Chapter 161 Mercenary Town
A bunch of garbage information wasted Su Xia's precious time for most of the afternoon.
At least you can enjoy yourself by using this time to watch Tom and Jerry.
But this garbage is just annoying.
“Bang!”
Su Xia threw the pile of garbage on the desk and counted the time silently.
Not long after, five o'clock in the afternoon finally arrived.
In a hotel near the office building, Wu Zhonggui booked a large private room and hosted a banquet for representatives of various mercenary organizations that responded to the call.
These mercenaries work for money, and as long as the money is in place, everything will be easy to discuss.
They can clear out the monsters around the wilderness mining area, or they can kidnap a large number of civilians to serve as slaves in the unscrupulous mines.
But in the past they mostly received private money.
It’s not easy to get public work.
Things like "looting licenses" are only available to a few well-connected mercenary organizations.
This time, Coral City was unusually generous and spent a large sum of money to issue a bounty mission. Almost all mercenary organizations that got the news were interested.
They were not worried that this was a trap set by Coral City, because it was not time for reckoning yet, and Coral City still needed them to create unrest in the wilderness.
When the day of reckoning really comes, they will naturally find a way to launder those blood-stained coins.
They will use the laundered money to become wealthy people, philanthropists, investors, etc., establish a blood-sucking money empire in the new era, and continue to plunder the civilians at the bottom of the empire in another way.
There are now representatives from more than 20 mercenary organizations present.
This number is really shocking.
These organizations range in size from a few dozen people to hundreds of people, and some even have complete bases.
There are a large number of kidnapped civilians living in those garrisons. They are forced to make guns and bullets in workshops and to grow various banned plants. Their children will become new mercenaries under the inducement of guns and addictive drugs.
"Welcome everyone!"
In the private room, Wu Zhonggui, as the representative of the host family, raised his glass with a smile on his face.
This is how the banquet began.
Sijidao held a wine glass, toasted everywhere, and communicated warmly with the mercenary representatives. He said words like "cooperation" and "happiness", and seemed very enthusiastic.
But Su Xia was not in the mood and was too lazy to get up. He just picked out his favorite dishes on the dining table.
The atmosphere at the banquet was quite warm.
The representative of a certain mercenary organization laughed loudly: "Don't worry, leave this to us. The wilderness is so small that those rat-like rebels can't hide!"
"Then I'll have to trouble you all." Wu Zhonggui clinked glasses with him, then raised his head and drank it all in one gulp.
"It's a pity that the masked man has been beheaded." The representative's tone was a little more unwilling, "His brother died in his hands. If he was still alive, I would make him know what pain is."
"Oh? Is this true?"
Wu Zhonggui expressed his concern in time and poured wine for the man himself.
Su Xia also paid more attention and listened to the conversation while eating.
He has killed too many people recently and has wiped out several mercenary organizations. It is normal for him to have many enemies.
All I heard was the mercenary saying, "My brother Wu Di also has a team. Not long ago, he went to help the city lord stop those refugees, but he was seen by that damn masked weirdo..."
"Alas, he was a good man who died for a just cause."
Wu Zhonggui sighed repeatedly and looked heartbroken, and his performance was quite good.
Everyone knew that Coral City had never sent anyone to stop the refugees from fleeing into the wilderness.
This man's younger brother probably coveted the heads of the refugees, hoping to use them as a stepping stone to obtain a "plundering license" from Coral City, but he was unlucky and met a masked stranger who was escorting the refugee team.
"Wu Di?"
Su Xia still remembers this name, quite clearly.
That guy led his men to disguise themselves as a resistance organization, trying to gain the trust of those refugees.
Fortunately, he saw it at that time, otherwise that group of refugees would be in danger.
wrong……
That group of refugees was accepted by the Scimitar Organization. Later, the Scimitar Organization’s base was subjected to saturation bombing by the Coral City Army. Only a few people including Jia Dao survived, so...
Those refugees died anyway.
And the culprit who sold the machete, Sijidao, was in this private room.
Things are unpredictable, accidents and coincidences happen all the time.
Su Xia glanced at the mercenary's personal panel.
This man's name is Wu Yong, and his psychic level is only 3.0. With this ability, how can you have the confidence to deal with him?
At this time, another mercenary representative also exhaled alcohol and said loudly: "That masked man has been targeting us. I have long wanted to compete with him, but I never thought he would die so quickly!"
"Yeah, I wanted to chop off the head myself!"
"Yes, I just regret that I don't have this opportunity!"
“…”
The voices of these mercenaries were louder than each other. They raised their wine glasses and loudly demonstrated their personal bravery.
Su Xia finally understood.
He had heard the same words by chance in the tavern before.
Some killers were jealous of the 10 million bounty and said that if they had known that the masked man's defense was so weak, they should have given it a try.
There were also high-level psychic creatures in the Defense Department who said something similar.
After the Masked Stranger's death...
"Everyone has the courage to be a masked freak."
Su Xia felt like he had become Lu Bu.
The banquet lasted until after seven in the evening, during which several representatives from mercenary organizations arrived.
The host and the guests on both sides had a great time and had a very enjoyable chat.
Wu Zhonggui even promised on the spot that he would get at least five "looting licenses" from the city lord to reward the mercenary organizations that paid the most.
When the banquet was about to end, Su Xia suddenly received a system task.
[Abnormal Out of Control Mission 3]
[Mission Description: After Coral City issued a call for conscription, a large number of players and mercenaries began to search for traces of resistance organizations in the wilderness. Over time , many new and old bases of resistance organizations will be exposed.]
[Members of the resistance army who possess psychic powers will be arrested and used as tools for the mechanical experiments]
[ Please strike with the force of thunder and crush all mercenary organizations]
[Mission requirements: Defeat at least five mercenary organizations]
[Quest Rewards: Primary Psionic Potion x19; Intermediate Psionic Potion x10; Advanced Psionic Potion x3; Skill "Metal Will"]
This call-up actually led to a series of tasks involving abnormal out-of-control.
It was obvious that if Su Xia did not intervene, many resistance organizations' bases would fall.
At present, the two largest resistance forces in the wilderness are the Oasis Camp and the joint camp built by Shi Shishi.
In addition to these two, there are many small resistance organizations scattered around like sparks.
The mission requires defeating five mercenary organizations.
In this room alone, there are representatives from nearly thirty mercenary organizations.
These mercenaries would often contact each other. There were several special "mercenary towns" in the wilderness that served as places for exchanging supplies, similar to oasis camps, where many mercenaries would be temporarily stationed.
Even if there is no mission, Su Xia will take action. These mercenary organizations are all rich and their supplies are exactly what he needs.
After the banquet, the mercenaries all planned to leave.
They must return to the wilderness in person so that the people in their organization will feel at ease to join this mission. If they stay here for a long time, even if they report that they are safe, they will be suspected of being detained.
Wu Yong burped and said with a smile, "Thank you for the hospitality. We will go back and mobilize the troops now!"
"It's still early. There's no need to be so anxious. There are still some good places in Coral City that you haven't visited yet."
Wu Zhonggui tried to persuade them to stay, and seemed to be planning to take these mercenaries to the entertainment area in the city to enjoy themselves.
The mercenaries understood what he meant and looked at each other.
They have been wandering in the wilderness all year round and rarely come to experience the prosperity of big cities. Now is a rare opportunity.
"It's still early." Wu Yong laughed, "Then I'll have to trouble you, Master Wu."
“It’s my duty!”
Wu Zhonggui's face was full of smiles, and he seemed a little drunk.
Su Xia excused herself and said, "The pharmacy has a lot of work to do, so I need to go back and make medicine."
"No problem. Wang Yongqiang and I are enough here."
It was already time to get off work.
Wu Zhonggui was also happy to send Su Xia away.
Su Xia didn't plan to say anything to these mercenary representatives, so he just turned around and left.
But as soon as he walked out of the door, Sijidao behind him said coldly: "Su Xia, I forgot to tell you that I am also a pharmacist now. With the current progress, I can refine a second-level potion within half a month!"
Su Xia: "Huh? Who is talking again? Why do I keep hearing hallucinations recently?"
He patted his ears and walked away with a puzzled look on his face.
Behind him, Sijidao, who was ignored once again, was furious, his bloodshot eyes seemed to be spewing fire.
"you……"
Sijidao's chest heaved and he slowly clenched his fists.
But Wu Zhonggui held him down and said calmly, "Calm down. Now he has entered my department. You can do whatever you want to him. Take your time. More haste makes waste."
"Yes, your Excellency is right..."
Sijidao let out a breath of anger and endured it again.
He can even endure the humiliation of kneeling down, so what is this little bit of ignoring?
He took a few deep breaths, reminded himself of this, and thought again of the military genius Han Xin.
One day, he will return the current humiliation to Su Xia double.
Of course, Su Xia didn't really want to go back to make medicine. After leaving the hotel, he walked into a dark and narrow alley. After making sure that no one was following him, he immediately changed his clothes.
He did not act immediately, but hid quietly in the darkness, like a silent hunter.
Not long after, Wu Zhonggui took the mercenaries to have some fun.
They went to an entertainment venue southeast of Coral City.
Wu Zhonggui told the mercenaries to have fun as they pleased, since they were not spending his own money and the final accounts would be recorded under the department.
Su Xia waited quietly outside. During the wait, she called the pharmacy and told her father that she had something to do outside and would probably not be back tonight.
Dad didn't ask what it was, he just said, "Okay, be safe."
Then he hung up the phone.
Su Xia put away her phone and waited until twelve o'clock in the evening.
The mercenaries finally came out, their faces flushed, reeking of alcohol, talking and laughing.
Wu Zhonggui and Sijidao accompanied them to the parking lot and watched them drive away.
Looking at the convoy going away, Wu Zhonggui wiped the sweat from his forehead, breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "There shouldn't be any problems this time."
