Luo Lin recognized the visitor; he was Batesin, the steward of the Bailu County Lord Mansion.
He had previously represented Bailu County for several visits to Five Saints rcenary Town, and Luo Lin still had so impressions of him.
Bailu County needed to recruit rcenaries?
After hearing Batesin’s request, Luo Lin’s eyebrows furrowed ever so slightly. Personally, she didn’t like Viscount Mo’er; he was crude and nearly harsh when dealing with soldiers beneath him.
Such a person, if he were to recruit rcenaries, a slight disagreent could easily lead to a fight, and she didn’t want the rcenary Guild to be troubled with this sort of hassle.
"Steward Batesin, Bailu County has its own dedicated County Guard Army, it seems unnecessary for them to recruit rcenaries," Luo Lin said, her understanding of Bailu County still limited to the period before winter arrived.
As Bailu County was not imdiately against the Xuan Beast Ridge, there was no need to worry about the impact of beast tides, and the adjacent county was the lordless Fengdan County, which posed no threat either. Even if occasional bandits and thieves erged, the County Guard Army was already more than capable of dealing with them.
Steward Batesin smiled sowhat awkwardly, then said, "Miss Luo Lin misunderstands, this ti, I am not here on behalf of Bailu County. The one issuing the recruitnt commission is my new lord, Lord Yue of Fengdan County."
Due to the heavy snow sealing the mountains and Yue Jinghua’s deliberate blockade, the news of Fengdan County having a lord had not yet spread between Fengdan and Bailu counties.
Fengdan County has a lord now?
This news could be said to be the most explosive that Luo Lin had heard since the beginning of spring this year.
Despite being a lordless county, the fact that Fengdan was once the feudal territory of the forr noble family of the Dragon War Empire—the Blood Cherry Duke Mansion—is common knowledge.
The new lord has the surna Yue? Could it be that the Duke Mansion has found a successor, and now wants to rebuild the feudal territory?
Luo Lin then recalled that several days ago, so rcenaries who had passed through Fengdan County ntioned that there had been a conflict between Fengdan County and Bailu County, both counties were in a standoff.
Even the old steward Batesin of Bailu County was poached; it was evident that Fengdan County’s new lord was quite resourceful.
Luo Lin looked at Steward Batesin, who was spirited and proud; it seed that the facts were likely as suspected.
To Five Saints Town, Fengdan County had always been an irrelevant existence, but now it suddenly had a lord, and moreover, this person was requesting to recruit rcenaries?
Recruiting rcenaries would not be a small amount of money, suggesting that the financial strength of the new lord should not be underestimated.
As an outstanding receptionist and a sharp liaison, Luo Lin knew that she had to report the matter back to the bigwigs of the rcenary Guild in the shortest possible ti.
Thinking so, Luo Lin’s expression remained unchanged on the surface. She politely invited Steward Batesin to sit opposite the two female guests, "That is truly congratulatory news, the people of Fengdan County have finally escaped their plight. May I know how many rcenaries does the lord wish to recruit this ti?"
"One hundred rcenaries," Steward Batesin had discussed with Hong Ling Tengwu and others before setting off. They unanimously agreed that about one hundred rcenaries, divided into five small squads, stationed around Fengdan County for patrols, would be sufficient to deal with potential beast and enemy attacks.
"Recruiting a hundred rcenaries is no small number. May I ask what conditions Lord is offering for recruitnt?" Luo Lin was shocked by the new Lord’s generous offer and was quickly determining the appropriate candidates in her mind.
Fortunately, this is Five Saints Town. If it were anywhere else, it would be impossible to gather a hundred rcenaries.
"The price will be absolutely reasonable. The hiring period is one year, and the salary will be calculated monthly based on the rank of the rcenaries. We need seventy One-star rcenaries, offering one hundred Third-level Dark Pills each, twenty Two-star rcenaries, offering one thousand Third-level Dark Pills each, nine Three-star rcenaries, offering ten thousand Dark Pills each, and one Five-star rcenary, offering one million Third-level Dark Pills," Batesin laid out his terms.
Five-star rcenary?
The two female guests sitting aside, upon hearing Batesin’s request, also looked over.
Earlier, Luo Lin had ntioned that the town’s Five-star rcenaries were very limited, currently only Li Rui qualified. The high price of one million Dark Pills was indeed tempting. If Li Rui accepted this so-called rcenary employnt, it would an that they would not be able to find a suitable escort for their mission.
As proud as they were, how could they allow a few dirty-looking lowlifes to steal the rcenaries from them?
"You, tell them we’ve already booked the Five-star rcenary Li Rui, stop them from entertaining any hopes of hiring him," the previously vocal female guest rudely interrupted.
Batesin and Luo Lin were still talking when they were abruptly interrupted, both showing a trace of displeasure.
Batesin glanced at the female guest’s attire and snorted, "Miss, you must be new to the rcenary Guild. Five-star rcenaries take on tasks based on their own will."
"Heh, this gentleman is right. I am more interested in this gentleman’s task," interrupted a burly middle-aged rcenary with jujube-red hair as he strode in.
The burly rcenary had a towering fra covered in rock-like muscles, carrying on his back a Sixth-level long-ard macaque face ape, the size of a small hill, which he threw onto the ground.
He was Li Rui, one of the few Five-star rcenaries in Five Saints Town.
Upon hearing him speak, Batesin’s face imdiately lit up with joy. In truth, he in this round of rcenary recruitnt needed high-level rcenaries the most.
A Five-star rcenary can even be worth seventy One-star rcenaries. That is precisely why, before leaving, Yue Jinghua offered the shocking high price of one million Dark Pills.
Li Rui, in Five Saints Town, is also a powerhouse. As long as he builds a good relationship with him, future recruitnt in Five Saints Town would beco much easier. Recently, he just happened to need a sum of money for turnover, so when he heard Batesin ntion one million Dark Pills as soon as he entered the door, he imdiately rushed to take on the task.
"Are you implying our offered price isn’t high enough? Do you know who our Miss is?" the female guest argued with a red face, helpless to decide on such a high price of one million Dark Pills.
The female guest anxiously looked to the other cloaked female guest, who had been quiet since entering the Guild, not uttering a word.
"Cailing, show so respect. Mr. Li Rui, if I may offer terms that are even more tempting than one million Dark Pills, would you consider changing your mind?" suddenly spoke the cloaked female guest. A pair of hands, as white and delicate as jade, erged from her cloak, and her voice was as lodious as that of a spring oriole.
As she spoke, she lifted her cloak, and upon seeing her face, everyone in the rcenary Guild drew a sharp breath, "Holy Mark Sand Face."
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