After eating and drinking to his heart's content, Feng Chou burped like an old mercenary and wobbled up to the third floor of the tavern.
The Mercenary Guild's office was at the end of the corridor on the third floor.
The Mercenary Guild had rented out all six rooms on the east side of the third floor of the tavern. After connecting all six rooms, a door was installed in the corridor, and inside was the Mercenary Guild's office hall.
Feng Chou pushed open the door and walked into the office hall. The whole hall was divided into two parts by a row of fences and display windows. Behind the fences was the office area of the Mercenary Guild, and in front was the reception area.
There were more than ten mercenaries in the hall, and behind the fences sat four clerks.
On the walls on both sides of the hall, there were many mission notices.
Walking into the hall, Feng Chou first browsed through the mission notices on the walls.
Compared to the hundreds and thousands of mission notices in Antalya's mission hall, the mission notices here were much fewer, only a few dozen.
Most of the missions here were to clear farmlands, dams, and wild creatures near the mines. There were also notices for caravans looking for guards.
Suddenly, Feng Chou's eyes stopped on one of the mission notices. It was a bounty mission, offering a reward for information on the whereabouts of a bird of prey called the Green Owl.
The Green Owl was a kind of all-weather bird that was active day and night. In the summer, they would be active during the day and catch some small birds in the canopy. In the winter when food was scarce, they would choose to be active during the day and come out at night to catch hungry rodents in the lower forest.
The Green Owl was not big, only slightly bigger than a pigeon. Its fur was sky-blue, with a few white feathers in the middle. Its flying speed was extremely fast, extremely agile, and when it flew, it was as silent as a night owl.
Its vision was excellent, its hearing was sharp, and it was very alert. Its nest was usually built in the densest canopy of the forest, and it was very difficult for humans to find its tracks.
At the bottom of the notice, the person who put the bounty on the Green Owl was Baron Amborite.
If it was a normal person, they would not understand why a Baron would put a bounty on a bird of prey. They would probably misunderstand that the Baron wanted a special falcon.
However, as a mage, Feng Chou was very clear about the value of the Green Owl.
It was common knowledge that as long as a mage could advance into an official mage, they would be able to sign a magic pet through a magic pet contract.
However, ordinary people did not understand the significance of magic pets to mages.
For mages, a magical pet was not just a pet used for scouting.
Mages could obtain some special abilities from their pets through a magical pet contract. For example, when Feng Chou signed a Goshawk as his magical pet, he could obtain the Goshawk's keen vision.
If a mage contracted an owl as a magic pet, he would gain the owl's ability to see in the dark.
A Bat Pet can greatly enhance its owner's hearing …
In addition to giving the master special abilities, the magic pet could also become smarter as the master's level increased. The magic pet of a mid-level mage would have intelligence close to that of a human, be able to gain the ability to speak, and act as the master's messenger, commissioner, and other roles.
Mages could also send their magic pets to dangerous places, and then cast scouting spells on the magic pets to obtain first-hand information …
In addition to normal magic pets such as Goshawk, Bat, Owl, Cat, Mouse, and so on, there were also some special magic pets in this world. These special magic pets could provide their masters with even more special abilities.
The Green Owl was a special magic pet. This kind of magic pet not only gave its master the keen vision of an eagle, the night vision of an owl, but also the agility bonus of a cat magic pet, and even the rare bonus of reflex speed.
In addition to giving its master many bonuses, the Green Owl was also an excellent scouting magic pet.
This bird of prey was not big, but it could fly very high. Its abdomen had greenish-grey feathers, which was a protective color very similar to the color of the sky. When the Green Owl flew high in the sky, it was very difficult to discover its existence, but they had extremely keen vision, and could find small targets on the ground from very high up in the sky.
In short, the Green Owl was one of the best magic pets that a low-level mage could get.
After reading this notice, a mocking smile flashed across Feng Chou's face, and he muttered in a low voice, "Genius indeed!"
After looking at it for a moment, his gaze passed over the notice, and Feng Chou quickly chose a mission to clean up goblins. He reached out and took down the notice, and came to the window of a cabinet in front of an empty clerk.
This was an old clerk with grizzled hair. He took the mission notice and mercenary identity document that Feng Chou handed over, looked at the document, and raised his head to look at Feng Chou, and said, "Mercenary of Antalya?
Why have you come to Amborite? "
Feng Chou shrugged and said, "On the way to Amborite, I had a small conflict with the captain … But, what's even more damned is that I lost all my money last night, and I need to earn some money to eat."
The old clerk shrugged expressionlessly. "That's too unfortunate."
He had seen too many veterans like this, and he didn't have a good impression of this kind of person at all.
The old clerk followed the serial number on the notice and found the contract for this mission from the cabinet behind him.
He took the contract back to the desk and said to Feng Chou, "Mission reward, twenty crowns. Completion deadline, six crowns within three days. Any questions?"
Feng Chou mumbled as he dug out six silver coins from the empty money pouch at his waist. "Oh, this damned deposit …"
The clerk took the silver coins from Feng Chou's hand and threw them into the money box beside him. He then stamped a seal on the contract, and handed the contract and Feng Chou's mercenary identity document to him.
Feng Chou took the document and the contract and stuffed it into his robes. He looked at the details of the mission on the contract as he walked out of the mercenary hall.
Feng Chou wasn't in a hurry to complete the mission when he went downstairs. He sat down in the corner of the tavern and ordered a large mug of ale, sipping it from time to time.
After noon, more and more people came to the tavern. Apart from mercenaries, there were also many squires who were on vacation.
This was the reason why Feng Chou chose this tavern. As the best tavern in this town, apart from mercenaries, squires who loved to drink, and even commoner knights would come here for a drink or two.
Feng Chou was sleeping soundly in the corner of the tavern, while Qiankun Pagoda faithfully collected and recorded every word and action of everyone in the tavern.
In the evening, the tavern was almost full. Feng Chou suddenly woke up and looked towards the tavern's entrance.
Just a few seconds after Feng Chou looked up, the tavern's entrance was pushed open. A tall and handsome young man walked in.
This person looked to be about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old. His blonde hair was neatly combed, and his cheeks were clean-shaven. He was wearing a shiny, medium-sized armor, and a bright red cloak behind his back.
He looked exactly like a prince who had walked out of a knight novel.
"Hogan, come here. I'll buy you a drink."
Feng Chou was shocked to hear this voice. It was Chorre's voice. Why was he so close to this traitor?