Agumon who wants to become Omegamon

Furthermore, they quickly filled out the entry forms and gained the right to enter the city.

So, Huangfu Weilai waved to Yagami Taichi and the others, and soon led the group into the city.

First, what catches the eye is not the rows of orderly buildings on the left and right sides, but a European-style castle that seems to stand tall in the center of the city.

That must be the king's residence.

Each of the orderly arranged buildings is second only to the height of city walls and castles.

"Wow, this is amazing..." Yagami Taichi and the others exclaimed in admiration at the magnificence of the city.

Taichi Yagami, in particular, felt even more deeply moved as he looked at a corner of the city and thought of the pyramid Gokumon he had encountered.

They're both places where Digimon live, so why is there such a big difference?

Is this the kind of dynamic that arises from a difference in strength?

"Let's take a look around first."

Looking at the wide road with its various Digimon, Huangfu Future made a suggestion.

Everyone agreed and then followed the flow of people onto the main road.

"Future, do you know what those buildings are for?" Suddenly, Yagami Taichi approached Huangfu Future and asked cautiously.

"I don't know." Huangfu Weilai glanced at Yagami Taichi and answered immediately.

"Eh?"

Seeing the surprised look in Yagami Taichi's eyes, Huangfu Weilai sighed and said, "If you really want to know what they sell and what kind of transactions they make, you can only ask them directly. After all, I don't understand the writing on those buildings."

"I thought you knew..." Yagami Taichi scratched the back of his head and chuckled awkwardly.

"Sigh..." Huangfu Weilai sighed. He would certainly know the language in his own Digital World, but the problem was that this was the original world, and a dark area where characters might not even appear on screen in the original. How could he possibly know the language that was developing here?

You can only honestly look at the symbols on the building sign to guess their meaning, or go inside and ask.

Thump—thump-thump—丨

Suddenly, a series of orderly footsteps, like the tolling of bells, resounded across the wide road.

In response, the Digimon, who should have been strolling along the main road, skillfully made way for them on both sides.

Huangfu Weilai and his group did not stand still and wait for the owner of the footsteps to approach. Instead, they followed the flow of people and walked to both sides of the road.

Soon, they realized who they were making way for.

It was a patrol team led by Knightmon and composed of many Pawnmon (black/white).

At this moment, they are constantly patrolling the city to ensure that order is maintained.

"Another perfect form." Taichi Yagami, wearing goggles, looked at the information displayed on the screen and couldn't help but twitch his lips.

"It seems that this city, the ultimate entity that created this empire, values ​​order very much..." Huangfu Weilai smiled meaningfully. After all, it was truly remarkable that such an order-maintaining faction had been built in such a chaotic place as the Dark Zone.

Chapter Thirty: Mercenary Guild

"Isn't it good to value order?" Mochizuki asked, puzzled.

“It’s not that it’s bad, it’s just strange.” Huangfu Future shook her head. “Normally, Digimon born in the Dark Area are mostly Virus-type Digimon, and these Digimon are naturally inclined to chaos.”

"However, in this chaotic place where the law of the jungle prevails, there emerged Digimon that yearned for order and even managed to bring order to a standstill."

"What an incredible guy." Huangfu Weilai's eyes gleamed as he commented on his opinion of the ultimate being who created this empire.

"In that case, it is indeed very impressive." Mochizuki Meiko nodded.

Huangfu Weilai smiled and then looked at Yagami Taichi.

At this moment, as the patrol team passed by, the Digimon standing on both sides once again walked onto the main road.

Meanwhile, Taichi Yagami was using his modified goggles to continuously probe for information about Digimon he had never seen before.

There are just too many kinds of Digimon. Even though many Digimon are of the same species, it doesn't stop Taichi Yagami from having a strong curiosity.

"Ah, the blue Tyrannomon."

Suddenly, Taichi Yagami spotted Greymon among the beasts, a creature completely different from his own Agumon.

That's a Tyrannomon variant of the virus.

"Hehe, I suddenly realized how convenient it is to be able to see information about Digimon after having these goggles," Taichi Yagami said with a light laugh.

"Sigh..." Huangfu Weilai sighed, looking at Yagami Taichi as if he had received an interesting toy.

When Huangfu Future modified the goggles, the data transmitted did not actually include the Digimon's special moves and signature moves.

As long as the appearance matches the basic information of the Digimon, there will be virtually no errors.

But special moves are different.

A more rigid Digimon simply uses the skills it gains after evolution in a routine manner.

It wouldn't matter if Huangfu Future filled in the information about this Digimon's special moves.

However, he was afraid that the Digimon would create their own unique moves, resulting in moves different from what he remembered.

Filling out the information will mislead Taichi Yagami, and if you're not careful, you might end up killing him.

Therefore, rather than causing such negative consequences, it's better to be straightforward and simply not include the Digimon's special moves in the information.

In this way, even if Taichi Yagami detects information about the enemy through his goggles, he won't be too careless.

"Taiichi." Seeing that Yagami Taiichi seemed to want to continue investigating, Huangfu Weilai couldn't help but call out to him.

"What's wrong?" Taichi Yagami turned around and asked.

"It's time to find materials to solve Xiaoguang's problem," Huangfu Weilai said.

“Okay!” Yagami Taichi instantly became serious.

Afterwards, the group went to a building that occupied an area second only to the European-style castle in the center of the city.

It was a building that, literally speaking, was magnificent and resplendent. Judging from the other Digimon's words, it seemed to be called—the Mercenary Guild!

......

Although it's called a mercenary guild, which sounds like the mercenary industry, it actually handles much more than just hiring.

There were also markets that resembled bazaars, as well as forging workshops for manufacturing weapons, armor, and protective gear.

In addition, as a mercenary organization, it has a platform for accepting and issuing missions.

It can be described as a trinity, which combined to form the current mercenary guild.

At this moment, after entering the Mercenary Guild, everyone stood in this circular area, looking at the route representing the three areas of the Mercenary Guild: left side - trading market, middle - mission platform, and right side - forging workshop.

"Where should we go first?" Yagami Taiya threw the question at Huangfu Mirai, letting him make a choice.

The others had no objections, so they all looked at Huangfu Weilai.

"Middle!" Huangfu Weilai didn't think much and directly selected the 'mission platform'. It wasn't because of any special reason, but simply because he wanted to walk in a straight line.

Upon hearing this, no one objected, and they followed Huangfu Weilai away.

As I walked along the middle of the road, I watched the number of Digimon in the crowd gradually decrease.

Finally, they arrived at a hall that radiated a golden glow, watching the Digimon go about their own business.

Huangfu Future has locked onto his target and spotted a Digimon that looks a lot like a receptionist—Petermon.

So he took the initiative to step forward and ask about the details of the mercenary.

Just as Huangfu Weilai had predicted, Peter Beast was indeed a front desk staff member here.

Hearing Huangfu Weilai's words, which were tantamount to those of a stranger visiting a new place for the first time, he did not show any dissatisfaction or impatience. Instead, a fawning smile appeared on his lips as he gave Huangfu Weilai a detailed introduction to the Mercenary Guild.

Petermon fawns over Huangfu Future because behind Huangfu Future stands Hackmon, the savior who is in his Ultimate form.

Petermon, who had served many different Digimon as a front desk staff member and developed an extraordinary eye for them, immediately realized that this Digimon was no ordinary creature.

Of all the Digimon he had ever seen, this was one of the top ones.

Thus, the situation described above occurred.

With Petermon's detailed introduction, Huangfu Weilai and the others finally gained a relatively superficial understanding of this mercenary guild.

They also learned about their division of labor between mercenaries and missions.

First, there's the classification of mercenaries, which is very simple: it's based on the evolution level of their Digimon.

Mercenaries are divided into growth stage mercenaries, mature stage mercenaries, fully-formed mercenaries, and finally, ultimate stage mercenaries.

This classification is not equivalent to the Digimon's rank, but simply an individual's resume as a mercenary.

For example, when you first become a mercenary, even if you are at a high level, you still need to start from scratch and begin as a new mercenary.

Of course, while mercenary ranks are not absolute, they can still give a general idea of ​​a mercenary's strength.

Just like, an ultimate mercenary doesn't necessarily have to have the level of an ultimate level, but to become an ultimate mercenary, one must at least possess strength comparable to an ultimate level, otherwise the mission would definitely not be completed.

When it comes to tasks, they are naturally categorized based on their difficulty.

They are respectively:

[Normal Mission] corresponds to mercenaries in their growth and maturity stages.

[Difficult Mission] - Corresponds to fully upgraded mercenaries.

[Hell Mission] - Corresponds to the ultimate mercenary.

[Special Missions] are generally missions with special requirements depending on the issuer. For example, they may specifically require certain types of Digimon, or they may require finding certain items, or they may require a long-term commitment. In short, there are all sorts of missions.

[Mandatory Mission] - Generally speaking, this mission will not appear on the platform, but if it does, it means that the Chess Beast Empire will recruit the mercenaries here and force them to participate in something.

For example, a national defense war.

Chapter Thirty-One: The Cloud Travel Trading Market

After listening to Petermon's introduction, everyone gained a basic understanding of this mercenary guild.

"Do you have any Chrono Digizoid here?" Taking this opportunity, Taichi Yagami asked Petermon, who seemed more approachable.

“Of course,” Petermon replied.

Upon hearing this, Yagami Tai's face lit up with joy.

"How many gold coins are needed?" Huangfu Weilai suddenly asked. He knew the approximate currency conversion of the Chess Beast Empire. Silver coins were worth the same as digital metals, and gold coins were worth the same as digital alloys.

The former can promote the evolution of Digimon to Perfect level; the latter can promote the evolution of Digimon to Ultimate level.

Regardless, Huangfu Weilai understands that Yagami Taichi wants to give his sister the best, but Huangfu Weilai also wants Yagami Taichi to understand that right now, he... or rather, they are both penniless.

They don't deserve these good things at all.

"It's not expensive, just a thousand gold coins for one meal." Petermon looked at his savior Hackmon, mistakenly thinking that the other party wanted to evolve into the Ultimate level, so his already fawning expression became even more respectful. However, he immediately said an amount that made Taichi Yagami despair.

"Um, could you..." Yagami Taichi paused, and was about to ask again when...

"No!" Petermon interrupted Taichi Yagami precisely, as if he had been asked countless times before. Then he looked at the savior Hackmon and explained humbly, "Whether it's Chrono Digizoid or Chrono Digizoid Metal, according to regulations, it can only be sold by the ton."

In other words, the minimum limit is one ton, and it cannot be lower than that.

Huangfu Wei nodded knowingly, not finding it strange.

After all, Digimon need to use metal or alloys, and most of them are modified or mechanical Digimon. Given their size, they would need to prepare enough metal materials to evolve.

Even if the size is small and the amount of metal needed is less than a ton, it's still a one-off deal. As long as you buy it, you'll still make money off that ton.

Therefore, purchasing through official channels means following the rules they set.

"So, are there any transactions involving less than one ton in the trading market?"

Ignoring Yagami Taichi's unpredictable expression, Huangfu Weilai continued to inquire.

Upon hearing this, Petermon paused, sized up Huangfu Future for a moment, and then replied, "Yes, but those are private transactions between Digimon. No matter what happens, it's not under the jurisdiction of the authorities."

Huangfu Weilai smiled and understood.

In other words, there are price differences in value between Digimon transactions. However, these transactions depend entirely on the Digimon's own judgment. If they feel it is suitable, they can exchange it for something even if it is not valued in the official evaluation.