After joining the Silver Wolf Legion, Sauron spent most of these days idle in the archer camp.
Even mercenaries had the saying of raising troops for a thousand days to use them for one moment.
The entire Silver Wolf Legion of over three thousand people was divided into dozens of small teams. The number of teams sent out on missions each day was basically no more than ten.
Large missions that truly required hundreds of people were still very rare and might not be encountered even a few times a year.
During idle times, these mercenaries mostly conducted actual combat training inside the camp. Each month there were three days of leave, allowing them to go to Heavenly Wild City for some relaxation once.
Sauron had inquired about the pay of these mercenaries. If there were no missions, the most ordinary mercenary received a base salary of five silver coins per month. This amount was naturally enough for an ordinary family in the Rage Wave Kingdom to cover a months living expenses. But mercenaries risked their lives for work and naturally looked down on such a small sum.
Once a mission was taken, every mercenary could take a share from the mission reward. Even the lowest level mercenaries could easily earn two or three months salary from one mission.
Therefore what mercenaries dreamed of most was going on missions, as that meant a large amount of silver coins entering their pockets.
Missions were also divided into different grades. Ordinary missions could be completed by a mid rank warrior leading a hundred man team.
Higher level missions were completed by high rank warrior thousand man leaders selecting elites.
The most difficult and highest level missions were led by the Wolf King selecting the top experts. Now that Wolf King Yan Yan was absent, Yan Frost had become the young Wolf Lord. The missions she led were the highest grade.
Hearing that the young Wolf Lord Yan Frost had actually summoned Sauron, people in the archer camp were immediately filled with indignation and jealousy.
I have been in the Silver Wolf Legion for three years and have not gone on a mission with the young miss yet. An old mercenary said angrily.
Humph, I have been here for five years. Another mercenary said. I have truly met the young miss and the Wolf Commander face to face no more than three times. It is really unfair. This kid has only been here for a few days and has already been summoned by the young miss.
The hierarchy in the Silver Wolf mercenaries was extremely strict, no less than in a regular army.
Ordinary mercenary, ten man leader, hundred man leader, thousand man leader, young Wolf Lord Yan Frost, Wolf King Yan Yan.
The highest level an ordinary mercenary could normally contact was the hundred man leader. They rarely even saw thousand man leaders. As for the young Wolf Lord and the Wolf King, they could basically only see them from afar.
Moreover each mercenary rank was different and the treatment received was also different. How to raise ones rank among the mercenaries? There was only one way, which was fighting, fighting, fighting, and constantly accumulating merits.
Although Sauron and Fen Mo were regarded as geniuses with divine shooting talent, they had just entered and could only start as ordinary mercenaries.
Under the extremely envious, jealous and hateful gazes of everyone, Sauron followed Yuan Jie towards the central tower.
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The entire Silver Wolf Legion camp covered several thousand acres. The other barracks were ordinary large wooden houses, but the central tower was fully five storeys high.
Normally this was the residence of Wolf King Yan Yan. Now that Yan Yan was absent, it had become the residence of the young lord Yan Frost.
After arriving at the central tower there were still high walls blocking the way, and two personal guard warriors stood at the entrance.
Please report to the young lord that Yuan Jie has brought Lan Ling to pay respects. Yuan Jie stepped forward and said.
Please wait a moment. The young lord is meeting someone else. The personal guard warrior said.
Then Yuan Jie and Sauron waited by the entrance.
A full quarter of an hour later, a person came out from inside. This person had dishevelled hair, deep eyes, and a wild, arrogant bearing. It was precisely Fen Mo who possessed the divine shooting talent.
Immediately Yuan Jies face looked somewhat unpleasant. As a member of the archer camp, Fen Mo had come to see young lord Yan Frost without going through him.
Then a female warrior stepped forward, glanced at Sauron, and said. Are you Lan Ling?
Yes. Sauron said.
The young lord asks you to enter. The female warrior said.
Then Sauron followed her into the central tower while Yuan Jie remained waiting outside and was not allowed to enter.
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The huge central hall was fully over a thousand square metres. The floor inside was entirely paved with bluestone, and the walls were covered with silver wolf carvings.
On the high platform there was a massive commanders seat made of pure silver. Above the throne hung a silver wolf carved from pure silver, cold and ferocious.
Under the commanders seat was spread a white tiger skin, peeled from an entire white tiger, with even the whole tiger head completely preserved. It still looked lifelike and domineering beyond compare.
Although it was autumn and this place was in the south so the weather was still quite hot.
But after entering this central hall one felt a cold, solemn and murderous atmosphere.
When Sauron entered, Yan Frost was standing with her back to him, looking up at the silver wolf head ornament.
Lan Ling, you possess the divine shooting talent. You could serve in any kingdom or even enter the Divine Dragon Heavenly Star Hall. Why have you come to my Silver Wolf Legion? Upon hearing Sauron enter, Yan Frost asked.
Her voice was naturally cold as frost, as if keeping people at a distance of a thousand li.
Sauron was stunned. This… was this Yan Nai Er?
According to his sister Suo Ning Bings description, although Yan Nai Er appeared cold and serious on the surface, her heart was innocent and passionate.
Yet the indifference of the Yan Frost before him seemed innate. Moreover her strong and superior bearing came completely from within and was not faked at all.
Why do you not answer? Yan Frost turned her head. Her beautiful eyes stared at Sauron with icy coldness and said. Or do you have other motives?
Sauron finally saw this woman face to face for the first time.
Sure enough… her beauty pierced the heart. That instant of stunning beauty truly froze a person and made breathing pause for a moment.
Suo Ning Bing was very beautiful and Zhi Ning was also very beautiful, but their beauty was gentle and restrained. Only Gui Qin Shao had a beauty that was bold, dazzling, soul hooking and captivating.
Sauron had once thought that a beauty of Gui Qin Shaos level could not be found a second time.
But unexpectedly Yan Frost appeared.
Truly soul seizing and peerlessly beautiful.
This kind of instantaneous penetrating beauty was something neither Zhi Ning nor Suo Ning Bing could match.
Gui Qin Shao was fiery and blazing like fire while the Yan Frost before him was cold and beautiful like frost.
Gui Qin Shao was like a blood stained rose while Yan Frost was like a snow covered blue enchantress.
She had not deliberately put on a cold as ice appearance, but she gave the feeling that she was made of ice and jade, with eyes like cold stars. This peerlessly beautiful face made one feel that if a drop of water fell on it, it would instantly freeze into ice.
At this moment Sauron truly doubted whether she was Yan Nai Er. Because Yan Nai Er was not this mature nor this strong and dominating in bearing.
But from the face, it was exactly the same as the Yan Nai Er in Saurons portrait.
He instinctively glanced at the position in front of her chest and immediately Saurons throat tightened. This… this was too spectacular.
Gui Qin Shaos chest size had already been the largest Sauron had ever seen. Yet the Yan Frost before him could truly be called a lethal weapon. Truly mountain like and shocking, truly impossible for two hands to grasp. Converted to Earth standards it would be at least G cup or above.
This pair of magnificent full breasts paired with her peerlessly cold and beautiful face truly left one breathless.
Moreover her height was completely no less than a mans. Sauron estimated it was fully over one metre seventy six.
Her waist was slender and powerful, her buttocks full and round like melons, and her long legs straight as jade pillars. This womans figure was no longer devilish but could truly be called exaggerated.
Under normal circumstances, as a woman commanding this powerful mercenary legion, she should have used cloth strips to tightly bind her astonishing chest, concealed her exaggerated feminine curves, worn male clothing in a neutral style, and made everyone forget her identity as a woman.
After all, women in this world still carried a natural delicate and weak attribute.
Yet the Yan Frost before him had not done so. She fully released her beauty and released the seduction of her devilish figure.
But she was still cold as frost and kept people at a distance of a thousand li.
There was only one explanation for doing this, which was that she had absolute confidence and possessed powerful strength.
Now Sauron strongly suspected that she was not Yan Nai Er. She was too mature and too strong.
Yan Nai Er was twenty two years old this year, while the woman before him looked as if she was already twenty seven or twenty eight.
Although her skin was even smoother and snow like than that of a seventeen or eighteen year old girl, her inner and outer temperament gave a very mature feeling.
Why, is my question so difficult to answer? Yan Frost said coldly.
Sauron said. No, I was just stung by the young miss beauty for a moment and my mind was slightly shaken.
Towards Saurons answer Yan Frost showed neither joy nor displeasure. She simply said quietly. Or are you like the others and came for me?
Even when speaking about her own marriage she spoke flatly without the slightest ripple.
Sauron said. I came to the Silver Wolf Legion for revenge.
Revenge? Yan Frost said. How strong is your enemy? Do you want my Silver Wolf to take revenge for you?
This woman was very sharp. She did not say your enemy is in the Silver Wolf but asked how strong your enemy is.
Very strong, very strong. Sauron said.
Yan Frost said. Then wanting my Silver Wolf to take revenge for you will probably not be easy. You will need to contribute merits of equal value.
Sauron said. I understand.
Yan Frost suddenly looked at Sauron and said. I feel that there seems to be some question in your heart that you cannot speak out.
Sauron was stunned. Was this woman so powerful? Her mental power was actually so sharp.
Do not lie. Yan Frost said. In front of a person with incomparably powerful mental power, lying is meaningless.
Sauron hesitated for a moment then asked. Does Miss Yan Frost have a younger sister?
Yan Frost said. Why? Have you seen her before?
Sauron said. Many years ago I seemed to have seen her. At that time her name was still Yan Nai Er.
Yan Frosts cold eyes flashed with a trace of fluctuation then she said. My father indeed had another daughter called Yan Nai Er, but she is already dead.
Dead? Saurons heart trembled then he looked at Yan Frosts face again, trying to find any clues.
However this face was already cold as cast metal without any fluctuation.
For a moment Sauron really could not figure out whether she was Yan Nai Er or not.
If she was Yan Nai Er then Sauron could be certain that she must have experienced something incomparably astonishing to become like this. Merely the emotional wound Sauron had given her absolutely could not have caused such a transformation.
This astonishing experience was even something Sauron could not imagine. Because from Yan Nai Er to the current Yan Frost it was a complete transformation from heart to soul to temperament.
Moreover Sauron clearly sensed that her martial skills were very, very high. She had definitely already broken through to dragon warrior, completely different from the previous Yan Nai Er, and perhaps not inferior to Meng Tuo Luo.
If she was Yan Nai Er, at only twenty two years old she had already advanced to dragon warrior at this age?
This was almost completely impossible. Suo Han Yi and Jian Ning were already absolute top geniuses yet they had only advanced to dragon warrior at twenty seven or twenty eight.
Meng Tuo Luo had received full cultivation from the Divine Dragon Holy Temple and possessed one in a million talent yet she had not broken through to dragon warrior at twenty two.
But for Sauron, whether she was Yan Frost or Yan Nai Er the result was the same.
Sauron must obtain the entire Silver Wolf Legion through her. Moreover there was now one piece of good news and one piece of bad news.
The good news was that Yan Yan had still not appeared so far and it seemed the entire Silver Wolf Legion was under Yan Frosts control.
The bad news was that whether she had once been Yan Nai Er or not, she was now Yan Frost, a mature, resolute Yan Frost who kept people at a distance of a thousand li. Whether her will or her heart, both were as strong as her martial skills, even like a thousand ren ice mountain. Conquering such a woman would truly be as difficult as ascending to heaven.
You saw Fen Mo leave earlier? Yan Frost asked.
Yes. Sauron said.
Yan Frost said. I also asked him his purpose for coming to the Silver Wolf Legion. He answered directly that he came for me, to marry me. Do you know how I replied to him?
I do not know. Sauron said.
I said I would give him a chance. Yan Frost said.
Immediately Sauron was greatly stunned. He had not expected her to answer like this.
Yan Frost said. Do you know who spread the news that I want to marry and select a husband, and let him become the next Wolf King?
Sauron said. Was it your father?
It was not my father, it was myself. Yan Frost said. I am not young anymore and need to marry and have children. Moreover I need a sufficiently strong man to help me manage the Silver Wolf Legion. I will truly keep my promise. Once I marry a certain man he will become the new Wolf King and I will retire behind the scenes.
At this moment Sauron was truly startled. This woman spoke so directly. When talking about her own lifelong matter there was not the slightest shyness, not even a trace of emotional fluctuation.
During this period I have tested many men, no fewer than several dragon warriors alone. Yan Frost said. But the results left me extremely disappointed. The man I want to marry must not only have high martial skills but also top notch wisdom and breadth of mind. So no matter whether you came for me or not, I will still give you a chance.
In an instant Sauron was almost speechless.
Yan Frost said. Your full beard and deliberately yellowed face cannot hide your age. You may truly be very ugly but you are definitely no more than twenty one years old. You may not know that men of different ages have completely different energy and spiritual auras.
Sauron was once again speechless.
Your current martial skills are very weak, even weaker than Fen Mos. Yan Frost said. But that does not matter. You can become stronger later. Every time I go out to battle I will bring one candidate to test. I will test his character, wisdom and will. Five days later I will lead a team out to battle. I will choose one from between you and Fen Mo to bring with me.
As soon as these words came out Saurons heart jumped violently.
I only give every man one chance to be tested. Whoever passes the final test I will marry. Yan Frost said. Tell me, between you and Fen Mo, who should I bring on the mission?
Me. Sauron said.
Yan Frost stared into his eyes and said. You have indeed also come for me.
Sauron lowered his head and said. Yes.
In his heart he really wanted to curse. What exactly had this Yan Frost experienced that was so astonishing? She had transformed to become so powerful, especially her mental power, which left one with nowhere to hide.
Because as soon as you told a lie the spiritual aura released by your whole body would fluctuate and she would capture it.
Coming for me, what is there to be ashamed of? Yan Frost said. My beauty and figure are peerless in the world. It is only natural for men to lust after beauty. Not to mention that marrying me means possessing a powerful army.
Sauron was once again speechless. He discovered that to a certain extent he really could not handle this woman. She was too strong.
She kept saying I give each of you a chance, yet in reality she was overlooking from atop a thousand ren ice mountain. That kind of high and superior attitude, that kind of cold arrogance that kept people at a distance of a thousand li, truly made one shrink back.
Conquering such a woman was truly as difficult as ascending to heaven.
However Sauron had no way out. She had already spoken very clearly. As long as he married her he could become the new Wolf King and automatically obtain this most powerful mercenary legion.
Between you and Fen Mo I will only choose one. Yan Frost said. Because one Silver Wolf Legion probably cannot accommodate two dragon archers. Fen Mo has also said there is room for you or for him, not both.
Sauron nodded and said. With him there is no me.
That is it then. Yan Frost said. So I will give you and Fen Mo the same mission. Whoever completes it first wins and becomes my next test target.
What mission? Sauron asked.