In the Cordillera Plateau, there are countless mercenary groups, large and small, composed of retired soldiers, unemployed peasants, townspeople, escorting goods for merchants or eliminating thieves for some villages for payment, and of course, most importantly as bodyguards for merchants.

The countries of the mainland do not oppose the mercenaries as a special armed group, but because this is a non-government-controlled armed force, even if the mercenary union controls it, the governments of the world still control the size of the mercenary group...... The maximum number of mercenary groups must not exceed five hundred. Exceeding this amount, the sheriff of the mercenary group's location will warn them, and if the mercenary group ignores them, the sheriff has the right to list them as thieves or rebels and suppress them.

There have been instances of mercenary groups harassing nobles and looting their belongings before. No one wants to have a strong mercenary group in the place where they rest. If the mercenary group is not strong, but it can serve itself, it is still acceptable. It is best for some local nobles to do things that are inconvenient for mercenary groups to be done by mercenary groups, so there are many mercenary groups that accept the employment or funding of nobles, and even some lords simply hire entire mercenary groups to defend the territory instead of the army, and use a part of the territory's taxes as commissions, which can also save a large part of the various expenses required to maintain an army.

A powerful armed group will undoubtedly make some local officials uneasy, even if he has no bad intentions, the nobles of those places will not allow them to exist, especially if they think that this mercenary group that has exceeded the limit may pose a threat to them.

Hathaway certainly wouldn't ban mercenaries...... On the contrary, due to the exceptional geography of the Cordillera Plateau. Probably for a while, she will also encourage the mercenaries to move. But she is absolutely going to limit their size and number, and let Sgart. Cancy came forward to carry out the incorporation, laying the foundation for the next step of the overall incorporation, and it was also a force in a secret ambush.

"My lord, I understand your intentions, but why don't you come forward in your name in person? It is believed that there are many small mercenary groups that are happy to be co-opted in this way. "Sgart. Although Cancy was shrewd, he was still a little limited in politics and did not grasp Hathaway's deeper intentions.

"Sgart. The owner of that territory has not exercised his rights for a long time. It is inevitable that some restless families will make some restless moves, especially since some armies are still under their control. ”

Now, Sgart. Cancy finally understood, and he shook his head: "Lord Count." Anything is just a matter of command. I will definitely do my best. But could you please speak more directly? ”

Hathaway smiled. It was indeed her mistake. The time I have been in this world is not long, but I have learned the speaking skills of hiding needles in Mianli. It's just that...... This technique is still very familiar to those politicians. But for these mercenaries, they undoubtedly want to be more direct.

"I'll have Bowen and Middleton go with you to the Cordillera Heights to form three mercenary groups, and I'll have to recruit about fifteen hundred men anyway, and I'll let Bart inform you when I need them. The emergence of three large mercenary groups cannot but attract the attention of people with intentions, and you should pay attention to the infiltration of some people with ulterior motives when selecting people...... I'm not talking about weeding out these people, but about keeping an eye on them and getting rid of them as soon as they become destabilizing factors. ”

Sgart. Cancy's face was a little ugly, and of course he understood what 'handled' meant. Hathaway made it very clear that those who pay attention to the power of the mercenary group will definitely infiltrate the mercenary group, blindly blocking is not the way, if you can control those eyeliners in your hands, it is the real way, but ......

"Sgart, don't think things are so dirty."

Hathaway saw the other party's expression and immediately understood his hesitation...... As a martial artist, you can't stretch out the butcher's knife to your companions because of a potential threat, although in reality, a person's behavior will be affected by various reasons, but a real martial artist also has his own bottom line of principles in his heart.

Look at Sgart. Cancy's inquiring expression, Hathaway smiled: "I mean let's be harmless to convenience, at least temporarily, you can do whatever you want, I only ask about the result." ”

"Understood, sir." Sgart. Cancy breathed a sigh of relief.

"You usually conduct your business as a mercenary, but you also need to conduct training close to that of a regular army, and I will prepare a training plan. After the deed is completed, if you are willing to accept the military position, you can make an adaptation, and you will be rewarded according to the amount of merit. Once the mercenary group is formed, you can report the list, whether dead or disabled, I guarantee that he and his family will be fed and clothed......" Hathaway said.

This statement has been made clear, Sgart. The excitement in Cancy's eyes could no longer be hidden, and he felt that his choice was very clear.

As he grew older, Sgart. Cancy realizes that he and his brothers can't live on the mercenaries' commissions until they grow old. Although there will be some unexpected difficulties and even death in following Hathaway, he believes it will be worth it...... Killing, blood, and death are the lullabyms of the mercenaries, and from the moment they choose this profession, they have the consciousness of death, and if it is true as Hathaway assured, they are more than happy to accept it.

After a little thought, Sgart. Kansi spoke, "My lord, it takes a lot of money to recruit a mercenary group. ”

"I'm ready for this, and it should be more than enough for each of you three to bring 100,000 gold carats." Hathaway said.

"One hundred thousand?" It's not just Sgart. Cancy was stunned, and even Cecia, who was standing aside. Hughes was amazed, this was a huge amount of money.

"I think it should be enough, I ask this mercenary group to have absolute loyalty in addition to bravery, and in terms of equipment, I also hope that it is the best to protect my loyal and brave soldiers." Hathaway said.

In fact, it doesn't cost much money to buy weapons and equipment, what Hathaway hopes for is the loyalty of this team, and in this world, the role of money is huge, combining money and honor, the effect is not to say invincible, at least there are not many people who have the courage to break this rule.

"If there's nothing wrong, you can go down first. Bowen and Middleton have already informed them that they are not experienced enough in forming mercenary groups, but after all, they have more professional experience in the training of soldiers, as for the money, I will let Cecia send it later, and some specific plans and future contact information will be attached to that money bag, you can refer to it. Tomorrow after dawn, you will set out first. "Hathaway meets Sgart. Cancy said after no comment.

Sgart. Cancy bowed and left the room, leaving Cecia alone. Hughes alone.

"What should I do, Lord Count?" Cecia. Hughes asked respectfully.

"Privately, we still call each other by their names."

Hathaway smiled and said, as a commoner, it is very rude to call a nobleman by his first name. In public, even if the relationship is good, it is easy to be criticized by others, "Ilona has enough loyalty, but her education is limited, and she can't do many things." From today onwards, the mercenary group's contact with me will be through a relatively secret channel, and you will be responsible for checking this channel, summarizing the news to me in a timely manner, and conveying my orders......"

Hathaway is the real one for Cecia. Hughes gave the order before the Sith. Carl's intelligence has been passed through Cecia. Hughes passed into her hands, and now it was just a step further. However, in the eyes of outsiders, Cecia. Hughes is just a lady-in-waiting, and the easiest to break through, and she just took advantage of this journey to train her well.

Cecia. Hughes was well-educated and quickly entered the role, using her classmates and teachers to gather a wealth of information about the Cordillera Plateau before leaving Heidelberg. Curiously, of all the sources, the description of the Cordillera is limited to areas that are already inhabited, while the rest of the area is lackluster, and even the maps are crude.

But none of this is Cecia. The focus of Hughes's introduction, she compares the information on those dangerous areas, but this aspect of the introduction is precisely the least.

In the Cordillera Plateau, there are several areas that are considered to be the most mysterious and dangerous.

Dark Regions. This is the name of an underground space in the Titan world. No one knows how big this space is. However, apart from the stars, almost everything in the surface world is included there, and there are quite a few underground races living there. I don't know if it is because of the harsh living environment, the intelligent races living in the dark regions have become synonymous with insidious and bloody, such as the famous drow elves...... Also known as the Dark Elves, and the Grey Dwarves who are also known for their crafting techniques, etc. These underground races often come to the Surface World through certain exits to kill and plunder, causing heavy losses and bad effects on the Surface World. And in the Cordillera Plateau, there is exactly such an entrance. However, there are losses and gains, although some materials in the surface world are rare in the eyes of the underground race, but some specialties in the dark region are also rare and rare in the surface world, and some human mercenary groups often go deep into the dark region to loot or trade these materials, and obtain a huge trade difference from the surface. (To be continued......)