Reborn as a Hatrack in the Mystical Land-Chapter 741 - 10: Geyue Town
"Dongzi, you’re good at everything, but you just don’t know how to behave. At least show some respect, Mr. Ni Huo is a famous Mercenary King on the continent. You act as if everyone owes you a fortune." Luo joined Dongzi in the Transmission Array, clearly displeased with Dongzi’s lack of tact.
With the temperaments of the team leader and Dongzi, it’s truly not easy for the July Mercenary Team to thrive in the industry.
Just as Luo was thinking, he suddenly felt a warmth throughout his body, and a surge of Dark Power, like volcanic magma, rushed towards him.
To conceal its location, Geyue Town is surrounded by a special boundary. Even using a Transmission Array to enter, one would still face a powerful impact of Dark Power. This is why Ni Huo insisted that only those above Dark Earth Great Success could enter Geyue Town.
When the two could breathe fresh air again, they found themselves on a hillside.
The slope of the hillside was gentle and not very large, but unlike ordinary hillsides, this one was dotted with dozens of tombstones.
Each tombstone bore the name of a once formidable mercenary strongman or even a King of Mercenaries, names that once struck fear across the mercenary world of the continent.
Known as Mercenary Tomb, Hill of Glory. What Dongzi and Luo saw, a slope covered with golden evening glory flowers, was the continent’s most famous Mercenary Tomb, the Golden Graveyard.
"This is..." Luo, the chubby one, had his mouth wide open, his eyes the size of mung beans suddenly welling up with tears.
It wasn’t just Luo, every mercenary fortunate enough to set foot on the land of Geyue Town would be genuinely moved upon seeing this graveyard.
The Golden Graveyard is the final resting place for the most courageous mercenaries on the continent, most of whom had made extraordinary contributions.
After paying their respects at the graveyard for a while, Luo and Dongzi finally found the entrance to Geyue Town, stepping into the famously distinguished Mercenary Town on the continent, Geyue.
The entrance of the town was marked by a stone archway with a red tiled, blue-gabled roof, bearing the characters "Geyue".
As soon as they entered Geyue Town, Luo and Dongzi were like country bumpkins entering a city, completely dumbstruck.
Though just a town, the bustling atmosphere of Geyue Town was in no way inferior to that of a grand city like the Wohua Imperial City, if not surpassing it.
All around were top-notch mercenaries of the continent.
The town had only one street which was uniquely arranged in a square layout, with equal length and width, capable of accommodating ten horses riding side by side. This street stretched across the entire town with eighteen intersections, and the Mercenary Guild Headquarters was located at the very end of the eighteenth intersection.
"Wow, isn’t that the Royal Wind Evasion Hawk, known as the Eighth Rank? And isn’t that the captain of the ’Canghai’ Mercenary Group, ranked tenth on the continent? And, and..." Luo was overwhelmed by the rare and exotic animals and celebrities of the mercenary world filling the street,
The items and shops in Geyue Town, compared to those in the major cities, were far more luxurious, especially the centrally located Ten-Thousand Treasures Pavilion, which was unusually sumptuous and stocked with rare treasures.
No wonder, what place is Geyue Town? It’s a place only where strong mercenaries of the continent can access.
Even the big shots from the Dragon Knight Mercenary Corps frequently appear here, not to mention the treasures they obtain on missions, which are casually sold in Geyue Town.
As the quantity increases, the prices decrease, so compared to outside, the prices of treasures and Dark Beasts in Geyue Town are actually lower, and some treasures not seen in outside markets may even be found here.
It is said that behind the Ten-Thousand Treasures Pavilion stands a Mercenary King Level magnate who funded its establishment, and it has connections with several major trade associations across the continent, offering any merchandise as long as the price is right.
Luo watched dazzled by the riches, fortunately, Qin Dongting was clear-headed; he did not forget the purpose of today’s visit and the admonitions from Yue Jinghua, he carried the compass heading towards the headquarters of the Mercenary Guild.
The two had only walked three or four blocks when several agile, rough-looking mercenaries surrounded them.
They eyed Qin Dongting with a hostile look, "You are Qin Dongting? I heard you’re participating in this Mercenary Ranking Tournament."
"Pah, just a piece of trash of Dark Earth Rank, what makes you qualified to get a recommendation?"
"I heard about it, this guy is shameless, publicly claiming to be the son of Mercenary King Bo Sai."
Qin Dongting glanced at these men; from their attire, they seemed to be participants in this Mercenary Newcomer King competition, each at Dark Earth Great Success or Peak level of cultivation, a notch above Luo and Qin Dongting.
Their tone was unfriendly, clearly not having received recommendations and were forced to participate in elimination rounds as ordinary mercenaries.
This Mercenary Newcomer King Competition has a special set of rules, starting from the division of participants into ranked contestants and elimination contestants from the beginning.
Ranked contestants were those recommended by local Mercenary Branches, who did not need to undergo selection competitions and could directly register in Geyue Town.
Whereas elimination rounds involved several stages of selection, finally producing fifty new mercenaries, who, along with ranked contestants, will participate in the final Xuyang Trial.
Having two modes for selecting new mercenaries undoubtedly leads to unfairness and controversy.
Qin Dongting previously had no fame, and his cultivation was only in the Dark Earth Realm, such a background attracted considerable debate within the Mercenary World.
The elimination phase of the Newcomer King had moved to the second round, eliminating over fifty percent of the competitors, and these few were just those who had recently been ousted from the competition. Although they had failed, they didn’t attribute their failure to themselves, instead resenting the Mercenary Guild’s unfair selection, believing that it was because of privileged individuals like Qin Dongting that their chances were taken. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦
This thought grew stronger after they left the Mercenary Guild and one of them had treated the others to a drink, sharing with them a piece of news.
"Each contestant endorsed by regional Mercenary Branches for ranking competitions wears a ring. The Mercenary Headquarters has decreed that anyone who can successfully seize this ring intact will directly advance in the ranking trials," hearing this, those mercenaries then ambushed on the streets leading to the Mercenary Headquarters.
The appearance of Qin Dongting and Luo undoubtedly brought them hope, for from a cultivation standpoint, both Qin Dongting and Luo were weak, far too weak to compare with other participants in the Mercenary Ranking trials.
"Kid, hand over your ring and get out of Geyue Town. Otherwise, you two won’t get past this block," the mercenaries said menacingly, drawing their weapons and slowly encircling Qin Dongting and Luo.
