Mercenary Wars

Chapter 46 Taf
Under the leadership of the thin young man, Gao Jianuo successfully arrived at the Thieves Guild located in the basement of Prestor Castle.

Unlike the underground buildings in Nanhai Town, the Thieves Guild here is more like an underground cave, or it is built in an underground cave, so there are exposed rock walls everywhere and the air is filled with dampness.

Occasionally, creatures like rats would pass by the edge, and reptiles were even more common.

The layout of the black market is also different. The black market in Nanhai Town is a corridor, while here it is a long corridor.

Perhaps due to the current situation, the black market was quite lively at this time, with hundreds of people trading, and the items traded were mainly various types of war materials.

Gao Jianuo walked along the corridor and inquired about the market conditions at some pharmacy-related stalls.

A vaguely familiar voice came.

"This is the Troll Fury Potion. It can quickly stimulate strength and fighting spirit. It's much more powerful than the Rage Potion. It can help you turn defeat into victory at a critical moment..."

Turning his head following the voice, Gao Jianuo immediately saw a masked woman introducing products to several customers.

Although the mask and clothing were very different, and the voice was also a little different, after a moment's observation, he recognized the woman's identity.

Expert in strong medicine.

After a few customers left, Gao Jianuo came to the strong medicine expert.

"What do you need?" asked the medicine expert.

Gao Jianuo smiled and said, "Didn't you bring my Sislon potion here to sell?"

The drastic medicine expert was startled: "You are——"

She stopped talking abruptly because Gao Jianuo had never mentioned any of his identity information, leaving her at a loss for words.

"Call me 'Taff'." Gao Jianuo decided to have a pseudonym.

The drastic medicine expert recovered from his surprise and smiled, "This can't be your real name or face, right?"

"It's hard to say." Gao Jianuo did not comment.

"An excellent disguise spell," the medicine expert complimented, then answered the question. "I actually brought some of your Sithron potion, but with war threatening to break out at any moment, most people are more interested in potions like the Troll Fury Potion."

Gao Jianuo was not surprised by this. "How are the sales of basic potions like healing stones, painkillers, anger potions, swiftness potions, and antidotes?"

Strong medicine expert: "It's rising every day. I guess you must have stockpiled a lot in advance. If you want to sell it quickly, you can come to me at any time. I will give you a good price."

"Where are the ingredients for the potion?"

"Except for silverleaf grass, the prices of other basic potion materials have increased significantly, especially heather."

The two talked for a while.

When Gao Jianuo was about to leave, the strong medicine expert suddenly said, "Wait."

"what happened?"

The drastic medicine expert first looked around, then lowered his voice and said, "Are you interested in ancient ruins?"

"Ancient ruins!" Gao Jianuo was surprised. "Can you tell me more about it?"

In a way, the seventh-level storage ring he had was obtained from an ancient ruin. The huge reward he had gained the first time inevitably made him more interested in such adventures.

The strong medicine expert put all the potions on the stall into his storage ring, then stood up and left, waving for him to follow.

Gao Jianuo followed her to a deserted corner. There, two men sat at a table, talking. One was tall, the other short. Both wore masks and clothing that clearly indicated disguise. However, Gao Jianuo felt that, at least for the shorter man, disguise might not be very effective. After all, judging by his height, even if he wasn't a dwarf, he probably had a significant amount of dwarven blood.

When they saw the strong medicine expert and Gao Jianuo coming over, they immediately stopped talking.

"This is Taf," the drug expert introduced, then added to the tall man, "He's the supplier of Cislon."

The tall man nodded in understanding.

The drastic medicine expert pointed at the tall man and said, "He's a grocer."

Gao Jianuo also nodded. The two had met several times in the black market of Nanhai Town, but they were not very familiar with each other. In addition, they had changed their appearances, so they did not recognize each other for a while.

"He is the 'Cave Seeker'." The strong medicine expert introduced the short man.

Hearing the name, Gao Jianuo couldn't help but ask, "Is this the ancient ruins discovered by this cave explorer?"

The cave seeker nodded. "It's me. The Holy Name of the Earth Elemental has given me the gift of cave-finding. Not long ago, by chance, I found a hidden cave—the entrance is in an unnoticed corner of the Thieves Guild, but I can't reach the depths by myself. So I'm gathering a team. Do you want to join?"

"What's in the cave?" asked Gao Jianuo.

Cave Hunter: "Some low-level monsters and ancient relics. The rewards may not be very generous, but I asked a fortune teller, and the answer I got was 'worth it.' You can also go and ask. It's always a good idea to ask fortune tellers about unknown matters."

He took out a gold ornament with a pattern on it and said, "I found this in the cave. It's a gold ornament from the time of King Fanfro IV. The pattern on it is the famous 'Mercy of Fanfro'. Even without considering its historical value, it is worth at least twenty gold coins!"

Gao Jianuo thought for a moment: "When will you leave?"

"It depends on when we can find the right team members - at least five or six people," said the cave explorer.

After a pause, he asked, "Excuse me, Mr. Taff, but do you have a fighting career?"

Gao Jianuo: "Of course, I am a second-level hunter."

"Can you use first-level spells?"

"can."

The cave seeker nodded. "Then you can always join us before we set off."

Gao Jianuo also nodded: "Okay, I'll come here again in a few days."

He didn't intend to make a decision immediately. On the one hand, the situation in Prestor Castle could change at any time. On the other hand, he knew very little about the situation in the cave.

Perhaps, as the cave explorer said, he might need to ask a fortune teller...

Before leaving the black market of Prestorburg, Gao Jianuo was attracted by a stall selling forbidden magical books and scrolls, and his eyes were fixed on a scroll.

"Corpse explosion?"

This spell is also recorded in the "Blood Magic Notes", but because it is a second-level spell, he has not yet learned it.

The stall owner explained, "Corpse Explosion is a second-level spell that can cause a corpse to explode with immense power. However, it's obviously dark magic, so it's best not to use it in public, or at least not in front of the church."

Gao Jianuo thought for a moment and asked, "How much?"

"Two gold coins, one price."

"I bought it."

(End of this chapter)