Chapter 292 [0289] Qualification
Cassiopeia and Iris were definitely unwilling to accept Sivir's offer of half the profit when they met.
Although for them, this was just a joint action, a trial run without tacit understanding, but no matter what, the goal of the mission was also a tomb of gods, a tomb of gods where the ascenders who guarded the ascended Wuhou were buried!
According to Cassiopeia's understanding of the Explorers' Association over the years, the number of magic items and treasures in the tomb of such ascenders was extremely astonishing - if they met and split it in half, such a reward would be too much for a mere guide.
However, because no one dared to go to the tomb of gods, Sivir might be the only person in Nashram who was willing to take this job, and Cassiopeia couldn't directly refuse such an outrageous split request.
So, she simply proposed to test Sivir's level and see if she was qualified, and then she could lower the price according to the results of the battle.
Cassiopeia didn't care about money, but she cared about the magic items in the tomb.
When Cassiopeia said she wanted to give it a try, Sivir, who had seen this before, naturally understood what she meant.
"If I win, we'll continue to split the money 50-50, but you have to pay me according to the hourly wage." Sivir had experienced many times that the employer thought the 50-50 split was too expensive, so she said it immediately and had a plan in place, "If I lose... I'll give you a 50% discount, that's the limit."
25% of the total income is still quite a lot for a guide, but considering that things are rare and expensive, there should be gold and other things in the tomb that he doesn't like to make up the number, and if there is no one else to choose from...
This price is not unacceptable.
So, the two sides reached an agreement.
Of course, the competition cannot be carried out in the tavern.
Cassiopeia and Iris followed Sivir and soon came to a private manor not far away.
"Come on, who will come?" In a carefully tended garden, Sivir stood still leisurely, "Or together?"
"I'll do it." Elise looked at Sivir, and an interested arc appeared at the corner of her mouth, "Let me see how capable the mercenary king of Nashramei is..."
Because it was just a test, Elise couldn't turn into a spider or summon a spider - but if she lived long enough, although her magic theory was weak, her control over magic was still good.
Even if she didn't use spiders, just shadow spells, Elise was confident that she could test Sivir's level and force her to honestly lower her share requirements.
However, what Elise didn't expect was that Sivir's combat power far exceeded her expectations.
After the battle began, Elise immediately used shadow spells to build a simple large net and attacked Sivir silently. However, Sivir just raised the gorgeous-looking cross blade in her hand and easily cut the shadow net.
This quick-and-dirty attack made Elise's eyes twitch. She obviously didn't expect that Sivir, who didn't look like a spellcaster, could use such a simple, direct and brutal method to fight against her spells.
Damn, I thought the cross blade in this guy's hand was just a decoration, but now it seems... it is clearly an extremely powerful magic weapon!
Iris, who was a little surprised, retreated while throwing out a lot of messy spells again.
However, in this battle relying on shadow spells, Elise not only failed to gain the upper hand, but was suppressed by Sivir - in Sivir's hands, the cross blade can directly destroy the structure of the spell and make the spell disappear invisibly.
No matter how fancy you are, I can break all spells with one strike!
This unexpected appearance undoubtedly put Iris in an awkward situation. The chosen one of the Vile Throat could not do anything to a country girl from Nashramei - even if she used a special weapon, it was really embarrassing.
In order to regain her ground and make it clear who was the boss, Iris finally summoned the spider swarm.
Eight spider legs spread out from behind Iris, and countless huge spider webs were spread on the ground. Even though Sivir threw out the cross blade at the first time and cut the sticky spider web, countless small spiders still poured out from under it.
These densely packed small spiders grew quickly and soon reached the size of watermelons. They quickly moved their slender spider legs and rushed towards Sivir from the ground, the wall, and the spider silk.
"That's good. You need to pay an extra garden cleaning fee." The cross blade in Sivir's hand turned rapidly, "It's not easy to deal with these sticky spider bodies!"
The next moment, she threw the cross blade in her hand.
In Iris's stunned eyes, the thrown cross blade split into two, two into four, four into eight, and in an exponential growth manner, it ejected into hundreds of sharp blades flashing dangerous arcs.
Like a hot knife cutting butter, the flying cross blade easily cut the spider swarm summoned by Iris cleanly, and the spiders screamed in pain one after another.
Then, just when Sivir smiled, several spiders that looked insignificant in the spider swarm were cut open, and an explosion occurred on the spot. The splashing liquid easily caused amazing corrosion to the sand and plants on the ground.
Seeing the dangerous white smoke rising, Sivir finally stopped laughing.
Looking at each other, Elise and Sivir tacitly gave up the fight - testing to this point... was enough.
This is not a life and death fight, and there is no need for everyone to show their trump cards.
Elise didn't want to expose her spider form. The last act of "embarrassing the Maw" had already resulted in the punishment of the Maw. If she could not transform, it would be best not to transform.
Sivir considered the cost issue. After all, the price of the leather armor alone exceeded five digits, and if it was corroded by the spider's toxins and self-destruction, he would really not even cry. A place to cry.
In the end, the two men shook hands and made peace.
After simply cleaning up the garden, Cassiopeia, Elise and Sivir sat together with smiles, like long-lost sisters, and started a small tea party, completely confirming Sivir's participation. .
In the end, the 50/50 price tag remained unchanged, but during this trip, in addition to being a guide, Sivir also had to be responsible for security tasks.
As far as this action is concerned, Sivir can probably be regarded as... turning from a wage earner into a partner?
Kalya’s Little Classroom Chalikal:
The cross-blade Chalikal was once Setaka's weapon, and if used correctly, its functions are simply versatile.
But for Sivir, the only things she can master now are breaking spells and ejections.