"Dragons Mercenary Group? It's actually real? "
After some careful investigation, Rorschach discovered that this wasn't a joke at all. This place really did provide dragon-type mercenary group services.
"Red Dragon Somen, 76 years old, Juvenile Dragon, 7.2 meters long (including tail), no magic armor or cannon equipment. Hiring requirements: Provide a special magic armor within 10 years, food and lodging included."
"Black Dragon Coco (pseudonym), 117 years old, Juvenile Dragon, 11.2 meters long, two pieces of magic equipment, and a level 3 warlock spellcasting ability. Hiring requirements: Provide enough gems and gold to build a nest, or magical items of equivalent value, within 30 years. "
"Underworld Dragon Whelp Ann, 27 years old, Juvenile Dragon, 3.1 meters long, no equipment. Hiring requirements: Let me eat my fill. "
No matter which world it was, a gigantic dragon would always be at the peak of the natural world. Even an adult dragon would have the combat strength of level 5 or higher, and they were also gigantic war beasts with the ability to fly.
In the new generation of Eich, the dragons' status had decreased slightly with the appearance of magic armors and floating airships. But on the other hand, comparing the dragons to such war machines rather than seeing them as an intelligent species explained many things.
And with the advancement of magical engineering, it became normal to equip Dragons with special magic armor. However, that would only be at the level of war machines, no matter if it was in terms of investment or combat strength.
And the price of a special magic armor for Dragons … probably wouldn't be able to afford it even if you sold all your dragons. Even the previous Auland Empire only had a limited number of dragon knight squadrons.
From a certain standpoint, the birth of special magic armor for Dragons actually weakened the advantage that Dragons had in the Aishi world due to their powerful natural talents.
And the relatively peaceful Aishi world made red and black Dragons, as well as other greedy and warlike colored dragons, dissatisfied with such a life … Even if they went out adventuring as mercenaries, in this generation's Aishi world, it was possible for them to be surrounded by airships and directly become cannon fodder.
Powerful natural talents and the might of their gigantic bodies actually weren't very popular among mercenaries. The moment they appeared, they would be surrounded and attacked by powerful forces that exceeded their treatment.
And if they were to leave Aishi, their opponent wouldn't be the floating battleship, but the space battleship Yamato.
Perhaps it was only in the small skirmishes between small countries in remote areas that these young dragons and dragon whelps could be of use. Naturally, they would only be able to reap a small profit in such a small situation.
Therefore, it was natural that these giants would appear among the stowaways.
Due to the Dragons' innate toughness and the uniqueness of their dragon souls, as well as the fact that the residents of the lower planes attached great importance to such "precious goods," the success rate of the Dragons smuggling into the lower planes was an astonishing 90%.
Rorschach casually flipped through the book. There were quite a few Dragons for Mercenaries, which took up more than two pages. Other than the rare Abyss Dragon, the rest were mostly Blue Dragons, Red Dragons, and Black Dragons.
Rorschach was even more surprised. They didn't even want to give me a list of excellent employees, but they actually gave me a chance to hire the Dragons?
If I didn't understand, I would ask. The salesperson didn't try to hide anything, nor was it possible to hide anything. From a certain standpoint, the Dragons for Mercenaries on this list really weren't all that great.
The Dragons for Mercenaries on these two pages were all young Dragons who were no more than 200 years old. They were either dragon whelps or young Dragons. At this age, Dragons relied on the heavens to survive in battle.
Being around seven meters long might sound intimidating, but if you stood up straight and cut off your tail, you would only be around four meters tall, which was only slightly larger than standard magic armor.
Their supernatural abilities such as magic were limited, and their melee combat abilities were mediocre. The reason why the Aishi were still able to dominate the Aishi was because their main combat style was aerial combat, which was a species' advantage. Their dragon breaths and dragon claws that descended from the sky were incredibly deadly. Dragon whelps' small size gave them even greater mobility than adult dragons, allowing them to fight and run at will … However, Ansorenne had magic mist, which was capable of obscuring his vision.
They could only fight in the air, and they would become "blind" in the sky. That would be quite embarrassing.
Adult and Ancient Dragons would use supernatural abilities such as magic to fly, and specialized magic armor would effectively reduce these negative effects. These dragon whelps and young dragons would never be able to fly.
Of course, their advantage was their natural talents as Dragons. They were incredibly strong even without doing anything. Even if they didn't have specialized magic armor, they would still be incredibly powerful melee fighters when they reached adulthood. They could also learn magic and become a combat job class … Of course, the prerequisite was that they would have to wait until they reached adulthood.
It would take several decades for them to become combat strength … For the New God Church, where time was life and resources were more valuable than gold, this would be far too extravagant.
And so, it was quite normal that adult and Ancient Dragons would be hired, while Rorschach would only be able to find these "losers".
"… If you're interested in them, all you need to do is satisfy their requests. We can even waive their fees."
Rorschach was even more astonished. This was truly an incredible burden. Even the devils, who usually only took advantage of others, were willing to waive their fees.
"You don't know how frightening their food expenses are."
So that was the case. However, Rorschach instantly thought of something else.
"Then, we'll just write off their previous food expenses just like that?"
The devil paused in surprise for a moment before chuckling.
"Of course it'll be paid for by you, the employer. We'll add it to your credit limit. "
Alright then, Rorschach finally understood. If he hadn't asked, perhaps he wouldn't have known about this mysterious debt. Or perhaps he wouldn't have discovered that he had overspent after signing the contract. It was truly impossible to be careless when dealing with devils.
Since Rorschach had already seen through him, the devil smiled and accepted the employment manual. He lightly touched the manual and saw some new patterns appear on it.
"… Red Dragon Somer owes food expenses of 30,000 False God Tributes."
"… Black Dragon Coco owes food expenses of 60,000 False God Tributes."
"… Underworld Young Dragon Life owes food expenses of 12,000 False God Tributes."
Rorschach silently nodded. It would seem that this "food expenses" was the devil's true commission.
Perhaps this really was food expenses. From the devils' point of view, adult dragons would definitely earn a large sum if there were people fighting over them. Substandard Young Dragons and Young Dragons would be profitable as long as they didn't lose money.
As for the "False God Tributes" mentioned, that was the publicly recognized God Tributes system. However, devils and other residents of the lower planes had their own financial systems and currency units. Since there were transactions, the two financial systems would naturally be exchanged.
Since the Gods' financial systems needed to be differentiated from each other, the residents of the lower planes naturally added the word "False God Tributes" to the False God Tributes.
To be honest, even the salesperson knew that Rorschach truly wanted to purchase these dragons.
Whether or not they would be useful would depend on where they were used. Young Dragons and Young Dragons were indeed quite useless to other churches. However, Rorschach felt that these dragons would be quite suitable for his group.
The devils probably realized this as well, which was why they took the initiative to bring out a list of dragons to promote these unprofitable products.
This was mainly because it was possible to fly in Vila Nova Dônia, and the surrounding wastelands had a fog-free zone for half a year. Considering the possibility of a defensive war, highly mobile flying units were absolutely necessary.
The Game Church was currently in dire need of air power. Even in a magical fog-free zone, with Rorschach as a navigator, the Young Dragons could at least be used as a long-distance flying unit … This would also be quite helpful for Rorschach who needed to travel between Mount Sainte and Cape Town.
And before the mobile fleet was formed, with Rorschach around, these Young Dragons would also be able to perform some aerial combat. Perhaps they could even train a famous dragon knight squadron.
Thinking of this, Rorschach really wanted to purchase these dragons.
[Take them. We can afford them. They'll be very useful.]
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