Time passed very quickly, it was the castle, and after 10 minutes, the fog was blown away. There was a steady coughing sound from inside. But I can stand on the ground. There are very few left.

Cronshaw immediately seized the opportunity, he drew his longsword and gave the order: "Ready, come forward!" ”

The mercenaries looked at each other, and then stepped forward. Fort Pucci as a small castle. And not enough to protect the river. When the mercenary approaches the castle. Someone above struggled to get up. Shoot arrows downward. But the arrow had no power. There is also no alignment.

Only a few arrows were shot. The battle-hardened mercenaries immediately realized the reality of the void. Suddenly. The morale was shaken. At this time, I don't know which mercenary shouted: "Rush up and cut down the door!" ”

Suddenly. A large group of mercenaries stepped forward and pounced on the gate of the castle. Started banging on the door with an axe or something.

"It's a game." in the back. Bard grunted.

Etteger couldn't calm his surprise for a long time. Ground is true. If the weather and environment are in harmony, use magic appropriately, and the other party does not have a mage and a priest in the corresponding field. It was simply a one-sided battle - no wonder the Church of Light was determined to eradicate the Magic Guild and began a campaign to "eliminate evil wizards", desperately instilling in the people the idea that wizards are all evil and the devil's incarnation.

The realm magic that the God of Light can provide to the priest is only seven realms: the realm of light, the realm of order, the realm of redemption, the realm of fire, the realm of war, the realm of goodness, and the realm of strength. Rely on the pastor alone. It is also difficult to combat many situations like this.

The advantage of priests is that they appear in batches than mages, as long as God has power. And believers have devout beliefs. Pastors can be produced in batches. It also has the power to heal this kind of mage, which is difficult to obtain. And it is much more difficult for a mage to train and grow - but compared to fighting, a good mage. The fighting power is far above that of the priest.

And no wonder. After the end of the jihad. The kings and nobles of all countries invariably supported and attracted magicians to participate in the government and the royal family. The Magic Guild, which was already on the verge of extinction, grew rapidly, until now it has taken control of a huge amount of power.

and on Earth. Similar games are completely different, and the game is all about balance. And here, there is no such thing as balance in this world. Reality is never balanced. There are only hierarchical land pyramids. The power of the mage class is something that no class in this world can compare positively to—only unfortunately. It's too hard to produce mages.

In his eyes, the mercenary slashed down the city gate with an axe. Even with a hammer, the door came with a muffled sound after a muffled sound.

But. Before a few knocks, a man was thrown out of the wall. He shouted in a hoarse voice: "Surrender, we surrendered." ”

The shout caused many people to look at each other, especially the mercenaries.

"Daniel?" Etteg couldn't help but shout. Looking forward to his opinion.

"Commander. Since they want to surrender, then surrender, after all, this territory will still be the earl's in the future. It's not good to kill more. Fang Xin thought for a moment and said.

"Good. So it was decided. He said. He also gave Fang Xin a hug. Then he rode his horse forward.

Here's what happens. It was not necessary to do it by letter. There isn't much time. And the gates of the city were opened. And then. Inside, there are people lying on the ground. Not necessarily dead. But most of them vomited and fell unconscious.

Fang Xin glanced at it. Finally confirmed. In the end, there is a large space outside the castle, which is different from a small room. So the poison gas has not yet reached the level of poisoning. He commanded, "Pull them all outside to blow the wind." If you can live, you will live. Can't live. It's buried. ”

The place of the battle was outside the castle. The poisonous gas is also mainly concentrated there, and the family members and the like inside are also affected, but the impact is not big, Fang Xin watched the mercenaries pull out the children and women in the inner room of the castle and thought to himself - otherwise. Frail woman and child. There will definitely be mass deaths. They don't have the resistance of adult men.

Strange to say, after a while, the clouds slowly dispersed, the weather improved, and these hundreds of people were pulled out to the open space outside the castle, blown by the wind and basked by the sun. Most of them groaned. Begin to regain some mobility.

The mercenaries began to inspect the cargo in the interior of the castle. According to the agreement, most of this belonged to the three regimental commanders, but the mercenaries also received a tenth of the loot.

"Your Excellency. There was a priest inside who was very healthy, and he was protected by the altar. "There wasn't much time. Etger returned.

"What god-earth priest?"

"God of Light."

"Then I'll be gone, save me trouble." Fang Xin said lightly, in this case. There was no way to kill him, and Fang Xin was not a hostile believer to kill when he saw the Priest of the God of Light.

He also believes that as long as the people yearn for the light, it is basically impossible for the believers in the light and god to be cut off. All he wanted was to break the monopoly of the God of Light.

"I checked, and the supplies in the interior of Fort Pucci are really good. In particular, there were two hundred ground weapons. According to the agreement, it's all ours. ”

"Well, I want sixty pieces of land weapons, and they will be shipped back to my territory." That's a lot of money savings. You don't need to buy weapons for the territorial inner guard.

"Yes. I immediately sealed it. Just ship it back. "Food and wine are difficult to transport. And gold and silver and the like. All have been managed in a unified manner, and they are still being counted, but it can be said. We spent on the hiring ground this time. It's all earned back. ”

"The knighthood has been earned. Etteger. What do you think we'll gain? ”

"It's actually hard to match the realm and the title now. In particular, the reward of the land to be borne. Baron Jason in the Duchy. Originally, there was a territory, and about seventy knights could be sealed, and if they became earls. It will also cede some territory to the principality - this can probably seal fifty knights' domains! ”

"I don't have to count my land in it, do I?" Fang Xin said. His territory was basically bought by himself. There is no need for a reward.

"Yes. Now that the realm and the title don't match, I think we can all get one or two estates, and we can get the hereditary knighthood. Etteger has already considered this question very maturely: "Although the territory is less, but with the title, my family can stand on its own in the future and be hereditary." ”

The territory of the kingdom has long been divided, and the king has nothing to reward at all. If you want a reward, you have to divide it from the royal territory. That's not going to work. If this continues, the royal realm will soon be divided.

So. The nobility of the court was produced. It is a nobleman who only has a title and no territory. Of course, if it's a permanent fiefdom. will also appreciate a small manor to show that after all, there are still mining estates, not completely empty nobles.

Originally, privilege came from the title, and strength came from the land. Court nobility. It was despised by the real landed aristocracy with a long history, and with the development of commerce and economy. The power of the aristocracy began to shift to the economic and commercial spheres, and the empty nobles became popular—as long as they had privileges.

As for Fang Xin. As a matter of fact. He bought hills and wastelands. The price of the land was also very high, and the people of this era basically thought it was a loss-making business - even the earl did not think that the land was worth it. It's just a kind of protection fee, "Well, the only problem now is that the main force is in a decisive battle." ”

"How. Daniel, would you like to get involved? ”

"Of course not, Etteger. We are mercenaries after all. A head-on confrontation with the Knights can only lead to complete defeat. But. After all, we now have two castles in our hands, and Fort Pucci can also threaten the hinterland of Viscount Senkada. All we have to do is send troops. Tentative sorties along the way. Viscount Senkada had to divide his forces to defend. In this way, we can divide his forces and reduce the pressure on the frontal battlefield. As for the rest, let God decide the victory! Fang Xin said simply. He wasn't prepared to stay involved. It doesn't make any sense.

That is to say. Out without a fight? ”

"Well, it's enough to go out without a fight. At least 200 people can be contained! Fang Xin nodded and smiled: "I believe that our current achievements are enough to make the big guys look at us differently." ”

This sentence made Etge determined. He nodded in agreement. But. He immediately said, "Daniel." I heard you're looking to recruit mercenaries? ”

"Yes, I have only come here, and there are neither knights nor guards in the territory. Had to add some mercenaries to guard the territory. ”

"Mercenaries aren't a good choice, haven't you thought about accepting some good knights' second sons?" Etteg asked.

"Oh. Say, please. ”

"Once you've earned your knighthood, you'll be able to accept one or two knights. Some excellent knight families, their second son and third son also received a strict knightly education, but due to money problems. However, it is difficult to obtain the canonization of official knights, so you can accept their allegiance. Turn them into your retainers. ”

In the past, the knights had a fief, but now the situation has changed. Not all of them may have a manor, but they also need to pay a lot of money to canonize official knights. As well as a full set of knight armor. Therefore, many excellent knights are only trainee knights for the rest of their lives, and they cannot be turned into regular knights.

"Eun, you have a good idea, but I don't know much about the good knights in the area."

"Daniel. This one. Leave it to me, I'll introduce you to a few. Guaranteed to be the best knights – how many do you want? Etteger asked intently.

"Then let's have three. What do you think? "A hereditary knight can have up to ten knightly retainers, but of course it can't. It's too much of a burden.

"That's right, so it's settled?"

"Yes. Yes, please take care of it. Fang Xin said lightly.