In this world, their luck would drop infinitely. Any descender in this world would be unlucky. If they didn't pay attention to a small matter, they would lose their lives.
After this awakening, the ordinary Lin Xiao became a mercenary and joined a mercenary group.
For safety reasons, before his [Respiratory Art] reached the highest level of awakening, Lin Xiao stayed with his teammates.
Fortunately, his aptitude this time was not bad. His cultivation speed was much faster than before. Relying on the [Respiratory Art] strengthened by the fortune energy, his strength was one of the best in the group. He was the backbone of the group.
This time, they received a mission. A small noble hired several mercenary groups of different sizes to cross a wasteland spanning over a thousand kilometers and head to another country on the other side of the wasteland.
There were many large and small alien tribes and ferocious beasts living in the wilderness. This half-orc tribe with more than a thousand people was one of the most powerful alien tribes in the wilderness. Almost all of them came out to besiege and kill, and the battle was quite fierce.
After a wave of javelins rained down, Lin Xiao forcefully pulled out the short javelins from his shield. He crouched and crept to the left, where three green-skinned Half-Orcs were fighting with four mercenaries.
There was no such thing as a fair duel in this kind of battle. He quietly crept over from the back and picked up a javelin on the way and threw it down. The javelin was less than five meters away, which was the maximum killing range of a javelin. The javelin directly pierced through the back of a beastman.
The beastman roared and tilted his body. The warrior on the other side seized the opportunity and chopped down with his sword. A sinister head flew out.
"Good job!"
The warrior gave Lin Xiao a thumbs-up and praised him. He laughed loudly and the two of them killed the remaining two beastmen.
The three of them surrounded the second beastman and killed it on the spot. Just as they were about to kill the last one, Lin Xiao suddenly became vigilant and shouted:
"Find cover!"
He directly threw himself to the ground and grabbed the corpse of the beastman to block his body. In the next second, a series of piercing sounds rang out, followed by one after another miserable screams.
By the time he pushed away the corpse with several javelins stuck in it, the group of people and beastmen from before had all been shot to death.
"F * ck!"
The battlefield was just that cruel. Acquaintances who usually chatted and drank with each other might all die in a battle.
He did not have time to sigh. He quickly picked up a large wooden shield dropped by one of his companions and turned to run. As he ran, he pulled out the javelins on the shield. He circled behind a carriage and quickly observed the battlefield. He found that they were already at a disadvantage.
After all, a tribe with more than a thousand Half-Orcs, even if only half of them were mobilized, there would still be five to six hundred of them. Their mercenary groups and the private soldiers of the nobles only amounted to two to three hundred, not to mention that the average physical fitness of the Half-Orcs was stronger than theirs.
The humans could only rely on their combat techniques and defensive advantages to resist for a while, but in the end, they were unable to resist.
At this moment, Lin Xiao heard a familiar whistle. He turned around and saw that the person blowing the whistle was the mercenary captain. This was the whistle for gathering. He quickly bent over and crept over.
Soon, more than 20 people gathered around the captain. Seeing that there was no one else around, he said directly,
"The situation doesn't look good. I don't think we can hold on any longer. I'm preparing to retreat."
"What about our mission?"
"What mission? Those nobles have already withdrawn with their confidants. The ones who are resisting now are all abandoned."
Lin Xiao raised his head and scanned his surroundings. As expected, he realized that the carriages that the nobles were in were gone.
"Then what's the point of fighting? Let's retreat!"
The group quickly reached an agreement and quickly retreated without caring about the others.
As soon as they left, the other mercenary groups not far away also withdrew one after another. The battle suddenly collapsed, leaving only corpses and carriages on the ground. The remaining Half-Orcs happily dragged the corpses and carriages back.
The group left the battlefield and gathered behind a large patch of weeds. But after resting, the group fell into an argument.
The captain wanted to catch up with the nobles to see if he could do something, but a considerable number of members led by the vice-captain did not want to take the risk. They just wanted to go back directly. The two sides were divided here.
Lin Xiao understood what the captain wanted to do. It was nothing more than coveting the nobles' money. If the remaining guards of the nobles' team were not enough, they would turn against each other in minutes. This kind of thing had happened before.
The end result was naturally a split. The group was divided into two, one following the captain and the other following the vice-captain.
Lin Xiao followed the vice-captain. He had no interest in robbing a noble group. This kind of thing was too risky, and it did not benefit him at all.
He did not need the nobles' most valuable breathing technique, nor did he need gold or silver coins. Why should he risk his life?
Of course, what really made him decide was that the vice-captain was going to take them through the wasteland to the big empire on the other side of the wasteland. It was said that the royal family of the empire was the descendant of an extraordinary totem user. Not only did the royal family have a totem user consultant, there was also a totem user tower in the kingdom. It was said that one could learn the secrets of becoming a totem user from there.
Lin Xiao was quite interested in this. This was also one of the few places in the continent where one could come into contact with totem users.
Yes, thanks to the channels of the mercenaries, and the accumulation of memories from countless reincarnations and awakenings, he had already guessed that the continent he was living in now was just a world where mortals gathered. Although it was huge, it was just a drop in the ocean compared to the whole world. In the depths of the vast ocean, there was an incomparably huge continent. That was where totem users and totem knights gathered.
Compared to a real continent, his current continent, which was comparable to Eurasia, was actually just an inconspicuous island in the vast ocean. Islands with a large number of mortals living on them were everywhere in this world.
From this, it could be inferred that the surface area of this world would be unexpectedly huge.
Without an escort mission, the group of mercenaries traveled very quickly. In only half a month, they had crossed the dangerous wasteland and arrived at a small border town at the edge of the wasteland.
The small town belonged to the Ossa Empire. Because of the constant attacks from ferocious beasts and foreign tribes, the people here were tough. There was always an army stationed here to defend against foreign tribes and protect trade caravans in the wasteland.
The small mercenary group with only eight people followed the gravel path to the town gate. This kind of group was very common here. Looking at their sorry state, it was obvious that they had suffered a loss in the wasteland. The guards even made fun of them, took a few copper coins each and let them into the town without checking at all.
Once the small group entered the town, they went straight to the Mercenary Guild. The Mercenary Guild of the small town was located in the south of the town and occupied a large area. Lin Xiao followed the vice-captain to the entrance of the Mercenary Guild. When he was about to enter, he was suddenly stunned.
There were many small signs with all kinds of strange symbols hanging at the entrance. These were usually used to convey secret signals that they did not want others to know. Those who knew the secret signal would know what was going on when they saw the sign.
Among the dozen signs, one of them attracted his attention. He glanced around and took out the sign. There was an address written in small letters on the back.
"Mercenary Guild Courtyard Seven?"
His eyes flashed. He entered the guild and asked the vice-captain for a leave of absence. He asked the staff for directions and went out.
The so-called Mercenary Guild Courtyard Seven was a property belonging to the Mercenary Guild. It was specially rented out to small and medium-sized mercenary groups that were resident in the area. When he arrived at Courtyard Seven, he saw a familiar emblem at the entrance and knew that it was the right place.
He knocked on the door gently. Soon, the door was opened, revealing a young man. He looked at Lin Xiao with a puzzled look.
He did not say anything. He just took out the sign and handed it over.
"Gaia!"
The man's eyes immediately relaxed and he smiled.
"Newcomer, come in."
His attitude was quite warm, completely different from before.
As he welcomed him in, the man said,
"It's rare to have a newcomer. You can call me Moore. I've been awakened for eight years."
"Rolle. I've been awakened for three years!"
"Smart."
Moore said with praise.
"I just wanted to remind you not to use your real name. Everyone here uses an alias."
As he said that, he entered the courtyard. Moore continued.
"This is just one of our strongholds. It's a place for our brothers from other places to stay. Now, there are only three people here, including me. Including you, there are four. According to the agreement, any awakened comrade who comes here will receive a subsidy and a portion of information about totem users."
"You can choose whether you want it or not. If you want it, you will need to guard this stronghold for one to three years. At least one year. If there are newcomers, you can leave earlier."
Lin Xiao asked curiously.
"Then what's included in the subsidy and information?"
Moore replied straightforwardly.
"The subsidy is a set of excellent weapons and equipment that you can choose. It includes controlled weapons such as crossbows and arrows, and a thousand gold coins. The information is a portion of basic information about totem users, and how to become a totem user apprentice. It includes a few ways to become an apprentice."
"Oh!"
This was quite tempting. It was exactly what he needed.
Lin Xiao only hesitated for a moment before saying.
"I agree."
Moore gave him a thumbs-up and laughed.
"A wise choice. In the future, you will know that this choice is definitely worth it. Since that's the case, I'll bring you to understand the situation here in the next few days. The handover will take place in a few days."
Moore looked a little impatient.
In the next few days, he brought Lin Xiao around the city, explaining the situation of the organization here and the assets they had.
As a public organization founded by a senior a long time ago, after hundreds and thousands of years of development, it had already possessed an extremely large dark force in this world. Even a small city like this was no exception.
Not to mention the fact that it involved a higher level of power, just the organization in the city alone owned half a street and dozens of shops. The rent for every shop was a large sum of money. Other than that, they also had an underground gang and a large mercenary group to serve them. Not to mention the higher level of support.
However, the underground gang and mercenary group were founded by a senior. Now that the senior had passed away, the gang and mercenary group were only in a cooperative relationship. They needed to pay to do anything.
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