When Rhodok's army arrived in the town of Serindil, several of the town's leading figures opened the gates and welcomed them into the town.

Rhodok's army commander was a little surprised, his intelligence was a little outdated, and the other party took the initiative to capture Count Rimusk before, which made him mistakenly think that Serendil still had five or six hundred elite mercenaries and a large number of militia as before, so they really didn't expect Byron to run so easily.

What's more, after a full day of burning, there were still many sparks glowing red in the ruins of Serindil's two walls, and smoke still wafting above it. After learning that Byron had a weapon that could create flames and loud noises, this scenario had to warn them.

At one point, he thought it was a ruse by von Byron to ambush them, and locked the inhabitants in their houses, carefully searching the entire town.

Later, they saw the burned walls to the north and east, as well as granaries with only mouse droppings and dregs. Especially when the military councillor from Viruga entered the stone tower in the center of town, he almost burst into tears. The stone tower was a mess, and even the wood in the stove was emptied, and even the fiercest and most greedy robber in the kingdom of Rhodok was ashamed of himself.

However, the townspeople, rich and poor, had a lot of food and dinars stored in their homes, and they were not affected by the retreat except for two firewood houses that had been burned down because they were too close to the wall. The church, in particular, is not only well-equipped, but also has expensive frescoes and silver-plated sacristy.

It's still winter, and the army is still short of supplies. The military councilor had to choose between forcibly requisitioning supplies from the inhabitants or waiting for the army to collapse and eventually collapse.

Of course, he could also use the dinar to buy supplies from the locals, but Count Rimusk was captured, and Count Mateas did not give him extra funds, so he had to pay for this huge gap out of his own pocket.

One of the things that motivated him to participate in the war was the spoils and fiefs that the Count had promised him, and he didn't want to put in a lot of money after all this effort.

The next day, the Rhodok troops arrived, and they were served hot soup and bread, but they were also surrounded by complaints from the locals.

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"Fort Gruenward is still under siege, but I think they can hold on."

A month later, thousands of miles away from Serindil, in the office of the Peony mercenary, in Dehrim. Byron sat by the fire, dressed in an expensive fur coat, and looked at the letters in his hand, and threw them into the fire one by one.

These weren't precious or intimate letters, he did them purely because he was in a bad mood.

The moment he withdrew from Serindil, he felt his heart broken, but what he didn't expect was that what really troubled him was still to come.

The capture of Count Rimusk made Byron famous in the kingdom of Swadia, and all the nobles knew that there was a baron on the border who captured a genuine Count of Rhodok, even when the king launched an expedition, which made Byron famous.

But the corresponding cost is that when Byron abandons his fiefdom with his troops, the negative effects are multiplied.

The system indicates that Byron's reputation has increased by 100 points, which is the largest increase in his reputation since the crossing. However, Byron had no time to rejoice in his prestige when he dropped 120, startling him.

The hero was a lost dog in the blink of an eye, and most of the nobles of the kingdom rebuked Byron for his cowardice and attributed his victory to luck.

Of course, those nobles knew that they could only do so if they were put in Serindil, and if other nobles made such a move, they would not say anything.

But for a new nobleman who was born as a mercenary and has no aristocratic background, the old nobles are willing to say a few words.

Earl Harongoth was not very happy either, as the true lord of Thrindil, he was unhappy with Byron's act of throwing his new realm to the enemy like this. Although Byron gave him the Count of Rimusk as compensation, he did not feel honored or happy.

The Count didn't embarrass Byron anymore, but Byron didn't want him to forgive himself in front of the other nobles. When he attacked again in the future, he would also want to get the aid of Count Harongoth.

Most of Byron's letter was about the South, but the situation was not very optimistic at the moment. The Rhodoks were very determined and gathered a large number of troops to attack in this bad season.

This caused a lot of trouble for Byron's plans, and he needed at least twice as many troops as he did now to defeat the opposing side.

Byron's reputation has changed, but not on the good side. He now has no face to attend banquets and entertainment among the nobles, and can only stay in his few houses every day to think about countermeasures.

Mars, the veteran in charge of the training, clearly told Byron that they did not have enough space and facilities to train more than 200 recruits at a time, and that it would take at least a month plus Byron's golden finger to turn these recruits into soldiers who would not be afraid to run away on the battlefield.

Byron needed better soldiers, preferably soldiers who could go straight into battle as soon as they were recruited.

Apparently, only other mercenaries met his requirements.

"When I was still in Salander, the Coconut Tree mercenaries were already the most famous mercenary team in Salander. Their members all come from a place called "Coconut Grove Village", where countless criminals and outlaws are gathered, all of whom are good warriors and all are hired for hire. If you're willing to make that trip, it's not hard to hire an entire army with your financial resources, and it's mostly warlike veterans. ”

Kenrad's words reminded Byron that since the domestic mercenary forces are already dominated by the Peony mercenary family, then he can completely contact other mercenary teams on the mainland and use them to help him achieve his goals.

"Manid, are my things ready?"

"Of course, sir. Your squire has gone to lead your horse, and you're going to leave now? Isn't it a little too hasty. ”

Manid put down the quill pen he was writing with and asked Byron with some confusion.

"The situation in the south changes every day, and we can't wait too long."

"Dehrim will leave everything to you with business, just like before, Manid."

"No problem, sir."

Byron nodded at the other, then picked up his saber and walked out of the room.

This time, he had to go south to recruit strong enough soldiers.

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