Sure enough, Ling Yi found relevant information about mercenaries in North Leaf Province online.
They even built a fairly professional online platform.
People can post tasks on this platform, and mercenaries will accept them.
The rewards vary depending on the difficulty of the task.
From small-scale tasks like finding people, kidnapping, assassination, and shootouts, to large-scale operations like conquering cities and seizing territory.
However, the mercenary website's homepage has clear instructions.
All mercenaries are prohibited from accepting any missions within the Ancient Country. In other words, these missions are only for Hire missions north of North Leaf Province, which of course includes North Leaf Province, though it is not explicitly stated.
In addition, the platform also has a mercenary group application interface and a mercenary application interface.
It's all done quite professionally; at least it looks rather high-end.
Ling Yi looked at the requirements for the mercenary group's application.
After reading the first message, Ling Yi immediately closed it. Applying for a mercenary group actually costs one million? He's currently penniless.
Applying to become a mercenary is relatively simple. After applying, you will first become a temporary mercenary. If you complete any mercenary mission within a month, you can become a formal mercenary.
Mercenaries can accept and complete missions independently; they do not necessarily have to join a mercenary group.
Upon seeing this, Ling Yi's eyes lit up.
Therefore, Ling Yi did not hesitate to register a mercenary identity, and the process went quite smoothly.
Name: Magic Mage!
Rank: Temporary Mercenary!
Abilities: Magic, Illusion Technique, Hypnosis!
Completed tasks: None!
Mercenary group affiliation: None!
Number: 128681.
The entire process of Ling Yi applying to become a mercenary was witnessed by viewers in the live stream.
For most ordinary people in Ancient Country, the profession of mercenary remains a rather mysterious and enigmatic one.
Although there are mercenary websites, they only contain data. Even if someone applies, their account will be automatically canceled after a month if they don't complete any tasks. Once canceled, they will no longer be eligible to apply for mercenary positions.
Domestic media rarely report on mercenaries because Hire are not allowed in other parts of the Ancient Country.
However, the situation in North Leaf Province is somewhat special. It is a semi-autonomous region where Hire are not allowed in other places, but they are legal in North Leaf Province.
This "legal" refers to the legality of the existence and the legality of the registration application, but it is illegal for Hire to cause trouble in North Leaf Province.
As for outside of North Leaf Province, well, that's up to you.
Because of netizens' curiosity, the number of viewers in Ling Yi's live stream is increasing rapidly.
After applying to become a mercenary, Ling Yi started preparing to accept a mission in the mission panel to test the waters.
The chat room was buzzing with excitement.
Besides my curiosity about mercenaries, I was also curious about Ling Yi's mercenary registration information.
Magic is understandable, Hypnosis is understandable, but Illusion Technique —what the hell is that?
Is there a difference between magic and Illusion Technique? Why is it listed as a separate ability?
Also, what exactly is Ling Yi's identity? Wasn't he supposed to be a recent college graduate?
Magic, Illusion Technique, Hypnosis? Does this guy really know these?
In the program's host's private live broadcast room, Sun Dalei and several experts were also discussing this issue.
As a leading figure in the magic world, Lin Qian naturally has the most authority to speak on this matter.
"It's fake!" Lin Qian gave a direct negative answer.
"A magician's hands are extremely important; magicians are very careful to protect them."
"But Ling Yi has no such awareness at all. He absolutely cannot know magic. Even if he knows a little, it's just amateurish; he might just learn a tutorial online and play around with it."
Sun Dalei asked, "Are you saying that all these abilities he claims to have are just made up?"
"It's definitely made up. Illusion Technique, Hypnosis —he probably just wants to use his mercenary status to get a simple job and make some money first."
"I don't think there's anything wrong with Ling Yi's approach. They're penniless right now, and if they can complete a simple mercenary mission and earn their first pot of gold, their lives will be much better in the future."
Ma Dayun, however, approved of Ling Yi's approach.
Wang Qiang shook his head and said, "It's not that easy. Don't forget what kind of place North Leaf Province is; it's practically a world of mercenaries."
"Easy tasks are in high demand and short supply. Even professional mercenaries wouldn't take on the remaining tasks on the website. I don't think Ling Yi, as an ordinary person, could do them."
"Moreover, it could very well be life-threatening."
Sun Dalei nodded again, agreeing with Wang Qiang's assessment.
As for micro-expression expert Ning Hong, she didn't speak, but instead quickly jotted something down in her notebook.
Sun Dalei was very Ning Hong's notes, and couldn't help but ask...
"Teacher Ning Hong, what do you think of Ling Yi's actions?"
Ning Hong, though nearing middle age, appears gentle and refined, exuding a Aura.
He smiled shyly, adjusted his glasses, and said...
"I don't understand other aspects, so I'll only analyze it from my professional perspective."
"Judging from Ling Yi's behavior, actions, facial expressions, and eyes, he was very serious and quite confident. I don't know where his confidence came from, but he certainly didn't seem to be joking."
"When he was reading the newspaper, his eyebrows visibly twitched upwards after he saw the mercenary recruitment ad; that was a sign of interest."
"When he registered his information later, you could clearly see that he showed absolutely no worry or fear."
"Moreover, Ling Yi remained calm throughout, a calmness that reflects complete confidence."
"Therefore, based on my analysis, this Ling Yi is likely not as simple as the information suggests."
"Of course, this is my analysis from my perspective. If I'm wrong, please correct me."
Ning Hong's humility, politeness, and handsome appearance instantly attracted a large number of fans.
Regardless of whether the analysis is correct or not, at least her looks and temperament are very attractive to female fans.
"Holy crap, this kid's gone mad, he actually accepted an A-level mission?" Wang Qiang suddenly shouted incredulously.
Everyone immediately turned their attention to Ling Yi's live stream.
At this moment, Ling Yi had already accepted the A-level mission and was checking the mission information, so everyone else could also see the mission details.
Rank A Mission: Annihilate the local evil gang in Atoke, the White Tiger Gang.
Mission Information: The White Tiger Gang is a notorious gang of about 300 members in the Atoke Country, founded by the three brothers Song Hu, Song Lang, and Song She...
Task commission: Wu Bai.
Sun Dalei and the others exchanged bewildered glances. They never expected Ling Yi to be so reckless; wasn't this tantamount to courting death?
Ignoring the shock of everyone in the live stream, Ling Yi went straight out after reading the message.
The production team has processed bank cards for all contestants using their new identity information.
Ling Yi wasn't worried about not receiving the money.
This task seemed almost impossible to others.
With over three hundred gang members, plus those three brothers, none of them were pushovers; they were all formidable fighters.
Let alone lone mercenaries, even many mercenary groups wouldn't dare to mess with them.
Moreover, since the White Tiger Gang is on the mercenary mission list, there are naturally people watching them.
As can be seen from the information about the White Tiger Gang, this gang was founded by people from Ancient Country.
Atoke was a small country, smaller than a single county town of the Ancient Country, with a population of only about 650,000.
The identities of the three brothers, Song Hu, Song Lang, and Song She, are also not simple.
They were wanted criminals who had committed serious crimes in their home country five years ago and fled to Atoke Country.
After arriving in Atoke, he quickly gained a foothold through ruthless means.
After five years of development, the White Tiger Gang has even gained the power to influence the Atoke regime.
No wonder Atoke issued an A-level Hire mission.
However, although it is an A-level Hire mission, the commission paid is not commensurate with the mission level.
Coupled with concerns about retaliation from the White Tiger Gang, virtually no Hire were willing to take on this mission.
This resulted in the task being suspended for almost two years.
According to the rules of Hire websites, if Hire Hire mission posted is not completed within three years, it will be automatically cancelled.
As for the Hire, half of it will be withheld by the website.
To re-assign a task, the Hire fee will double.
Ling Yi had barely accepted the mission when the White Tiger Gang already knew about it.
The three Song brothers thought differently from others; in their view, anyone who dared to take on this job was probably no ordinary person.
Even if Ling Yi was truly a hothead, they dared not relax. Who knew if someone might cause trouble at this crucial moment?
Caution and prudence are the main reasons why the three brothers have been able to survive in Atoke until now.
The White Tiger Gang's headquarters were located in an entertainment club in the outskirts of Atoke.
When Ling Yi arrived, the entire club was already completely Guard by the White Tiger Gang's Xiao Di.
A direct assault is impossible.
He currently has only 90 health and 65 mana. Casting a level 0 Fireball requires 5 mana.
The Light of the Spirit skill requires 10 mana points to cast each time, Lightning requires 20 mana points to cast each time.
However, the Fireball cannot be used. Putting aside its power, this skill's trajectory is easily detected by enemies, allowing them to pinpoint the target's location.
Summoning are also unusable; a level 0 Summon War General requires 80 mana to cast!
Skills with sound and light effects should not be used indiscriminately.
It was a live stream, after all.
Magic performances are fine, but if these skills were to manifest as powerful attacks, the consequences would be beyond Ling Yi's ability to withstand.
At least until Ling Yi becomes invincible, these sound and light effects are magic.
Ling Yi is actually considering a question: should he just quit the show and become a proper Hire?
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