Mercenary Wars

Chapter 23 Pagan

"Two pieces of Forgetfulness Moss!"

"This kid must be from the Bremen family." People talked about it.

"Brave young man."

"Lucky guy!"

Under everyone's envious gaze, the young man in the wizard robe returned to the Bremen family's camp.

He was greeted by smiling tribesmen and elders, as well as a church pastor walking over from a distance.

Gao Jianuo noticed from afar that after some wrangling, the lucky young wizard of the Bremen family seemed to have sold two pieces of Forget Moss to the church.

The Church seems to have a great demand for Forget Moss.

This made Gao Jianuo imagine...

After the excitement of the first round of adventure, most of the people outside the Snake-Slaying Line were excited. They all looked at the quiet tidal area, rubbing their hands, and eager to try.

The moon rises again.

Then, the same scene as last night was played out again. As the scene of the Tidal Land changed, people realized that the level limit of the Snake Slashing Line had changed from level one to level two.

"Level 2 soldiers may go in now. As always, remember to return before the next moonrise!" the captain shouted. "You who went in last night, you must go in tonight as well and lead the others. Upon your return, you'll be awarded a military merit!"

He assigned a tall, thin recruit in leather armor as a guide for the second round of adventures.

The assigned recruits seemed a little reluctant, but eventually obeyed the order.

Gao Jianuo did not go in immediately, but looked at a piece of paper in his hand. He counted the number of people entering and returning on it by marking them in correct characters.

The two didn't come back...

Considering that more than a hundred people went in last night, the mortality rate is about 2%.

A person brought back two pieces of Forget-Me-Not Moss, which is worth 10,000 silver coins, or 100 gold coins, which is roughly equivalent to the money an ordinary worker would save for two lifetimes without eating or drinking.

There is a 97% chance that it will be a wasted trip, a 2% chance that you will die, and a 1% chance that you will earn two lifetimes’ salary.

From an economic perspective, the risk and reward are relatively balanced, which at least shows that the adventure in Tideland is not a stupid one.

"Well, have you decided?" John took a look at the strange symbols written by Gao Jianuo on the paper, obviously not understanding what they meant.

Gao Jianuo nodded: "I decided to go in."

"Then let's go now!" John was already ready, and the other second-level members of the mercenary group were also standing by the snake-cutting line, ready to go in at any time.

Gao Jianuo took weapons, potions and other items and followed John to enter the Tidal Land.

At this time, Ryan came over and whispered in his ear: "Be careful of those pagans."

"Pagans?" Gao Jianuo followed the direction Ryan's eyes pointed and saw only a few hunters walking together towards the tidal area. They seemed no different from other people.

"Based on my experience, they are almost certainly pagans who sneaked in from the west," Ryan whispered. "You grew up in the church. You don't need me to teach you how to treat pagans."

"Take this." He pressed a small gray bottle into Gao Jianuo's hand. "Apply it on your weapon. It can easily poison and kill a level 2 monster. Level 3 monsters will also be significantly affected." "Thank you. I will be careful."

Gao Jianuo thanked him and then crossed the snake-cutting line with John and several other Grey Eagle soldiers.

When he crossed the Snake-Slaying Line, a dense mysterious force combed through every crevice of his skin, and it felt like he was passing through a curtain of water.

Considering how its rise and fall are similar to the tide, it’s fair to say that “Tideland” is an apt name.

"Why does it look different from the outside?" someone asked in surprise. The height of the trees, the distribution of the grass, and other details inside the Tidal Land were indeed different from what they looked like from the outside.

Gao Jianuo recalled the news he had recently learned: "When we look in from the outside, only the scene near the Serpent Slashing Line is real. As for the scene deep in the Tidal Land, it is just an illusion solidified during the last closure."

Everyone noticed the apothecary robes he was wearing, and a sense of trust and closeness grew in their hearts. They asked, "Where do you think we should go to find the Forgotten Moss?"

"The most likely place to find Forget Moss is of course the center of the Tidal Lands. It's very likely that no one has been there yet, so there's a high probability of finding it. But we also have to consider other people's routes and try to avoid duplicating routes." said a middle-aged hunter in the team.

He is also the captain of this temporary team, and the wrinkles on his face seem to indicate that he is more reliable.

As he spoke, the hunter captain observed the footprints around him and asked the tall, thin recruit who served as his guide. After a brief discussion, they reached a consensus and quickly advanced in a certain direction to the southeast.

As long as they find fresh footprints on the road, they will immediately adjust their direction and try to search in places where no one has passed by.

This is not only to avoid conflict, but also a requirement for finding forgetfulness plants.

The biggest feature of the Forget Plants is that once they are perceived by intelligent creatures in any form - even if they are just caught in the peripheral vision, they will immediately stop growing and will blend into the place where they grow and disappear within a day at most.

Therefore, in any area where people pass by, there will never be any forget plants nearby.

In fact, strictly speaking, the Forget-type plants can grow randomly anywhere, but most places are under the close sight of humans. Even if the Forget-type plants grow out, they will disappear quickly, which is equivalent to not growing at all.

Only in an isolated place like the Tidal Land could some Forget plants that could be collected grow.

When it was almost dawn, someone suggested taking a short rest, so they built a fire, took out some dry food and water, and replenished their energy.

"I feel a little sleepy..." A square-faced soldier yawned.

Hunter Captain: "We basically only have one day. Sleeping in the Tidal Lands is not a good idea."

"You're right." The square-faced soldier yawned. "But I was so excited I couldn't sleep last night. I'm really too sleepy. Let me get some sleep. Wake me up when you're ready to leave..."

As he spoke, he fell asleep leaning against a big tree.

Everyone looked at each other, and the hunter captain said, "We'll set off in half an hour."

However, just as he finished speaking, a barely perceptible rustling sound could be heard faintly.

"What's that sound?" More than one person noticed the sound, but they did not immediately find the source of the sound.

"Hiss!" Immediately afterwards, a thick and long green figure suddenly stretched out from the tree, roaring, and in an instant entangled the sleeping square-faced warrior.

"Forest python!"

"Ah--" The square-faced warrior was rolled onto the tree by the giant python, and screams rang out.

(End of this chapter)