Chapter 69: First Class rcenary
Throughout the Tian Yuan continent, in each city of every country, the rcenary Union would always be in the core of the city. And right next to the rcenary Union would always be a few small banks.
White Cloud City was only a Second Class City, but it covered a large area of land. Jian Chen had walked for an entire 30 minutes before finally arriving at a bustling street at the center of the city. Right in front of him was a 20 ter tall building that towered over the other buildings; this was the rcenary Union.
The rcenary Union’s building was rather large and was constructed to resemble a giant magical beast. At the entrance of the building, a constant flow of all sorts of rcenaries went in and out.
Jian Chen entered the rcenary Union, and although this was the first ti he had been to a place like this. However, since he had wanted to beco an experienced rcenary. he had read up on about stuff like this in the academy library.
The rcenary Union had many people inside, and the business window had a long queuing line. All of the sales windows were filled with people trying to hand in their missions. Yet in the deepest part of the building, there was a rcenary enrollnt window with a cold and desolate ambience.
Jian Chen walked up to that window and said, “Hello, I would like to enlist as a rcenary.”
The person in charge of this window was an old man who looked to be around 60 years old. Although he was old, his entire face was red and his eyes shined brightly with emotion.
The elderly man indifferently looked at Jian Chen and flatly said, “To beco a rcenary, one first must be a Saint. Have you reached that level yet?”
“I have already reached the Saint level.” Jian Chen answered.
The elder sized Jian Chen up before handing over a piece of paper and asking, “What’s your na?”
“Jian Chen!” Jian Chen obviously didn’t want to use the na Changyang Xiang Tian when he was trying to hide himself, so he instead used his original na from his previous life as his new moniker.
“How old are you this year?” The man asked.
Hearing this, Jian Chen gave the question so thought, “20 years old.” Jian Chen couldn’t possibly state his true age since a Saint at the age of 15 was a very rare sight in the Tian Yuan continent. If he had stated his true age it might have brought forth trouble later that he did not need. Although many people knew how talented Jian Chen was in Kargath Academy, only a few people like the headmaster and the vice headmaster knew his true age.
A 20 year old was the normal age for one to be a Saint, and since his physical growth had long since outstripped the others, no one would think otherwise if he said he was 20. With his current appearance, there was almost no difference between a regular 20 year old and himself.
“What degree of strength have you reached?” The man began to write on the piece of paper with a pen.
“Primary Saint.” Jian Chen said.
The rest of the process to beco a rcenary was rather simple. After paying the tax of one Silver Coin, Jian Chen had officially beco a rcenary. He took his rcenary badge, which was that of the lowest rank since he was only a Primary Saint.
After collecting his badge, Jian Chen didn’t bother to stay behind at the rcenary Union, he instead quickly left the building, and asked for directions to a dicine shop.
Although the Tian Yuan continent had Radiant Saint Masters who could heal a wide variety of injuries, their numbers were incredibly small. Because of this, the status of any single Radiant Saint Master was very high, especially for rcenaries, who would be hard pressed to be able to invite a Radiant Saint Master into their group. Only the biggest and strongest groups could successfully invite one; those who were alone or weren’t strong enough would find it impossible to enjoy the benefits a Radiant Saint Master would bring unless they paid extensive amounts of money.
With an uncountable amount of rcenaries on the Tian Yuan continent, there were also an equally uncountable amount of injured people every day. Since the supply of Radiant Saint Masters did not et the demand of those who needed them, a new thod of using drugs and herbs was created to combat injuries. Using these dicines was vastly inferior to the healing capabilities of a Radiant Saint Master, but it was widely accepted by rcenaries. This was because aside from the high grade drugs, the normal dicines were very cheap.
The dicine store wasn’t small and was crowded inside. It was not at all like the rcenary Union which had soundproofed walls all around. While in the rcenary Union, all of the rcenaries there would loudly shout amongst each other to be heard, in the dicine store, people could easily converse with each other.
The dicine store had many long lines of people. After sweeping a glance around the shop, Jian Chen finally found a line with relatively few people and waited.
“Might I ask what you want to order?”
Finally it was Jian Chen’s turn. He was enthusiastically greeted by the person behind the counter.
“I’ll need a few herbs, do you have them in stock?” Jian Chen asked.
The assistant looked at Jian Chen with an odd stare. This was the first ti he had seen a person not co in to buy dicine for their wounds; instead, this person was buying herbs. Despite the curiosity he had towards Jian Chen, the assistant replied, “Of course we sell them. I don’t know what the honored custor wants, but whatever is in the store is for sale.”
“I need so Qilin Grass, Rubbing Grass, Sweet Grass, Skeleton Grass, Sawtooth Grass, Antelope Flower, Root Flower, Lilies and Turtle Tubers...do you have these?” Jian Chen nad almost 10 different types of herbs.
The assistant imdiately nodded, “We do, these herbs are very common and are not pricy at all. We have them all, but I don’t know how much the honored custor wants?”
Jian Chen had a happy smile on his face. He took out a gold coin and placed it onto the counter as he said, “Give a few of every item!” These herbs were all extrely common goods; a single gold coin was enough to buy a cartful of them.
Seeing the gold coin on the counter, the man smiled brightly, “Okay, please wait for one mont, honored guest. I’ll bring them to you in a mont!” With that said, he entered the backroom to gather the materials.
After paying for the herbs he needed, Jian Chen left the store and headed outside of the city. He arrived 10 miles outside of the city walls, and entered into the small forest. There, he dug a few mounds of earth and plucked so tree leaves. He then stored them within his Space Belt and walked back to White Cloud City.
After returning to White Cloud City, Jian Chen purchased a new set of ordinary clothes and ducked into an uninhabited alleyway that was hidden by the general populace. After looking left and right to check if the coast was clear, he took out a small bunch of each herb he had bought earlier.
He first grinded the herbs up into a fine powder using his hands and feet, before mixing it with the water he collected. Adding to the mixture so of the soft mud and leaves, he grinded it into powder as well. He continued to mix it before squeezing out so of the residual juice. Jian Chen took the result of this juice and imdiately sared it onto his face.
Quickly, Jian Chen lifted his head; the complete transformation of his face could clearly be seen. At this mont, Jian Chen’s looked entirely differed. Even a person who was familiar with his appearance wouldn’t be able to recognize him now. For all intents and purposes, Jian Chen was now a completely different person; his previously handso looks had beco average, and even his eyebrows and eyelashes had been altered to beco shorter. The only features that hadn’t changed were his pair of alluring eyes and his weak-looking figure.
Jian Chen didn’t stop there, the silver Light Wind Sword appeared in his hands. He suddenly placed the sword on the back of his waist as his waist-length hair blowing slightly into the air.
With a silver flash of light, the Light Wind Sword quickly cut through his long hair with a speed that was almost hard to see with the naked eye. His hair was now at his shoulders. He changed into a new set of clothes from his previously luxurious set of clothes made from handspun silk; it was quite the change going from the finest silk to coarse leather.
By this point, there was nothing about Jian Chen that would remind even those who knew him best of the original Jian Chen.
Jian Chen took another few monts to ensure he hadn’t overlooked anything to perfect his new appearance. Satisfied, he imdiately burned his old clothes in a fire and exited the alley.
Once again entering the rcenary Union, Jian Chen walked towards the mission place. The mission hall in the rcenary Union split its missions into 5 grades: S, A, B, C, and D. The highest grade was S, and the lowest was D. At the sa ti, the rcenaries were also split into these sa 5 categories. At the mont, Jian Chen was only a D ranked rcenary, and so he could only take on D ranked missions.
A rcenary’s rank was determined by the amount of missions accomplished, their honor and strength. A D ranked rcenaries had to be at least Saints, while C ranked rcenaries had the power of Great Saints at the very minimum. With this system, S ranked rcenaries had to reach the strength and honor of Earth Saint Masters.
Even if one had the sa strength as an Earth Saint Master, if they didn’t have the sa amount of reputation, then they wouldn’t be considered an S ranked rcenary. Therefore, this rcenary grading system had no shortcuts.
D ranked missions were bountiful, but the majority of them were very boring. The majority of them were about finding lost items, or to help a store buy and deliver their items to another store. None of the missions were of any interest to Jian Chen.
Right now, Jian Chen only wanted a mission that would let him leave the Gesun Kingdom because he knew the Hua Yun Sect was a major power in the kingdom. Although he had completely changed his looks, there was no guarantee that a person wouldn’t discover his real identity and set off the Hua Yun Sect’s pursuit to capture him. Just in case he accidentally revealed himself to the Hua Yun Sect by mistake, it would be best for him to leave the Gesun Kingdom to a place where the Hua Yun Sect had no power.
Unfortunately, very few D ranked missions allowed a rcenary to travel in between countries. Most missions like that were for the higher ranked rcenaries and were usually never distributed to a D ranker. So when Jian Chen had looked at the entire mission list for D ranking rcenaries, he didn’t see a single mission that would take him outside the country.
Inwardly sighing, Jian Chen left the rcenary Union. If he wanted to leave the Gesun Kingdom, he would need to rely on the cover of caravans. Otherwise, if he were to travel alone, he would be assaulted by a group of robbers that even he would most likely have trouble with. But even if he didn’t et any robbers, the border fortress was a place Jian Chen wouldn’t be able to bypass with ease.
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