"Enough money, occasionally show an approachable attitude, when the superior can do the above two simple things, there will always be unexpected gains, but what makes me very puzzled is, why all the nobles in this plane no matter how down, but always maintain their poor face on the surface?"

- Leo's Diary

Under the leadership of Edward, the meeting with other highland swordsmen did not disappoint Leo, each swordsman has lived in a high-altitude area for many years, all of them have extremely strong physical fitness, just from the appearance of this point, can almost complete Leo is still in training recruits, wearing a uniform mysterious liquid soaked in leather armor, almost the same length of two-handed long swords, the difficult life did not make this group of men despair, as always, the eyes revealed the pride unique to the warriors. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Leo's satisfaction with the Highland Swordsman reached its peak after Edward easily split a raging bull in half with a single sword, not only immediately ordering the servants to prepare a large enough feast, but also having people quickly deliver the box stacked with 25,000 gold coins to Edward and the others, of course, the cautious Leo would never forget to let Edward sign the employment contract on behalf of the others as soon as possible.

When the huge amount of gold coins was placed in front of them, except for Edward, who was somewhat mentally prepared, the rest of the highland swordsmen all howled and burst into tears, and even some tall men knelt on the ground and grabbed the gold coins, and kept crying out certain names, the names of some relatives who died tragically because they had no food to survive the winter.

After venting for a while, the 49 Highland swordsmen accurately stood up in the middle of Edward's rough kicks, and no one even looked at the tempting gold coins again, perseverance, unity, discipline, these good virtues are what the Highlanders rely on to survive and persist to this day.

After the 50 people lined up, under the leadership of Edward, they first solemnly swore an oath of absolute loyalty to their ancestors in the unique way of the Highlanders, and then they all beat their chests as a salute, and officially returned to Leo's command, so far, the role of honor value was also revealed, and Leo had the first strong, loyal mercenary team.

Name: Leo Chang

Affiliation: Self-built (you have not yet been approved by the nobles of your own plane)

Knights under your command: Knights of Punishment (not original) are vacant

Legions: Champion Swordsman (Sword and Shield Soldier, unequipped), Stormwings (Heavy Crossbowman, unequipped)

Mercenary: Highland Swordsman (50 people, 5 years of permission, can be replenished by clansmen to maintain size)

Sphere of influence: The northern part of the mainland of Nice, with a radius of about 7 km

Fiefdom Name: Stormwind (self-named)

Fiefdom Category: Small City (Let's expand your influence)

Population of the territory: 1011

Territory buildings: Blacksmith (Beginner), Crossbow Workshop (Beginner), Grocery Store (Beginner), Training Ground (Small), Stables (Unfinished)

Can be built: security station, sewage system, arena

Current Reputation: 552 (There are still many people who don't know much about you, keep it up!) ）

Honor: 10 (You have generously treated the soldiers, this is the honor you deserve!) ）

Faction Preference: Good and orderly (at least in the eyes of the natives of this plane, you are a benevolent lord, well done!) ）

Possession of gold: ......

Possessed Items: ......

Personal Attributes: ......"

A few hours later, after the first time they had fully fed, the Highland swordsmen divided twenty men to carry gold coins, and at Edward's repeated instructions, they set off back to their hometown in the far western highlands, accompanied by a caravan from Stormwind, dozens of carts loaded with some precious seeds, in addition to a large amount of food and jerky given by Leo.

These are some of the things that Leo offered to help the highlanders, and of course, when the caravan returns, it will also buy some local specialties and furs, and there is a lot of money to make without paying the capital, and the owner of this caravan should also be willing to make a trip for the lord.

Originally, Leo wanted Edward to take everyone back with him, after all, it would be difficult to go home after signing the contract, but in order to show his loyalty and gratitude, Edward insisted on staying with Leo, and only ordered a man named 'Dele' to bring some of his people to escort the gold coins.

It took some time to arrange the accommodation of the highland swordsman camp, and in order to strike while the iron was hot and make him return to his heart, Leo was also busy until the evening, walking on the stone pavement illuminated by the sunset, the butler old Garin, who was riding a docile white horse, asked Leo with some anxiety, "My lord, I never question your wisdom and decision, but are you so relieved of these highlanders?" Even if your wealth rivals the treasure of the legendary dragon, that's 25,000 gold coins! The butler was a little stingy and clutched his heart.

Happily flicking the whip in his hand, Leo did not directly answer the butler's question, but pointed at Finn with the whip with a smile, "Dear Grand Master, I think you can help me explain this to Old Garin!" ”

"As you wish, sir."

After Fain first saluted Leo meticulously, he calmly explained to Old Garin, "You don't need to worry about your lord's decision, in the place where your lord and we came, there are also mercenaries similar to Edward, you can fully gain their loyalty as long as you pay enough money, maybe in a disadvantaged war, the lord's own troops will mutiny and flee, but they will never do, since they have collected enough money, they must have the consciousness of fighting and dying for it, this is the iron law among mercenaries, Anyone who dares to disobey and trample on will be hunted down and spurned endlessly, and will be ......"

"Moreover, I helped them in their most difficult time, not only gave them enough gold coins to save their hometown, but also warmed their hearts with some insignificant items for us, the planting of this seed through continuous expansion, one day it will eventually become a towering tree, at that time, I will harvest not only these dozens of strong warriors, but all their people will become my people, and loyally fight for me and for us." Leo continued with a smile.

The butler, who was not too interested in the barbarian nation and the battle, had no choice but to nod helplessly when he heard this, and accepted this statement, since everything belongs to the lord, then it is the lord's own business to spend more.

Perhaps it was an eventful autumn coming, or perhaps Leo's crossing was gradually changing the course of the continent's history, and some of the highlanders and caravans had just left for a few days, and in the early morning of this day, Leo was watching the battle between the feisty Keith and Edward with great interest, when a report from a hurried knight of punishment interrupted everything

"Your Excellency, a team led by a knight outside Stormwind has asked for your reception, and their coat of arms and banners have been identified by the people as coming from the owner of White Moon City, His Excellency Duke Orlando Roland, and we have confirmed this from the emissary."

"Leicester's Jackal Duke...... well, let his messenger come to my mansion for an audience, I want to see what news he has to bring!" Remembering the baron's previous story, Leo, who was quite surprised by this, gave instructions.