Act74 Buyers of Hakuba
As Mr. Scholar expected, Bocken did come from Lundy's collar—
As a young man, he spent his days in the vast grasslands of the western part of the kingdom, living a pleasant and carefree life, and for most of the day the young Bocken lay on the soft grass, occasionally tending to the horses that were feeding or the sheep that were detached from the flock—
At that time, his father once owned a ranch that was far larger than the manor of an ordinary nobleman, but later, because his father offended a local nobleman, the ranch was taken away by some dirty and shameful people by despicable means, and his father had to take his wife and children and leave that unforgettable hometown in his life-
This kind of upbringing made the young Bocken extremely precocious, in order to live, he joined a fairly good mercenary group at the age of sixteen, and by the age of twenty-seven, he has become the deputy head of this mercenary group-
The regimental commander is already in his fifties, and if it is not surprising, he will be given the precious position of regimental commander in a few years.
This also makes him particularly attentive to the management and various affairs of the mercenary group-
The "White Eagle" mercenary group came to Ensada this time, and it was recruited by the generous Earl. In Boomar of Lazis, there are countless large and small mercenary organizations, such a situation has also led to the competition between mercenaries has become extremely fierce, and the "White Eagle" mercenary group in which Bocken is located is far inferior to the large mercenary organizations in the city, so with the acquiescence of the group leader, he personally contacted several groups with the same strength and scale as the "White Eagle", and came to Ensada on the eve of the war.
It was only when he saw the pure white horse that Mr. Scholar was riding, that the love for good horses hidden in his nature could not help but burst out at once—he had already observed this fine horse with perfect coats, and when he had seen the appearance of Pyrot on the horse, he had finally made up his mind.
The gentleman on the white horse was a wealthy merchant, or, a petty nobleman who was keen to show off.
Then, the man next to him, who had always been on high alert and powerful, should be his bodyguard—Swordsman Stewart didn't know that he was already regarded as a personal retinue or something like that.
However, the two pieces of information that Bocken had in mind made him quite polite to Mr. Scholar. Although he is only a mercenary, after years of accumulation, he already has a fairly solid family background, and more importantly, he is roughly sure that this white horse should belong to the blood of a unicorn-
The unicorn is a legendary creature, but Bocken knows very well that the so-called legendary creature is completely real, and yet this creature is beautiful and proud, and almost never falls into the hands of humans-
It just so happened that he knew Miss Fiona, the daughter of Boomer's consul, the Earl of Grenfell, and knew some secrets about the nobleman's daughter, who had long been keen to collect all kinds of horses of good blood.
Bocken remembered that Miss Fiona's last birthday would be three months away, and he looked at the horse in front of him, which seemed to have unicorn blood, and felt more and more that it was a suitable gift, and if he could give it to Miss Fiona himself, there was no doubt that his humble mercenary captain would stand out from Miss Fiona's mind, and at that time, the attitude of the Archon Earl Grenfell towards him and his "White Eagle" mercenary group can be imagined.
The experience of his youth has already taught Bocken an extremely important thing -
The importance of establishing close, friendly relations with the aristocracy. If you want to become a successful mercenary leader, it is too difficult to rely on your excellent martial arts skills alone, but if you have the support of a powerful nobleman, it will be a different situation.
"Sir, will this horse of yours be sold? If I could, I think I would be able to offer a price that would satisfy you. ”
There is no specific number of "satisfactory prices", but Bocken believes that the gentleman on the horse should belong to a person who lacks insight and is short-sighted, especially the other party's pure white attire, which makes him feel a little contempt-
On the surface, of course, Bocken is still respectful enough.
But after all, he didn't expect that this sassy and tyrant guy on horseback would be a real scholar.
Mr. Scholar didn't answer immediately, he turned his head slowly, and then looked at his "guard" - Stewart finally and inevitably intervened in this unexpected matter in the face of "the gaze of the eldest brother". He looked at his colleague and shook his head.
"Sorry, we don't have that planned."
Straightforward rejection.
Stewart knows very well that in the face of mercenaries and other characters, the so-called euphemism is never advisable, because such a move will only create misunderstandings for no reason.
Undoubtedly, such an answer disappointed the other party.
But Bockern was also very simple, he sighed, turned and walked back—
In the "White Eagle" mercenary group, there were fifty mercenaries who came to Ensada with Bokern, and when they saw their deputy head returning in a huff, several people nearby had already come up to him, and soon, they lowered their heads and whispered, as if they were saying something.
"Lord Bocken, why would you give up if you have a special interest in that horse?"
"Phew—because people don't have the idea of selling!"
"Shouldn't we, then, resort to some other means? For example......"
One of the mercenaries raised his head, glanced in the direction of Mr. Scholar, and suggested with compassion - he made his own suggestion, but instead of winning the praise and appreciation of the deputy head of the family, this suggestion received a fierce slap on the top of his head.
"Pigs! You're a pig! Can you come up with a worse idea? We're a regular mercenary group......"
Bocken couldn't help but curse - at this moment, several mercenaries originally thought the same way, but Bocken's attitude had made them give up the idea of saying these thoughts. The gun shot the first bird, and since the first bird has already been beaten, then they will never be stupid enough to eat the gun again-
The deputy head of his own family has always liked to scold people, but he also takes good care of his brothers. When Bocken said that "we are a regular mercenary group", they already understood that the seller of horses was definitely not suitable for easy provocation -
Over the years, mercenary organizations have had many ways to make money, and in addition to the usual quests and commissions, sometimes they don't mind making a cameo appearance as a thief or robber.
What Bocken didn't explain to his mercenaries was that he saw the broad greatsword behind Stewart's back. I want to chat with more like-minded people about "{?$article_title?} ", WeChat pays attention to "excellent reading literature", chatting about life, looking for confidants~