Byron personally led the team to operate in Vichia for more than a month, clearing out pirates and bandits all over Vekia, and promoting Peony mercenaries along the way.

Because of his outstanding performance, Byron was also invited to a banquet hosted by the captain and became the center of attention. One of the captains told Byron that if it weren't for the good development of the Peony mercenaries, he would have wanted to take Byron and let him lead his troops, and was willing to give him the title of knight.

Of course, although Byron is grateful, he doesn't really take it seriously, after all, he can say that anyone can do it, and if he can't fulfill it, it's nonsense.

However, Byron was very happy to be able to participate in this banquet. Although the banquet was much smaller than the pomp and circumstance of Byron's victory and return to Dehrem, and the food was relatively ordinary, the attendees were all dignitaries, which allowed Byron to accumulate a little network in Vekia.

In the future, if he visits some nobles, he will not be afraid of being turned away, and it will be easier to talk about business.

Alleyne and Fatis also showed good manners at the banquet, especially Ellene, who already had many acquaintances in Vecchia.

At this time, at his instigation, many young men with education and military training joined Byron's ranks. And many Wikibian soldiers who dislike the current quality of life, or who have made mistakes, have also joined the Peony mercenaries.

Under the judgment of the system, 1 Vekia rider, 4 Vekia archers, 7 Vekia veteran light infantry, and 15 Vekia light infantry joined Byron's team.

Especially the 4 Vekia archers who brought their own equipment, they belong to level 4 troops, and they are skilled in archery, as long as they cooperate with the cone arrows with good armor-piercing effect, as long as they are not protected by armor of this level of plate armor, those heavy infantry and cavalry, these archers can knock them down with one arrow.

After defeating the Brotherhood, Byron rose to a level, focusing his skills on charm, and with the blessing of book reading and troop discipline, he now has a command limit of 280, and he can continue to expand his troops, replenish his previous losses, and recruit another batch of new soldiers.

In addition to promoting the peasants in his ranks, Byron also recruited 20 untrained Swadia militiamen, in order to naturally upgrade the Swadia troops. Upgrading to knight seems to be a no-brainer now, but Svadia heavy cavalry is still possible. Strong mercenaries cost too much money, Byron can recruit new recruits to practice first, anyway, he will not be short of manpower for a while.

Imagine a group of peasants who put down their pitchfork hoes and become qualified hoplites in two or three years, a speed that throws off the native forces of Calradia.

However, although the riding training has been going on, it has not been going well. There were some people who were not suitable for horseback riding, so Byron also divided the Swadian light infantry into two parts in his training, one part strengthened the riding training, taught them to use horse weapons, and trained them in the direction of Swadia heavy cavalry. And the other part of the life of the dick, but it can still be armed into infantry.

And there is no rule that the infantry cannot ride horses, although it is inconvenient to fight, but it is completely possible to travel horses for those elite infantry, so that they will not have too much problem with their treatment. After all, although the salaries of cavalry among the peony mercenaries are generally higher than those of infantry, the largest source of soldiers' income is war trophies. As long as you fight well, you won't make less money.

Byron, then, was now left with only horses.

During this time, the enemy was mostly infantry, but the damage to the horses was still very large. Those horses that were injured and could not fight to transport goods could be slaughtered and sold by butchers, but they still could not recover their capital.

Especially for those good horses, once they die or hurt their legs and feet, it is equivalent to the loss of hundreds of dinars. Byron spent no less money on horses than on weapons and armor.

In order to replenish the horses lost in battle, Byron sent Manid to buy horses in the Kugit steppe. Prairie horses and so-called steeds are abundant there, steppe horses have good endurance and gallop fast, which is very suitable for light cavalry.

Moreover, these horses are often difficult to handle, so they can be used to hone the riding skills of their soldiers.

Byron gave Manid 10,000 dinars in cash, and asked a man who knew horses to accompany him and buy more. If you have too many horses and can't use them yourself, you can sell them for a profit.

In this way, Byron continued to be busy with the work of mercenaries in the Kingdom of Vekia, and by the way, he escaped the heat in the south.

He also made a special trip to his dyeing mill to inspect the results of his work, and by the way gave a little reward to the workers to encourage them to continue their work.

After that, he also took a small revenge on the rich merchant who had threatened him, and led a large group of cavalry to run to someone's manor in the middle of the night to stay. Byron also told his soldiers that the more noisy the better, and that no one in the manor could sleep soundly tonight.

The rich merchant didn't live in this manor that day, but after getting the news, he was quite helpless, and he couldn't tear his face with the peony mercenary for such a trivial matter. If the other party burns down his manor and leaves, then he will lose a lot.

In the end, it was he who sent a thousand dinars to Byron for them, and Byron took the people away.

This time he left from Riwache, and Byron was really proud of it. The current strength of the peony mercenary, even if it is a small nobleman from various countries, has to be avoided.

It was not until the end of August that Byron returned to Decherim with a large group of soldiers. As he returned, a group of Vecchian cavalry was always following behind. In the guise of escort, they watched Byron and them along the way, lest the mercenaries harass the village or the family's manor.

And Byron didn't care, they weren't robbers and bandits, so naturally they weren't afraid of them following. Occasionally, Byron would ask them for something to eat, and some information would escape from their mouths.

However, when Byron returned to Decherim, he did not see the herd of horses in the stables or Manid himself. It stands to reason that after such a long time, they should have come back a long time ago.

Alleyne complained a lot about this, and rebuked Manid in front of Byron, accusing him of not being able to do such a simple job well. Byron talked for Manid for a long time before Ellen stopped talking about it.

Byron waited another day and sent his cavalry to look for Manid, who he feared was being targeted by the ringing horses of the steppe. Although he had dozens of cavalry in his ranks, it was easy to get into trouble if he encountered a large-scale steppe bandit.

But before the cavalry could depart, Manid's letter arrived.