Chapter 147: Sven’s Adventure

They heard a dull thud, and Old Xie was hit by a huge force, retreating three steps fiercely. Each step stepped a deep footprint on the ground, showing how terrifying Sven’s strength was.

However, Old Xie, after all, had a body of trained kung fu. The cultivation of the Jade Art had long made his physical body strong enough to compare to steel. So this attack didn’t injure him. After all, Sven didn’t use Battle Qi, just ordinary strength, at most a few thousand catties, which couldn’t hurt Old Xie.

But Sven didn’t know Old Xie’s details. Seeing that his punch, which could kill a cow, didn’t actually hurt Old Xie, he was also greatly surprised, so much so that he was stunned.

Old Xie then laughed and said, “You hit me once, do you dare to let me hit you once?”

Of course, Sven couldn’t lose this face, so he immediately puffed out his chest and said, “What’s there to be afraid of? Come on, as long as you don’t use Battle Qi!”

“You are a Sword Saint, would you not know if I use Battle Qi?” Old Xie laughed, “I wouldn’t be stupid enough to fake it in front of you!”

“Good to know, come on!” Sven immediately said with great spirit.

“Then I won’t be polite!” As Old Xie spoke, he directly switched the Naga Arm in his sleeve to the Behemoth Arm, and then suddenly took an arrow step forward, punching out the most refreshing and fiercest punch of his life.

With Sven’s cultivation as a Sword Saint, he naturally knew that Old Xie hadn’t used any Battle Qi. So although he sensed a trace of danger, limited by face, he still puffed out his chest to meet it. As a result, they heard a loud boom, and Sven’s body, over 2 meters tall, was like being hit by a train, rolling all the way out until he knocked down a few subordinates before stopping.

Such a hit, although not enough to hurt Sven’s strong body, made this Sword Saint extremely embarrassed. It also shocked everyone present, thinking, what kind of monster is this Little Stephen? Possessing the weak Elven bloodline, yet still able to possess such terrifying strength, this is simply unthinkable.

And Sven obviously wasn’t convinced either. After he got up from the ground, he didn’t say a word, directly roared and rushed up again, still fiercely punching Old Xie’s chest.

The result was naturally exactly the same as before. Old Xie was punched back a few steps, and then a powerful counterattack once again turned the Sword Saint into a rolling gourd. Sven wasn’t convinced and continued, and was beaten down a third time!

Sven still wasn’t convinced and climbed up again, just about to rush up, when Old Xie couldn’t help but smile bitterly and said, “Hey, you are a Sword Saint after all, right? Can’t you have a bit of a Sword Saint’s demeanor?”

Hearing Old Xie’s words, Sven’s old face turned red, and then he smiled bitterly and stopped, saying, “Alright, alright, I admit defeat. But, how can your strength be so great? You can probably compare with the Orcs! No, you are even more ruthless than the Orcs. I have fought with guys from the Lion Clan before, and they don’t have your strength!”

Actually, the strength of the Barbarians was not the strongest on the Continent; there were many among the Orcs who were more powerful than them, such as the Cyclops. However, strength was not just about physical power; it also depended on Battle Qi and combat skills. For a Sword Saint like Sven, perhaps his absolute physical strength was not as good as a Cyclops, but in a real fight, with the help of Battle Qi, he could probably fight dozens of Cyclops alone.

“Hehe, everyone has their own talents. I guess I just have a bit more strength!” Old Xie said with a smile.

“That’s a good talent. If you were in our Barbarian tribe, you would definitely win fights and could walk sideways everywhere!” Sven said with a bitter smile.

“Hehe, it’s not bad now!” Old Xie smiled, then said directly, “Your camp really stinks. Let’s talk somewhere else. I want to hire all of you. Name your price!”

“So straightforward!” Sven nodded, then said directly, “I have more than three hundred Barbarians under me, 12 at Level 6, 59 at Level 5, 120 at Level 4, and the rest are all at Level 3. Including me, a Sword Saint, I’ll charge you 500 Gold Coins a month. No, that’s not expensive, right?” Sven asked very cautiously.

“500?” When Old Xie and the others heard this, they were all stunned. How was that not expensive? It was simply the price of cabbage. You know, a normal Level 4 Warrior could only earn 1 Gold Coin a month, a Level 5 could get 5 Gold Coins, and a Level 6 could get 50 Gold Coins. As for a Sword Saint, because they were so rare, they usually earned over a thousand. Yet Sven only asked for 500. This price wasn’t even enough for him alone.

“What? Too much?” Sven asked nervously.

“Of course not!” Old Xie was naturally not a profiteer. He said directly, “It’s too little. How can such a strong unit like yours cost only this much money?”

“Hehe, it’s not too little. The Caravan that brought us here last time gave us this much. Of course, you have to provide us with food and clothing!” Sven smiled honestly.

“Idiot!” Old Xie couldn’t help but laugh and curse, “You were scammed. Just you, a Sword Saint, are worth more than 500 Gold Coins a month on the Continent!”

“Ah? Is that so?” Sven immediately shouted in anger when he heard this, “Those bastards dared to trick me! He said he’d calculate it by head count, one Gold Coin per person. We are stronger, so he added a little extra, making it 500!”

“Is this your first time out?” Old Xie suddenly asked.

“Yes, there was heavy snow recently where we are, and food was too scarce. We couldn’t feed too many people, so I simply brought some brothers out. One reason is to find food, another is to save food at home, and the third is to see if we can make some money to buy food to send back!” Sven said helplessly.

“Hehe, with your strength, making money to buy food is too simple!” Old Xie laughed. “How about this? I don’t like taking advantage of others. I’ll give you 2000, and I’ll cover food, clothing, and shelter. How about it?”

Actually, Old Xie was certainly no saint. If he were a rule-abiding person, he wouldn’t have robbed the Augustus Family’s shop. The reason he was so generous this time was entirely because of their connection. In addition, Old Xie valued Sven’s strength and intended to take these Barbarians under his command, so he acted so generously.

“2000 a month? And you cover food and clothing?” Sven immediately said excitedly, “You’re not tricking us, are you?”

“Of course not. Do you agree?” Old Xie laughed.

“Agree! Of course I agree!” Sven immediately nodded his head excitedly, and then asked, “Then how long are you hiring us for?”

“Let’s hire you for a year first, how about that?” Old Xie laughed. Anyway, he had money now and didn’t care about this small amount. The main thing was to secure this newly promoted Sword Saint.

“Okay, let’s settle it then!” Sven immediately agreed. However, he quickly added, “But let’s make it clear beforehand. We Barbarians are not bandits. You can ask us to protect you, but don’t expect us to help you do bad things! We won’t do that sort of thing!”

“Hehe!” Old Xie was amused when he heard this and said, “I didn’t realize you had such a strong sense of justice!”

“Of course!” Sven immediately said seriously, “I am a God’s Warrior, a person blessed by the Deity, and a spokesperson for the Deity on the Continent. Naturally, I cannot do bad things!”

Hearing this, Old Xie immediately associated it with Sven’s strange abilities, so he couldn’t help but ask curiously, “Deity’s blessing? Did your Holy-type skills come from this?”

“Yes!” Sven said readily, “A few years ago, during a hunt, I was led by a swift beast for several days. Eventually, we fell into a canyon. I was lucky and didn’t fall to my death, but I was seriously injured. I thought I would die in there, but I found a Ruins of a temple. In the center of the Ruins was a huge altar, and this sword was stuck on the altar!”

As he spoke, Sven took out his strange weapon, a pale blue wavy two-handed Heavy Sword. Then he continued, “After I pulled out this sword, I was suddenly shrouded in a white light, and then blessed by an Angel who suddenly appeared. She used supreme Magic Power to heal my severe injuries and sent a lot of knowledge into my mind. Then I was able to use this Divine Artifact, and I also learned several special skills!”

Obviously, Sven was a straightforward person who said whatever was on his mind. He didn’t hide such private matters at all and told Old Xie and the others everything. Everyone listened with envy, especially when they learned it was a Divine Artifact, their eyes nearly popped out.

Seeing this, Old Xie couldn’t help but smile bitterly, “You are really honest. You told us everything. Aren’t you afraid we’ll steal your Divine Artifact?”

“Haha!” When Sven heard this, he immediately laughed. When his laughter subsided, he said, “With my sword and my three hundred brothers, who can take anything from me?”

“Hmm! That seems true too!” Old Xie nodded. However, although he said so verbally, in his heart, he was extremely dismissive. He thought, what a simple-minded guy. Doesn’t he know that Human Race schemes are always more powerful than Barbarian force? As long as I give you some Number Four, you will all be waiting to die!

Old Xie didn’t want to dwell on this issue any longer. He said directly, “Alright, enough nonsense. Pack your things and follow me into the city. When we get to my territory, I’ll give you half the deposit first. How about that?”

“Okay!” Sven immediately agreed excitedly. Then he began to order his men to pack up.