"Captain... is this our new base?"
"Well... If the mark is not mistaken, this is our new home."
Aurora's forehead was covered with black lines, and the three of them stared blankly at the so-called new base in front of them. Weeds were overgrown in the small courtyard, the fountain had been dry and dirty for a long time, and in the center stood a dilapidated mansion that looked like a haunted house.
Earl, aren't you too perfunctory on me! At least, repair it before giving it to me, won't you! Aurora couldn't help grumbling inwardly.
"Well… it's still better than sleeping outside, right? Maybe the inside looks better than the outside."
Aurora comforted herself and then slowly pushed open the door, and suddenly a thick layer of dust rushed toward their faces, completely ignoring the three of them.
"Cough cough cough... Captain! You are lying! Such thick dust! Cough cough cough."
"Master, Flamme thinks so."
Flamme, who was silent from the beginning, rarely expressed her opinion. At this time, there was still a thin layer of dust on the tip of her nose.
"Well, let's just settle down tonight." Aurora sighed helplessly.
The three of them took a brief look around the house. Fortunately, at least the water can be used normally, and there were still two rooms that are still liveable.
Claudia and Flamme closed the door with resentment on their faces to prepare for resting, and Aurora also returned to her room.
"Let me see."
She clicked on the system, and the originally dim guild option was brightened up. She lightly touched the guild option, and the system's prompt sound echoed in her mind.
[A base has been detected. The guild system is activated. You can perform guild operations and view guild personnel information]
In the guild system, Aurora also saw the complete picture of the mansion.
There was a small courtyard on the outside. The main building has three floors. There were halls, bedrooms, guest rooms, study rooms, and the rooms of the servants in the back. Eighty percent of the area in the view has red warning signals, indicating that it was damaged—a place that couldn't be used for living.
"Good guy, the damage value is 72%! It's almost a broken house! How long has this mansion been unattended, and how could it have deteriorated to this state?"
Looking at the area of the screen that was almost full of red patterns, Aurora felt a headache coming.
[Ding! It is detected that the damage value of the base is too high, do you want to repair it?]
"It can be repaired?!"
Aurora was a little surprised. She didn't expect that after coming to this world, the optimization of the system would become very convenient and friendly.
Since the system indicated that it could be repaired, the most urgent task right now was to deal with it immediately!
Aurora clicked Repair, and the system prompt popped up immediately.
[300 gold coins are required to completely repair the base, do you want to repair it?]
Aurora hesitated for a moment before clicking directly on the "No" button. If it were to be repaired directly, it would not be suitable as a base. After all, the base must be mainly an office. But the current style of the mansion was definitely incompatible with her plan, but fortunately she still had many design drawings to choose from.
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[Complete repair has been canceled; please enter the partial repair by selecting the type of repair—house repair, furniture repair, courtyard repair]
[Repair House]
[150 gold coins are needed to repair the house. Do you want to repair it?]
[Repair]
With Aurora's confirmation, the house began to emit a light blue light, and under the cover of the light, the entire house was presented in a grid-like state, and a series of changes began to occur in the house under the blueprint she confirmed.
Broken windows, a large number of cracked walls, and rotten and damaged doors were repaired in an instant, and the furniture that had long been broken disappeared in the light.
After a while, the main building, which was abandoned like a haunted house, took on a new look. The previous wooden staircase had been changed into a neat and beautiful marble staircase under the plan in the drawings. The color of the walls and wallpaper had been modified, showing a sense of majesty and solemnity.
On the wall of the hall, a huge banner hung from above. In the center of the banner was the symbol of two wings embracing the sun, which was the symbol of Glory Mercenary Group.
"Awesome!"
Aurora was delighted with the transformation of the base; at least it was simpler and neater than doing it herself.
But now that the house has been repaired, thinking of Claudia and Flamme's resentful expressions before going to bed, she still repaired the bedroom and guest room, and this cost her 50 gold coins more.
"Sure enough, fancy decoration is really expensive. Ah I really miss the old time…"
Aurora sighed that the already ample funds for such an operation had become tight again, but it was still acceptable for her.
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Mercenaries: Glory
Captain: Aurora Silverburg
Members: 2 people
Level: Level 1
Size: Small
Facilities: Level 1 bedroom (rest physical strength recovery increased by 5%), level 1 office (you can view the specific information of subordinate members), level 1 hall (mood increases by 5%), level 1 kitchen (satiation level increases by 5%)
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Not bad... Aurora nodded in satisfaction.
After checking the guild information in detail, Aurora climbed into bed, and now she just wanted to have a good sleep.
The B-level task was solved, and the base problem was also solved, so they didn't need to worry about the mercenary group being forcibly disbanded anymore.
Let's deal with things one by one starting tomorrow! Hold your destiny firmly in your own hands!
Thinking like this, Aurora slowly closed her eyes and fell asleep.
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She didn't know how long the time had passed, but Aurora, who was still asleep, suddenly sensed someone lifting her neckline, and then shaking for a while, followed by two crisp slaps.
The pain in her cheek suddenly opened Aurora's eyes, and Claudia's panicked expression appeared in her eyes.
"Captain! Captain! You finally woke up!"
"What are you doing in the morning, Claudia!" Aurora felt the burning pain in her cheeks on both sides, and this girl must have used up all her strength. "Damn it! It hurts so much..."
"Captain! We can't live here! There are ghosts here!" Claudia grabbed her shoulders and shook her back and forth with teary eyes; she was very emotional right now.
How could she not be? When she opened her eyes in the morning, the dilapidated room suddenly looked brand new; the creaking wooden bed and musty-smelling quilt turned into a brand-new comfortable bed and a soft and warm quilt. Even among the high-fare rooms she had rented before, none of them felt as comfortable as this one.
"Our room, and that bed! Quilt! Eh? Why is it exactly the same here, Captain?"
Suddenly, Claudia was stunned when she noticed that Aurora's room was the same as theirs. Why? Why was her leader so calm?
"Isn't it just IKEA! Why are you making such a fuss?"
"IKEA? What is that?"
"Well that's a long story, anyway, Claudia. As long as you know that I did all this, don't be surprised." Aurora flicked her forehead. "I'm going to get up. Are you sure you want to stay here?"
"Ah? Ah! I'm sorry, Captain! I'm going out now!" Realizing what happened, Claudia's cheeks blushed, and she ran out in a panic and closed the door behind her.
"This silly girl..."
Aurora looked at the door and sighed deeply. It seemed that it was better to remind her in advance before making any changes in the future.
"Well, there was no news of any caravan being attacked for the time being. It seemed that those two people were still hiding behind the scenes and preparing for something."
Aurora was sorting out the known information on her desk. After the guild system was activated, she could immediately learn about the Mercenary Association's commission in the office, though, she could not directly accept them from here.
"However, if we are to deal with those two people, three people are far from enough... we still need new combat power. Recruiting new members, huh?"
In her impression, there seemed to be no loose mercenaries with excellent attributes in Rosewood Town. Aurora rubbed her chin and fell into thinking. At least it was impossible for her to poach from another mercenary group.
Firstly, it was against her bottom line, secondly, it would seriously offend the mercenary group, and thirdly, anyone who could be easily poached here would be easily poached away in the future.
"It seems that we still have to find that person."
Aurora stood up and walked out of the office, towards a certain location.