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When Chuck heard Gordon ask, "Would you like to serve the Freeman family?" the battle-hardened centurion was completely stunned for a moment.

"What, don't want to?" Gordon asked jokingly.

"No, no, no......" Chuck immediately denied. At this time, how could he be unwilling in his heart, it was simply a thousand wishes, otherwise he would not have frequently run to the Red Rock Fortress in the past few days, hoping to see Gordon.

After returning to High Rock with Gordon, Chuck was interested in getting closer to Gordon, but he didn't make much substantive moves, and was still in the tentative stage. He has been in the army for many years, and he still has some nostalgia for the Ferreton army in his heart. But the result was unfortunate, just as he had predicted in advance, he and his four old subordinates, a group of border officers who had lost their subordinates, were given a cold shoulder in High Rock City.

Without the officers of the Personnel Department to assign them new posts, and without the officers of the Logistics Department to give them the salaries and allowances they deserve, it was as if they had been completely forgotten. In fact, because of the well-known bureaucracy and the chaos that preceded the war, situations like theirs were common.

The unlucky officers in such a situation, the more cynical ones, bought drunk every day, scolded the high-ranking nobles, and the more active ones began to think about their own future.

Chuck had a wife and children to raise, so he quickly gave up some unrealistic hopes and decided to get on good terms with Gordon and then get a job under the young baron. Especially after seeing the change in Dalina, he felt this way. More urgently.

An ordinary mage apprentice, because of his father's relationship, he was favored by Gordon. Now not only does he receive a high salary of twenty gold coins a day, but he is also said to have received a precious spell notebook. When Dalina met Chuck yesterday, he happily told him that he had benefited a lot from the Baron's spell notes, and had already mastered the first ring of spells. If you continue like this, you will be promoted to a full-fledged mage within a year. Not a problem either.

Chuck used to have a good relationship with the battlefield mages in Sevator's Fortress, and he also learned from them that an apprentice mage wanted to be promoted to a full-fledged mage. How difficult it is, and how much meaning does this step make.

From mage apprentice to full-fledged mage, it is equivalent to from commoner to noble. It's not just about strength. It is also a heavy dà promotion in social status.

Seeing that his former acquaintance had changed his whole life because he met Gordon, this naturally made Chuck very envious, and he was even more determined to join Gordon.

However, after several attempts in the past two days, he didn't even see Gordon's face, which made Chuck very frustrated. He didn't know if he wasn't favored by the baron at all, or if it was simply because the other party didn't have time. Therefore, this seventh-level warrior can only drink alcohol at home to dissolve the anxiety in his heart.

After hearing Gordon's question, the platinum centurion, who now only has an empty title, was stunned for a moment. My heart turned back and forth, and then I reacted. Hurriedly nodded and said, "I'm Chuck. McDougall, willing to serve the Baron. ”

Gordon nodded, not surprised by the result.

"I think you have a number of colleagues in similar circumstances, and if they are interested in the work offered by the Freeman family, let them meet here in an hour."

"Of course, sir!"

Chuck's gesture of running away from home can almost be described as "rolling and climbing", which also shows the eagerness and excitement in his heart. Now that he was not only able to find a good way out, but also to bring along with the old guys who had been stationed in Sevato for many years, it was a surprise for Chuck.

Only half of the time Gordon had asked for when Chuck summoned four of his colleagues to his courtyard. They had all witnessed the power of Gordon's Black Titan in the Fortress of Sevato, and they had learned from Chuck about the good fortune of Dudley as a young mage's apprentice, so when they heard that there was an opportunity to serve a promising young baron without having to endure a hard life in the army, they immediately ran with Chuck.

Looking at the men in front of him who were of different heights and ages, but all exuded a fierce military momentum, Gordon said, "Chuck, introduce me." ”

"Listen to all! Lined up! ”

Instead of the decadent Tang who had been drinking in the small courtyard just now, Chuck, who had restored the momentum of the platinum centurion, let out a loud shout, and his four subordinates immediately reflexively lined up neatly in front of Gordon.

The mage nodded in satisfaction. The Freeman family was lucky enough to be able to recruit such a well-trained warrior, at least much more reliably than it was to find someone from among the mercenaries or adventurers.

Speaking of which, he still dug into the corners of the country. If it weren't for the chaos of the war, I'm afraid he wouldn't have had a chance to recruit this group of excellent middle and low-level officers.

"Tell me about the Baron, what are you capable of!" Chuck took out his former bearing as a fortress commander and ordered.

In the first place, a short man with pointed ears that were different from ordinary humans said, "Lord Baron, Yang Qi. Pointed ears greet you! I am a half-elf, and I have inherited the archery skills of my grandfather and father, and can shoot a hare galloping in the grass five hundred meters away. Despite my skinny size, I can pull a heavy military recurve bow of one hundred and twenty pounds. “

Immediately after that, the second fighter came out of the ranks. It was a man with a beard and as strong as a bear. In a deep voice, he said, "Good day, Lord Freeman, I'm Rufus. Hartling. His interests are eating meat and drinking wine, as well as smashing out the enemy's brains with a war hammer in his hand! ”

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After a few minutes of brief self-introduction, Gordon wrote down the names, appearances, and specialties of the four new warriors who had joined him. It's nothing to a mage with a memory, but it takes a long time to get to know them better. But it doesn't matter, he just needs to manage Chuck well, and then let Chuck manage these people.

Gordon stood in front of the five men, took out his staff, and said to them, "Now, kneel." ”

The other four didn't know what was going on, and they were stunned in the small courtyard, but Chuck reacted first: "A few stupid people, do it with me!" ”

He was the first to get down on one knee, and then the other four did the same.

Gordon tapped his staff on the left shoulders of the five men in turn, and then said, "In the name of Bahamut, the dragon of platinum, in the name of Eracis, the god of law, in the name of Ion, the god of knowledge, and in the name of the royal family of Anduin, from today onwards, you will be loyal to the House of Freeman." You will defend the interests of the Freeman family with your lives, and I, Gordon. Freeman, on the other hand, promises to give you wealth and glory. ”

"I, Chuck. McDougall, from this day forward, pledges allegiance to the Freeman family......"

Chuck had seen this kind of aristocratic oath ceremony before, so he was not as overwhelmed as the others, and as soon as Gordon finished speaking, he recalled the declarations he had heard at such a ceremony before, with vague memory.

The other four followed suit and finally completed the oath.

"Alright, the oath is complete, everyone get up, as long as you sign this agreement, you will be retainers of the Freeman family." Gordon took out five copies of parchment bearing the mark of the god of law. After making up his mind to recruit Chuck and the others, Gordon went to the Temple of Erasis in High Rock in advance and asked for more than a dozen blank volumes of agreements. Then, while Chuck was running to call someone, five agreements were drawn up.

Chuck did not hesitate to write his name on the first agreement, officially becoming the "knight of the sword" of the Freeman family.

Of course, this "knight with a sword" is just a false name, and belongs to a nice name given by the nobles of Ferreton to their own guards and servants. It is completely incomparable to the aristocrats of Drington who have the title of authentic "knight".

The other four were given the positions of the Freeman family's "elite guards".

Chuck previously served as a platinum centurion in the army, a middle-level officer commanding five hundred soldiers, although he did not have the power of awakening, but his level reached level seven, and he was considered a good sword player. The other four people are all fifth-level soldiers, and they all held the position of squad leader in the army before.

Chuck's reward is 3o gold coins a month, and for the other four people, it is 2o gold coins a month.

Different status and ability naturally lead to different treatments.

Although the former platinum centurion had heard that Dudley could earn 2o gold coins a day, it was because his father had saved Gordon's sister that he could get such a discount. 3o gold coins a month is already a very good reward, and Chuck is very satisfied. You must know that those yeoman farmers who own land in Ferreton do not need to be exploited by the nobles and lords, they only need to pay taxes to the royal family, and their annual income is only 2o gold coins.

If Gordon had sworn allegiance to the Freeman family and given himself a generous salary of hundreds of gold coins for a month, it would have made Chuck feel uneasy about being unsuccessful.

Clear rewards and punishments, rather than blind generosity, is an effective means for a noble family owner to unite people's hearts.

"Although I don't have a fief yet, this day is not far off. After this war with the orcs, I will get a piece of land from the Grand Duke, and when the time comes, it will be your time to use your talents. So now, you go with my sister Xie Ona. ”

"Don't worry, Lord Baron, we will protect Mademoiselle well and never let her be in any danger." Chuck thumped his chest with one hand and gave a Ferreton salute.

Gordon smiled and shook his head, "No, you misunderstood, Chuck. I'm asking you to start training with my sister. ”

"Training?"

Looking at the confused faces of the five newly recruited soldiers, Gordon said: "It's not the kind of military training that you are familiar with that is dedicated to the battlefield, but the training of small-scale team combat. (To be continued......)