War Period
The Mercenary Guild in Clark City is open not only to human Knight, but also to Mage like Saine, who can join, take on missions, and earn rewards.
Of course, most of the Mage who joined were at the apprentice level.
Those who are Formal Magician or above rarely join organizations that are solely focused on earning rewards.
Mage value knowledge more than anything else.
If a small organization possesses an enticing private library, even Formal Magician of level two or above would be tempted to join.
Knowledge is priceless.
As he sat in a corner of the inn enjoying his meal, Saine paid no attention to the burly Knight, nor did he have much interest in the mercenary captain who was a mid-level Knight Attendant Saine.
Before arriving in Clark City, Saine had already joined forces with Owl Qi to capture a Intermediate Squire bandit alive and dissect him for research.
The Battle Qi spirit within Intermediate Squire is higher than that of a low-level attendant, and the changes in their muscle fibers are also more pronounced.
This method of advancing by tempering the body with the power of Battle Qi and pushing it to its limits caught the attention and curiosity of magic apprentices like Saine.
Compared to the Knight ' physical training and constant honing, the Mage are more focused on the in-depth exploration of the mind and Mental Strength.
Take Saine as an example. His physical constitution is still only in the teens, but his Mental Strength is already over fifty.
Saine didn't want to pay attention to those Knight, but Knight voices were just too loud.
And what the Knight talked about next gradually piqued Saine's interest, so much so that his brows were no longer furrowed as they had at the beginning.
War has broken out between the Sifa Kingdom and the Ok Empire, north of Clark City. This is the third war between the two human kingdoms in nearly twenty years.
In fact, the three human kingdoms north of the Underdark have been at war and in conflict with each other for many years.
Not to mention anything far in the past, just two years ago, another human nation, the Lisia Alliance, also had border clashes with the Ok Empire.
The Ok Empire, the Sifa Kingdom, and the Lisia Alliance are the three human kingdoms north of the Underdark.
Their overall strength ranking is: first in the Ok Empire, second in the Sifa Kingdom, and third in the Lisia Alliance.
The strength of the Ok Empire is beyond doubt, and it is even rumored that they tame a group of Wyvern Knight.
There are differing opinions regarding the second and third rankings of the Sifa Kingdom and the Lisia Alliance.
In fact, the overall territory of the Lisia Alliance is larger than that of the Sifa Kingdom Sifa Kingdom, including its population and the number of its legions.
However, the Lisia Alliance was a system of numerous lords. Although there was a nominal leader of the alliance, that Grand Duke could not actually control all the lords. →
In particular, the lords in slightly more remote areas completely disregard the overall coordination of the Lisia Alliance.
Therefore, given the relatively loose alliance structure, the overall strength of the Lisia Alliance is slightly weaker than that of the more concentrated Sifa Kingdom.
For the vast majority of the past few decades, it was the Sifa Kingdom and the Lisia Alliance that joined forces to face the pressure from the Ok Empire.
It is said that in much earlier times, the Sifa Kingdom was once glorious, and it was then known as the Sifa Empire. Books and biographies from that era still exist today.
I don't know why, but the Sifa Empire suddenly declined one day and gradually evolved into the Sifa Kingdom of today.
Saine heard all this news from the loud-voiced mercenary Knight in the inn.
This information is also important to Saine, as it will determine which human kingdom he will visit first.
"The Lisia Alliance is currently relatively stable, and it is my first choice for going north."
"However, based on past war practices and the long-standing border friction between the Lisia Alliance and the Ok Empire, it was only a matter of time before the Lisia Alliance joined the war."
"I hope I don't happen to be caught in the midst of a three-way war," Saine sighed.
It was from those loud-voiced mercenaries that Saine learned that the war between the three human kingdoms of the Lisia Alliance, Ok Empire, and Sifa Kingdom did not seem to involve any level one or higher powerhouses.
Because one of the most talkative mercenaries claimed that the Strongest among them was only Quasi-Knight.
Knight Attendant of this rank are comparable in strength to Quasi-Magician.
There was also a lot of magical power that appeared during the Three Kingdoms period, but these Mage all seemed to be magic apprentices, and there was no trace of Formal Magician participating.
"There must be Formal-Ranked Magician in the north, it's just that..."
The Azure Source Holy Tower must have a considerable number of Formal Magician, not to mention other Mage organizations as well.
"As for why no level one or higher Mage are involved in these wars between human kingdoms, there must be some hidden reasons or considerations," Saine thought to himself.
After resting for three days in Clark City, Saine set off for the north.
Given the ongoing war in the north, Saine might encounter some trouble just at the border if he goes there alone.
Therefore, Saine chose to join a small to medium-sized mercenary group and travel with these mercenaries to the Lisia Alliance in the north.
Despite the ongoing war in the north, there are increasingly more mercenary missions there, and the rewards are plentiful.
Whether it's transporting supplies or escorting personnel, the Mercenary Guild has plenty of tasks every day for these Knight who live on the edge to choose from.
Some mercenaries are not strong enough, so they are unwilling to go north at this time and risk bad luck.
Some powerful mercenaries who cultivated Battle Qi qi saw this war as a good opportunity to make a fortune.
Each war between the three human kingdoms signifies the decline of an old aristocracy and the rise of a new one.
Mercenary Knight generally have crude ideas; unlike Mage like Saine, they are not interested in Truth and the Element Profound Truths.
Getting promoted, making a fortune, and enjoying beautiful women are the lifelong pursuits of these roughnecks.
If they could make a name for themselves in the war and be granted a noble title as a result, they would become noble lords that everyone would envy.
The mercenary group that Saine belonged to had a total of twenty people, which was only of medium to small size. Their main purpose in going to the Lisia Alliance was to transport a batch of food and ironware.
Not everyone in a mercenary group cultivates Battle Qi; mastering Battle Qi requires certain qualifications.
According to the conversation between Saine and the mercenary leader, newcomers who have not cultivated Battle Qi must serve in the mercenary group for seven years before the leader will personally bestow upon them the Battle Qi Seed and the relevant Cultivation Method.
Within the mercenary group of over twenty people, only seven, including the leader himself, possessed the ability to control Battle Qi.
One Intermediate Squire, two low-level attendants, and four Entry-level Squire constitute the entirety of this mercenary group's high-level combat strength.