Chapter 3: Vader's Recruitment
The tavern is a major intersection of people in a town, especially in a large city with a population of more than 20,000 people like Parabun, and several taverns in the city are full of hustle and bustle all day long, mercenaries, explorers, and workers who have been busy all day like to stay here, drink a few glasses of ale mixed with water, and then chat and play cards, and if you drink too much, you can also have a fight in the backyard, so that the people around you can make a few bets. If you're looking for helpers and soldiers who aren't afraid of death, it's everywhere, as long as you have money.
Byron also saw a group of mercenary cavalry sitting around eating and drinking, and he also saw the mounts of these cavalrymen in the backyard, all of them were strong and agile hunting horses and military horses that wore armor in battle, and he couldn't help but feel a sense of envy. In the game, this kind of mercenary cavalry is expensive and inferior to the top cavalry of various countries, so the player develops and is taken seriously. But now, when he walked past, these mercenaries who were eating food and drinking wine did not bother to look at him at all, because Byron did not have the capital and prestige to employ them.
Byron found the owner of the tavern, a middle-aged man in a leather apron, although he looked ordinary, but even many nobles would send people to him to ask for information, he had contacts with many forces, and everything that happened in the tavern could not escape his eyes.
With the introduction of this boss, Byron successfully hired a mercenary named John the Great. This guy is burly, more than 1.80 meters tall, with a somewhat stiff round face, and he still looks very imposing.
"I've been on the battlefield as a recruit, I've killed people, I've been to a lot of places, I've traveled half of Svadia, I've ridden horses, you can't choose the wrong person. 3 dinars a week, whatever I can do, you can tell me to do anything. ”
Big John was pitching himself to the young employer at this point, even though the other party seemed to have Kugit Khanate blood, so he might be doing something. But for him, a mercenary sentry who has been unemployed for several weeks and has a shy pocket, as long as he has something to eat, as for working in vain and black, it doesn't mean much to a mercenary. He didn't do anything about robbing roads and stealing money and stealing cattle at night.
[Mercenary Sentinel: Equipment: Leather Shield, Thickened Leather Armor, Spear, Short Sword, Leather Helmet, Worn-out Leather Boots; Rating: The most common mercenaries; 】
And Byron is also quite satisfied with this temporary bodyguard, bringing his own equipment and not paying in advance, and his reputation is okay. But he had to guard against this big man, the mercenary profession was very disgusted with hurting his employer, but it was not for nothing.
The two of them had lunch in the tavern, bread with cheese, John ate it deliciously, but he was not used to it, and salt and oil were very expensive, without these two kinds of food, the taste was so light that he was a Celestial diner crazy.
After that, things were much simpler, and the two men then left the city and went to Vida, a village under the administration of Paraven. It's not far from the city, the roads are flat and safe, there are places to stop along the way, and more importantly, Vida has a large population and a lot of idlers, so he can recruit some people there.
The road was quite peaceful, because they walked on the main road and deliberately avoided the woods, and the two of them arrived there at dusk. And Byron found out that "Vader" is actually a small town in size, and the scattered villages around it are all under the jurisdiction of the town's lord, and these villages are all called Vader!
Patches of crop seedlings appeared on both sides of the road, and cabbage that had not been planted long ago was growing vigorously. After a busy day's work, the farmers wiped the sweat from their faces and walked towards their houses with some satisfaction and expectation.
The village is built on a hill and a stream, with residential buildings at the base and farmland at the bottom. The village elder's house was built at the top of the hill and was much larger than the other houses in the vicinity.
In the clearing of the village, Byron saw a few idle people doing something there, as if they were looking for something to relieve their boredom. This relieved Byron that he would only have to convince the village elders to allow him to recruit soldiers here, and the rest would be easy.
"To exterminate the robbers? Just you? ”
The elder, who was peeling cabbage at his door, heard their intentions, squinted his eyes and glanced at them several times, and finally clapped his hands and stood up.
Byron was helpless, but it was indeed a bit unrealistic to destroy a robber with more than a dozen people and a few pedestrians with two people and such a little equipment.
"But that businessman, I also know, he won't spend money to let people do what they can't do, and you must have something that ordinary people can't compare. Well, if they want, you can take away those who have nothing to do and don't want to go to work tomorrow morning, but for each you get 10 dinars, and this includes their equipment, which has already given the family a subsidy. The lord is not here, and I have this right. ”
"Thank you, Elder, I'll do it, after all, I don't want them to die."
Byron nodded, and counted out a few more silver coins, hoping to buy some "groceries", which he offered several times higher than the normal price, and the elder gladly accepted.
This time Byron could do it freely, and he began to plan to find a stand to shout a few times, but he felt too stupid. So he found those idlers who bragged about each other and expressed his intentions.
"Hey, guys, do you want to go out and break out, one dinar a week, and you don't have to pay for your own food and equipment."
Byron had little experience, so what came to mind was to say. However, although his words caused a lot of ridicule, after seeing the leather armor on John's body and the iron sword at his waist, someone still approached.
Although most people did not trust Byron, three gangsters and a bankrupt peasant chose to join his team, and it was evident that they were not having a good time.
"The longer the tax money, the higher the life, the more difficult the day is, if you can eat with you, then I will go with you, anyway, stay and wait to starve to death."
The bankrupt farmer's words touched Byron somewhat, and he seemed more reliable than the others. Byron made a note of him, and if he did a good job and survived, he might be able to promote him.
Byron also paid 40 dinars for this, buying them simple equipment and giving the rest to the village or their families.
Byron spent the night in a modest tavern in the village, but he didn't sleep well, because in the middle of the night someone tried to steal his money through the window, but was scared away by John, who was up all night.
The next day, Byron saw three recruits in rough leather armor and triangular fur hats, armed with iron forks and improvised iron spears, waiting for him at the door, and the last thug returned the silver because he had repented.
【You have recruited a Tier 1 unit "Swadia Recruits] in Vader*3
Prompting to remember, Byron remembered again about this so-called system. The hints began to increase, and Byron had some hope for it. It doesn't matter if it's a gold finger or a silver thigh, as long as it works.
Byron was on a touring horse, and the actual ride was nowhere near as chic as it was on TV, and the inferior saddle was uncomfortable to sit on, but it was better than walking.
Now that he has gathered enough team, he plans to find a few robbers to ask about the situation first, and then find some helpers along the way, so as to complete the task as soon as possible and get paid. And he also wants to see if his golden finger is not the most unrealistic but most important point in the game, as long as the experience of combat and training is enough, a farmer can also be trained to become a knight!