Chapter 190: Scarlet Mist!

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After almost 2 hours of interrogation, which was conducted by Adriana, Adriana herself was dismissed, as the officer would not be able to contain her and there was no need.

But as the situation is very serious, she informed him. - "Very likely that in a few days you will have to meet with Lorde, she will want to hear from you personally!"

"OK!" - Adriana didn't think much about it, unfortunately it was something that had to happen.

Adriana left the prison and went to the inn, opening her [Map] and finding Ajacky's icon, she then knocked on the room and opened it.

As soon as she walked in, an Ajacky came running towards her, jumping up to give her a big hug.

"Fuck, you're sweaty!" - Adriana shouted with a face of disgust, because Ajacky must have just left training.

"Hehe, you came back!" - Said Ajacky laughing relieved.

Adriana laughed and ruffled her hair, then gave her a kiss, which Ajacky gladly accepted.

"Did that really happen?!" - Ajacky screamed in shock, not believing that so much had happened.

Adriana shrugged, naturally having avoided many important parts, Ajacky doesn't need to know that a war will soon break out, it will be a pointless worry.

"Well, I see it has gotten a little stronger!" - Adriana said changing the subject, since Ajacky reached Level 24, that is, she went up 2 levels in those days that she was away.

"A little, Maria helped me a lot to train, as well as she taught me many things!" - Ajacky said.

"Maria?" -Adriana was confused, but soon remembered the mercenary leader, that was her name. - "Leave it alone, I remembered!"

"Ah, she wants to find you, to thank you." - Ajacky said.

"Save that for another time, how about we go get something to eat?" - Adriana said smiling and Ajacky nodded.

And soon they went to Mell and Melody's tavern, where Mell cheerfully came to receive them.

"Hello darling, I was sad that you didn't come back the last few days, I thought you had abandoned me." - Said Mell pouting and feeling offended.

"Don't be like that, how could I abandon someone so beautiful?" - Asked Adriana laughing and Mell laughed too.

"So, did you come to celebrate? I heard you went to Demon Mountain, did you find anything?" - Asked Mell curious.

"Yes, I already solved the problem, it was a giant black tree that was releasing some strange fruits, the animals ate it and mutated, I already took care of that." - Adriana said calmly.

"Adriana!" - A scream came, Adriana looked surprised and saw that occupying 3 tables, were the women of the Mercenary group.

"Maria!" - Ajacky said smiling and waving.

"Will you bring the best dish and drink you have?" - Asked Adriana and Mell said. - "Of course, on the house!"

Laughing, Adriana planted a kiss on his cheek and then a wink, before leading a snarling Ajacky to the Mercenary table.

The weather was warm and pleasant, it seems they received a good reward for the information.

Adriana then started to be bombarded with questions, she didn't touch on the subjects about the Demons, but talked about the Demonic Tree and its Seeds that caused the mutation in the beasts.

Soon Mell arrived and served food to Adriana and Ajacky, then she took her seat, as she wanted to know more, many others also stopped their business to listen to Adriana.

And Adriana didn't measure efforts and told about how amazing she is.

"Okay, enough with the clowning, there is no way such a creature could exist!" - Said a Mercenary snorting and others too, since Adriana was talking about the abomination.

"My dear, just because you haven't seen it, don't think it doesn't exist, if you go to Demon Mountain, you might find that freak's remains, but be careful, there is a corrosive mist around it, touching that will kill most of here in moments!" - Adriana said, shrugging.

"Hey, who planted that tree then?" - Asked a hooded woman.

"I don't know, he must have fled during the explosions, I already informed Lorde's troops, so I'll probably investigate the situation, so you'll know if it's really true or not, now if those bastards cover up my achievements, I'll go crazy!" - Adriana said fiercely, but soon laughing and drinking.

Many others laughed and then Maria asked. - "Adriana, I heard from Ajacky that you are thinking of forming a mercenary group, is that true?"

"Yes, the time has come to stop playing house, I want to swim in rivers of money and glory!" - Said Adriana laughing carefree.

"How about joining us?" - Asked the leader of a mercenary group.

"I want to create one, not join!" - Adriana said without even looking at her.

"Ajacky told me that you are a Magic Warrior of sorts and you are teaching her to be one too… would you teach such secrets to your subordinates?" -Maria asked as she took a sip.

"Yes!" - Adriana said and Maria almost choked and she wasn't the only one.

"I am not a petty noble who keeps the best for herself, of course, I will keep most of the good things, there is no one who is not selfish, but if I can train my subordinates to be powerful and help me complete missions in the future , why impede its growth?" - Adriana said, shrugging.

She already understood that the secrets related to Magic and Aura are very restricted, only the nobility or those who are very lucky and wealthy can get their hands on such treasures.

Mell is almost at Level 90, but this is due to some technique that must run in the family, but in the end she doesn't have an Aura that has been awakened or have signs of some technique, it's purely instinctive.

Adriana knows that when someone is talented, it doesn't matter much the technique used, the Aura will naturally be awakened after a while, but it turns out that without the right method, no matter how much talent you have, if you rely only on instinct, in the end you will stagnate.

It is likely that Mell could no longer advance and she gave up, thinking it was her limit, she also has her mother to take care of.

But Maria who is above Level 60, she also awakened her Aura, she is a strong and bulky woman, but, her Aura is weak and full of flaws, Adriana can see that clearly.

She sees something similar in others above Level 50, so if they face Knights, it is very likely that they will be defeated easily, since the quality and quantity of Aura will be a very absurd difference.

And well, Adriana's words made many feel attracted, as this is not something that can be bought with money so easily.

Usually a Mercenary who wants to get stronger, she will have to bow down to some Noble and become her servant for life!

Most Mercenaries work for money and fame, there is no way they can serve a noble unless the benefits are huge and of course the position of the Noble in question is high.

But now someone with such secrets is willing to teach her subordinates without making them lose their freedom as Mercenaries.

Of course, there must be a price for that, but it still pays off a lot!

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Quickly the news spread about Adriana being a former noble who is creating a Mercenary Group and is willing to teach the secrets of Mana and Aura to her subordinates.

Soon many women, including civilians, came to want to know more and try to be accepted, but recruitment has not yet started and it is not even known how many vacancies there are.

Adriana expected this, sometimes fame and benefits are enough to attract many people.

But at the moment she didn't do anything, she just waited for the news to spread a little more, as it will take a maximum of 1 week until the Lord's summons, she hopes to have a Mercenary group by that day.

The first to come to Adriana were the ones she mostly expected, the Iron Orchid Mercenaries, led by Maria.

"Can't say I'm surprised, but I expected some delay." -Adriana said carefree to Maria and her people.

Of the 14, all were present here.

"There is nothing to wait, we all want to grow and we want to follow those who are strong, you are strong and ambitious, that's obvious, so we want to follow you!" - Maria said without hesitation.

"Okay, I'm still thinking about the name, but welcome, I have thoughts of having a maximum of 30 people at the moment, I will recruit more in the future, but not now." - Adriana said calmly.

Soon she looked at Maria and the others. - "Of course I'm not going to teach them now, there are many people and I don't want my secrets to spread so soon, I also need to prepare measures to avoid betrayals, because that's the thing I hate the most..." - Adriana stopped talking, she didn't is the best example of a faithful woman, but you can understand!

"We understand, please sort yourself out, my- your girls are still recovering from the last hunt!" - Maria said calmly, soon going to touch on another subject.

"I have no interest in your money, you earned it, so stay, I'll take care of the finances, so go rest and meet me in 2 days in the same tavern." - Adriana said calmly and they all nodded, some relieved and happy.

...

In a large, well-organized office, a beautiful blonde woman with several scars across her body was reviewing business-relevant documents.

Her name is Carmen Azevich, she is the Lord of the Province of Kentyr, which is constantly expanding with her glorious conquests and very likely that in 5 or 6 years, she will acquire the title of Grand Duchess!

But now she's hit a tricky wall, a wild and powerful new race, which they call the Centaurs!

Powerful warriors with the lower half of their body resembling a Horse, they are huge and have tough skin, as well as being excellent archers and spears, they are also very aggressive.

It is reported that a few thousand were killed, but that is not the case, the losses almost reach 20,000, she tried to minimize it as much as possible and succeeded.

Carmen is now dealing with matters relevant to traders, as a new species means many things, as more Mercenaries are approaching, likely with some mission to capture one of these new races.

She knows how strange some Nobles of the Capital are, but understands that having peculiar creatures is a sign of status, she admits that she captured some of these Centaurs, but it is difficult to get information due to the language barrier and the fact that they are very aggressive.

Currently the approach used is to try to tame them, just like horses, but Carmem has an even greater goal, if she can get some communication with this species, her Province can become one of the most powerful in the Kingdom of Valeeior!

"More bribes? Those damn Slavers, can't they wait a few more years?" - Carmem snarled irritably, she hates that stuff so wrote some loads, some heads will roll!

"Ma'am, it's urgent!" - A loud voice sounded and the door was opened, Carmem looked at her housekeeper.

"What happened?" - Asked Carmem frowning.

His housekeeper came forward and handed him a sealed letter, this is a special stamp when something is so urgent that it could endanger the life of his entire territory, which could be extremely important information about a probable war, a new enemy species or some special magical beast.

It could be many things, but mostly, it's always something bad, which made Carmem sigh and prayed internally that it wasn't something very serious, since looking at the sender, she remembered that she comes from an area a little far from the main front.

Then breaking the seal and reading inside, Carmem's grim expression is astonished, not being able to believe what she is reading.

She reread the letter 3 times, before putting it down and getting thoughtful, she scratched her head, not understanding how that was possible.

"Madam?" - Her housekeeper asked worriedly.

"Okay, get my mare ready, I'm going to Prune City right now and bring me paper and ink for letters, I need to write them now!" - Carmem said seriously as she got up.

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Adriana slowly entered the tavern, which she rented for today and there were the Iron Orchid Mercenaries, who focused their attention on Adriana as soon as she entered.

Smiling, Adriana greeted Mell who made the tavern available, then sitting down, she looked at everyone and said.

"The Mercenary Group I am creating will be named the Crimson Mist!" - Adriana said calmly.

"Scarlet Mist Mercenaries?" - Asked Maria curious.

"When the training begins, in a few months all will be first class elites, our missions will be easy with our power, wherever we go, we will leave rivers of our enemies' blood, as for the part of the Mist in our name, we will arrive, we will leave a great impact and we finished it all very quickly, like a morning mist that you can't ignore!" - Adriana said calmly and everyone liked the name.

"The salary of all will be decided in the future, the minimum will be 20 Gold Coins per month, I will develop a hierarchy according to skill level and usefulness for the group, where you will have me as your Leader, below me will be 2 Deputy leaders will then be categorized into Gold, Silver and Bronze Elites depending on their skill level.

In the case of other services, such as cook, doctor, armorer and among others, there will be a special Support classification!"

"Relevant to betrayals or layoffs, as I will be giving away well-kept secrets, many will join us out of interest, staying for a while and leaving after taking what they want, so to avoid that, we will be putting in rules and punishments! In the case of a Dismissal, it will be when the person in question has reached a certain age, ended up being injured or is wanting to stop after saving enough money and raising his family, in the first 2 cases, we will compensate for his services and providing housing if necessary, 3rd case, a contract will be registered and in case the person in question is found to have joined another Mercenary group or decided to serve some Noble, he will be obliged to pay a large compensation to the Group, if he refuses, it indicates that you and whoever decided serve will be enemies of the Scarlet Mist, should we run into each other, be prepared for the consequences, should they think hiding behind some noblewoman will work, I assure you I have a thousand ways to harm even a Queen!" - Adriana said smiling slightly.

Then she went on to talk about various rules, such as exposing secrets, she herself doesn't mind them spreading, at least those of Bronze Level, but if she does and is found out, there will be no further progress in the hierarchy, no matter how strong becomes, just as it will be subject to various punishments that will not be pleasant at all.

If someone from the Silver Level spills his secrets, it means that he is a traitor who cannot be trusted, as such, he will have his Dantian, or Energy Core crippled, unable to practice Mana for the rest of his life.

When asked why Silver Level ones suffer more than Bronze Level ones, Adriana said that there will be 4 categories of techniques she will teach, namely Low Level, Medium Level, High Level and Superior!

Those in the Bronze Category will learn Low Level techniques, it's enough to put them above the majority, until they equal Knights, but it will have its limits depending on their natural talent, Adriana categorized it as having Maria's strength at maximum, the which was already excellent considering that she herself could become a Knight if she wished to serve a noblewoman.

But in the Silver Category, Medium Level Techniques will be taught, where you will not only have a better method of practicing your Mana and Aura, if you want to be a Mage, Adriana will provide you with advanced magical knowledge and powerful spells, in the case of Warriors, Technique of high quality and the ability to be comparable to Masters if they are lucky, even if they are not talented enough, they will still be much stronger than the current Maria.

Maria didn't like being used as a benchmark, but it helped everyone understand the potential.

When it came to High Level Techniques, Adriana didn't say anything about what the techniques would be like, only that it would be fun to have a few dozen Lord Level women following you around!

This caused an initial confusion for everyone, who soon understood, in the Gold Category, they could have the strength of the Lords, who are known as War Ladies!

And when it came to Higher Level Techniques, they naturally thought that it should be things for Deputy Leaders, but that wasn't the case, Adriana said that it will depend on her loyalty and achievements.

As for how Adriana will categorize the Cultivation Techniques so to speak, simple, she only needs to take part of what she wants to explain them, it could be 1/3 of the content for Low Level Techniques, 2/4 for Medium Level ones and 2 /3 for High Level, then 100% for Superior Level.

Adriana will also teach the concepts of Meridians and Pressure Points, which are extremely important, which makes a total difference, where if used in a specific circulation, it will bring different benefits to the body.

Adriana herself is using a more balanced method, as her Meridians and Pressure Points are all released, all that's left is to constantly expand and connect them, but this will only be possible in Tier 3.

That is, by decreasing the past information without affecting the development or potential of the body, she can decrease the level of the main Technique, which she taught Ajacky and is still teaching her, since there is still a lot for her to learn.

As for combat techniques and others, Adriana has the Earth, not to mention that in China they sell some simple Martial Arts that do not contain Chi teachings, but that can lead to it.

Certainly these Martial Arts are good techniques to teach her people, so she will have to pay a visit to China in the near future, as the internet is not very well developed yet.

When it was time to talk about the Deputy leader position, Adriana only said that it is her authority, only having her as a superior and decision-making if she is not present, it should be taken by the 2 Deputy leaders.

But of course, that will be decided later, when they have all recruited and the positions decided, where of course, Maria will become the 1st Deputy Leader.

As for Ajacky, naturally she will not be a Deputy Leader, she is inexperienced and weak, her advantage is that she knows how to control her Mana better than Maria, but if they were to fight, Maria would win due to several factors.

And there would be few Mercenaries present who could defeat Ajacky, but this is due to her advantage of having Mana as a weapon, as well as her strange gift of adaptation.

"Hey, can I join?" - Suddenly Mell asked smiling, which actually surprised everyone.

"Are you serious?" - Adriana asked in surprise.

"Of course, I'm 42 years old, I'm still young and I want to get stronger, here's a perfect opportunity, how can I turn it down? My mother also agreed, so will you accept me?" - Asked Mell making a puppy face.

"But of course, someone of your strength will immediately become a Deputy Leader, but you'll have to show me that you're not just strong!" - Adriana said calmly.

"But you already know that I am quite skilled at other things!" - Mell said smiling and winking seductively.

"Indeed, but that's not the kind of skill I'm talking about!" - Adriana said smiling, but getting serious.

"I know, but don't worry, I'm good at bossing people around, you can test me if you want." - Mell said and Adriana nodded, she will.

And then, after this surprise, it was time to start a recruitment, since in all there are 17 women, 13 Bronze, 2 Vice-leaders, Ajacky and Adriana!

As Ajacky is a special case, Adriana is in charge and the 2 Deputy Leaders will not be on the account, they will have to recruit 17 new members, which is Adriana's goal.

But the problem is that they expected so much, that there must be hundreds of women wanting to join, luckily Adriana had been looking for possible options in the last few days while deciding on the name of her Mercenary Group.

Maybe some mercenary leaders will hate you after today, but Adriana doesn't care about mediocre people!