Mercenary Wars

Chapter 16 Goblin Governance Association

"Look who's here, messenger Ryan!" As soon as Gao Jianuo entered the hotel, he heard a rough and loud voice.

Following the sound, he couldn't help but open his eyes wide.

He saw a strong man who was two heads shorter than him leaning against the stairs drinking. His thick brown beard was soaked into clumps near his lips by the wine.

Is this... a dwarf?
Ryan obviously guessed what he was thinking: "Yes, he is the dwarf in Southshore who is rarer than a mouse that has slept with a cat. You can call him Grim."

Gao Jianuo had heard of the dwarf race in his past and present lives, but this was the first time he saw one with his own eyes.

After all, humans have absolute dominance on the Fararo continent. Other races, whether they are savage orcs, cruel trolls, beautiful elves, or strong dwarves, are all weak minority races, and most of them can only hide in the marginal areas with scarce resources.

Ryan seemed to have told a local joke just now, which caused many people in the hotel to laugh, while the dwarf uncle Grim rolled his eyes.

However, Graham seemed to have noticed something, and his expression instantly became serious. He walked up to Gao Jianuo and said solemnly: "Salute to you, devout devotee."

"?" Gao Jianuo was taking the bag off his back and was stunned when he heard this.

But he reacted quickly.

Graham saw the Raymond necklace on his neck that was worn down to a point where it had no edges, and mistakenly thought he was a devout Mosaic believer.

Gao Jianuo didn't know what to say, so he just replied with a blessing: "May the light be with you."

"Do you want to stay in a hotel?" the innkeeper came over and asked.

Ryan said, "Yes, Gao Jianuo is my friend. He just came from out of town and needs a place to stay."

The innkeeper nodded. "Fifty copper coins a day, two simple meals provided."

"can."

Gao Jianuo thought the price was acceptable, and the environment around the hotel was also good.

Ryan seemed to be busy with something, and after giving Gao Jianuo a few more instructions, he was about to leave.

"By the way, Ryan, do you know where to buy goblin ears?" Gao Jianuo suddenly remembered that he still had six goblin ears in his bag.

This thing will go bad if you don't replace it.

"The Hunter's Guild is not far to the east of here." It was Grim who spoke.

Ryan nodded and said at the end: "I'll come see you tomorrow. You can rest here today."

After Ryan left, Gao Jianuo booked a room, put down his luggage, and then went out with the six goblin left ears.

Guilds, or guilds, are an important type of organization in the world of Fararo. Although they are not as authoritative as the church, their influence is also very extensive.

One of the important reasons is that professional levels are assessed by the corresponding guild.

Although the number of sections of a holy name is also a person's level, and a more essential level, most people are unwilling to make their holy name public in its entirety.

Even the church tacitly allows low-level priests to hide some of their holy names.

Of course, there are actually two opposing views within the church. One group believes that the holy name is private and people, including priests, should be allowed to hide part of the holy name; the other group believes that only impure people will hide part of the holy name, and true and pure Mosaic believers should openly disclose the entire holy name.

It’s just that the “privacy faction” currently has the upper hand, and the “purity faction” is suppressed, so the vast majority of people and organizations tacitly agree that the holy name can be hidden.

In addition, some non-combat professions have little to do with the Holy Name, so the assessment of professional level cannot rely entirely on the Holy Name, but also needs to refer to various assessments. The professional guild is the undertaker of this assessment work.

To maximize their professional rank, most professionals strive to meet the guild's assessment standards, even resorting to underhanded tactics to achieve higher ratings. While this doesn't make them powerful, it can help them gain additional fame and wealth. Gao Jianuo arrived at the Nanhai Town Hunter Guild.

The building of the Hunter's Guild looks very ordinary, but above its entrance hangs a huge and eye-catching deer head with huge horns. On the deer head is a bow, and on the bow hangs an arrow. The three of them form the logo of the Hunter's Guild - old Daryl has such a badge at home.

There were some hunters gathered in the guild, making it quite lively.

"Are there still spots available for Regnus's trap lecture?"

"That guy has been to the Seven Tides..."

"I've already learned Multiple Shot, and I'm sure I'll pass the Level 3 Hunter exam this year!"

"I heard that a level 10 hunter is coming to visit Nanhai Town. Is this true?"

While listening to the hunters' discussions, Gao Jianuo came to a man who looked like a guild deacon and asked, "Hello, where can I submit the Goblin Ear?"

"The Goblin Governance Association commissioner is over there." The other party pointed.

"Thank you."

Gao Jianuo followed the direction he pointed and found the commissioner of the Goblin Governance Association and handed over the six goblin ears.

"Yes, six goblin ears, two silver coins each, for a total of twelve." The commissioner accepted the goblin ears and examined them, then handed the twelve silver coins to Gao Jianuo. "On behalf of the Pope and the Duke, I thank you for your contribution to goblin prevention!"

After weighing the twelve silver coins, Gao Jianuo felt happy, but he couldn't help but wonder: "The Pope and the Duke?"

"Don't you know? The Goblin Governance Association was funded by the Church and monarchs of various countries." The Commissioner smiled. "Otherwise, who would spend precious silver coins to buy something as useless as a goblin ear?"

Gao Jianuo nodded in understanding.

He really didn't know much about this. He had only heard about Old Daryl acquiring the Goblin's left ear, but he didn't expect there was a governance association behind it.

Gao Jianuo spent one silver coin to buy a "Hunter's Manual" at the Hunter's Guild, and then spent two silver coins to buy a "Pharmacist's Manual" at the Pharmacist's Guild, and then went straight back to the Eagle and Whistle Inn.

At night, he lay in bed, flipping through two manuals and thinking about his future.

He longed to become a god, and this first required upgrading, continuous upgrading.

The best way to level up was to kill monsters, a fact he had proven personally: killing a goblin gave him 10 experience points, while killing a level 2 priest gave him 100 experience points.

If you want to fight monsters, joining a mercenary group or becoming an adventurer is undoubtedly a good choice.

Mercenaries should be better than adventurers.

After all, to a certain extent, adventurers are free-range mercenaries without pensions.

But mercenaries also have their disadvantages. As a type of soldier, mercenaries also pay attention to discipline, and Gao Jianuo does not like strict discipline.

Besides, he was a little afraid of death.

That's not the case. Having experienced death in his previous life, Gao Jianuo's attitude towards life and death is much more indifferent than that of ordinary people. But he certainly doesn't want to take too much risk for a mercenary group. Shooting arrows from a distance is enough. Charging into battle is better left to others.

It would be nice if I could kill monsters without risk.

Oh, let’s go to sleep first. There are all kinds of dreams.

Gao Jianuo decided to ask Ryan about it tomorrow, then he covered himself with the quilt and fell asleep instantly.

(End of this chapter)