The champion of this tournament is naturally that vassal knight.
The chubby butler personally brought a silver plate. On the light blue linen cloth as the base, there were large silver coins as wide as eggs, with exquisite patterns painted on the edges, and in the middle was the lion of Cameron. avatar.
This represents legal tender recognized by Lion Castle.
Also a recently minted silver coin.
The gentlemen and celebrities who attended the banquet subconsciously salivated and swallowed.
Just based on the value of these 100 large silver coins, it is more than enough to buy hundreds of acres of land in the villages near Jianshi Pass, but no one is so stupid.
The land in the North County Territory is very barren.
After buying hundreds of acres of land, it is estimated that ten years of production will not be able to earn back the 100 large silver coins!
The vassal knight took the silver plate respectfully, thanked Baron Dylan respectfully, and at the same time withdrew amidst applause, handed it to his most trusted servant and put it back in his room for storage. During the dinner, the atmosphere of the whole banquet was extremely harmonious.
Kant was still holding his wine glass, chatting and laughing with Baron Dylan.
The topic is also the athletic meet in the afternoon.
"Little Kant, I see that you are drenched in cold sweat. This is not a good sign. Although your aristocratic etiquette is impeccable, you need to improve your courage."
Baron Dylan instructed and taught as an elder.
Kant picked up his glass in embarrassment and took a sip: "Yes."
"Hahaha." Seeing Kant's appearance, Baron Dylan shook his head and laughed, hiding the disdain in his eyes, looking at the guests in front of him, raised his glass and shouted to everyone: "For the arrival of little Kant, we congratulate you He has a cup!"
"Congratulations on the arrival of Baron Kant!"
In the entire lord's hall, the gentlemen and celebrities, as well as the vassal knights all raised their wine glasses.
The sweet smell of drunkenness has begun to spread.
However, although the object of their toast was Kant, they all looked at Baron Dylan. For them, the actual controller of the Stone Pass was the object of their respect.
As for the Baron Kant
Oh, stop joking!
Just a poor ghost who was exiled to the Nalun Desert.
Who in the entire Lion Principality doesn't know that Cameron, the Grand Duke of the Lion, doesn't like this son, even all the nobles don't like him, otherwise he wouldn't have confided the barren land of the Nalun Desert to Kant .
North County is barren and desolate enough.
And the Stone Pass is the most barren and desolate area in the North County Territory.
But compared to Nalun Desert.
That is the real barrenness, the forbidden zone of civilization, a terrifying area that can be described by any harsh environment.
An area that even fugitive slaves would not want to set foot in.
I would rather be caught and killed than enter the Nalun Desert.
Because living in the Nalun Desert is like the greatest torture in prison!
Once the Principality of Lions promulgated a law in the chaotic political situation a hundred years ago, that is, to give the criminal who committed the crime of treason and regicide a blunt table knife, a water bag, and a piece of bread, and then let him Some people led a team to the Nalun Desert and threw the prisoner deep in the desert.
This law effectively deterred the chaotic political situation at that time, and it has continued to this day.
It shows the horror of the Nalun Desert.
... ... ...
The dinner party ended with the arrival of late night.
Drunken gentlemen and celebrities still maintained good manners and thanked Baron Dylan.
Then the dinner ended.
With the support of their servants, they returned to their homes in carriages.
Many people's homes are close to the official residence at the Jianshi Pass.
There are also quite a few people from more than a dozen villages outside Jianshi Pass.
Even the vassal knights left in the end. They drank a lot tonight, and their faces were also full of drunken satisfaction. After all, for these people, the tournament and the sumptuous dinner were extremely exciting.
"Uncle Dylan, then I'll go to bed first."
With excitement on his face, Kant said gratefully: "This is really a beautiful day."
"As long as you are happy, little Kant." Baron Dylan laughed loudly, patted him on the shoulder, with a bright and generous smile on his reddish face: "I will never forget your help to me, we are the most Good friends are also the best relatives, no one can break us!"
"Yes, no one!" Kant nodded firmly.
The two separated.
Kant returned to his room and fell asleep quickly after drinking a lot.
Manid and the 10 Salander riders who followed also fell asleep in their respective rooms.
Calm was restored in the entire mansion.
But Baron Dylan appeared in his living room, and the two vassal knights were also there. The drunken look on their faces that had drunk a lot of wine was gone, and even the redness on their faces disappeared.
It looked as if he hadn't even touched a drop of wine.
But the three of them didn't care about this little thing.
"How is it?" Baron Dylan turned his head to look at the vassal knight, and said with a suppressed expression, "That Ritsi has become a great knight, do you feel anything?"
"He just became a great knight not long ago," said the vassal knight.
"Of course." Baron Dylan snorted coldly: "It doesn't look like half a year." Slightly narrowing his eyes, his face was very embarrassed: "Half a year ago, this guy was still respectful to me, but now he has become a great knight, so he dares to treat me mercilessly." Li, if there is no sign from that old Viscount Wayne, I will never believe it!"
"It's also a coincidence that he appeared in the competition." Another vassal knight said: "They have a dark thread."
"Let the rats deal with it." Baron Dylan waved his hand: "They know what to do. I don't want these rats to eat and drink for free. They are useless. Now that I have an insider, let me find them all."
"Understood." The vassal knight nodded.
He is in charge of the mouse, the secret spy organization.
"Our plans are going to be accelerated."
Baron Dylan opened his mouth and asked the two vassal knights: "At the beginning, I asked you to arrange for people to go to the South County to find some mercenaries. Have you responded to any news?"
"Yes." The vassal knight nodded.
"How is it?" Baron Dylan asked.
"There are 500 elite mercenaries who are willing to accept our recruitment. The price is 30 large silver coins per month. If you go to war with the enemy, you will need an additional 20 large silver coins per month during the war, as well as the monthly silver coins Reward." The vassal knight replied.
"500 people." Baron Dylan automatically omitted the so-called elite rank, nodded and said: "30 big silver coins per month, I accept this."
"There are still 500 water thieves who are willing to take refuge, and they only need 10 large silver coins per month."
The vassal knight shrugged: "I don't think it's useless to ask them. We don't have a river here. I mainly think that these people were hunted down by the river patrol team of Lionheart City on the Reese Niston River. They just wanted to come to us to avoid the limelight and wait for the limelight to pass. They will absolutely continue to come back on the Rathniston and will not follow our orders at all."
"Then let them go." Baron Dylan snorted coldly.
"Yes." The vassal knight nodded.
But Baron Dylan frowned, and asked in a concentrated voice: "Is there no other mercenary who is willing to accept our long-term employment? This is not in line with the group of greedy ghosts who are greedy for money!"
"You know." The vassal knight smiled wryly: "The famous mercenary regiments of the Lion Principality are actually the forces of various nobles. If we really hire them, the Stone Pass will not necessarily be targeted by any noble in the future. In fact, after all, our current salt trade has attracted the attention of Viscount Wayne of Northshire."
"That old dog!" Baron Dylan thought of that old thing, and some anger rose in his heart.
He slapped the table heavily, he stood up with his hands behind his back, and walked back and forth in the conference room, as if thinking of something, he turned his head and said to the vassal knight who was in charge of this matter: "By the way, that crazy Countess Elsaja of East County Can you find the mercenary group there?"
"No." The vassal knight replied helplessly.
"Why?" Baron Dylan frowned.
"Countess Elsaja's East County territory is still blocked, especially the recent troubles with the Yinpan Kingdom on the other side of the Ruisniston River. It is said that there are conflicts with each other on the river, and almost belong to the Fort Nazar on the other side. Our lords are going to war, and our forces can't penetrate it at all." The vassal knight shook his head.
"Hmph, it's not the battle ten years ago." Baron Dylan snorted coldly, not surprised: "If the Grand Duke Cameron hadn't ceded Fort Nazar, which belonged to the Countess, to the Silver Plate Kingdom, their brother-sister relationship It can't be that stiff."
This kind of thing is no secret, he is the title obtained in the war between the Lion Principality and the Silver Plate Kingdom.
It has nothing to do with him now.
Frowning tightly, Baron Dylan ordered: "These are secondary. Go to other places and contact us. As long as I can introduce qualified mercenaries to us, I can give them agency fees. The higher the quality of the introduction, The more the quantity, the higher the intermediary fee will be, and it will be settled with big silver coins, there is no upper limit!"
"Understood!" The vassal knight nodded.
And another vassal knight asked: "My lord, what should Baron Kant do?"
"Don't act rashly," Baron Dylan said.
With a slightly dignified expression on his face, he slowly said: "Princess Sophia's forces are still lurking, and they are only showing up now. 16 years are not enough to wipe them all out. The Silver Plate Kingdom won that battle 10 years ago. It is estimated that it is the result of the hidden son left by Princess Sophia, Kant is still developing rapidly, and it is estimated that there is also their support, we just need to wait slowly and then contact them."
"But...we were already abandoned by them." The vassal knight hesitated.
"Give up? Huh!" Baron Dylan sneered: "No, now we are the lords who are close to Kant and hold the rocky pass that is the only passage between the Lion Principality and the Nalun Desert. How could they give up and come back to us !"
There was a dangerous look in his eyes: "I will make a good fortune this time!"
(end of this chapter)