Life is not all smooth sailing, the reason why Marin was able to go so smoothly before is not only because of "foresight" and knowledge and technology beyond this era, but also because the Europeans of this era are relatively ignorant, which is also one of the important reasons. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Because of the dark Middle Ages, Europeans have been fooled for far too long. So, they're not good at intrigue or something. And Ma Lin saw a lot of palace fighting dramas such as "The Legend of Zhen Huan", "The Legend of Miyue", and "Palace Scheming" in his previous life, plus he was well-read, so he was naturally more cunning than the Europeans of this era.

However, it turns out that Europeans in this era are not all inflexible. It's like Woolf who captured Marin with a trick. Esbrand, on the other hand, is a man with a more flexible head.

In fact, people in this era may be completely crushed by Marin, a traverser, in terms of technology, even Leonardo da Vinci will have to kneel. But in terms of intrigue and trickery, the ancients may not have lost to the traversers.

Fortunately, Marin traveled to Europe at the end of the Middle Ages, and if he traveled to the Ming Dynasty at the same time, those cunning old fritters in the officialdom don't know what they would do to Marin.

To put it bluntly, although Marin is smart, he can also rely on his cleverness to bully people who read less, or ancient Europeans who read less......

If it weren't for his knowledge far beyond his time and his familiarity with European history, Marin's abilities would not have been able to qualify for the position of head of state. Even, being a baron is reluctant.

However, with knowledge far beyond his time and familiarity with European history, Marin was barely able to participate in the game of dominance.

Because, in this era, although the Renaissance has begun, there are still very few truly intelligent people in Europe at this time. It was not until after the 17th and 18th centuries that Europe exploded and many peerless talents emerged to achieve Europe's hegemony over the world.

Therefore, after two days of thinking, Ma Lin found that his ability can still make a difference in this era of scarce talents. The premise is that he doesn't take everyone else for a fool like this time......

Moreover, after this kidnapping, Marin became very interested in Woolf. Esbrand was even more satisfied......

At the end of this dark age, in addition to knowing how to flood the enemy army with water, he also understood the principle of "capture the thief and capture the king first". Esbrand's ingenuity is ranked best in all of Europe.

It's just that because he is in a small place with only more than 20,000 people in the Dittmarshin area, and there are only more than 1,000 militiamen under his command, he has drowned such a big talent......

Marin was even more determined to recruit Woolf. Esbrand's determination, but before that, he wanted to get to know Woolf through the honest looking "Brother Fierce" named Cage sitting in the doorway. What kind of person is Esbrand......

"That...... Your name is Cage, right? ”

"yes, Lady Marlin? Is it hungry? It's not time to eat yet......" Brother Cage's fierce brother looked up and looked at Marin and said.

"No, no, no, I'm not hungry, I'm just talking to you casually......"

"Oh, so you're trying to get me some news?" Cage tilted his head and looked at Marlin.

"Uh......" was discovered by his thoughts, and Marin didn't know how to answer for a while. I didn't expect that the big man in front of him with such a good brain was still so good...... Isn't he supposed to be as powerful as Karn...... Marlin was a little messy......

"Do you want to hear from my godfather?"

"Your godfather?" Marlin was a little curious.

"It's Woolf. Mr. Esbrand. ”

"Ah...... Oh......" Marin nodded, thinking about what to ask next.

However, what I didn't expect was that this Mr. Cage seemed to be very interested in promoting his godfather, and before Marin could ask, he said it......

"I was raised by my godfather, and when I was ten years old, my father, including my mother and my godfather's wife, my godmother, were killed by the Danish invading army......" Cage said in a low tone.

"Condolences—" Marin didn't know what to say, but could only express comfort.

"So, I want to thank you, Lord Marin, for beating the Danes to the ground and forcing them to cede a lot of territory, which makes us very happy."

"Uh...... Since you're so happy, why don't you let me go? ”

"That's not possible, if you are released, you will definitely attack Hyde City, and when the time comes, I don't know how many folks will die." Cage shook his head, it seems that this big man is not stupid......

"By the way, Cage, what's your full name?" Marin asked curiously. For this master who can knock himself unconscious in the blink of an eye, Marin is also interested. Moreover, this fierce general brother seems to be quite smart and has a lot of cultivation value. Karn was fierce, but he lacked intelligence, and was only fit to be the head of a bodyguard. And this Cage seems to be able to be trained to be the captain of the special forces......

"Full name? It's called Cage! ”

"Don't have a surname? Or a name, like 'Nicholas. Cage's ...... something."

"Nope! I was originally the son of a groom. My father, who was originally just my godfather's groom, certainly didn't have a surname. ”

"That Woolf. Esbrand......"

"He is a descendant of knights, so there is a surname. However, since the establishment of the republic by Dietmarshin, the nobles have been driven away. Although the godfather is a descendant of a knight, he has no inheritance rights, so he is not considered a nobleman. ”

"By the way, Cage, who did you learn your good kung fu from?" Marin asked with interest. For Cage, an extremely fast general, Marin is very interested. You know, even in the face of Karn, you have time to draw your rifle and shoot it. But in front of Cage, Marin didn't even have a chance to draw a gun.

"This ...... I learned it with an old Danish bandit......" Cage blushed. After all, learning art with a horse bandit is not such a glorious thing.

"What's so embarrassing? Heroes don't care about their origins, it doesn't matter who you learned the art with, as long as you haven't done anything bad. Perhaps seeing Cage's embarrassment, Marin hurried to help him find the bottom of the stairs.

"Heroes don't ask ...... origin," Cage muttered Marin's words, and couldn't help but be a little stupid.

"Of course, heroes don't ask about their origins, there are many generals in our East Friesian army who are from civilian backgrounds. Even I was just a wandering knight dying of hunger. Later, he helped the emperor fight, and then he became a baron, and then ...... and became an earl......"

"Hehe, I've heard that you are the grandson of the Bullock family, the ruling family of the former East Friesian Lambeth, and you can be regarded as having a background." Cage is not easy to fool, and, as a Frisian, he also knows something about the affairs of the East Frisian Lam.

"That...... I have a lot of generals under me who came from civilian backgrounds. For example, Schwartz...... Well, he's also a descendant of a family of knights...... Well, Sauer, Karn, and Kohler were all serfs, and now Karn and Kohler are both barons. When Sauer goes back this time, it's time to be canonized as a baron......"

"The Earl is really very powerful!" Cage also had to admire. It is indeed rare in Europe that someone like Marin dares to promote civilian generals on a large scale.

"Why don't you do it with me, Cage? If you go, I will immediately make you a knight and give you a fief. Then, give you a team of elites to train...... Later, it is not impossible to establish merit and be named a baron...... "Marin took a fancy to Cage's kung fu and brains, and planned to make him the captain of the special forces.