rcenary Association, or as it was commonly called MA, is a place where a lot of rcenaries gathered together to find so jobs and earn a living as a rcenary. The work of a rcenary was both perilous and highly rewarding.
They need to brave dangers that normal people usually shied away from, and in return, they are paid handsoly for their efforts. Being a rcenary was a life that was fraught with dangers.
Very few people dare to be in this line of work for a long ti. Usually, people do rcenary work for so ti and earn so money, before bidding the rcenary life goodbye to settle down with the money they earned. That is if they survived their line of work.
So, due to the high mortality rate, rcenaries were usually understaffed and are always in need of fresh blood. That was the reason Duncan had decided to try his luck here.
rcenary Association was established by the City Hall to protect the interests of rcenaries in the city. Considering how dangerous the jobs that usually a rcenary was employed to do, and the kind of people who survive such things, any kind of shenanigans in the job posted or the money promised will usually result in violent aftermath.
City Hall, being the ones responsible for maintaining the law and order in the city, wanted to avoid such circumstances. Hence, the creation of the rcenary Association. Due to this, MA had a huge backing in the city. It is even said that several cultivation clans have ties to MA, not to ntion the City Lord himself.
The City Lord himself was the strongest cultivator in the city. If the rumors are to be believed he is stronger than all the cultivation clans present in the city. His strength was supposedly in the realm that was beyond the Spirit Sea realm. Hence, no one made things difficult for MA in the city.
That being said, not all the rcenaries in the city were treated equally. Only the most veteran rcenaries had so rights and privileges that normal people are not given. Even then, they must make way for the cultivators present in the city. Cultivators were truly above any kind of ordinary people present in the city.
After learning about all these things, Duncan decided that being a rcenary was the only option he had at present. Sure, the job was said to be dangerous, but it was also said that the pay was higher. If anything, the amount of wine he could indulge himself with that money alone made it worth it for Duncan.
When Duncan arrived at the rcenary Association, the lobby was full of people from all walks of life. He could hear rowdy laughter and enthusiastic conversations all around.
Duncan took in the scene a bit as he made his way to the counter to enquire about how one starts his rcenary career. When he reached the counter, a kind lady in her late forties greeted him.
"Good morning you man, are you here to post a job?"
"No mam, I am here to enquire about becoming a rcenary," Duncan replied in a calm manner.
He had learned from experience that being calm in front of people in power often boded well. Any kind of nervousness will lead to causing unnecessary mistakes that will co back to bite his ass in the future.
While the receptionist wasn't usually soone with power, he spied even fierce-looking n talking to the woman in cordial tones when he approached. So, Duncan decided to err on the side of caution when dealing with her.
If the lady had any misgivings regarding Duncan, she didn't show it openly. She rely smiled in return and went on to ask him questions.
"First tir huh? What kind of work have you been engaged in before?" the lady asked calmly.
"I used to be a miner in Starsinger Town mam. I also worked as a caravan guard when I left my town and ca here. I am new to the city, you see, and I don't have any other skills apart from my strong body," Duncan replied.
"Hmmm, I can certainly see that you have a strong body, young man. So, what's your na?"
"Duncan, mam,"
"Here, fill this form out. I hope you know your letters," she asked squinting her eyes.
"I do, mam," Duncan replied with a smile.
"Good, you will have to pay one silver as a registration fee. You will in turn be given a small batch identifying you as a mber of the rcenary Association. Apart from that, any job you take from here, the association will deduct fifteen percent service fee."
"You can take jobs from the job board over there. You will have to register them with or anyone else manning this desk. Usually, we don't limit anyone from taking any kind of job. But, I will advise you to be very careful and choose group missions at the beginning."
"That way, you will have experienced rcenaries to rely on during the job and not be thrown headfirst into danger. Once you complete the job, you can receive your paynt directly from here. And if it is a group mission, you will be allocated a fixed percentage of the job inco based on the number of people present."
"If you don't have any other questions, you can fill out this form and get your badge now. Once done, you can head to the job board," the receptionist said in a practiced calm tone.
Duncan filled in the details requested in the form and handed it back to her. The receptionist in turn gave him a badge that had the letters MA on the front and a number carved in the back.
"That is your rcenary number. We will note it down to mark the missions you take. Do not lose the badge and if you do while on the job, replace it when you co back. We will deduct one silver for every badge that is replaced," the receptionist explained after handing him the badge.
Duncan nodded his head to indicate that he understood and walked towards the job board in search of his first job as a rcenary.
As the job board was crowded with various rcenaries perusing it, it took so ti for Duncan to see the contents of the job board. As he wasn't in any hurry, Duncan took his ti to check out the job board thoroughly.
"Hmm, it looks like there are more group missions than individual missions. Most missions are similar to guard duty. Guarding rchant caravans; guarding wealthy folk as they travel from one place to another; even guarding wealthy residences. But, the duration of these missions is a bit long. It would be ideal if I had ti, but I am in a hurry to earn so coins. I will leave them for later," Duncan mumbled as he took in the job board.
"Uh, this looks like sothing that would suit , but sothing tells that this one isn't simple. If it is so, people would have already volunteered. After all, the number of individual missions is really too few. Being a sparring partner sounds simple, but it is that simple nature of the mission combined with an extrely high reward that worries ."
"Apart from guarding missions, hunting criminals is the next big thing. Unfortunately, I don't think I should take this. These n are not common criminals. There are even entire bandit gangs that have bounties here. Better avoid them," Duncan shook his head wondering if there are any jobs that might suit him.
"Collection missions, but I don't know anything about dicinal herbs, so rejected. Hmmm, this one looks promising. I do have so experience in this. Let's check this out," Duncan said as his eyes zeroed in on one particular mission.
With a determined gait, Duncan made his way toward the reception counter.
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