In the Tianyuan Continent, no matter which country or city it was, the Mercenary Union would always be built in the center of the city. Beside the Mercenary Union, there would always be a bank that was not much smaller than the Mercenary Union.
Although the White Cloud City was only a second-tier city, it still occupied a very large area. Jianchen walked on the streets for an hour before finally arriving at the most bustling street in the center of the city. In front of him, there was a twenty-meter-tall building that stood there silently like a giant beast in the deep sea. It was the Mercenary Union.
The Mercenary Union was very large, and the shape of the building looked more like a kind of magical beast. At the entrance, there was an endless stream of mercenaries in various outfits.
Jianchen directly entered the Mercenary Union. Although this was his first time coming to such a place, he had already read about the procedures to become a mercenary in the academy's library.
There were many people in the Mercenary Union. The mercenaries who needed to go through the procedures were lined up like a long dragon. The dozen or so windows in front of the counter were filled with people. However, they were all here to hand over missions. The innermost window for registering as a mercenary was very cold.
Jianchen came to the window for registering as a mercenary and said, "Hello, I would like to register as a mercenary."
The person in charge of registering as a mercenary was an old man. He looked to be in his fifties or sixties. Even so, his face was rosy and his old eyes were bright.
The old man looked at Jianchen indifferently and said calmly, "To register as a mercenary, you need to have the strength of a Saint. Have you reached that level?"
"I have already reached that standard," Jianchen said.
The old man looked at Jianchen carefully and then took out a piece of paper. At the same time, he asked, "What's your name?"
"Jianchen!" Jianchen, who wanted to conceal his identity, naturally would not use the name Changyang Shōten. So, he directly reported the name he used in his previous life.
"How old are you this year?" The old man continued to ask.
Hearing that, Jianchen thought for a moment before replying, "Twenty years old." Jianchen could not reveal his true age because a fifteen-year-old Saint was just too rare on the Tianyuan Continent. Once this matter spread, it would probably cause him some unnecessary trouble. In the Kargath Academy, although many people knew that Jianchen was extremely talented, only the principal and vice-principal knew his true age.
A twenty-year-old Saint was considered quite common on the Tianyuan Continent. Moreover, his body had developed far more than ordinary people since he was young, so no one would suspect him even if he said that he was twenty years old. Right now, he looked no different from a twenty-year-old youth.
"What level of strength have you reached?" The old man asked as he took notes on the paper.
"Junior Saint," Jianchen replied.
The process of registering as a mercenary was very simple. After paying a silver coin, Jianchen officially became a mercenary and obtained his mercenary badge. However, with his current strength, he could only obtain the lowest mercenary badge.
After obtaining the badge, Jianchen did not stay in the Mercenary Union for long and directly left. After asking around, he came to a store that sold medicine.
Although there were Radiant Saint Masters who could heal all kinds of injuries on the Tian Yuan Continent, there were extremely few of them. As a result, Radiant Saint Masters possessed a lofty status on the Tian Yuan Continent. Very few mercenaries could afford to hire a Radiant Saint Master. Only large mercenary groups could afford to hire a Radiant Saint Master. It was basically impossible for small mercenary groups and individual mercenaries to obtain information on Radiant Saint Masters without paying an exorbitant price.
There were countless mercenaries on the Tian Yuan Continent, and countless people died or died almost every day. Since Radiant Saint Masters were in short supply, there was naturally a need to use medicine to heal. Although the effects of medicine were worlds apart from the healing of Radiant Saint Masters, it was accepted by most mercenaries. This was because normal medicine was extremely cheap apart from high quality medicines.
Although this pharmacy wasn't small, it was still packed with people. Moreover, this pharmacy wasn't like the Mercenary Union. The soundproofing facilities in the pharmacy were too good. Under the loud voices of the mercenaries, the entire pharmacy seemed to be very noisy.
There were many people buying medicine in the store. There was already a long line of people. Jianchen glanced around and then stood in a line with fewer people.
"May I ask what you need?"
Very soon, it was Jianchen's turn. The clerk sitting at the counter greeted him warmly.
"I need some herbs. Do you sell herbs here?" Jianchen asked.
The shop assistant looked at Jian Chen strangely. This was the first time he had encountered someone who didn't come here to buy medicine but herbs. Although he was very curious about Jian Chen's request, the shop assistant still replied, "Of course we're selling. Sir, what kind of herbs do you need? As long as we have them, we can take them out."
"I need Qilin Grass, Mop Grass, Vanilla Grass, Skeleton Grass, Sawtooth Grass, Antelope Flower, Rootflower, Lily, Tortoise Fungus … Do you have these here?" Jianchen listed more than a dozen herbs in a single breath.
The clerk nodded without any hesitation and said, "Yes, these herbs are all very common. They are not very expensive. We have all of them. May I ask how many you need?"
Jian Chen's face showed a trace of happiness. He directly took out a gold coin and placed it in front of the counter, saying, "Give me some of each!" These herbs were all very common species. One gold coin was enough to buy a cart full of them.
Seeing the gold coin on the table, the clerk's eyes lit up. He immediately said, "Okay, please wait for a moment. I will go get them for you now!" After saying that, the clerk directly entered the store.
After taking the herbs he needed, Jianchen left the store. Then, without stopping, he walked out of the city. He arrived at a small forest ten miles away from the city. He dug up some soft mud and collected some leaves. After putting them into his space belt, he returned to White Cloud City.
After buying some ordinary clothes in White Cloud City, Jianchen arrived at a secluded alley. He hid in a hidden corner and looked around. After confirming that there was no one around, Jianchen immediately took out a small portion of the herbs he had bought from the store.
He first crushed the herbs into powder before mixing them with a small amount of water. After that, he added some soft mud from the deep soil. Finally, he ground a few leaves into powder and squeezed them dry. The pitiful amount of juice dripped out. Once he was done, Jianchen directly grabbed the mixture and carefully smeared it on his face.
Very quickly, when Jianchen raised his head again, his appearance had completely changed. At this moment, Jianchen looked like a completely different person. Even if someone familiar with him saw his current appearance, they wouldn't be able to recognize him. This was because Jianchen's appearance now looked like a completely different person. His originally handsome face had become ordinary. Even his eyebrows and eyelashes had been modified by him, making them even shorter than before. The only thing that hadn't changed about him was his pair of magnetic eyes and his skinny figure.
Jianchen didn't stop because of this. Immediately after, the silver white Light Wind Sword appeared in his hand. His body suddenly turned around beautifully, causing his long hair to flutter in the wind.
At this time, a silver light flashed and the Light Wind Sword passed through Jianchen's head at a speed that was hard to see with the naked eye. Jianchen's long hair that reached his waist was neatly cut off, leaving only the length of his shoulder. After that, Jianchen immediately changed his clothes. He changed out of the expensive silk and satin that he originally wore and put on the rough clothes that he had just bought from the store.
After dressing up, Jianchen once again looked like a completely different person. Even if someone familiar with Jianchen saw his current appearance, they wouldn't be able to recognize him.
Jianchen once again checked his body to make sure that he didn't miss anything. After making sure that his clothes were flawless, he set fire to his original clothes and walked out of the alley.
When he arrived at the Mercenary Union again, Jianchen directly went to the place where missions were accepted. The missions in the Mercenary Union were divided into five ranks: S, A, B, C, and D. The highest was S rank and the lowest was D. At the same time, the mercenaries were also divided into five ranks. Jianchen was currently only a D rank mercenary, so he could only accept D rank missions.
A mercenary's rank was determined by the amount of Honor you accumulated from completing missions and your own strength. A D rank mercenary's strength had to be at least at the Saint level, while a C rank mercenary's strength had to be at least at the Great Saint level. Based on this, an S rank mercenary's strength had to be at least at the Earth Saint Master level.
Even if one's strength had reached the Earth Saint Master level, without the corresponding Honor Points, it was impossible to become an S rank mercenary. As a result, there were no shortcuts to becoming a mercenary.
There were many D rank missions, and many of them were extremely boring. If it wasn't to help someone find something lost in White Cloud City, it was to help a shop buy something or deliver something. None of these things caught Jianchen's interest.
Right now, Jianchen's main goal was to find a mission that would allow him to leave the Kingdom of Gesun. He knew that the Huayun Sect's influence in the Kingdom of Gesun was just too great. Although his disguise was flawless, no one could guarantee that his identity would be exposed and he would be hunted down by the Huayun Sect. Right now, the best method was to leave the Kingdom of Gesun. No matter how great the Huayun Sect's influence was, it was still limited to the Kingdom of Gesun.
It was a pity that there were very few D rank missions that required a mercenary to leave the country. This was because the missions that required a mercenary to leave the country were of a higher level. At the very least, they wouldn't be assigned to D rank missions. As a result, Jianchen couldn't find a single D rank mission even after looking through all of them.
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