A burst of white light flashed, and Nia's figure appeared inside the magic guild in Far City.
Leaving the Magic Guild, Nia immediately began to survey the city.
This city is located near the border, so defense capabilities naturally need to be placed in the most important position. The height of the city wall is about the same as that of Fenglin City. Similarly, in order to prevent problems along the border, the security in Far City is also quite good. Every few minutes, a patrol team of twelve people can be seen passing by, and each person has the skills of a mid-level swordsman.
Besides, the architectural style of this city is not particularly unique, but pedestrians on the road wear relatively cool clothes. Far City should be a city near the equator, and it's quite hot here. Although Nia can use a small level four water magic spell called Frozen to cool herself down, her attire is clearly somewhat unconventional. However, in order to avoid causing some trouble like in Fenglin City, Nia decided to endure the strange looks around her and not change into a set of clothes that wouldn't attract attention.
Additionally, as Nia was unfamiliar with the route from Far City to Yas City, she only asked the Mercenary Union to check if there were any mercenary groups on their way. If not, we'll have to spend money to hire a guide
Thirty minutes later, Nia, who had been circling around the city a few times, arrived at the entrance of the mercenary union.
The Mercenary Guild is similar to the Magic Guild, except for a significant difference in details. After all, the Magic Guild still has money, and if they try hard to install fancy decorations on it, the Mercenary Guild won't work.
Entering the gate, Nia walked to a counter.
Hello, can I help you? "In professional language, but very standard.
Excuse me, are there any mercenaries or mercenary groups going to Yas City in the next few days? I hope they can take me on a trip
Well, tomorrow morning a mercenary group will escort a batch of goods to Yas City. You can wait for them at the city gate tomorrow morning, but you can also go to the mercenary hotel to find their leader. Their mercenary group is called the Bluebird Mercenary Group
May I ask how to get to the Mercenary Hotel
Just turn left after leaving the door, it's only over 200 meters away
Thank you
After thanking her, Nia arrived at the Mercenary Inn and quickly found the leader of the Bluebird Mercenary Group.
Hello, my name is Hos, the leader of the Bluebird Mercenary Group. How can I help you, Miss? "Said a 26 or 7-year-old swordsman with blue hair.
Oh, it's like this. I understand that your group is going to escort some things across the border to Yas City. My current destination is also Yas City, but I don't know the way, so I hope to travel with you. I believe you don't mind increasing your combat power, right
Can you tell me your profession? If you don't have the ability to protect yourself, I hope you can pay some money as compensation to protect you. This is also a tradition, "Hos said after a little thought.
I am a mage, "Nia answered the other person's question very decisively. Her true level cannot be told, so she can only say her disguised identity.
That's great. Please arrive at the city gate at seven o'clock tomorrow morning, where we will wait to depart. "Upon hearing that Nia was a wizard and possessed the strength of a mage, Hos readily agreed to Nia's request. After all, wizards are a good combat force in battles, and wizards are also relatively rare.
After discussing the issue of leading the mercenary group, Nia decisively found a hotel nearby and stayed there. She then cast the two magic spells she used during her last sleep and fell asleep in bed. Even if the dragon transformed into a human form, it would still be drowsy
In the blink of an eye, the next morning
You're a bit early, you'll have to wait a little longer before you can leave. You can take that carriage. Ordinary magicians probably don't have enough stamina to keep up with the convoy, "Hos said, pointing to a carriage carrying goods when he saw Nia's arrival. Because there are some mercenaries from the mercenary group sitting on each carriage, Hos is not afraid of Nia stealing things.
Nia didn't want to appear special either, so she obediently sat in the car according to Hos' instructions and waited for departure.
After more than ten minutes, everyone arrived and the convoy began to walk towards the outside of the city. Although the vehicles here do not have shock absorption systems, they are quite bumpy. But Nia still fully utilized the nature of the dragon race and began to pass the time by sleeping.
On the first day, it can be said that nothing happened. After all, even if there is a gang of thieves who want to rob, they would not attack from such a close distance to the city of Far, as it is too easy to be caught by the city guards.
The next day on the road, a mercenary walked up to Nia.
Miss Nia, our team leader asked me to remind you that we will be crossing the border today. This section of the road is a favorite area of the thief group, so for your safety, please don't sleep. "Without waiting for Nia's reaction, he left. In the eyes of this mercenary, those who always sleep have no alertness at all, and are simply obedient students who should stay in the academy.
[Hmm... really, no one sleeps at all.] Although she didn't want to, Nia still patted her head and sat up. Although she hasn't returned to sleep, Nia's current state... squinting her eyes, her body looks shaky, and she could fall off the car at any moment
For several hours in a row, Nia spent it in a daze, while the tense mercenaries didn't encounter anything during this time. However, it is impossible to spend this day so peacefully.
Just as Nia was contemplating whether to take another nap, a shower of arrows swept over her face. The mercenaries are still in a state of tension, and this round of arrow rain has not caused any damage to them. However, confused Nia was hit by an arrow and unfortunately fell off the car. However, the defense of the Dragon Clan is very strong, and an ordinary arrow is not enough to cause any damage to Nia unless it hits the eye, even in humanoid form.
After falling to the ground, Nia had a very special idea.
[Hmm! Anyway, they all fell down. Just pretend to be dead, so you don't have to fight with others anymore. Physical labor!...!]
So, Nia's body faithfully executed Nia's idea, lying motionless on the ground in a posture that resembled a sleeping person, rather than a corpse
After several rounds of arrow rain, a group of more than 300 thieves shouted slogans and rushed towards the convoy, fighting against the mercenaries.
Mmm! "Nia, who was trying to fall asleep, was stepped on by a thief.
[Mmm~No, it's too messy, the environment is too bad to sleep in...]
Sit up and punch the thief who stepped on you. Just hearing the sound of 'Ah!...!', the thief flew further and further away, disappearing in the blink of an eye. Even if it doesn't fall into a stamp when landing, at least the meat patty can't escape.
A person suddenly flew out of the battlefield, but it didn't catch anyone's attention. After all, if you're not careful during a battle, you could be knocked off by the enemy next to you
I've been using wind magic for the past few days, but this time I'll play water magic
Nia searched in her own space and took out a water magic wand, as not using a wand was a bit unconventional.
Ice starburst! "With Nia's words, a ball covered in arm thick ice cones formed above the crowd. With a loud bang, over a hundred ice cones flew into the thief's body at an extremely fast speed.
Ice Starburst is a group attack magic in a level six water system, and if not controlled properly during melee, there is a high risk of accidental damage. But Nia's control ability can still ensure not to hit her own people, after all, the goal is very big.
In an instant, the enemy was reduced by half, and at the same time, the group of thieves also noticed Nia's presence.
Kill the magician! "Someone who looked more like a leader immediately shouted.
The thieves immediately took action and rushed towards Nia, but the mercenaries around took the initiative to set up a defense line around Nia. Although there are also wizards in my mercenary group, they are far behind Niabi, only intermediate wizards. Before the thieves broke through the defense line, Nia raised her wand again.
Ice wheel! "I saw ice cubes in the shape of cakes with a diameter of half a meter appear in the air, but the edges of these" cakes "were very sharp. As Nia waved her wand forward, more than a dozen ice cakes quickly spun and flew towards the thief who was trying to break through. In an instant, the thieves lost dozens of people, and the spinning ice cakes had strong cutting power, with each cake penetrating at least two people. Level 5 magic is also not something that these ordinary thieves can resist.
Retreat! "Just as Nia was thinking about what to release the next magic, a low voice came from the forest. Upon hearing this sound, the thieves immediately abandoned their targets and rushed towards the forest, disappearing in an instant.
It seems that these thieves are quite decisive.
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Note: The Mercenary Union is a neutral organization used for the management and evaluation of mercenaries. Like the Magic Guild, it is led by a president and five vice presidents.
Mercenary levels range from low to high one to ten, task difficulty ranges from low to high one to ten, and mercenary group levels range from low to high one to five. This book does not use levels such as s, a, and b. Who knows if there is English on that side