Chapter 170 The Three Musketeers
Chapter 170 Three Smiths
As Rhodes guessed, these three people were brought by Serek and wanted to join their mercenary group. Their situation was actually not rare in the Parfield area. When the ban was just issued, some mercenary groups had to choose to disband due to heavy losses. Shanna's "Red Eagle" was one of them. But this does not mean that the disaster of the mercenary group has passed. During this period, some mercenary groups found all the people, but some mercenary groups could no longer hold on. They worked hard for a while and finally had to give up. And these three people belonged to the members.
"I think you may not know them, but it's no wonder that they are not around here. If it weren't for the emergency this time, they wouldn't have come back... Let me introduce it to you."
As he said that, Serek reached out his hand and made a gesture to the tall giant man who had just chatted with him.
"This is the leader of the 'Shan Dog' Mercenary Group, Obetan."
"Yo, hello, Mr. Rhode."
Hearing Serek's introduction, the giant stood up with a smile and waved at Rhode. But his voice was indeed loud enough, and it sounded like thunder on the ground. Even Rhode was almost scared. However, his dead face brought a lot of benefits at this moment. Although he was frightened by the almost thunderous roar in his heart, Rhode nodded to him calmly on the surface in response.
At this moment, sitting next to him, the fat man who looked a little "full" also stood up with a passionate smile, took off the hat on his head and placed it on his chest, and then bowed deeply to Rhodes.
"Hello, Mr. Rod. I am Cabos, the leader of the 'Boncat' Mercenary Group. I have heard of your name for a long time. It is a great honor to see you now. To be honest, you and your mercenary group are also very famous in the Parfield area, especially the deeds of you leading your subordinates to the silent highland to rescue your colleagues from the hands of those undead spirits. I admire them very much..."
"Okay OK, Kavos, shut up."
Hearing that the fat man was about to start chattering again, Serek hurriedly stopped him, then he coughed and turned his eyes to the last person.
"This is the leader of the 'Shane Eagle' Mercenary Group, Deret."
Hearing Serek's introduction, the man with a sharp aura on his body immediately stood up straight, nodded to Rhodes, silent and without saying anything.
"Hello."
Rhode also nodded to them and thought about it in his heart. After all, no matter what, the names of the mercenary groups of these three people are too similar. And looking at their appearance...
"You're right, Rhodes."
Seeing Rhodes' appearance, Serek knew what he was thinking, so he simply revealed the answer.
"The three of them are brothers, it's very strange. Haha, the three brothers actually organized a mercenary group and have been at this point... I said you guys are doing too badly."
"This is not our problem, Mr. Serek."
Faced with Serek's kind-hearted ridicule, the Cabos, who looked like a businessman, reached out and scratched his head helplessly.
"Everyone is working hard, we are just a little bit lucky. You won't be sarcastic about us like this. Hehe, no matter what..."
"Okay OK, I won't talk nonsense to you here."
Serek waved his hand, then stopped caring about Cabos, but instead turned his attention to Rhodes.
"I'll leave these three guys to you. They were my subordinates. I've always believed in the character of these three guys. Obertan is a very outstanding two-handed swordsman. Kavos is a bit nonsense, but he is a thief with very good quality. As for Derrit... you've seen it too. He's a serious guy. I think they should be very suitable for your mercenary group. Of course, not only them, but their subordinates are the same."
"I get it, Mr. Serek."
Speaking of this, Rhode did not respond immediately. On the contrary, he glanced at Serek with a hint of doubt in his eyes and asked if the other party had told them about the Mercenary Guild. However, Serek made a negative expression, obviously he knew that such things should not be said randomly. If other mercenary groups in the Parfield area knew that the Mercenary Association actually planned to cancel the quota of guilds here, they would definitely make a big fuss.
Although these mercenary groups are not strong, they are ranked in the middle or behind in the Parfield area every time, and rarely pose any threat to Burning Blade and Dark Teeth. But these are two different things after all, just like those prestigious universities have several enrollment quotas in various regions, and tens of thousands of candidates are fighting for those quotas every year. Although they also know that the probability is only one in a thousand, there is still hope, right?
If you tell them directly that the university will not recruit students here in the future...
The Mercenary Association can guess what will happen with its toes. The Parfield area has been seriously injured due to this series of events recently. If it makes things worse, it will be a big trouble... Those mercenary groups that have already suffered heavy losses will definitely not choose to continue in a hopeless place.
Regarding this news, Serek and the old president naturally suppressed it. They just contacted the top three mercenaries to discuss it. However, Hiller could not take on the heavy responsibility, and Chauvin obviously refused to do it. Now the only person who can be responsible is Rhodes.
"So, let's have a good talk next, and I'll take the lead."
After having eye contact with Rhodes, Serek turned around and left. Until his back disappeared, Rhodes turned around and walked to the three of them to sit down. At the same time, he made a gesture. After seeing his gesture, the three mercenary commanders sat back on their seats.
"Then... I'm very happy that you are here, three."
Rhodes was silent for a moment, and the final decision was to do it directly.
"But I still hope to get an accurate answer. Why did the three choose to join my mercenary group?"
"That's right, Mr. Rhodes."
When the three of them heard Rhode's inquiry, they looked at each other, and in the end, Cabos, who was talking the most, stood up. He squeezed his hands and showed a warm smile, and then he answered.
"Your doubts make sense, but we also have our reasons... Maybe you don't know that the Starlight Mercenary Group you led has become the focus of many mercenaries' talk in the entire Parrfield area. Don't be afraid to tell you the truth. Over the years, there have been only a few powerful mercenary groups in the Parrfield area, and we little people have followed them to pick up some of the remaining ones. But now because of such an accident, everyone's life is not easy. I won't talk about Dark Teeth for now. They have always been mysterious and are not the same as us. Although the Burning Blade is not weak, they have many problems... and they are numerous, and they probably don't look down on us little pawns. But your Starlight Mercenary Group is different, let's be honest. Although the Burning Blade is not weak, they have many problems... and they are numerous, and they probably don't like us little pawns. But your Starlight Mercenary Group is different. To be honest, I'll be honest.
, In our opinion, the strength of Starlight is stronger than the Burning Blade - you don't need to deny it, this is the fact. Didn't you save them once in the forest before? The so-called people go to a high place, and mercenaries hope to join a powerful force, which is good for everyone. And unlike Burning Blade, your mercenary group is not very crowded. Of course, I'm not saying that this is your problem, but I think that in many cases, the shortage of people is also a trouble for a mercenary group. Even if your strength is indeed enough to face a lot of trouble, it will always be easier if you can have more helpers, right? So we think that if you can join Starlight, then at least we can do this in this regard…”
"I understand what you mean."
Hearing this, Rhode nodded. Of course he knew what Kavos meant. Indeed, no matter how powerful the Starlight Mercenary Group was, it was impossible for them to do everything by themselves. Sometimes it was necessary to take action. Burning Blade has maintained the configuration of the Mercenary Guild for so many years, and people are not a problem for them. So even if these mercenary groups finally joined, they would not have any good looks. But Starlight is different. Although their strength is stronger than Burning Blade, their people are too few. Just like a legendary swordsman, no matter how powerful he is, he can split the entire earth in half with one sword. It is impossible for him to cook, wash, fold quilts and grow vegetables by himself... This requires support from all aspects.
So these three brothers think that if they join the starlight, their status will not be as bad as the Burning Blade, because in the Burning Blade, they are just dispensable, but...
"But, do you have the strength to obtain this qualification?"
Rhodes's words made the three of them twitch slightly, but he did not stop, but continued.
"Indeed, our staff is a bit insufficient, but it has not reached the point of being short of limits... Mr. Serek recommended you, I believe you should have a certain level, but whether it is suitable for my requirements..."
Speaking of this, Rhode opened his hands and his eyes were coldly staring at the three people in front of him.
“That’s not necessarily true.”
Rhode knew exactly what Cabos was thinking. This mercenary was as cunning as a businessman. At the beginning, he lowered his enthusiasm and straightforward speeches were all to gain chips for himself. This would make people feel that they were sincere, at least not talking nonsense with their eyes open. Compared to meaningless nonsense such as "I admire the stars very much" or "I think you are the greatest mercenary leader here", it is very clever to directly play the profit card.
But for Rhodes, of course, it was impossible for him to follow the ideas of the three people. If they really wanted to join their mercenary group, then they had to remain absolutely strong from the beginning and tell them who is the real master here. Their joining was his choice and decision, not because of their lobbying.
If you just nodded and agreed when facing Kabos's words, it would inevitably not leave them the impression that "the leader's ears are very soft and easy to be impressed". A weak leader is not suitable to be a leader. So even if they are right, they must interrupt the trend and then assign a direction to them again.
"this………"
When he heard Rhode say this, Cabos's expression changed. He licked his lips and looked at the two brothers beside him. The giant man had already put away his smile at this moment, obviously very dissatisfied with Rhode's words. Derrit on the other side was as silent as Rhode, silent as Rhode, not knowing what he was thinking.
"Since you are so familiar with my mercenary group, then you three should know that there is a rule in my mercenary group."
Seeing that the initiative returned to his hands, Rhode naturally did not intend to give up for nothing. He quickly seized the gap and began to put pressure on the other party.
Hearing this, Kavos and others looked solemn and nodded quickly.
The strange contract of the Starlight Mercenary Group had long been spread in the mercenary circle - after all, Rhode had no intention of keeping it confidential at the beginning, and to be on the safe side, he not only left the peace agreement around him, but also handed over the other signed by the group members to the Mercenary Association for safekeeping. The Mercenary Association also knew about this, so other mercenaries were no exception. Of course, the meaning revealed also surprised many mercenaries.
Rhodes's approach also formed two different voices in the entire Parfield mercenary group - one believes that it is a blasphemy of tradition and disrespect for mercenaries. They are humans, not goods or slaves. In this way, they can stay with them through a contract and drive people away when the time comes, they are too unkind. Moreover, when the mercenaries enter the mercenary group, they are like having their own home. How could he not protect this home well? Rhodes' approach will only be disrespectful and will not be welcomed.
The other party supports Rhode's behavior very much. They believe that this method will help stimulate the passion of the mercenaries, and many terms in the contract can indeed easily deal with the things that were very troublesome for the mercenary groups in the past, such as the distribution of spoils, and whether the mercenary groups should help him after the mercenary was injured. These things used to be the case, and the mercenary groups were right, but a small matter ended up causing uneasy to the entire mercenary group. Now that there is a contract, it is written in black and white. Everyone sees this, and there is no need to worry that someone will regret or break the contract. This is much more than everyone's big fight. Moreover, mercenaries still attach great importance to the agreement in the form of contracts. You should know that they also make money by relying on this. Regrets can be said to be the biggest taboo in the mercenary circle.
Now that Rhodes mentioned this, the three of them knew that the point was finally coming.
"Mr. Serek trusts you very much. I don't trust you, but I believe in him, but my trust is not unconditional."
As he said that, Rhode stretched out his two fingers on his right hand.
"I hope all of you will sign a contract with me. The term of this contract is two years. When the contract expires, if your performance can satisfy me, then I can renew the contract with you. Like everyone else, if you can successfully renew the contract three times, then you can stay in this mercenary group forever. I will give you a copy of the specific terms and contracts later. I hope you can go back and discuss it carefully and give me a reply."
Speaking of this, Rhode stood up and looked at the three people in front of him. Now he has finally regained control.
“Hopefully we can have a start that makes each other very satisfied.”
Finally, he said so.
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