Juan was kicked out of the mercenary guild by the female employee, who basically pushed his back and forced him to leave. The guild’s mercenary grade wasn’t something that could be obtained easily just by winning against a mercenary of a specific grade—it could only be obtained when one had earned enough credit, reputation and skills all at once.

In other words, it was impossible to obtain a silver mercenary grade in a short period of time, unless one made a huge contribution or was a famous mercenary even before he joined the guild.

“They have become a much more demanding group than I remember.”

The mercenaries that Juan remembered from when he used to be the emperor were nothing more than men who were crazy over money, alcohol, and women. It was also common for the mercenaries of various mercenary groups to join Juan’s army. They used to be simple and unsystematic, but they had changed quite a bit over time.

‘Anyway, how am I gonna get to the territory of Durgal?’

The only information Juan had found out about Durgal was that it was a rural village located somewhere in the Manas Mountains. Juan had heard a chaotic rumor about the village—it was said that the forces which rebelled against the empire were caught in a trap there and suffered from mass persecution by the empire. The rumor also said that the survivors had buried enormous amounts of jewels underground, thus the mercenaries...