Chapter 918 Whereabouts
In the country near the sea, near a tide cave full of monsters, the Snake of Jevlk set up camp here to film a special episode of "Monster World".
That is to teach adventurers how to hunt various monsters that are common on the seaside.
It was now afternoon, and the mercenaries of the Jevlk Snake had finished a full day of hunting and were preparing dinner in the camp.
Their dinner today was a giant octopus they killed in the morning.
"I heard on the Magic Network that those Falosi people put on a food show. Rona, don't you think about applying to our employer?"
The archer sat next to the cauldron in the camp and looked at Rona who was throwing ingredients into the cauldron.
Rona doesn't know how to cook. This job is the responsibility of his lover, who is also the therapist in the mercenary group.
"I'm already recording."
The camera is lingering next to the cauldron. The last part of this issue of Monster World may also include cooking methods for hunting monsters.
“We haven’t tasted the taste of Black Rock Octopus in a long time!”
The aroma of the cauldron filled the surroundings of the entire camp, and the other mercenaries of the Serpent of Jevlk were in a state of excitement.
But at this moment, the pleasant smiles on the faces of all the members of the Jevlk Snakes disappeared instantly. They put down the wine glasses and raw crystal mice in their hands, and took out the weapons they had in hand.
"Enemy attack? Damn it...I just caught two monsters."
The archer immediately paused his activities as a character in "World Rift", took out the bow and arrows on his back and looked around cautiously.
The place they chose to camp was on the beach outside the cave. The view here was very wide, and it was impossible for humans to sneak attack them.
"Calm down, not the enemy."
Reyek's voice rang in the ears of every group member, and the archer immediately came to the side of his group leader and followed him towards the other side of the camp.
At the end of the camp, the archer saw three soldiers wearing the navy uniforms of the seaside country approaching the Jevlk Snake camp.
The leader of the three soldiers, the archer, looked very familiar, but he didn't expect that he had seen it there.
"Reyek...I traveled across three cities to find you."
The soldier or general walked towards Reyek quickly. His physique was almost as strong as Reyek.
When he was about to open his arms to hug his old friend, Reyek's serious eyes made him understand...the relationship between them was not good enough to greet each other with a hug.
"What do you want to see me for?" Reyek asked, staring at the general.
"The situation here has been a bit chaotic recently. Reyek... Civilian riots have occurred in many cities." the general said.
"This has nothing to do with me."
Reyek continued to answer him coldly, and glanced at the two soldiers brought by the general. When Reyek looked at them, they had obviously scared expressions.
"It really has nothing to do with you. This is a headache for the local nobles. The problem is that the king assigned us a task."
The general was not afraid of Reyek, nor was he afraid of the group of vicious snakes behind Reyek. He took out a rolled tobacco from his clothes and lit it.
"This task has been assigned a long time ago." The general pointed at the distant sea line with a lit cigarette. "But we have never made any progress because there are not enough manpower."
"You are the commander of this country's naval fleet. Will there be insufficient manpower?"
Reyek still said this sentence with a straight face. If he had some sense of humor, he might have ridiculed the general at this time.
"Not enough." The general shook his head and said, "Our mission is to attack an island surrounded by gray fog. It is a moving island... There is a group of humanoid creatures dormant on the island. My soldiers have just landed ashore less than a day ago. , half of them were killed, and the other small number became mentally disturbed."
"Moving islands? That sounds like the stuff of legend," Reyek said.
"Behemoth... I knew you would be interested. It is rumored that there is endless treasure buried on the back of that giant beast." When the general saw Reyek taking the initiative to bring up this matter, a smile finally appeared on his face, "How about it?" Even if there is no treasure found on it, if your mercenary group can help us eliminate those monsters on the island, His Majesty the King’s reward will not disappoint you.”
"I don't believe in your king or this country." Reyek told him his views on this country very straightforwardly.
"I know, but Reyek this is a big deal."
The general glanced at the members behind Reyek. The life of a mercenary was much harder than imagined. It was normal to live in the open air.
But once the Jevlk Snake had an employer and a stable salary, life began to become more comfortable.
"Tell me the location of that island." Reyek said after a moment of silence.
"The navigation chart is in the tower of the military port! If you agree, we will organize another attack." The general showed a happy expression on his face.
"Tomorrow, I will go there."
Reyek's answer made the general feel slightly relieved. After agreeing on a detailed time with Reyek, he left the station with the other two soldiers.
"Captain, we used to act as shields for those people."
After the archer saw the three soldiers leaving, he finally complained in dissatisfaction.
Like Reyek, he had no good impression of the military forces at all, especially those soldiers raised by noble lords.
"Keya, you idiot! Have you forgotten the commission from above?"
His sister hit the archer on the head at this moment. The blow reminded the archer of a new commission from his recent employer.
"I remembered, looking for information related to Behemont! Speaking of which, the employer should not be short of money. Could it be that there is some artifact on the back of that giant beast? Legendary equipment?" said the archer.
But no one answered him. Reyek had already walked back to the camp, discussing something with Rona.
‘Is Mr. Qiao Xiu here? ’
This time it was Rona who sent a message to Qiao Xiu.
‘Is the new issue of Monster World completed? ’
Rona's contact with Qiao Xiu was nothing more than sending him the Monster World that he had just photographed, and then Qiao Xiu would transfer this issue's buyout to his Magic Network account.
‘No, this time it’s about the Behemont-related information you entrusted to us. ’
‘Where did you find the turtle? ’
‘We just found some clues and are going to check it out tomorrow. Before that, we want to ask Mr. Qiao Xiu, what do you want from Behemont? Is it some kind of treasure? ’
Rona was doing the business at hand conscientiously. The Jevlk Snake and Qiao Xiu were only in an employment relationship. The reward for searching for information was part of the reward, and the reward for finding something on the giant beast was another part.
However, the reason why the Jevlk Snake is willing to cooperate for a long time is that Qiao Xiu will never be stingy in terms of remuneration.
‘I’m not interested in treasures. You just need to find the turtle and take a video for me. The more detailed information about the turtle, the better. ’
'clear. ’
Rona completed this communication and looked up at Reyek who was sitting in front of him.
"You don't want treasure? Then what does the employer want to do with that legendary beast?" The archer was a little confused.
"Let's not speculate on Mr. Qiao Xiu's thoughts..." The therapist who had just finished cooking sat down next to Rona and said.
"Captain? What should we do... That is a target that even the army of the country near the sea cannot capture."
Rona still supported the archers' view, that is, this army hired them to serve as more powerful shields.
No matter how generous the reward was originally promised, as long as all these mercenaries are dead...the reward will not exist.
"We are just going for reconnaissance. We will suspend filming tomorrow to go to the military fortress in this area."
Reyek looked at the horizon in the distance. Perhaps it was his imagination, but he always felt that a layer of gray fog was slowly coming towards the land.