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Aiko, with Beata’s permission, sat down and began to write in her notebook, converting things into stats and skills on the fly.
“‘Shinkuet’ – ‘one-handed weapon in two hands’…”
“‘Faster than they can react’ – ‘swiftness’…”
“‘From twenty paces’ – ‘shooting skill’…”
“‘Circus performer’ profession.”
Thought: “Night shift as a guard? I hope it’s true, otherwise, all these rats… oh, they work in pairs, like bandits, and how did they find out about the vacancy? Maybe they saw a note on the gate and decided to play along in order to rob [us]?”
“No, no, no, robbing a combat squad? That’s a bad target with these conditions. A really bad one?”
“These are just my insinuations, but in any case, I’ll try to talk my way out of it with charisma.”
Charisma on.
– Wonderful. It’s a pity that I didn’t get to see your friend, but he will still have time to confirm his qualifications. As for us, as you can guess from the name, we are a special structure, founded to solve flexible tasks that the guard and the army are unable to handle due to their administrative complexity. Perhaps, in a sense, we can be called mercenaries, but there are obvious differences from a “mercenary guild” in terms of goals and funding methods.
He describes in detail how injustice still prevails in various corners of the Vast Empire, that in these conditions, someone is needed who will firmly eliminate emerging conflicts, always be ready to help, and so on.
Then he tells
the same thing as Kilike, watching Beata’s eyes for the slightest spark of doubt and steering the conversation. In short: 320 per month / 0 Action Points and other bonuses.