In the hotel that Han Shuo and Phoebe had booked in the Valley of Sunshine, Han Shuo, Phoebe, Emily, and Trunks sat down in the middle of Han Shuo's room with excited expressions. All of them were a bit excited.
After a short conversation, Han Shuo knew that Trunks had gathered a few dozen mercenaries from the Rainbow Sickle mercenary band to deal with Florida. They hadn't entered the valley immediately, but were instead waiting in a cave outside the valley, waiting for Trunks' orders.
Trunks had been a member of the Rainbow Sickle mercenary band before and had a wealth of experience as a mercenary. He understood all the processes of a mercenary band's operations, and what he lacked now was the funds to register the mercenary guild and maintain the band's normal operations. Phoebe was in charge of the Boozt Merchant Guild, and the Guild alone could provide many lucrative jobs. In addition, the Guild was rich and imposing, and could temporarily take care of the lack of funds.
Emily had a strong information network in the Dark Mantle, and with her position and identity in the Dark Mantle, she could absolutely provide Han Shuo and Trunks with a lot of valuable information. This was also very useful.
Not only was Emily quite excited after the conversation, but even Phoebe was also quite interested. Han Shuo was well aware of Trunks' skills and strength. Once this mercenary band was established and started operating, business would certainly not be too bad.
"Trunks, calculate how many gold coins you're still lacking?" Han Shuo looked at Trunks and asked.
Up until now, both Han Shuo and Phoebe had expressed strong interest. As the current owner of the Boozt Merchant Guild, Phoebe's problem of funds shouldn't be too hard to solve. When Trunks heard Han Shuo ask about the most important matter, he said with a bit of excitement, "The mercenary guild will be registered and the price will be calculated according to the number of members. Each member's salary, equipment, weapons, and warhorses, as well as the mercenary band's location will all require gold coins.
Currently, only fifty to sixty people had come to the Valley of Sunshine. These people were the backbone of the former Rainbow Sickle mercenary band. They'd only need to invest twenty thousand gold coins to form a new mercenary band. In the future, depending on the number of members and their strength, we may need to increase the cost. However, once our mercenary group's name is known and we have our own stable partners, not only will we not need to continue investing gold coins, but we can also continue to accumulate gold coins and slowly increase our strength! "
Glancing at Phoebe and then at Trunks, Han Shuo smiled faintly, "I've reaped great rewards from my last trip to the Dark Forest. I think that the wealth I gained from that trip is enough to establish this mercenary band."
During his last trip to the underground world, Han Shuo had obtained large amounts of gems and crystals from the dark elves and lizardmen. Adding on the jewels he'd obtained from the Forest Troll's sacred ground, it was even more than what he'd given to Phoebe last time. Therefore, when Han Shuo took out all the wealth he'd accumulated during this time from his space ring and placed them in the hall, whether it was Phoebe, Emily, or even Trunks, they were all dumbfounded and shocked to the core!
Under the illumination of the lights, dazzling multicolored light shone from all kinds of gems and jade. The wealth piled up to the size of a small mountain. Even wealthy people like Emily and Phoebe, who were used to seeing such sights, were momentarily dazed.
"Oh, my gosh, where did you get all these things from?" Emily exclaimed, her beautiful face filled with shock as she stared at Han Shuo.
"Last time was a pile of treasures, and this time it's even bigger. The wealth here is absolutely worth fifty thousand gold coins if converted into gold coins. Where did you get all of this?" Emily was also astonished and exclaimed in disbelief.
On the other side, Trunks shook his head with a wry smile after a brief moment of daze. He said, "I stayed in the Dark Forest for three years and hunted hundreds of magical creatures, but I didn't even earn ten thousand gold coins. You're truly incredible!"
"Help me convert these things into gold coins, and then give thirty thousand gold coins to Trunks as the initial investment for establishing the mercenary band. I'll leave the rest with you, help me purchase the materials I need!" Han Shuo smiled faintly and said to Phoebe.
Before Han Shuo and Phoebe had confirmed their relationship, Han Shuo had already placed a great deal of trust in her. Now that the two of them had been intimate with each other, he naturally had even less scruples. Phoebe also felt that Han Shuo's trust was a matter of course. She nodded her head in agreement and smiled lightly, "Don't worry, I'll help you take care of everything. The Valley of Sunshine is the best place to do business. I'll help you convert these things into gold coins in the next two days!"
Emily was obviously a bit jealous when she saw that Han Shuo had entrusted this enormous fortune to Phoebe without reservation. However, she also knew that as the owner of the Boozt Merchant Guild, Phoebe was the most suitable person to do this sort of thing, so she didn't say much.
"Eh, where did you get this bow from?" Just as Phoebe was putting these items away into her space ring, Trunks suddenly walked over with a face full of astonishment. He picked up a bow with an odd pattern on it and asked Han Shuo.
Han Shuo suddenly remembered that this bow had come from a dark elf. A dark elf had once used up all of his life force to draw an arrow with this bow, causing heavy damage to dark dragon Gilbert. Afterwards, when Han Shuo had obtained this bow, he hadn't discovered anything after studying it for a while. Add to that the fact that Han Shuo wasn't willing to use his life to draw an arrow, he'd thrown it into his space ring and hadn't asked about it.
"I obtained it from a dark elf family in the underground world. This bow is quite odd, it seems to be able to absorb a person's life force to shoot a terrifying arrow!" Han Shuo explained.
"My gosh, this should be the bow that was cursed by Rose. Legend has it that the dark elves worshipped the evil goddess Rose and cursed this bow. It can absorb the user's life force and shoot a frighteningly powerful shot. Only perverted avengers would use it without regard for their own life and death!" Emily cried out in surprise. It looked like she'd heard of the legend of this bow.
"Correct, it's this bow. However, I've heard that before this bow was cursed, it was a wondrous treasure that could amplify thunder magic. If a thunder mage took this bow and used it, they would be able to shoot an astonishing amount of lightning. It's extremely powerful." Trunks grabbed the bow and said to Han Shuo.
"Keep it, maybe someone will be able to remove the curse in the future. If the curse is removed, then this bow will definitely be a treasure that thunder mages will fight over!" Emily thought for a moment and said to Han Shuo.
Even if this bow that could absorb life force was taken out to be sold, there probably wouldn't be many people who would dare buy it. As a demonic cultivator, as his strength increased, Han Shuo could use his magical yuan to forge magical weapons with a matrix. Perhaps there would be a way to remove the curse on it in the future.
Therefore, under Emily's persuasion, Han Shuo nodded and put the bow away. He said, "That's a good idea. Perhaps we can use the altar to communicate with the evil god and remove the curse. We can try it in the future!"
After obtaining Clarendon's memories, Han Shuo understood a few ways to communicate with the evil god. In principle, as long as you could provide the evil god with enough sacrifices, you would receive the evil god's corresponding favor. This was actually another form of business.
After a while, all of the glowing jewels in the hall had been stored away by Phoebe into her space ring. Han Shuo then thought for a moment and took out another batch of dwarf-forged weapons, handing a heavy battle-axe to Trunks. Han Shuo said with a smile, "What do you think of the quality?"
Trunks' eyes had already lit up when Han Shuo had taken out these weapons, and he picked up the battle-axe without a trace of politeness. The sharp surface of the battle-axe was as bright as a mirror, and when Trunks shook it in his hand, the whistling sound of the wind actually came from the axe. As the battle-axe swayed in his hand, there was a chilling killing intent to it.
"Good stuff, where did you get it?" Trunks was overjoyed as he looked at Han Shuo.
"These weapons were all forged by the dwarves. Perhaps there are some things inside that will be suitable for our companions!" Han Shuo smiled faintly and responded.
"Haha, I'm sure they'll like it. The dwarves are famed for their skill in forging weapons on the Continent. When you took out these weapons just now, I knew they weren't ordinary items!" Trunks didn't stand on ceremony and readily stored all of these weapons into his space ring.
He was silent for a moment afterwards and looked casually at Han Shuo, saying with a smile, "Captain, everything is ready now, we're just waiting for you to pick a resounding name!"
Han Shuo was startled when he heard these words, and then he waved his hands with a smile, declining, "I only want the position of vice captain, that's enough. You should be the real captain, you can decide the name of the mercenary band!"
Trunks, who had been all smiles just now, suddenly straightened his face and firmly refused, "You must be the captain of the mercenary band. There's no room for discussion on this matter. If you refuse, then I'd rather refuse your good intentions and everything I've said before will be null and void."
Emily and Phoebe had actually long since wanted to ask just who the master of the mercenary band was. However, it didn't seem very good to ask this out loud, so they'd held it back and decided to take some time to discuss it with Han Shuo.
To the two girls, if they were to put in any effort for the mercenary band, it would only be if it was Han Shuo's. They weren't familiar with Trunks, and naturally didn't have any friendship to speak of. Although Han Shuo and Trunks seemed to have a good relationship, they obviously wouldn't agree to put their lives on the line for Trunks.
The two girls showed intense interest when the thought that had been bothering them was brought up by Trunks. Two pairs of beautiful eyes constantly roamed between Han Shuo and Trunks, anxiously waiting for the two's decision.
"Trunks, I don't know anything about the formation and management of a mercenary band. If I were to be the captain, it would indeed be a bit inappropriate!" Han Shuo really didn't know what a mercenary band needed to pay attention to, so he spoke up.
"No problem, you just need to give guidance on the big picture. As the vice captain, I can take care of these small matters for you. Brian, only with you as the captain will Miss Emily and Miss Phoebe spend their energy to help us. I don't have the energy to win them over! "Trunks laughed self-deprecatingly and winked at Han Shuo, speaking meaningfully.
"Eh, if that's the case, then don't decline!" Emily didn't seem embarrassed at all, as if Trunks' words were a matter of course.
Phoebe also nodded with an apathetic expression and said to Han Shuo, "That's right, only with you as the captain will I unconditionally help this mercenary band."
"Alright, men should be more decisive. Hurry up and decide on the name of the mercenary band. Let me register with the mercenary association and officially provide a new home for my brothers!" Trunks looked at Han Shuo and urged.
Han Shuo was actually more aware of the current situation than anyone else. When he saw that everything that needed to be done and said had been settled, he no longer hesitated and readily agreed. "Alright, then let's call it the Soul Destroyer mercenary band!"
"You're such a hypocrite. You've already thought of the name, and you still say you don't want to take this position. You just had to pretend to decline. You're really shameless!" Trunks couldn't help but laugh when he heard Han Shuo quickly announce the name. He couldn't help but curse Han Shuo.
Emily and Phoebe also looked at Han Shuo with astonishment, as if they hadn't expected that Han Shuo would think of a name so quickly. They also knew that Han Shuo indeed had the intention of taking charge of this mercenary band long ago. It seemed that his previous excuses were indeed just polite words.
"He's always been this shameless!" Emily and Phoebe agreed with Trunks' cursing and actually opened their mouths to say the same thing.
When the two girls finished speaking, they discovered that their words were exactly the same as the other person's. This made them feel extremely amused and they couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"Alright, let's call it the Soul Destroyer mercenary band. I'm going to get things done now, you guys can also get busy!" Trunks said.
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