Mercenary Wars

Chapter 28 Harvest
"Casca Vasarameni Vanessa." Perhaps because she felt that saying only her common name would not be sincere enough, Casca also told Gao Jianuo her two holy names.

"Gao Jianuo." The girl's appearance made Gao Jianuo hesitate for a moment, but he still did not reveal his holy name in the end. This was the awareness and habit he developed in the church.

The two talked for a while.

Gao Jianuo asked: "Don't you have any companions?"

Casca scratched her head, a look of embarrassment and frustration on her face. "There was one. We originally agreed to come to Tidal Land together, but she changed her mind in the end."

"Your companions have given up, why do you still insist on coming here?"

"I... I want to get rich." The girl answered bluntly, then added, "Isn't that what most people who come here think?"

"Indeed." Gao Jianuo said that even for himself, his motivation for entering the Tidal Land was more or less to make money.

He looked at the sky and said, "Let's go back quickly. The moon is about to rise."

"Isn't there still one day left?" Casca was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized, "Oh, I see. You're level three. No wonder you were able to defeat that water man!"

Level three?

Gao Jianuo realized that the level limit of the Snake-Slaying Line was raised to level three last night, which meant that he could stay here for another day.

If the level limit of the Snake Slashing Line does not drop tomorrow night, he can continue to stay.

But Gao Jianuo didn't want to stay any longer, so he didn't deny Casca's words and stood up to leave.

A hint of hesitation flashed in Casca's eyes, and she finally said, "Forget it, I'll leave with you. It's really dangerous here."

The two then set out on their return journey together.

On the way, Gao Jianuo got to know more about Casca and learned that she worked under Loha.

Work is an underground boxer.

No wonder her hair is so short. If a boxer dares to have long hair, he will probably be pulled into a bald head in the ring.

While formal boxing might restrict hair-pulling, it's easy to imagine that, as a boxing ring run in the slums, the rules he devised would be quite unrestrained. Gao Jianuo had also heard of this.

A few hours later, the two successfully left the Tideland.

"Casca!"

As they crossed the snake-slaying line, a girl with big wavy blonde hair ran up to them. Seeing Casca's miserable appearance covered in water and dust, her eyes welled up. "I'm sorry, I should have gone in with you."

Casca shook her head. "Nothing. You're right. It's dangerous in there, and I got nothing..."

The blonde with big waves noticed Gao Jianuo beside her and asked, "Who is he?"

"His name is Corgano, and he saved me," said Casca.

"Thank you." The blonde with big wavy hair thanked Gao Jianuo.

"Nothing." Gao Jianuo smiled and waved his hand, then turned and left.

Looking at the handsome young man in a pharmacist's robe, carrying a bow and a sword, the girl with wavy blond hair suddenly fell silent for some reason.

“Ellie?” Casca’s voice brought her back to reality. “What’s wrong with you?”

The blonde with big waves shook her head slightly, and her tone was mixed with a hint of emotion: "I just think that you may have gained something very important..."

Casca blinked, confused. "Ah, what did I gain?"

"How can you be as dumb as a man?" the blonde said unhappily. Casca was even more confused, and the blonde didn't bother to explain to her, so they just left.

On the other side, Gao Jianuo took only a few steps when he was stopped by the Grey Eagle mercenary captain: "Check the spoils!"

Gao Jianuo then remembered that according to the rules of the Grey Eagle Mercenary Group, mercenaries had to hand over part of the spoils they had obtained.

He thought for a moment, "I'm a pharmacist. There's no spoils clause in my contract."

"This..." The captain was a little unsure.

Fortunately, Ryan arrived in time: "Gao Jianuo is right. I was the one who signed his contract. The pharmacist's contract does not have a spoils clause."

"Okay." The captain gave up.

Gao Jianuo and Ryan walked aside.

"Why did you come out just now? I thought you were dead in there." Ryan couldn't help but say.

"There was a little accident, but luckily nothing serious happened." Gao Jianuo just said, "How are the others?"

Ryan sighed. "Except for John, many people haven't returned yet. I heard you encountered more than a dozen forest trolls?"

Gao Jianuo: "And those pagans you mentioned, I didn't expect that they would attack us together with the trolls."

Ryan: “That’s what Yemenis do.”

After a moment, he asked, "How was it? Did you gain anything from this trip?"

Gao Jianuo didn't waste any words and directly took out everything except the blood elf relics: "That's all."

Ryan picked up a Bloodsail Pirates badge and was a little surprised: "Where did you get this thing?"

Gao Jianuo briefly talked about saving Casca.

Ryan's expression was a little strange: "You mean, you defeated the 'Water Man' alone?"

Gao Jianuo didn't say anything, just nodded. He also realized that this record seemed a bit impressive.

"It seems my previous impression of you wasn't accurate." Ryan smiled and patted Gao Jianuo's shoulder. "Anyway, well done!"

Although the Bloodsail Pirates and the Grey Eagle Mercenaries both belong to the Principality of Nordaeron and are Mosaic believers on the surface, they have always been at odds with each other in private. Most Grey Eagle mercenaries hope that the Bloodsail Pirates will die.

Gao Jianuo: "I seem to have heard that the Bloodsail Pirates' badge can be exchanged for money?"

"That's right, but we'll have to go to the black market to exchange them." Ryan nodded, taking a look at the three Bloodsail Pirate badges. "These two aren't worth much, but the 'Water Man' badge can be exchanged for dozens of silver coins. That guy is no unknown person."

"Oh, and there's also this map of the Broken Isles. It doesn't look like a public map, so it should be worth some money." He added, "Even though there's no Forgotten Moss, you've gained quite a bit this trip. At least it's much better than my first trip to the Tidal Lands."

Gao Jianuo asked: "Where is the black market you just mentioned?"

"The Raven Inn. Everything that's shady in Southshore is basically there," Ryan said. "I can take you there, but not right now. I have to deliver a letter in a few days."

The two chatted for a while, and then Gao Jianuo returned to his tent to rest.

He hasn't slept for dozens of hours.

But he was not sleepy now. On the one hand, it was because he drank another bottle of painkillers a few hours ago, and on the other hand, it was because he needed to level up first.

[Experience: 455/400 (upgradeable)]

Gao Jianuo made the decision to upgrade with great anticipation, and then, just like last time, the available holy names appeared in his eyes like stars in the sky!
(End of this chapter)