Its headquarters is located in the harbor warehouse area. Probably to save costs, they directly enclosed four large warehouses with solid brick walls.

Although the mercenary group was built as solidly as a military camp, no mercenary group would easily reject a visitor who was well-dressed and had a good attitude.

Because the other party is likely to become a future financial sponsor.

Soon, Rosen met the leader of the Fiery Mercenaries in a small conference room on the second floor of a converted warehouse.

The first time he saw the leader, Rosen began to understand Kruber.

Because this group leader is very beautiful.

He is obviously a man, but his beauty is not masculine, but feminine.

He was probably in his early 30s, about 1.85 meters tall, with a slender and strong figure, ear-length blond hair as bright as the sun, a delicate and soft face, and smooth and healthy wheat-colored skin, which made people like him at first sight.

"Old man, what do you want to talk to me about?"

The leader was very polite, had a slightly hoarse voice, and had no beard, so it was really hard to tell whether he was a man or a woman.

Since Rosen had limited time, he didn't beat around the bush and directly stated his needs.

"I want to hire Kruber to do something for me, but I'm not sure about his character, so I want to ask the leader."

Before he finished speaking, the beautiful leader's face changed slightly, with a hint of embarrassment appearing on her delicate face.

After being silent for a full half minute, he finally spoke.

"Kruber is a very capable person. He has made great efforts to make the mercenary group develop to its current level."

“He also saved my life twice, and I personally am very grateful to him and have great respect for him.”

"However, I had no choice but to drive him away because his view on love was seriously flawed. It caused me great distress and also had a bad impact on the reputation of the mercenary group."

This is consistent with Alia's report.

Rosen then asked, "Besides his distorted view of love, what other evil deeds did he commit?"

The beautiful captain shook his head: "No, Kruber is very sentimental and generous to his brothers. Whenever his brothers encounter any difficulties, he will help them."

After a pause, he fell silent again, as if thinking about something.

Ten seconds later, he said, "The old man must have looked for Kruber, right?"

"That's right."

"Did he tell you that he would serve you if I would only accept his love?"

"That's right."

"Oh, Mother Nature~"

The beautiful team leader covered her face with her hands, obviously feeling extremely distressed.

"Old sir, to be honest, this incident has made me a laughing stock of the entire mercenary group. It has greatly affected me and the future of the mercenary group."

"If this problem continues unresolved, the mercenary group will probably be disbanded."

Rosen nodded in agreement, because the mercenary group was just a civilian organization after all. Once the abnormal love affair became a big deal and was noticed by the temple, some big shot could cause a devastating blow to the mercenary group with just a few words.

After thinking for a while, he whispered in his mind: "I have a way to solve this problem, but it requires the captain to make some small sacrifices."

"What? Ask me to accept Kruber's courtship? No, that's impossible!"

"Of course not. I'm a wizard. I like to use magic to solve problems. I plan to use illusion to untie Kruber's knot, but illusion needs to be based on reality to be effective."

"So, I want to have a deeper understanding of the captain's physical details."

After a pause, Rosen added: "All the physical details."

The beautiful captain looked embarrassed when she heard this, but compared to being entangled by Kruber, this embarrassment was obviously nothing.

After a while, he made a decision and turned to the guard outside the conference hall and shouted, "Tom, don't let anyone in without my order."

"Yes, Captain." Tom's voice came from outside the door.

Then, the beautiful leader took off her belt very quickly.

About half an hour later, Rosen left the Fiery Mercenary Corps base with satisfaction.

"Aliya, go tell Kruber that the captain is willing to accept his love, but there is a condition."

Alia looked surprised: "Master, how did you convince the captain? This is not a glorious thing."

"Don't worry about how I persuade him. Just tell him that unless he can accept this condition, he should stop bothering the captain."

"What are the conditions?"

Rosen whispered in Alia's ear, and the latter's eyes suddenly widened: "Master, is this okay?"

"You'll know once you give it a try."

"Oh, by the way, give me half an hour to prepare, and then you can take the people to the Seagull Inn in the warehouse district."

"Okay, sir, I'll do it right away."

Alia opened the door of the carriage and jumped out to look for someone.

Rosen also began to prepare immediately.

About twenty minutes later, he came to the living room on the first floor of the Seagull Hotel and waited patiently.

A quarter of an hour later, Alia came to the inn with a strange man.

Rosen observed the man. He was a little less than 1.8 meters tall, very strong, with an ordinary face, but sharp eyes, and an aura of being capable and strong.

This should be Kluber.

Rosen was very pleased with him.

White Sturgeon Island is a place where the people are tough and strong, so it needs a tough person like this to keep the situation under control.

"This way."

Rosen waved his hand and gestured to the inn attendant.

"Three glasses of wine, one glass of dark rum and two glasses of Sharon mead."

"Women drink mead."

Kluber sat down opposite Rosen and took the rum brought by the waiter and drank it all in one gulp.

"Good wine, another glass!"

Then he looked at Rosen provocatively: "Did you really convince the captain?"

"Really, he's waiting for you in the room upstairs."

A hint of excitement flashed in Kruber's eyes, and his expression relaxed a lot.

"Hey, Alia, your master is quite capable."

Arya didn't respond. She shrugged and took small sips of the mead. She really liked sweet drinks.

Rosen naturally drank the mead as well: "Alia has already told you the captain's conditions, right?"

"Yes, I can totally accept that."

Kluber took the second glass of dark rum and drank half of it in one gulp. His eyes were still clear, but with a hint of excitement than before.

He rubbed his hands a little excitedly: "Can I go up to see the leader now?"

"Of course, but I want to remind you that some things are not as good as you think. If you get hurt, don't blame me."

"Then go to the room at the end of the corridor."

"Okay!"

Kruber drank the wine in one gulp, reached the stairs in one leap, and disappeared around the corner in another.

Downstairs in the hall, Rosen and Alia sipped their mead and waited patiently.

But I didn't just wait.

Rosen took out a purse containing 200 Oger in cash and quietly handed it to Alia.

"Take this money. It will be used as operating expenses for you and Shitou."

Alia was slightly surprised: "Master, did you rob a bank? How come you suddenly have so much money?"

Some time ago, they were still worried about money.

Rosen chuckled and continued to whisper in his heart: "This is the princess's dowry."

"Oh." Alia was skeptical.

Rosen didn't explain much and continued to remind: "By the way, my identity is very sensitive during this period. You and Shitou must be very careful and never reveal your identity."

He only has two trusted attendants who grew up with him. It would be a real pity if they were killed.

Alia smiled and said, "I see, Master. Shitou and I are very careful. Besides, not many people know about our relationship with you."

Just then, footsteps were heard coming from the stairs.

The two turned around and saw the 'beautiful leader' appearing at the stairs in neat clothes.

He walked down the stairs in high spirits and walked out of the hotel quickly.

After waiting for a while, Kruber still didn't show up.

Rosen stood up and walked to the second floor: "Alia, go do your work first, I'll go upstairs and take a look."

"Yes, sir."

Rosen went up to the second floor and walked to the room at the end of the corridor. He saw that the door was half-open and low, painful groans could be heard from inside.

The wizard pushed open the door, and in the dimly lit room, Kruber was lying on the wooden bed, naked, with a pool of glaring blood slowly spreading under him.

After hearing the noise, Kruber turned around weakly. When he saw it was Rosen, he turned his head again and lay on the bed and continued to hum.

Rosen drew out the Guardian Knight's magic sword and cast a weak healing spell on Kruber's injured area to stop his bleeding.

He gloated and joked: "It seems that the captain loves you very much."

"Fierce? No, it's cruel!"

"He almost killed me just now!"

"I think he's taking revenge on me!"

Kruber's voice was weak, but full of anger.

If it weren't for the severe pain in the wound, he would definitely jump up and curse.

Rosen cast a healing spell on him again, slightly alleviating his pain: "Do you still love him?"

"Love, no, he is not worthy of my love at all. I was really confused before, and I actually thought he was kind and lovely."

Kruber supported his body with both hands and tried to sit up, but as soon as he put pressure on his butt, he gasped in pain.

"Sir, can you use the healing spell on me again? Please."

As he wished, Rosen performed three healing spells on him in a row, allowing him to regain the ability to move freely.

"Phew~ I feel much better."

Kruber sat up carefully, his face looking pale due to excessive blood loss.

Rosen made his request at the appropriate time.

"My territory needs a chief administrative officer. The annual salary is 200 Ogg, and food, lodging and clothing are not included. If you want to marry and have children, I will give you a generous settlement allowance."

"How rich?"

"1,000 Oggs, and a piece of land to build a house. Of course, you have to marry a real wife, not just give me a perfunctory one."

"Well, I'm really old enough to start a family. Okay, I'll do it with you. When do we start?"

"Start now, I need you to help me with something."

"Besides, this is your salary for this year."

Rosen directly threw over a purse containing 200 gold ounces.

Kruber took the purse and was very satisfied with the heavy touch and the golden glow.

He's been short of money lately.

"Sir, you are so generous in giving me money. I will call you Master now."

"Master, what are your specific instructions?"

Rosen smiled faintly: "Tonight, around 11 o'clock, a big event will happen near the Blue Whale Mansion. I need a group of people to gather nearby to watch the excitement."

"The more people there are, the better. It would be best if we could gather quietly and not arouse anyone's suspicion."

"Is there any way to do it?"

Kluber's expression changed slightly: "Master, can I know what's going on?"

Rosen still had a faint smile on his face, and his dark eyes revealed a deep and cold light.

"Kruber, I believe you have guessed something, but I won't help you confirm it."

"You shouldn't take the initiative to explore, because the water here is very deep and can easily drown a small mercenary."

Kluber has been through a lot, witnessed many big scenes, and met many big figures.

But when facing the person in front of him, he still felt an indescribable sense of palpitations, as if he was being stared at by a dragon.

He knew immediately that this was not someone he could afford to offend.

So I made the promise immediately.

"I understand, sir. I will keep my mouth shut."

He has self-knowledge and knows that he is just a small person. If he knows too much, he will definitely die in obscurity.

Rosen was very pleased with his tact: "You don't have to worry about your safety, my people will protect you secretly."

Kruber smiled bitterly in his heart. He knew that when the other party told him the content of the mission, there would be no possibility for him to get off the ship.

The so-called secret protection is actually surveillance.

So, I had no choice but to do it.

The good news is that the task itself is not difficult for him.

He chuckled and said, "Master, these days we are short of everything except people who watch the fun."

"Just wait and see. I will get at least 5,000 people for you."

(End of this chapter)