"First of all, it's credibility, it's okay to be mediocre in strength, but the credibility must be good. ”

Standing in place, after thinking about it for a while, Adil looked at Karui and said, "In addition, I am going to go to the ancient armor city in the north this time, and I need you to find me a few guides who are familiar with it, is there a problem?"

"No problem, there are a lot of people who meet these conditions. Karui nodded, and then continued, "So do you have any requirements in terms of numbers, other than good reputation?"

"I need about fifty guards, plus three or so guides. How about I am willing to pay them one gold coin a month in exchange for hiring these people?"

"The price was fair. Listening to Adier's words, Karui nodded and said.

"But let me remind you, although the ancient armor city is a big city, it is very backward, and the wild is full of wild people and orcs, maybe there will be a war at any time, and it is not suitable for buying an industry. ”

Looking at Adiel's appearance, Karui couldn't help but remind.

"It's okay, I have some connections there, it shouldn't be fine. ”

Adil slowly explained with a smile on his face as he reminded him.

Hearing this, Karui stopped talking, and said directly: "Okay, if you don't mind, you can come back tomorrow at noon, I need some time to inform those mercenaries." ”

"Okay. Adil nodded, and then took out two gold coins from his arms: "This is your introduction fee, if the person you find tomorrow satisfies me, I don't mind giving you more." ”

"Haha, thank you very much!" Receiving the gold coin, Kalu's eyes lit up: "With these, I can buy more ore!"

After doing this, Adil turned around and left.

The next day.

At noon, when Adil arrived at the weapon, he found that there were already quite a few people standing outside.

The men were dressed in a variety of ways, some in torn leather armor, others in leather, and others in dirty hunting suits, looking a little miserable.

But despite this, these people are in good shape and look very powerful.

"These are the guards you found for me?"

Walking into the weapon shop and looking at the people standing outside the door, Adil said with a frown: "The equipment is too poor. ”

"Haha, don't look at their poor equipment, but their strength may not be weak. Standing in place, Karui pointed to the man standing outside: "These people are basically veterans who have fought with orcs, and their combat effectiveness is very good. ”

"And these people are all selected by me for you, and they are not bad in terms of reputation, so you can rest assured that you can use them. ”

Hearing this, Adil nodded.

"Let them send a few representatives in. He looked at the people standing outside and couldn't help but speak.

Karui nodded briskly and strode out.

It didn't take long for him to walk in again, followed by three other people.

A tall man with blond hair, a sturdy middle-aged man with a somewhat ruddy face, and a middle-aged man who was dressed in thick leather armor and looked ordinary.

As soon as the three of them walked in, they had an aura of veterans that were different from ordinary people, which made Adil nod secretly.

"What's your name?" he asked.

"My name is Gru. The blonde man was the first to speak, his eyes looking bright.

"Adults can call me Akers. The stout middle-aged man with a ruddy face hammered his chest and said in a loud voice.

"Elder. Finally the man spoke, a little reticent.

Listening to their words, Adil stood in place, as if looking at them casually.

"Name: Gru. Power: 1.4. Dexterity: 1.2. Constitution: 1.4. ”

"Name: Ax. Power: 1.3. Dexterity: 1.3. Constitution: 1.5. ”

The physical data of the two of them flashed in front of them.

Looking at this body data, Adil nodded secretly, and then looked at the last person.

"Name: Elder. Power: 1.8. Dexterity: 1.7. Constitution: 2. ”

"Huh..." Looking at this data, Adil couldn't help but turn his gaze to Elder, who looked very silent: "You are a knight's apprentice?"

Listening to Adier's words, Elder was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously spoke: "How do you know..."

After saying this, he reacted, looked at the eyes of several people around him looking at him, couldn't help but close his mouth, and returned to his previous taciturn appearance.

Seeing him like this, Adil was thoughtful, and then smiled: "Very good. ”

"I'll take you people. He smiled, and then pointed at the three of them: "The three of you are representatives, so you will be the team leader, five gold coins a month, is there a problem?"

Hearing this, the three of them were stunned by this generous condition at first, and then quickly nodded.

The three of them were all representatives selected from the mercenaries outside, and they themselves had a certain prestige in that group, so it was not a problem to be a squad leader.

And the income of five gold coins is also something they can't refuse, even if they usually take this kind of escort task, their monthly income is less than one gold coin. Five gold coins were enough to live on their family for a year.

Looking at the reaction of the three of them, Adil nodded, and then pointed to Elder who was standing on the side: "You will be the chief captain of this escort team, ten gold coins per month." ”

Suddenly, the other party's eyes showed joy, and he seemed to be extremely satisfied with this income.

Looking at the joy in the other party's eyes, Adil was a little speechless.

A normal knight apprentice, who is not from a nobleman, even if the family is defeated halfway, it is impossible to be happy like this because of the price of just ten gold coins.

"It seems that it should be a civilian who somehow learned the knight's breathing method. ”

Looking at the other party like this, Adil secretly shook his head and thought to himself.

After choosing the escort, you can be a lot more casual in the choice of guides.

Among the seven or eight applicants, Adil randomly chose three who seemed to be more calm and sophisticated to be his guide this time.

After a few days, the procession began to set off.

Adil sat quietly in the carriage, and in various parts of the procession, the three of Elder led a part of the guards to the side, and quietly advanced with the team.

By now, however, the three of them had changed their equipment, not only on horseback, but also on a new set of leather armor.

Although he didn't care about the team's combat effectiveness, in order to make the team look better, he still changed the equipment for the three captains.

Of course, these equipment are only temporarily lent to them, although Adil is not short of these gold coins, but the wizard adheres to the equivalent exchange, and it is not good to give it for no reason.

Of course, if they do well during this time, it doesn't matter if you give them this equipment.

The team slowly marched forward.

The kingdom of Ancient Modo is not peaceful, except for the surrounding cities, other parts of the country are often filled with all kinds of thieves and robbers, and even some orcs occasionally come out to fight the autumn wind.

Adier's team encountered a lot on the road, most of them were not strong, and they were easily repelled by the three Elder.

And after a period of understanding, Adil probably figured out the origin of the three Elder.

Gru and Akers are both veterans, because their families are poor, so they participated in the conscription as adults, constantly fought with the orcs, and finally retired from the army to farm and work as mercenaries for a living.

As for Elder, he was not a member of the aristocracy, just an ordinary farmer's child, as Adil thought. Because when he was young, he inadvertently saved a seriously injured nobleman, and as a reward, he was taught the basic knightly breathing method by the other party, and finally joined the army and worked part-time as a mercenary after retiring from the army.

The three of them are all more honest, and they are all married, which is a relatively easy type to control.

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A month later, a long line was walking on the wide road.

At the front of the procession, the shadow of a city faltered in sight, and it seemed that it was not far away.

"Lord Adiel, in a few hours, the Ancient Armor City will be here!"

Sitting quietly in the carriage, Adiel's calm voice rang in his ears.

Listening to the voice, he quietly put down the book he was holding, and then said, "Let the team stop first." ”

"Eld, Gru, Ax, you three come in. ”

As the order fell, the surrounding procession began to slowly stop, and then three tall figures walked in from outside.

"My lord, may I ask what is the matter?"

Looking at Adil, among the three, Elder was the first to speak.

"We're about to arrive at Ancient Armor City, and by that time, our employment will be over. ”

Looking at the three of them, Adil smiled and said, "I'm going to settle some properties here, I need some manpower, would you like to come over?"

"In return, I can settle your family and give you some land and positions, far better than if you were mercenaries. ”

"This..." Hearing Adier's words, the three of them couldn't help but glance at each other, and they all saw the hesitation and intention in each other's eyes.

The life of a mercenary sounds full of excitement. But only those who have really experienced this profession can know how difficult it is to do so. Not only is it hard and dangerous, unstable, and the income is low, it is not as colorful as others think, and it may die outside at any time, and even the corpse is eaten by wild beasts.

Adil's character, they can also feel through this period of time together, there are no bad habits of some nobles, but they seem to get along very well, and the treatment they give them is also very good.

If it weren't for the fact that Ancient Armor City was located on the border, there were a large number of orcs around, and it was possible to fight at any time, they would never hesitate and would directly agree on the spot.

But after a moment's hesitation, they nodded in agreement.

"Good. Seeing them nodding, Adil smiled on his face: "As a reward for your allegiance to me, the weapons and equipment on your body, as well as the horses you have used during this time, belong to you from now on." ”

Hearing this, the eyes of the three of them suddenly showed joy.