Chapter 12 (1/2)
Chapter 12: Strange Old Man
In the early , the capital city, Berthe, was not quiet at all Guards were patrolling the city, andtheir shops for business On the west city entrance it was est uild of Amparkland was located This was a paradise for mercenaries and adventurers Also, a road not far away already had heavy traffic of bustling horses and carriages A variety of shops lined the road, purchasing ite theest auction house and slave market, so of course it was the most lively part of the city Naturally, there were many powerful people hidden in the crowd as well 1
“Miss, why did you co toward the Mercenary Guild
“To register as aa mercenary, you could coold coins As a ic supplies were always exceptionally expensive and their materials were even o to any ic materials that mercenaries risked their lives for would be auctioned off at the auction house Those prices would naturally be off the charts Claire didn’t want to ask for money in order to buy these expensive materials
Jean looked at Claire’s aloof face, stopped talking, and walked towards the Mercenary registry
Claire quietly waited in the Mercenary Guild’s hallway and looked at a wall filled with lists of tasks Fro foric beasts, the tasks’ difficulty levels were froher were S and even SS; they were posted there too But the highest level of difficulty on the list, SSS, was blank Up until now, the most difficult mission had never appeared In the hall, roups and were discussing so
This was a world that Claire was unfamiliar with
Looking for heartbreak grass?2 F class, the lowest level task This type of herb grows just beyond the entrance of Gale Gorge Newly registered mercenaries can only accept this kind of task Well, a hundred gold coins is better than nothing Just when Claire was thinking aboutJean take on this task, she heard a sharp whistle Then, an ear-piercing voice sounded near Claire “Yo! Beautiful lady, what are you doing here alone?”
Claire’s shi+ny blonde hair, jade green eyes, and refined, one-of-a-kind face3 were naturally striking Beautiful girls being harassed in this place was very common
Claire glanced sideways and saw a tall and sturdyThe sturdypeople carried on what they were doing without so lance Obviously this kind of situation had happened before Feenerally came with fellow mercenaries It was unwise for feood and bad were ether4
The tall and sturdy er men behind him, some looked helpless, some looked indifferent, and some treated it as if it was normal
“Accepting tasks,” Claire concisely said
“Aha, so you’re also athat, the tall and sturdy roup was this petite beauty froroup, Iron Blood We distribute fairly, and if there is equipive it to you first”
“No thanks” Claire icily declined
But it was apparent the tall and sturdyup Instead, he continued to say, “Our Iron Blood roup in the country If you join, you will definitely not be mistreated Oh yeah, I haven’t even asked, what is your profession?”