"I swear allegiance to you, Lord Baron Byron. I would like to be a sword in your hand, at your disposal. I will be your shield and protect your family until the end of your life. Glory be upon you, my lord. ”

"The spirit of the knight is with you, my warrior."

Dressed in fine clothes, Byron put away his sword, and Fatis and Alleyne stood up with smiles on their faces.

They were all wearing a full set of armor, with long swords pinned to their waists, and they were also wearing Byron's specially customized peony-patterned burqas, which looked very imposing.

"Look at them, how spirited."

Bandak, who had gathered around to watch the award like everyone else, smacked his lips and clapped his hands, as if envious of the two of them.

"I know what you mean, but they have noble blood after all, which is important to become a knight."

Kenrad laughed and patted him on the shoulder.

"So what? Our Baron Byron was also a civilian last month. ”

As for Kenrad's words, Bandak was a little indifferent.

"Man, that's why our barons need to do the same thing as other nobles."

Kenrad shrugged his shoulders, and Bandak looked relieved.

"It doesn't matter, both of them are good players, and I'm happy for them. But it would be great if Byron could think of me one day. ”

Bandak thought about how he looked like he was called an adult in aristocratic clothes, and he always felt that something was wrong, and he felt that he didn't fit in with this image.

"Forget it, I really don't look like a nobleman, but like the "tribune" in the previous story. That's right, if I had the chance, I would also make such a name for myself. ”

……

Byron's ordination is over, and as a baron, he must have his own knights.

Byron, the official knight, is not capable of poaching it, but it is still possible to promote two new knights.

And Fatis and Ellen, who have noble blood and are equally skillful, are naturally the best candidates for promotion.

Although the knighthood conferred by the baron was much worse than the knightly titles conferred by the earl and the king, Alleyne was more than happy to accept Byron's award.

Fatis, on the other hand, had a simpler purpose than Alleyne, and was more than happy to serve Byron and accept the knighthood he bestowed upon him.

Byron was now a baron with two knights and nearly five hundred soldiers, and also had his own fiefdom.

After the capture of Fort Gruenward, Swadia's army moved south again, and Byron was given a new mission. As the baron of the main town of Serindil, Byron was to take his troops to Serindil to take over the land, population, debts, and military defenses.

Moreover, King Haraus also fulfilled his promise and rewarded the first Peony mercenary team to storm the city and perform very well with a total of 30,000 dinars. And before they left, the armourers who accompanied them would repair their armor and weapons for free, and would be happy to recycle their loot at a bargain.

Byron got a lot of benefits, and many of the soldiers could be upgraded, and they made a lot of money compared to the losses.

Byron offered 10,000 dinars as a reward for the soldiers, and although there was no time for a banquet, the soldiers were excited by the large number of dinars.

Of course, Byron did not forget to settle accounts with the traitors, and after the battle, two people who had not died in the battle were still on the list of the dead.

Byron did not want to kill his own soldiers before the battle, fearing that it would affect the morale of his army. But after the battle, he wouldn't really let them go, as he said.

One of them was forced to ask for information by Kress for not betraying Byron. He was secretly executed by Byron for betrayal, and the cause of death was naturally serious injuries. But for his credit, Byron kept his property and paid a double pension to his family.

Byron also found out that the guy who betrayed himself was a deserter before the battle, that is, a veteran who followed Byron for a long time and revealed Byron's killing of the rogue knight to Baron Knight. Byron was not soft on this guy, and Bandak broke two of his fingers with a hammer to make him confess the truth. The gambler was in debt, so he sold the whole news for 300 dinars at the behest of Baron Knight's henchmen, and dragged another executed man to sign his name.

He was caught by Byron while fleeing with the money, and was ordered by Byron to be hanged in public. Moreover, he was executed on charges of desertion, so in theory there was no violation of Byron's previous promise not to be blamed.

No one had any objection to Byron's disposition, for they all knew how many dinars Byron had paid for these two traitors. If it were them, they would have given that traitor a stab as well.

After upgrading the soldiers, changing their equipment, and taking care of all the chores, Byron also said goodbye to the king and the marshal, and the Count of Cress, to which he belonged, and went to his fiefdom.

This time, Byron raised a new peony flag, and the soldiers also changed into uniform peony emblem burqas. In order to get the goods as soon as possible, Byron also spent more than 100 dinars.

Although the number of people was a little smaller than before, the momentum of Byron's troops had increased considerably. The promotion of status will make the soldiers under his command respect him more. It can also make the heroes more confident in themselves.

The two newly promoted knights, dressed in cloaks, plate armor with peony textures, and helmets decorated with gold trim, rode majestically at the front of the procession, sandwiching Baron Byron in the middle to protect them. The rest of the mercenary cavalry followed Byron and deliberately formed a semicircle to show Byron's central position.

Jamila sat in the carriage at the back of the line, put new gauze on the wrist that had been scratched during the operation, and then took out the lute from her own salute and plucked it a few times.

Kress, who was sitting in the carriage behind him with his legs crossed, stretched leisurely and slashed at her young lady with amusement, and his attention shifted to the lute in Jamila's hand.

"The wind is blowing through the meadow

The branches are rustling

The warriors marched in formation on the continent..."

The Peony mercenaries were always surrounded by this joy on the road, and they won the battle and received a large amount of money. And their lords, too, promised them that there would be fine wine waiting for them in their fiefdoms. Even though there was a heavy rain on the road and many people's clothes were soaked, they could still sit around the campfire and eat simple food and let out hearty laughter.

Of course, for him, who had just received King Harlaus's new decree, the joy was not enough to dispel the clouds that had hung on his forehead.