Three months have passed since Byron returned to Serindir from Suno.

Phatis now saw Byron as a potential monarch and was willing to advocate for him, i.e., to declare the legitimacy and legitimacy of Byron as king.

There is a big difference between real-life heroes promoting dominance and in games, as soon as heroes join in the game, they can help them promote dominance without any side effects. However, in reality, only heroes who are loyal enough or meet enough conditions will be willing to help you promote, and the effect will change with the hero's reputation and influence.

The most important thing is that the right to rule is not something that can be advertised casually, and although the kingship of the kings of the six great powers is disputed, it does not mean that they will tolerate another person claiming to be more qualified to rule the land than they are. So although Fatis can already advocate for him, he is not in a position to make a big deal about it now, which would be tantamount to declaring war on the king.

However, Byron took advantage of this, and upon his return to Serindil, Fatis continued to preach in his fiefdom village how benevolent Byron's rule was and how beneficial it was to the people, claiming that he was far superior to lords and kings who only knew how to exploit their people to expand their wealth. He also brought this idea to Serindil's newly formed militia and the Peony mercenaries, who would spread the word further when they reached other places.

Now Byron is only a little baron, and even if he openly says that he should be king, few people will pay attention to him. So this kind of remark did not make people feel that he was qualified to be the king, but it did make him a lot more popular among the people.

For three months, Byron focused on running his territory and finding work for the mercenary group. He had already invested tens of thousands of dinars in Serindil, lowered his taxes for a year, allocated idle farmland, repaired the ruined buildings in the town, and won the initial support of the immigrants from the north and the returning Rhodoks from the south. At the very least, the Rhodoks don't see him as an invader, but as a decent lord.

And during this time, the true lord of Serindil was also confirmed. King Harauth conferred the title of Thrindil on the Earl of Harengoth in recognition of his service in leading the army and as a token of his loyalty. Byron is no longer the temporary lord of Thrindil, but because Thrindyr is too far away from the Earl's northern territory, Earl Harongoth still handed over the management of Thrindyr to the most powerful man in the area, as long as the taxes and offerings can be handed over to the Earl on time, Thrindyr can toss whatever he wants.

Compared with the lot of worries in the town, it is much easier to find a job for the peony mercenaries, and the mercenaries do not have to worry about having no work to do during the war, and many nobles who are at war with the enemy are willing to pay to hire this powerful mercenary force.

However, as a lord, Byron can no longer command his mercenary troops as before, because it involves the problem of taking sides in the noble circle. So he asked Kenra to take command of the troops instead of himself, so as not to offend people.

And it's important to note that Kenrad is really good at commanding mercenaries and knows how to get the most out of his troops.

He set three guidelines for the peony mercenaries, the first is about the signing of jobs, all work must involve a written contract, and there will be no breach of contract. And Kenla doesn't fight unprepared battles, as long as he joins one of the sides, they will definitely win in the end. Of course, this does not mean that the Peony Mercenary Group will join the relatively strong side, because Kenrad thinks that joining the side that will win will not get much commission, and it is easy to be used as cannon fodder. Therefore, he prefers to join the weaker side and then help it win, both in terms of monetary gain and fame gain.

In the end, the Peony mercenary doesn't care who the employer is. As long as the price is high enough, and the Peony mercenaries have no other work at this time, then they can hire this army. Even if they and the Peony mercenaries were still fighting each other the day before, they would be able to become comrades-in-arms after signing the contract.

The Peony Mercenary Regiment, commanded by Kenrad, quickly became the most popular mercenary unit in aristocratic warfare, and despite their short contracts and high fees, their business was still very good.

When the first order was signed, Byron handed over three hundred soldiers to Kenrad. And when these three months passed, Kenrad and Manid reported the mercenary group's income and expenditure and the number of troops to Byron, and the mercenary group was not only self-sufficient, but also earned 1,000 dinars. Not only has the number of mercenaries not decreased, but after absorbing some small mercenary groups and scattered mercenaries, there are more than 100 mercenaries under Kenrad's command, and they all have their own equipment.

This result made Byron very satisfied, after all, three months is a short time, and the peony mercenary is only executing the fourth order now, and it is quite good to get such a profit. Byron really feels that this turmoil in the kingdom is his own opportunity now, according to this situation, the winter can be spent safely, and by the time of next spring, the peony mercenaries can develop better, and the militia of Serindil can also complete basic training, and all of them can be upgraded to level 3 or above under his system bonus, and when the time comes, his troops will exceed 1,000 people, all of whom are well-equipped and well-trained, and he will have enough strength to get involved in the current mess of the kingdom and win his place among the real power of the kingdom.

This rate of development inevitably attracted the attention of other nobles, who called Byron a "mercenary aristocracy". Naturally, this title is indispensable for discrimination, mocking Byron's origins. But it is more of an amazement at Byron's way of development, this way of using mercenaries as the main force of the Swadia kingdom has not been used before, in fact, the ancestors of many Svadian nobles were originally the mercenary cavalry leaders of the ancient Kalad Empire, and they obtained the territory by virtue of their military exploits and the financial problems of the empire.

However, with the passage of time and the further rise of the knight class, they selectively forgot the experience of their ancestors as mercenaries, fully identified themselves as the aristocratic class of the ancient empire, and gradually developed a contempt for mercenaries.

But now they had to reconsider this cost-effective mercenary tactic, a tactic that Byron picked up and used very well.

The peony mercenaries are still growing, Byron's strength is still accumulating, and Svadia is still a mess.