At about 10 o'clock in the morning of the next day, William, who was training infantry, waited for Rodrigo, who had been invited. Diaz and his 38 Spanish Javelin hussars.

Turning around, William looked over, only to see a heavy knight wearing a plate chain composite armor and a burqa riding in the front, and thirty-eight Spanish javelin light cavalry behind him were holding a leather wooden shield in their left hand, carrying a javelin on their backs, and a cavalry sword hanging from their waists.

William appeared, followed by dozens of companion cavalrymen, ten steps opposite Rodrigo, smiled lightly, and said: "What a strong light cavalry, I have asked the Spanish light cavalry to be brave and elite, and it was indeed the case today." ”

When Rodrigo saw William appearing, he didn't dare to hold it up, so he dismounted with the Spanish light cavalry, and saluted with his right hand on his chest: "Good day, His Royal Highness William." ”

"Mr. Rodrigo, please come in, and we'll talk in more detail. Sir Hubert, take all the Spanish hussars down to rest. With that, William led Rodrigo into the house.

After William, Steward Osborne, and Rodrigo were seated, William took the lead and said, "Mr. Rodrigo, I want to hire you Spanish javelin light cavalry, and if you have any requests, we can discuss them or two." ”

Rodrigo bowed slightly, and said: "Your Highness William, my soldiers and I need 8 pfennigs per day per person, so that we can keep our booty, and we need your army to provide food, lodging and weapons supplies during the employment period, and if anyone is killed by light cavalry, we need to compensate thirty Triss gold coins." ”

"Your request is reasonable, and I can grant your request." William bowed slightly.

Hearing this, Rodrigo got up and bent down and saluted, "Thank you, Your Highness William, we are willing to serve you." ”

"Mr. Rodrigo, I heard that you were once a knight and wanted to be knighted. I'm curious about your story, can you tell me about it? William looked at the slightly depressed young knight and said with a curious expression.

"Hmm... Yes, His Highness William. Rodrigo hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

Rodrigo then began to tell his story, and in his narration William learned about his past.

Rodrigo, a knight in his twenties, was born into a family of barons in the Counts of Burgos in the Kingdom of Castel, Spain, and was the eldest son of the family.

Rodrigo joined the king's army at the age of thirteen, and in the years that followed, he was knighted by the king and became a high-profile star.

At the age of seventeen, Rodrigo succeeded in gaining the favor of Jimena, daughter of Sancho, Count of Burgos, and married him.

In a later battle, Rodrigo was accused of treason for the safety of his family's barony by secretly releasing the captured prince of the Moorish kingdom.

Sancho, Count of Burgos, could not accept that his beloved daughter Jimena was married to a traitor, and when confronted with Rodrigo, he said that he did not agree to marry Ximena to Rodrigo, calling him a shameful traitor.

Perhaps in a moment of anger, perhaps to clear his name, or perhaps to avenge the insult he had received, Rodrigo proposed a duel to the Count of Burgos, and the two drew their swords against each other.

Rodrigo was young and strong, and Sancho, Count of Burgos, was also the chief warrior of the Kingdom of Castile, and their swords collided with each other.

After all, it was Sancho, Count of Burgos, who was superior and beat Rodrigo to the point of exhaustion, forcing him into a corner under the stairs.

Here, however, God played a joke, but the end result was that Rodrigo accidentally killed Sancho, Count of Burgos, who was approaching, and was seen on the spot by his fiancée Jimena.

Driven by love and hatred, Jimena decided to take revenge on Rodrigo for his dead father, who was eventually stripped of everything and expelled by King Castile.

Leaving his homeland and losing everything, Rodrigo gathered some old and Spanish mercenaries to form the Rodrigo Mercenary Group, specializing in the mercenary business of Lancey, and gradually gained a good reputation.

It was also William's coincidence that the Rodrigo mercenary group was able to hire them in the city of Renebor.

Regarding Rodrigo's twists and turns, William also shook his head full of embarrassment, looked at Rodrigo and said: "Rodrigo, I am very sympathetic to your experience, but I can't just give you the title of knight noble." I need your loyalty and ability, and if you can be loyal to me and make a mark of war, I will make you a baron when I continue to promise the Duchy of Mandy. ”

Hearing William's promise, Rodrigo also hesitated for a while, after all, there were also great nobles who had promised to give Rodrigo nobility before, but they all broke their promises after the end of the employment.

Rodrigo looked up at William, carefully observing whether William's expression and tone were fake.

Perhaps it was William's sincerity, or perhaps Rodrigo's longing for stability after years of wandering, Rodrigo's expression relaxed, as if he was moved by William's promise.

William called the iron hot and said in a solemn tone: "Rodrigo, are you willing to be loyal to me without reservation?" If you pledge your allegiance to me, you will be knighted and given a five-hundred-acre estate outside the city of Rouen. ”

Rodrigo's heart trembled, and he knelt down on one knee and said, "I do." ”

Rodrigo then placed the closed twin words in William's hands, and the two hugged and kissed.

After doing this, Rodrigo pledged his allegiance to William with the relics of the saint as evidence: "I swear by my integrity that I will henceforth be loyal to His Royal Highness Prince William, fulfill all my obligations as a vassal, and never deceive"

William nodded, untied a pocket from his waist, and took out a small branch from the manor, symbolizing a piece of enclosure and giving it to Rodrigo.

In this way, Rodrigo swore allegiance to William and became a knight under William.

William helped Rodrigo, who was kneeling on one knee, to his feet and said, "Rodrigo, get up." Take me to meet your Spanish light cavalry. ”

"As you command, His Highness William." Rodrigo stood up and said.

William and Rodrigo rode to the training ground, where the Javelinmen led by Faller and the Spanish Javelin Cavalry led by Rodrigo were pitted against each other, and the atmosphere was tense.

Seeing this, Rodrigo immediately rode his horse to the Spanish Javelin Hussars under his command and said: "Cavalrymen, please stay calm, don't be impulsive, I, Rodrigo, have declared my allegiance to His Royal Highness William, everyone is the same army, please don't fight among yourself." ”

William smiled, rode his horse to the two javelin hussars, and said: "If you want to divide the victory, come to a competition to determine the level, of course, the competition must be a wooden javelin wrapped in cotton, I will not allow any of you to be injured." ”

"His Royal Highness William, this—" Rodrigo said again and again.

Before Rodrigo could speak out against it, everyone in the audience was already cheering, and looking at the smiling William, Rodrigo was a little depressed.