Mercenary Wars

Chapter 109 Black Peregrine
After taking down two Naga sea monsters, the group continued fetching water.

Perhaps the death of its own kind frightened away the other sea monsters, so the Levin River remained calm and still until the water collection was finished.

Several hours later, the water collection was completed.

Edwin and Barons each retrieved their mithril buckets, and the group returned to the mine via the same route.

The foreman took the two mithril buckets, pointed at the black peregrine falcon Edwin was holding, and asked, "Kid, where did you get this peregrine falcon?"

“I caught it outside; we’re going to eat it tonight,” Edwin explained. “Would you like to try some?”

"Forget it, this stuff doesn't look appetizing." The foreman waved his hand. "You two don't need to work today, just go and rest."

The two miners thanked him quickly and returned to their tents to rest.

"Edwin, are you really going to eat this bird?" Barons asked.

Edwin nodded, his gaze fixed on the black peregrine falcon in his hand.

The black peregrine falcon was gagged and unable to make a sound, but it still struggled from time to time, its sharp pupils revealing anger and fear.

Barons leaned closer: "May I try some?"

Edwin paused for a moment: "Hmm... not this time. After we get out, I'll treat you to lamb chops at the Southshore Inn."

"You didn't lie to me?"

"In the name of God."

"Okay, I'm going to sleep now." Barons then crawled into the tent, and soon his snoring could be heard.

Edwin also crawled into his tent.

But he didn't fall asleep. Instead, he held the black peregrine falcon, closed his eyes, and sat silently for a long time.

He didn't open his eyes again until late at night, when almost everyone had fallen asleep.

"call."

Edwin took a deep breath and exhaled, looking at the black peregrine falcon in his hand. His eyes first showed hesitation, then decisiveness.

Then, he gritted his teeth and shoved the black peregrine falcon’s head into his mouth!

The black peregrine falcon struggled and faintly cried out.

Edwin gritted his teeth again.

With a sharp crack, blood splattered as he bit off half of the black peregrine falcon's body!
The strong fishy smell made Edwin's face turn pale and then red, and he looked like he was about to vomit several times, but he managed to suppress it.

He continued to eat the bird raw, and soon his hands were covered in blood and torn feathers.

The black peregrine falcon is not large, but it still weighs about three pounds.

Three pounds is no easy feat for most people, even for a well-cooked and delicious lamb chop, let alone a 100% fresh peregrine falcon.

Moreover, Edwin seemed to be in a hurry, hardly daring to linger for a moment, and quickly swallowed the entire black peregrine falcon raw, the pain of which can be imagined.

A strong feeling of nausea rushed to his head, and he couldn't help but spit out a little, then quickly picked it up and stuffed it back into his mouth.

It took only a few moments to eat the entire black peregrine falcon raw.

But to alleviate the discomfort, Edwin spent several hours clenching his teeth and occasionally scratching his ears and pounding his chest.

It wasn't until the next morning that he finally recovered. He weakly scooped up some water and slowly washed away the bloodstains on his body.

The night watchman noticed him: "Young man, why are you up so early today?"

Edwin didn't answer, but instead asked, "You'll pay all the remaining salary after the contract expires, right?"

The foreman frowned.

For some reason, he felt that Edwin's attitude was not as respectful as before.

“Of course, the Gavin Chamber of Commerce never owes wages.” But he didn’t dwell on it and just said that.

Edwin: "That's good..."

...The mine is getting busier and busier.

In order to maximize profits before silver mines were discovered in Dubto, the Gavin Chamber of Commerce compressed almost every possible link that could delay silver production to the extreme.

Large quantities of silver were mined and refined on-site into silver, mithril, and thorium, before being sent to Southshore.

Not only are the miners increasingly busy, but the overseers and mercenaries are in no better shape.

Gao Jiano originally wanted to take a break from his busy schedule, but as the silver mine's output continued to increase, he also needed to cooperate with the arrangements, rotating between three work areas: transporting silver, standing guard, and patrolling.

He still wanted to avoid the latter two, so he was soon assigned to transport silver.

In the world of Ferraro, cheap goods are transported by horse-drawn carriages and cargo ships, just like the medieval Europe that Gaugano imagined.

But precious goods are different.

Valuable goods must be stored and transported using spatial magic containers.

Refined silver is obviously a valuable commodity, so it's no surprise that the Gavin Merchant Guild chose to transport the silver produced here using storage rings.

It's still a five-person team.

Besides Gaucano, the others were Thomas, Ryan, John, and a foreman from the Gavin Chamber of Commerce.

The foreman was responsible for safeguarding the stored items, but no one knew exactly how much silver was inside.

Several Gray Eagle mercenaries couldn't help but gossip about it privately.

"How much silver do you think we're transporting this time?" John asked in a low voice as they walked towards Southsea Town.

“I guess it might be worth thousands of gold coins,” Gao Jiano said, looking at the overseer walking ahead.

"so much!"

Ryan: "It may not be much. Our team is only transporting ordinary silver, while those teams with an average level of five are transporting mithril, which should be worth several thousand gold coins."

"As for the deputy commander and the team led by Griff, they're mostly transporting thorium, and the value of that stuff is hard to say..."

The first shipment of silver went very smoothly.

At least the journey from the silver mine to Nanhai Town went very smoothly.

The five arrived at the South Sea Town trade zone without any trouble. After the overseer handed over the silver and they rested for a day, they set off on their return journey.

The return journey was not so smooth.

As the five passed through a grove of trees, a faint, strange sensation suddenly arose in Gaucano.

[Achieved Status: Hunter's Mark (Level 5)]

Countermeasure: Hunter's Mark (Level 5)

【Successful countermeasure】

Upon seeing these messages, Gao Jiano felt both nervous and excited.

Needless to say, the tension was palpable, with the enemy nearby.

He was excited because he was only 300 experience points away from leveling up. As long as he killed the caster of the level 5 Hunter's Mark and then stole a kill, he could obtain the fifth section of the Holy Name!

He quickly calmed down and sensed the enemy's movements through the hunter's mark: "There are enemies nearby."

"Where?" Thomas asked calmly.

“The bushes to the north,” Gaugano said. “They don’t seem to have any intention of attacking. They’re probably spies from Dibto who just want to find the location of the silver mine through us.”

"Give them a lesson!" Thomas said expressionlessly as he continued walking forward as usual.

Then, when the two were closest, he suddenly hurled his shield!

"Whoosh—" The shield shot out.

At the same time, the others also launched an attack, with Gao Jiano even charging forward with his blood burning, throwing four arrows with his backhand!
Each of the four arrows was propelled by two swift breezes, shooting out with bizarre trajectories toward the enemy hidden behind the bushes!
(End of this chapter)