"Johnny, do you know what you're going to do next?"

Byron looked at the childish young man, and was a little suspicious of the purpose of the Golden Hand family's sending him.

"Yes, sir!"

Johnny immediately straightened up, holding his chest as high as he could, but no matter how he looked at it, Byron didn't think he was physically strong. And his voice has no confidence.

Johnny Golden Hand, the third son of the second son of the old Golden Hand, just turned nineteen this year. He knows a little bit about swordsmanship, and he can just read and hyphenate in literature, and his status in the Jinshou family is neither high nor low, even if he wants to inherit anything in the future, it is estimated that it will not be his turn.

The old golden hand asked him to serve as Byron's squire, which made Byron a little puzzled.

He felt that the Golden Hand family must have had their own purpose in asking for family members to be sent to Byron as attendants. For example, it is more convenient to obtain information in the aristocratic circle, and the policies of the upper echelons can also play a role in surveillance to a certain extent.

Byron estimated that the attendants sent by the Golden Hand family must be a junior who was clever enough to bring benefits to the family. However, he inquired and observed, this young man named Johnny really has no special skills except for a good face that can be called Xiao Xianrou, and his personality is too shy, and he really does not look like the person he imagined could act as a spy before.

"Could it be that Jin Shou really wants me to help him temper his grandson?"

Byron immediately shook his head when he thought of this. The old golden hand has pit him several times, a living old fox, he must have his own purpose in sending this grandson over. In any case, Byron could not let his guard down on him, because what he saw was only an illusion, and that this shy child might have a vicious wolf hidden in his heart.

Johnny looked at Byron and shook his head, and suddenly became nervous.

"I'm sorry, my lord, I'm going."

Johnny ran to Byron's hunting horse with the salute on his back, trying to take it away.

But the horse, unfamiliar with his form and smell, neighed, raised its front hooves, and almost kicked him.

"Alright, put your bags and come back again."

Byron sighed, this Johnny was acting very clumsy, and it was really unsuspecting.

After the cooperation was reached, the Golden Hands immediately gathered a group of craftsmen to go to Serindil and gave Byron 10,000 dinars, a huge sum of money, in the name of investment.

And Byron also ended the endless competition between his own Dehrim industry and the Golden Hand family, and reached a cooperation again, and the two sides controlled the market in the city in a semi-monopoly way.

Byron made a special trip to the Peony mercenary's office, and Manid welcomed him at the door early in the morning.

Manid was delighted, saying that he would be happy to serve an employer like Byron, who had risen to the heights of lordship through his own struggles. He showed Byron a statement of all his belongings during Byron's absence, and took out a box full of silver coins, which were the profits of Dehrim and Živatze's estate during Byron's absence.

All this money was handed over to Manid, telling him that in the future, all the estate of the Peony mercenaries in Dehrim would be managed by him, and he would still receive dividends from it.

Byron brought in Mels, a horse sergeant who was forced to retire and was the strongest of Byron's men besides the heroes, who had been helping Byron train soldiers in the bandit camp before, but this time Byron brought him back to Decherim, who temporarily trained Deherim's Peony mercenaries and took care of the ordinary work.

Byron also strengthened the convoy by changing the equipment of the 30 militiamen and turning them into untrained light infantry.

Byron left behind a number of horses in Dehrim for commercial transportation and to upgrade infantry to cavalry as a training exercise.

This time, Byron spent 2,000 dinars to buy a dozen sturdy horses that could be used in battle, and then recruited two retired cavalrymen who were not very well-stocked, relying on the name of the baron and the recommendation of Myers. They are all a little older, but they can still fight on horseback, and they are well suited as instructors.

Byron told them a lot of things, and although he was now a baron and had his own fiefdom, he didn't want his business to end there. With the help of the Golden Hand, he asked Manid to seize the opportunity at the right time to make some lucrative business and accumulate funds to ensure that Byron had enough money to maintain his army.

Manid and Myers took over Byron's job at Dehrem, and Byron returned to his mansion and saved 9,000 dinars in a hidden compartment behind a wall, plus the previous 1,000 was exactly 10,000 dinars, just in case.

Byron spent four days at Dehrim, recruiting 10 hired riders and 15 mercenary swordsmen, and greeting many of the local nobles, giving Manid some concessions and accomplishing the objectives set by the trip.

And in the course of these days, John also taught Johnny what one of Johnny's attendants needed to do for the adults he served.

Help Baron Byron change his armor, carry his weapons, handle daily chores, and sometimes help take care of the baron's horses. Be quick-witted, quick-witted, show up when the adults need them, and help them pack when the adults are busy. Of course, he also had to act as an escort and sparring partner for the adults, and always had spare arrows and weapons with him, as well as some food and drink that Byron himself could not afford to bring.

Squires are an unobtainable part of the knights' and noble lords' side, as they are both the knights' retinue and the knight's alternate. A qualified squire, in a sense, means that he is an excellent warrior. When fighting, they can also ride their horses and fight like knights. When they have served as squires for a certain number of years, and they are satisfied with the knights and nobles they serve, they will be recommended by the knights and have a chance to become real knights.

Therefore, nobles often let their heirs serve as squires of other nobles, so that they can be trained and successfully promoted to knighthood. And many squires and wealthy commoners also very much wanted their children to become the squires of a knight, so that their family could also give birth to a knight.

Calradia was in frequent wars, and the knighthood was not very valuable, but the class he represented was what the commoners of Svadia desired.

The spirit of knighthood began to fade, but the system of knighthood remained. Because in this troubled world, the nobles need strong enough soldiers to maintain their rule, and they also need a spirit to maintain stability among the nobles.

Byron had his own attendants, reconciled with a family, and made a covenant.

By the time he left the city, Johnny had already helped Byron pack his bags and prepare his own weapons and armor. The shy lad was ready to be Byron's squire, but he had to constantly remind himself to put the family's interests first.