Mercenary City was an ancient city with a long history. It was said that this city was founded after the Mythological War ten thousand years ago. No one knew how it was built, how much time, manpower, and money it took to build such a huge city. In the ten thousand years, no one could tell what kind of story Mercenary City had gone through, how many fires had been lit, how many vicissitudes had it gone through. In the historical records of the continent, the earliest documents that traced this ancient city were only some ancient books left behind after the Holy War a thousand years ago. Few people knew where these ancient books were now.
Such an ancient city was located in the center of the entire continent, in the center of the four empires. No matter how the territory of the empires changed, no matter how fierce the war between the four empires was, no country dared to use their troops against this city, and no country dared to take this city as their own territory.
The Holy War a thousand years ago caused the civilization of the continent to regress for several centuries. Many ancient magic books, ancient battle energy cultivation works, and many ancient cultural records were destroyed in this war. It was only in the last few hundred years that the continent gradually regained its vitality. Culture, magic, and battle energy gradually matured, and the number of experts on the continent increased.
How the Holy War began, how it ended, who they fought against, and how long the war lasted, there were almost no books on the continent that recorded this Holy War. There were only stories that circulated one after another. Even if they found some ancient books, they only recorded a few sentences, making it impossible for people to find out the truth.
There were many legends about Mercenary City, and every legend had a beautiful story to it. In the eyes of the mercenaries, Mercenary City was their home, their roots. Their ancestors had lived here, their fathers had lived here, so no matter who it was, as long as they dared to attack Mercenary City, they would dare to take out their weapons and fight to the death.
Among the four great empires, the Wind Fire Empire was very powerful in terms of military and economic strength. Furthermore, this Great Emperor Xuanming had great ambitions and strategies. In addition, he had Gold Warrior Krednaran and Magical Tutor Demuye Leke in terms of military strength. In terms of economy, he had the support of the Cole family. He had the spirit to unify the continent. Ten years ago, if not for the sudden appearance of Sa Lan Yan from the Yunye Empire, who single-handedly turned the tide, the Yunye Empire would have become a territory of the Wind Fire Empire.
Even though the Wind and Fire Empire was so powerful, they still did not dare to use their troops against this ancient Mercenary City. It was not that the Mysterious Underworld Great Emperor did not have any ideas, but he did not dare to make a move. The first rule of the founding emperor of the Wind and Fire Empire was that no matter who the descendant was in charge of the empire, he was not allowed to use his troops against Mercenary City for life. If Mercenary City was in trouble, he would support it with all his might without any reason or reservation. The strange thing was that not only was the Wind Fire Empire like this, but the first law of the other three countries was also like this. In order to unify the continent, it was naturally not something that could be stopped by a law left behind by the ancestors. However, it was strange that both Krednalan and Demuye Leke opposed it and tried their best to stop it.
The Mysterious Underworld Great Emperor was very puzzled. He had asked for the specific reason, and the two of them had surprisingly answered,"I don't want to see the Wind Fire Empire disappear from the continent.”
What kind of secret was hidden in the ancient city that had stood for ten thousand years that made the two great experts of the continent so afraid?
It was called Mercenary City, so naturally, there were many mercenaries. In the eyes of the nobles of the four empires, mercenaries were a low-level profession. Almost all mercenary groups were formed by farmers, and the money they earned was their own blood and sweat. After they received a mission, they would usually leave for at least a month, at most a year, and sometimes even forever. Their days outside were naturally bitter, but after completing their mission and stepping into Mercenary City, they felt happy and warm because they had their home and family here.
They lined up in twos and threes and found a restaurant to sit together. They talked about their experience this time and chatted about some recent news.
Recently, the most popular news was the challenge of a mysterious young man. A twelve-year-old young man carrying a giant sword as tall as him had won the top ten experts in four months. It had been four months since the battle with Cocus in the square of Mercenary City. Every day, people in this restaurant would talk about the youth's final sword strike, that brief moment. Because they had personally experienced this duel, they naturally had more feelings to talk about.
" When Cocus used the Rainbow Sword to make his last move, it looked like there were countless swords. Everyone thought that the young man's life was over. I couldn't bear to watch and closed my eyes.”
"Yeah, I think so too. But who knew that the dragon's cry would suddenly come from the sky? Did you hear it?”
"I heard it. How could I not hear it? That sound was so loud that it was scary. Also, did you guys feel the cold at that time? I feel cold all over."
"Me too. I've simply fallen into an ice hole. He wondered what sword technique that was. It was so powerful.”
"I was dumbfounded at that time. I didn't see anything. I only vaguely saw a huge sword light.”
"Thinking about that sword, it was really wonderful! To be able to witness such a duel in this lifetime, he had not lived in vain.”
"I remember that when that young man first came out, you scolded me and said that I might as well go back to gambling.”
"Don't blame me. Didn't you say that you sneaked out behind your wife's back and looked at a young man, scolding him for being deceived? Did your wife scold you when you went back?"
"I did, but it was worth it. It was really worth it!”
"Haha…"
"Haha…"
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"Oh right, Mully, weren't you doing a mission in Qingyang Town a month ago? Did you see the battle between that mysterious youth and Tu Ermu?”
"I did. How could he miss such a good opportunity? Our employer even asked us to bring him to see it.”
"Of course. It would be a pity not to look. Think about it. Before the battle with Tuermu, a twelve-year-old youth had won seven consecutive battles. Even Muli Sasu, who was ranked 61st on the mercenary list, had lost to him.”
"Don't interrupt. Let Mully talk about the battle.”
"I was out on a mission before the duel in Cocus, so I didn't see the duel. I definitely don't believe that a twelve-year-old could do it. However, while we were on our way to the mission, we would occasionally hear news of that young man challenging us. Furthermore, we would hear that he had won the battle, so I was a little skeptical. It was only when I personally saw the battle between him and Tu Ermu that I completely believed him.”
"Alright. Let's not talk about the duel. You're really worrying me to death!"
"Hehe, I'm sorry. When I first looked at that youth, I wondered if he could even carry that huge sword on his back. But guess how long that duel took?”
"Tu Er Mu is ranked 58th on the Bandit Rankings, and it is said that he even defeated the 63rd ranked Assassin on the Mercenary Rankings. He must be very strong. It should take about two hours, right?"
Mulley shook his head." Not that long.”
"An hour." Mulley still shook his head.
"Fifteen minutes?"
"Half an hour?"
"Not even three minutes. Tsk tsk…For an expert like Tu Ermu, that young man only used three moves to kill him. The entire duel took less than three minutes.”Mulley gave the answer after whetting his appetite.
"Impossible! He and Cocus had been fighting for an hour.”
"Stupid! Did you see how that young man won with just one sword move?”Another person interrupted.
"No matter how strong that young man is, he can't possibly finish the battle with just 30%.”
"It was just three strikes, three moves. I saw it clearly.”" I didn't even see when he grabbed the sword on his back," Mulli continued." He had already jumped onto Tu Ermu's head. The huge sword flashed with white light and slashed down. Tu Ermu used his silver combat qi to block the attack. I saw that he was sweating profusely and his breathing was chaotic. After the two of them exchanged blows, not only did the youth not land on the ground, but he flew up instead. He was indeed flying up. Then, he stabbed Tu Ermu from top to bottom with his greatsword. He was so fast that Tu Ermu could not dodge in time. He could only point the tip of his sword upward, preparing to fight against the sword. However, the youth leaped away after the tip of the sword touched him. He stood to the side and spun the sword faster and faster. The cold air from the sword became thicker and thicker. In the end, it actually formed countless ice swords that shot straight at Tu Ermu. With so many ice swords stabbing at him from all angles, they were extremely fast and sealed off all his escape routes. Tu Ermu was indeed powerful. He had unleashed his Silver Battle Aura to the extreme at this critical moment of life and death, forcefully blocking all the ice swords.”
"Since he caught it, how did he die in the third move?”
"To be honest, I'm not sure either. At that time, I was attracted by those ice swords and only paid attention to how Tu Ermu would deal with them. When I thought about that youth, he had already arrived behind Tu Ermu and pierced through his heart with his sword.”
"What were you doing at that time? You didn't see it at the critical moment.”
"Hehehe…It couldn't be helped. That youth was too fast! Actually, after thinking about it for a long time, the more I thought about it, the more familiar I felt that the youth's move was, as if I had seen it somewhere before.”
"Forget it! Where else could you have seen it? In your dreams. Stop bragging!”
" Hahaha…" Another burst of laughter.
"That young man is really amazing! He didn't expect to win ten battles in four months. He was really a genius!”
"Everyone's talking about him now. Not long ago, my nephew who was far away in the Star Dream Empire came to my house to visit his relatives. He actually carried a huge sword on his back that was the same height as him. He said that all the teenagers nowadays dressed like this and even said that this was the trend.”
"Hehe…my son who is almost twenty years old also specially went to the blacksmith shop to forge a huge sword. He carries it on his back all day long. He's so old, yet he doesn't feel ashamed.”
"Hahaha…"
In such a small tavern, no matter how hard life was for mercenaries, as long as they were alive, they could drink, talk, joke, and laugh. They did not have many needs, their requirements were simple, and they were easy to satisfy. They were content and happy.
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