They were together again, and this time the atmosphere was not as calm as before.
"So you're going forward?" Gulen was rarely the first to break his silence.
"Yes," said Abel. "We're going northeast up the hill, and then we're going straight back."
"Then why not just retreat? The brothers won't go any further, and if they must, I can't guarantee your safety if the brothers have anything to say about it." As the leader of the Sellsword, Grenn thought of his sellsword first, but there was a stark threat in his words. If the Sellsword mutiny, these Arcane masters will drink a pot.
"What do you mean, Mr. Grant?" Gordon heard the sting in Grenn's words and was angry at the moment.
Grenn held the knife as he had always done, and his voice did not waver. "It's no fun. Before we set out, I advised you not to go, McCabe. And then what? The Arcane?"
"Grenn, you set the price yourself, remember? And now we're not right?" Mr. Gordon is unhappy with Mr. Gulen's strength.
"The money was based on a promise you made me. Things are different now."
"Know, Sellsword, when was it ever stable in this line of work, and besides, what's different? The diamond?"
"The diamond is part of it, and the sellsword is part of it. Besides, licking blood on the tip of the knife is not death. I will not let my brothers rush to death."
Abel understood and interrupted Grenn's further elaboration. "Let's be quiet, Mr. Grenn. How much do you want?"
"We'll take the diamond you gave the brothers, plus five million Trinitars." By now, the entire mercenary corps has taken a lot of casualties. And there was much more to lose than explicit mutilation, including the reputation of getting the job done, the financial loss of antagonizing the Tumens, and so on. Grenn was not too rude, and he spoke directly to the Lion. Anyway, he was already aware of the fact that the Deco family was short of men. The three superhumans and the Tunemen had to fight against each other in defense.
Grenn heard Abel's intention to retreat from the mountain and decided that this was a good time to raise the price and that the secret of the diamond mine was too great to be exchanged for a small sum of money. In the end, Grenn doubled his commission a hundred times and waited for the Decos to agree.
"A hundred times? Is the diamond a gift? You probably don't know how much it's worth." Gordon laughed back angrily and made a sarcastic remark.
"My sword has been enchanted with a crystal jewel, of course, I know it. Now it's six million. Don't you know how much that secret is worth?"
"Starting price for a seat?" Even the good-tempered Abel felt overdone. His chest rose and fell rapidly as he pointed his forefinger at Grenn. "Mr. Grenn, what about your sellsword spirit?"
"Seven million! Or you can carry the arrows of the Tumens yourself."
"That's enough! Xavier recovered his senses and decided, as he always did, "Seven million. You can have the Diamond, but you must follow our orders the rest of the way."
"Not to die," Grenn said, barely backing down. "Half up front. I need you to recharge my brothers' windboots."
"Good. Abel, give him the material Sekwibo gave us."
Startled again, Abel asked her uncle in a low voice, to make sure Shevell was serious. After all, it's a Sekwibo feed, so maybe it's a tactical arrangement and just a gift? But seeing Shevell's steady look, Abel chose to trust him. He took a storage ring from his breast and gave it to Grenn. "Mr. Grenn," he said through grits, "it contains precious herbs, alchemist minerals, and other materials.
When Grenn had received his things, Shevell gave up his courtesy. With a wave of his hand, he sent Grenn out with the word "get out." Abel went out to settle the balance with Grenn before fulfilling his promise to charge the enchantment.
"Shall we do it?" Has not spoken Shen such as Abel back again, preface after the words to ask.
Abel, who had just returned, had been so angry that Shen's words reminded him what Xavier was thinking. The Sellsword regiment has an unstable tendency, there is a possibility of backsliding, and the secret of the diamond mine involved is too big, absolutely refuse to let a group of loud mouth sellswords outside rambling around, even if they received money, it is better to find the opportunity to directly end them, so that the dead can keep a secret, and can put the Syke Webo put materials back, it can be said to kill two birds with one stone. Just listen to Xavier a soft "um", Shen asked again: "me?"
'Don't worry,' said Gordon, raising his right hand and stopping Shen. 'Go down to the depths of McCaber first. We need to know what's going on with the Tumens, or we won't be able to tell if we can reach Murray.'
"But..." Shen expressed a concern that if Grenn attacked while Shen was away, then even if the three transcendents were safe, what would happen to the others? Without Shen, clan melee is a very serious shortcoming.
"Never mind, come back as soon as you can." Mr. Abel said Gulen would not attack so soon, even if he had his heart set against him. Without the help of the Arcane, the Sellsword will have difficulty getting out of the forest, so both sides are on a rope, and the Sellsword will know that. Moreover, as long as the three transcendents were on their guard, it was too difficult for an Owu to subdue them all at once, and the slightest chance of a chance would be met with a ferocious reaction. Even if Grenn did seize the opportunity to neutralize them at close range, he would eventually need to capture them to get out of the forest. Before that, everyone had a chance, and if he was careful not to stay away for too long, it would be hard for Grenn to seize it. Although Shen still has concerns, but see the three Arcane still insist, also do not say much, turned to the depths of the forest, to try to come back early. Before he left, he said, "Watch out for Green. He's a little strange."
With Shen gone, the problem returned to the Tumens. Toomen Dominion is northeast of the plantation, unlike Levy County and Seaver County, which directly border the plantation. The Dominion of Tumen was separated by a large hill from the forest, and it would have been almost impossible to get such an army across the hill, but judging by the number of Tumen troops they had deployed this time, there must have been a large number of Tumen troops entering the forest. How they got here, few knew, but they were pretty sure of their purpose: the diamond mine and the Tumens were so good at keeping such a big operation under the radar for so long. But in any case, it shouldn't have taken too long for the Tumen to discover the secrets of the lode. There hasn't been a large number of precious diamonds in the market, leading to a decrease in the price of precious diamonds, and there have never been so many large precious diamonds. This was both a bonus and bad news. The reason the Sekowebos had come to Levysk was to explore the lode, and now a huge load, which was supposed to challenge the monopoly of the Arcane city-states, had suddenly come upon it, and it was on someone else's land.
At the other end of the camp, Grenn and Luan were talking, and the other sellsword soldiers were torn, unable to tell whether they were happy or upset.
"Boss, shoes have power, and the brothers have agreed. This time we did, you tell me why this little piece of grass is worth so much money." Luan Zhuo did not feel depressed but was happy because he had made a fortune. He had not understood that a few stones and a few pieces of grass could be worth millions of gold coins, but their well-informed boss said it was worth it, so there was no reason to question them. Big brother led the team for so many years when miss.
"What's the matter, boss? Why aren't you so happy?" Grenn's fingertips beat the scabbard back and forth as if he were weighing something, and Luan Zhuo could not help asking.
"There is a problem. They are too decisive." There was a fearful calm in Grenn's eyes. "Let the brothers prepare. There may be a battle."
Luan Zhuo's tone suddenly trembled: "Rui boss, you mean..."
"Get ready, and don't keep mentioning my family name." Grenn frowned slightly. Something was unsaid. He smelled something familiar, something of a routine. Shevell agreed to the offer so quickly that he had to wonder if it was real. Of course, it could be that Shevell wanted to settle and get going, but Grenn just felt strange. For a family as big as the Decos, money was never a big problem. The real concern was the secret of the diamond, which Xavier barely mentioned from beginning to end, and Grenn only mentioned it when the price was raised, which was quite out of line with the style of the family.
Luan Zhuo took Grenn's advice and went back. Grenn was still thinking. But in any case, the sellsword and the family Arcane no longer trust at all, just because they still need each other, also did not wait for the good time, so temporarily did not break, but the defeat has been born, it is only a matter of time to go their separate ways.