Chapter 27 – 7. Canyon. (2)
Rüttenbeck Gorge.
A street corner connecting the southeast and the center.
If they couldn’t pass this place, they had to go around the mountain range for almost two months, so it was almost absolutely unavoidable from the point of view of the upper ranks. A long time ago, the Duke of Winterhorn, who ruled the large city of Laplaus, blocked this place and charged an excessive entrance fee, so the case in which even the imperial family stepped in to mediate was historically famous. It means that it is a transportation hub.
In fact, until the Duke’s family managed the canyon, thieves and monsters could not even come close to the wagon road, but after that, entering the canyon without a mercenary group became an act of suicide.
As the mountain range was deep, there were many monsters and bandits. Rumor has it that demons live there too….
“It is the curse of the canyon. My flesh melted and my bones crumbled. So no one can go in now. Seven out of ten die!”
Arlen woke up early in the morning and went to the counter in the hall on the first floor, where the old innkeeper told him about the incident in the canyon.
“Curse me….”
“It’s definitely the devil’s trick. Who but the devil would do that. They say they even acted as monsters.”
“… Okay?”
Allen laughed. Of the events that took place in Rüttenbeck Gorge, there were only two things he could remember.
One is the rampage of the black magician, and the other is the escape of the named monster.
Since the latter was an event that occurred quite later, I wonder if this incident is somehow related to the former. … Of course, this might just be one of those normal events, but I bet people wouldn’t bother with it as much if it was. It was clearly a reasonable doubt to Allen.
“So no one goes to the canyon?”
“No one is going. There are top tiers who die this way and that and die that way. Those guys just hit it once. Very occasionally there were caravans coming over from the other side to this side. … Well, almost all of them were catnip.”
“Did they say it was a curse?”
“Everyone says it’s a curse, but if it’s not a curse, what is it?”
Allen kept his mouth shut. It seemed that no more digging would come out. Rumors tend to be exaggerated to some extent anyway, so I had to filter myself.
At that time, the red-haired monk came down slowly from the second floor. Regardless of age, all men with dicks turned their attention to those lewd tits at least once. Allen took out a silver coin from his pocket, claiming it was the price of a story, and put it on top of the plate.
“Two meals.”
At the same time as Danju ordered a meal for the owner, Elena sat down next to him. As the owner went to say something through the window connected to the kitchen, he said to the woman sitting next to him.
“They said there was an uproar in the canyon. That’s why everyone is stuck here.”
It was a word that scratched the itch at once.
“What’s the fuss?”
“Curse or something. So anyway.”
“… Okay.”
Allen secretly looked at the side of the thoughtful wizard.
“Perhaps, your role will become important once you enter the canyon.”
After saying that, Elena stared at Danju with round eyes.
“My role?”
“You are a wizard. So eat heartily. You can’t neglect training.”
“Yes.”
“… There will definitely be a lot to learn this time. It will be a very important experience for you. Clearly.”
Important experience.
The red-headed wizard nodded slowly with a nervous expression.
Soon two bowls of food were served.
The two men and women emptied the bowl in an instant as if they were hiding their eyes.
· · ·
“Oi-.”
Big Frank gave a light chin gesture to the approaching four. He smiled meaningfully as he saw Danju, who had returned alive and well.
“Fortunately, it doesn’t seem like he was eaten, Danju-nim.”
Then the muscular woman jumped up.
“Sir, you know what kind of sex crazy bitch I am.”
When the sucking master looked at the muscular woman with slightly bewildered eyes, he raised her chin as if she was looking at something. … The iron-clad was also a great iron-face.
At that time, Aiden drew Danju’s attention.
“Did you hear about the canyon?”
“Roughly.”
“But fortunately, it seems that there is a way out. The Duke’s family is sending in mercenaries.”
“At the duchy? Was there anything like that?”
Allen hadn’t even heard of it.
He was also worried about how to pierce the gorge, but he was perfect if the Duke’s family gave it to him directly.
If it was a mercenary group hired by a duke’s family, and not anywhere else, it would have been at least an advanced level. If that’s the case, it’s worth dealing with even a black mage.
The problem is the nature of the black magician. In the first place, every time the [Guild Master] Game starts, except for a few cases, the characteristics are always random, so it was not possible to determine what the characteristics of the warlock this time were. However, since the word curse came out, I can only speculate that it is probably a witch doctor.
“Anyway, I’m glad. There is no need to go around.”
“But, it is not free.”
“… What?”
“There is also an entry fee.”
… This kind of shit, you must be really crazy—-.
Funds were already tight, so as soon as Allen heard that there was an entry fee, he felt a twinge of hives rise.
“Have you ever heard of it?”
“Fifty gold coins per head.”
The men were not surprised that they had already heard the amount, but the women immediately jumped up on the spot. In particular, the muscular woman shuddered.
“What the fuck! Fifty entry fees is what fifty! There are so many dogs!”
“Did I make up my mind, son of a bitch? If you are dissatisfied, go to the duke and ask.”
“Ha, you know you can’t? I don’t have a dick, don’t I have a bully?”
The muscle woman huffed and pretended to go to the craft building, but then she came back. She has no pups to follow.
“Fuck, you ungrateful bastards.”
“Isn’t there a dick instead of a bully? He just looks like an old man with a dick.”
“Really behind.”
Aiden didn’t care what the two muscle pigs were doing and continued talking to Allen.
“By the way, the mercenary corps can be cut. It’s like some kind of hiring fee.”
“Okay? That’s fortunate.”
“Are you going to do it?”
“I have to. I have no choice now. A total of four hundred and fifty, four hundred and fifty. No matter how urgent it is, I can’t handle that much. Just looking at it, it looks like the amount I was offering for the upper ranks with fire in their butts.”
There must be a lot of guys who want to go to even double that instead of fifty gold coins now. If the goods are not delivered within the contract period, the reliability and payment will be destroyed. Anyway, the number of heads should be reduced as much as possible.
“Well, it’s because we’re in a situation where we’re following the Dan Lord’s decision.”
“Okay, don’t worry too much. It’s coming directly from the Duke’s family. Their honor is at stake.”
It was not a baron or a count, but a duke. All explanations are complete with that name. The Duke’s status as dropping even flying birds was roughly the same.
“Then I won’t go out with Aiden for a while. You guys take care of whether you go to your accommodation or see the city. Of course, more than 2 people. … However, don’t make trouble and end up behind bars at the security guard. Don’t make each other blush.”
“Yes, Danju.”
· · ·
Captains Aiden and Allen Danju waited for a long time before finally entering the castle. The waiting line was enormous. Especially for the upper part, people who have just lined up can barely get their turn until late in the evening. Still, the line for the mercenaries was not that long, so there was no need to wait in the hot sun sweating profusely.
After waiting for quite some time, Allen’s turn finally came. As he entered the building, he saw two people sitting at a long rectangular table. One seemed to belong to the duchy, and the other belonged to the mercenaries.
Allen was not very interested in the older of the dukes. Instead, a middle-aged man caught my eye.
[Strength: 56] [Agility: 51] [Stamina: 66] [Intelligence: 18] [Magic power: 7]
[Genius] [Fortitude] [Flexibility] [Collecting fanatic] [Greed] [Sensitiveness] [Bitterness] [Insomnia]
As soon as I saw him, I knew he was a great person. High-quality gemstones that have already been well processed. Perhaps it was the captain or sophomore of the mercenary group hired by the duchy.
He was clearly an A-class person, so it seemed like he would know who he was just by hearing his name.
“Nice to meet you. My name is Allen Dwise Pomwell, the sobriety of the mercenaries.”
“Come here.”
“Yes.”
Allen moved closer to the table and handed in the paperwork he had filled out. It was a piece of paper that briefly wrote down how many members there were and what each role group was like.
As long as their names weren’t widely known anyway, they were all treated like mercenaries. Allen-The mercenary corps shouldn’t be much different.
“Allen-mercenaries. There is a record of recent participation in the war.”
“There was a territorial war with the Urgang family in Romellen Highlands. There, we participated in the battle as an axis of the Herrera family and won.”
The old man glanced at the paper and nodded roughly. However, the middle-aged man did not pay attention to the paperwork and only ran through Allen. Just like a critic looking at a work.
The energy was really great. Enough to be said to be bloody beyond sharpness.
“How are you, Kalim Danju?”
“… Let me participate.”
Kalim!
Allen hadn’t even heard of getting permission.
Kalim – mercenaries.
It’s not the top 10 on the continent, but it’s the strongest in the mercenary world supporting them right below it. … How many mercenaries Jihoo secretly skipped from the Kalim-Mercenary Corps!
[Guild Master]’S 3rd Hogu King.
Allen met Kalim Bender.
