Chapter 363: Chapter 361: Let’s Take Care of Some Commissions Along the Way
"A guide to the Land of the Far North?"
Hilia looked at Kaidi in surprise.
"Is there really such a thing?"
"Of course." Kaidi smiled slightly, "The Land of the Far North has always been a mysterious area attracting outsiders for exploration. Here, you can see beautiful glaciers, lovely polar bears, stars and auroras unsighted elsewhere, and mysterious ancient ice-sealed ruins...
"Without a guide to the Land of the Far North, you won’t be able to find the best viewing spots and hidden ancient ruins within its vastness."
Hilia became interested, "Give me one, how much is it?"
Kaidi glanced up and down at Hilia, saying: "One copy for 1 gold coin, thank you for your patronage."
Hilia turned around and walked away.
Kaidi hurried over, "Wait, wait, don’t hurry to leave, 1 gold coin is really worth it, trust me, I’m a long-time resident of the Extreme North Supply Town, I know everything about the Land of the Far North like the back of my hand. Besides the guide, I’ll throw in three adventure tips for the Land of the Far North, how about it?"
"No need, that thing is not better than just listening in at the Mercenary Guild."
"The mercenaries at the guild are shrewd, how could they casually reveal information? How about 10 silver coins?"
Hilia stopped, turned around, and held up one finger, "No more than 1 silver coin."
"At least let me earn a little."
"A paper copy costs at most 1 copper coin, 1 silver coin is already the most, if you won’t sell, don’t follow me, or else..."
Hilia lifted her hand, a mist of ice formed in her palm.
Kaidi looked at the ice mist in her hand, the coldness hit him as if entering the Land of the Far North.
He gritted his teeth, "1 silver coin it is."
Soon, a guide to the Land of the Far North, about the size of a newspaper, appeared in Hilia’s hand.
Having glanced at it, Hilia put it away, found directions to the mercenary tavern in town, found an empty seat, and ordered two apple juices before opening up the guide for a closer look.
"Feels like even 1 silver coin was a loss, the content here only covers the outer 10 kilometers of the Land of the Far North, didn’t even get near the core area."
The Land of the Far North isn’t as large as the Star Spirit Forbidden Land, but based on estimates, it’s still about a hundred kilometers from the center point of the Land of the Far North.
Outer ten kilometers may or may not be considered part of the Land of the Far North.
"However, this guide does mark where to see the most beautiful auroras, even now, during polar day, they’re visible..."
Hilia spread the guide open, looking over to Rose, "Speaking of which, everyone says the Land of the Far North has only one day in a year, half a year of day, half a year of night, but this guide claims auroras are seen at night anytime?"
"Only the very center of the Land of the Far North is one day a year, the farther out you go, the shorter the day-night cycle, until it alternates normally like other places, it’s normal, unrelated to gods, ruins, or anything."
Rose was sipping juice—you don’t need to wonder how a spiritual body drinks, suffice it to say the juice in the cup was rapidly decreasing.
"I see."
Hilia continued scanning, noticing markings of two ancient ruins, she exclaimed: "Just the outskirts have two ruins? Are there that many ruins in the Land of the Far North?"
"Yes, beautiful lady, the density of ancient ruins in the Land of the Far North is the highest on the Starfall Continent."
A voice came from nearby, Hilia turned to see a young man in a mage’s robe smiling and walking over.
He glanced at the ’empty’ seat opposite Hilia, showing a confused look, then asked: "May I sit across from you, beautiful lady?"
Hilia shook her head, "There’s already someone across from me, sorry."
"I see, that’s really a pity, I was hoping to invite you to join our Glacier Mercenary Corps to explore the Land of the Far North together, it seems..."
The young man spoke while expectantly watching Hilia, only to find her face unchanged.
He was mildly stunned, "You don’t know the Glacier Mercenary Corps? The Glacier Mercenary Corps is stationed in..."
"Sorry, not interested, thank you." Hilia interrupted his pitch.
Yet, the other party refused to give up, "Seems like I haven’t seen you before, it’s your first time at the Extreme North Supply Town, right? Everyone visiting here is for exploring the Land of the Far North, it’s dangerous, I suggest joining a mercenary corps, even if just temporary, it’s better for exploring."
Blatantly refused yet still chattering on, Hilia shook her head, opted to get up, settled the bill, and left.
The other watched Hilia’s back, discontentedly clicking his tongue, "Really ungrateful."
Upon leaving the mercenary tavern, Hilia arrived at the adjacent Mercenary Guild.
"Haven’t taken on a commission for a while, let’s see if there are commissions for the Land of the Far North, might as well do one."
Once inside the Mercenary Guild, Hilia went to the reception window, asking the receptionist to bring up the task list.
"Polar Bear Paw and Hide Commission, requires hunting 10 polar bears, pays 15 silver coins, how dare they post such a commission with so little reward."
"Assist in exploring the Land of the Far North’s western outskirts ruins, requires navigating ancient ruins, reward is 10 gold coins, navigating without credit? 10 gold coins just for permission to the ancient ruins, not in your wildest dreams during the polar night."
"Deep Exploration of the Land of the Far North, Assist Glacier Mercenary Corps exploring the Land of the Far North, reward is 1-500 gold coins? Is this not a recruiting ad?"
Hilia searched for a while, not finding any fitting commissions, she shook her head.
The receptionist noticed her dissatisfied expression, smiled and asked, "Hello, if you’re not happy with the commissions, tell me your requirements, I’ll screen for you."
"Is that possible?" Hilia’s eyes lit up, she said, "My requirement is simple, easy and high pay."
The receptionist smiled silently, "..."
"Is there no such commission?"
The receptionist said, "There is, Miss Xiluo. However, for such commissions, your level may not suffice. You need to secure 1000 gold coins of commission rewards within the Mercenary Guild to unlock, or you can directly pay 1000 gold coins to unlock the privilege."
’Xiluo’ is the alias she thought of.
Previously she disguised but used her real name and got recognized as Hilia herself, she vowed never to make such a mistake again.
Naming challenged, Miss Hilia, finally used one character each from her name and Rose’s name and replaced them, forming the rather odd name ’Xiluo’.
Hilia stared at the receptionist, silent for a moment, "Alright, I have just one request, is there a commission for venturing deep into the Land of the Far North, without joining a mercenary corps?"
gold coins, only a fool would pay.
The receptionist nodded, "Yes, deep within the Land of the Far North has always attracted countless outsiders, but excluding mercenary corps recruitment, there might only be a few, please wait a moment."
Soon, the receptionist had screened commissions and laid them out.
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