even a Warcraft scholar who specializes in the Outer Continent Warcraft may not be able to recognize all the Outer Continent species. After all, the area of the Orc Empire is dry, while the area of the Elven Empire is humid, and the demonic beasts living in these two regions are the same kind of creatures. There will also be some differences.
"Don't be ashamed!" Someone scoffed again, but this time no one agreed.
Sean glanced at the other party. It is a middle-aged man who is protected by mercenaries and wears glasses. A scholarly atmosphere.
This man is also apparently a Warcraft scholar. His own combat ability is not high, but those mercenary groups that often operate near the Warcraft area are indispensable for such people. If it's a hunter, it may be easier to do, after all, there will be some means of self-preservation, if it's those who are powerless, then it's called real trouble, because unless it's a large mercenary group, otherwise it's basically difficult to take care of the whole situation if you divide some people to protect this kind of Warcraft scholars.
At this time, although the others did not open their mouths to echo, many people who seemed to be Warcraft scholars showed similar expressions, obviously thinking that what a young man like Sean said was not credible.
Sean shrugged his shoulders, bothering to argue about it, it was just a vignette to him. He held up his glass of rum, and then returned to the little old man's table, at this time the little old man was already checking out, Sean took the opportunity to show another handful of greed: he ordered another glass of golden rum, looking at the little old man's painful appearance, Sean just felt slightly refreshed.
It seems that because of Sean's turmoil, the fierce and lively atmosphere in the tavern is no longer there, and the atmosphere has become a little deserted. The little old man must not be able to sit still, he felt that if he stayed any longer, he did not know what would happen to this greedy guy Sean.
But at this moment, the group of adventurers who had just blocked the trouble for Sean suddenly took their seats.
"Don't mind, do you?" The middle-aged man, who should have a big name, took his seat, smiled at Sean, and then without waiting for Sean's reply, he ordered himself a glass of golden rum, "I want to know how well you know about the Devil-winged Demon Lizard." ”
Sean raised an eyebrow.
He knew that in the tavern, it was impossible for these mercenaries to discuss a magical beast that could only be encountered in the depths of the forest. So most of the topics are being guided, and at this time, it seems that the topic about the Ghost Wing Lizard just now should be the one that this group of adventurers are leading the discussion, and they are just being involved because of curiosity.
As if seeing Sean's silence and a look of vigilance on his face, the middle-aged man smiled again: "I know what you said is true." …… Before, we had encountered the Devil-winged Lizard, and he didn't dare to provoke us, but then there was a little trouble, and my man was injured a little. The ghost-winged lizard began to haunt us. I hadn't figured it out before, but I heard you say that. I just understood. ”
"My information is not free." Sean thought for a moment. Then he spoke. Now that the little old man is still sitting, Sean just played a fledgling and somewhat greedy rookie, so he naturally wants to maintain this image at this time.
"It's nature." The middle-aged man didn't seem to be disgusted with Sean's approach, he still smiled and nodded, "The reward is yours." ”
"What do you want to know?" Sean asked, then cautiously took a sip of the golden rum to better suit the role he was playing.
"Hmm...... the middle-aged man thought for a moment before he spoke, "We've had a little trouble with our mission this time. I wonder if I can hire you? You can rest assured, although our mission is dangerous, it must be no problem to protect you, otherwise I wouldn't dare to say this request, I know that a Warcraft scholar like you is definitely not low. ”
Sean cooperated with a proud look.
But at the same time, he is also subconsciously observing this team of adventurers.
There were only five people in this adventurer team, all men, and no women.
The leader was undoubtedly the middle-aged man in the swordsman's outfit.
The aura on his body was very thick and strong, and the momentum was almost undisguised and completely open. This is considered a hostile act in many places, but in the Northern Duchy Commonwealth it is a symbol of strength. Sean could tell at a glance that this man's strength was stronger than that thin old man, even if he didn't have that sense of danger. But no one can ignore the horror of this man.
Sean's gaze fell on his portable sword, and there was a slight sigh in his heart: This is actually a demonic weapon, and the grade is not low. Potent Silver.
Then, Sean's gaze swept slightly to the middle-aged man's companion.
Others are not young. They are all in their thirties and above, but the equipment on them clearly reveals their identity: shield guards. There's a ranger, there's a magician, and there's a god of war knight. The only pity is that there is no priest, but considering that the Northern Duchy Federation is not very good at healing even if there is a priest, there is no difference between having and not having others.
"Hire me...... Where do you want to go? Sean thought for a moment and asked.
What he needed was a lot of actual combat to strengthen his body, so that his body could absorb the power of the void faster. It's just that what he didn't expect was that the teleportation magic array in Larn City was not for public use, so if he wanted to continue north, then there were only two ways left, either to leave with a mercenary group, or to continue to detour. Originally, Sean was going to choose the former, but he didn't expect to meet this little old man of the Thieves Guild, so Sean had to find a way to make up a story.
"We want to go north, across the forest." The middle-aged man in the swordsman's costume at the lead said in a deep voice.
Sean's heart moved slightly.
Going north, this coincides with his thoughts. It's just that Sean just told the old man that he was going south as a bait, and if he chose to go north at this time, then it would be easy to expose the lie. Sean still needs this old man to sell his false information, causing suspicion between the two holy sons, and only by causing greater confusion and gap among the people in the three factions of the God of War Church can Emily have a chance to develop.
Therefore, Sean's face naturally showed embarrassment.
And this qiē, the little old man naturally saw it in his eyes.
"Honoraria is not a problem, it's up to you." Seeing Sean's embarrassed face, the middle-aged man added in a deep voice.
Sure enough, Sean's eyes lit up slightly - although he was just acting, it was indeed not easy to be so realistic. And this qiē naturally has to be attributed to Elekate, if it weren't for the teaching of the master of the acting school, it would not be easy for Sean to perform such a realistic look.
"However, I'm going south, and now I'm going north......" But Sean is so easy to relax, since it's acting, then you have to act more realistically.
"All the gains along the way on this trip will be divided into 30% for you afterwards." After thinking about it, the middle-aged man was also very courageous, so he spoke directly, without any hesitation.
Thirty percent, it doesn't sound like much.
But after all, this is a five-person team of adventurers, and they are all high-level adventurers, so the Warcraft they have to deal with will naturally not be low-level Warcraft, so the profit of thirty percent is very considerable. Coupled with the honorarium offered by Sean at will, this cost is not small, and it is even likely to exceed the harvest of their trip, and they generally make such a light promise, either they have no intention of settling the bill at all, or their plans for this trip are very big, even if they share so much profit, they can have a very big gain.
"Alright then, I'll just find some time to walk with you." Sean thought about it, and still pretended to be very embarrassed, but his eyes didn't look like embarrassment at all - this time, Sean really acted in his true colors, because with such a team of adventurers, he could indeed be a lot safer. (To be continued......)
PS: I miss being able to get 3K hand speed per hour, and I'm going to cry after two hours of writing this chapter.