"Tang, I'm sorry. I've dragged you into this." Lu Ah was deeply apologetic. He was the one who accepted the devil contract, but the Mage Guild found evidence of Tang Shidao's' collaboration 'and providing research on the devil contract, proving that Tang Shidao was the supporter of this disaster.
A student who helped to summon the devil.
Naturally, he could not stay in the Magic Academy.
"It's okay, Lu. I just wanted to go outside. I don't have the funds and I can't stay in the Magic Academy for long." Tang Shidao shook his head lightly.
He thought: If I didn't leave notes on purpose, they wouldn't be able to find evidence that I helped you.
This incident was a trap.
I can't follow the real history because you failed. I have to help you successfully get the beauty back, or else I won't get the only spell. If we don't go together, it'll be much harder to help you.
"Tang, have you thought about where to go?"
"It's up to you. I've been in the orphanage since I was young. I only know about the outside world from reading books." Tang Shidao did not make the decision.
What a joke.
What if the plot was twisted?
The mages in the past were all elites. There was a high possibility that they thought you were the 'main character'. If they knew but did not succeed, it meant that the mission was not that simple. It was almost certain that if they went to kidnap General Kirana and marry you now, the game would be over. There would be no chance of success.
"White Bone Wilderness, do you dare to go?" Lu Ah gave an unexpected answer.
"This … Are you sure?" Tang Shidao laughed in his heart.
"I have the devil contract. I'm not afraid." Lu Ah's eyes flashed. It was obvious that he already had a plan. It could even be said that he had thought of a way out before he destroyed the Bei family. He did not give up on Kirana. He still had this goal in his life.
"As long as you're confident." Tang Shidao nodded.
He was not surprised by Lu Ah's choice at all.
The White Bone Wilderness was not a city.
It did not even belong to any country. Because this world had a magic spring, there were many species of magical beasts on the ground. Unlike humans, magical beasts had no order and often invaded human society. If a country wanted to be established, it was necessary to get rid of magical beasts. Some magical beasts were too strong or reproduced too quickly. They could only be chased away.
The White Bone Desolate Border was equivalent to the ancient Great Wall. It was not the border of a country, but the dividing line between humans and magical beasts.
The borders of all countries.
Unless it was bordering another country, the border was the Desolate Border of Bones.
White Bones Desolate Border. White Bones Desolate Border referred to the bones that were left on the battlefield without enough time to collect their corpses. 'Bian' refers to the border. 'Desolate' referred to the fact that the border was very 'desolate'. To prevent the invasion of the Magical Beasts, the kingdom's army had burned down the forests at the borders, filled in the rivers, overturned the mountains, and buried the swamps. In short, there must be no place to hide on this border. Even if a mouse came, you would have to see it from a few thousand meters away.
The White Bone Desolate Border was definitely flat, without any cover, able to see everything with a single glance.
Opposite them was the territory of the magical beasts.
It was so dangerous. Other than the army, who else would dare to come?
The answer was … mercenaries!
"Magical beasts are the most valuable things in the world. The more powerful a magical beast is, the more valuable it is. Tang, if we want to get rich, the Desolate Bone Border is the best place for us to go. After being in the Magic Academy for so long and fighting with the Bei family, I found that without the support of money, mages can't cultivate at all. "
"Well, I understand." Tang Shidao nodded.
Going to the Desolate Bone Border was the first choice for the protagonist to counterattack.
There was nothing wrong with it.
"Don't worry, Tang, I'm not without confidence. Let's not talk about the demon's power, just its resources. You may not know, but the Abyss has a lot of iron ore, but the demons don't like it. They prefer red copper or fire crystals. I plan to trade with the demons and use the iron ore to trade for magic materials with the mercenaries. "
"Lü, your profits from this kind of trade won't be very high. It doesn't seem worth it to continue trading with the demons. "
"Tang, you're very smart. It's great to have you help me. Yes, the profits from this are not high. But I have to do this. I need those mercenaries. "
"Why not the army?"
"Because the army has the country behind it. Tang, they won't listen to me. The mercenaries are different. As long as they get used to my goods, they can't do without my help. They have to help me in some things. Once I fall, they won't be able to find a channel like me in a short time. When I accumulate to a certain extent, I can also hire some people to slowly expand. "
Tang Shidao was speechless.
There was nothing wrong with that.
With the demons as a backer, there was no problem in terms of safety. Using goods to tie down customers was the same as "user adhesion" in the modern world. Lü Ah was very talented. He had a goal in life, and his whole person was eager to forge ahead.
There were no accidents.
Tang Shidao and Lü Ah's path to the Desolate Bone Border was slowly and smoothly unfolding as Lü Ah expected.
There were also some small conflicts.
However, mages were still very good at solving problems.
Tang Shidao felt that Lü Ah's success was not only because of his careful planning, his intelligence, and the support of the demons behind him. More importantly, it was his identity: a mage!
In this world, magicians had their own aura of superiority. Even if every mercenary knew that Lü Ah was a "bad guy" who made deals with the demons, they didn't care when they saw the iron ore. Seeking a life in the Desolate Bone Border, was there a difference between a good person and a bad person?
When a magical beast's sharp claws tore open your chest, when a magical beast's teeth bit your bones, would it first ask if you were a good person or a bad person?
No, it wouldn't.
What could protect your life was not your identity as a good person, but your iron ore armor or iron ore shield.
Lü Ah traded in the iron ore from the abyssal demons, and the golden-horned demons also obtained large amounts of magic materials from humans. Both sides benefited, so their cooperation naturally became closer. However, Tang Shidao felt that … the plot was too slow.
After two or three months, Lü Ah barely managed to get a foothold.
Seeing Lü Ah working hard to calculate and desperately taking time to practice summoning spells, Tang Shidao secretly apologized. It's not that you're not working hard, it's that I can't follow your real life trajectory. After all, you're the one who failed in real history.
The next day.
Tang Shidao played the role of a bookworm and invited the most famous mercenary group leader in the area.
"Mage Lü Ah, I wonder why you've invited us here."
"Everyone, my friend Tang has something to discuss with all of you. I'm sorry to trouble all of you, but I'll treat you to the Red Moon Tavern later. "Although Lü Ah was a mage, he had lowered himself to be a slick businessman.
"Mm, alright, I'll give you face. Tang, right? Hurry up and say what you have to say. "Everyone said impatiently.
Tang Shidao didn't mind.
After all, he felt that these people were just a bunch of data.
He flipped open the book.
Tang Shidao slowly read, "Wild Wolf Mercenary Group, established 16 years ago, 284 missions, 605 casualties, an average of two deaths per mission."
"What do you mean?" A tall and muscular man in a wolf helmet stood up, his broadsword already unsheathed.
Tang Shidao continued, "Battle Bull Mercenary Group, established 23 years ago, only does large-scale missions, 422 deaths per mission, an average of five deaths per mission."
"…" The muscular man in the bull helmet didn't speak, only touching his sword.
"Blood Tiger Mercenary Group, established 5 years ago, 52 missions, 374 deaths per mission, an average of seven deaths per mission."
"…" A one-eyed man clenched his fists.
"Iron Thorn Mercenary Group, established 64 years ago, the oldest mercenary group in the mainland …"
"An average of three deaths per mission. I've calculated it, kid, what are you trying to say? "An old mercenary with a white beard said hatefully.
Tang Shidao ignored him.
Slowly.
He read the data of all the mercenary groups one by one, completely ignoring everyone's anger, and finally said, "These are the casualties of the local mercenary groups, recorded until yesterday. I believe that most of you know what happened, but there's another set of numbers that you didn't pay attention to. "
Everyone listened quietly.
If this kid didn't say anything serious, even if he was Lü Ah's friend, he would still beat him up.
Tang Shidao flipped through the book again, "I've calculated your records, and found an interesting set of numbers. If a 'scout' of the mercenary group came back alive, the casualties of the mercenary group would only be an average of 30%. On the contrary, if a scout died, the casualties of the mercenary group would be several times higher. "
"Do you think this is our first day as a mercenary? Who doesn't know the importance of a scout?" Some of the leaders shouted angrily.
"What's more interesting is that the ratio of dead mercenaries is … mages 6%, with the lowest death rate. Then it's magic snipers 23%, shield guards 31%, assassins 37%, close combat warriors 48%, and the highest is the scouts, with a ratio of 87%. "
"…" All the leaders were silent.
Normal missions required them to pass through the White Bone Wilderness and enter the territory of the magic beasts, so the scouts were the most important 'eyes'.
Therefore, the scouts were the most dangerous.
The scouts walking at the front were already giving them face by surviving five rounds.
"Kid, you didn't ask us to come here to mock us on purpose, right?" The most experienced mercenary group leader of the Iron Thorn Mercenary Group said coldly, the steel sword in his hand half drawn.
"Of course not, I'm not that free." Tang Shidao took out a glass bottle with a red poisonous bee inside, "This is one of the creatures in the abyss, called the blood-sucking poisonous bee. There are many of these things in the abyss, and they are very annoying. The worst thing is that they have no fighting or medicinal value. "
All the mercenaries listened quietly, they knew that this was just the beginning.
"Other than being harmful and useless, the blood-sucking poisonous bee's poison is also very annoying. According to experiments, people who have their blood sucked by the blood-sucking poisonous bee many times will be seriously poisoned, their limbs will go soft, their whole body will be weak, and their eyes will also have hallucinations. " Tang Shidao took out a map of the surrounding area, then beckoned three thin children to come in and said, "They are all my test subjects, children who have been feeding the poisonous bees."
Some of the mercenaries couldn't bear it, but some didn't care.
Tang Shidao continued to explain, "No matter what you think, it doesn't matter. Frankly speaking, I just want to help these children. There are too many mercenaries in the White Bone Wilderness, and too many women in the flesh business. Dozens of children here starve to death in a month. So … … just now, I said that the poisoned will have hallucinations, then you will be the first. Tell me, what did you see? "
He gestured to the first child.
The child was timid and didn't dare to go forward. Tang Shidao took out a piece of bread, and he immediately rushed forward to take it and stuffed it into his clothes, saying softly, "I saw a pack of wolves, a pack of wolves with horns. There was also a pack of wild dogs, wild dogs with many thorns on their backs. Also … … there was a lot of forest around, white trees that looked a little like metal. "
The mercenary commanders were stunned when they heard this.
Tang Shidao pointed at the map, "I said it was the Silver Pine Forest, no one has any objections, right? Okay, tell me again, how many horned wolves were there? "
"About … … about 40 to 60, I didn't see too clearly."
"Hmm, what about you, what did you see?" Tang Shidao asked another person.
"I saw a large pack of blue deer, a total of 156. They were very quiet, I counted four times, it can't be wrong. There were also six large black snakes in the grass nearby, they had white spots, they were very, very big, even bigger than my body. "The second little girl was much calmer.
Tang Shidao pointed at a spot on the map, and the mercenaries nodded in unison, their eyes filled with fanaticism.
What the third child said was no longer important.
This was the result!
The Vampiric Poisonous Bee could suck blood, poison, and cause people to hallucinate … … but this hallucination was the Vampiric Poisonous Bee's own vision.
This was a Sentinel!
The mercenaries understood why Tang could help the children here.
The Vampiric Poisonous Bee was very harmful, the poisoned person's limbs would go soft and their whole body would be weak, the mercenaries would definitely not help. In contrast, it was much easier to 'feed' the Vampiric Poisonous Bee with these children, they just needed to be fed a full meal. Even if their blood was sucked, some good meat and vegetables would make up for it.
"Are they agile?" The mercenary commanders asked anxiously.
"They can fly, at least ten times better than a human Sentinel. And there are so many of them, even if eight or ten of them die, it won't be a pity. Commanders, do the math yourselves, how many orphans can be raised with the money to raise a Sentinel? "Tang Shidao said lightly.
"How do we control them?"
"Use the scent of the Queen Bee. Just hire a few mages, and you can easily build a huge Sentinel Legion. "
"Thank you, Tang, these things are the best weapons for us."
"I'm just doing business."
With a few simple words, a big business deal was completed. Lu Ah was very shocked, but at the same time felt that it was normal. After all, a mercenary group could not be compared to an army, they could not afford to raise Thunderbirds or Wind Eagles. The Vampiric Poisonous Bee, orphans, these two were originally the most inconspicuous and useless things, but they had now become the most important intelligence agents of a mercenary group.
He thought about it deeply.
Perhaps there was no useless thing in the world, only people who did not know how to use it.
Lu Ah was very glad.
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