After spending much of the night selecting, Rocky had looked at dozens of task information and finally chose three of them.
He believed these three tasks suited him well in various aspects, so after Liliya and the others had gathered, he pulled up the detailed information for these three tasks.
The first task chosen by Rocky was an escort mission.
Type: Escort caravan.
Requirement: Mercenary Group of over one hundred.
Duration: Seven days.
Task Objective: Escort the caravan from Deep Valley Mine, protect it through the entire journey as it passes Deep Gorge Canyon onward to the Great Drought Highlands to wait for the Skyship pickup. The task is completed once the Skyship finishes transporting the goods.
Commission: Ten thousand Gold Coins.
Posted by: Drake Commerce.
Rocky felt this escort mission was quite good for a start, as the time was not too long, and secondly, the commission was quite decent. And from the description, he felt there weren’t significant dangers involved. Leading the Guard Corps and adding ten Skyships, completing this task should not pose any problems.
The second task he chose was a demon extermination mission:
Type: Demon Extermination.
Requirement: Mercenary Group of over two hundred, those with Floating Battleships given priority.
Duration: ——
Task Objective: Clear out the demons on the Rhein Plains, killing at least twenty demons to complete the task.
Commission: Five thousand Gold Coins; spoils of battle belong to the Mercenary Group.
Posted by: Libra City.
Rocky was interested in this mission mainly because of the high commission. Although it was only five thousand Gold Coins, the spoils of battle belonged to the Mercenary Group. As a demon extermination mission, naturally, the spoils were the slain demons!
By this calculation, the mission’s commission was worth far more than a mere five thousand Gold Coins, because the mission requirement was to kill at least twenty demons for it to be completed. This meant that Rocky could earn not only the five thousand Gold Coins but also at least twenty Demon Corpses.
And if he were to sell these Demon Corpses, even if each sold for just one thousand Gold Coins, he could earn at least twenty thousand Gold Coins!
Such a generous reward truly tempted Rocky, so he kept this mission.
The third task he chose was a coordinated defense mission.
Type: Coordinated Defense.
Requirement: Mercenary Group of over one hundred.
Duration: 30 days.
Task Objective: Cooperatively defend the mining outpost, withstand demon attacks together, and successfully defend for 30 days to complete the task.
Commission: Ten thousand Gold Coins; spoils of battle belong to the Mercenary Group; five hundred kilograms of Yellow Scale Ore.
Posted by: The Forsaken People.
The last task chosen by Rocky, to be honest, was filler, because apart from the high commission, many details were unclear to him, such as the nature of The Forsaken People who posted the task. However, the commission was indeed very high, so he kept it.
It didn’t take long after that for Liliya and the others to review the detailed information of the above three tasks thoroughly, then turned their gaze to Rocky.
“What do you think? Which task do you feel is suitable?”
Seeing that the three had finished reviewing all the task information, Rocky quickly asked.
“My lord, the first task is definitely not acceptable.”
This time, it was still Aileen who spoke first. Your journey continues with M-V-L
However, her words caused Rocky to be slightly taken aback, and even Monte’s expression showed some change.
Because the task Aileen was referring to was the escorting of the cargo, which was the very task that Rocky particularly liked. He felt that this task met his requirements in terms of commission and difficulty level.
Monte shared the same thoughts as Rocky, so his expression changed when Aileen spoke up.
“Aileen, is there a problem with this task?”
Given Aileen’s previous performance, Rocky did not dare to ignore her opinion, so he asked immediately afterward.
Facing his question, Aileen directly responded, “My lord, the information about this task is too vague. Escorting the cargo through the canyon sounds simple, but what kind of attacks will we encounter along the way? Will it be an attack by demons or humans? None of this is clarified.”
“Moreover, the client has stated that the task will only be considered complete after the skyship has transported all the goods. How long will this take, will it be completed in one trip, or will it require ten? Whether there will be attacks during this time is also not mentioned in the task details, so I think this mission is not very reliable.”
We must not underestimate Aileen just because she does not fight. To others, tasks published by the Mercenary Guild may seem like just tasks, but to Aileen, they are all business, and she knows business well!
In such a scenario, she analyzed the task so thoroughly in just a few words that Rocky was left staring in amazement and even blushed from embarrassment because many of the issues raised by Aileen were ones he had not thought of before.
What’s more important is that Aileen’s analysis sounded very reasonable, and even after listening to her, Rocky himself also began to feel that the task was unreliable.
As a result, he sought the opinions of Liliya and Monte, then eliminated the first task.
“If the first task is no good, what about the second one?”
Having eliminated his preferred task, Rocky could only compromise and focus on the second task at hand, which was the demon eradication mission.
But as soon as he finished his question, Monte shook his head, “My lord, this task is absolutely unacceptable.”
“Why?!”
Turning to look at Monte, Rocky didn’t know what to say. Why couldn’t they accept this task either?
“My lord, I’ve been to the Rhein Plains mentioned in the task. It’s a true great plain as far as the eye can see, riddled with demons, including high-level demons that appear frequently. We absolutely cannot go to such a dangerous place.”
“……”
Monte’s words left Rocky stunned, and he sighed inwardly, having never expected that the tasks he had worked so hard to find were all unfeasible.
Yet, Rocky could not refute the reasons given by Monte. Monte had been a Demon Hunter and had traveled more than anyone else. If he said the Rhein Plains were off limits, then they certainly were.
With no other choice, Rocky reluctantly had to reject the second task he found and then turned his attention to the third task.
Glancing at the last task, Rocky felt there was no need to consider it, as it was only chosen to make up the numbers.
To his surprise, facing this task that was meant just to fill the list, Liliya, Aileen, and Monte all fell silent…
“What’s the matter with you?”
Noticing everyone’s silence regarding the last task, Rocky blinked his large eyes innocently and asked.
“My lord, about the task issued by The Forsaken People, you surely know what that entails, right?”
Seeing Rocky’s naive expression, Aileen looked at him in slight surprise.
However, facing Aileen’s astonishment, Rocky shook his head like a rattle. Indeed, he did not know anything about The Forsaken People.