Mercenary Club

Chapter 21 Mercenary Club

There are three receptionists at the front desk. One of them guides Hobart to familiarize himself with the club, which does not interfere with the front desk's work.

The receptionist who greeted Hobart was a young woman in her early twenties, dressed smartly and appropriately, and seemed very talkative.

She introduced herself, "You may call me Anastasia. Mr. Hobart, would you like to practice with a pistol or a rifle?"

Hobert said, "Hello Anastasia, I'd like to practice with a revolver."

"Yes, sir, the pistol range is in the backyard!" Anastasia explained. "You can go to the weapons showroom to choose a gun and pick up your ammunition first."

"Each member has a free quota of 500 rounds of ammunition per month. If they have a 'gun license,' they can take these rounds out for use. But if they don't have a 'gun license,' they can only use them at the shooting range."

"In addition, the club provides members with practice guns, which can only be used at the shooting range. If you want to buy a gun, you also need a 'gun license'. The firearms here are more complete than any other weapons store, and the prices are cheaper."

As they talked, Ana led Hobert to the weapons showroom, which was filled with all kinds of pistols, shotguns, rifles, and even high-pressure steam rifles.

Anastasia explained, "Here, apart from high-pressure steam rifles and the new submachine guns, you can choose any other type of firearm you like."

Guided by Anastasia, Hobart finally saw the submachine gun. He couldn't recall ever seeing this model before; it had a bulky fuselage and a round magazine. The only familiar feature was that the magazine was mounted on top of the machine gun.

Hopper asked, "Can I buy a machine gun too?"

If you go out with this thing on your arm, you'll be unbeatable in a head-on fight against anyone below Sequence 7!

"I'm sorry, sir, you are not eligible to purchase this," Ana explained with a smile. "Only mercenary squads that have been members of the Mercenary Club for more than three years, or retired officers, are eligible to purchase it."

"After purchase, it is not allowed to be owned or used in the city, and the gun must be sent to the club for inspection every three months, and the use of the gun in the past three months must be reported."

"Even if it's scrapped or the gun has suffered severe damage, we must bring back the main parts."

Hobart realized: "To avoid leaks!"

"Yes," Anas smiled. "The high-pressure steam rifles and submachine guns produced by the Kingdom of Rune are the most advanced firearms in the world, and even the army has not yet completed large-scale deployment."

Hobart remarked: This club has some powerful connections!

He went straight to choosing a revolver. There were several types of revolvers, one with a very long barrel that looked powerful, but it was too heavy and inconvenient to carry. The smaller ones didn't seem very intimidating. In the end, Hobart chose a pistol with a barrel as long as an adult's hand and a rather industrial aesthetic.

Having chosen his gun, Hobart took fifty rounds of ammunition and left the armory.

Anastasia then showed Hobert the location of the restaurant and restrooms, and told him when lunch would be served, before taking him to the shooting range.

On the way there, Hobart asked, "I heard there are gatherings or information exchange seminars here?"

"Yes," Ana said. "In the second room on the left on the third floor, there is an information wall where you can write down information to be published for free. You can enter as long as you have the club's badge."

"For valuable information, you can write down a brief description or a few keywords and leave your contact information with the staff. If there is a buyer, we will contact the seller of the information immediately."

"In addition, the gathering is once a week, in the first room on the left on the third floor, starting at 2:30 pm on Sunday afternoon. Anyone with a badge from this club can participate."

Hobert nodded; today was a good day to go and take a look.

Once you step outside, the shooting range is right in front of you.

The backyard looked like it used to be a garden, with many ornamental trees and flowers around the shooting range, but without anyone to take care of them, the plants looked rather listless.

Hobart casually asked, "The club grounds used to be a residence, didn't they?"

"Yes," Anastasia, who was leading the way, said, "This used to be one of Viscount Pound's properties."

Hobart was taken aback. Was it the "Pound" from Ralph Pound?

He asked casually, "Pound? I don't seem to recognize the name of this viscount."

Anastasia casually remarked, "It's said that because this lord became addicted to gambling and womanizing, Viscount Pound was demoted to baron more than a decade ago."

Hobart then asked, "How many members of the Pound family are left now?"

"I heard that only one person is left in the entire family." Anas shook her head. "I'm not really sure."

Hobert said "Oh" and didn't ask any further questions.

Upon arriving at the single-person shooting range, after Anastasia left, Hobert did not immediately begin practicing his shooting, but instead pondered the matter of the Pound family.

Based on Hobart's observations over the past week, Raft's usual behavior resembled that of a fallen nobleman, which basically confirmed that Raft Pound was a member of the Pound family.

The question is, why can Raft be seen among the stars before the Iron Throne?

If Elliot Balk's star appeared before the Iron Throne not because of a curse, but because he was a member of an extraordinary family through the "Lawyer" pathway, and that's why his star appeared in the pool, then could the Pound family also be an extraordinary family through the "Lawyer" pathway?

Hobert shook his head at this thought. He knew too little information to rush into an investigation; he could only observe for a while. He could ask "Miss Justice," also a noblewoman, to help investigate the impoverished nobles of Backlund. Once he had enough information, he could use the title of "Land of Chaos" to intimidate Raft and perhaps obtain even more information.

Having made up his mind, Hobart decided to put the matter aside for the time being. Although having his own "follower" in Backlund would be much more convenient, he couldn't afford to take the risk.

Hopper began to focus on practicing his shooting. After firing a few shots, he ejected the spent cartridges and reloaded the bullets, while summarizing: even a revolver has a strong recoil when fired, which may also be due to the fact that the gun he chose is more powerful than the handguns on the market.

Then he began to try firing while his spiritual vision was activated, since he would need to keep his spiritual vision active while fighting against others in the future.

After firing six bullets, Hobert discovered that his accuracy was much higher when his vision was activated.

This must be due to an extraordinary trait, which not only provides the means to discover the opponent's weaknesses but also increases the accuracy of attacking those weaknesses.

The only downside is that this body isn't quite used to using a handgun yet, so the accuracy is only slightly higher, still far from being "perfect."

After firing more than twenty bullets, Hobert's arm was numb from the impact. He rested for more than ten minutes before firing all the remaining bullets.

Next, Hobart planned to go and take a look at the information wall.

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(End of this chapter)