On the way to the capital of Jagun, Sean personally led the team to escort the tribute team.
Although he had ordered all the people he could mobilize to expand the search for clues about the bandits who stole the tribute a few days ago, he still gained a lot after a whole day.
At least now I know that the tribute robbery incident is actually a mercenary mission!
They even dare to issue such a task... It seems that the leaders of the mercenary guild don't want to do it anymore.
It’s no wonder that the people who have been spending the most time in the jails of various cities in the past two days are the heads of various regional guilds!
Just when Sean was passing through the small town for a break, he heard some complaints like this...
The other party was probably a mercenary who was arrested for drinking and was imprisoned for a few days. He also said that the guild leader had reminded him a few days ago not to cause trouble outside, otherwise his share of the remuneration would be deducted.
Who knew that the guild leader would be in there just two days later.
There is more than one...
The leaders of all the nearby guilds were arrested in a single day. The jail that day was truly spectacular. It had practically become the mercenary guild's home turf. Those old colleagues who had never met in person probably never imagined they would one day find themselves in such a situation.
Those who cry cry, and those who laugh laugh.
The other mercenaries were all dumbfounded!
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While leading the team back to the capital, Sean was always paying attention to the progress of all interrogations.
Under his own mandatory order, the entire city in central Jagun interrogated thousands of captured mercenary guild leaders day and night, and the information obtained from the interrogation was reported to him through Melsusa.
"Your Highness, based on the current situation, this is roughly what I'm aware of..."
Mel Susa said to Sean after reporting the newly delivered intelligence.
"Yeah, I see." Thinking about the information he just heard.
In fact, Sean had been sorting out the whole story since he heard the result, and it was almost the same as what he thought.
The Mercenary Guild received a mission worth a huge amount of money some time ago, but the details of the mission were not clear, and it required a certain level and high-level mercenary group to accept it.
Ordinary incompetents have no way of getting to the core of this mission, and they have to meet the leader of the mercenary group alone when listening to the details of the mission.
To put it simply, he is the direct person in charge of a large mercenary group.
Every region, especially the big cities, would have high-level mercenary groups. The entire team was powerful and numerous, and there were several of them even near the capital.
It feels like a gangster mercenary, occupying a place and starting to recruit talents and constantly leveling up through tasks and asking for rewards. I heard that some domineering mercenary groups have almost occupied most of the local tasks with good resources, and even the mercenary guild is useless in borrowing them.
After all, large groups can absorb a lot of mission resources in these places, and the responsible guilds can also receive more share of the rewards...
This is a mutually reinforcing relationship.
The Mercenary Guild will not impose too many restrictions on large mercenary groups.
However, such situations are rare after all. Wherever there is a large group, there will definitely be a considerable number of teams that compete with it, and they will achieve a balance of power with each other.
Since Sean knew little about mercenaries, the knowledge he had heard about them was from Bashalan, and then he added some local characteristics of the desert to it.
Perhaps it was precisely because of this relationship that the guild leader was prompted to compromise on the high task bonuses. As long as the other party offered a high price, many tedious review processes could be waived.
This time the mission is just like this...
The employer finalized the matter after meeting with the head of a large mercenary group. Some people naturally refused and even wanted to expose it, but even the guilds that refused would receive a portion of the royalties as a return gift.
This way, fewer people will come to expose the truth!
Moreover, the action was taken very quickly. The plundering of tribute occurred almost on the third day after the news was received. The mercenary groups who were still struggling because of their uneasiness had not even figured out whether to report it before the incident had already happened.
However, no one expected the shock to be so great.
No matter how big or small the matter was, all those who knew about it were arrested, and that is why we have the information we have now.
Melsusa looked at Sean thinking and didn't want to disturb him, but she had to ask him about what to do next.
"So what do we do next, Your Highness?"
"Speaking of which, this time the employer's behavior is a bit strange..."
Mi Erke said from the side.
"Why is it so strange?" Sean looked at the other person curiously.
During this period of time, I have gotten to know Mi'erko a little better. She was a witch that my mother had saved in the past, but she had done many things before joining the Crown of the Sun, including being a mercenary for a period of time.
"It feels a bit... a bit like they don't care about the cost. They spend money regardless of success or failure. Either they have a lot of money or they are stupid. Even the royal treasury wouldn't dare to play like this." Mi Erke said.
From the day he became an earl and managed the city, and now that he has become a prince, Sean has come to understand the benefits of money.
Not like those free mercenary groups!
A high-level mission can easily earn you tens of thousands of gold coins and you can have a great time.
As the one in power, you have to clearly distinguish between rewards and punishments, maintain the army and bureaucracy, and various construction projects all require money... Although the imperial regime of Jagong is more stable than other regions, it is not allowed to arbitrarily control expenses often, otherwise there will be no "food reserves" and problems will arise if something happens.
From this point of view, the other party is somewhat reckless.
"This means that the tribute contains something more valuable than the money they received!"
The target was again placed on the two valuable tributes that were lost.
The alchemical stone that requires no price;
And the elixir of life that can prolong life.
Are those two things really that important?
What can it bring? It also said it was a summoning sacrifice.
After going through the summoning ceremony twice, Sean's first thought was this reason...
"What do the pagans say?" Sean asked.
"The confession hasn't been delivered yet, but there should be a response. We'll be arriving soon at the next city...which is also relatively close to the capital. Your Highness can go and see it in person then."
"Well, but this matter can only be known to the few commanders in charge. Don't publicize it too much among the people. Others will just speculate. At least the truth cannot be made public for the time being. Don't forget that we have a celebration planned."
Melsusa and Mier were stunned for a long time before they reacted.
Yes.
There are also celebrations.
This event was originally organized to help the people relieve their stress caused by the invasion of dark creatures some time ago.
If something like this happens again, wouldn't it be like adding fuel to the fire?
"So it means we should continue to do what we should do..."
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