As a lord, I was forced to farm

Chapter 835 Southport Town Mercenary Guild

Everyone was exasperated and condemned Luo Qingmin, saying, "Xiaomin, you're in charge of the money, why don't you pay more attention when you spend it?"

Luo Qingmin retorted defiantly, "Sister Meng, you're the one who's talking! You ate the most just now."

"..."

The hundreds of thousands of spirit crystals they held were not just the monthly expenses of the dozen or so of them, but the combined wealth of more than two hundred sisters in the Women's Association.

However, if Miaohan found out that the twelve of them had spent so much money in just one day, she would be furious.

The sudden financial crisis left everyone bewildered. Ren Zi, the eldest sister, sighed and said, "Let's take it one step at a time. We are all cultivators with martial arts skills. If all else fails, we can hunt some magical beasts."

"Da Su City should be relatively safe. In a few days, we will bring Miao Han and the others in to play. We sisters share both good times and bad. There is so much delicious food and so many beautiful clothes on the street. We should let our sisters enjoy it together."

Even so, they were noticeably more somber as they strolled around Nangang Town.

Just as everyone was looking for an inn to stay in, a tall building that looked like it was made of obsidian appeared in front of them.

Nangang Town was not long after it was built, and there were still relatively few tall buildings. Everyone looked on curiously and saw that the plaques on the doors of the buildings read "Nangang Mercenary Workshop". People were coming and going in front of the doors, and some of them were holding a piece of paper that looked like a notice.

"Isn't that a disciple of the Heavenly Dragon Palace?"

Luo Qingmin recognized the identities of one of the groups of people.

"Let's go in and take a look."

The Mercenary Guild is quite large. Upon entering, to the left of the main hall is the tavern area, where many people are drinking and eating snacks. There are also some acquaintances and strangers chatting in the tavern area.

"Congratulations! You took on a prefecture-level task a few days ago and must have earned a considerable commission."

"How many points have you accumulated? Enough to exchange for a local-level cultivation technique?"

"Almost there. Hopefully, a few more easy-to-complete level-one missions will come along. Don't try to steal them from me then!"

"That won't do. Brothers are brothers, but a mission is like a wife; even brothers can't give it up."

"Sigh, the abilities of those sect elites are far beyond what we rogue cultivators can match. They specifically choose missions with high rewards and high points, and they make a profit from each one!"

Ren Zi understood that these people sitting in the tavern area were vying for some kind of mission, and completing these missions would earn them a considerable commission.

Upon hearing that it could make money, everyone's interest was clearly greatly increased, and the previous gloom was swept away.

Directly in front of the mercenary hall was a reception desk, behind which sat an old man with one arm and a refined appearance, both at the Profound Bone Realm. At that moment, a strong and capable female mercenary accepted a mission.

The receptionist, holding a quill pen, wrote in delicate characters as she addressed the mercenary who had accepted the bounty, "This is a level 5 Earth-rank mission, requiring completion within five days. If you fail to complete it, the mission will be re-posted on the bounty wall, and you will be penalized with a deduction of one point. Are you sure you want to accept this mission?"

The mercenary who accepted the task seemed quite familiar with this line. "Confirmed. I'm in a hurry, please hurry, steward!"

"..."

Ren Zi's gaze fell on the bounty wall on the left.

The bounty wall appears to be divided into four sections according to four levels: mortal, earth, heaven, and saint.

The tasks within the White Mortal-level Wall are quite simple, such as weeding, unloading goods, and cleaning. The slightly dangerous task is helping to subdue the pet chickens in the house, which aren't very strong. Of course, these tasks are simple, and the commissions are minimal, making them suitable for ordinary people who want to earn some extra money.

The tasks on the blue Earth-level walls are more difficult or dangerous, such as escorting caravans, purchasing certain Earth-level pills, or helping to drive away the Silver Stone Rats that always wreak havoc in the fields.

Seeing this, Ren Zi and the others felt that this mercenary guild was quite interesting, and its operating model was refreshing. Luo Qingmin clapped her hands and said happily, "Big sister, we can try taking on a few of the missions listed above. But the commission is easy to understand, but what's the use of those extra points?"

Ren Zi only had a superficial understanding of the Mercenary Guild, so she naturally couldn't answer Luo Qingmin's question.

She continued looking at the purple Heavenly Staircase Task Wall, which had far fewer tasks than the blue one.

[Mission ID: Purple-0133]
Published by: Yu Qinyao

Release date: February 15th, 27th year of the lunar calendar
Deadline: March 15th, 27th year of the lunar calendar
Task requirements: You need the gall bladder of a Mad Phoenix Serpent with a cultivation level of at least the Profound Bone Realm.

Specific description: Needs intact, fresh *Gnaphalium affine* gallbladders.
Commission: 320,000 spirit crystals

(Note 1: The poster has already paid a deposit of 100,000 spirit crystals. If the mercenary has completed the mission and the poster refuses to pay the final payment, the mercenary will receive 98% of the deposit. The South Port Mercenary Guild will reasonably collect 2% of the deposit. If the transaction is successfully completed, the South Port Mercenary Guild will reasonably collect 3% of the commission as management and appraisal fees.)

Note 2: This is not a unique mercenary quest. Eight mercenaries have already accepted this quest. If a mercenary has already obtained the Mad Phoenix Serpent Gallbladder, please come to the South Harbor Mercenary Guild as soon as possible to hand it over. The South Harbor Mercenary Guild will consider the first mercenary to bring the Mad Phoenix Serpent Gallbladder to the front desk to complete the quest and pay the mercenary quest commission.

Note 3: The South Harbor Mercenary Guild will award an additional 32 points to mercenaries who complete this mission.

Note 4: The person who posts this task will receive an additional eleven points as a reward from the South Port Mercenary Corps.

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"Sister, someone actually spent over 300,000 spirit crystals to buy a Mad Phoenix Serpent Gallbladder!"

Luo Qingmin looked at the task with surprise.

"There's only one month left, and this person needs it urgently, so it's normal for it to be a bit expensive."

"Why don't we go to Cloud Feast Mountain to find the Mad Phoenix Serpent? We can earn back the spirit crystals we spent today."

"Yes, there are still quite a few tasks that are suitable for us."

Ren Zi considered for a moment and nodded, "I wonder if we outsiders can take on these tasks."

"Ask the butler at the bounty counter."

……

“Yes, that’s fine,” the front desk steward replied with a smile. “You can register as a mercenary at the South Harbor Mercenary Guild.”

What are points used for?

"It can be used to exchange for some rare cultivation resources." The front desk steward handed a booklet to the group. Ren Zi and the others opened it curiously and saw that it contained a list of many spiritual herbs, pills, cultivation techniques, and the number of points required to exchange for them.

Ren Zi's sharp eyes spotted the points rewards displayed in purple at the top, and she discovered that they even included Saint-level magic weapons and Saint-level cultivation techniques.

My breath caught in my throat, and I stared at the words above in disbelief.

Not only Ren Zi, but everyone else was shocked and almost went crazy when they saw it.