As the saying goes, 'When there is a high reward, there will always be brave men'. The Dole family had offered a high price of 10,000 gold coins per person when they were recruiting. More or less, they managed to recruit some brave men who were not afraid of death. They were kept in a manor in the city and were provided with good food and drinks.
When the head of the Dole family heard Baiyi's request to have a look at the recruited men, he did not reject him even though he felt that he was being too proactive. Instead, he brought them to the manor. Baiyi took a look at the brave men who were not afraid of death and could not help but shake his head.
Who the hell are these people? What kind of heavily armored warriors are they? Skinny Sorcerers? An elegant archer? What the hell are they? What's the use of these people? There's not even a single Legendary Level among them. There are only two Master Level and the rest are basically Elite Level or even Advanced Level. Baiyi really could not understand why the Dole family would recruit these people. Even if they were in a desperate situation, they would not just turn to any doctor for help!
After looking around, the only people who caught his eye were a Master Level Cleric and three black-haired men who were dressed in hunter attire. The three of them looked similar to each other. They were probably three brothers. God knows how they came to the South from the North.
No matter what, the Dole family was still a rich and powerful family. Now that they were in such a crisis, they could only find so few people to help them. There were even less of them who could be of use. However, such a scene could only be described as desolate. Even if most of the good men had been sent to the Northern Wasteland by Undine, it should not be so desolate. Baiyi also said to the Merchant in the Void, "As a businessman, your descendants really have a bad eye when it comes to investment! Only Undine is slightly better than them. "
"Sigh... Maybe they only remember to make money?" The Merchant could only sigh helplessly as he looked at the group of good-for-nothing descendants.
In fact, when Baiyi first came into contact with the Dole family, the seemingly smart 50 gold coins that he had given them had already predicted that this day would come.
In such a situation, Baiyi did not intend to waste too much time talking to the Dole family. Pressing both of his hands on the shoulders of the head of the Dole family, he asked him earnestly, "Do you really intend to save Undine?"
"This … Of course I want to save Undine! She's the only treasure of our family. I shouldn't have let her go … "The Patriarch did not quite understand Baiyi's thoughts, but he still replied in a serious tone. There was not a hint of falsehood in his tone.
"If you really want to save her, then listen to me. I'll go rescue her, and you'll have to provide me with the necessary manpower and help," Baiyi said, his tone firm.
"This … This …" The Dole family head was at a loss for words. He did not understand why Baiyi was being so forceful. Still, he tactfully said, "Of course, I believe in your strength, Master Hope. But this is our family's business, after all. I would like to be the one making the decision …"
"You call the shots?" Baiyi was amused, "By the time you gather a bunch of rabble here and rush over, I'm afraid that Undine would have already been toyed with by those barbarians. Now is not the time to waste. Also, I have to remind you that I don't actually want to go that far away to save her. It's just that my student, Tisdale, insisted on going there to save her. Because of their deep sisterly bond, I was forced to follow her. Do you understand now?"
Upon hearing Baiyi's words, the head of the Dole family quickly turned around and shot a grateful look at Tisdale who was waiting in the carriage. However, just as he was about to say something, a rough voice interrupted him from the side, "Who the f * ck did you just call a bunch of rabble? Who the f * ck did you just say? Do you believe that I won't smash this broken armor of yours into a pile of scrap metal? "
It turned out that the guy who was dressed like a warrior had overheard Baiyi's comment on them.
Baiyi did not reply. Instead, he turned his head and pointed out a finger. Five runes of different colors appeared in the air but all of them flashed in a flash, making it impossible for anyone to see them clearly. All that could be seen was two pools of mud suddenly appearing under the warrior's feet, sinking his feet into the mud. Then, ice arrows, fireballs, and wind blades hit his head from three different angles. Finally, a rock that came out of nowhere fell from the sky and hit his head.
The warrior who had just finished his harsh words was knocked down to the ground without a word. The whole process only took two breaths.
"You're the rabble I'm talking about," Baiyi said disdainfully as he glanced at the warrior.
"How dare you hurt my brother!" The other man, who was dressed like a thief, bellowed in anger. Pulling out two daggers, he turned invisible in an instant and rushed towards Baiyi. However, before he could enter the range of his attack, Baiyi took out a shiny golden staff from his storage pouch and used it to hit the top of the thief's head, causing him to follow in the footsteps of the warrior.
"A bunch of rabble …" Baiyi shook his head and said to the people who were gathering around him, "All of you, come at me together. I'm in a hurry."
Suddenly, three people who did not believe what they were seeing charged at Baiyi. Baiyi waved his Saint Quartz staff in the air, as if he was doing some sort of warm-up exercise. In just two or three moves, he had sent the small fries flying. Then, he used five different spells of different attributes to take down the sorcerer who was trying to ambush him. After that, no one else dared to approach Baiyi.
Baiyi did not pay much attention to the cowards who were cursing and waving their claws at him but were still retreating. Instead, he glanced at the four people whom he had his eyes on. The three Northern brothers did not move forward. Instead, they were huddled together, discussing something in low voices. They looked calm and collected. The priest was busy healing the people who had been bullied by Baiyi. His skills were steady and skillful, and he did not even look at Baiyi.
'Not bad.' Baiyi made up his mind. Turning around, he looked at the dumbfounded Dole family head and asked, "Do you really think that I'll be able to save Undine if I bring these people to the Northern Wasteland?"
Only then did the master of the house manage to regain his senses. The gray Soul Armature in front of him had turned the expert he had hired with a hefty sum of money into a piece of trash in just a few minutes. The difference in strength between the two of them was just too big. How could they have bragged so much earlier?
"I understand," the Dole family head nodded his head. "Then, I'll leave this matter to you, Master Hope. Sigh, I didn't expect this group of people who are good with words to be so weak. Not long ago, they even boasted to me that they could fight against the Divine Warriors of the Barbarians … "
His words made Baiyi feel like laughing. Putting aside the fact that the Divine Warriors were the specialty of the Alpine Barbarians, they had nothing to do with the Steppe Barbarians. Even if these people really fought against the Divine Warriors, the Steppe Barbarians would be able to single-handedly annihilate all of them. After all, the Steppe Barbarians and the Alpine Barbarians often had a civil war. Often, thousands or even tens of thousands of Steppe Barbarians would gang up on a group of Divine Warriors that had less than a hundred people. In the end, the Steppe Barbarians would still be able to kill them all.
After all, the Steppe Barbarians would usually bully the beasts on the grassland but the Alpine Barbarians could talk and laugh with the giant dragons. Undine would rather go to the Steppe Barbarian's territory than provoke the Alpine Barbarians.
So, just because they were both from the Steppe Barbarian tribe did not mean that they were the same. The two tribes could be said to be completely different species.
"Then, may I know what kind of manpower Master Hope needs?" The head of the Dole family asked respectfully. After witnessing Master Hope's skills, his mentality had changed. This Master Hope was much more powerful than those repulsive people that he had spent a lot of money to recruit. Instead of pinning his hopes on those small fries, he might as well choose to believe in this mysterious Soul Armature. Before this, Undine had a limited contact with him and she had a very high evaluation of him. He was trustworthy and trustworthy. After all, there was no better way, right?
That was the helplessness of the merchant families. They could not produce any strong people in their own family. Usually, they would spend a lot of effort and a lot of money to befriend those people but at such a critical moment, they would choose to remain silent. They were all very shrewd people. They knew that if the Dole family failed this time, they would soon fall into decline. It was time for them to find a new friend. This kind of friendship that was formed through the exchange of benefits was very fragile.
In this world, money did not mean that you could do whatever you wanted.
On the other hand, people like Tisdale, who could only see true love in times of crisis … Thinking of this, the head of the Dole family was touched. In fact, he was quite dissatisfied with Undine's insistence on helping Tisdale, the daughter of a declining noble family. He did not expect that this kind of emotional investment would actually be repaid by others.
Faced with the Dole family's question, Baiyi thought for a while and answered, "Those three Northerners and that cleric. Other than that, it would be great if there's a Guardian Warrior and a Sorcerer. If there's really none, then it's fine."
"Huh? Just … Just these few people? "Disbelief was written all over the Dole family's face. Isn't this Master Hope a little too confident? He dares to barge into the Northern Wasteland with just these few people?
"That's enough," Baiyi replied. "We're going to rescue someone, not to explore or hunt. We're not going to annihilate the barbarians either. We're going to end the battle quickly. Why would we need so many people?"
Truth be told, if it were not for Tisdale and Mia, who were dragging him down, he would have gone on this trip by himself. Actually, the reason he chose these people had nothing to do with rescuing Undine. They were all people he had hired to protect his two students. The help that he really needed was not in Arfin City but in the Eol Mountains.
After listening to Baiyi's explanation, the head of the Dole family nodded and said, "Coincidentally, we have the Guardian Warrior and Sorcerer that you wanted. The people that you need are all here."
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