Chapter 543: Chapter 287: The Charm of the Dual-class Professional_2

He also intended to assess the threat level of Hope Village.

“Alright, you may leave!” Earl Orkot said languidly, leaning back on the couch and closing his eyes to rest.

Without needing his orders, a female slave by his side had already stepped forward and began to massage him quietly.

Marvin discreetly stepped back and once he left the Beast Cart, his tense body finally relaxed.

The team continued their progression, gradually leaving Bengala Town.

Just as they had left the territory of Bengala Town, all of a sudden, sounds of scuffles came from nearby.

At that moment, the entire team halted. The accompanying soldiers each raised their weapons and went on alert.

Above the Beast Cart, Earl Orkot opened his eyes.

“What’s going on?”

“There might be a Mercenary Team nearby hunting an Intermediate Magic Beast Group, so the noise is a bit louder,” Multa, Earl Orkot’s trusted aide, quickly replied.

The Magic Beasts near Bengala Town were primarily Intermediate Magic Beasts, though occasionally, High-level Magical Beasts would appear.

Both Intermediate and High-level Magical Beasts were routine hunting targets for the Territory Soldiers and the Mercenary Teams, so it was normal to come across teams near the territory.

This was his reasonable conjecture based on his own experience.

His ability to respond like this was precisely why he had become one of Earl Orkot’s trusted aides.

Naturally, he hadn’t forgotten to send soldiers to investigate.

At this moment, the soldiers who had gone to investigate had returned.

“Is it a Mercenary Team?” Multa asked.

“Yes,” the soldier replied, but his expression bore a slight strangeness.

Multa also noticed this and his expression sternly changed, “Is there anything unusual?”

“I think that Mercenary Team does not belong to our territory,” the soldier paused before replying.

Although they had left the bounds of Bengala Town, everyone knew that this area’s Magic Beasts were still influenced by Bengala Town, and thus most often, it was Bengala Town’s Mercenary Teams that operated here.

As for other territory’s Mercenary Teams, while not impossible, the nearby territories were merely villages lacking the capability.

Hence, it was established thinking that this area belonged to Bengala Town.

Seeing a Mercenary Team not from Bengala Town was naturally surprising!

Listening, Multa also furrowed his brow, “Can you tell which territory they are from?”

“I didn’t dare to inquire, but they look quite different from us,” the soldier spoke.

Overhearing this, Marvin immediately speculated, “I think, it is very likely… from Hope Village.”

Hope Village?

Wasn’t that their destination?

Listening, Multa quickly reported the situation to Earl Orkot.

With this information, Earl Orkot promptly came out from inside the Beast Cart and looked towards Marvin, “Are the Mercenary Teams from Hope Village so bold? Are they an Intermediate Professional Mercenary Team from Hope Village?”

Without being Intermediate, who would dare to hunt an Intermediate Magic Beast Group nearby knowing that the area might have High-level Magical Beasts?

A group of Intermediate Professionals might stand a chance against a High-level Magical Beast, but for primary professionals, it would be akin to sending lambs to the slaughter.

Thus, he assumed they were an Intermediate Mercenary Team.

But if it truly was an Intermediate Mercenary Team, and Hope Village had formed such a team within just over two months, it meant Hope Village truly could not be underestimated.

“They are not, they are all only primary professionals, just at the higher end of primary level,” the soldier stated.

The difference between primary professionals and intermediate professionals was still evident to him.

“How are they faring against the intermediate magic beast group?” Earl Orkot exclaimed, quickly following up.

“… Intermediate magic beast group, no match for them! I reckon, they’ll have them subdued in no time,” the soldier spoke, his expression somewhat dazed, “This group of primary professionals has something special about them—they are all dual-class professionals.”

Dual-class professionals must encompass both magic and physical systems.

This meant that this group of professionals all possessed a magic talent.

The proportion of those with magic talent in the entire Human Clan Kingdom was relatively low.

And those who had magic talent, in most cases, would solely specialize in becoming a Mage, with some perhaps developing additional auxiliary professions, but rarely having the energy to pursue a physical profession.

Therefore, dual-class professionals were quite rare, but if present, as long as they didn’t perish midway, their future would certainly be that of an extraordinarily strong professional.

Many large cities would hire advanced dual-class professionals to guard their territories, and the treatment provided was absolutely outstanding.

So, in most cases, upon encountering a dual-class professional, many territories would invest upfront.

But now he was being told that there was such a group of dual-class professionals in Hope Village.

Hope Village might be more mysterious and stronger than he had imagined.

If it wasn’t strong, Hope Village would have long been finished.

As Earl Orkot pondered, Marvin next to him seemed somewhat hesitant as he moved his lips.

“What do you want to say? Just say it,” Earl Orkot’s senses were still very sharp, having noted Marvin’s movement and immediately spoke in a tone that brooked no argument.

“The original residents of Hope Village have always had one characteristic that many people care about—they all certainly have Mage talent, basically every one of them is a Mage and most are dual-class professionals. They like magic, but they also love power,” Marvin finally spoke up.

This fact would eventually be discovered by his own Lord when visiting Hope Village.

It was better to say it now and make a good impression!

While Marvin thought this, he didn’t realize the impact his words had on Earl Orkot and others.

Earl Orkot’s gaze deepened, “How many such residents did Hope Village originally have?”

“At first, just over a thousand! But now it’s a few thousand people, all from other similar territories who have moved here,” Marvin explained, adding, “From what we’ve observed, not only Hope Village but also these new territories and people burgeoning across the Stan Continent seem the same, all must have Mage talent. Many speculate they were moved to our Stan Continent because of their magic talent.”

Earl Orkot listened, his lips slightly pursed.

This was indeed big news.

If these major territories learned of it, it would likely cause a huge uproar.

Such a massive number, for the entire Stan Continent, was an explosive presence.

Once they grew up, they would certainly become a force that couldn’t be ignored. Utilized well, the Human Clan Kingdom could certainly revisit its peak from a hundred years ago and once again subjugate other races under their feet. This was on a grand scale; on a smaller scale, whichever territory could control these forces could become the overlord of the Human Clan Kingdom.

Thinking this, Earl Orkot’s breath involuntarily hitched.

Truly tempting!

For a while, Earl Orkot managed to suppress these thoughts.

Because he was well aware that with the capabilities of his own territory, he simply couldn’t achieve this.

It was just a wild ambition that lingered in his mind.

Then he said to everyone, “Let’s go have a look.”

He needed to see the people of Hope Village, then see Hope Village itself, before deciding what to do at last.

At this point, the issue of Hope Village absorbing his territory’s population was no longer the main focus of his trip.

He had a feeling that this trip to Hope Village would bring unexpected “gain.”