The Yafferk Snake Mercenaries had set up camp near a cave filled with monsters in the coastal country. They were filming a special episode of "World of Monsters".
That was to teach adventurers how to hunt the common monsters along the coast.
It was currently afternoon. The mercenaries of the Yafferk Snake Mercenaries had completed a day of hunting and were preparing dinner in the camp.
Their dinner today was a giant octopus that they had killed in the morning.
"I heard from the Mana Net that the Falosi made a gourmet show. Rona, do you want to apply to our employer?"
The archer sat beside the cauldron in the camp and looked at Rona who was throwing ingredients into the cauldron.
Rona didn't know how to cook. His lover, who was also the healer of the mercenary group, was responsible for this job.
"I'm already recording it."
The camera circled around the cauldron. The last part of this episode of "World of Monsters" might even include the cooking method for hunting monsters.
"We haven't had the taste of Blackrock Octopus for a long time!"
The aroma of the cauldron permeated the surroundings of the camp. The other mercenaries of the Yafferk Snake Mercenaries were ready for action.
But at this moment, the smiles on the faces of the Yafferk Snake Mercenaries disappeared. They put down their wine glasses and crystal mice and took out their weapons.
"Enemy attack? Damn it … I just happened to pull two monsters. "
The archer immediately stopped his actions in "World Scar" and took out the bow on his back. He looked around vigilantly.
They had chosen to set up camp on the beach outside the cave. The view here was very wide and it was impossible for humans to ambush them.
"Calm down, they're not enemies."
Reyek's voice rang in the ears of every mercenary. The archer immediately went to his leader's side and followed him to the other side of the camp.
At the end of the camp, the archer saw three soldiers in the navy uniform of the coastal country approaching the Yafferk Snake Mercenaries' camp.
The archer who led the three soldiers looked very familiar, but he didn't know where he had seen him before.
"Reyek … I've traveled through three cities to find you."
The soldier, or rather, the general, quickly walked towards Reyek. His physique was almost as strong as Reyek's.
Just as he was about to open his arms to hug his old friend, Reyek's stern gaze made him understand … that their relationship wasn't good enough for them to greet each other with a hug.
"What business do you have with me?" Reyek stared at the general and asked.
"Recently, the situation here has been a little chaotic. Reyek … Many cities have seen riots among civilians," the general said.
"This has nothing to do with me."
Reyek continued to answer him coldly and glanced at the two soldiers brought by the general. When Reyek looked at them, they clearly revealed a fearful expression.
"Indeed, it has nothing to do with you. This is a headache for the local nobles. The problem is that the king has assigned us a task."
The general was not afraid of Reyek, nor was he afraid of the group of ferocious' snakes' behind him. He took out a rolled tobacco from his clothes and lit it.
"This mission was issued a long time ago." The general pointed to the distant horizon with a lit cigarette. "But we haven't made much progress because we don't have enough men."
"You're the commander of this country's navy. You don't have enough men?"
Reyek said this with a straight face. If he had a little humor, he might have ridiculed the general at this moment.
"Not enough." The general shook his head and said, "Our mission is to attack an island surrounded by Grey Fog. It's a moving island … There's a group of humanoid creatures hibernating on the island. Less than a day after my soldiers came ashore, half of them were killed, and a small number of them became insane."
"A moving island? This sounds like something from legends, "Reyek said.
"Berchemont … I knew you would be interested. Rumor has it that there are endless treasures buried on the back of that giant beast." Seeing that Reyek took the initiative to mention this matter, the general finally smiled. "How about it? Even if you can't find the treasure on the island, if your mercenary group can help us eliminate those monsters on the island, His Majesty's reward will not disappoint you. "
"I don't believe in your king, this country." Reyek straightforwardly told him his opinion of this country.
"I know, but Reyek, this is a big deal."
The general glanced at the mercenaries behind Reyek. The mercenary's life was far more difficult than imagined, and this kind of situation where they ate and slept in the open was very normal.
But after the Yefferk Snake had an employer and a stable salary, their life began to become comfortable.
"Tell me the location of that island," Reyek said after a moment of silence.
"The nautical map is in the tower of the military port! If you agree, we will organize another attack. "The general's face revealed a joyful expression.
"Tomorrow, I will go there."
Reyek's answer made the general heave a sigh of relief. After agreeing on a specific time with Reyek, he left the encampment with the other two soldiers.
"Captain, we are going there to be shields for those people."
After seeing the three soldiers leave, the archer finally complained in dissatisfaction.
Just like Reyek, he did not have a good impression of the military, especially the soldiers raised by the nobles.
"Koyak, you idiot! Have you forgotten the request from the higher-ups? "
His sister knocked on the archer's head, and this heavy blow made the archer remember a new request from his employer.
"I remember now, to find information related to Berchemont! Speaking of which, the employer shouldn't be short of money. Could it be that there is some divine weapon on the back of that huge beast? Legendary equipment? "The archer said.
But no one answered him. Reyek had already walked back to the camp and was discussing something with Rona.
'Is Mister Josiah there?'
This time, it was Rona who sent a message to Josiah.
'The new episode of the World of Monsters has been completed?'
Rona contacted Josiah just to send him the World of Monsters he had just filmed, and then Josiah would send the buyout for this episode to his Weave account.
'No, this time it's about the information related to Berchemont that you entrusted us with.'
'Have you found where the tortoise is?'
'We've only found some clues, and we're preparing to go check it out tomorrow. Before that, we'd like to ask Mister Josiah, what do you want from Berchemont? Is it some kind of treasure? '
Rona did his job responsibly. The Yaffelk Serpent and Josiah only had an employer-employee relationship. The payment for finding information was part of the deal, and the payment for finding something from the huge beast was the other part.
However, the reason why the Yaffelk Serpent was willing to work with him for a long time was because Josiah would never be stingy in terms of payment.
'I'm not interested in the treasure. You just need to find that tortoise, then shoot a video for me. The more detailed the information about the tortoise, the better.'
'Understood.'
Rona completed this communication, and raised his head to look at Reyek, who was sitting in front of him.
"You don't want the treasure? Then why is the employer looking for that legendary huge beast? "The archer was a little puzzled.
"Let's not try to figure out Mister Josiah's thoughts …" The healer who had just finished cooking said at this moment as he sat beside Rona.
"Captain? What should we do … That's a target that even the army of the Nation of Waterfront can't take down. "
Rona still supported the archer's view, which was that this army had hired them to act as a slightly more powerful shield.
No matter how generous the promised reward was, as long as these mercenaries were all dead … the reward would not exist.
"We're just going to investigate. Tomorrow, we'll stop filming and head to the military fortress in this area."
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