"My lord, we have brought back the Knight of Vasimma," Pat said.
"Who?" Lorist didn't hear clearly.
Sedkamp explained: "My lord, after we came out of the camp of the Kenmes family, Pat said that my lord admired the free knight Vasimma who won three rounds in a row in the morning, and wanted to recruit him to become a family knight, so we again I went to the Battlefield Merchant Group to inquire about the tent where Knight Vasima lived, and went to visit. Who knew that after arriving at the tent of Knight Vasinma, I found that both the Pegasus family and the Kenmes family had sent people to recruit Knight Vasima .”
"Oh..." Lorist became interested, but he had never heard of the reputation of the Pegasus family, and there was no family in the Northland called the Pegasus family in his memory: "Wait, which aristocratic family is the Pegasus family? Why haven't you heard of it?"
"My lord, have you forgotten? The first knight who challenged us yesterday, the knight named Lamberway, didn't he have a silver Pegasus badge on him? He is the knight of the Pegasus family. Well, my lord knows that New Moon War and the Felim family?"
"The New Moon War? The Felim family? I know this. A hundred years ago, Christen IV fought with seven noble families over a silver moon-shaped magic stone found in a ruin, which is said to contain magic power. The New Moon Rebellion or the New Moon War. In the end, Christen IV won the victory with difficulty, and the seven noble families were wiped out. However, the New Moon Magic Stone disappeared, and no trace of it has been found since then. Christen IV smashed half of the empire and got nothing. It was a waste of effort to make posterity laugh. This is recorded in the Memorabilia of Galintia. The Felim family, I remember, should be the seven rebellious families One of them?" Lorist recalled.
Sedkamp said: "My lord has a really good memory. The emblem of the Felim family is a silver Pegasus. Just like we are called the Angry Bear Family, they are also called the Pegasus Family. That made a lot of money. The wandering knight who was entrusted by the second prince to be a nobleman in the North Land is Felim Baron Charward. I heard from the messenger who went to recruit the Vasimma knight that Baron Charward is a descendant of the Pegasus family. Committed to restoring the glory of the family, young and promising, as long as the Vasinma knight joins, there will be opportunities for development, and the future will definitely shine... "
"There is also an envoy sent by the Kenmes family to recruit. He said that the Kenmes family is willing to pay double the annuity for the Vasimma knight. If the Vasimma knight is promoted to the gold rank, he will immediately have a property with complete facilities. A rich estate," went on Pat.
"Oh, why did the Vasimma knight come back with you? What kind of conditions did you offer?" Lorist asked with great interest.
"This..." Sedkamp shook his head puzzled.
Pat scratched his head and said, "To be honest, we don't know why Knight Vasimma came with us. We didn't ask for any conditions. My lord, when we went in, the envoys of those two families were there. We saw Vasimma When Knight Xinma was very straight to the point, he just asked him if he was interested in coming to our family for you. As soon as we finished talking about the envoys of the Pegasus family and the Kenmas family, we began to persuade the Vasinma knight. Our respective conditions, we thought there was nothing going on, so we wanted to leave. Unexpectedly, after listening to the envoys of the two envoys, the Vasinma knight just shook his head and rejected the two envoys, picked up his sword and rode on his horse, and came back with us... "
"Where is Navashinma Knight now?"
"My lord, Knight Vasimma is waiting outside. I asked him to come in together just now. He said that it is impolite to enter the Lord Lord's room without being summoned, and it violates the knight's etiquette. So we have to let him go. Wait outside..." Pat said.
"Sun, you should come in and talk about this first, it's really disrespectful to let Knight Vasimma wait outside for so long..." Lorist complained and hurried outside.
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Knight Vasimma was a tall, taciturn man with a well-mannered demeanor. One could tell at a glance that he had received a very traditional knight education, and he was very particular about knight etiquette. He seemed a little uncomfortable with Lorist's hospitality, and took the tea made by Lorist a little embarrassedly.
"Knight Vasimma, please forgive my presumptuousness. What made you reject the offer from the Pegasus family and the Kenmes family? I heard that the terms they offered are very good..." Lorist stared at the man in front of him. Knight, he is really interested in Vasinma Knight. When he saw him challenge and duel with other knights, he felt that his martial arts foundation was very solid, and every attack and defense was very stable. A solid, steady, reliable feeling. As stable as a mountain, Lorist somehow remembered this idiom from his previous life.
Knight Vasimma was silent for a while, and finally took out a small gold angry bear badge from his pocket and put it on the table: "I'm here for it."
Angry Bear Badge? Lorist picked up the badge and turned it over to see that the word Abelide was engraved on the back of the badge.
"Brother?" Lorist looked at Knight Vasinma. This is his brother's badge, why did it appear in his hand
"Seven years ago, Lord Abelide was a gold star. He traveled throughout the Northland, challenging all the famous knights, and fought invincible hands all over the Northland. When returning to the family territory, he passed by my manor. At that time, I was preparing for the third This time I awakened my fighting spirit. If I failed again, I would have nowhere to go but to leave the manor left by my father. It was Master Abelide who helped me, and under his guidance, I finally awakened my fighting spirit. When he left When I asked him if we could meet again? He left the gold badge and said with a smile that when I was promoted to the silver rank, I could go to him with this badge and he would make me his knight. But when I was promoted to the silver rank At that time, there was news of his death in battle..."
"I don't know what to do. When I was promoted to two silver stars, I decided to go to the Norton family. Even if Lord Abelide is gone, I will fulfill my promise to become a knight of the Norton family. It just happened that my mother passed away. Then my wife gave birth to a son for me, and I couldn't leave. Last year, I was just promoted to three-star silver, and the territory of my father's former lord, Viscount Bethesse, was attacked by two new lords, so I had to help Bethes Viscount Seth resisted and only defeated the two new lords earlier this year."
"It took me more than three months to finish dealing with the affairs of the manor, dismiss the servants, and return the manor to Viscount Bethes. I took my wife, son, and a few personal attendants here. Come here. I just arrived yesterday. I wanted to come to see you this morning, but the wandering knight in front of the castle thought I was challenging him and rushed over. I had to defeat him and the other two challengers. I thought that calling the door would be punished. Your people thought that I was challenging you, so I went back again. Unexpectedly, my lord sent someone to look for me at night, so I followed... "
The tone of Knight Vasinma's statement was extremely flat, as if he was just talking about a very ordinary and trivial matter.
Lorist, Pat and Sudkamp were all moved...
"Have you returned the knight manor your father left you to that lord?" Lorist asked in surprise.
"Yes, my lord." Knight Vasimma replied calmly: "My father's loyal Viscount Bethes is the grandfather of the current lord. When I failed to awaken the battle qi for the second time, the current Viscount Besseth still shouted I want to take back the manor, and I can’t leave this waste to me. So after I was promoted to the silver rank, I refused to continue to serve the Bethes family like my father, and I also promised Lord Abelide that I would become a knight of the Norton family. This Last time, I helped Viscount Besses defeat the two new lords who attacked his territory. By returning the manor to him, he repaid his grandfather's kindness to our family. In the future, we will not owe each other, and I can leave without any worries. "
"Knight Vasimma, I am very touched. Your actions have shown me the dignity and glory of a true knight. Your dedication and persistence to your promise is the most precious reward our Norton family has received. Only now The Norton family, the current situation is very serious. I don't want to hide it from you. Duke Lukins' Northland Legion has already invaded our family territory. If you join us, you will inevitably face the front of the Duke of the Northland. Fighting, no one can guarantee your own safety. Your child is still young, I hope you can think about it for your relatives, joining the Norton family now is really not a good choice..." Lorist smiled wryly at Vasimma said the knight.
"My lord, the road of knighthood is tortuous and dangerous. I regretted that I didn't come earlier, and I don't want to regret it again. If I back down now, my children will grow up to have a father like me." I feel ashamed..." Knight Vasimma came in front of Lorist and knelt down on one knee: "My lord, if you don't want to take me in as a knight of the Norton family, can you allow me to join the Norton family's armed forces as an ordinary knight?" soldiers with you against the invading enemy?"
"This is the most touching knight's oath I've ever heard. Get up, my knight." Lorist pulled out his sword and patted Vasimma on the shoulder twice: "Pat..."
Pat handed a silver raging bear badge to Lorist, and then hugged Vasimma tightly: "You are welcome, my brother. Your arrival is the glory of the Norton family."
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Vasimma, who had just become a knight of the Norton family, excitedly went to pick up his wife, son and several attendants back to the city accompanied by Sedkamp. Lorist played with his elder brother's gold badge and was filled with emotion. Pat walked in and reported, "My lord, Jim is back."
"Oh, let him in."
"Jim, what did the four mercenary captains say?" Before Jim could catch his breath, Lorist asked impatiently.
Jim wiped the sweat off his face, panting and replied: "My lord, the price you gave them is already very generous, and they all agreed to accept your employment. It's just that they have a small request..."
"What is it?" Lorist asked.
"They want you to provide a batch of weapons and equipment..."
Lorist's face sank: "They still want the iron armor?"
"No, I don't want the iron armor..." Jim hurriedly explained: "My lord, if they want the iron armor, I will scold them bloody on the spot. They want to pretend to be soldiers of our family, and then go to complete what you entrusted to them This way, even if they miss, they will be regarded as soldiers of our family, not mercenaries of the mercenary regiment. My lord, you know, if they are caught and found to be mercenaries, they will probably be beheaded, It will also let Duke Lukins know which mercenary group is helping our family. If it is a soldier of our family, although he will be abused, he will be able to save his life, and he will not offend the Duke of the North... "
Lorist's face warmed up, and he nodded: "Okay, then I can provide them with a batch of leather armor and weapons, all of which are engraved with our family's logo, but they need to bring their own mounts. Also, wait for them After signing the agreement, let their four mercenary regiments enter the city in batches. After receiving the weapons and equipment, they immediately leave the city and set up camp at the original camp. Once I receive news from Paul Binns, I will immediately take them Set off."
"Okay, my lord, I'll go out of town and sign an agreement with them. Let them go into town tomorrow night to pick up things." Jim left again in a hurry.
"My lord, can these mercenary groups really come in handy?" Pat asked.
"It's better than nothing. In terms of individual combat power, it should be more than the soldiers of the Northern Land Army. But if you line up and charge, it will be a rabble. We don't have so many family soldiers who can fight with Duke Lukins' army in the field, let alone What's more, they also have the rebel support from Beiye Town. In terms of military strength, they have overwhelmed us, and we have no other way but to take defense. But we can't just stay in the castle and be beaten. We must have countermeasures, so that Only then can we defend for a long time. Hiring these mercenary groups is to let them adopt the tactics they are accustomed to, conduct guerrilla attacks outside, destroy the enemy's scouts, sneak attack the enemy's logistics, and involve the enemy's offensive forces, so that the enemy cannot concentrate on attacking ours. Castle..." Lorist explained his tactical idea to Pat.
"But it costs too much to hire a mercenary group. The mercenary group's mercenary fee is 100 gold fords, and they kill an enemy with a bounty of the head of the old man of the empire. We also need to provide them with leather armor and weapons. And food supplies. My lord, I don’t think it’s worth spending so much gold on these mercenaries.” Pat was feeling sorry for the mercenaries.
"If you don't spend a huge bounty, you can't make these mercenary groups fight with all their heart. We have harvested nearly 200,000 wealth from the Red River Valley Manor Castle of the Kenmes family. Our family now has more gold coins. If No matter how much gold you spend to smash Duke Lukins' army down with gold coins, it's worth it," Lorist said.
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