In addition to the elite Earth Knight Vader Dry Firewood, Liszt also selected four Earth Knights. Counting the three selected by the Earl and the fifteen selected by the Viscount, there are still eight old and weak earth knights left for the barons to choose.

So.

The first co-optation of knights, and this is complete.

The loyalty of these knights is not yet guaranteed, and their future will be determined by their performance. As for the knights who choose to pay the ransom, they are simply bound. But don't worry, knights are a relatively trustworthy group on the battlefield.

Being a captive is nothing either.

You can still eat, drink, sleep, and even attend banquets, as long as you pay enough ransom when the time comes.

In this era, nationalism did not develop, and the feudal system led to a lack of national color, so the most fanatical nationalism and patriotism did not germinate. The knights' wars were all for each other's interests, and it was the nobles who wrestled with each other.

It's similar to wrestling each other's wrists.

The victorious side will not mistreat the captives, and the captives will naturally not have to plan to escape, they should eat and drink, wait for the ransom from their families or lords, and return home happily.

As long as you don't die in battle.

The battlefield is as leisurely as a vacation - of course, once defeated, the captives have to hemorrhage to redeem themselves.

Looking at the five earth knights who had just chosen their allegiance when resting in the castle, they quickly mingled with the knights of the flower squad and raised their wine glasses to drink. Liszt still thought it was ridiculous, such a serious thing as war was like a game for the knights.

"Maybe it's really just a game, a game about plunder...... Attacking the Gulf of Sardin region is itself coming to plunder resources and will not occupy land. ”

He took a shallow sip from his glass in response to a new knight of allegiance to the Earth who toasted him.

Suddenly I felt that this was fine, in case I was defeated one day, I could also pay the ransom to redeem myself, and it would be best if I could not die.

"My lord, Vader has a request, I don't know if you will allow it. Vader Dry Firewood suddenly saluted solemnly, and he said snake script.

The Sardin Bay area is close to the Iron Ridge Kingdom and borders with the Male Pheasant Hill, and many knights can speak both wind and snake languages.

"Please, Knight Vader. ”

"On the eve of the war, my family had just been transferred, and I asked them to hide in the village of a nearby town. I would like to ask your lordship for permission to bring them in and return to the Grand Duchy of Sapphire with you after the war. ”

Allegiance to the knight's family.

Of course, this must be allowed, after all, there are family bonds, and loyalty will not be too bad.

At the very least, if a knight is defeated, there is a good chance that he will choose to pay the ransom - provided he has enough money to pay the ransom. It is precisely because the local viscount has died in battle, and there is no lord to pay a ransom for them, these civilian earth knights without titles will easily choose to be loyal.

You can't be stubborn and wait for death.

"Mr. Marcus, I need you to take someone on a trip and ask Vader to write a letter to bring back his family. Then let them leave here by boat and return to the territory with the serfs. "Liszt didn't let Vader personally pick up his family, not trusting enough.

He was going to pick up the other party's family and send them to Black Horse Island first.

In this way, Vader can quickly integrate into the knight squad without any worries.

Then, he looked at the four Earth Knights: "What about your family, do you need to pick them up?"

The three Earth Knights said where their family members were hiding, and only one Earth Knight was a little confused: "My lord, I am an illegitimate child, and I am not valued in the family, they are just a group of strangers to me. My mother, who was a serf, has died. ”

"In my territory, bastards are not an obstacle. Liszt raised an eyebrow, "You are still young, and after following me, opportunities to change your destiny are everywhere." ”

The Earth Knight suddenly knelt down on one knee: "I am willing to serve my lord!"

He was very excited.

Once, as the second son of a nobleman, he was not taken seriously, and even suppressed, and the lords who followed him also did not pay attention to him, and it was almost hopeless to change his fate. So after the defeat, he couldn't even pay the ransom, and thought that he would probably be sent to work in mines and workshops until he died.

I didn't expect to have the option to regain allegiance, which is simply great news - the former Grand Duchy of Sapphire did not allow the collection of prisoners, either to pay a ransom, or to be imprisoned as hard labor.

What's more.

The lord didn't even care about the identity of his illegitimate son.

......

Weapons, armor, utensils, food, ...... After the paid materials were counted, they were immediately distributed to each knight according to their exploits.

Of course, these supplies will not be distributed now, but all of them will be transported to the small port town by the sea. There, there will be many mercenary groups and second-hand dealers who will come to trade - gems, crystals, jade, metals, all part of the trade, and of course the serf trade is also part of it.

"Father, I don't need anything else, I just want serfs. "Liszt's purpose is clear.

"I will ask Captain Mikey to convert all the loot that belongs to you into serfs, and the merchant ships brought with me will also allocate some of the serfs for you. ”

"Thank you, father. ”

"Don't forget to pay the gratuity for the rental. ”

"You have to give me a discount, at least twenty percent cheaper than my uncle's merchant ship. ”

"One percent, it can't be any more, if you weren't my son, I'll pay a premium of thirty percent. ”

"Okay. "Talking about business between father and son is also a kind of normal situation among nobles, after all, Liszt has been separated and belongs to an independent individual.

He had Marcus leave the knight squad and take sole charge of the serf trade.

"Teacher Marcus, the serfs sent by the mercenary group can be accepted as long as they are not sick patients. Even if it is a disabled serf, as long as he has a little craftsmanship, he can be sent to Dark Horse Island. ”

"My lord, I understand!"

......

The serf trade has begun.

The pace of the war is also moving fast, maintaining contact with other knights, and after resting for the night at Riverbend Fort, the Coral Knights set out again to attack the wider territory and plunder all the wealth of the land. The Knights of the Little Lord simply could not stop their attack.

Liszt, in particular, led nine Blizzard Beasts to participate in the charge every time, and a burst of rock spikes could always disrupt the formation of the rival knights and complete the defeat.

Win after victory.

Even if those knights hid in the castle, it was difficult to resist the earth magic of the Blizzard Beast, and for a while, the momentum was like a bamboo, and with him as an arrow, the Coral Island Knights took down four small cities in a row, and directly entered the first big city - Hayabusa Castle, the territory of the Peregrine Falcon Count.

The meaning of the name Hayabusa Castle is that the city witnessed by the peregrine falcon, and the peregrine falcon naturally refers to the count of the peregrine falcon - Tasker Xiangcheye.

At this moment, Hayabusa saw the incense car leaf castle on the hillside east of the castle.

Count Peregrine Falcon's face was gloomy, and he convened a meeting of followers: "Received a warning from the Marquis of Rattlesnake, the disgusting swarm of flies from Sapphire are here again, and this time they choose the area of Sardine Bay. And the Marquis of Pheasant on the other side is also coming, so all the lords of our Sardin Bay must unite!"

The followers howled, "Do as your lord commands!"

Tasker's falcon-like eyes swept over all the knights and showed a satisfied smile: "Very well, then, let's ...... Defend the Castle of Fragrant Leaves!"