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Santa City, Green Plains is a small unremarkable city, as obscure as thousands of other unnamed cities. At the request of the Baroness, who was under their protection, the Swift Wind Mercenaries deviated from their proper path to this small town.

Fortunately, the Baroness and her two companions had not lost any of their fortune, which had not tarnished the reputation of the mercenary group. However, the Baroness was no longer going to be protected by the mercenary group because their strength was no longer sufficient to protect the ten carriages and the three of them. That was why the Baroness had asked them to change their route to Santa City. She wanted to hire a mercenary group to protect herself.

Normal Tan didn't leave. They followed the Baroness to Santa City. This wasn't because they wanted to benefit from the Baroness' glory, but because they wanted to help the Swift Wind Mercenary Group.

The five hundred gold coins that the Baroness had given him weighed heavily on Adam's mind. He had walked halfway from Red Mist City to here, and even though he hadn't completed his mission of protecting the Baroness' group safely arriving at Capital, the Baroness had still signed his name on the mercenary records, changed his destination to Santa City, and paid the remaining five hundred gold coins.

Even though he made the entire sum of money while walking, Adam was not happy at all. With over 30 people dead, even if he lost all 1000 gold coins, it would still not be enough. Even if he used all of his savings to make up for the expenses of his brothers who died in battle, it was still far from enough.

Suddenly Adam felt very tired. He didn't want to be a mercenary anymore, but where else could he go to earn enough money to support the families of his dead brothers? For a moment, Adam felt that the world had become dark and gloomy. He felt that God had abandoned him.

"Regimental Commander Adam, is it convenient for you? Our young master has a treat." A voice whispered in his ear when he was at a loss.

"Oh, so it's Mr. Peaceman, young master Pingfan." "Oh, so it's Mr. Peaceman. Adam regained his senses and greeted Peaceman politely when he saw that he was an ordinary butler.

Peaceman brought Adam to the rented room. Seeing the two of them come in, Mo Long who was blabbering on about normal things stopped talking and nodded to Adam: "Hello, Adam Group. Please take a seat."

Adam thanked him and sat down. "Master Pingfan, what orders do you have for me?"

Ordinary glanced at him and asked, "First of all, have you finished interacting with the Baroness?"

Adam nods his head lightly and sighs inwardly.

"Regimental Commander Adam, what are your plans after this?" Luo Yuan asked.

Sigh, this mission from Red Mist City to Capital has failed. Although the baroness signed for us and paid the balance very kindly, this matter was too sudden. I originally thought that there would be no risks on the road, but I didn't expect that over thirty people would suddenly die. Adam's voice choked and his eyes nearly dropped.

He comforted her softly, "Regimental Commander Adam, don't be too sad. Just like that, you become a mercenary and you will live a life of bloodshed. Life and death are determined by your life and you cannot blame others. "I would like to ask you, do you know if your mercenary company will continue to operate?"

He smiled bitterly and said, "The Swift Wind Mercenary Group still wants to continue. To tell you the truth, young master, we have a tradition of taking care of the families of the brothers that died in battle, and we still have nearly a thousand elders in Red Mist City waiting for us to raise them. If we don't become mercenaries, we don't have the ability to support them, what else can we use to do so?"

"If that's the case, then Regimental Commander Adam, I want to hire your Swift Wind Mercenary Group to guard the ship in Capital. Are you willing to accept this mission?" He spoke with a solemn expression.

Just because he was able to fly in the sky that day and had even easily found his son, it meant that he was extremely strong, and could possibly be a Mage. At the same time, being able to become a mercenary Regimental Commander meant that his intelligence was not low, although he was very loyal, but loyalty did not mean that he was stupid, and he guessed that the person who saved his son should be related to normal people, and it was very likely that it was this Tiger who had such a high level of strength. Why did he hire a crippled mercenary group?

Seeing Adam's blank face, Peaceman lightly touched him and said: "Regimental Commander Adam, our Young Master is asking you a question?"

Adam regained his senses and asked in puzzlement, "Ordinary Young Master, I know your … Why hire us? " When he handed Ann to her, he reminded her not to tell anyone about finding Ann, so Adam's words were a bit vague.

He smiled blandly, "Regimental Commander Adam, you don't need to think too much into it. I don't need too many of you, just four or five people.

Adam said solemnly, "Ordinary Young Master, you have saved my son's life. If you really need our help, we are willing to help you."

Ordinary nodded. "Alright, then that's it. Let's talk about the issue of rewards."

"Master Pingfan, we are already grateful for repaying your kindness, how dare you ask for payment?" Adam said excitedly.

Luo Pingfan shook his head gently: "No! "You can't put it that way. Business is business, and friendship is friendship. How about this, I'll hire a mercenary group for five hundred gold coins, what do you think?"

Adam shook his hands excitedly and said, "This is too much, we have to protect the cars and the people who earn a thousand gold coins, the journey from here to the Capital is only half the original journey, you only need a few people, you only need to pay fifty gold coins."

"Alright, I'll give you fifty gold coins." Then, he said seriously, "But there are some things we have to make clear first. According to the rules of the employment, the employer is responsible for the food and lodging along the way, but I feel that this is too troublesome, so I want to pay all of your room and lodging expenses in one go. You can solve the remaining problems yourself, what do you think?"

Adam nodded and said, "Absolutely. There was actually such an arrangement. We will follow your arrangements." His eyes were sincere, and there wasn't a hint of unhappiness in them.

"Good!" Peaceman, do an estimation of how much we should pay for their meals and lodging, and settle the problem on the way here. " He instructed.

He took out a quill and wrote on it, "This is not a very long road, only a few thousand miles, but my Mrs. Ritzy can't bear going far, so she can only walk thirty miles a day at most, so it will cost a lot more time. In addition, our young master is very well-dressed, so a hundred gold coins for every meal, and my young master has to live in the best hotel, and he also has to find the most beautiful maid to accompany him. In addition, my young master likes to go to and out of the casino and all sorts of dark places, so he has to protect my young master.

Hearing that, he secretly gritted his teeth, thinking to himself, Peaceman, you bastard, these are clearly your hobbies, yet you want to take care of them all to me, just wait and see how I'll take care of you!

Peaceman muttered to himself for a while, and then said seriously: "Young master, I have calculated it, according to the location, the inn, and the dining standards, from here to Capital, you will have to pay a total of fifty thousand gold coins."

"Splash!"

Adam, who couldn't stand the excitement, fell from his chair to the ground. Damn it, from here to the Emperor's gambling house, the cost of lodging for the five mercenaries is only 50,000 gold coins.

He took out a few high-quality magic crystals and handed it over to Adam, "Regimental Commander Adam, I'm really sorry. I don't have that much cash on me, so how about I use these magic crystals to pay for the fifty thousand gold coins in the room and board? As for the employment fees, I can now prepay 25 gold coins, and the remaining 25 gold coins can only be paid after we safely arrive at the empire! "

At this moment, even if Adam was an idiot, he would still understand the meaning behind 'ordinary'. Looking at the few glowing magic crystals, Adam knows that these are definitely not worth fifty thousand gold coins. His expression was extremely agitated, and just as he was about to open his mouth, he said with an indifferent face, "Mr. Adam, we've discussed everything just now. You can't go back on your word!"

After giving a deep bow to Normal, Adam spoke with tears in his eyes, "Ordinary Young Master, I'll go back to Red Mist City and arrange all the families of my brothers before coming to find you. As long as you don't mind Adam being humble and useless, I'm willing to be your loyal …"

"Alright, Mr. Adam. I don't understand what you're talking about. I only know that you and I have a very normal employment deal. It's your business what you want to do, but I don't want anyone to lose their freedom and dignity because of our deal. I don't want anyone to feel guilty. Do you understand what I'm saying?"

Adam was extremely excited and praised, "Young master, you are truly a benevolent and kind person. Your virtues are even more dazzling than the stars in the sky!" After saying that, Adam bowed again and left. When he was about to leave, he quietly wiped his eyes with his sleeve. This loyal man was crying.

A single cent was not enough to make a hero out of a thousand people waiting to eat and drink. If there was no ordinary funding for the money, then those kids in the group would definitely end up dying from starvation. Thus, this man did not reject his ordinary kindness. While helping him, he also did his best to help the Swift Wind Mercenary Group gain face. This kindness was something he had to bear in mind.

The reason why he did this was because he wanted to subdue Adam. Although Mo Long was by his side, this guy was a classic example of someone who couldn't do anything well. When using someone, he could only hope that Mo Wuji would be the one to compensate.

Peaceman was actually a talented person, and he had already tested out this point. However, his talents were all in business and management, so it wasn't a problem for him to be a butler, but it wasn't qualified for him to be the guardian of the courtyard.

This time, they met the Swift Wind Mercenary Group and chatted with them for a few days. After learning all the aspects of the mercenary group from An Ran and finding out whether the news was real or not, he even stole Adam's memory using the Undead Magic. He knew that An Ran's words were true and he also knew Adam's personality.

When the Swift Wind Mercenary Company was established, Adam gave himself a rule. If his brothers were killed in battle, then their families would have to take responsibility for supporting them. That was what he set out to do.

It was not difficult for a mercenary group to have one or two lonely families taking care of them, but after accumulating for more than ten years, the number of mercenaries that had died in battle had increased to almost a hundred. With more than a hundred of these family members, in addition to the number of mercenaries that were currently serving, there were now a thousand of them. If one thousand of them were to be supported by a hundred of mercenaries, if their mercenary group were to grow up, it would be possible for it to be an S-ranked mercenary group, where all the mercenaries in the group would have the strength of a Swordsman.

Although the Swift Wind Mercenary Group did not have many people, they were still loyal. Those who stayed by Adam's side were naturally loyal enough, and their strength could be considered top-notch in the mercenary world. Therefore, in the past, there were many mercenary groups that wanted to annex them, but Adam was afraid that the people under him would not agree.

Now that more than ten years have passed, most of the soldiers' survivors have already grown up. The remaining widows would need at least 30,000 gold coins in order for them to live in peace. Although 30,000 gold coins isn't a big number, it isn't a small amount for a mercenary group. More importantly, a mercenary group wouldn't be willing to spend 30,000 gold coins to buy a bunch of mercenaries who are unloyal to the entire group but are only loyal to one person.

He believed that as long as Adam had settled down all the widows in the group, they would definitely come to work for him. With such a loyal and reliable person around, at least he would be able to encounter an accident like this. It was not because no one would be able to protect Lady Liz that Ordinary would be unable to escape.

Adam had left ten of the twenty remaining members of the Swift Wind Mercenary Group, and his son An Dong had also left. When he left, he told An An that whatever the ordinary young master wanted to bestow upon you, you can take it and absolutely obey whatever he wants you to do, even if you have to die, you can't say half a word of no!

When Peaceman heard this, he flattered the others, saying that this attack on his heart was too brilliant, ten thousand times better than the idea of directly giving him money. He didn't say anything else, only that Peaceman was too weak, for his health, for his useful body so that he could work harder for himself.

The next morning, Liz bid farewell to the baroness. The baroness was surprised, not knowing why she had suddenly decided to leave, because she had yet to hire any mercenaries. Madam Liz then said as per her usual intention, saying that she and the rest were not planning to go directly to Capital, but rather to travel for a while on the green plains.

Although the Baroness really wanted to urge her to stay, she had no reason to stop them from leaving, so she could only send them her blessings. Watching them leave Santa City, Honey and Ferdinand looked at the ordinary people walking away like their parents.

Just like her two children's moods, the Baroness was also very disappointed. This was not because she had set her eyes on something along the line with Lady Liz, nor was it because she had a deep friendship with Lady Liz, but rather because she had gradually gotten some clues from her daughter. With regards to Madam Liz's background, she had already guessed a little, and treated her as some important person's secret room in one of the four Wealthy Classes.

After leaving Santa City, the normal group turned onto the main road. Liz was not lying, normal people indeed did not plan to directly rush to the Capital, but right now, his true essence was continuously being converted into mental energy to fill the bottomless pit of the Spatial Beast. He did not feel safe, so he decided to think of ways to increase his strength.

One was his Undead Magic, while the other was his increasingly stronger perception of the various living creatures in the natural world. If he was already able to control the small living creatures with his mind and will, such as the grass, small trees, vines, and so on, he had a feeling that if he mastered this technique, he might become the first human Druid on the continent in the past thousand years.

As for the Undead Magic, he planned to refine all the Dark Knight inside the storage ring for his own use. After thinking about it, if he brought a group of fearless and powerful Holy Knight out to mess around, who would dare to bully him! In order to refine these Dark Knight, one must first have a Undead Magic Tower, gather enough death aura, and then, have enough vengeful spirits to refine and activate their souls. However, where could one go to find such a place? While Ordinary was worrying about this, a piece of news had easily solved two of his problems.