Prehistoric Calendar

Chapter 624, business groups, adventure groups, mercenaries

(PS: Two updates are due, one update is owed, I will make it up tomorrow, and I will have to think about and revise the plot later.)
Hao led the people to walk for nearly twenty days in the hilly area. The hilly area is actually not big, but there are many cliffs, which will delay the time. Fortunately, there is a second-level magician in the team, and there is a battle-type extraordinary, Now Lian Hao is also a superman. Although he doesn't have energy circulation in his body, his physical strength is much higher than that of Anyang. He can jump five or six meters away in a vertical step, and jumping in place is 20 meters With a height of more than [-] meters, you can make big moves on many cliffs, such as connecting two cliffs with vines. If it weren't for this, it would be impossible for everyone to walk out of the hilly area in [-] days.

After walking out of the hilly area, Hao found a road in the distance, which was 50 meters wide and unknown in length, and the ground was flat and firm. This kind, and the surrounding alliances that are friendly to the elves, their external passages, and the passages across the alliance will be created by the elves sending a magician engineering team to create this kind of road. When Hao saw this road, he knew that it was close to the plants. Union borders.

That night, Hao called together all the elves and the non-commissioned officers among the human race, and began to discuss the various situations that would follow.

"From here on, it can be regarded as the border of the Plant Alliance. We may encounter the border guards of the Plant Alliance at any time, and as far as I know, the Plant Alliance is the granary of several nearby alliances, and even the area of ​​​​the elves. Army, we probably will meet various business groups, adventure groups, etc. If we do meet, we must first have a unified understanding, what kind of team are we...?" Hao said first.

The elves and the human non-commissioned officers all looked at each other. Some of them didn't understand Hao's meaning. Among them, the fat bureaucratic elf Nodo asked, "God, what does this mean?"

Hao replied directly: "First of all, we need to confirm the attitude of the plant alliance towards the elves. In the elves' civil strife and coup, whether the surrounding alliances participated and to what extent, and if so, what is their attitude towards ordinary elves?" How, if they did not participate, what is their attitude towards the current elves? These are extremely important reference information. Based on this information, we will decide whether to enter the Plant Alliance, and our attitude after entering, etc., and finally It is easy to obtain these sources of information, in fact, it is outside the border, belonging to the plant alliance's transportation team, merchant group, adventure group, mercenary group, etc. Similarly, if we want to obtain such information, then our identity should be How's it going?"

"First of all, the setting of slave owners is discarded. Although the elves have slavery outside the empire line, from the constitution of the elves themselves, slavery is actually illegal. It is just deep water under the unspoken rules. Don't worry about it, the elves brought a lot of humans to the Plant Alliance to sell slaves, which is not logical in itself, and the remaining options, refugees who escaped from the border war, a group of elves brought a large group of Humans, this is suspicious, especially the direction of the Plant Alliance, which involves everything about our escape from the border area, so this option can also be eliminated."

"Among the remaining options, the business group needs to have goods. Of course, we have enough spirit stones, and we can also come here to buy things, especially if there are magicians in our team. As Ai's private business Group, come here to buy enough magic medicinal materials so that Ai can become a third-level magician. This option is actually quite reasonable. The only unreasonable thing is the means of transportation. As a second-level magician, even if there is no magic flying There are private flying vehicles such as boats, but there should be magic cars, right? This is a loophole, and if you want to choose a magician’s private business group, you need to make up for this loophole.”

Having said that, Hao paused for a moment, then continued after thinking about it: "Then the adventure group and the mercenary group are similar in nature, but there are some differences. As for the adventure group, our current number should be regarded as a medium-to-large adventure group. It is time to take over the task of confiscating a group of monsters in a small area. Judging from the composition of the personnel, they are all trained cannon fodder human beings, a second-level magician, a first-level combat-type superhuman, and a few people with military equipment. Crossbow's elf sharpshooter, apart from the fact that there are more women and children in the team, to be honest, an adventure group of this proportion can already be regarded as an elite adventure group."

All the elves nodded. Compared with the ignorance of human non-commissioned officers, most of these elves are civil servants and the like, and they are people in the system, so why don't they know that the so-called adventure group and mercenary group are realistic? The real two in the novel are absolutely not as described in those novels. What kind of peerless master, what kind of hidden master, what kind of adventures, what kind of strength is stronger than the regular army, this is absolutely impossible, and it is not even possible. Don't think about it.

Whether it is an alliance or an empire, as long as it is a national organization with a system, the strongest will always be the regular legion, the ace legion, as well as the major nobles and private soldiers of the major forces, and only the uninfluential wild way Extraordinary people will choose to join an adventure group, or set up an adventure group by themselves. Of course, the same is true for mercenary groups. There will be high-level professionals, and it is basically impossible to have high-level legal professionals. If there are high-level legal professionals, then this adventure group and mercenary group will definitely be evaluated by the outside world as legendary adventure groups, legendary mercenary groups, etc. .

Transcendents who really have a background, background, and a detailed path to advancement have long enjoyed the offerings of the country and major organizations. Safety, enjoyment, and offerings of various materials are hundreds of times stronger than adventure groups and mercenary groups. up.

So what Hao said, in a team, there is a second-tier mage, a first-tier warrior, several elf crossbowmen, plus hundreds of human cannon fodder, and is evaluated as an elite-level adventure group or mercenary group. In fact, this is the real reality. There may be only a few dozen adventurers or mercenaries in an alliance that can reach this strength.

Hao saw that the elves understood what he just said, and immediately continued: "The nature of the adventure group and the mercenary group is similar, but there is one difference. The adventure group follows the public route and basically only accepts unofficial missions. Go deep into the wild and seldom participate in war-like missions, while the mercenary group follows the official route and spends most of their time dealing with missions involving the government, nobles, big merchants, etc., and will be exposed to many dark side missions, such as hiring Killing, kidnapping, gangsters, etc., will also participate in local wars, etc. In short, one goes to the lower level and the other to the upper level, each has its own advantages and disadvantages."

Many elves discussed with each other, and the fat bureaucratic elf Noldo said: "God, I can see from your words, do you want us to join the Plant Alliance as an adventure group or a mercenary group?"

Hao nodded and said: "I have this idea. At the beginning, after leaving the border, in fact, there were two directions to go to the Plant Alliance at that time. One of them was to take the high-speed straight road. This is actually the best way to go. , but it is not the fastest road, because this road avoids hilly areas, swampy areas, and walks around the border of another alliance. If you use a magic car or a mount, the speed of this road is about Fast, but in the case of simply walking, it is far inferior to the road we have chosen."

"The road I lead you to take is the shortest distance you can choose under safe conditions. Judging from the normal walking speed, we came here about 20 to 20 days in advance. These [-] to [-] days are just washing A buffer time for our suspicion of war refugees, and then we need ten days to integrate into the plant alliance, provided that the plant alliance still maintains a good impression of the elves, or still agrees with their identity as a vassal of the elves."

Only then did everyone realize that after escaping from the border, there were elves who proposed to take the highway, but these proposals were rejected by Hao one by one, and he chose a road over mountains and mountains instead. Yes, and now, Hao finally solved the mystery.

Ai Yi suddenly said at this moment: "If we choose to take the mercenary route, that is, the high-level route you mentioned, will it be more beneficial to our situation in the Plant Alliance? If the Plant Alliance is still a vassal of the elves."

Hao nodded and said: "That's true. After all, as a vassal of the elves, the Plant Alliance is the alliance that the elves treat most kindly. Many races in the Plant Alliance are basically related to the elves. Even if the elves There was a coup in the family, which led to the ancestor of the elves being dragged into the Styx, but the plant alliance's sense of treating the individual elves could not be changed immediately. The elves were still very popular in the plant alliance, so they took the upper-level route. Dissociated in the middle and high levels of the Plant Alliance as mercenaries, our team will quickly accumulate wealth, status, etc., whether it is to obtain information or anything else."

Ai Yi is now very accustomed to Hao's various analysis, and it can even be said that she has a kind of blind confidence in Hao. She immediately asked: "What about the shortcomings?"

Hao didn't stop, and continued: "The disadvantage is that everything about us will be scrutinized by major forces and organizations under a magnifying glass, and then we will have flaws, and we may fall into some crisis, and Entering the Plant Alliance as a mercenary group, we have to do tasks that fit the mercenary group, and I don’t want to do dark tasks.”

Many elves nodded secretly, and Noldo suddenly said: "In this case, let's enter the Plant Alliance as an adventure group. When we go out to the outside world, Miss Aiyi will be the leader and Miss Anyang will be the deputy leader. Some adventure missions will be fine."

Ai Yi looked at Hao again and said, "Then, as Noldo said, we enter the Plant Alliance as an adventure group? Will there be any disadvantages?"

Hao continued: "Yes, the identity of the adventure group can be said to be the best choice at present, but the identity of the adventure group also has its limitations. First of all, as an adventure group, we must accept the plant alliance adventure union. It would be fine at other times, but now is the time when the Ten Thousand Clans War is approaching. At this point in time, the task of the Adventure Union is likely to be fatal, and we cannot refuse it, at least not all of it. Secondly, as an adventure group, The fact that there are human women and children in the team is a big flaw, and it needs to be resolved in the shortest possible time, these are the shortcomings of choosing an adventure group.”

Speaking of this, the elves immediately hesitated again, feeling a little indecisive. At this time, Ai Yi asked Hao again: "Then what do you think? Do you think it is better to be a mercenary group or an adventure group?"

Everyone looked at Hao, and Hao obviously made a decision long ago, he said directly: "The advantages and disadvantages of choosing an adventure group are those we just mentioned, but in addition to these two advantages and disadvantages, in fact, choosing an adventure group also has an advantage. That is freedom. The adventure group itself is not exclusive to any country or any alliance. If we choose an adventure group, even if we have a basic legal identity, as long as we complete some adventure tasks in the adventurer union of the plant alliance, Then we can use the empty door inside the plant alliance to quickly go to other alliances, away from other areas in the border area of ​​the elves. At the same time, the adventure group has another advantage, that is, it is not black and white, and many times it can be a legal adventure The group can also be turned into an illegal bandit in many cases, of course, this refers to what other people think of as an adventure group."

"Miss Ai Yi, you are about to become a high-level magician, and Miss Anyang is also about to become a second-level fighter. Just being a high-level magician and a second-level fighter is enough to make most of us want to embarrass us. In essence, even the local government needs to be careful with an adventure group headed by a Tier [-] magician. The Adventurer’s Union would never dare to issue trapping tasks to such a person. If a third-level magician hides to plan and plan, it will even be enough to threaten the legendary-level superhumans of the battle system, so the adventure group with high-level magicians will be dubbed legendary."

Speaking of this, Hao looked at the rest of humanity and said: "So we entered the Plant Alliance as an adventure group, and there are two first tasks after entering, the first is to find a temporary residence, and the second is to find a temporary residence in the shortest time. Let Miss Ai become a high-level magician, and then..."

Then what, Hao didn't say anything, he has too many things on his mind, everyone can see this, but as a wise man, it is strange to have no things on his mind, so the elves didn't ask any more questions, but After confirming this point, both the elves and the human sergeants began to practice some matters about the adventure group, such as calling each other, identities to each other, and the status of each other when they get along with each other.

Ai Yi is the leader of the adventure group, Anyang is the deputy head, Nuo Duo is the external manager of the adventure group, Gray is the property accountant of the adventure group, Ai Rui...

The elves all share the main duties of the adventure group, and Hao is only the head of the human cannon fodder group, and other humans do not have any positions. Of course, these are the job titles when they are external. Still the core leader who controls everyone.

In addition to these, Hao also camouflaged the human leather armor and weapons, made the leather armor old, and put some rust on the spears, so that the entire human team looked a bit downcast, and the weapons were even more dilapidated. A kind of cannon fodder that exists purely for life-saving. At the same time, the elves are all holding crossbows. Ai even pinned his magician badge on his chest. Anyang's weapon has been polished, at least it seems Much brighter.

In addition to these, Hao also used some minerals and plants in the wild to color the human race, making them look black and yellow, thin, and malnourished from the naked eye, while the elves looked like All of them are in good spirits, and all of them look proud.

Although it was only a small change in details, after Hao's fake makeup, the temperament of the whole team immediately changed drastically, and it seemed that it really became the feeling of a wild adventure group, like an elf clansman. On the other hand, human beings are as downcast as most human beings, with dull eyes, black and yellow skin, and thin body, which are purely used as cannon fodder.

After all these were done, the team continued on the road, and from then on, Hao led the team to walk directly on the expressway. After walking like this for only two days, a medium-sized caravan appeared behind everyone. .

This caravan has more than 30 large vehicles, all of which are pulled by terrain beasts. This is a giant herbivore that weighs fifteen tons and can reach a height of six meters. It has great strength and full endurance. For vehicles without magic For the Alliance races of the United States, this land beast is a good draft animal.

The composition of this caravan is complicated, among which Hao saw at least five or six races, fortunately these five or six races are basically vassals of the elves, among them are several races of the Plant Alliance, and some of them are wearing armor The guards should be the Eagles, one of the main races of the Tengkong Alliance,

Seeing the appearance of this merchant group, all the human clansmen in the team subconsciously raised their weapons. Hao immediately appeased these clansmen, and then winked at Nuo Duo.

Noldo was a bit fat, and when he smiled, he looked very friendly. He was originally a civil servant in the Elf Empire, and he was a civil servant in the Supreme Council. At this time, he slightly nodded at Hao, and took the lead from the Walked out of the team and waved at the business group approaching from a distance.

(Now is my time to show.)
(End of this chapter)