"Welcome to the mercenary market. Here, we will provide you with the best service. You only need to pay a certain handling fee and you can filter out mercenaries who meet the requirements through various intelligence terminals. Intelligence will rank mercenaries according to their records to help you! "
"Come on, come on, this is the Dark Heart of the Wynerson Family Hunting Group. Do you want to become famous overnight? Do you want to bring back a beauty? Join our Heart of Darkness and we will give you a bright future! "
"We are … the Knight of Love and Roses Guild! That's right, our core members are made up of beauties. We urgently need warriors with great combat strength and gentlemanly demeanor to join us. Is there anyone willing to fight to protect us? "
In the hall filled with all kinds of voices, Allen and Lucy stood at the entrance for a full minute. This was the Babylonian Mercenary Market, divided into five floors. The first to third floors were open to the public, while the fourth floor was open to members of aristocratic families and above. As for the fifth floor, it was a special recruitment area for top mercenaries. Usually, only the core members of wealthy families had the qualifications to come into contact with these mercenaries.
With Allen's qualifications, he could only reach the fourth floor at most. However, on the first floor, he was a little dazzled. The crowd consisted of private hunting groups, large and small, teams with family banners, and freelance mercenaries without any affiliation. Almost all the venues on the first to third floors were like this. Hunting groups and mercenaries interacted in both directions. Hunting groups valued mercenaries' records and evaluations, while mercenaries valued hunting groups or the power of their families.
This was the first time Allen had come to the mercenary market. This high degree of freedom was somewhat incompatible with the ubiquitous class nature of Babylon.
"Sir, may I know what service you need?"
A voice with almost no cadence sounded, like an electronic synthesized sound, full of inorganic flavor. But Allen turned around and saw a black-and-white girl. When the girl's black eyes, which seemed to be covered in a layer of mist, vaguely reflected his figure, Allen said in surprise, "Vera, why are you here? And … "
Vera was wearing a suit that was clearly a uniform. When she saw that it was Ellen, the expression on her face changed a little. As if a puppet had been injected with a soul, a bright light appeared in her black eyes. She said, "I'm working here to earn some tuition fees. I'm not a kid anymore, I can't always spend my grandpa's money. Speaking of which, you came here to recruit mercenaries … Has your hunting group been established? "
Allen nodded and said, "A pack of wolves. They just came down from the qualification assessment yesterday. I'm here today to see if I can recruit some suitable members. "
"Oh … give it to me." Vera spread out her hands.
"What?" Allen was confused.
"The contract. You should have the electronic contract with you, right? "
Allen took out a tablet brain. "Mr. Helsing did enter the contract into the brain yesterday, but he hasn't found a suitable candidate yet."
"Give me that." Vera pointed at his brain.
Allen was a little confused, but he still handed Zhi Nao to her. Vera quickly pulled out the contract of the members of the Pack of Wolves Hunting Group from Zhi Nao and signed her name inside.
"As I said before, if you form a group, I want to be a member of it." Vera said seriously as she returned the brain to Allen.
Allen said helplessly, "I didn't forget, Vera. But I always felt that Mr. Hughton should be informed about this first. "
"It doesn't matter. I'll tell Grandpa. Then from today onwards, I'm yours. Remember to inform me in advance when the hunting group comes out. " After Vera finished speaking, she said goodbye and walked towards another dazed man standing at the door like a mechanical doll.
Lucy couldn't help but ask, "Who is she?"
"Vera, Mr. Hughton's granddaughter." Allen said simply, "Her parents died in the Outer Realm battlefield. Vera hopes to have the opportunity to visit the place where her parents died. When she heard that I was going to set up a hunting group, she asked me to bring her along. I thought I'd have to tell Mr. Hughton, but now Vera has filled in the name herself. "
The contracts signed between hunting groups officially registered with the Authority and their members will be supervised by the Federation. If either of the employers violates the contract, the Federation will intervene to provide legal protection for both parties. Therefore, once a contract is signed, it can only be terminated at the end of the contract period.
The duration of a hunting group's contract is usually three years. Of course, the time is based on the flow of time on Earth.
"Come on, let's go find Leon."
The meeting place with Leon was on the fourth floor. After showing Bescot's ring of authority, the attendant of the special passenger elevator on the fourth floor warmly received the two of them. Coffee and pastries were even provided during the elevator ride to the fourth floor. The fourth floor was much quieter, and the flow of people had decreased by quite a bit. Here, Babylon's ranking families all had their own special areas on the fourth floor.
In the recruitment area, there were special personnel to provide convenient and fast services to help recruiters choose the most suitable mercenary candidates.
Walking out of the elevator, Allen and the others were led to Bescot's recruitment area. However, Allen did not inform the market in advance that the special area would be opened today, so the monopoly was very quiet. Leon and he had agreed to meet here. Sure enough, after passing through a deep corridor, he saw the young master of the William family when he entered the special area. Beside him, there was also a man half an inch shorter.
Hearing the sound of footsteps, Leon turned around. He smiled and nodded at Allen. His gaze fell on Lucy, and a bright smile appeared on his face. "This must be Miss Double Ponytails."
"Double ponytails?" Lucy pointed at herself.
"That's what Adele calls you." Leon smiled.
Allen gave the two of them a brief introduction. Leon turned to the side and let the unfamiliar man step forward. "This is Mr. Koba. Mr. Koba is a famous mercenary broker, and the mercenaries in his hands are all ruthless. They are experienced, and they are definitely not talents that can be found on the lower floors. "
Koba was a little shorter than Leon, but he was very strong. His body was wide and fat, and his eyes were deep and sharp on Fang Zheng's face. He smiled with his hands behind his back. When his gaze swept past, Allen felt a faint prickling sensation. It could be seen that this man was not simple either, and his strength was not inferior to Colonel Gao Lei's.
"Mr. Koba will take you to his Mercenary Guild to choose a suitable candidate later, but before that, I have a few suggestions." Leon smiled and said, "Allen, you should be clear about the process of developing the Outer Realm Battlefield." "Throughout the hundreds of years since the start of the high-level war, you see, even the wealthy families have not pulled out an army when they developed their own colonial planets. Even if the entire planet is colonized, the army guarding the planet is mostly made up of the planet's natives. "
"Every pioneer will only come out in the form of a hunting party at first. After arriving at the target planet, build an advance base, occupy the initial territory, and recruit local soldiers. Build factories, enslave slaves, and establish territories. Expansion, so cycle, gradually open up the situation, and finally complete the colonization. This process usually takes decades to complete. Of course, this refers to low-dimensional asteroids. "
"In this process, the first step is still important. It determines whether you can gain a foothold on a colonial planet. Apart from the ability of the leader and core members, the other members are also very important. I suggest that you do not blindly choose mercenaries with high combat strength, but rather tend to consider comprehensive qualities. Especially those who are talented in leading or nurturing soldiers. They are the most suitable candidates for you. "
Leon's words gave Allen a new understanding of how to select mercenaries. Allen was now a member of Beth Cod, but he lacked the vision and insight that Leon, who had been born in a family and had been influenced by him for a long time. Moreover, Leon had already been to the Outer Realm once, and his experience in this regard was exactly what Allen lacked.
Seeing that Allen had memorized it, he patted Koba on the shoulder and said, "Then I'll leave my brother to you. Mr. Koba, please take good care of Allen for me. "
"Of course, Young Master Leon." Koba said.
Leon bid farewell and left, while Koba led Allen and the other two to the guild exhibition hall on the fourth floor.
The Mercenary Guild was a gathering place for outstanding mercenaries and a bridge to interface with well-known hunting groups or wealthy families. These guilds often had the best talent resources, and the mercenaries on their hands were not comparable to the freelance mercenaries on the lower three floors. Koba's Mercenary Guild, "Misty Fire", was one of the most famous guilds. Their long-term partners were big guys like the William Family.
From excellent mercenaries to thousand-man armies, they could provide everything. Along the way, Koba introduced the guild's business, which broadened Allen's horizons.
"Here we are."
In the blink of an eye, they arrived at the Misty Fire Pavilion. On the projection wall outside the pavilion, some of the information about the Misty Fire Mercenaries was continuously displayed. These mercenaries were already much stronger than ordinary warriors, but in the Misty Fire Mercenaries, they were only ordinary characters. Those truly powerful fellows were often concentrated in the hands of agents.
Koba was just one of the Misty Fire Brokers, and his office was much simpler than Allen had imagined. And it was very quiet. Apart from the two girls acting as assistants, Allen did not see any mercenaries. Koba looked at it and laughed, "Those fellows in my hands, even if they don't have a mission or a contract, won't stay in Babylon obediently for people to choose from. They are wild beasts, and wild beasts naturally have places to go. For example, the surface is the most ideal place for those fellows to take a vacation. "
"But don't worry, as long as you choose a good person and pay the commission. No matter where these fellows are, even in the stomach of a Deep Sea Whale, I have a way to get them to appear in front of you within three days. "Koba said confidently.
Allen nodded, "Then let me see what good candidates Mr. Koba has here."
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