Ni Qianjun originally intended to enter the city to et Yue Jinghua, but as the deputy commander, he had too many affairs to attend to after entering the city, so he gave Yue Jinghua a ring as a pledge, asking her to co to the camp on ti to et him.
rcenary Groups use the sky as their cover and the ground as their bed; when they travel, they are equipped with campaign tents.
Take, for example, the Reversed Fire rcenary Group, which ranks sixth on the rcenary list; their mbers are well-trained and only go to Polo City to buy daily necessities, never residing in the city.
Yue Jinghua secured her luggage and rode out, covering a half-mile journey, when she saw two different-colored rcenary Banners fluttering atop the hills ahead.
The two rcenary Banners to the east and west: the one on the east was rectangular with a golden background and red characters, boasting a lifelike fla leaping on the fabric.
The flag on the west was triangular, with blue and white graphics, featuring an Ice Blade Sword and Shield woven onto it.
Yue Jinghua spurred her horse forward, and as she approached the hills, she encountered two sword-bearing rcenaries with Blue Helts.
"Halt, this area requires the permission of the King of Shang and is the stationed grounds of Reversed Fire and Blue Crystal rcenary Groups. All unrelated people, within a mile's radius, must detour," seeing Yue Jinghua with an ugly face, burdened with a nondescript baggage and an ordinary horse, the two guarding rcenaries looked at her with disdain.
Yue Jinghua had learned earlier from the "Continent History" that rcenaries are the second-largest profession on the continent, next to armies, for individuals who practice Dark Power.
Based on the number of rcenaries, the Continent rcenary Corps are divided into rcenary Groups, rcenary Teams, rcenary Groups, and United rcenary Camps. A rcenary Group is a duo of rcenaries. A rcenary Team refers to a group of rcenaries with fewer than ten mbers. As for rcenary Groups, they are classified into hundred-mber groups, thousand-mber groups, and Super rcenary Groups, with numbers ranging from hundreds to tens of thousands.
The United rcenary Camp is a temporary cooperative relationship ford between rcenary groups for so special rcenary tasks.
The most significant difference between rcenaries and armies is that armies are supported by state institutions, whereas rcenaries are supported by the civilian populace. Whether it's rchant-sponsored explorations or private escort, rcenaries can be seen everywhere.
rcenary tasks, according to their difficulty, can be categorized into Stone, Shell, Pearl, Jade, Diamond, and Unrivaled six major grades. Each grade further divides the respective tasks into three categories based on difficulty: easy, normal, and hard, which are then marked as Blue, Yellow, and Red.
Stone grade tasks are mostly completed by novice rcenaries, while Shell and Pearl grade tasks are undertaken by skilled rcenaries. Tasks of Jade or even Diamond grade often require the deploynt of a rcenary Group.
As for Unrivaled Tasks, they are rare occurrences, only appearing once every decade or so.
The Reversed Fire and Blue Crystal are currently the sixth and seventh-ranked large-scale rcenary Groups on the continent, with historically good relationships. For this Blue Diamond Level rcenary task, a small elite force from both groups was mobilized.
"I am an escort alchemist with the Reversed Fire rcenary Group; Deputy Commander Ni Qianjun has asked for , this is his token," Yue Jinghua took out the ring given to her by Ni Qianjun.
"Berserk Lion King," the two Blue Crystal rcenary Group mbers recognized the ring in Yue Jinghua's hand, their expressions changed dramatically, and their attitude towards Yue Jinghua shifted from initial scorn to anxious respect.
The ring in Yue Jinghua's hand was not just any ordinary ring. It was an award given by the rcenary Guild to the victor of the once-every-five-year rcenary Newcor King Competition. Only the final winner of the individual contest could receive such a ring. Rumor has it that the ring was forged from the rare Dark Pill of a Sixth-stage lted Rock Mad Lion, capable of accelerating the rapid condensation of Dark Power throughout the bearer's body, a High-level Spiritual Treasure.
Five years ago, Ni Qianjun was a little rcenary just starting out, joining Reversed Fire through his brother's influence. At that ti, many in the Reversed Fire rcenary Group disapproved of him, so he defeated six first-rate rcenary rookies in that edition of the rcenary Newcor King Competition, becoming the Young rcenary King of that year.
This ring had since beco Ni Qianjun's personal treasure, rarely seen away from him. Recognizing the "Berserk Lion King," the two mbers of the Blue Crystal rcenary Group dared not neglect her any further and hurriedly let her pass.
Just as Yue Jinghua was about to proceed, with a sharp neigh, her horse blew out a few heavy breaths through its nostrils, appearing sowhat restless.
"How dare you two, who allowed you to let unrelated individuals in without authorization," a sharp rebuke fell, and a snow-white Fifth Rank Ice River Tooth Tiger leaped down from the higher hills.
The Ice River Tooth Tiger's body was clad with thick white scales, from its mouth protruded blade-like fangs, and chilling glinting claws were affixed to its limbs.
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