In Sai Na Province, it was one of the fifty-six provinces. Among all the provinces, it was neither the biggest nor the smallest, and it was also neither the wealthiest nor the poorest, but this province was definitely the province with the most famous Burton Empire.
The Dark Magic Forest was the domain of the Magic Beasts, as well as the paradise for adventurers and mercenary groups. It was because of the gathering of mercenaries and adventurers that the capital of the Sai Na Province, Yellow Moon City, had become extremely lively. Inside the city, the Mercenary Guild, Mage Guild, Knight Guild, and many other organizations were present.
On the main road of Yellow Moon City that was not far away from the Mayor Palace, there was a huge hotel. The hotel looked like a huge tree, and was built as sturdy as a small castle.
The Green Tree House Hotel was equally famous. Of course, the reason it was so famous was not because of how good the wine was, but because this hotel was unique to the world; it was the office of a branch of the Mercenary Guild, Yellow Moon City, as well as the location of the Assassin Guild. At the same time, it was also the encampment of the Knight Guild, Thief Guild, Bard Poet Guild, and other top guilds.
In this world, there are two types of combat professions: Mage Raiders, and the Mage is divided into seven categories: Earth, Fire, Light, Darkness, Water, Wind and Space. Warriors were divided into seven categories, namely Knights, Swordsman s, Assassins, Thieves, Archers, Hunters, and Bards. These seven professions all had different levels and side branches, for example, Knights were Spear Knights, Long Blade Knights, and Big Sword Knights.
At noon, the Green Tree Restaurant was the loneliest time of the day, and even at the meal time, there were only a few people in the hotel. This was because the people who came here were mercenaries and adventurers who were used to coming back in the morning to take missions, so no one was here in the afternoon. The difference between mercenaries and adventurers was that one had a fixed organization and the other had none.
After a long yawn, Old Thomas was bored as he sat at the counter looking at the few customers sitting in various corners of the Golden Hall. Thomas was an experienced mercenary, and servants had the strength of the Great Swordsman. When he was young, he was also glorious, but he was already old.
While he was bored out of his mind, the door of the hotel was suddenly pushed open. A youth in a white robe walked in with a child in a purple and black outfit.
Thomas pushed his crystal glasses up his nose and sized the two of them up. The youth in white was also around 14 or 15 years old, and his long, sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes could be considered outstanding. However, he exuded an aloof aloofness, making people feel that he was not easy to approach.
The child dressed in purple beside him was eight or nine years old. He wore a purple robe, and around his neck hung a purple gold collar, and around his hands and feet was a purple gold bracelet and anklet. He was chubby and very pleasing to the eye, but from the cold glint in his eyes, one could tell that this little guy wasn't a kind-hearted person.
While Thomas was sizing up the two of them, the two of them had a look at the place as well, and then the young man in white came straight at Thomas. Thomas was quick to greet him with a smile. "Oh, young man, hello! This is the Mercenary Guild office. My name is Thomas Moore, do you know what I can do for you? "
"I want to be a mercenary." The youth nodded to Thomas and said lightly.
Thomas leaned over the boy with a look of admiration and said, "Haha, young man, you are ambitious! "Being a mercenary is not a bad idea. It means that you can train your abilities and even get a commission. This is the world's most worthwhile trade." Thomas then took out a form and said, "Come, young sir. After filling out this form, you will be a glorious mercenary. Of course, first you have to pay the 3 gold coins as the service fee.
With a light flick of his hand, three gold coins landed on the table and spun around. Seeing this, Old Thomas's eyes lit up and he could not help but take two more glances at the young man. The young man's experienced movements were shocking to Thomas.
Judging from the young man's attire and temperament, Thomas treated him like a young man from a wealthy family who had yet to experience the world, and there was even the possibility that he was a noble young master who lived like a prince. In the past, he had received many of these people, and there were many noble young masters and young ladies in Yellow Moon City who would register as a mercenary just to find excitement. But after the boy showed his small hand, Thomas overturned his judgment.
Looking at the form on the table, it was very simple. Only the name, gender, profession, mercenary rank and the body of the mercenary group were there. Naturally, the body of the mercenary group was at the elementary level, this was already filled out long ago and the rest were all empty.
Thomas explained, "Oh, this profession does not refer to the job you are in, but rather to any professional skills you have, such as Swordsman, Assassin, Mage, Huntress, etc. Of course, this profession is not as simple as you say.
The youth's brows twitched as he asked, "Do I have to fill in this?"
"Of course!" Thomas replied solemnly.
After hearing what he said, the youth hesitated. Thomas looked at the clean robe on the youth's chest and said with a smile, "Young man, I presume you are worrying about not having a job certificate? This is very simple, you see, right? This is the offices of the various Guilds, if your Spirit Qi is good enough and your fighting skills are strong enough, you can go to the Swordsman Guild to get an appraisal, and if your archery skills are good enough, you can go to the Hunter Guild to get your certification, or if you have any other specialties, you can go to the corresponding Guilds to get their certification … "
Thomas then pointed to the Mage's Guild at the corner of the hall and said, "Of course, if your talent is good enough, you can go to the Mage's Guild here to get an approval and become a noble Mage."
"Mage?" When the young man heard this, he was slightly stunned and mumbled something. Then he raised his head and said to Thomas, "Wait a moment." After saying that, he actually turned around and headed towards the Mage's Guild's office.
The majority of the magic used by the Mage in this world relied on their mental strength to communicate with the gods and the gods of the God Realm, who had long ascended to their level. This was why the spiritual force, communication with the gods and resonance with their souls were two essential requirements for one to become a Mage, but most people's mental strength was not strong enough, or their mental strength was not strong enough to resonate with the gods of the Heaven Realm, so they could hear their own prayers and borrow the power of gods.
It was also because of the rarity that the status of Mage was even higher than that of the nobles. It was also because of this, that the majority of Mage was taught by the Mage Guilds and the teachers in the academies, and there were very few people that could comprehend magic, and Thomas had never seen or heard of someone who could pass the test without even recommending one. Who would have thought that this youth would actually run off to obtain the Mage's certification?
What happened next almost made Thomas' jaw drop to the ground. Not long later, he saw the white-clothed youth casually walking out of the Mage Association's office. At this moment, there was a shining Mage badge pinned to his chest!
After filling out the form, the young man coughed and woke Thomas, who was staring at him in shock. "The form has been filled in. What should I do next?"
In a fluster, he handed over a Primary Mercenary Medal and a mercenary manual to the young man. Thomas looked at him as if he were looking at a monster. At this time, the purple robed child looked at the youth with interest at the glittering badge on his chest and shouted: "Big Brother, I also want to become a mercenary!"
The youth said indifferently, "Alright, then what profession do you like to take in order to take the exam? I'll help you fill out a form."
The purple clothed young man nodded excitedly and rushed into the Swordsman Guild beside him. Not long after, there was a loud sound and the entire hall shook intensely. The white clothed young man who was filling out the form shouted: "This is bad!"
Just as he finished speaking, the purple-clothed youth laughed loudly and shouted, "Big Brother, I've also received a shining medal, and this medal is much brighter and rounder than yours."
The youth in white glanced at the medal in his hand before quickly putting it away. He grabbed the mercenary medal from Thomas. Under Thomas' confused gaze, he pulled the purple-clothed youth and ran out of the Mercenary Guild like the wind.
Just as the two of them left, a sharp scream rang out. "Ah! Genius! A genius! "Genius, where are you?!" Following the shout, a man covered in dust ran out from the Swordsman Guild and started searching for something in the hall.
This man, Thomas, recognized him. He was Swordsman Guild's Receptionist in Yellow Moon City, Beldre. He was usually calm and capable, and had never seen anything like this before. Thomas thought to himself, what kind of medicine did this guy take wrong today? Was it related to that kid?
As he lowered his head to look at the form on the table, he noticed that the form the white-clothed youth helped the violet-clothed youth fill out later was already gone. Not only the form he'd filled out later was gone, but even the form he'd filled out at the beginning was gone as well. This time, Thomas was extremely puzzled. He did not understand how the youngster who had received the mercenary's résumé could have taken it.
Very quickly, a piece of news spread throughout the mercenary world of Yellow Moon City as fast as possible, "Two talented youths have come out of Yellow Moon City. One of them is a trainee Mage of unknown origins, and the other one is even more powerful.
Afterwards, the news of this spread far and wide through Yellow Moon City's Mercenary Guild, and the large amount of people that were sent to investigate the whereabouts of these two people were all trying to gather them into their own Mercenary Group.
At the same time, the people in charge of the Yellow Moon City's Swordsman Guild, Mage Guild and Mercenary Guild had also called the receptionist to ask about the details of the situation.
Yellow Moon City's Mage Tower, the lean Archmage Hailin was currently listening to the Intermediate Mage Li Wei Si's report, "That youth is not that eye-catching, but he has a proud and aloof temperament about him. After I asked his teacher, he actually replied that there was no recommendation from my teacher. In the end, I still followed the requirements and first tested his magic, and then got him to release a spell that he was good at, and everything was done according to the proper procedures. The result of the test was that his control over magic was very strong, and he was at least at Mage level or higher.
Hearing that, Archmage Hailin touched the storage ring on his finger and asked, "What is the name of the young man, what type of magic does he have? What about his curriculum vitae? "
As for his resume, I was about to report it to you. Our office at the Green Tree House was stolen, and that damned thief didn't steal anything else but those resume books, including the boy's. "
Archmage Hailin was shocked when he heard this. "What!? A Thief had actually dared to steal from the Mage! Li Wei Si's lower Mr. Mage, please go to the Thief Guild and negotiate with them to find this despicable thief! "
"Yes." Li Wei Si nodded his head and replied. Archmage Hailin instructed again, "You should check the background of that young man and also check which of the masters in earth magic has a young man like him."
Golden Swordsman Luowen, the person in charge of Yellow Moon City, scolded Bei Rudi angrily, "Idiot! He actually could only watch as such a talent slipped away from his grasp! "Tell me the details of the situation!" He carefully recounted what had happened.
A young man in purple ran in. He looked at the young man and thought that this might be a child from someone else's family who had come to play, so he didn't say anything. The violet-clothed youth looked at the chain of medals hanging on the wall and pointed at one of them. He said, "I want that biggest and brightest medallion. Quickly, give it to me!"
He looked at the young man in surprise and felt displeased at his commanding tone. He looked up at the medal he was pointing at and glanced at it disdainfully. "Ai!" Foolish child, that is not a badge, that is a warrior's medal, it is the proof of being a Golden Swordsman. Only the strongest Golden Swordsman who has passed the examination has the right to wear it, it is not something that a child your age can enjoy.
After hearing that, the violet-clothed youth shouted, "Then how do you want to test me? Quickly tell me, I want to participate in the test. Hurry up, I'm in a hurry!"
According to the rules, those who take the qualification test have to go one level at a time. A person who isn't even a Swordsman is not allowed to take the Golden Swordsman exam. However, right now, Bei Rui felt disdain and was also angry at the kid's rudeness. If you want to take the examination, that's fine. According to the rules, you have to pay 100 gold coins to take part in the Golden Swordsman's examination.
In the Bolton Empire, a jewel coin was equal to ten gold coins, a gold coin was equal to ten silver coins, a silver coin was equal to ten copper coins, and a copper coin was equal to ten steel plates. Normally, a household would only spend one or two gold coins a month, and a hundred gold coins was not a small sum.
Sure enough, after he finished speaking, the child immediately stopped talking. He snorted and said, "You can't take out the money, right? "Alright, alright, stop messing around and get out of here."
It wasn't that he lacked money, he was just calculating whether it would be a waste to exchange 100 shining gold coins for that shining gold plate. Now, after hearing the words from Beryl, he immediately poured out a large pile of gold coins and, under the surprised gaze of the teenager, counted out 100 gold coins and said, "I'll give you the money, immediately give me that plate!"
He did not expect that this child would have so much money on him, but since he had already said so much, and had already paid up, he could not ignore the fact that he had already done so. However, he secretly rejoiced in his heart, as he had made a small fortune this time, he did not believe that a ten-year old child could pass the examination for the Golden Swordsman. The Golden Swordsman was not like the cabbages on the free market, it was only second to the Sword Saint, and according to the records, the youngest Golden Swordsman was the Patriarch of Ji Hanfeng, who had passed the examination five hundred years ago.
He was just playing around with the idea of making fun of the kid. He put away the gold coin and humphed, "Fine, come with me." The Golden Swordsman could be said to be the highest level of the Swordsman. As for the Sword Saint and Sword God above, those were not levels that ordinary people could reach, nor were they the ones that could be assessed by the Swordsman Guild.
Pointing to a giant crystal tester and an extremely hard metal rock at his side, Beelzebub used his eyelids to pinch the teenager in purple and said, "As long as you can circulate your Dou Qi to activate the tester and then use your sword to slash open that metal rock, you have passed the test of the Golden Swordsman."
He didn't see the radiance unique to the purple-clothed youth when he released his battle qi. With a loud roar, the tester exploded with a loud bang, and then the teenager swung his fist and hit the long diamond. There was another loud bang, and not only was the diamond turned into powder, even the granite floor was smashed by him into a deep crater.
When he woke up, the teenager in purple had already disappeared, along with the gold medal from the Swordsman hanging on the wall.