Yeah, why don't you go back? I can regard this trip back to the Northland as a new adventure, go back to see the family territory, and also end the homesick resentment hidden in the soul imprint of the original owner of this body, Little Locke. Whether you should be a lord or not depends on the situation. You can’t just leave it for yourself. It’s not too late to return to Morente and become a little rich man. Why bother with insomnia every night
Thinking of this, Lorist suddenly felt a bright light in front of his eyes, as if the burden on his body was lifted, and his whole body relaxed. But even if he felt that he wanted to go back, he didn't just leave at will, Lorist still had to plan carefully. Especially when Pat recovers...
Lorist stood at the window of the study room, watching Reddy help Pat to the yard like a dead dog, tied him to the iron swivel chair, then grabbed the pull rope under the swivel chair, and started to make the swivel chair turn, going beyond Turn faster. Pat, who was tied to the swivel chair, had been tortured to the brink of death these days. Not only was he powerless to resist, he couldn't even utter a scream. He only occasionally retched a few times in protest...
Hehe, asking for trouble, do you really think that dynamic visual ability is so easy to obtain? Thinking about the previous life, I and my comrades-in-arms called the Great Wall of Steel, all of them were good men with strong bones, and they didn't even frown when they went up the mountain of swords and down the sea of fire. Hanging Caiheng didn’t even make a sound, picking out the bullet directly from the wound with a knife was even more comfortable talking and laughing, but everyone was afraid of this swivel chair, and no one could last for two days. They all tried it and were terrified and avoided it. .
The main reason is that the feeling of nausea and vomiting is too uncomfortable when the sky turns dark and the sky is dark. They are all strong men of seven feet, but after getting off this swivel chair, they are all soft like noodles. The feeling of involuntary movement is really uncomfortable. . More than four months ago, I also used Reddy as an experiment. It was almost mandatory to spend two months for Reddy to adapt and recover. I remember that Bodfinger tried it after he recovered from his injury, and then thanked him for not being sensitive. As long as he was not forced by others, no one could consciously persevere.
Now Reddy is just repeating the process that Lorist forced him to train, but the target is changed to Pat, no wonder he is so happy and gloating, obviously very happy that someone will repeat his mistakes. People are like this, they will be very happy to watch others repeat their unlucky process, just like falling into a pit. Although they have already climbed up, they always hope that more latecomers will fall into that pit.
Pat has been like this for the seventh day, and it seems that like Reddy, he will not recover within two months. Lorist felt that even if he went back to the family territory, he couldn't just bring Sedkamp and Pat back empty-handed. I remember that the family caravan led by the third uncle back then was only worth more than 1,000 Jinford, which was only a very small caravan for Morente City. But such a caravan earns more than 300 gold points a year, which is equivalent to more than 1,000 imperial old man's head gold coins. These are just the income from Lorist's current salary for a year, and the Norton family has a lot of power and financial resources. Reached the pinnacle of family history.
Lorist has no shortage of Goldfords right now, so he decided to spend a few thousand Goldfords to organize a caravan, or a transport team, to provide a batch of supplies for the Norton family and support the increasingly struggling family. No matter whether he will inherit the territory or not, at least this is the contribution a Norton descendant should make to the family, and it can also be regarded as Lorist's compensation for occupying Little Locke's body.
However, there are still a lot of troubles in organizing a caravan. First of all, the size of the caravan and the materials to be transported. This requires Lorist to have a clear understanding of the family's territory and what the family lacks and needs. It wasn't that Lorist purchased a batch of supplies and found out that there were not many that could be used after all the hard work.
This is easy to handle, don't think that Seder Camp is not very good at practicing grudges, but he is usually a know-it-all in the family territory, knows a little bit about everything, and has a strong calculation ability for material storage. Some preliminary training was given to him as a housekeeper. Lorist took Sudkamp to the study every night to inquire about the situation of some family territories, or let Sudkamp introduce himself, and say whatever came to mind. Lorist kept records, and then gathered them to know what was needed in the family territory.
What materials are needed can be regarded as a solution, but what about the manpower of the caravan? After thinking about it, Lorist is himself, Sedkamp and Pat. Reddy still doesn't know if he will be willing to go with him. Within a month, he could only be promoted to one star of Black Iron. And this trip is also risky, Lorist is not going to take him to take risks. Let's shelve this issue for now, if it doesn't work, just pay a high price to temporarily hire some people, and send the caravan, oh, the transport convoy to the Northland. Lorist didn't believe that he couldn't find anyone after taking out a lot of Jinford.
The next step is the route. From the map, there are three traffic avenues from Morente City to the former imperial capital of the Krissen Empire, while there is only one road from the imperial capital to the Northland. I remember that it took Little Locke a total of fifty-seven days from Northland to Morente City with the caravan led by his third uncle. Little Locke was in a carriage, and the caravan was mainly a four-wheeled freight carriage, which could travel a hundred times a day. miles away. In this way, the Northland is about six thousand miles away from Morente City.
Back then, the Krissen Empire was still there, and the roads were relatively smooth. Unlike now, the entire empire was divided into three kingdoms and seven principalities, and it was a hassle to pass customs all the way. As a nobleman, Lorist returned to his family's territory to inherit the territory, and the convoy he led didn't do business, so he probably wouldn't have to pay a lot of customs duties, right? We need to find out about this situation. How about contacting Chairman Peterson? Lorist thought so, the Peterson Chamber of Commerce must have a caravan going to the imperial capital, and it would be much more convenient for the caravan he brought to go with them, and he would find a way to return to the northern land when he arrived in the imperial capital.
Finally, there is the issue of the defense and escort of the convoy. I heard that the former Krissen Empire does not seem to be peaceful now. Caravans are often robbed by robbers, and there are many casualties. It was published, so Lorist would not be careless about escorting the convoy after reading it a lot, so he decided to pay a high price to hire a mercenary regiment to escort him, so he went to the mercenary guild to inquire about the price.
After returning from the mercenary guild, Lorist's face was always gloomy. No one would have imagined that hiring a mercenary group of forty or fifty people to escort the convoy to the North would cost a thousand gold dollars, and the convoy was also required to be a small convoy. The gold-ranked mercenary leader also made it clear that this was the lowest price. If the convoy had more than twelve carriages, or if the carriages carried weapons and armor, the escort fee would be doubled. This is not to sit on the ground and raise the price, but there is no way.
After six years of fighting for the position, the people in the former Krissen Empire are now in dire straits, and the flames of war are raging everywhere. There are bandits and grassroots everywhere, and even some nobles or lords have participated in the robbery by pretending to be robbers. If Lorist's convoy had military supplies such as weapons and armor, they would definitely be targeted by those bandits. If the mercenary group could not kill a bloody path, they would not be able to complete the escort mission.
Among the supplies that Lorist was going to deliver happened to be a batch of weapons and armor, because Suedkamp said that there was a shortage of such equipment in the family territory. The escort fee of two thousand gold merits was more than double the total value of that batch of weapons and equipment. Instead of letting the mercenary regiment escort it, it is better to temporarily recruit a hundred silver mercenaries to organize the escort, 20 gold coins for a trip to the Northland, I believe many silver mercenaries will scramble to sign up to participate. Let's put aside the issue of escorting the convoy, and we'll talk about it later.
Lorist was so busy, during this time he was running around in the business district of Morente City, asking around for the prices of the materials he was going to transport to the family territory. Perhaps Lorist regarded the delivery of supplies to the family territory as a mercenary entrustment task he accepted, and he didn't think about what to do when the supplies arrived. He only planned to stay in the family territory for a while and then come back. Anyway, with so much material support to the family, it can be considered that I have fulfilled my contribution and responsibility to the family for Little Rock, and I can stay in Morente City with peace of mind and a clear conscience to enjoy my life in the future.
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It's just that what Lorist didn't expect was that his busyness during this time has become another meaning in the eyes of caring people. Reddy was the first to ask Lorist: "Master, are you going back to the family territory?"
Lorist nodded. He was planning to go back, but it was hard to say how long he would stay and whether he would be the lord. Just when Reddy came over, let’s talk about my arrangement for Reddy, and it’s not bad to let him stay here to watch the house: "Reddy, you can stay here, the Northland is remote and far away, maybe it’s okay to go this time." If there is a risk, you stay... "
"No, master, I must go with you." Reddy resolutely interrupted Lorist's unfinished words: "I am your servant, how can I leave you, I will not let you take me left."
Lorist was a little dazed: "Then old Gal and El object? This journey is too far, it's very risky..."
"I came to Morente City originally to join the mercenary group, but they didn't set up a mercenary group but became a community organization, so I won't mix with them. I have no relatives, and now I follow the master. Naturally, the master I will go wherever I go. It is useless for anyone to object!" Reddy said with a blushing face, it seemed that he had made up his mind.
"Okay, let's go together." Lorist agreed. He didn't want Reddy to feel like he was abandoned. This kid is a bit stubborn and likes to compete. Anyway, I was going to come back, so this trip to the Northland should be taken as an adventure with Reddy, so there was one more Reddy among the people who went to the Northland.
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When Suedkamp left the study, he happened to bump into Bodfinger who was upstairs, and he quickly stepped aside and bowed his head respectfully. He was originally curious about this middle-aged mercenary who was treated like a guest by the young master. A few days ago, Bodfinger had just returned from a mercenary mission, and asked him in detail about the situation of the Northland and the Norton family. When Sedkamp knew that the middle-aged mercenary in front of him was also from the Northland and had once served as the captain of the heavy armored regiment of the former Krissen Empire, he was even more awed.
"Locke in the study?" asked Baldofinger.
"Yes." Sidkamp replied.
"Thank you," said Bodelfinger.
Lorist was sorting out the list of supplies needed by the family, and just now he went to Sedkamp and asked about some things in case there were any omissions. From this list, we can see how scarce the resources available to the family territory are. I really wonder how the family survived in the Northland. Now I feel a headache. If all the materials on the list are transported to the family territory, it is impossible to do it without hundreds of long-distance freight carriages. And leading a convoy of hundreds of horse-drawn carriages all the way to the Northland was beyond my power. It seems that we still have to reduce part of the list and choose the most urgently needed supplies to buy. Limiting the size of the fleet to twenty or thirty vehicles is the easiest to control.
"When will you go back?" Bodelfinger asked Lorist.
"Ah, Borg, you're here." Lorist greeted first, leaned back and stretched: "We have to wait for Pat to recover, there are still two more months. I Prepare to leave around November 20."
"Oh..." Bodfinger nodded: "I came back two days ago and asked Sedkamp about the current situation of your family. It's difficult both at home and abroad." I thought you wouldn't go back. "
"No way, the family needs me now. As a descendant of Norton, I must go back and share the suffering with the family." Lorist smiled and shook his head. He felt that when he said this, it seemed a bit too tragic. Well, he must have overacted. It was as if he really wanted to give up everything in Morente City and return to the family territory to suffer.
"By the way, Borg, you came just in time. I have something for you." Lorist changed the subject hastily.
Loris opened the drawer, took out a high-level battle qi cheat book, and five gold coin rolls, and put them on the table.
"Borg, you are a metal grudge. This is the cheat book I prepared for you. It can be practiced to the peak of the golden rank. There is also a paragraph in it written by the original owner of the cheat book after he was promoted to a great sword master. The cheat book It was given to me by my ex-girlfriend as a commemoration of the breakup, but it is useless to me. Now I hand it over to you, hoping that you will break through to the gold rank as soon as possible. As for whether you can become a great swordsman in the future, it is up to you to work hard. Don’t Refuse, this is also my parting gift to you."
Bodfinger lowered his head, trembling slightly...
Lorist didn't pay attention, and just talked about his arrangement for the Bodfinger family: "As for the five hundred gold coins, it's not for you, it's a gift from my teacher to the student Schward and the lovely Alisa, and now it's up to you You are just in charge. Shi Huade has good qualifications, but he must also pay attention to nutrition absorption and physical exercise. After he awakens his fighting spirit, you are responsible for teaching him some basic knowledge. If his fighting spirit attributes are different from yours, then I will Find a way to get him a high-level battle qi cheat book."
"By the way, if I leave, I believe you won't want to live here any longer. I have already asked El to buy a house near the Red Crow Tavern for your family to move there. That way, when you go out to do mercenary missions in the future Schwader and Alyssa can also be taken care of by the old Garr at the Red Crow Tavern. In fact, Borg, think about it again. If you want, I will let the academy hire you as a teacher, and you can live here when you are promoted to the gold rank. Good for kids too...”
Lorist hadn't finished speaking when suddenly Bodfinger stood up in front of him, turned around and went out without looking back.
"Uh..." Lorist was stunned, what does this mean
After a while, Lorist heard footsteps in the corridor, and then a knock on the door, and Bodfinger came back again.
But Bodfinger changed into a formal attire, which seemed to be the uniform of an ex-Christian Empire officer, with a sword on his shoulder. I saw Bodfinger stepping forward seriously, then knelt down on one knee in front of Lorist, held his sword above his head in both hands, and lowered his head to sign up: "The ninth brigade of the third heavy armored regiment of the White Lion Legion of the former Imperial Defense Army Captain Gulei Bodfinger voluntarily made Norton Lorist his lord and devoted his allegiance to the Norton family. May the God of War show mercy and let his subjects make great achievements under Norton's banner and live up to the lord's expectations."
Lorist jumped up in shock, it was a salute to the king. It is generally a gift of loyalty expressed by subjects when they meet with the monarch, such as the emperor, king, or the grand duke of the principality. If this etiquette is used for the nobles, it means that the gift giver will be connected with the future fate of the master who receives the gift. No matter whether the master is rich or poor in the future, the gift giver will be loyal and accompany him throughout his life. Even if the master rebels, he will follow to the end. This is a further relationship than the family knight and the family head.
"Borg, you are... this is..." Lorist didn't know what to do.
Baldfinger bowed his head in silence and remained motionless.
Didn't they say that both parties should communicate well before worshiping the king? How could there be such a sudden attack. Unable to do so, Lorist stepped forward to take the long sword presented by Bodfinger, drew the sword out of its sheath, placed the blade of the long sword on top of Bodfinger's head, tapped his shoulders on both sides twice, and muttered: "From From today, your blood and mine are connected together, you regard me as the lord, and I regard you as a brother. Let the God of War witness our oath, and let the years engrave the glory of the future."
Lorist had no choice but to respond. If he hesitated for a long time, the gift giver would think that he was ignored, which would be the greatest insult. If it was serious, he would kill himself on the spot, and if it was light, he would be regarded as a lifelong enemy.
Taking the saber from Lorist, Bodfinger stood up and bowed deeply to Lorist: "My lord."
Lorist smiled wryly: "Borg, why bother? You could have stayed out of the matter and stayed in Morente City, so why jump into the fire pit with me!"
Bodfinger chuckled: "I won't stay in Morente City. To be honest, I have long wanted to go back to my hometown, Northland. But I still have to join a certain family when I go back to my hometown. It's better to just follow the adults, let alone Said that the lord has favored me, isn't it just right to worship the lord as the lord?"
"What about those two children?" Lorist had a headache...
"I asked Schwader, and he said that my lord is his master, of course I have to go with my lord. As for Alyssa, she should grow healthy and strong like a thorn in the mountains, not like a flower in a greenhouse , very delicate. I think the lord spoiled her too much. The daughter of the Northland will naturally return to the Northland to endure the wind and snow." Bodfinger replied.
"Alas..." Well, now the tour group to Northland has more Bodfinger family.
Baldfinger stepped forward to take the metal high-level fighting qi cheat book: "Okay, now I can take this cheat book justifiably. I hope that I can be promoted to the gold rank in two months, so that I can better serve my lord. effective."
Baldfinger turned to leave.
"Borg, don't call me my lord from now on, just call me by my name like before." Lorist said.
"Okay, Lord Locke."
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