Chapter 24: Mercenary Account
“Um…”
The captain was dumbfounded directly. Although he had seen many young powerhouses, encountering someone so, well, ‘humble’ like the person in front of him was truly rare.
“Repelled them?!” The members behind the captain only now reacted, followed by bursts of joyful roars of survival. The merchants, on the other hand, felt uneasy about the powerhouse who had saved them.
After all, the Sang Zang Forest was not lacking in bandits. Compared to the monsters’ voracious appetite, the organized and methodical nature of bandits was even more unacceptable for merchants. Monsters were satisfied with whether they could eat enough today, but bandits would plunder everything in one go. Therefore, in the Sang Zang Forest, what merchants least wanted to encounter was bandits.
“Wow, that guy is amazing! He killed two level-two monsters with just two swords!”
“Kurei, mind your language. What do you mean by ‘that guy’? It’s that gentleman!”
“But what weapon did he use just now? I didn’t see it from start to finish.”
Of course, the captain didn’t have the same concerns as the members. First, he turned back to assure the caravan that the powerhouse was not a bandit, soothing their emotions. Then, he ordered the mercenary group to continue escorting the caravan towards Milik.
After making arrangements, the captain approached the gentleman, bowing slightly.
“I am called Zack Timaoury, the captain of a squad in the Sand Fox Mercenary Corps. I sincerely thank you for your assistance, sir. May I inquire about your name?”
“Tyr. By the way, is this caravan headed to the Kingdom of Milik?”
“Yes.”
“That’s good. Take me along, consider it my reward for helping out.”
“Of course, but this alone may not be considered a reward!”
“Well, that’s troublesome… By the way, why don’t you share some information about the Kingdom of Milik with me?”
“That’s possible, but it doesn’t really count as thanks. How about, Mr. Tyr, we split the monetary reward for escorting the caravan this time, half for you?”
“I don’t mind, but it’s funny how I initially asked you politely, and you all were just dancing and cheering, completely ignoring me.”
“Hehe, Mr. Tyr, it’s understandable. After all, anyone who has experienced that kind of slaughter would feel ecstatic about surviving. ” Zack waved his hand, then continued.
“Mr. Tyr, you look quite young. I wonder if you have registered an account with the Mercenary Division.”
“A mercenary account? What’s that?”
“Mr. Tyr, you don’t know about this? Nowadays, if you talk about the most influential force, it’s undoubtedly the Mercenary Headquarters. Almost every warrior registers a mercenary account. Although all mercenaries in the headquarters may not be as united as other family forces, they can respond in unison. Even the empire is unwilling to be enemies with the Mercenary Headquarters.”
“So powerful!” Tyr exclaimed, thinking that people like Claude Laogeri must have registered mercenary accounts!
Considering the strength of the Mercenary Headquarters in this way, although they cannot command all mercenaries to do things, they can unleash power surpassing many kingdoms in critical moments!
Such a force is undoubtedly intimidating, and the Mercenary Headquarters has also deployed numerous branches in various empires. The extent of their influence is so vast that perhaps only the Blood Mist Warrior Hall and the Mage Society can rival it.
“Well, Mr. Tyr, there are many things that may not be detailed here. How about we wait until we enter the Kingdom of Milik, and I will introduce them to you one by one.”
“Yeah, that’s fine. As long as I can leave this damn forest, we can discuss other matters later.” Tyr was tired of this place—encountering monsters every day, having to hide during sleep, and the faint odor emanating from him all gave Tyr reasons to loathe this forest.
Zack could only smile helplessly. As long as this powerful person wasn’t the unpredictable type, it didn’t matter how things went. He didn’t want to escape the clutches of monsters just to be slain by this formidable individual due to a verbal mistake. Such incidents had occurred in history, and the most absurd one was many years ago when a nobleman’s son in a principality offended a powerful figure with his words. Whether it was due to hormonal imbalance or a whim, overnight, the entire principality ceased to exist.
This incident caused quite a stir at that time, and what was even more dramatic was the silence of the Sigril Empire on the matter—they didn’t even make a peep.
Zack chatted with Tyr for a while, gradually getting a basic understanding of what kind of person Tyr was. In short, mentally stable but lacking knowledge.
Yes, it was ignorance. Each term or name Zack mentioned, Tyr would request an explanation, much like a child eagerly absorbing knowledge. But Zack could only patiently respond. He knew better than to pry into the secrets of such formidable individuals. This also affirmed a saying from the ancient Eastern Vermilion Empire.
Curiosity killed the cat!
He didn’t want to be that cat.
