February, the sun was shining brightly.
Winter was gradually coming to an end. Although the cold wind was still bone-chilling, the coldest period of the year had passed. Leaf buds could be faintly seen growing on the branches of the trees.
Border territory, Maple Leaf City.
The reconstruction work after the Day of God's Wrath was still ongoing.
Logically speaking, due to various circumstances, the originally planned auction had been aborted due to various reasons. Under such circumstances, Maple Leaf City should have been deserted for a period of time, but the truth was the opposite.
The entire city seemed to be faintly livelier. The bars in the streets and alleys were filled with stocky mercenaries, and in the open space outside the city, tents were set up.
They belonged to the mercenaries.
These mercenaries had all rushed over when they heard that Earl Borderland had issued a mission to hunt the Black Dragon.
300,000 pounds of gold …
For any mercenary group, this wasn't a small number.
This reward was enough to attract any professionals below the high-level to participate.
Looking out from the city walls of Maple Leaf City, one could see that there were no less than thousands of tents densely packed in the open space. A rough estimate was that the number of mercenaries participating in this mission was probably more than five thousand.
It could be said that almost all the active mercenaries in the Maple Leaf territory had rushed over.
And it was also the large influx of these mercenaries that made the caravans, who were planning to return home due to the aborted auction, see a business opportunity again.
Mercenaries were very active in the Continent of Segers.
They were small in groups of dozens and large in groups of thousands. In peacetime, they relied on taking on all kinds of mercenary missions or hunting magical beasts for a living. In times of war, they would change their roles and accept the employment of noble lords, turning into mercenary armies.
Of course, many mercenaries would sometimes take on the role of bandits or bandits, eating some pitiful and unlucky fellows.
It could be said that this was a gray profession in the World of Segers that had high risks and high returns.
Many mercenaries were professionals, and even the worst were apprentices. Although their income was unstable, once they completed a mission, they would receive a considerable sum of money.
Most of the mercenaries would choose to spend the money as soon as they received the commission.
After all, this profession was also a highly dangerous one. In the world of Segers where supernatural powers were present, the mortality rate of mercenaries was even higher than that of professional armies in various human countries, and it was common knowledge for everyone to spend money whenever they had it.
Unless they were old and couldn't work anymore, they would take advantage of the last few years of their rich experience and stamina to save up a sum of gold pounds to support their retirement. Other than that, mercenaries didn't save at all.
Therefore, to the merchant caravans, wherever the mercenaries gathered, there would be unlimited business opportunities.
At this time, many caravans that came to Maple Leaf City were grateful to the Black Dragon that they had never seen before.
All the caravans were active in the mercenary camp, selling their goods and making a huge profit.
Of course, the Amway Trading Company, which had just settled down in Maple Leaf City, also joined the feast. They sold some cheap and exquisite second-hand equipment, which was very popular among the mercenaries.
The people of this Chamber of Commerce were amiable, and their words were pleasant to the ears. Their products were cheap, so they quickly became friends with the mercenaries and talked about everything.
At this moment, at the city gate of Maple Leaf City, a few figures, who were either wearing armor or butler uniforms, were gathered together and discussing something.
"Lord Cain, Lady Cynthia, this time, the mission of hunting the Black Dragon will be entrusted to you. If it wasn't for the fact that the Earl is busy eliminating the cultists who have been active in the territory recently, he would definitely bring the White Maple Knights along. "
The one who spoke was an old man dressed like a butler, who was the chief butler of the Earl of the Border. At this moment, he looked at the man and woman in front of him with a sincere expression.
"Don't worry, I swear on the reputation of the Britta Mercenary Group that we will successfully complete the Earl's commission and capture that evil Black Dragon alive."
The armored male warrior standing in front of the old butler said.
He was tall and strong, with a full beard, and carried a large shield on his back. There was a trace of anger and arrogance in his eyes.
Cain Britta, he was the leader of the Britta Mercenary Group, a Silver-ranked shield warrior.
Because it was located at the border, there were many mercenary groups active in and around the Maple Leaf Territory.
The Britta Mercenary Group was the largest mercenary group active at the border. The whole group had more than 3,000 people, and there were seven people who had reached the Silver-ranked!
Not to mention, the leader, Cain Britta, himself had the strength of a Silver-ranked upper!
It could be said that this mercenary group accounted for three-fifths of the mercenaries attracted here. Its high-end combat power was even more overwhelming, making the other mercenary groups look up to it.
"Hehe, our Owl Mercenary Group will also cooperate with Lord Cain."
After Cain finished speaking, an enchanting female voice came from beside him.
It was a female warrior who looked about 30 years old, who was dressed flirtatiously.
She wore bold and revealing clothes, a light armor, and carried a bow on her back. She was standing beside Cain, constantly throwing flirtatious glances at him.
Cynthia Barin.
She was the leader of the Owl Mercenary Group, and the Owl Mercenary Group was the second largest mercenary group in the nearby area, after the Britta Mercenary Group.
Their whole group had more than 1,500 people, and there were three people whose strength had reached the Silver-ranked. They left the Crocodile Mercenary Group, which was ranked third in the Maple Leaf Territory, far behind.
As for Cynthia herself, she was a Silver-ranked Hunter.
This time, the mission of hunting the Black Dragon had attracted the two large mercenary groups active around the Maple Leaf Territory.
They were the main force in hunting the Black Dragon this time!
And the reason why so many mercenaries were gathered was that everyone knew that every Megalosaurus that built a nest, even if it was an underage Black Dragon, couldn't be seen as a Black Dragon alone.
Megalosaurus were keen on raising some dependents or vassal races to protect their nest or serve themselves.
And encircling and annihilating the Megalosaurus was not only facing the Megalosaurus itself, but also its dependents.
So … a certain number of people was necessary.
The Megalosaurus symbolized wealth, and the dependents of the Megalosaurus were also fat sheep.
If they could really successfully hunt the Black Dragon, not only would they get a huge profit, but it would also greatly increase the reputation of the mercenary group.
Of course … Border Earl said that he didn't want the Black Dragon's property, which also made the two mercenary groups that usually didn't see eye to eye decide to cooperate.
For any one of their mercenary groups, it would be difficult to fight against a Black Dragon that had reached the Silver-ranked.
However, if the two mercenary groups worked together, there would be a lot of hope.
And besides the two mercenary groups, there were some scattered mercenaries and bounty hunters.
They also followed the group, intending to get a share of the loot in the process of hunting the Black Dragon.
These people didn't ask to eat the reward of hunting the Black Dragon, as long as they made a profit in the process of encircling and annihilating the Megalosaurus' dependents, they would be very satisfied.
Seeing the attitude of the two mercenary group leaders, the old butler was very satisfied. He waved his hand, and dozens of hooded people, suspected to be mages, came out of the city.
"Hehe, although the Earl can't participate in this operation, he will send some mages from our Maple Leaf Territory's mages to follow you. They are all powerful Black Iron mages and are very good at healing. Maybe they can help in your operation."
The old butler said with a smile.
When the two mercenary group leaders heard this, their eyes lit up.
Mages who were good at healing were quite rare!
Not to mention, the mercenary groups were already lacking in spellcasters.
And these dozens of mages who were good at healing would undoubtedly reduce the casualties of this operation.
It could be said that the support of Border Earl made them very satisfied.
"Thank you, Your Excellency."
The two mercenary group leaders bowed slightly.
"This is what we should do, I wish the two of you success in the hunt!"
The old butler said with a smile.
Both sides chatted for a while, and then left.
The preliminary work was almost done. For this hunting mission, they had rested in Maple Leaf City for three whole days.
Now, it was time to set off.
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