Evan then stood up and saluted gracefully, and turned away with Grim.

Graeme followed Aven out of the outpost, a little unclear.

In his opinion, today's meeting was simply unnutritious, and he talked about some topics that he didn't understand, but the reward for Ai Wen, which he was most concerned about, was not mentioned at all by the two parties from beginning to end.

Let him rest easy, Evan knew that this was the traditional aristocratic way.

For the sake of both sides and the dignity of the nobles, Nabry would not take the initiative to talk about the bounty issue, and the same is true of the Gallott family, a former century-old nobleman.

Compared with the new aristocracy who opened their mouths and kept their mouths shut about money, they couldn't say who was good and who was bad, but the criteria for doing things were different.

Really.

The two stood outside the post for a short time, and the adjutant of the other came up to him and delivered him the reward he deserved. In addition to the hefty bounty of fifty golden lions, there was also an ordinary-looking but well-forged hand-and-a-half sword.

"Your Excellency Aven, this is a personal gift from Lord Lord, please accept it!"

Evan has good swordsmanship, and of course he knows swords.

Grandpa Leo, who used to be an official knight, had a transcendental sword, but unfortunately, he had already lost it when he fled.

What he is using now is only the ordinary goods forged in the blacksmith shop, which cannot be compared with military supplies, which have no place to buy them with money. If he had such a sword in his hand when fighting against the black bear, he would dare to fight the black bear head-on and crush him head-on.

"Thank you, Sir Sir for me, I love his gift. ”

After a polite gesture, Evan sent the adjutant back to the post before leaving with Graeme.

Before the two separated, Evan took out five golden lions and gave them to Grim, this guy smiled happily, he didn't expect to have his own share, and took it after two excuses.

Aven's code of conduct is very modern, and the more friends he is, the less he can afford to make small calculations about money-related matters. After all, Graeme's adventure with him today, as well as the credit for introducing Sir Nabry, is fully worthy of the reward of these five golden lions.

Looking back, Grim can still receive a wartime conscription remuneration from the official, which should be able to top his income for half a year, which can be called a lot of gains.

......

The next day, the expected journey did not take place.

Naturally, Aven was once again summoned by Viscount Andrea, the archon and the highest local knighthood.

Through yesterday's communication with Lord Nabry, Evan knew that there was also a dispute between the old and new nobles between the kingdom of Phaletis and the mother country of Elijah, which he did not have much impression of.

But Pharytis had a powerful royal family, firmly in control of the supreme military force of the state and more than eighty percent of the professional army, as the superior arbiter in the middle.

Many years ago, with a clever hand, the domestic forces of all sizes, old and new, were straightened out.

Establish an iron order to suppress all unstable factors under Her Majesty's throne, and no matter how you fight, you must abide by the rules set by Her Majesty to minimize internal friction.

At the same time, the royal family took advantage of the contradictions between the fiefdom nobility and the emerging nobility into an opportunity for itself.

Cooperate with the new aristocracy and the burgher class to gradually encroach on the land of the old fiefdom aristocracy through urbanization, and enter into contracts with the old nobles to occupy a place in the new city, and obtain far more benefits than the closed manor economy in the past.

At the same time, through the continuous development of new shipping routes and overseas colonies, all parties are tied to their own chariots, no matter how strong each party is, the royal family and the kingdom are the biggest beneficiaries, and they will always be invincible!

After a generation's efforts, Faletis has become a regional power and has a great voice within the Tulip Alliance.

The consul, Viscount Andrea, was a former fiefdom nobleman who had a very successful transformation in this context, and also had the authority to govern the city through the Civic Council.

In the Archon's reception room at City Hall, Evan met Leopold's most honorable figure.

This is a very dignified old man, all the traits of Western aristocracy in Aiwen's previous impression can be found in him, rigid, stern, and unapproachable, and he is a very typical superior.

In the face of the penniless Aven, he spoke simply and directly:

"Even though Nabry has already reported your situation to me, I would like to ask you what you think in person. Will you join my Leopold as a member of the City Guard?"

Under the old man's extremely stressed gaze, Ai Wen stubbornly said:

"Leopold is your city, and it's my hometown. Defending my hometown is a matter of course for me, but I still want to see the outside world while I am young. ”

Seeing the sincerity and firmness in Ai Wen's eyes, the old man's eagle-sharp gaze eased slightly, and the corners of his stone-carved mouth also had a hint of curvature.

"Okay.

Although it is a great pity. But as an old man, I can understand the thoughts of the young eagles, and always want to use their wings to measure how high the day is and how far the sea is.

If you want to come back, Leopold is your forever home, kid!"

"Thank you, Your Excellency, and thank you very much for your understanding. No matter how sincere he was, it was very rare to be able to say such things as an old man, and Evan didn't feel offended.

Even though he couldn't accept his kindness, Evan got up and bowed to him deeply.

The old man waved his hand to let Ai Wen sit down again, turned the seal ring in his hand and said casually:

"I heard that you have the idea of joining the Kingdom Navy? I have written a letter of recommendation for you, you can take it with you, use it or not.

It's not possible to go through the back door, but as a ticket to the door, it can save you a lot of trouble. ”

After a few moments, Evan took the letterhead with the old man's family coat of arms in both hands, saluted solemnly again, and left.

Then he ran out of the town hall as if he were running away.

Ai Wen shouted in his heart: "Although I don't know what level I have reached, this old man is definitely a hidden transcendent being. Facing him is even more tiring than fighting a pirate!"

On the way back, today's experience resurfaced one by one, and Evan lamented that the methods of the old nobles were really leaky.

Prepare a letter of recommendation in advance, even if you can't keep Aven, but for a talent who grew up in Leopold and naturally leaned towards the opposing camp, he naturally tried to be gracious.

It's just a gesture for the elderly, but in the future, even if Evan only has a 1/10 chance of providing a return, it will be a big profit!

Even though Ai Wen's wisdom has already penetrated the old man's plan, whether he needs this letter of recommendation or not, he has to accept his favor.

As for how he learned about Ai Wen's information in less than a day? As a landlord, it is even stranger that he can't learn about it!

......

Aven was in full swing making the final preparations before leaving.

On the other side of this pirate siege, the "Blood Anchor" pirate ship has a different atmosphere.

After counting the number of pirates who had retreated from the siege and plundering the city last night, the entire pirate ship was enveloped in a low pressure.

Blood Anchor Zack is going mad!

The failure of the raid and the Navy's tail chase some time ago made Captain Zach desperately need a brilliant victory to consolidate his position on the ship, and also eliminate the ambitions of the group of scum and villains on the ship.

At the very least, I have to get rid of some of the thorns that have already expressed my dissatisfaction on the surface, and let the rest of the people know who is in charge of this boat!

After choosing Leopold, a little-known fishing town, Zach directly sent many thorns who questioned his authority ashore, no matter whether the outcome of the battle was good or bad, he could relieve himself of the dilemma of losing one after another and losing his prestige.

Even to be on the safe side, Blood Anchor Zack sent his loyal right-hand man, "Billy the Boatswain the Black Bear", to suppress the formation, believing that he had done it foolproof.

However, after the landing force returned, the number of people counted, and the casualties of up to fifty-six people made the blood anchor painful, you must know that because of the previous successive human losses, there were only one hundred and thirty pirates on the entire ship!

What's more, because of the limited time for plundering, the booty brought back by the pirates could not make up for the loss of personnel this time.

In addition to the thirty diehards of his own who had been left on the ship, less than half of the hundred pirates sent out had returned.

In particular, Boatswain Black Bear Billy, the number one general under his command, has not been able to come back, and now even the eyes of his hardcore crew members are flickering when they look at him, people's hearts are even more turbulent than before, and the blood anchor is so sad that he almost vomits blood.

"Anchor, let's plunder merchant ships!!"