Listening to the name, it sounds like an assassin.
But Hader's words denied his guess.
"Withering Shadow is a bit special compared to the other two; she's a Black Iron Upper-tier necromancer."
"A necromancer!?"
Lu Xuan was a bit surprised.
"Yes."
Lu Xuan nodded, his gaze still fixed on the stone tablet, seemingly weighing something.
Hader also didn't speak again.
After a moment, Lu Xuan finally raised his head and looked at Hader: "What are their prices?"
Hader smiled slightly: "Black Wolf's commission is 210 soul crystals per month, Iron Fist is also 210 soul crystals, while Withering Shadow costs 230 soul crystals."
"Withering Shadow is actually that expensive?"
"Yes, necromancers are a bit special because one person can do the work of several, so she charges a bit more."
"I see."
Lu Xuan thought carefully.
He still had over 1482 soul crystals, which wasn't a small amount of money, but not a lot either.
However, considering the current earning speed of Stardew Valley Dungeon, he decided to buy the best and most expensive ones.
"Alright, I've decided to hire these three!"
Lu Xuan decided after a brief thought.
"Oh!? Three people!" Hearing this, Hader was a bit surprised, feeling as if he had misheard, and asked for confirmation in confusion, "Lord, are you sure!?"
To buy three?
He carefully scanned Lu Xuan's entire body again; his appearance was handsome, but his clothing was very ordinary, and he had no luxurious decorations.
He was completely an ordinary beginner Lord.
How could he suddenly produce so many soul crystals?
Hiring one, he could accept, but hiring three?
It made him a bit surprised.
"What? Can't I hire them?"
Lu Xuan was puzzled.
Hader waved his hands repeatedly, "Yes, yes! I was just confirming."
"I am sure I want to hire three people."
Hearing Lu Xuan's reply, Hader finally confirmed that the other party wasn't joking, and then showed a professional smile: "Alright, esteemed Lord, please follow me, and I will immediately arrange the procedures for you."
Hader turned and walked into an adjacent room, taking out three parchment scrolls from a drawer in the wooden desk inside: "Please sign these three employment contracts and pay the first month's commission."
"These are standard employment contracts, please take a look."
Hader smoothly spread the parchment on the table, his finger gently tracing the text.
Lu Xuan took the quill, quickly scanned it, the content was similar to contracts in his previous life, with no issues, so he leaned over and quickly signed his name on the parchment: "This is my signature."
As his name was signed, he clearly felt a magical force connecting himself and the contract.
At this moment, the contract became effective.
"Lu Xuan? An unfamiliar name. It seems he's a new Lord." Hader thought to himself as he looked at the name on the contract.
Seeing this, Hader politely collected the contract and the quill, put them back into the drawer, and then said, "The first month's commission for the three mercenaries totals 650 soul crystals, please verify."
Lu Xuan paid 650 soul crystals without hesitation, "This is the first month's commission."
Hader was slightly amazed that this new Lord actually possessed so many soul crystals, and he carefully placed the soul crystals one by one into the scale pan, counting them meticulously: "The quantity is accurate."
"Please wait a moment; I'll go call the three of them."
"Alright."
Immediately, Hader walked into another door in the room, while Lu Xuan sat on a nearby sofa, lost in thought, pondering some game memories from his previous life and fantasizing about building a Dungeon.
Inside a room in the palace.
Black Wolf and Iron Fist were chatting inside.
Black Wolf was a tall, burly man with brown hair, standing two meters tall, with a huge two-handed axe strapped to his back.
Iron Fist was not as robust as Black Wolf, but his arm circumference was extremely exaggerated, like two thick steel pillars, combined with the metal spiked gauntlets he wore, one couldn't imagine the result of a punch hitting a person.
"Old Wolf, tell me, should I lower my commission? It's been a long time since I was last hired. Are all Lords this poor now?"
Black Wolf frowned slightly, crossing his arms over his chest, and slowly shook his head.
"Iron Fist, it's not a matter of commission. The commission cannot be lowered; it's already been lowered once. If it's lowered again, there's no need for us to be mercenaries! I heard that recently, most Lords' Dungeons haven't been able to attract Adventurers, leading to fewer people willing to become Lords. With the decrease in new Lords, it's also difficult for our strength to be recognized by powerful Lords, so..."
Iron Fist shrugged, sighing helplessly with a hint of gloom in his eyes: "If this continues, it will be difficult for us to even support ourselves, let alone maintain our equipment and improve our strength."
"Alas."
Black Wolf also sighed in agreement.
At this moment, the room door was pushed open, and Hader's figure appeared at the doorway, a smile on his face, looking in good spirits.
Seeing the dejected Iron Fist, he greeted him: "Iron Fist, a Lord is willing to hire you."
"Ah, really!"
Iron Fist stood up excitedly.
"Congratulations, brother!"
Black Wolf also congratulated him with a smile upon hearing this.
But deep down, there was a hint of disappointment.
Just then, Hader added, "Oh, Black Wolf is here too. Come along."
"Ah!"
Black Wolf was stunned.
Me too!?
Iron Fist also spun around sharply, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes: "Black Wolf too? This... what's going on? Did two Lords come?"
"No, today an esteemed Lord intends to hire both of you."
Hader explained.
"What!"
Both Black Wolf and Iron Fist were astonished.
Hired by one Lord?
Hiring both of them?
"Oh, right, have you seen Withering Shadow? That Lord also hired her."
Hader said at this point.
"Ah, she was hired too, by the same Lord?"
Black Wolf exclaimed in surprise.
"Yes."
"This..."
The two immediately looked at each other, seeing surprise and confusion in each other's eyes.
Could it be a descendant of some Lord family?
Other new Lords certainly didn't have such financial resources and influence.
"Don't just stand there, both of you. Come with me to find Withering Shadow. We'll go see the Lord soon; it's not good to keep the Lord waiting."
After speaking, Hader turned and left the room, going elsewhere to look for Withering Shadow.
Black Wolf and Iron Fist exchanged glances, then followed him.
They turned a corner and arrived at the door of a dimly lit room.
The door was ajar, letting out a faint sliver of light.
Hader gently knocked on the door, "Withering Shadow, are you in there?"
No movement.
Hader looked back at the two, smiling, "Do you know where Withering Shadow is?"
"We haven't heard from her recently; she's always appearing and disappearing mysteriously."
Iron Fist shook his head, and Black Wolf nodded in agreement.
After a moment of silence, a low, hoarse voice came from inside the room, "I'm here, come in."
"Oh, she was here after all."
Iron Fist exclaimed in surprise.