Catastrophe Card King-Chapter 1020 - 314 The Spirit Communication Brought

Chapter 1020: Chapter 314: The Spirit Communication Brought Forth a Bun-Haired Miss

Chapter 1020: Chapter 314: The Spirit Communication Brought Forth a Bun-Haired Miss

After the arrival of the Imperial Royal Trial Team, the Lament Valley Camp became bustling with activity.

Although the Ariel Empire is an ancient nation ruled by centralized nobility, it extols martial force because its supreme ruler is the Great Dragon.

Even the legitimate heirs of the nobility are not entitled to their inheritance without sufficient strength.

Wars are a perennial occurrence among the Three Great Kingdoms.

Nobles usually have numerous offspring, and only the strongest can inherit titles; the weak are ruthlessly weeded out.

The graduation trials of the Imperial Academy are also quite brutal, with a high death rate every year.

But if one can pass the trials with excellent results, it typically means they have secured their right to inheritance.

Leonard Churchill emerged from the Nineteenth Prince’s apartment and returned to the tavern.

Only an hour had passed, and various pieces of information were already flying around.

The mission for the Royal Trial Team had been announced.

The young noblemen and noble ladies need to explore the Rune Highlands and reach predetermined locations. In the process, they must hunt Undead Spirits to obtain high-grade materials, with final rankings determined by points.

The rules are somewhat like an orienteering competition.

Once the goal is set, how to get there is entirely up to the participants’ abilities.

Since it’s a graduation trial, the young nobles are only allowed to bring a small number of bodyguards, so they must also depend on their own abilities to recruit mercenaries.

Forming a team is itself a part of the test.

As soon as this mission was announced, it took many young nobles by surprise.

After all, the adventurers in Lament Valley Camp are limited, which means whoever can hire a skilled Mercenary Corps has a higher chance of passing the trials.

For a while, the Adventurer’s Guild in the camp became very lively.

These wealthy nobles were very generous, immediately offering hefty sums for mercenary recruitment.

Any Mercenary Group or Adventure Group with a bit of name recognition was snatched up in no time.

Eventually, even an ordinary Hunter squad with certification could command a hiring price several times the market rate.

….

The tavern was packed with people.

Each adventurer had pockets full of jingling coins, ready for revenge spending.

“Hahaha, we’re rich now. The escort mission to the Giant Forest yesterday was only thirty Gold Coins, guess how much today? Oh, Princess Caroline of The House of Duke Misty Mountain is offering two hundred Gold Coins!”

“Limp Cliff, don’t get too happy too soon, their destination is deep in the Rune Highlands, a dangerous unexplored area… It’s uncertain if they can even make it back alive.”

“Who cares! I’m just taking on an escort mission, not engaging in exploration and combat, the price is ideal!”

“Hey, what’s that compared to this? I heard that Nineteenth Prince Salo is starting the household establishment fee for recruiting mercenaries at five thousand Gold Coins, with additional shares from exploration discoveries. However, they’re only recruiting certified mid-level or above Mercenary Groups. Us small groups don’t even qualify to apply…”

“Hey hey hey! It’s gone up again! I told you guys not to be in a rush to sign the mercenary contracts! Princess Betty from Black Dragon Kingdom didn’t recruit enough people, so she doubled the bounty again! I heard she’s also recruiting various experienced Hunters skilled in adventure exploration…”

“What counts as an ‘experienced Hunter’?”

“Aren’t we that? Blowing your own trumpet, aren’t we? Come on, let’s give it a try too!”

“…”

The patrons chatted excitedly among themselves.

The arrival of the Royal Trial Team presented everyone with a chance to make a fortune.

Thirty young nobles needed to form thirty Adventure Groups, and with them being so free with their money, tens of thousands of mercenaries were required in no time.

Everything from the good to the bad tried their luck at the camp.

Leonard Churchill found it all quite amusing.

This type of trial not only requires manpower but also demands one’s own effort in gathering information.

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The “Sean” he was disguised as was a seasoned information merchant at the camp, and in just half an hour, he too made a tidy profit.

Now, information merchants were highly sought after for recruitment.

Normally, they would not participate in adventures.

But the current situation was somewhat different.

The young nobles urgently needed an “Intermediate” who could solve their problems.

In the wilderness, there was no better candidate than a professional information merchant.

Information merchants are familiar with everything at the camp, know the ins and outs of various adventure groups, and can connect resources.

Most importantly, they have extensive connections, which can spare them from much trouble when encountering other teams in the wild.

In the tavern, Leonard Churchill saw several of his peers seemingly receiving recruitment invitations one after another.

He definitely needed to go to the Rune Highlands.

And following the Trial Group was the best opportunity.

But Leonard Churchill was not in a rush.

He was waiting for that invitation from Nineteenth Prince Salo.

He just hadn’t received it yet.

“Strange, shouldn’t he come to recruit me…”

As Leonard Churchill pondered whether there was an oversight on his part,

just then, a man disguised as a bearded merchant came over.

The man sat down beside him as if very familiar, patted his shoulder, and said, “Hey, Sean brother, long time no see. When did you get here?”

Encountering an acquaintance?

With that, a hint of vigilance flashed in Leonard Churchill’s eyes.

The “Sean” he was impersonating did exist.

And the challenge of impersonating such a role lay precisely here.

Social relationships were too complex and prone to slips.

No matter how skilled Leonard Churchill was, he couldn’t possibly know all the people Sean knew, especially those from the Southern Continent.

The most feared situation for this kind of substitution disguise was the sudden appearance of an “acquaintance.”

As a professional spy, the usual approach would be to muddle through.