Mercenary Guild

Ignoring the dog that was wagging its tail and playing happily, Linzhi returned to the safe zone along the same route.

After a few days of eating, drinking and playing, Linzhi felt a little bored.

Just when I was thinking about going to the Mercenary Guild to take on a few missions for fun, I heard Jin Jin's voice——

[Ding! The host is detected to be too bored, and a system task is now issued.]

[Mission]: Become a five-star mercenary (this mission is a long-term mission with no time limit)

[Task Completion Reward]: Get the job transfer secret map and key

[Mission Failure Penalty]: None (Super Gold Finger System has exempted the host from the failure penalty)

It's a mission, and it's a long-term mission.

Linzhi sat up in shock from his dying illness and became energetic.

She had heard of the secret realm of job transfer.

Every player will trigger the job change task after reaching LV70, and can also change jobs in advance through the job change secret realm before level 70.

However, the secret realm for changing jobs can only be opened with a special key, and no one knows how to obtain the key. This also means that no one can awaken a second job before level 70.

Linzhi is the first person who can change his job before level 70.

…

The interior of the Mercenary Guild is a bit like a pre-apocalyptic bar, the difference is that the bar has become an information desk, and the wine cabinet, DJ booth and various fancy lights have been removed.

The overall atmosphere is leisurely and elegant, without too much noise.

Hanging on the wall is an LCD screen as big as a double bed, displaying rows and rows of "unaccepted" task information.

There is also an electronic screen outside, but it is only for reference. To officially accept the task, you need to consult the specialist inside.

"Hello, I want to take the task."

The person in charge of reception was a tall woman with long hair. She had bright makeup on her face and was arrogant in every move she made.

Those who can still dress exquisitely after the end of the world are either powerful themselves or have deep backgrounds or connections.

Hearing Linzhi's voice, the woman first looked at her clothes.

During the few days when she had nothing to do after returning to the safe zone, Linzhi visited many clothing stores.

All the high-end dresses and luxury bags that I couldn’t afford before were now arranged for me.

Thinking that he was here to complete a mission, Linzhi changed into breathable and lightweight sportswear and sneakers before leaving.

She is dressed like a youthful and lively schoolgirl.

Seeing this, Leiman's smile faded a little, and she looked up at her personal information.

Seeing that Linzhi was just a high-level talent grade mage, and only level 19, he completely put away the smile on his face.

Pulling over a girl with pigtails, Leiman rolled his eyes and said, "Qian Zhaodi, go and receive her."

After saying that, he twisted his waist and left.

Linzhi looked in the direction she was walking and saw that the latter was talking and laughing with a fat and wealthy middle-aged man.

"I didn't expect to be treated differently after taking a task."

With a sigh inwardly, Lin Zhi shook her head slightly.

She glanced at the screen briefly, then looked at the girl with the ponytail and said with a faint smile, "Hello, I need to take on a few tasks."

It was the first time that Qian Zhaodi was asked so politely, and she was a little flattered for a moment.

She was born in a family that favors boys over girls and has lived in an extremely repressive family environment since childhood.

The only words in my ears were these repeated sentences:

"Marry someone rich, age is not a problem."

"What's the point of studying or getting a degree for a girl? She'll be a housewife anyway."

"Give me this month's salary. Your brother still needs to buy a house and get married."

"You're an adult now. You don't need to go to school anymore. Go get a job. Your brother has recently taken a fancy to a car. Go buy it for him."

…

Qian Zhaodi lived a very painful life and even wanted to commit suicide at one point.

It was not until the end of the world that her parents and younger brother were unfortunately killed by monsters, and this kind of life ceased to exist, and she began to live her own life.

Thinking back, Qian Zhaodi nodded towards Lin Zhi:

"Hello, these are the new quests released this week, mostly puzzle and combat. May I ask your name?"

"Linzhi."

After the high-dimensional game, everyone uses real names to interact with each other, so there is no need for Linzhi to use a fake name.

Qian Zhaodi entered her name on the computer and looked up at Lin Zhi: "We don't have your information here. If you want to accept the mission, you need to register a mercenary guild account first."

Linzhi nodded, and Qian Zhaodi began to quickly process the certification.

A few minutes later, she handed Lin Zhi a black and gray card with a mercenary pattern on it:

"This is a special ID card for the Mercenary Guild. It contains your personal information, mercenary level, number of missions, and more. It can be used by mercenary guilds around the world. Please keep it safe. Mission rewards will be distributed to this card when the time comes."

Linzhi took it and looked down at the information on the card.

The ID card is triggered by fingerprint.

Just put your finger on it, and a tablet-sized light screen will pop up in front of you, with various information on it, serving as a display.

The disaster-level profession is too eye-catching. Lin Zhi disguised himself as a high-level profession, so the identity card also shows a high-level profession.

"Now you can choose the missions to take," Qian Zhaodi gestured to the screen behind her, "The ones on the far left are all gathering missions, and there's no limit on the mercenary's level.

The middle ones are combat ones, where missions above level B require at least two-star mercenaries to take on.

Mercenary levels can be increased by completing more tasks.

When you first register, you are a sporadic mercenary. After successfully completing any one task, you can be upgraded to a one-star mercenary. After completing 10 tasks, you can be upgraded to a two-star mercenary. After completing 30 tasks, you can be upgraded to a three-star mercenary.

As for four-star mercenaries and five-star mercenaries, it is not simply based on the number of tasks completed.

Four-star mercenaries need to complete at least one A-level task in addition to completing 50 tasks.

Five stars means completing 100 tasks, at least 5 A-level tasks and 1 S-level task.

The highest mercenary level is five stars, and mercenaries can enjoy the highest treatment from mercenary guilds around the world, priority in accepting missions, etc.

The rightmost section of the screen is the puzzle exploration section, which has no mercenary level restrictions due to the unknown nature of the game.

…

Qian Zhaodi explained in great detail, and even gave examples to illustrate some of the tasks in case Linzhi didn't understand.

"Miss Lin, I'm done. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask."

"Thank you, I understand."

Linzhi has an average memory and actually doesn't quite remember the mercenary rules that Qian Zhaodi mentioned, but with Jinjin around, he can just call out whatever he needs when the time comes.

"Well, Miss Lin, if there are no other questions, you can officially accept the task."

Linzhi raised her head and scanned the task, seemingly looking for something seriously, but actually she was asking Jinjin to screen it for her.

There was no way. There were too many and too diverse missions. Her current mercenary level was only sporadic, so she couldn't take on many missions.

There are no restrictions on collecting, but Linzhi has observed that the places where the collectibles are found are all in uninhabited areas, ruins, wild deserts, and swamps far away from the city. Not only is the distance far, but it is also very tiring to travel all the way.

She had almost used up all her gold coins, and might not even be able to pay for the teleportation array.

Who knows how far away those places are.

After all, it cost more than 500,000 gold coins to travel from J City to the Central Safe Zone, 20 million to buy a house, hundreds of thousands to buy furniture and clothes, nearly 400,000 to buy Fu Kai's potion, and 20,000 gold coins to buy Da Huang's twenty barrels of monster meat.

If Lin Zhi had not successfully sold the remaining two pieces of [Excellence] equipment that she had put on the shelf and earned 3.9 million gold coins, she would be penniless now.

It is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but it is difficult to go from extravagance to frug

It’s really not possible to make money without working hard.

【Host, I have made my choice.】

"Miss, I'll just choose these tasks."

Qian Zhaodi took a look and pointed at one of the missions. After a moment's hesitation, she spoke up, "Although this mission has no restrictions on mercenary levels, the uninhabited area is fraught with danger. Even three-star mercenaries wouldn't dare venture in easily. Miss Lin, are you sure you want to go?"

"That's it. I'm short of money."

The reward for this mission is 10 million gold coins, and all expenses during the journey can be reimbursed, including food, clothing, housing and transportation.

In addition, after completing the task, you can also get an A-level prop.

Props are usually used once or several times. The task reward does not clearly state what props they are, but A-level props, no matter what kind, are of high value.

The rewards were so generous that even if Jinjin hadn't picked one out for her, she would have chosen it herself.

Linzhi was telling the truth, but others didn't understand.

Not far away, there were a few people consulting about taking on tasks.

After hearing Qian Zhaodi's words, especially the mention of the "no man's land", everyone looked towards Linzhi.

One of the men with almond-shaped eyes, seeing Lin Zhi's youth and checking her personal information to see her level, couldn't help but remind her, "Little sister, I see you've just registered as a mercenary, so you might not know much. This no-man's land is just like its name: no people, only monsters."

Several kind-looking men nearby also advised:

"Although the rewards for missions in the no-man's land are high, you still have to survive."

"Listen to my brothers' advice and take a few simple gathering missions first and take your time."

"When your level is higher and you have an experienced and experienced team to lead you, then try to enter the no-man's land."

Lin Zhi also knew that they meant well, so she turned around, smiled, and nodded to show that she understood. Then she turned back to Qian Zhaodi and said, "These are the only ones I'm serious about."

"well……"

Hearing this, the young men said no more.

They have already reminded everyone they should have.

"Okay then," Qian Zhaodi didn't know what to say and could only help Linzhi handle it.

"One final confirmation. There are three missions in total, two with time limits and one with no time limit. If all is well, please swipe your ID card into the machine, and you can leave the guild."

…

Linzhi's three tasks are 1 collection type, 1 exploration type and 1 combat type.

I have to say, the distribution is quite even.

Linzhi planned to complete the two time-limited tasks first, and then go to the uninhabited area to do the exploration task, so that he would not have to worry about time issues.

Moreover, all food, clothing, housing and transportation expenses along the way will be reimbursed, so you have to prepare well.

Of course, reimbursement will only be made if the mission is successfully completed.

It is precisely because no one is willing to go to the uninhabited area and the environmental conditions are also harsh that the task issuer spends so much money.

At the same time, the General Military Region.

"Commander, someone has accepted the mission in the no-man's land!"