''The newly received news that there was a truce between Svadia and Rhodok, that velvet had once again been shipped to the north, that the price of velvet in Rhodok had doubled, and that the speculative velvet trade was no longer profitable. ‘’

In the cozy mansion of Drehem, Byron, Jamila, and Fatis Aren sat at the table, eating the washed apples on their plates, drinking the boiled broth, and chatting about the next steps.

Byron had once again intervened in the velvet smuggling trade, and had once again teamed up with the insatiable Baron Wilhelmham, and had made almost two thousand dinars in this tense period before the armistice.

It's good to have nobles to help behind, many places can be easily passed, and smuggling does not have to pay customs duties. Of course, the only drawback is that although Byron is the big one, the profits are not less shared with Baron Wilhelmhan.

However, the war stopped for the time being, and King Haraus turned his attention to the Nord bandits who were attacking the villages and towns along the river in the north.

Trade routes have become dangerous, and this kind of business of buying and selling is not easy to do.

Byron, on the other hand, had a lot more men than before, and it was not a small expense to feed them.

"Maybe we can take a trip to Norma, where the Brotherhood of the Greenwoods is very active, and their lord has been captured during the war, and the people of the village have come to Dehrem for help. They are willing to hire mercenaries to protect them and teach them to fight. ”

While Byron was struggling to make money, Jamila seemed to think of something and made a suggestion.

"It is incumbent upon them to help them!"

As soon as Fatis heard what happened to the people there, he immediately forgot his identity as a mercenary and hoped to rush over to help immediately.

"It's boring, but it's better to fight robbers than to be idle in the city."

Although he was not interested, Alleyne finally nodded in agreement. In fact, Byron felt that even if his inheritance was not deprived, he would not be idle at home, he would always find something to do for himself, and it was best to do something related to hands-on.

Byron found the farmer and told him that the Peony mercenary was willing to take on the task.

[Train the Peasants: Train the troops of Norma's peasants and defend them against bandits.] 】

There is a quest, but no rewards are shown. But it doesn't matter.,This system has always been this urine.,It's similar to the one in the game.,The biggest function is to view attributes.、Upgrade soldiers and display unfinished tasks.,In the end, it's up to you.。

Byron did not take this task lightly, he asked Alleyne to personally lead the team, with two Vecchian riders, and selected 10 caravan guards and 10 Svadian light infantry, if it were not for the fear that the villagers would be disgusted, he would also want to send Nord's soldiers over.

Seeing these well-equipped, high-spirited soldiers, and Ellen with a knightly style, the villager was very happy and thanked him heartily.

After that, Byron also took a few mercenary riders to follow them to Norma, this kind of task to win the favor of the people, he must show his face, so that the local villagers will remember him and the Peony mercenary team somewhat.

The journey took a week, which is considered to be very fast. When they arrived at Norma, they startled the village patrol, but after explanation, the elder happily came out to meet them.

The central town of Norma actually had two soldiers and a team of villagers organized themselves, but there were six or seven villages around Norma that they couldn't take care of.

Byron stayed in Norma for two days, bought some cheap dry goods in the village, and took the troops around the neighborhood a few times, expelled some of the robbers hiding near the village, and asked Ellen to train the peasants in the village.

During this time, the robbers also tentatively launched an attack, although it was at night, but they were easily repelled by Byron, and left behind several corpses.

This was good news for the villagers, and the elders invited Byron to eat at his home and thanked them for their contributions.

However, Byron realized that this was not simply a thanks, as the food on the table showed that the economic conditions of the village were not good.

In the previous war, Norma had been attacked by Rhodok's infiltration forces, and now she was in trouble again. Byron also said before the other party revealed this that they didn't want to take too much from Norma Village, they just needed to provide food and lodging, and a little souvenir.

Naturally, the village chief was very happy about this, and his opinion of Byron was better.

After feeling that there was nothing wrong with him, Byron left Norma with a few hired riders, leaving Alleyne where they continued to train the soldiers, and offered to give them a reward when they returned, inviting Ellen to drink at the best tavern in Decherim.

The consumption of this round trip is indispensable, especially the horse material for more than a dozen horses, which alone is higher than the price of the special products sent by the villagers when they leave.

In this way, it seems that Byron has suffered a serious loss after this trip. While Fatis would certainly praise Byron for this, it did not diminish Byron's losses.

However, for Byron now, his reputation is very important, the reputation of the peony mercenary will spread in the countryside, and some local nobles will also know Byron's contribution, some people will not care, but there will always be people who will remember Byron.

The greater the fame, the easier it is to find a job, and the more and more orders from the upper classes.

When he returned to Dehrim after a toss, Byron happened to meet Fatis who had gone to help the guards and nobles hunt down the fugitives, and successfully completed the mission and brought people back. After hearing about Byron's experience, Fatis was very happy to praise Byron, saying that this was a righteous and chivalrous approach.

Although Byron lost a little, the prisoner captured by Fatis who killed the nobleman's family was exchanged for a bounty of 300 dinars, which can be regarded as making up for the cost of this mission.

Byron returned to De Herim, in his own house, which was Byron's home in this world, a place like home.

And Byron also found a good cook, she was very young, according to herself, only eighteen, but she was very good at her work, and she was very quick in her work. She had come from out of town, looking for work here, and was now working as a cook in that little barracks in Byron.

Byron would sometimes ask her and the other workers to come over and help with the housework, give them a small bonus, and let her cook something to eat for herself.

Byron admired the little girl, who also had blonde hair and was illiterate, but very clever. Byron has her enough to take care of, and letting the others come together is completely to avoid scandals that are not good for him.

Another day passed, and at dusk the little girl named Mary had made dinner for Byron, and had finished the bread, and Byron was so pleased that he sent her away himself, and then tied her to the door.

That night, Byron heard his name being called, and he was a little confused, but then he felt wrong.

He immediately got up from the bed, and the cold light of the dagger shone on his face.