Chapter 296 Invisible Pretense Is the Most Deadly!

In Ward City by the sea, the warm sea breeze brings a slightly humid feeling.

While Li Si was crossing the Correa Hills, the winter in Dillon Kingdom was almost over. Ward City was located on the seaside and the natural temperature was slightly higher than that of the Correa Hills.

Most of the snow in the city has begun to melt under the warm sunshine, making it feel a little wet.

Except for the main road in Ward City, which is made of bluestone slabs, the other roads are all dirt roads, which have turned into mud under the rolling of trucks. Pedestrians are too lazy to avoid them because their shoes are already dirty anyway.

Ward City is located in the upper right corner of the Fanor continent, adjacent to the Loa Sea, with the Endless Ocean to the east and the Pearl Sea to the south.

The reason why Duke Ward established Ward City and the port here is because it is a rare ice-free port, which is very important for the Kingdom of Dillon, which has a cold climate for half of the year.

Li Si walked on the main road of Ward City, heading towards the mercenary union.

There were quite a lot of pedestrians coming and going on the street. In addition to the clerks and traveling merchants from the large chamber of commerce, there were also many people dressed as mercenaries.

This is because many caravans hired mercenaries to come here across half of the Dillon Kingdom, and those mercenaries did not leave after arriving here.

After all, it is not easy to come here. As a new place in the Kingdom of Dillon, Ward City also has many opportunities waiting for these mercenaries.

The largest number of missions entrusted by mercenaries is [Guarding Merchant Ships].

Merchant ships departing from Ward City usually go to the ports of the Berdych Kingdom to trade supplies.

More distant routes to other countries have not yet been developed, and currently only this route is relatively safe.

But even so, this route does not mean that it is without danger.

There are no less extraordinary monsters in the sea than on land, and they are even more threatening.

Once a merchant ship is destroyed by those extraordinary monsters, it will be difficult for even extraordinary professionals to survive in the ocean far away from the land, let alone ordinary people.

Therefore, the most important thing for the major forces currently in Ward City is to explore the technology and skills of long voyages. In order to ensure that valuable sea route information can be brought back, they will spend a lot of money to hire mercenaries to participate in long voyages.

In addition to lucrative commissions, being able to travel to other countries is even more attractive to the mercenaries of the Dillon Kingdom.

After all, it is quite difficult to pass through the Rocher Mountains in the southern part of the kingdom. It is better to try to reach the Berdych Kingdom by sea.

The emergence of Ward City brought a different kind of vitality to the Dillon Kingdom.

It is also a new hope!

Li Si walked on the streets of Ward City, and everything was full of life.

Ward City is not that big, half of the area is occupied by docks and supporting facilities.

The mercenary guild is also located on the streets in the west of the city.

It can be seen that the mercenary guild in Ward City was renovated from a warehouse, and its appearance looks a bit ordinary.

But when Li Si opened the door and walked in, unlike the cold outside, it was very hot inside.

Countless mercenaries from the Dillon Kingdom gathered here. There were mercenaries sitting at almost all the tables, toasting and drinking wine.

Unlike what Li Si saw at the Mercenary Guild in Ice Peak City, the food on the table was no longer a variety of cured meats, but fresh sea fish sashimi.

Many mercenaries had some hesitation on their faces, carefully tasting some novel food.

More mercenaries no longer cared about this, loudly laughing at the timidity of these newcomers, chewing fresh sashimi, seeming to have forgotten their timidity when they tasted it for the first time.

"I heard that several merchant ships from the chamber of commerce have returned, and they have also brought back a lot of products from the Berdych Kingdom."

"Huh~ Those are all good stuff, and can you believe it, it's more than half cheaper than the stuff from the Kingdom of Fes!"

"Fuck the Kingdom of Fes, those profiteers who deserve to have their brains chewed off by the little evil demons."

"If you sell it to Bingfeng City at this price, you'll make a lot of money!"

"It's profitable, but it's also dangerous. I heard that many merchant ships were not familiar with sea routes. Ships capsized, ran aground on rocks, or were attacked by monsters. Very few survived!"

"Hey! Charles, didn't you go to the Berdych Kingdom with the Ward Chamber of Commerce? Let me tell you about it."

"That's right, I will be setting off with the Blue Frost Chamber of Commerce in a few days. Charles, please share your experience, and everyone will learn a lot."

As he spoke, many people turned their attention to a middle-aged man on the side of the tavern. The bulging muscles under the leather armor and the calluses on his hands showed that he was an experienced and powerful mercenary.

Charles looked around, looking at the anticipation in the eyes of the mercenaries who came around, with a hint of amusement in his eyes.

He did not speak, but poured the last bit of ale in the glass into his mouth and gently placed the glass on the table.

The knowledgeable mercenary immediately understood and shouted to the waiter:

"Bring our esteemed Charles a glass of cold ale and a seafood platter, hurry up!"

Charles nodded, with an expression that said it was just fine.

In fact, for him, a very outstanding mercenary, the price of a glass of wine is not short, but this kind of respect is what he wants.

Otherwise, what's the point of licking blood every day without showing off?

In the expectant eyes of everyone, Charles slowly said:

"Actually, you will know many things once you experience them. I will tell you the most important ones."

"First of all, from our Ward City to Dana Port in the Berdych Kingdom, it will take almost two months even if there is a favorable wind."

"That's two months of actually living on the boat, and rarely docking."

"It would be really bad if you still get seasick."

Speaking of this, Charles shuddered slightly, seeming to recall unbearable memories.

"Sea sickness, what does that feel like?"

The people around asked, a little curious.

In the Kingdom of Dillon, because most of the rivers flow to the northern ice fields and there are almost no rivers suitable for navigation, there are very few mercenaries present who have even taken a boat.

"You spin around in place for a hundred times, and that's pretty much what it feels like."

Charles continued, giving his own advice.

"If you really want to take a boat to the Berdych Kingdom, why not get a boat first and experience it offshore."

"Sit on the boat more often, vomit more times, and you will gradually get used to it."

Naturally, no one dared to despise the suggestion from Charles, and many people began to whisper and make plans.

But more people wanted to hear Charles continue.

"There's more, Charles!"

"What's it like over there in the Berdych Kingdom? I heard that the women there are very plump?"

"Will we encounter sea monsters on the road?"

"Haha, don't worry, listen to me slowly."

Charles, who was respected and complimented by everyone, took a long sip of the fragrant cold ale and said carelessly.

Li Si stood aside for a while, listening to the mercenary named Charles happily sharing information.

He did not care about the situation of sailing on the sea.

Because he was originally an excellent sailor. In his previous life, he wandered on the Pearl Sea for a period of time and even served as a pirate.

He knows these entry-level common sense very well.

Li Si now wants to find out the dynamics of many chambers of commerce and noble forces in Ward City.

After all, Ward City is developing quite well in the future, and in a sense it has broken through the trade blockade imposed by the Kingdom of Fes on the Kingdom of Dillon.

After mastering the port of Dan'erluo, the communication with Ward City will also be a very important route.

However, the shipping in Ward City is still in the process of exploration. After all, the Kingdom of Dillon did not have any relevant foundation before.

At this moment, what the mercenary Charles said caught Li Si's attention.

"I don't know about other places, but the people in the Bodych Kingdom's Dana Port, especially the crew and the Chamber of Commerce, believe in gods such as the Storm Lord, the Ocean Goddess, and the Drowned Queen."

“It is said that belief in them can ensure safe navigation on the sea.”

"And the priests of the Ocean Goddess Church have communicated with our ship and may send people to Ward City to establish a new church."

"Is this so"

Most of the mercenaries' eyes flickered.

The beliefs of the Kingdom of Dillon are dominated by the goddess of ice and snow and the subordinate gods of her pantheon. Only a few churches of gods such as the Goddess of Earth are distributed in the Kingdom of Dillon.

For mercenaries who are shallow believers, having breasts is a mother.

If those gods can really guarantee safe navigation on the sea, what does it matter if you change your faith?

The Ocean Goddess Church moves really fast. No, maybe other churches have noticed this, but I don’t know.

Li Si thought about it secretly, but he didn't have any special ideas.

The arrival of those new divine churches is naturally good news for Ward City.

Not to mention anything else, the most advanced and outstanding navigation and shipbuilding skills are in their hands, and they must use them in order to spread their faith.

In this way, the development of Ward City will undoubtedly be greatly accelerated, which is also a good thing for Li Si.

He doesn't have that much time to wait for Ward City to develop slowly. Developing a higher Ward City will be more beneficial to Dan'erluo Port in the future.

He doesn't need it now, there is no conflict with the Church of Gods.

What's more, he is still a collaborator of King Dillon, so he is not worried at all.

Pushing aside the dwarves and orcs who crowded together to celebrate loudly, Li Si walked through the crowd and walked to the bar of the mercenary tavern.

"This guest, I wonder what you need?"

Behind the solid wood bar, a tall and thick-set male waiter said in a rough voice.

The Mercenary Guild was established not long ago. After all, Ward City was previously the private property of the Ward family and other people were not allowed to enter.

That is to say, after the opening, as the number of mercenaries continued to increase, the mercenary guild and tavern also rushed out in a short time.

It seems that the waiter in front of me is a temporary replacement. He probably didn't do this before.

"Oh, I'm here to deal with Warcraft materials."

Li Si pulled up a chair, sat in front of the bar, looked at the waiter and said.

The waiter's eyes lit up and his attitude quickly became more sincere and enthusiastic.

Generally speaking, mercenaries harvest a lot of Warcraft materials during their adventures. Except for some materials that may be used by the mercenaries themselves, most of them will choose to sell them in exchange for money.

As the official organization of mercenaries, the Mercenary Guild will naturally purchase the materials from the mercenaries.

However, very few people choose to sell World of Warcraft materials to mercenary guilds, because mercenary guilds also act as second-tier dealers when purchasing materials. They sell the purchased materials to cooperative chambers of commerce, and naturally the prices are very low.

The only advantage is convenience!

After all, those Warcraft materials were obtained by mercenaries who risked their lives by fighting. Of course, they would care about them and be very concerned about the price.

In order to sell for a higher price, they will even spend more time selling in person at the market, or trading with other mercenaries.

Generally, only when mercenaries need to upgrade their mercenary level, they will choose to sell Warcraft materials corresponding to their strength to the mercenary guild in order to gain recognition from the mercenary guild and improve their mercenary level.

However, the level promotion of mercenaries in different countries is not uniform, and the assessment method for improving mercenary levels is not very rigorous.

Therefore, the water content is relatively large and cannot truly reflect the strength of the mercenaries.

The best way to prove the strength of a mercenary is the achievements and great deeds that have been accomplished.

For example, "repelling the beast tide alone", such as "slaying the dragon"!

The male waiter naturally knew that if the handsome young mercenary in front of him really sold Warcraft materials to the guild, he would also get a certain share of the rewards.

Who can say no to cute gold coins?

"Hello sir, I am Theodore, the waiter. It is my honor to serve you."

“I wonder what materials you are planning to sell?”

Theodore trotted out from behind the bar, appeared in front of Lis and bowed slightly.

If ordinary mercenaries choose to sell materials, Theodore may have a better attitude, but it won't be like this.

Although he has not been a waiter of the Mercenary Guild for a long time, he has seen many mercenaries and gained some discernment.

When he met Li Si for the first time, although he couldn't explain why, he just felt that the young mercenary in front of him was not simple.

Maybe it's because of temperament?

He is much better than those mercenaries in the tavern, so he must be a powerful professional.

Li Si didn't pay attention to Theodore's attitude and waved his left hand lightly.

Wow~

A large amount of Warcraft materials suddenly appeared out of thin air and were scattered on the ground in front of the bar of the tavern.

Bear skins, wolf bones, antlers, mink skins, Warcraft crystal cores, etc. were piled up into a "hill" three meters high.

The chaotic and powerful magic power fluctuations emitted from it proved that these were genuine Warcraft materials.

With the appearance of this "hill", the entire mercenary tavern seemed to suddenly become quiet for a moment.

Not far away, there was a mercenary who suddenly noticed that the tavern was quiet. He was asking the people around him what happened in a low voice.

Good guy!

Many experienced mercenaries secretly looked at Li Si sitting at the bar with solemn expressions.

He has high-end space storage equipment. Such a large space is extremely valuable.

Charles, who was talking loudly not far away, stopped and looked at the bar.

Lone mercenary?

Where did the ruthless character come from?

Seeing Li Si's indifferent expression and neat and clean clothes, Charles felt a little confused in his heart.

The feeling of being blocked in the middle of showing off is like constipation.

But Charles did not have a fit, but sat back honestly.

Follow your heart!

From the looks of it, I walked alone through the extremely dangerous Correa Hills without any injuries, and I was even in the mood to take care of my clothes.

After confirming his eyes, he is a ruthless person who cannot be defeated!