Valkyrie Europa

Chapter 312 The Secret in the Comic Book

After finishing the half-year mission, Garcia returned to Vienna with the team members.

Garcia is a senior adventurer, and later forced by life, he became a mercenary. After years of hard work, he gathered a few friends, recruited a few reliable partners, and pulled out a not-so-big-not-so-small He also became the head of this "Sword Mercenary Group".

Their last mission was a little farther away. It was a cross-border mission, escorting a small Viennese nobleman to Hungary to inherit his uncle's inheritance.The task is not difficult, the road is calm, and there are no ambitious people who want to seize property to intercept and kill this poor little nobleman. up.But after all, the journey was far away, and I got lost once during the period. As a result, it took half a year to complete this task and return to Vienna.

After resting for a few days, Garcia couldn't stay still anymore. He decided to go out for a stroll, inquire about information, and see if there were any suitable tasks.After all, he has no control over whether the country is independent or not, and he has no ability to control it, but the money still needs to be earned.Although luckily no one was killed in the last mission, the money he earned was not much. A few people got a point, and there was not much in the end. For Garcia who planned to save money and donate a title, and then returned home to marry a wife and have children. In other words, it can only be regarded as a drop in the bucket.

After a while, he came to the familiar "Rolling Stone Bar". "Rolling Stone Bar" is not the best bar in Vienna, and the food is also lackluster, but the wine sold here is the strongest in Vienna. The favorite of rough people who climb up and down, the business has always been good.It is also the most intensive place for information exchange in Vienna, where all kinds of mercenaries, adventurers, and middlemen gather.

Knowing the way, Garcia ordered a glass of wine, and after greeting a few familiar guys, he came to the corner of the bar and sat down. He sat a middle-aged man with a pale face and an overly drunk face. before.

It was a middleman who specially released some weird missions for nobles and nobles.

"Oh, Pittman, my old man, wake up, how long have you been drinking?" Garcia patted the middle-aged man with a drowsy expression in front of him, and then asked: "Did you go out to fool around again yesterday? With a listless face."

Looking at the people in front of him with misty eyes, the "middleman" Pittman was shocked, and seemed to be awake a lot: "Isn't this Captain Garcia? You've only been back for a few days, why don't you rest at home? Come out in such a hurry to pick up the task."

"Oh, I don't want to either, but I have to think about it for the future. Earn as much as you can while you still have the strength." Garcia took a sip of the wine in his glass: "Is there anything suitable recently? A mission? It’s better to have more money and be closer, you made us suffer in that mission last time.”

"Near and rich?" Pittman glanced at him, and said with a sneer, "Is there such a mission? Why don't you introduce it to me?"

"Okay, is there anyone who makes more money?" Garcia immediately downgraded.

"A lot of money? Yes, the French army recruited mercenaries wantonly. As long as you go, you will be given 3 gold marks to settle down immediately. After you go to battle and kill the enemy, you will be rewarded according to your military exploits," Pittman introduced solemnly.

"Come on, I'm not one of those newcomers, and I don't want to commit suicide, so you can put away this trick. Although I haven't been back for half a year, I've heard of what happened there, and it's not good to say. It’s a meat grinder! Grandmaster-level powerhouses are all cannon fodder, let alone us.” Garcia waved his hands, straightened his face, and said seriously: “I’m not joking with you, it’s just those ordinary tasks, okay? ? Don't worry, you are indispensable for the introduction fee."

After a pause, Pittman also became serious: "To be honest, the city is now under strict control, there are really not many tasks, and there are quite a few people who are willing to spend money. The best one recently is a bootlegger. It has already been picked up by the black and white mercenary group, and the others are small and fragmentary tasks, not suitable for a mercenary group like you."

"Scattered ones are fine, and solo ones are fine." Garcia didn't have the slightest sense of being a mercenary leader, and said shamelessly, "It's fine to make money."

"Then let me read it." After speaking, Pittman took out a small book and flipped through it.

While flipping through the pages, he introduced: "Madame Bovary asked someone to follow her husband and find out the old hag who seduced him. Yes, it is the old hag. That's what she said. She is willing to pay 5 gold coins."

"Baron Todd hopes to call two experts to help take care of the farm. This is a long-term task, and one gold coin per month."

"Viscount Dennis wants to buy the first volume of "Jack the Great Swordsman" for his daughter. He is willing to pay a gold coin for the purchase, but he must ensure that the book is complete and there are no omissions."

"Ms. Luna hopes that someone can help her transport her husband's body back to the German front. She is willing to offer 15 gold marks. Oh, that's a lot of money."

"Mr. Huo Sen wants to buy a copy of "The Great Swordsman Jack". He is also willing to offer 1 gold coin. If the condition is good, he can add 10 silver coins."

After listening to more than a dozen tasks in a row, Captain Garcia couldn't help interrupting Pittman's introduction: "Well, what is this book called "Jack the Great Swordsman"? Why are there so many people asking for it? It also needs a whole gold coin? Is there a price increase?"

"Well." Pittman pondered: "Simply speaking, this is a picture book."

"Painting book? Is it a masterpiece by a master of the Academy of Art?" Garcia asked impatiently.

"No." Pittman denied: "Actually, it was painted by a group of street painters who failed. You know, Art Street, some painters there."

"Art Street? Are those people still considered painters?" Garcia's face was full of disdain and disbelief: "As far as the ghost things they draw, how many of them can be sold for more than 1 gold coin?"

"This is different. In fact, this "Jack the Great Swordsman" has 18 pages, and each page has four pictures, which is equivalent to 54 pictures. If it sells for 35 silver, it is not expensive." Pittman explained.

"35 silver? Isn't it a piece of gold?" Garcia didn't understand.

"When he first started selling it, it was indeed 35 silver, but the quantity was limited, and it was sold out at once, and now it has risen to more than 1 gold." Pittman continued to explain.

"Why has it increased so much?" Garcia expressed his puzzlement: "If it is sold out, I will paint again. Don't they make money if they have money? Aren't the people in Art Street very poor?"

"They are drawing, and they haven't stopped." Pittman explained: "It's just waiting for the next batch to come out, about 4 or 5 days away."

"4, 5 days? That's not too long. Why do you have to increase the price to buy them all?" Garcia still didn't understand: "Is it so impatient?"

"Probably because I can't wait." Pittman shrugged: "Although I haven't read this album, it is said that there is a whole story in it. It seems to be about revenge, adventures, etc. The story is very exciting. , is very attractive, and is sought after by many people.”

"That..." Garcia was about to speak when he was interrupted by Pittman.

"Listen to me! The story is good, attractive is one aspect. But the most important thing is not that. I also heard gossip. It is said that someone discovered a whole set of sword skills in this picture book! Yes! It’s swordsmanship! And it’s not that commonplace, it’s a very exquisite and unique swordsmanship! It’s very likely to have a heritage level!”

"Swordsmanship? Inheritance level?" Garcia opened his mouth wide, not knowing how to continue.

He is the head of the "Sword Mercenary Group". As the name suggests, his entire mercenary group is good at using swords, and he is the best among them.However, the swordsmanship he has learned is only a little better than those high-end ones, and it can't be put on the table at all.Not to mention the comparison with those inherited martial arts that can create a noble family.

"Really? Where can I get this book?" Immediately, he stood up, staring at Pittman and asked.

Pittman shrugged: "I don't know about that. Most of them have been collected by others. Maybe their comic book club still has some in stock. There are also some circulating on the market, but they are all expensive."

"I understand." Before he could finish speaking, Garcia left the bar without looking back.

(End of this chapter)