People in Terra, governing a weird little country

But time flies, the city has long disappeared, and the existence of the empire established by Tikaz has been debated in the Terran historical community. The first Terran "empire" that can be traced back and supported by sufficient archaeological evidence is the Sargon Empire established by Luga Sargus who unified many of Sargon's tribes.

And the Sarkaz, their cities, their countries, their civilization, were all destroyed in war after war, betrayal after betrayal, and wave after wave of attacks.

The currently known Kazdel is the Kazdel that was destroyed by a coalition formed by a green lynx who wished to remain anonymous in the previous life in the 9th century of the Terra calendar.

However, few people know about it, or rather, some people know about it but it is not acknowledged by others. There is a mobile city [New Kazdel] wandering in the wasteland in the western part of Yan Country, the eastern part of Syracuse, and the southern part of Ursus.

Although the coalition organized by Kal'tsit failed tactically, not only did they fail to wipe out the radical Sarkaz, but their own commander was also killed by the opposing general. But they did achieve a great victory strategically. At that time, Kazdel was destroyed, and the displaced Sarkaz could only start another reconstruction under the leadership of the new Demon King Theresa.

This time, the defecting Kal'tsit came up with a plan. In order to prevent Kazdel from being destroyed by the coalition forces she created next time and to strengthen herself in the future, she suggested to Theresa that she transform Kazdel into a mobile city.

The Demon King accepted this advice, and the newly established Kazdel Military Government, the Kazdel Military Committee, under the leadership of its leader, Theresis, the Demon King Theresa's brother, began a large-scale scavenging campaign across Terra.

Picking up old building materials that others don't want, secretly digging other people's mines, robbing Sakota's caravans for money, and looking for unscrupulous merchants to purchase various necessities for construction. After struggling like this for several years, [New Kazdel], as the prototype of a mobile city, was finally built.

Then, the powder keg exploded.

To this day, there are still many different opinions about the cause of the Kazdel Civil War. Some people support Theresa, claiming that It was Theresis who usurped the throne and proclaimed himself as regent, which aroused the dissatisfaction and suspicion of the Demon King, so the two sides clashed, and finally the conflict escalated into war.

Some people also supported Tresis, believing that the devil had treacherous people around him, and the country was in chaos with loyal ministers. General Tresis led the loyal ministers and wanted to lead the army to stab the devil in the face, but he accidentally stabbed the devil to death. This is why he was forced to suffer at the hands of his subordinates and became the regent to lead the country.

These rumors have their rationality, but they cannot withstand more careful scrutiny. As for the Sarkaz, they actually don't care anymore.

War has long been commonplace for the Sarkaz. For a race where more than 90% of the population are employed as mercenaries, it is not strange for them to fight a war at any time.

As for the fact that the Demon King was overthrown by his inferiors, is this strange? Not at all.

[The Sun-Blower] made a good start, and the initiator will have no descendants. If we count the demon kings throughout the ages, it is hard to say whether more people died in internal rebellions or external invasions.

The war was fought fiercely, the two factions were incompatible, and in the end, as expected, both sides suffered losses.

The Sarkaz didn't feel anything either.

got used to.

The only thing that made them feel a little regretful was the newly built [New Kazdel]. This mobile city had not even undergone a formal sea trial, but it had already become a pile of scrap metal.

Many Sarkaz who had just ignited some hope in the Six Heroes and Theresia eras felt extremely disappointed again and left here one after another. And Theresis did not place his ruling center in this destroyed ruin. He took the victorious military committee and received the "edict" from Duke Kaster, transformed into Dong Zhuo, and went to Beijing to fight against the enemy.

This abandoned city is left to rot here.

As there are those who leave, there are those who stay. Some of the Sarkaz who are nostalgic for that era choose to stay in the ruins that once carried the Sarkaz's hopes. Most of them are old people who can't walk or fight, and are tired of war and revenge.

After the civil war broke out, in order to make a living, these people who were unwilling to stand on either side built another market in the ruins of the former market and named it "Scar".

This is a scar of the Sarkaz. Even if it heals, it will still leave an indelible mark.

There are too many things in the world that cannot be helped, and this is one of them. Even though it was built by the tired war-weary faction, most of the people in the Scar Market are mercenaries. After all, in the civil war, other trades are basically unprofitable, and only mercenaries can earn a few cents of profit.

Hedley's team had taken on missions and made a living here, and was considered a legendary mercenary team in those years. Ursula was also a child who grew up in the Scar Market, and knew Hedley when he was a child. Now he responded to Tracy's call and joined the Military Committee to find a way out for the Sarkaz.

As for Mud Rock, she didn't really want to go.

She was not a combative person, but as a Sarkaz, it would be difficult for her to survive if she didn't learn some fighting skills. Therefore, her mercenary team was quite famous in the Scar Market.

In the past, she and her men had a hard life, but they could still survive. The countries of Terra were not very clean, and some organizations found it difficult to raise a single force to do some dirty things. The Sarkaz mercenaries were their best choice.

Cheap, bad reputation, easy to pass the buck, these are the advantages of Sarkaz mercenaries. Kidnapping, robbery, assassination, these are all within the business scope of Sarkaz mercenaries. Compared with the well-known international mercenary companies like Black Steel International, Sarkaz don't even need to sign a contract, and there is no way to hold them accountable.

With these conditions in place, the Sarkaz mercenaries should have no trouble finding work to do.

But that was before.

This is all Tracy's fault.

Tracys helped the Duke deal with the Steam Knights under the guise of mercenaries, but this group of "mercenaries" turned against him and occupied Londinium, which had a bad impact.

The Terrans, who were used to using Sarkaz mercenaries, suddenly discovered that, wow, the Fanged Beasts dared to bite people!

Although this example is special, as the saying goes, one bad apple spoils the whole barrel. For those Sarkaz who are purely mercenaries, they have been harmed by Tracys!

The orders in the scar market dropped sharply, and many mercenaries have been in a dilemma of not being able to make ends meet for more than half a month. The few orders that were available were snapped up even at low prices. The Sarkaz mercenaries didn't make much money to begin with, and now they are even more involuntarily!

Mudstone is also helpless.

Some people may ask, why not join Wang Ting’s army?

Because Tracy didn't give any money.

Tracy never recruited Sarkaz mercenaries. He knew very well that if he did so, the mercenaries would definitely encounter difficulties in finding jobs. At that time, there would naturally be plenty of Sarkaz mercenaries joining him without him spending a penny. Why should he waste that money?

And just as he expected, many Sarkaz were forced to join the Military Committee and accept the reorganization of the Royal Court Army.

But Mudstone hasn't made up his mind yet.

She is also hungry.

Hunger is a great enemy, especially for people with mineralogy. If she can't find a job today, she will have to consider finding a way to make a living elsewhere.

But she had other options.

He heard that Columbia was relatively tolerant towards Sarkaz and the infected, and that Leitania seemed willing to accept some Sarkaz who knew witchcraft, as well as the recently famous Sherag.

It is said that their city designer is also a Sarkaz, and a knowledgeable female demon. She also organized and built a large laboratory on the highest mountain in Terra!

Mudstone didn't know what a laboratory was, but she knew what building a city meant.

It's a gene that runs in her blood.

She is the [Son of Earth and Stone], or the [Stone-Winged Demon]!

Although she is a mixed-blood, she can be considered as one of the wealthy ancestors. She built the city with the Demon King Godu and established the second generation of Kazdel!

If possible, she would also like to build something. As for mercenaries? Who wants to fight and kill if there is a choice?

Unfortunately, Shelag was too far away from him. Moreover, the learned banshee was a learned banshee. The banshee clan was different from other Sarkaz. Because of some racial talents, they had always been doing well. The Son of Earth and Stone...

At least Mudstone had never heard of any of his compatriots becoming famous.

In fact, she had never even seen any other Sons of Earth and Stone besides herself.

In Kazdel, orphans and the like were nothing out of the ordinary.

Without connections, going to other countries was just a thought. Mudstone was hungry, so she had to focus on the present and find an order to fill her stomach.

She walked around and came to a long-established mercenary tavern deep in the Scar Market. It was said that this was where the legendary mercenary team Hedley's team used to be stationed. The boss had a good relationship with Hedley. Although no one had ever seen the red-haired and sword-wielding mercenary here, the commissions issued here were indeed high-quality.

Of course, high quality also means high difficulty.

Mudstone walked to the front desk. An old Sarkaz man, whose face seemed to be covered with a broom cloth, was hanging a new sign on the task board with his back to her.

This is a scavenger. It is said that she was once a warrior of the Scavenger King's Court. She killed hundreds of enemies in a war and her whole body exuded a bloody smell. But now, the cloth strips on her body were sprayed with aromatherapy, so naturally there was no smell.

Now is certainly not the time to worry about the taste.

Mudstone stood on tiptoe and barely looked over the tall scavenger's shoulder to see the content on the sign.

[Those who can fight, build things, read and write, or you think you have a special skill (one of the above is enough, more is better), come to Kjerag. Food is provided.]

【Publisher: Hedley】

[Note: By the way, it’s best to give yourself a name. ]

[Note 2: Those with bad tempers don’t need to come, or I’ll beat you back. Those who understand solidarity and friendship should come.]

Mudstone: “?”

How about you just click my name?

Chapter 353: Tenth King Court Stamp Collection Progress Plus Two

Kazdel, Scar Market.

The scavenger hung the sign on the task board, turned around, and met the eyes of Mudstone who was standing on tiptoe in front of the bar...

Well, it's the mask.

They were all old customers. The scavenger was particularly sensitive to smells, so she would recognize the Sarkaz wrapped in power armor. She greeted him warmly:

"Mud Rock, long time no see. What's up, are you running out of food again?"

The corner of his mouth twitched inside the mudstone armor, and he thought to himself, you old man really can talk.

But she was also used to the way the old guys in Scar Mall did things. She was unwilling to join Tracys's Military Committee, but also unwilling to leave the ruins of Kazdel and seek a living in other countries. It was natural for people living in this pile of rubble to have a weird temper.

Compared to other bosses who run mercenary brokerage businesses, the character of the scavenger is already very good. At least her commission is very low. Other bosses take 30% of each order, but she only takes 20%.

Of course, there are also commissions she has given out, which are basically extremely dangerous and no one may be willing to take them for half a year or even several years.

I looked at the tasks at the top of the task board: assassinate Tresis, call the Blood Demon Lord a kitten in front of him, and answer the shapeshifter's question "What is the meaning of life?"......

Each of these is a commission that is truly the store’s most valuable asset.

I guess in a few hundred years, no Sarkaz would dare to accept these commissions, right?

No one’s business is easy to do.

"Are you looking at these commissions?"

A smile appeared on the face of the scavenger under the cloth mask.

"interested in?"

"No." Mudstone shook his head quickly. "I was just wondering if anyone could really complete this kind of commission?"

The scavenger thought for a moment and shook his head: "Now, I don't know. But it has happened in history."

"Huh?" Mudstone widened his eyes in disbelief.

The scavenger nodded seriously:

"How long do you think I've been doing this? I've seen all kinds of weird things."

"Most of the people who put these commissions here are just joking. Mercenaries are born and die every day, so they always want to have some fun. Once the first Sarkaz had the courage to put up a commission, the next Sarkaz would follow suit. The bounties accumulated over time, and it became what it is now."

"But the prize pool has been emptied before. The most recent time... haha, it was not too long ago. Less than five years, it was just a blink of an eye."

Five years?

Mudstone was a little dazed and didn't react for a moment.

She looked at the scavenger in front of her through the small window on the chest of the armor. She smiled mysteriously at her, bent down, and took out a small wooden board from under the bar.

This is also a commission board, but it is covered with some dust.

The scavenger placed her on the bar and pushed her in front of Mudstone. As the words on the commission card became clear in his field of vision, Mudstone's heartbeat seemed to stop for a moment.

【Assassination of Theresa】

Assassinate the devil.

There have long been rumors in Kazdel that during the civil war, Theresa did not die in a frontal battle with Theresis, but died in a despicable assassination.

But Theresa's side has always been very secretive about this matter, and the Tower of Babel, as Theresa's command center, collapsed too quickly and never disseminated any information to the outside world.

This incident has therefore become a historical unsolved case.

Unfortunately, for the Sarkaz, there are too many unsolved cases in history. No one can solve them all.

But the commission card here from the scavenger... Mudstone looked at the scavenger with some disbelief, a hint of smile appeared in her silver-gray eyes behind the cloth, and she took back the commission card from the table.

"You must be joking. How could anyone accept such a commission?"

Mudstone swallowed and said, "Then why did you take it off?"

The scavenger rolled his eyes. "Because Theresa is dead. Of course I have to withdraw the commissions related to her. Otherwise, what should I do? Am I going to just hang there and wait for someone to dig up her grave?"

She licked her lips, seeming to be somewhat expectant and excited: "If that's the case, why would I need anyone else? I'll go by myself."

"What does the remains of the devil smell like?"

Mudstone couldn't help but take a half step back.

She had to admit that she was indeed frightened by the scavenger's temperament.

But just as she came to her senses, the scavenger behind the bar had already regained his peaceful smile, as if the dangerous remarks just now were just Mudstone's hallucination.

She couldn't quite tell which of the scavengers' words were true and which were jokes...

"Let's not talk about this. You are here to see the commission, right? Who have you set your sights on?"