I really can't control myself

"How's it going? Captain. Have you succeeded?" In the temporary headquarters of the newly established Gray Pigeon Mercenary Group, several members of the mercenary group saw the returning leader Vera Wade and immediately gathered around to ask anxiously.

The Gray Pigeon Mercenary Group was established just a few days ago. Yes, it is a new mercenary group that was just formed after breaking away from the previous mercenary group. Vice leader Vera Wade led a group of key members to leave directly and established a new mercenary group.

The mercenary group had just been established and naturally encountered many problems, not to mention that they had to face the suppression of the old mercenary group.

Yes, in the original mercenary group, the breakup between the leader and the deputy leader was not considered peaceful, or in other words, the two parties were relatively restrained even if they did not fight directly. The original group leader was naturally very dissatisfied with Villaverde's behavior, and made rumors that they would not be able to survive.

The newly built Gray Pigeon Mercenary Group is naturally eager to gain a foothold. But it's not like they didn't have a plan. Linton announced more than 20 countries in one go. It was obvious that there was a war to be fought. Isn't this an opportunity for them to gain a foothold? As long as they can perform in this war, they will not only get remuneration, but also fame. With these, aren't they stable?

But before that, they have to ensure that they can go to the battlefield, right? What if the Empire doesn't hire them. However, Villaverde naturally has someone to rely on if he dares to make this decision. He has connections. When the empire issued a capture mission before, he relied on this connection to show his face. Now if the empire needs to hire mercenaries for a war, he will definitely be the first to know the news, and You will definitely be chosen first.

And just now, he also received a message from his network, asking him to go over and talk. Villaverde was naturally happy when he heard this and went there. He thought that the empire must be hiring them. However, after talking there, when Villaverde returned to the temporary headquarters, his expression was obviously not that good. Happy.

Naturally, the team members also saw Villaverde's expression. It looked like things were not done? They quickly gathered around him and started asking questions.

"The asking price is too high?" asked a group member. Yes, the relationship network is naturally maintained by interests. They made a lot of money before, and the official above them who helped them make a lot of money also made a lot of money. Could it be that the "agency fee" demanded by the other party this time is very high?

"No..." Villaverde shook his head, "This time the situation is rather strange."

"Strange?" Everyone was stunned, not quite understanding what Villa Wade meant by "strange."

"The higher-ups do recruit some mercenaries to complete tasks, but they are not given tasks to help in combat." Villaverde said.

"Uh...huh?" The team members all said they didn't understand. What does it mean if it's not a combat mission? Now the empire has directly declared more than twenty countries. No matter how many troops the empire has, it will not be enough. It's impossible for this empire to start recruiting troops now. It's too late for you to train.

"The above requires us to act together with the empire's combat troops, but we are not allowed to participate in the battle. We are only allowed to collect supplies in the city under attack..." Villaverde said.

"Uh..." Everyone was stunned. Collecting supplies? That's naturally a nicer way of saying it. If you explain it clearly, isn't it just robbery? They are quite familiar with this job.

But now they understand why this order is strange. They don't need to fight this battle. The job of robbing money is left to them. And...such a good thing?

Before they could figure out the situation, Villaverde continued: "The empire requires that 70% of the supplies seized be handed over, and the remaining 30% will be used as our reward. The empire will not pay us."

"Thirty percent...that's a lot." The surrounding members nodded, and they could easily accept this. It is obviously impossible for the empire not to take a commission. This has always been the rule. Even if the mercenary group helps in the battle, the supplies they grab need to be divided together.

What's more, they don't seem to have to fight this time, they just rob. Although the proportion of being drawn is a bit higher, it feels like they still make a profit.

"This is a good condition." Several members of the regiment thought for a while and said, "Commander, have you agreed? Which army are we with? The third army? The fourth army?"

"...a new army that I have never heard of." At this time, Villaverde said the part that made him worried. Yes, he thought the conditions were good, and he agreed at the time, but when he asked which army they would fight with, the other party told him it was a new army, which suddenly made Villaverde feel at a loss.

In fact, this mission was quite easy to understand originally. Now that the empire has many enemies, the battle plan is probably more urgent. After conquering other cities, I didn't have time to loot or anything like that, so I recruited some mercenary groups to help grab supplies.

Although this seems to look down on the combat effectiveness of their mercenary group, Villaverde is not that angry. But the problem is that the higher-ups are now asking them to follow the new troops. Where does the higher-ups get the confidence from?

Given the current situation, it’s not unexpected that the empire would form a new army, but how do you have the confidence that the newly recruited troops can win? Why don't you let them fight together? No matter what they do, their mercenaries can't be less effective than the recruits who just joined the army.

Although their mission this time did not require fighting, once the empire's troops were defeated, would the enemy still care whether the mercenary group following them participated in the battle? Of course we fought together. And they have no combat mission. Although they can just retreat directly, the problem is that retreat is also dangerous. They may be chased, killed or captured. This mission is not without danger.

So Villaverde is really worried now. He said that the other party requires them to cooperate in combat, and he can accept it a little bit even if it is a new army. After all, they are participating in the battle, so he can also put forward combat opinions, right? But the battle has nothing to do with them. They can only wait for the result. Isn't this risking the safety of their mercenary group on others?

Villaverde explained the current situation to the team members. He had not made a decision yet and was going to ask everyone for their opinions.

"I think that although it is a new army, since the higher-ups are so confident, they may be sure of it. This new army may be a secret force prepared by the empire. It has begun training a long time ago, but it has never been exposed. Otherwise, would His Majesty the Emperor be so proactive in declaring war on more than 20 countries in one go?" one of the group members said.

"Yes, I heard that His Majesty the Emperor is quite powerful. He must not be dumber than me. I know that I don't want to cause trouble if I am not prepared." Another member also said.

"I think, why don't we go see what's going on with this new army first? If that doesn't work, can't we just prepare for a retreat early?" At this time, the deputy leader of the new regiment suggested.