Mercenary Wars

Chapter 77 Residence
Gao Jiano pondered for a moment and said, "I know too little about professions and specializations, and I haven't thought it through yet... Do you have any suggestions?"

“The choice of profession and specialization depends first and foremost on the Holy Name, which is talent, and talent is above all else,” Hicks said. “If I’m not mistaken, you should have a blessing of the wind element, right?”

Gao Jianuo nodded.

Hicks continued, "This blessing is one of the talents that best suits the shooting specialization. Combined with Eagle Eye, Hunter's Mark, Aimed Shot... you will become a fearsome battlefield hunter. However, the problem with the shooting specialization is that it is fragile and has little ability to survive independently."

“For hunters, the best way to improve their survivability is to find a reliable beast companion.” He patted the black bear behind him. “The Beast Taming specialization focuses more energy and runes on cooperating with your beast companion, which allows you to be more adept in a variety of situations.”

“As for the Survival specialization,” Hicks paused for a moment, “to be honest, in my opinion, a so-called Survival Hunter is pretty much a ‘warrior with hunter characteristics,’ and some Survival Hunters even wear plate armor.”

After talking for a while, he took out a book and handed it to Gao Jiano: "This book, 'The Hunter's Way,' is a work by Balmin, a level 12 hunter. I bought it in Limande City. Take a look."

Gaucano thanked him and accepted the gift.

In the following days, while recovering, he spent most of his time reading "The Way of the Hunter" and occasionally consulted and discussed with the mercenaries in the camp to think about his career development.

His primary advisor was Hicks, and as a level six hunter, Hicks did indeed provide him with many valuable insights.

Besides, he didn't overlook mercenaries of other professions either. Not to mention the numerous warriors and thieves, he even questioned the few priests he encountered several times.

As for the mage, he asked even more questions, after all, Dariss beside him was a level four mage.

However, for big issues like "long-term career development," some people can't even figure it out in half a lifetime, so a few days is obviously far from enough.

In comparison, clearing forest land is much simpler.

After the high trolls died, there were no more significant threats to this forest, and the ogres were nowhere to be seen. Naturally, logging and construction became the primary tasks of clearing the land, while threatening areas were no longer as important.

Most of the official mercenaries were preparing to leave, and the specific allocation of land began accordingly.

Every mercenary preparing to leave would choose a piece of land according to a predetermined area, and Gaugano was no exception.

To this end, Gao Jiano made a special trip to investigate the site.

The preferred area is definitely the banks of the Driftwood River, since land near water is usually of higher quality, and the town of Driftwood is just across the river.

Gaucano took Dariss for a stroll along the Driftwood River.

As he passed a large rock, he suddenly stopped and turned to look at it.

"What's wrong, boss?" Daryls asked.

Gao Jiano stared at the boulder in front of him, his eyes flickering: "Don't you think the outline of this rock looks a little familiar?"

Daryls shook her head.

Gaucano circled the boulder, observed it carefully for a moment, and then returned the way he came.

About ten minutes later, he arrived at an open space by the river.

There's nothing here, just a shallow pit.

Looking at the shallow pit, Darlis blinked, then suddenly realized: "The outline of that rock just now is exactly the same as the shape of this pit!"

Gaucano: "What do you think this means?"

Darius: "Obviously, the stone was moved from here to there. Only a high troll could move such a large stone!"

The two exchanged a glance, then quickly returned to the boulder.

Such a large rock, and the distance wasn't short, would be incredibly difficult to move even with the strength of a high troll; it's unlikely that such a large effort would have been wasted. A natural thought is that this rock is used to conceal something.

Without Gaucano's instruction, Darlis immediately used her magic trick "Shaping Clay" to slowly create an opening at the edge of the ground covered by the boulder.

Then the two looked into the gap.

"So many silver coins!" Darlis exclaimed softly.

Looking through the gap, one could see a pit beneath the boulder, filled with a large pile of silver coins.

It is indeed a "tu".

Although the original appearance of the silver coins can be seen, they are now twisted together like a pretzel, and the fingerprints of the High Trolls can be faintly seen on them.

Gao Jiano bent down, reached into the gap, grabbed the lump of silver coins, and pulled it.

It weighs at least several tens of kilograms.

Fortunately, he now has 22 points of strength. If judged by the standards of his previous life on Earth, he would definitely be considered a strongman, and pulling dozens of kilograms would be a piece of cake.

He pulled out the large wad of silver coins and examined them in his hand for a while.

These silver coins were likely looted by the high trolls, numbering an estimated four to five thousand. They were all folded together and roughly formed a semi-circle.

What is the Gorgano trying to create? This question popped into Gorgano's mind.

Unfortunately, he couldn't figure out what the half-silver ring looked like, so the question was gradually forgotten, replaced by the joy of unexpected wealth.

As it happened, this area was also located on the banks of the Driftwood River, so he decided to make it his own land.

He then went to the camp to complete all the formalities and officially became the owner of this land.

Of course, he certainly wouldn't farm or live here himself, so he immediately rented out the land.

It is expected that this place will be a wheat field by this time next year.

After selecting and renting out the land, Gaucano immediately embarked on his return journey to Southshore, arriving two days later.

The first thing he did upon arriving in Nanhai Town was to buy a house.

He wasn't particularly concerned about his living environment, but since he still had an undead servant to settle down, he decided to buy a house to be on the safe side.

Fortunately, Gao Jiano is currently well-off and can afford to buy a house in the trade zone. Apart from a few luxury homes, he can choose almost any house in Southsea Town.

So he wandered around Southsea Town for a while, looking at many residences in different areas, such as those near mercenary groups, hunter guilds, and apothecaries guilds, and noted down a few that he liked.

That day, he saw another house that he liked and immediately asked the waiter who was serving him, "How much is this house?"

“Nine gold coins and fifteen silver coins,” the waiter said.

Less than ten gold coins?
so cheap?

Gaucano thought he had misheard: "How much?"

The waiter gave an awkward smile and explained, "This is a 'cursed house.' Several owners were forced to sell it shortly after purchasing it, so the price is relatively cheap."

(End of this chapter)