Volume 1: The Nobles Who Lost Their Territory Chapter 35: Trouble
Adventurers have always been lawless, but there are very few who do not keep their word.
Because most adventurers need to rely on their reputation to survive, even in this world where information transmission is relatively underdeveloped, low-level adventurers rarely violate treaty rules.
For example, before the battle begins, suddenly ask to modify the price on the contract!
Anna looked at the six people in front of her with anger.
The twenty guards of the White River Valley had assembled behind her. Andre's face flushed red. If Anna hadn't stopped him, he would have rushed up to argue with these adventurers.
The other nine adventurers chose to stand by and watch - the Thorn Squad, and the three guys who worked alone.
They seemed to be well behaved, but Anna knew that if she couldn't control the other team, she compromised.
Then they will also ask for higher prices.
This makes sense.
"We have already discussed this before." Anna tried to communicate with the other party in a calm tone.
"The contract has already been signed. If you break it, you will lose your credibility."
The group of people who were causing trouble were from another group besides the Thorn Group. This group of adventurers had only emerged in the past six months, but they had a good reputation and had completed many missions.
Anna was very angry. At this critical moment, they suddenly changed their minds and demanded an increase in the mission reward!
And it’s twice as much!
This was simply unimaginable. Low-level adventurers rarely did this. Anna was not stupid, and she already felt that something was wrong.
At least the purpose of this group of adventurers accepting her employment was not so simple.
They seemed to want to fail the operation.
Anna read this from the eyes of the leader of the adventurer team called "Mountain Cat".
"Is there someone behind this? Deliberately letting them take on the mission? And then breaking the contract and affecting our efforts to retake the White River Valley?"
Anna thought.
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"Ms. Anna, we, the Bobcats, are very trustworthy."
The leader of the mountain cats is a ranger. He has severe albinism and looks ugly, but his kung fu is amazing.
This guy's name is Verne, but everyone prefers to call him Cathead.
He is the leader of the entire Bobcats team.
He narrowed his eyes and said slowly: "We have no objection to the contract we signed before."
"Then why do you want to break the contract now?" Anna asked coldly.
"Because we suddenly discovered that the previous contract was very unreasonable!"
Cathead said slowly: "I have a friend who sent me a message!"
"He said there's a warlock among the gnolls in the White River Valley!"
"It's normal to double the reward for a mission against a spellcaster, right? Ms. Anna?"
"So I suggest that the previous contract be invalidated and we sign a new one."
Andrei said angrily: "This is impossible!"
Cathead narrowed his eyes and the atmosphere in the living room became tense.
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However, at this moment, the captain of the Thorn Squad also spoke up and seconded the proposal:
"If there is a spellcaster, it is common sense to re-draft a contract."
"But I'm not sure whether this information is true. So Team Thorn will not make any statement for now."
"My only request is that if the Bobcats' pay doubles, then the price of our team needs to double as well. Is that okay?"
The other three solo adventurers also expressed the same opinion straightforwardly.
If the Bobcats' price doubles, their value will naturally need to go up as well.
Otherwise it will not be enough to appease people's hearts.
Anna took a deep breath, and a smile suddenly appeared on her face.
In fact, when the Bobcat team asked for a double pay, she was annoyed and angry, but not surprised, because the Lord had already guessed it all!
Marvin had long guessed that some of the adventurers might take the opportunity to cause trouble!
The Bobcat Squad is a team of the same level as the Thorn Squad. If the Thorn Squad had to take on this mission because the captain's child was sick, then what is the purpose of the Bobcats, this newly emerging powerful team?
Since Marvin had considered this, he had certainly made adequate preparations.
Thinking of this, Anna suddenly said loudly:
"That's right! There is indeed a warlock among the group of gnolls who occupied the White River Valley!"
"Moreover, he is a second-level warlock!"
Everyone in the Bobcat Team couldn't help but smile proudly.
Did this woman compromise? Maotou still squinted his eyes, and few people could tell what he was thinking from his expression.
"In that case, let's discuss the new contract, shall we?"
As Maotou spoke, he sneered in his heart: New contract? We didn't take this task for the money.
In the process of negotiating a new contract, they had to return to River Beach City to find someone to notarize it, which would consume a lot of time.
They completed the adult's orders and received a large sum of money out of thin air.
Thinking of this, the smile in Cathead's eyes became obvious.
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"new contract?"
Who knew that at this time, Anna smiled coldly: "Sorry, we are not going to sign a new contract."
"If you, the Bobcats, want to break the contract, just pay the penalty when the time comes."
What?
For the first time, the Bobcats showed surprise on their faces.
Why is her attitude so tough?
Even the captain of the Thorn Team couldn't help but stand up and say, "Ms. Anna, if there is a warlock, the difficulty of the mission will increase significantly."
“I think we really need to renegotiate.”
He didn't want to cause trouble, but as the leader of a team, he had to be responsible for the lives of his men.
As an experienced adventurer, he knew how difficult .
Even if the opponent is a werewolf.
Anna explained, "That's right. The leader of the Jackals is indeed a warlock."
"But as for this warlock, we have hired another expert to deal with him."
"The commission you have accepted is only to clean up the remaining jackals!"
Another expert?
Maotou suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart.
This was beyond his expectations.
At this moment, a thin figure slowly walked in from outside the house.
He wore a thick mask and carried two swords.
"Sorry, I'm late." Marvin said in a low voice.
Double sword mask!
The atmosphere in the living room suddenly began to change drastically!
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Ma Wen stood there quietly, without saying a word, but there was a powerful deterrent force in his presence!
The adventurers all looked solemn.
They were all at the first level, so they knew how amazing it was to be able to single-handedly wipe out the Akron gang with the Twin Blades Mask.
The leader of the Akron gang is a real second-level master.
Then he was linked to the Miller family's extermination.
Everyone knows how difficult it is to kill someone in a wealthy area.
But this guy did it incredibly!
This masked man with two swords has long been a prominent figure in Hetan City.
Marvin didn't say anything, but Anna said coldly, "The warlock will be dealt with by Mr. Masked with Double Blades."
"You guys deal with the rest of the gnolls. Do you think there's anything wrong with this contract?"
Anna's tone was aggressive, her eyes looking directly at the cat's head.
Everyone in the Bobcat team was speechless.
The excuse they came up with was actually the best excuse.
But now, all this has been broken because of the appearance of the Double-Sword Mask.
Cathead had cold sweat on his forehead as he pondered deeply.
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"Someone has put a high price on your head."
At this moment, an adventurer who was working alone showed a playful look.
"How dare you act with us ?"
It was the boxer. He was very sturdy, wearing brass knuckles, and looked extremely fierce.
His nickname is "Rock". It's not because his defense is so good, but it is said that no matter how hard the stone is, he can break it with one punch.
“You can try.”
Marvin did not target him alone, but scanned the entire audience.
Especially he stayed with several members of the Bobcat Team for a while longer.
The atmosphere in the entire living room suddenly became extremely cold.
"In that case, we, the Thorn Squad, have no objection." The captain of the Thorn Squad was the first to speak in a deep voice: "We are not responsible for fighting against the spellcaster. The price in the contract is very fair."
He glanced at Marvin and said, "Besides, we are not interested in your head. We just want to complete the mission normally."
"I have an objection!" Seeing the people from Thorn express their opinions, Cat Head could no longer sit still.
He sneered and said, "Can he deal with a second-level warlock? What if he fails? Won't we all have to face a second-level warlock?"
Boxer Panshi also showed a malicious smile: "Yes, the reputation of the double-blade mask is very big, but what is his strength?"
At this point, his tone suddenly changed: "Master Verne, why don't you let your people find out his background?"
"I heard that Mr. Green in your team also uses a knife. Why don't we let them compete and see if Mr. Mask's strength is really as strong as the legend says?"
