As the elder Pablo said, it is almost commonplace in this world for the royal family to plant power in mercenary groups.

For example, the Plantagenet mercenary group in Britannia was originally the "Courage Mercenary Group" of the Welsh. Later, after the scale became famous, the royal family directly married several high-level team members, and the entire team was co-opted.

Another example is the Iron Cross Mercenary Group of the Holy Solomon Empire, which is actually controlled by the Hanseatic Alliance, which is indirectly controlled by the Duke of Saxony, and the Duke of Saxony's family is a matrilineal branch of the Dragon Family, which means that the Iron Cross Mercenary Group must actually obey the will of the Emperor.

The Bull Mercenary Regiment also faced a similar problem: in its early decline, it accepted an injection of money from the Aragonese royal family, and at the cost of allowing the current king's Prince Ferdinand to parachute in and take up the position of deputy head with real power.

Of course, if Ferdinand doesn't interfere in business management and is honestly a director, then it will have no impact on the mercenary group.

The problem is that the royal family of Aragon really has a fancy to the extraordinary power in the hands of the bull mercenary group, so Ferdinand has been secretly cultivating his own faction - the royal faction for many years, trying to completely annex it, so it is natural that he will clash with the mercenary faction led by Grand Master Deslar.

Externally, the undead are coming, and the whole country is in danger; Internally, fighting for power and profit, intrigue. This can probably describe the current situation of the Iberian war, and it can only be said that these nobles are really unreliable.

Thinking like this, Aske came to the shooting range of the shooting assessment, picked up the test gun casually, aimed at the humanoid target in the distance and pulled the trigger.

Da Da Da, Da, his shooting technique is a brisk triple burst of shots, and the gun hits without missing a shot. The bull mercenary examiner present stepped forward to check, whether the target was stationary or moving, there was a bullet hole in the center of the eyebrows, neck and left chest, as if it had been measured with a ruler.

It's a pity. The examiner looked at Aske with some regret, just relying on this superb spearmanship, even if he abstained from the previous melee assessment, it is estimated that he can be specially recruited into the regiment by the Grand Master.

It's just that this newcomer injured the madman Barrow when he first arrived, and the royal faction naturally won't give up with him...... He will have a hard time in the future.

Asker didn't seem to see the mercenary examiner's regret, or he saw it but didn't care, took his results and ratings and left.

And just 10 minutes ago, Roger. In Deslal's regimental commander's office, the recruiting officer Pablo Sr. had also reported the situation to the Grand Master.

After listening to the recruiter's description, Deslar groaned.

There is no doubt that the opponent should far surpass the madman Barrow in terms of physical fitness and combat experience, so he can kill him in an instant.

As for his failure to tell the crowd his rank from the beginning, Padro the Elder described it lightly as "probably some kind of bad taste that likes to appreciate the stunned expressions of the crowd."

But Deslar silently denied it in his heart.

No, it's not a deliberate concealment of deception, but it doesn't matter at all.

Yes, you know his strength or not, he doesn't care - he doesn't care what you think of him, just like a lion doesn't care if a roadside hyena bares his teeth or retreats, which is a typical bigwig mentality that only long-term high-level people have.

And this Asker should be a strong man...... Although Deslar had never heard of his name before.

"His mercenary group," Deslar thought for a moment, then suddenly asked, "what's the name?" ”

"It seems to be called the Pale Sword." The recruiting officer Padro Sr. hurriedly recalled the contents of the registration, "I'll go and bring you the information he filled in." ”

"No, you don't." Deslar waved his hand, "He should have passed the shooting test, you can bring him directly to my office." I'll meet this man. ”

When Asker returned from his shooting test, he saw that the recruiting officer Padro Sr. was already waiting for him.

"It's all done." Asker tossed his shooting results and certifications on the table.

"Good." Old Padro smiled and said, "According to the regulations, I can issue you the authorization of the partner of the Bull Mercenary Group, with which you can undertake our subcontracted tasks and receive rewards from us...... But until then, there is a good thing waiting for you. ”

"What's good?"

"Grand Master Deslar has heard about your achievements." Old Padro said, "He wants to see you." ”

Before Asker could answer, he heard another unfamiliar voice behind him:

"Wait a minute, Mr. Asker. His Royal Highness Ferdinand, Deputy Head of Mission, invites you to meet him in his drawing room. ”

"Tulaso!" Old Padro stood up in exasperation, "The Grand Master has spoken!" Since the madman Barrow is fine, you can't pester him......"

"No, no, no, we didn't pester him." With a somewhat flirtatious smile, the visitor denied the elder Padrow's claim, "His Highness is disappointed with the performance of the madman Barrow in the arena, and at the same time is interested in the warriors who can defeat him. ”

"Mr. Asker, if your strength does meet our requirements, Your Highness is willing to let you take the place of the madman Barrow. Money, titles, transcendent items, whether you have it or not, we have it all for you. ”

"Tulaso, after all, you are a member of the Bull Mercenary Group, and you have blatantly broken the rules to attract newcomers?" Old Padro said coldly, turned his head and continued to persuade Asker, "Your Excellency Asker, don't forget who instigated the madman Barrow to be heavy on the newcomer in the melee assessment?" Even if these nobles use interests to envelop you, they will not take you seriously! ”

"I have to deny the claims of old Padro here." Tulaso smiled and said, "For the aristocracy, the thirst for talent is the most basic quality. That's why we've tolerated your wounding of the madman Barrow, after all, you're the winner of a formal duel, not a malicious one. ”

"If you are willing to pledge allegiance to His Highness Ferdinand, the slightest disgrace will naturally be ignored. Doesn't that reflect our magnanimity and generosity? On the other hand, if you injure old Padrow, then the Grand Master will pursue you to the end, after all, a mercenary captain is definitely not as good as a noble royal member. ”

"Therefore, I believe that you will calmly make rational choices, rather than making decisions that you regret on the spur of the moment."

Seeing that the other party simply said a few words, he threw away the matter of the madman Barrow, and old Padro was about to explode when he heard it.

However, he also understood that this matter still depended on the meaning of the newcomer, so he did not continue to entangle with the other party, but said coldly:

"If you choose our captain's side, although we can't give you a symbolic title, you will gain the trust and friendship of our bull mercenary group - this is something that the nobles will never give you, and all they can give you is temporary benefits, vigilance, and calculation."

"I guess I understand." Asker nodded, as if thinking about something.

After a few moments, under the watchful eyes of old Pablo and Tulaso, he suddenly asked:

"Your bull mercenary group, is it the Grand Master who has the final say, or is it His Highness who has the final say?"

"Of course, the Grand Master has the final say!" Old Paboro said first.

"Okay, I'll go with you to the Grand Master first." Asker said.