Watching Rocky, Lin Feng felt an unusual sense of nervousness, fearing that Rocky might refuse him.
For the real purpose of his visit was exactly this matter.
Just as he had mentioned earlier, the mining had indeed attracted too many demons, far beyond Lin Feng's expectations, forcing him and the village chief to decide to end the mining early. Otherwise, Backhill Village would definitely not last a month.
Another reason for this decision was that Lin Feng and the village chief hoped it would make Rocky stay!
It wasn't about having him lead his troops to stay in Backhill Village forever, but to stay until the task was completed, which was the most crucial matter for Backhill Village.
The battle yesterday had devastated the village's forces, not only were many injured, but many had died, greatly weakening their strength. Under such circumstances, the primary defense naturally shifted to Rocky and his led Mercenary Group, also known as the Guard Corps.
Although the Guard Corps also suffered casualties in yesterday's fight, the proportion was not very high, and they still maintained a considerable fighting strength.
At the same time, the performance of the Skyships during yesterday's battle was also impressive. Had it not been for the ten Skyships blocking the fifth and sixth waves of demons at a critical moment, the outcome of yesterday's battle might have been different.
Considering all these factors, Rocky and his Guard Corps had now become the main defense force of Backhill Village. Whether Backhill Village could withstand the next demon attack completely depended on Rocky, the Guard Corps, and the performance of the Skyships.
This was why Lin Feng and the people of Backhill Village were very worried, worried that Rocky might leave before the task was finished.
After experiencing the great battle yesterday, even a fool could understand that the next battle would be even more terrible. Therefore, it was normal for Rocky to leave early, especially since the survival of Backhill Village had nothing to do with him; he was just there to complete a mission, and that was all.
Once Rocky led his troops away, especially taking the ten Skyships with him, there would be no doubt that Backhill Village would be overrun in the demons' next attack, just like it had been six months ago.
However, unlike six months ago, this time Backhill Village didn't have six or seven hundred soldiers to resist the demons!
In such a situation, to retain Rocky and his troops, Lin Feng and Old Jack had jointly decided to reduce the mining period to twenty days. By shortening the mining time, Rocky's defensive task would naturally be alleviated.
Additionally, Backhill Village increased the commission significantly, hoping this would encourage Rocky to stay.
Perhaps some might find it odd, as the commission for this mission hadn't seemed to increase, had it? Lin Feng had merely stated that Rocky could take all the demon corpses, and that was it.
Indeed, Lin Feng had only made that brief statement, which might seem trivial, but the difference was actually huge!
In this mission, the commission involving gold coins and minerals was actually minor; the real value lay in the spoils of the battle, which were the demon corpses!
It's worth noting that the corpses of Sky Demons were highly valuable, selling for at least a few thousand gold coins each, and it wasn't unusual for them to fetch tens of thousands. Thus, the more demon corpses Rocky acquired, the more money he could earn.
But according to the previous agreement, only the demons killed by Rocky and the Guard Corps were considered their spoils and could be taken; those killed by Lin Feng and other people from Backhill Village were not theirs to touch, as those belonged to the village's spoils.
However, in order to retain Rocky, the people of Backhill Village decided to give up their share of the spoils and hand them all over to Rocky.
For Rocky, this was absolutely a huge gain!
From the start of the mission to now, between Rocky and Lin Feng, they had eliminated at least seventy demons together. This meant that if the mission ended now, Rocky would have gotten at least seventy Black-eyed Demon corpses!
Perhaps the Black-eyed Demons were not particularly powerful, and their corpses might not fetch a high price, but they could surely be sold for at least a thousand Gold Coins each, right?
Seventy corpses, even if each only sold for a thousand Gold Coins, that was seventy thousand Gold Coins!
Moreover, the corpses of the Black-eyed Demons were definitely worth more than a thousand Gold Coins. The actual price would certainly be much higher, and the money Rocky could earn would definitely exceed seventy thousand Gold Coins.
And let's not forget, the mission hadn't ended yet!
In the upcoming tasks, battles were bound to continue and more demons were sure to come, so Rocky would obtain even more Black-eyed Demon corpses, meaning that when the mission ended successfully, it was no exaggeration to say that Rocky could obtain at least a hundred demon corpses!
A hundred demon corpses, all converted into Gold Coins, how much money would that be!
Even if Rocky wasn't as sensitive to Gold Coins and numbers as Aileen, he knew this was definitely a substantial gain, so large that it could fill the entire treasury of Thunderhawk City!
So when Lin Feng finished speaking, Rocky furrowed his brows and couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
To say he had never thought of giving up the mission would be impossible, especially since the level of danger had already exceeded his expectations, particularly after the end of yesterday's battle when Rocky indeed had thoughts of giving up.
But, he hesitated.
This hesitation stemmed from wondering what would happen to Thunderhawk City if he abandoned the mission.
In Backhill Village, Rocky's identity was just that of a Mercenary Group Leader, but if he truly were just a commander, it would be fine, but alas, he was not; his true identity was the lord of a city.
As the lord of a city, Rocky had too many things to consider, such as how, without the commission from this mission, Thunderhawk City would fall into the same financial straits as before, and then what?
Giving up the mission was easy, but getting Thunderhawk City through another crisis was difficult.
It was because of these concerns that when Lin Feng increased the commission to retain Rocky, Rocky had to carefully consider whether to stay for this substantial amount of commission or to prioritize safety and leave early…?
Two choices, each with its pros and cons, it was up to Rocky to weigh them.
However, surprisingly, Rocky made his choice almost without any hesitation. He then stretched out his palm and said, "Captain Lin Feng, let's do as you said, we will definitely persist until the end of this mission."
"Great!"
Hearing his words, Lin Feng let out a big sigh of relief, showed a smile on his face, and extended his own palm, tightly clasping it with Rocky's!