dark moon

Chapter 160 Talks
"Tsk, it's actually the Dark Guard who came out to be the liaison." Shuer muttered a few words in a voice that no one else could hear, then put on a sincere smile and brushed his fingers in front of the woman, "With the lightless Holy name of the moon, bless you, child of darkness, and may the shadows always be by your side.”

"Dark Moon..." The woman's eyes twitched and she said with a half-smile, "Could it be that you are Mr. Wright from the Dark Moon Temple?"

"Hehehe, yes, this is Lisa, the archbishop of the Dark Moon Temple, a mortal walker of the Atheless Moon, a servant of Lord Luna's generation, and the employer of this mission."

"The employer is not you?"

"We are all Dark Moon Apostles, and we swear to serve our Lord forever."

"I understand, she is the spiritual leader, but if she has something to talk to you, she should just talk to you."

"Uh..." Xiure scratched his head. He clearly understood what was going on with this person, so he still had to speak so directly. He must be sincere.

"As you said, a walker in the night." No one expected that Lisa would stand up directly, holding a black scepter and wearing a full moon crown. The girl looked thin and small, but she took one step forward. , with a compelling aura, "I have been entrusted to my lord, and many mundane things are done by my brother. Please discuss the entrustment with your brother in detail. There is no need to worry too much. Your brother's wishes are mine. .”

"Understood." The woman looked at Lisa thoughtfully for a while, nodded and said, "Please come with me, we have prepared a quieter place."

The location the other party pointed to was actually still in a noisy tavern, but the people around him had been blown away, so it was relatively quiet. Well, at least conversations at a normal volume could be heard by each other without the need to shout loudly.

There was actually a woman lying lazily on the table. There were piles of dried fruit shells scattered on the table, and a half-empty wine glass was at hand.Hearing the sound, the lying woman raised her head.

The woman was about 25 or [-] years old, with a somewhat ferocious look on her brows. She was wearing heavy armor. There was a knight's epee standing by the table. The strong shield was lying at her feet. The cloth wrapped around the handle of the shield was very old, but Still clean.

"Tsk." When she saw Xiure, the woman frowned, looked uninterested, lay on her arm again, waved her hand and said, "Valentina, are they the client?"

"Well, I will be your employer for a while, Marlene."

"I don't want it." Marlene squeezed out a muffled voice from her arm, "It's too much trouble. Can you not answer it?"

"It's my business to discuss the task. Whether I accept it or not depends on the specific situation." The bronze-skinned woman known as Valentina had a completely business-like attitude. "Everyone, please have a seat. Since there are many conditions for this nomination, there are many conditions." It was agreed in advance that although we have to temporarily accept the commission due to some of the group leader's hobbies, it is not yet certain whether we can successfully cooperate. In order to avoid failure of negotiations and damage to your two hundred gold coin deposit, I will try my best to avoid being too Harsh conditions in order to facilitate the achievement of cooperation conditions. However... I hope you can also show sincerity. I am not the leader of Dark, and I have no interest in wasting time on tasks such as this."

"Huh? Wasn't it decided before naming? No need to ask, they must have done it on purpose." Marlene looked up again, and the red spots on her forehead that were scratched by her fingernails looked particularly happy, "Dak said that this guy is the most cunning. If there is any conspiracy, just find him and beat him to death. There is absolutely no unjust, false or wrongful conviction."

"The Lord said, don't be angry because of being misunderstood. Being misunderstood is just a test of fate. The Lord said, don't be resentful because of other people's bad words. All the bad words you bear are the redemption of past sins." Xiu Er didn't care about Marlene's evaluation at all, and said with a holy smile, "Follow the teachings of the Lord, and I forgive your verbal attacks. Praise the name of the moon, holy."

"So?" Valentina didn't pay attention to Shuer's nonsense and asked simply and directly, "Is Marlene right?"

"You're right, I did it on purpose." Shuer shrugged and said with a smile, "Isn't it obvious? You mercenaries have always regarded themselves as knights and have always been honest. Many places are vague. Qing, just to induce you to make more concessions during negotiations, well, just like what you just said."

"Your Excellency Shuer." Valentina is indeed calm enough, at least she hasn't slapped the table on Shuer's face yet, "I don't know what kind of friendship you have with our leader, and I don't know if you and him are usually like this. We can’t get along, but I know that I am the one negotiating business now.”

"If you are dissatisfied because I just over-examined the decision-making power of you and Archbishop Lisa, well, although as one of the planners of a large mercenary group, those issues are what I must clarify, but I did not ask tactfully enough. If I have caused harm to anyone, I can apologize. However, if it is not for this reason, but because Lord Shuer intends to amuse me, then I must also remind you whether to accept this mission or not, It’s up to me to make the decision.”

"Okay, that's enough." Shuer sighed, "Since we have to cooperate for at least a short time in the future, I won't care about these small things. You apologize, and I will apologize too. Let's forget about this unpleasant experience. Okay, let’s start sincere negotiations now.”

Valentina nodded with a heavy face, but immediately added: "Sorry, we haven't decided yet whether we will cooperate in the future."

"Actually, that pervert should have told you that if I really do something sincerely, I will definitely let the other party accept it. Fortunately, I am indeed very sincere in this mission."

"Since I have just decided to show my sincerity, I won't go around in circles. I have already laid out the specific contents. Here are the details. Please take a look."

The two women couldn't help but look at each other. It was beyond their expectations that Xiure became so straightforward.Although they had not dealt with Xiure directly, they had heard a lot about his deeds from someone, so they always thought that this negotiation would be very troublesome. No one expected that he would adopt such a straightforward attitude. , making the two of them as uncomfortable as punching into the air.After hurriedly browsing the results, the two looked at each other for a while, not too harshly, but...

"Your Excellency Shuer, your details..."

"That's right, all the content is based on the bottom line that you can accept. It's 5.00% to [-]%. As I said, I'm very sincere this time, so I came up with a win-win plan."

"First point, the mission reward is 560 gold coins. To escort the five of us, according to my estimation, your Dark Knights should dispatch two high-level knights, four full-time knights and four retinues, a total of ten people. The price of 560 gold coins is slightly It’s low, but you also have priority for the return trip later, which means you don’t need air defense on your return trip, and you don’t have to look for return missions in unfamiliar cities. In this way, the price is not a loss.”

Nodding, Marlene and Valentina could only nod. The conditions proposed by Shuer were certainly not attractive, but they were quite orthodox and considered a decent business. The mercenary group could completely accept them.

"Second point, in terms of materials, we make concessions. The strategic materials are prepared by you, but the living materials of our clients are prepared by ourselves and arranged by ourselves without affecting your strategy. Money is a trivial matter. , mainly to save you a lot of trouble.”

Indeed, this arrangement is very convenient.The Dark Mercenary Group often performs escort missions, and they have always known how troublesome it is to escort characters. Many employers know that they are away from home, and they have a lot of daily life requirements, such as poor food, uncomfortable housing, and no place. Bathing is not an option either, which often makes the escorting mercenaries extremely annoyed.If this trouble could be avoided, the escort mission would be much more lovely.

"Third point, although there are combat workers among us, we will not dictate your tactical arrangements as employers. We will strictly follow your orders and avoid participating in the battle. Once we are separated from you due to our own reasons, The protection circle, the safety is our own responsibility.”

This is so considerate. Clients with no fighting ability are not scary. The most terrifying thing is those idiots who think they are right with some fighting ability. They not only give instructions to the mercenaries, but also run around when they are in trouble, artificially increasing the difficulty of the task. Because of this It is not uncommon for the mercenary group to suffer heavy losses by making trouble with similar clients.

"If you can really achieve the above three points, then this trip will undoubtedly be a very pleasant cooperation." Valentina's tone has changed, "But this fourth point... additional manpower? "

"Yes, we have the right to request additional escorts when we need them. Of course, the remuneration will be appropriately increased from the previous price." The corners of Shuer's mouth raised and his fingers tapped lightly on the table, "This is just in case. First, think about it, what if our team suddenly expands on the return trip and the ten-person escort team is not enough? We can only add more escorts, right?"

"That's true, but why do I always feel that the trap you said before is so beautiful, but actually the trap is hidden here?" Marlene glared at Shuer sideways, "When the time comes, we suddenly ask for an additional three or forty people. We We can only mobilize troops from the headquarters. If calculated according to normal pricing, the price of this kind of task of moving thousands of kilometers to pick up people is much higher than a one-way escort."

Hahaha, you are so smart.

Of course, Shuer would not admit it. He just said with a smile: "This is just in case. In fact, even if you don't indicate it in advance, according to professional ethics, you will do it."

That's right.

The two women sighed secretly. With the very reasonable price and Xiure's personal relationship, they had been convinced.

"Hahaha, then I wish you all a happy cooperation." They didn't need to speak, Shuer had already noticed it, and took turns shaking hands and said, "I wonder which of the two will go on this mission with Dark. ? Oh, Ms. Marlene, please take good care of me and leave tomorrow so that others can make it in time."

"They have actually arrived." Marlene said sadly, "You know it yourself."

"Dak is also here?" Shuer was quite surprised. "It's really rare that he didn't jump out to cause trouble for so long. He won't be knocked unconscious by you."

"The leader, he..."

"Yeah!" A shrill female scream came from the crowd.

"you understood?"

"Hehe, I understand."

(End of this chapter)