Chapter 361 Employment
In the vast desert, all you can see is a yellow earth. The wind blows and rolls up the sand on the ground.
Today's sandstorm is particularly strong. The sand flies in the air, forming a thick curtain. The sight can reach less than ten meters.
A thin young man walks on the sand, leaving a row of footprints. He wears a pointed soft hat, a classical robe, and a single-lens lens made of crystal on his right eye.
Red eyes, a circle of white crows on his right eye landed on his shoulder. A few steps behind him, a little white cat and a black and white puppy follow on the left and right.
The puppy walks and raises the sand, letting the wind blow it to the kitten next to it. Standing upwind, it seems to be very interested in such meaningless things.
The white cat ignores him and uses his fighting spirit to form a shield to protect himself, isolating all the wind and sand.
It saw the puppy eating sand and coughing to spit it out, and said in human language: "Idiot."
Amon casually stepped on a yellow sand scorpion that wanted to sneak attack it, and suddenly stopped. He sensed a few strange breaths, which seemed to be between humans and monsters.
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"Bah... This damn weather, a strong wind suddenly blew out of nowhere." This was a male snake man, holding a spear, with a cold look in his eyes.
"Isn't the weather in the desert so complicated and changeable... But it's really true above, looking for an area with abnormal fire energy... Our snake blood tends to be cold, even if there are natural treasures with fire attributes, they can't be used." Another snake man said.
"Let's not worry about this. It is said that it is a task issued by Her Majesty the Queen herself. We just need to obey her orders."
"It's just right to take advantage of the strong wind and sand to search around this human city."
"Wait, there are people." The strongest snake man who led the group suddenly stopped.
"How many people? How about hiding?"
The snake people and humans have been in a state of hostility for many years, and they often fight each other when they meet, so they immediately became alert.
"There is only one."
"Hehe, what are you waiting for? Go and kill him."
Amon looked at the snake people who rushed over to surround him with interest, and smiled: "Are these snake people? Are you considered humans or monsters? Hmm... a very interesting race."
"Heh, you didn't even run away, what a stupid guy." A snake man showed a hideous smile on his face.
"But the brain seems to be a little bit not working well. Why provoke conflicts for no reason? Fighting will get injured and die. Shouldn't such bloody and violent things be avoided if possible? Being blinded by the so-called racial hatred, and thus dying in vain, is it worth it?" Amon muttered.
"What are you mumbling about for no reason?" A snake man saw that Amon's face was neither surprised nor afraid, as if he had sensed them long ago and was waiting here specially, and a bad premonition emerged in his heart.
However, when the time came, he could not retreat, so he decided to strike first.
Several streams of light emitting star-like colors flew out of Amon's body and sank into the bodies of these snakemen. Their eyes were slightly dull and then became smart.
For Amon, who has now reached the fifth level, a few snakemen with only fighter strength can be easily parasitized without any effort.
"Finding strange fire is also a troublesome thing... You can help me pay attention to the clues of the snakemen. If it is in the east of Shimo City, find a way to intercept it..." Amon said softly.
"Leave it to us..." The leading snakeman pinched his eye sockets.
Amon did not stay here for long, turned around and continued to walk in the original direction.
The wind and sand gradually subsided, and the city in front showed an outline. The city in the desert is more ancient and heavy than other places. Because of the need to guard against snakemen, the city wall itself pays more attention to the defensive function, and it is full of city defense tools such as bed crossbows.
After entering the city smoothly, Amon asked passers-by about the locations of several famous mercenary groups in Shimo City.
"Well, by the way, Liu Yan, who I met in Mocheng before, seems to be a member of the Sand Mercenary Group. He also said that if there is any intention to cooperate, he would introduce me to their leader... Then it's you." Amon made a decision.
His skin gradually changed color, and the surface cracked, turning into a series of wriggling worms, which crawled and adjusted their positions wantonly.
Amon's body expanded slightly, and his physique became taller. His face was also slightly adjusted, turning into another face, "Dan King", Gu He.
Taking out the clothes representing the sixth-grade alchemist from the ring and putting them on, Amon came to the station of the Sand Mercenary Group.
The guard at the door saw a stranger coming in, and wanted to question him a few more words, but he noticed the sixth-grade alchemist logo painted on the chest of the other person's clothes, and his eyes were straight.
"Take me to see your leader." Amon, who was wearing Gu He's face, said calmly.
"Yes... yes." The guard at the door had no courage to stop him, and said tremblingly: "Sir, please come this way."
He led Amon in with a bit of flattery.
In the Jia Ma Empire, only "Dan King" Gu He was qualified to wear this dress, so it was self-evident who the person in front of him was.
As for whether this Gu He was real or fake, naturally there was a leader with stronger strength and broader knowledge to distinguish.
Amon followed the guard all the way to the front hall of the Sand Mercenary Group.
They are having a meeting.
"Brother, those two boys from the Motie Mercenary Group are really going too far. A few days ago, they took away a piece of business that should have been mine." Mo Xing said bitterly.
There are many members of the Sand Mercenary Group, and not all tasks require the leader to personally take over. In addition to the captain Sharo, there are also deputy captains and several small bosses who can take on tasks that are not difficult on their own.
Sharo frowned: "I should have told you that those brothers have pretty good talents. I'm afraid it won't take long for them to reach my level. There's no need to get into trouble with them over some trivial matter... If you really want to deal with them, then We must do it once and for all, and we cannot give them a chance to make a comeback..."
He suddenly stopped and turned his attention to the doorman and Amon who followed him in.
"Didn't I tell you? We are having a very important meeting. Don't let anyone in. Even if the city lord comes, he should inform you first..."
Sharo's expression changed from dissatisfied and sullen at the beginning to respectful and flattering in less than a second.
He looked at the Alchemy Cauldron pattern on Amon's chest and the six gold stars in front of the Alchemy Cauldron with fiery eyes.
He quickly stood up, bent slightly and said, "Sir, our meeting has just ended. Do you have any instructions?"
Amon didn't say any unnecessary nonsense and went straight to the point: "I need to find something in the east area of Stone Desert City, which requires a large number of manpower... You can help me find it... In return, an intermediate Xuan-level fighting skill, or if If you can prepare the medicinal materials yourself, I can also help you refine a "Purple Heart Barrier-Breaking Pill".
Purple Heart Barrier-Breaking Pill, a fourth-level pill that can affect the Great Fighter, can directly increase one star, and one person can take it twice.
Hearing this famous name in the elixir world, Sharo's breathing became rapid. He has been stuck at his current strength for a long time, and he can feel that the speed of his improvement is getting slower and slower.
The Purple Heart Barrier-Breaking Pill was an irresistible temptation for him. But there was a problem with the materials, and he might not be able to get them together for a while.
Should I give up the Purple Heart Barrier-Breaking Pill and choose fighting skills?
Seemingly seeing his inner struggle, Amon chuckled:
"If you don't have the materials for a while, you can go to me to refine them after you collect them. It doesn't have to be the Purple Heart Barrier-Breaking Pill, but any fourth-level or lower elixir will do. If everything goes well, I will refine one for you. A fifth-level elixir is no problem."
Sharo was deeply attracted by this generous offer, but he would not trust a stranger so easily, so he asked tentatively:
"I wonder what your name is, sir? In our Jia Ma Empire, there are only two people who can refine fifth-grade elixirs."
"Haha, haven't you already made some guesses? It's in the ancient river." Amon said with a bit of pride.
As he spoke, he took out a fighting skill scroll from the ring and chuckled:
"If you choose fighting skills as a reward, I can give it to you in advance now... I think there are not many people in the Jiama Empire who dare to rely on me."
As he spoke, Amon slightly revealed a hint of his own aura.
Feeling the fleeting terrifying aura, Sharo knew that this was not a strong man that he could provoke. No matter whether he was Furukawa or not, he seemed to have no right to refuse...
So Sharo quickly agreed and said respectfully: "Our Sand Mercenary Group has accepted this commission. I wonder what you need, sir?"
"You don't need to know what it is specifically. Just help me find areas where fire energy is active and dense." Amon responded with the answer he had prepared long ago without thinking too much.
Sharo's eyes flickered and nodded: "Yes."
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Qingshan Town.
Xiao Yan watched expressionlessly as the shop assistant of "Wanyao Zhai" stroked his monocle and sold the Blood Essence Lotus that had just been put on the shelf to him as Huang Jinglian.
Walking on the street, I pass by the sight of passers-by wearing monocles with expressionless faces.
Expresslessly accepting the invitation of Mu Li, who was wearing a monocle, he escorted the little medical fairy to the mountains to collect medicinal materials.
He killed two monsters that launched a sneak attack without expression.
Looking at the white circle on their right eye that looked like a monocle, he finally couldn't help but burst out.
"What the hell is this? It's a ghost. I feel like this thing is haunting."
Yao Chen didn't say a word and didn't respond.
