Chapter 445: The Maze in Bolton Forest

Under the explanation of the female receptionist of the Mercenary Union, Frye quickly gained some understanding of the two modes.

Although private mercenaries are free and unconstrained, their upper limit is not high. They can only guard the homes of nobles and wealthy businessmen and do some simple work. They are more like private detectives, and they have no basic treatment and almost no future.

After all, many tasks require enough manpower to take on. Especially for large-scale war tasks, only mercenary groups with high credibility can cooperate with the main army to fight.

The Dawn Plane is a medium-magic plane, and it is very rare to have a strong man who can fight against ten thousand alone. Only legendary magicians have such a strong deterrent power.

Among the countries near the Grant Kingdom, there are hundreds of millions of people in total, but there are only two or three legendary magicians. Except for Elena of the Venus Family, the rest are church clergy.

Generally speaking, even legendary warriors cannot beat the Blood Fang Mercenary Group under Berleni. Running alone is certainly not as good as organizing and developing in groups.

Unless one's own professional level is very high, and he has great prestige among mercenaries, he can command hundreds of people to respond, and he is unwilling to be someone else's subordinate, and wants to set up his own mercenary group.

But such people will not choose to become free mercenaries, but will register a brand new mercenary group.

In fact, with Fry's professional level and social status, he has far reached the requirements for setting up a mercenary group, and he can pull a team to do it himself.

Soros was only a fifth-level warrior at that time, and his position was only the deputy captain of the main army. He could pull out a part of the troops to set up a mercenary group. Fry's foundation is better than Soros, and the strength of the mercenary group he can pull out is even stronger.

If he had made up his mind earlier, many of the old subordinates of the Duke of York would be willing to follow him to develop in the north of Prilan. With Fry's ability, if he was the first to enter the Prilan area, he would probably be close to being knighted.

Unfortunately, Fry did not have this idea and determination two years ago. Now the situation has changed. He has fallen from a senior officer of the Duke of York to an important fugitive of the Grant Kingdom. Although Fry still has some clansmen behind him, there are seven or eight professionals in total, and they have mastered some power, but they dare not make a name for themselves, let alone establish a mercenary group.

In Fry's case, once the news leaks, he will inevitably be caught by the government and sent to the Duke of York. After all, the crime he committed was the assassination of the feudal lord and viscount, which is equivalent to challenging the noble order of the Kingdom of Grant. The enemy who wants to get rid of him is also the Duke of York, who has a great influence in the Kingdom of Grant.

Unless Fry can make great contributions to the Harland Territory and be promoted to the hereditary aristocratic class, it is possible to get Richard's protection to a certain extent and end the feud to a certain extent at his own expense.

One of the important reasons why Fry entered the Harland Territory was to allow his family to be ennobled. Only by becoming a hereditary noble can you avoid the Duke of York from cutting the grass and killing all your relatives.

If you want to make merit and be ennobled, there is basically no future in becoming a private mercenary. Relatively speaking, joining a mercenary group will be better. In particular, the Dragon Fang Mercenary Group, co-founded by Baron Odaye and Immorton, has higher treatment than other medium and large mercenary groups.

Although these two barons do not participate in front-line combat, they have much more capital than the mercenary group leader and the bandit leader. The mercenary group they founded already has four teams, and more than half of the mercenaries are equipped with armor.

However, because they do not participate in front-line combat, the two barons' prestige in Dragon Fang is not very high, and this mercenary group is more like the mercenaries outside.

After joining the Dragon Fang Mercenary Group, Frye can first follow other mercenary teams for a while, and after finding out the situation, gradually recruit family members to form his own mercenary team and attach himself to the Dragon Fang Mercenary Group. Not only can he participate in large-scale combat missions, but the treatment is also better than joining other large mercenary groups, because Odaye and Immorton do not participate in front-line combat, and the merits can also be shared.

Moreover, the professional level of the four captains of the Dragon Fang Mercenary Group is not high, only level three or four, and Frye will basically not be exposed if he stays with them. If he joined the Bloodfang Mercenary Corps of Baron Berleni, he would be under the eyes of Berleni, a ninth-level warrior, and his identity would be exposed accidentally. At that time, he would not only fail to protect himself, but also his family would be at risk.

After comprehensive consideration, Fry decisively applied to join the Dragon Fang Mercenary Corps.

Fry himself is already a seventh-level warrior, and his combat power is already very impressive if he shows a little bit of combat power. Moreover, in the archives of the Mercenary Union, Fry himself is a third-level warrior. Odaye and Immorton are very welcome to such a professional with combat power. In order to win over Fry, they also held a welcome banquet and raised Fry's salary to four gold coins a month. This salary level is already on par with the other four mercenary captains.

In fact, even if Harland is the captain of the infantry squadron, the salary level is only three or four gold coins a month.

After joining the Dragon Fang Mercenary Corps, Fry quickly gained a foothold and spent several months in the north of Prilan.

The Dragon Fang Mercenary Group was founded by two barons, Immorton and Odaye. Most of Frey and his men were active in the two baron's territory. Their main combat targets were the Kobolds, and they occasionally entered Bolton Forest to fight the infiltrating Undead.

In more than three months, Frey participated in nine battles, big and small, and his combat effectiveness was stronger than that of a third-level warrior, but slightly worse than that of a fourth-level warrior. On average, they participated in a battle every ten days or so, which showed the frequency of mercenary battles in the Prilan area, although most of the battles were unremarkable and not fierce.

During these three months, Fry personally killed a fourth-level undead knight, two third-level undead skeletons, a second-level undead corpse demon, and three first-level ghouls. Although he killed seven low-level undead, Fry did not seize the soul crystal. Since he could not get the soul crystal, Fry naturally could not get the most valuable merit.

Although he did not get the soul crystal, Fry also seized some negative energy materials and received three gold coins as a reward. In total, he had been in the Dragon Fang Mercenary Group for four months and had obtained 20 gold coins of property. The Wright family finally stopped eating up all the money.

Fry gained the initial trust of the two barons and quickly established the fifth team of the Dragon Fang Mercenary Group. He began to write letters to his family. Let the tribesmen come to Prilan City together.

Fry's mercenary team has a total of more than 40 people, including nine professionals, more than half of whom are Fry's sons and nephews. Relying on the professionals of the Wright family and his experienced command ability, Fry quickly controlled the mercenary team.

After the formation of the mercenary team, Frye applied to the two barons, Odaye and Immorton, and entered the Bolton Forest for reconnaissance operations.

According to the experience of previous explorations, the widest part of the Bolton Forest is up to 1,600 kilometers from north to south, and the narrowest part is about 700 kilometers. It is about 1,300 kilometers from east to west, most of which is aimed at Harland Territory, and the other half is in the north of the Grand Duchy of Stannik.

Although Harland Territory has extended its tentacles to the Bolton Forest, it is considered the northern prairie and the most powerful force near the Bolton Forest. In fact, due to the vast land and sparse population, the development is limited and backward, and not many expedition teams have been sent into this primeval forest with an area of ​​more than one million square kilometers.

Most of the eleven barons in the northern region of Prilan are active on the southern edge of the Bolton Forest. Only some powerful mercenary leaders have the courage to enter the depths of the Bolton Forest.

Although Fry has a high professional level and strong combat effectiveness, because of his special identity, he does not want to be in the limelight and only operates on the edge of his Bolton Forest.

During an ordinary reconnaissance mission, at the edge of the Bolton Forest, the mercenary team suddenly entered a special foggy space.

The area of ​​this mist barrier is not very large. After rashly breaking in, Fry's team seemed to be trapped in the mist for more than ten days. If they had not carried a lot of supplies, Fry's team would probably have died.

In the end, Fry was experienced and led everyone to escape from the mist space. After escaping by chance, Fry led the mercenary team to return to Prilan in a panic.

Fry is a high-level professional. Although he is not a hereditary noble, he also has noble blood and extraordinary inheritance, and his knowledge is far beyond that of ordinary mercenaries. Although he has only been there once, Fry knows that what they saw must be a large magic maze. According to some architectural shapes occasionally revealed in the mist, it is estimated that the maze was built by ancient elves.

After discovering this, Fry wanted to hide the news as soon as possible, but his mercenary team had more than 40 people, and they might not be able to keep the secret. If the Dragon Fang mercenaries suffered heavy losses, they would inevitably alarm the top leaders of the Mercenary Union. If the top leaders sent magicians to investigate, Fry would have no way out and even lose his life under a mantra.

Seeing that the news was difficult to conceal, Fry decisively passed the news to the headquarters of the Mercenary Union, and sent it to the ears of the Harland leader through this channel.

The first person to receive the information was Grumman, the commander-in-chief of the Prilan garrison. Grumman was cautious by nature. After hearing the news about the elf maze, he did not dare to neglect to participate in the second reconnaissance operation in person. Grumman's own professional level was as high as level nine. The second reconnaissance also mobilized the elites of the Fifth Legion Mage Team.

The Harland garrison mage team, led by four or five-level magicians, already has a relatively high level of magic. They came to the vicinity of the maze. Although they were subject to great restrictions and could not unlock the maze, they walked out of the foggy space relatively easily.

The information that the elf maze was found in Bolton Forest has been confirmed and was sent to Fort William in an emergency of 800 miles.

Hearing that the elf maze appeared in Bolton Forest, Richard, Sophia, and Undine brought the backbone of the Harland Mage Association to Prilan City in person.

Before exploring the elf maze, the intelligence department began a detailed investigation, and Fry's identity was also found out by the way.

After hearing Vitas' report, Richard did not arrest Frye immediately. Instead, he ordered Vitas to seal the files and monitor this person first.

If the Elf Maze Lock is unlocked, the gains of Harland Territory must be amazing. In any case, Frye who reported the news must have made great contributions. Although the relationship with the Duke of York is very important, it is very costly to protect Frye, and it may cost a lot of political costs. According to Richard's character, he will not easily sacrifice people who have made contributions.

After entering the Dawn Plane for thirty years, Richard's three views have changed to a certain extent. He has become ruthless, indifferent to human life, and even a little cold and ruthless. He is almost two different people from the kind-hearted good man Richard thirty years ago.

But until now, Richard still cannot treat human life as worthless, nor can he be like the local nobles, who are centered on their own interests and can sacrifice anyone. This trait is also an important reason why Sofia and Undine like him.

After Vitas left, Richard summoned Fry and said straight to the point: "If you open the Elven puzzle and obtain precious treasures and magical inheritance, you will also be considered to have made great contributions to the territory. Harland has strict laws and regulations, and those who have made contributions will be rewarded and those who have made mistakes will be punished.

I have a general understanding of your situation. As long as your identity is not exposed, we will not hand you over to the Duke of York. We will also provide shelter for your family in the territory, and we will try our best to protect their safety.

The Harland Territory is a place where dreams can be realized. As long as the Wright family works together, they will surely achieve class transition. After returning, you must keep it confidential, avoid leaking your identity, and don't take risks easily for merit.

There are now spies sent by the Duke of York in Prilan Castle. Your family members should not show up in Prilan easily. "

Hearing Richard's words, Fry knew that the Duke of Harland would not arrest him openly, and would secretly cooperate with him to hide in the Harland Territory. With the protection of the Duke, the safety of the Wright family is guaranteed.

Seeing that there were nobles willing to protect him, Fry hurriedly knelt on the ground and said excitedly: "Thank you for the protection of His Excellency the Duke. Our Wright family will definitely be loyal to the Harland family and will not cause trouble to the master. "

After sending Fry away, Richard and his party came directly to the vicinity of the Elf Maze.

Undine originally mastered the magic heritage of the Elf Clan and had done some research on the Elf Maze. After arriving at the scene, her pretty face suddenly changed.

"What's wrong?" Richard and Undine have been sleeping in the same bed for five years and know each other very well. Seeing that Undine was a little abnormal, he asked with concern.

"There is a strong life force in the maze, and this maze has been running for more than three thousand years. If I am not mistaken, there may be a tree of life in the maze. If the tree of life is really found, the Morning Light Tribe will usher in rapid development. "

Richard's magic level is already eight rings, and the knowledge accumulation of the Harland Mage Association is also extraordinary. He knows in his heart that the so-called maze is all permanent magic barriers created by legendary spells.

It can be said that behind any maze there are legendary mages involved, and each maze is not simple.

If it weren't for the fact that the Harland Mage Association has a deep foundation, Sophia has been promoted to the ninth ring, Richard and Wendini have been promoted to the eighth ring, Wendy and Eve have been promoted to the seventh ring, and there is enough magic power to unlock the maze, Richard may not dare to try it easily.

Richard and his party entered the maze. This time, the team exploring the elf maze is not large, with only more than 60 members, but the quality of the expedition team is very high.

Not only does it have the legendary elf Sylph, but even ninth-level professionals such as Sutton, Soros, and Jennings have personally participated in the middle.

There are more than 60 members of the exploration team, and more than 20 high-level professionals, of which magicians account for half. Most of the elite soldiers of the Harland Mage Association are included in the middle.

"Do you have any ideas to unlock this maze now? "

"Generally speaking, there are only two ways to unlock the maze. The first is to break it violently from the outside. Our power is already very strong. If we release a starlight bomb, we should be able to blow up the maze, but in this case, the things in the maze may not be preserved.

So we can only take the second way, crack it from the inside. If you want to crack the maze from the inside, you must go through many attempts, master the spell effects in the maze, figure out the construction method of the maze barrier, and then reverse engineer and find a way to stop the operation of the maze from the inside.

I don’t have any ideas now, but it may take some time to crack the maze. "