Coming from the wall was a woman's voice, and Cepes and Arthur could hear who it was.

The stone walls that looked like they were tightly knit actually had a secret door hidden from the inside, which was slowly pushed open from the inside.

It can only be said that this is the heritage of an ancient family, a castle that has been renovated over the years, and there may be many secrets hidden.

Moreover, the most surprising part is that there is only a faint sound during the whole process of opening the door.

What kind of technology is contained in this, as a liberal arts student traverser, Tsepes does not have the ability to get a glimpse of it.

A noblewoman in a long folded dress, carrying the hem of her skirt, came out of the dark passage, it was Arthur's mother, the Countess of Sandria.

A married lady sneaks into a young man's room at night, and in many stories, I am afraid that what will happen next is an indescribable and beautiful scene.

However, such a good thing would not have happened to Tepes, and the noblewoman's own son was still in the room.

Or, let Arthur leave and come back in two hours. Well, maybe it will only take an hour and a half.

While Tsepes was thinking about it, the secret door in the wall was closed again, and if he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would not have believed that there was a secret door.

In the room, a mother and son, who were accustomed to walking through the secret door, looked at each other and regarded Tsepes as air.

Hey, this is my room, how can you come one by one, the castle is your family's greatness.

Complaining in his heart, Tsepes did not speak, allowing the mother and son to continue to look at each other.

"Mother, why did you come here?"

Finally, Arthur asked the question first.

"Tepes, you need money to gather men, and my son Arthur needs to inherit his father's title.

If you agree, we can make a deal in exchange for Arthur's future with a full grant of money. ”

The Countess didn't answer the question, and even ignored Arthur at all, but her words went straight to the heart of the matter.

Wanting her own son to inherit the family property is the most simple wish of every stepmother.

"Mother, please don't say that, it will be embarrassing for my father."

Arthur frowned, and the countess's words made him feel embarrassed in front of Tepes.

"Your father won't be embarrassed, he never will! He will only give everything to the Polish woman's child.

Isn't there a marquis uncle, isn't it just bullying my mother's family has declined?

Someday, my little Arthur, I want you to take back everything that is rightfully ours! ”

The Countess was not so much answering questions as she was talking to herself.

A noble lady who has been suppressed for a long time always needs to vent, compared to some dirty deeds, just saying a few vicious words is already very noble.

Arthur lowered his head, rubbed his temples, and was speechless about it all.

He didn't want to compete with Ferco for the title, he just wanted to snatch Gina from Ferco.

However, the two are contradictory to each other, so he did not express his consent or open his mouth to oppose it.

Tsepes shrugged his shoulders and said ambiguously:

"Auntie, as long as I hold the power, Arthur, as my best friend, will definitely be one of the most powerful people in Wallachia.

Now can you tell us how much money you can subsidize us, and if you don't have a lot of gold, you can also take out a few pieces of jewelry. ”

This is a small language trap set by Tepes, who only says that Arthur is one of the most powerful men.

But there is no guarantee that Arthur will be able to inherit Nightingale Castle and become the new Count of Sandria.

A woman in the midst of intense mood swings would not consider these details, and the Countess quoted the price directly.

"Fifty gold coins, and I have a nephew who is a baron, from whom I can gather ten warriors who can be trusted."

Fifty ducats are equivalent to 12,000 deniers, which is about six thousand catties of grain.

To recruit infantry with their own weapons and equipment, one person for a month, rations plus military salaries, it takes about 100 catties of food.

At present, it is a secret army that recruits only pure patriots.

It is equivalent to only accepting conscripts, and there is no need to spend a high price to feed mercenaries who may return at any time.

In terms of expenses, a conscription soldier for a month is enough to have about 30 catties of food

Moreover, they are more brave and loyal than mercenaries.

Of course, there are also shortcomings, that is, low combat effectiveness and uneven levels of training.

Among the patriots, there may be retired soldiers, or even reclusive knights, but there are definitely many people who have not received any training.

The Countess's fifty gold coins could feed two hundred people for a month, although it was still less, but Cepes would never refuse the deal.

Collect the money first, and if it is not enough, you can ask the countess to invest more.

I believe that for the sake of her lovely son Arthur, she will definitely open her wallet again without hesitation.

"Auntie, give the money to Arthur tomorrow, and I'll tell him how to spend it."

"Okay, our deal is done, let's draft a contract."

Europeans of this era were outrageously obsessed with written contracts.

Contracts are required for business dealings, contracts are required for hiring soldiers, and even for murderers to be hired, a written contract must be kept.

Tsepes didn't know how to answer the countess's request, but Arthur, who was on the side, said angrily:

"Mother, how can such a thing be written in a contract, I believe in Tepes, and I am willing to vouch for him."

"My little Arthur, many things cannot be judged by feelings alone, you know, I am here for your good."

The 15th-century Eastern European version of 'I'm good for you' is staged in front of Tepes.

The so-called contract, he will definitely not write, can only use other methods to make the sensitive countess, give up this neurotic idea.

"Auntie, in order to earn your trust, I can help Arthur beforehand, solve Miss Gina's problem, and teach Fairco a lesson."

"Oh?"

Tsepes's words of confidence surprised the Countess a little.

"If you can do what you say, then I'll give Arthur the gold without you having to write any contracts.

However, if you don't do what you said by midnight tomorrow, I'll consider whether or not to continue with the deal. ”

"Auntie, get ready for money, and at the same time get ready to watch a good show."

"It's a deal."

The deal was made, and the Countess left Tsepeche's room along the secret passage, leaving him and Arthur alone.

"What are you going to do tomorrow, Tsepeche? Are you really sure that I'll be with Gina? ”

Arthur didn't care much, the deal between his mother and Cepes, the beautiful Miss Gina, had completely taken over his brain.

Looking at this guy, Tsepes smiled slightly and said:

"Go back to your room and go to bed, and then get ready to be reunited with your sweetheart, and leave everything to me, so you don't have to worry about it."

Arthur asked many more questions about Cepes's plan, but the result was still nothing.

In desperation, Arthur had no choice but to leave the secret passage and return to his room, thinking about the beautiful Miss Gina to sleep.

When the mother and son were gone, Tsepes moved a small table and placed it where the secret passage was.

When you are asleep, you must not leave a free passage for others to enter and exit.

Before falling asleep, Tsepeš shouted: "I wish you all the best in 2020!" ”