Chapter 9 Chapter 9 Top-Level Tasks

in the jungle. The magic light curtain made by Faraman disappeared when the heavy rain stopped. Even though he possessed strong magic power, the magic power was not wasted casually. The previous magical light curtain had dried the land around the three of them, and now it was extremely comfortable to sit there, breathing in the freshness of the soil after the heavy rain, without moisture interference. If it weren't for Phyllis, they would have been on their way. But Felice has been sitting cross-legged on the spot with his eyes closed, his expression is calm, and his breathing follows a certain frequency evenly. As a warrior, Paul did not disturb Felice. In his opinion, Felice must have entered a certain During the training process, it is a big taboo for warriors to interrupt this time.

Faraman and Paul sat quietly beside Felice, keenly sensing the surrounding environment, not daring to disturb Felice, and waiting patiently. As everyone knows, at this time, Felice's consciousness is immersed in the Concentrated Energy Pill... In the Concentrated Pill, the golden brilliance is still the main theme of the Concentrated Pill, but there are many more floating blood-like things, Hukaman devours greedily, but those floating things seem to keep growing. , did not decrease at all because of Hukaman's devouring. Sulibat's face was very heavy, which Felice had never seen before. In the past, even if his physique changed from a soul body to a lich-like existence, Sulibat didn't put his heart on it as he does now. Anxiety manifested itself in front of Phyllis.

"Teacher, why are you calling me so urgently?" Phyllis asked with a smile. Sulibat hesitated for a moment and said, "You can still call me teacher, I am very grateful." Phyllis said: "I really appreciate you, you will always be my teacher, you feel something, don't you?" Sulibat didn't answer, but asked, "Have you recovered your previous memories? Phyllis, what kind of person are you?" "Yes, I have the memories of the past, but that's all. My memories were sealed together with my power. Now, I only broke the seal of my memories. If you hadn't taught me the Bashen Jue, I would still be There is no ability to save lives."

Phyllis said bluntly. "You haven't answered me yet, what kind of person are you?" Suribat asked. Phyllis shook his head slightly, and said: "Please forgive me, you are not the only one I concealed. Sometimes, concealment is not distrust, but there are difficulties. You will know what kind of existence I am, and the time will not be far away." , If I tell you now, apart from increasing your uneasiness, the only benefit is to satisfy your curiosity, please believe me, trust me like Faraman, is that okay?" Su Libat nodded and said: "Fortunately, it seems that you have not lost the memory after amnesia. Some people will forget the new memory after recovering the memory."

Phyllis smiled and said: "It almost became like that, but I stick to the new memories, because these memories are even more precious to me now than the previous ones. Teacher, you called me to ask These?" Su Libat shook his head and said: "I want to tell you, when the person who attacked you approached, I felt a familiar breath, he must not be the one who killed me, because he is not strong enough, However, there must be an intimate relationship with the murderer, because the breath is the same." Phyllis was startled, raised his eyebrows, and said, "A thousand years, are you still sure?"

Su Libat nodded and said: "Of course, that's why I am very worried. I suspect that those who killed those mountain demon spirits and let them fall into such a life are those people. They should be a group. In the eyes of the mountain demon spirits, they are gods, but in my opinion, they are a group of twisted and perverted lunatics, but these lunatics are very powerful!" Phyllis hesitated and said, "Teacher, I will never forget my promise to you." "But when will you recover your strength? Recover like your lost memory? If your strength has not recovered, you must not think about any promises. I don't need that, because I don't want you to be in danger. I also felt it before. You can repel that guy entirely because you are controlled by that powerful weapon, it's amazing, the weapon has such amazing power... It's great to see that you are not controlled by the weapon!"

Suribat said. Phyllis said with a smile: "To humans, weapons are just tools for fighting. Fortunately, they failed to turn me into a tool, but instead became a tool." After finishing speaking, Phyllis looked at Sulibat, and suddenly asked: "Teacher, I have a question. If one day your body changes shape, would you like it?" Suribat was taken aback for a moment, then looked at his gray body with a self-deprecating look, and said, "Is there anything you want or not? Hasn't this changed? What can you do if you don't want to? This is something I can't control .”

"I mean, let me change...will you resist?" Phyllis asked hesitantly. Sulibat stared at Felice, and after a while, he said, "I won't resist, but at that time I need your reason!" Phyllis nodded with a smile, and said, "Teacher, then I'll leave first, we have to hurry... You are a genius, and Tyrant God Art is really strong." After finishing speaking, Phyllis' consciousness left the Concentrated Pill, and Sulibat stood where he was until Hukaman collided with him while catching the bloody thing, and then he came back to his senses, muttering something in his mouth, but I do not know the contents.

Phyllis opened his eyes, glanced at Paul and Faraman, and smiled embarrassedly. Paul looked at Phyllis and asked with concern, "Are you all right?" Phyllis nodded and said, "It's okay, it feels good...haha, shall we hurry?" "Wait, my feet are numb... Phyllis, do you warriors always do this? It's like a magician's meditation. Alas... it takes so long." Faraman's feet were numb, and he said depressingly. Phyllis pulled Faraman up, supported Faraman with his body, let him stamp his feet to relieve the numbness, and said, "Master Faraman, your body is really delicate, haha... Do you want me to modify it for you in the future? ?”

"Reform?" Faraman stared at Ferris sharply. Phyllis made a haha, consciously slipped his mouth, and said, "I mean, I can teach you how to keep fit. Okay, let's go." Paul had already packed his bags and urged, "Falaman, are you still okay? Hurry up." "Okay, why don't you go now?" Faraman took two limping steps, and while Paul wasn't paying attention, he secretly said to Felice, "If you don't want me to die of curiosity, you better solve all the mysteries for me as soon as possible!" Phyllis smiled and nodded. Walking through the muddy road after the rain, Paul whispered: "There are people watching from the dark, relax, and don't bother with them for now."

Faraman nodded slightly, and said with a smile: "Shanchuan Empire's martial arts itself is backward, and all of them are magicians, but they want to use such tricks as surveillance. Don't you know that such actions as surveillance require the technical content of martial arts?" "Magicians should be able to use magic surveillance, right?" Paul didn't know much about magic either, and he was a layman like Phyllis. Faraman said: "This is in the wilderness, and magic is not available, because the natural elements are too abundant. I guess they are reluctant to use high-level magic items. If they use low-level magic items, they will be disturbed by natural elements and are useless... However, after entering the city, there are magic circles in the city to ensure the balance of the city's magic elements, and almost every corner is under the surveillance of the city's magic union." "Every corner?" Phyllis asked. "I mean outside, it is naturally impossible to be watched in the room, unless we have already been suspected... Don't worry, look at our current appearance? Who would have thought that I, Master Faraman, would not hesitate to use these paste-like things to cover up the handsome face? Haha... you can sleep in the nude at that time." Faraman joked. Phyllis couldn't laugh or cry, he could only look forward, looking like he was in a hurry. In the evening, Phyllis and the others entered the city closest to the Elven Forest - Hoh Xil City. A mid-level city, it looks like it has no special features. Like the countless cities in the Shanchuan Empire, it is populated by mixed races. The streets are not prosperous, but they are also lively. "Find a place to stay first, and then I will contact the long-distance transportation station to see if there are any giant feather sparrows that will go straight to Shanchuan City tomorrow." Paul said. Phyllis nodded, grabbed Faraman who was about to walk towards a luxury hotel not far away, and said, "Master Faraman, do you look like someone who can afford to live in such a hotel with your current attire? " Faraman has always been used to enjoying it, and it was purely out of instinct just now. Now, after being reminded by Felice, he couldn't help laughing: "It's the first time for me to disguise myself. I only participated in masquerade balls before, and I almost showed my secrets just now, hehe... ..." After Paul's choice, the three of them entered an inconspicuous hotel on the corner of the street, where there were mostly businessmen coming and going. In order to match the image of the dress, Paul only needs a room with a Chase shop. After the waiter ushered them into the room, they were dismissed by Paul. "Falaman, you and Phyllis pretend to look around for a while, and go to the backyard to look at those goods..." Paul said: "Sometimes, there will be great gains in the goods of these ordinary merchants. The merchants are the most shrewd and well-informed. If there is any trouble, you can't hide it from them." Faraman nodded and said, "I understand this, don't forget, I'm also a big businessman." Paul laughed and said: "I almost forgot, yes, you are an official! You should understand this, well, you and Phyllis go and have a look, and I will go to the transportation station to inquire about the giant feather sparrow. " After Paul left, Phyllis and Faraman also walked out of the room, slowly as if wandering. All the goods of the merchants are piled up in the backyard of the hotel. In addition to the bodyguards hired by the merchants themselves, the hotel usually has its own guards in order to avoid responsibility. After Faraman secretly gave two gold coins to the hotel guard who came to stop them, Faraman and Phyllis entered the backyard. The goods are piled up in the backyard like a hill, and each pile of goods is numbered in front of it. Faraman and Phyllis entered the backyard, but none of the businessmen's bodyguards stepped forward to stop them. Phyllis asked curiously, "Are these guys dereliction of duty?" Faraman laughed and said: "This is the benefit of gold coins. If there is no goods in the backyard, the guards of the hotel will not allow them to enter. You need to have a goods storage sign issued by the hotel before you can enter the backyard... You see, then A lot of goods belong to many merchants. Since we can enter the backyard through the hotel guards, it means that we have a goods storage sign. Those bodyguards know which company we are the boss of? They don't know each other..." Phyllis said with a smile: "Thinking about it makes sense." Faraman said with a smile: "This method has been tried and tested. Any chamber of commerce has a dedicated person to inquire in each hotel, in order to inquire about the market. In business competition, you can know yourself and your enemy, and you can also find the best and cheapest source... ..." Suddenly! Behind, that is the entrance that Felice and Faraman entered just now, the door guarded by the hotel guard, the hotel guard shouted loudly: "Sneaky, what are you doing! Take out the sign if you have a safekeeping sign, and don't leave immediately people!" "I'm leaving now, I'm leaving now..." A familiar voice came to Felice's ears, and Faraman seemed to feel the same way as Felice. The two subconsciously looked over, and saw a tall and burly guard with a leather jacket in front of him. The big man in the cap just turned to leave, and they only captured a profile. "It looks familiar..." Faraman muttered. Phyllis turned her head and said, "Have you read the goods here?" "Just glance at it. If you look closely, aren't you looking for trouble?" Faraman said. Phyllis nodded and said, "Then hurry up." "Where are you going?" Faraman wondered. Phyllis turned her head and smiled and said, "An old friend is here..." "Who? The one just now?" Faraman said while catching up with Felice and quickly left the backyard. In the hotel, the magic lamp has been imbued with new magic power, swaying soft light. As expected of a powerful country with magic, such magic lamps can only be used by at least aristocratic families in Qianji Country, but in the Shanchuan Empire, it seems that they have been popularized. Phyllis and Faraman walked up the stairs, stopped for a while at the entrance of the corridor, and then walked to their room. Phyllis and Faraman sat on the chairs, and Faraman asked, "Who is that? It looks familiar to me." "Sambich, do you remember him?" Phyllis laughed. "Sihuan Fist Saint Sambic? The original head of the Tianshui Mercenary Group? No wonder I look familiar, but why did he come here? According to what you said, I suddenly felt that he seemed to be deliberately attracting us just now. attention." Faraman said. At this time, the door was knocked lightly. Phyllis raised his voice and said, "Come in!" The door opened, and Sambic entered the room, wearing a tattered gown and a fur cap, looking like a poor farmer. "Sir, what kind of goods do you need? I am very familiar with Hoh Xil City, and I can help you purchase them, and only need a little labor fee." Sambic said with his head down. Faraman laughed, got up and closed the door, and said, "Captain Sangbiqi, what do you really look like..." Phyllis got up and said with a smile: "Captain Sambic, you recognized us a long time ago?" Sangbiqi raised his head, his eyes lit up, and immediately saluted and said, "Sangbiqi greets the master!" Phyllis hurried forward to help Sangbiqi, and said, "Didn't I tell you earlier? I'm not your master!" "Master, you can refuse Sangbiqi's loyalty, but Sangbiqi must be worthy of his promise and his conscience!" Sambic bowed and said. Phyllis shook his head helplessly and said, "I really can't do anything about you..." Faraman laughed and said: "Sangbiqi, I am one of the members who saved you anyway, why don't you recognize me as your master? I must not be like a mother-in-law like Phyllis. With a powerful servant like you, anyone All will be desired.” Phyllis gave Faraman a blank look, pulled Sangbiqi to a chair and sat down, poured a glass of water for Sangbiqi, and said curiously: "Sangbiqi, we have already disguised ourselves, how could you recognize us? ?” Sangbiqi took a sip of water, wiped the water stains on his mouth, and said: "Actually, I didn't dare to confirm that this makeup technique is really clever, otherwise I wouldn't deliberately go to the backyard to check, and then I didn't dare to enter the room." Reckless recognition, need to listen to your voice to confirm." "Haha... No wonder you are hypocritically talking about purchasing goods. You just want us to talk about something." Faraman said with a smile. Sambic smiled and nodded. Phyllis and Faraman glanced at each other and smiled wryly. Although their disguises were realistic, they forgot the language changes. It’s not that Paul was negligent before, it’s really because it’s unnecessary. In the Shanchuan Empire, they disguised themselves to act secretly and left quickly without much delay. Besides, in the Shanchuan Empire, they didn’t get to know them very well. people who can recognize them. Sambic was an exception. He was rescued by Felice, and he was impressed by Felice's magnanimity. He always regarded Felice as his master in his heart. He was naturally impressed with Felice, and Sanbic was a former top player. Mercenaries have a good way of dealing with people, especially with people. They have the ability to never forget. Whether it is voice or movement, they will find characteristics in the details and remember them deeply. Such methods are very important for a mercenary. is very important. "Sangbiqi, but we didn't speak before, and we were all on our way. Since you said that our modification was very clever, why do you still think that we are the person you are looking for?" Faraman asked. Sangbiqi smiled and said: "Although the master rejects my loyalty, I have never forgotten my obligation as a slave. Please don't be offended if you say it. Since you left Qianji Kingdom and entered the Mountain and River Empire, I I just followed behind, but I was worried that I would be unhappy if my master found out, so I followed very far away, and as a result, I couldn't arrive in time when the Black Timberwolf attacked the master..." "Uncle Bond has already told me that we are safe and sound again, and you also helped Uncle Bond catch the Hessian wolf, we can only thank you." Phyllis said. "Go on, anyway, that incident has passed, and then? After we enter the elf forest." Faraman urged. Sangbiqi said: "When you entered the elf forest, I have been waiting secretly outside, and at the same time, I found some people who seemed to be waiting there secretly... When you came out, I quickly refitted. I didn't expect to become like this It's you...hehe...I originally planned to wait forever, but I found that those people seemed to be focusing on you, so out of curiosity, I secretly grabbed one of them and questioned you!" "What was the result of the interrogation?" Faraman asked: "Those people seem to be targeting us. Where did they come from?" "Those people are all guards of the Palace Guard of the Shanchuan Empire, but the one who ordered them to do this is not the official, but Taita, the dean of the Academy of Magic." Sambic said. Faraman clicked his tongue and said: "The Academy of Magic is really powerful. Although Dean Hoffman disdains the Academy of Magic for being attached to the Shanchuan Empire, it is undeniable that their attachment has brought them power that Baizhan Academy does not have! A The dean can actually command the palace guards, which shows how high his status is in the Shanchuan Empire!" "Sangbiqi, you press them, what else did they say besides their identities?" Phyllis asked. "Their task is to monitor your movements outside the Elven Forest. As long as they find you leaving the Elven Forest outside, they will continue to follow and report your whereabouts at any time... You disguised yourself, not only hiding it from me, but also hiding it from me. Without them, it is said that they will ignore you and continue to wait outside like me, but they have received an order to find three bloated people, two tall and one short, and closely monitor... Elf Forest The activation of the magic cut off any connection between the inside and the outside, and even I could no longer detect any fluctuations in the forest, and I couldn't break through rashly, so I thought about it and decided to see why these guys suddenly changed their goals... ...Then I followed here, and felt a bit like you along the way, so I tried it out, hehe..." Sangbiqi finished speaking in one breath, and then took a big gulp of water. Obviously he is not a person who is good at speaking and has a strong ability to organize language. The process of speaking is a bit messy, but at least he understands the meaning. This is no longer easy. Faraman said in surprise: "We were refitting by the Green Shadow River, which is within the restricted area of ​​the Elven Forest. People from the Shanchuan Empire dare not enter the restricted area, and when we walked out of the restricted area, we deliberately circled around. There are many farmers who pick flowers and plants and sell them for money. We are dressed in the image of farmers. How could those guys recognize us immediately? Well, even if they recognize us, it’s all right, it’s our fault that we may show Flaws, but received an order... Taita is not only a magician, but also a prophet? He actually knows that we have changed our image..." Faraman was puzzled, and Phyllis was also silent, thinking about something. "Could it be that there are traitors among the warriors led by Uncle Paul?" Faraman said. Phyllis shook his head and said: "Marshal Paul must be the most trusted confidant who can bring out such a mission. Besides, none of the warriors are good at magic. Even if there is a traitor, how did he send the news to the police so quickly? Taita's?" "It's true... Confused, confused!" Faraman was hit hard. He had always been extremely shrewd, but now he was in a cloud of mist. Only now did he realize that compared to the real conspiracy, those petty intrigues in the imperial capital were not enough! hiss…… A strange voice came from Sangbiqi. Sangbiqi was startled, his expression was a little gloomy, but he didn't check himself. "what sound?" Faraman asked curiously. Sangbiqi hesitated for a moment, and took out a finger-like black crystal stick from his pocket, with a red halo shining on it, making that sound from time to time. "There is a small magic circle engraved on it, but the magic power is very weak." When Faraman touched it with his hand, he knew the essence of the crystal stick. Sambic said: "This is equipped by the mercenary union for every top mercenary group. It instills magic power once a year, one hundred gold coins at a time, and the magic power can last for one year. Now it is about to expire... So, even if Tianshui The mercenary group is gone, and I haven't returned it." A look of sadness flashed in Sangbiqi's eyes, and both Phyllis and Faraman could see that this small crystal rod contained Sangbiqi's emotions, his reminiscence of his former companions, and his memory of those who had died. missing. "What does the flashing red light mean?" Faraman asked curiously. Sambic said: "The red light means that there are top-level missions to be released. Generally, the crystal wand on the head of the top-level mercenary regiment receives such a signal. If there is no mission, he will go to the nearest mercenary union and bid for a new one." Task." "The top mission of the top mercenary group?" Faraman weighed the crystal wand and said, "Phyllis, why don't we go and have a look?" Phyllis shook his head and said, "What does this have to do with us? Don't go, wait here for Marshal Paul." Faraman raised his brows and said: "Don't forget, what did your future father-in-law say before? He asked me to observe for him, do you know? Among the top-level tasks that top-level mercenary groups can accept, it is not just escort , mass quests like hunting beasts, and possibly military quests..." As he spoke, Faraman cast his gaze at Sangbiqi. Sambic nodded and said: "Master Faraman is right. The top mercenary regiments can indeed accept military missions, but they can't carry out missions against the country where the mercenary regiment is registered. They can only target other countries." Faraman smiled and said: "Captain Sangbiqi, in a word, don't worry... Is there a reason why the Tianshui mercenary group was framed by Spit?" Sambic sighed and nodded, "We rejected their request to change the country of registration." "That's right, as long as the registered country is not the country's top mercenary group, it will be a threat to the country. Qianji country is a superpower, and there is Baizhan Academy in charge. Naturally, it doesn't care about these, let alone how many top mercenary groups are there? Only a country with evil intentions like Spit will be so guilty and use insidious means, okay! I finally completed the task assigned by Uncle Paul. It can be seen from this that the Spit Empire has been doing some things secretly. These things are very likely It is one of the means of preparing for war!" Faraman said. Then, Faraman looked at Felice with a smile and said, "Vice President Felice, with this reason, can I ask you to move? Hehe..." Phyllis had to admire Faraman's wise judgment in politics. As expected of a descendant of a big family, he had a natural ability to discriminate politics. The matter has been escalated to this point, and Phyllis can no longer watch from the sidelines. He stood up helplessly and said: "In order to go out for a stroll, you can say such things, what else can I do? Let's go!" Faraman laughed loudly and said, "Captain Sangbiqi, lead the way, let's rush to the mercenary union in this city." The three of them walked out of the hotel. Although it was already dark, there were quite a lot of pedestrians on the street. Sangbiqi came forward to inquire, and soon knew the direction of the mercenary union in Hoh Xil City. The Hoh Xil City Mercenary Union is located in the south of the city. Its independent courtyard is quite large, and the dark gate is inlaid with mercenary symbols of flames and knives. At this moment, there was silence in the mercenary union. This time was not the normal time to announce missions, and there were only a few top mercenary groups in the entire continent?Although the city's mercenary union issued a signal according to the procedure, it did not expect a top mercenary group to appear nearby. Therefore, when Sangbiqi pushed open the door, the samurai in the union who were lazily leaning on their chairs were stunned. "What do you guys do? Now is not the time to announce the mission, please go early tomorrow!" A samurai said loudly, in their eyes, even if they were killed, they would never think that these three unremarkable guys in front of them would have something to do with the top mercenary group. Therefore, when Sangbiqi took out the crystal wand that was shining with red light, the warriors widened their eyes and were stunned. They were so shocked that they lost sleepiness, and they stared blankly at Sangbiqi walking towards the announcement stand of the mercenary union. On the bulletin board of the mercenary union, besides a bulletin board indicating tasks, there is also a palm-sized crystal card with a small hole under the crystal card. Sangbiqi inserted the crystal rod into the small hole, and some writings and patterns appeared on the crystal plate. Sangbiqi shook his body, turned his head and swept towards the warriors, and shouted: "Have you forgotten the rules of the trade union? When the top mercenary group accepts the task, you must avoid it!" "Damn, could it be that I picked it up..." "No matter how you look at it, it has nothing to do with the word top..." "It doesn't matter, anyway, they have crystal wands, and they follow the regulations. What does it have to do with us?" The samurai retreated to the main gate, murmuring. Sambic hurriedly waved to Phyllis and Faraman. Phyllis and Faraman walked quickly to Sangbiqi's side, and they both saw Sangbiqi's shocked expression. When they walked to the crystal plate and saw the pattern and text on the crystal plate, Phyllis didn’t react much, but Faraman was also shocked. The patterns on the crystal plate are four images, two are the original appearances of Felice and Faraman, and two are their current appearances after modification. The words read: "A reward of 300,000 gold coins, kill!" --Finish--