Chapter 82: This is Compensation for My Commotion (2)
The mercenary guild served as both a haven for mercenaries and a hub for assigning requests.
Clients paid fees to request missions, while mercenaries paid brokerage fees when accepting tasks. All these payments are stored in the guild's most secure location: the Mercenary Vault.
This vault didn’t just hold cash; it also housed records of past and current requests, along with confidential information. It was an extremely important place, guarded round-the-clock by thirty mercenaries and protected with magic to restrict access. The labyrinth Cork discovered could only be accessed through this vault.
It wasn’t naturally there. Cork had dug a tunnel to connect it, sealing off the original entrance in the process.
“Sir, did everything go well outside?”
Inside the labyrinth, two mercenaries stood guard—Cork’s last remaining subordinates. Unaware of the events outside, they questioned Cork, who snapped at them irritably.
“Out of the way! I need to awaken the demon.”
“What? All of a sudden?”
“Keter, that bastard, knew everything! How else would a council member appear at just the right moment?”
“I don’t understand. A council member? What happened out there?”
“Our entire plan is about to go up in smoke. Keter and the council member—hell, I’ll have to kill them all!”