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Before the messenger could knock on the door, Patrick opened the door, and the latter was able to see the messenger standing outside the door, as well as the two men standing in the dark behind him. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Why three people?"

The communicator whispered back, "Because in addition to the Elder, there is another mercenary who is responsible for protecting the Elder. ”

Feder could see the two men behind the communicator in the room, and they were about the same size, and it was difficult to determine which one was the guild leader. However, Fei De had never seen the true face of the leader behind the mercenary guild, so he had no impression of the other party's figure and appearance at all, and could only guess the appearance of the president from the other party's mysterious behavior and magnetic voice.

Patrick stepped out of the way, and the messenger walked into the room with a man who had just lowered his hood.

The six people in the room could see very clearly, the man had a short beard, a very straight nose, his eyes, mouth, eyebrows, and ears were not sharp, and the years had left marks on his face, and he looked more than sixty years old.

The messenger immediately closed the door, and he stood in a corner, looking down at the upper of his shoes. The man sat down in the chair Lukka had prepared, put his hands on the armrests, and began to look at the six members of the Potato Mercenary Regiment one by one.

Luka, Ayana, and Fenrir were all in the back row, they had already agreed with Fidel, and this meeting was mainly in charge of Fidel and Patrick, and Octavia also asked to speak to the president of the Mercenary Guild, so the three of them sat in the other three chairs, looking at the sixty-year-old man from three directions.

"I am the president of the Mercenary Guild, and this time I am here to send another invitation to the Potato Mercenary Group, inviting you to become one of the nine mercenary groups. As soon as the man spoke, Feld could notice that the other man's voice was slightly different from the one he had been at the beginning, but when he heard the second sentence, the difference seemed to disappear.

"Why us?" Although Fei De had already told his men about what had happened to Evon City, he still wanted to reconfirm the other party's motive, although it was certainly not the lowest motive.

"The reason is simple, because Field, you killed James and defeated the Oak Mercenary Regiment, which was originally one of the candidate mercenary groups. According to the original rules set by the Mercenary Guild, you are already eligible to join the Guild. ”

"Aside from that?"

"I admire you very much," the guildmaster raised a hand and pointed his index finger at Fidel's face, "You have extraordinary abilities among the new generation of mercenaries, whether it is your personal martial arts or your leadership of the potato mercenary group, these are excellent. On the other hand, you have had disputes with many of the guild leaders, and your joining is just the right thing to keep the nine mercenary groups in a delicate balance, and you should understand that when I say that, you should understand it very well. ”

At this moment, Fei De finally determined that the other party was not the person who had spoken to him in the Ivan City Prison in the first place, and whoever was the real guild leader wanted to take the potato mercenary group for their own use.

The conversation that followed was simple, with Patrick, Fed, and Octavia all asking questions about what they wanted to ask, and the calm man answering them all.

To put it simply, the Mercenary Guild hopes to put the Potato Mercenary Group in the original location of the MONOCULUS Mercenary Group, which is the territory of the Kingdom of Kosai. Although it is desolate, there are many resources that can be integrated, and most of the mercenaries living in the Winter Country make a living by protecting caravans and hunting wild animals. Therefore, the Potato Mercenary Group was able to establish its own sphere of influence in the Winter Kingdom in accordance with the instructions of the Mercenary Guild, while maintaining consistency with the overall policy of the Guild and preparing for the future changes in the continent.

The guild leader is also hinting that no country on the mainland is safe, and no one can stay out of it. The Kingdom of Salins has been completely united by Queen Christine, and the regent Bradley will set his sights on the center of the continent; the Western Oguna Empire is surviving in grievances, but they have already won the support of the Independent Alliance at the first time, and the victory or defeat of the Eastern Oguna Empire has not yet been decided; the Eastern Oguna Empire, which belongs to the traditional powers, is mired in a long front, but the two largest forces in the country have been united and cannot be underestimated; although the Republic of Marveil has no quarrel with the world, there are frequent activities of foreign races, and this not a rich country will face a great threat; and one of the three principalities in the center of the continent has been destroyed, the Duchy of Deramain will only be closer to the Kingdom of Sarins, and the Duchy of Noo will also have a chance to become a destabilizing factor, but the Kingdom of Kosai is still divided, and the commoners who are trusted by King Adam are facing each other against the conservative aristocracy, and the largest kingdom in terms of land area cannot withstand the fierce internal struggle, which is also the point that the Mercenary Guild can take advantage of the most.

"The Kingdom of Kosai is a country that we value very much, this country has the potential to become the most powerful country on the continent, and it can also be defeated by a small country... The goal of our Mercenary Guild is to control the situation and make peace come as soon as possible, which requires the joint efforts of every regiment leader. ”

Octavia interjected: "A mercenary still wants to control the situation between various countries? It's just a fool's dream! You just said that the Kingdom of Salins has set its sights on other countries, and they have enough soldiers, what can the mercenary guild prevent? What can be changed?"

"We're not here to stop one country from attacking another," the guild leader replied categorically, leaving Fid and the others stunned, "but to let our mercenaries exert maximum influence in this situation and establish a larger sphere of influence of their own." ”

"What are you talking about? I don't understand. ”

"In what way do you think the mainland will be peaceful?"

Octavia looked a little overwhelmed by the guildmaster's sudden question, "One country sweeps the others. ”

"That will never happen," the guildmaster pointed his finger at Octavia, "as long as the Mercenary Guild exists, the continent will not be unified by a single country." ”

Patrick: "And what's your approach?"

"The fundamental reason why the countries of the mainland have the desire to invade other countries is because of the inner desire of the rulers. This desire cannot be eradicated, and the only way is to take away their 'weapon'. ”

"Weapons?"

"That is, the regular army that each country recruits and trains on its own," the guild leader's words made Feide's heart move, "The regular army of each country serves the desires of the ruler unconditionally, but the mercenaries are different, the mercenaries of the entire continent can serve money, but they can also serve a consistent goal." For the Mercenary Guild, the goal of the continent is not to achieve peace in a unified form. ”

The six members of the Potato Mercenary Regiment were all shocked by these words, such a peace was something they had never imagined, but when they thought about it seriously, they realized that what the guild leader said was not unreasonable. Those rulers did wage war for their own interests, and the loyal and fearless regular armies happened to be weapons in their hands. There is no right or wrong weapon, but there are people who use it.

If Feder guessed correctly, the Mercenary Guild wanted to take advantage of the conflict between the nations to weaken their regular armies, and then continue to tighten their control over those countries. In this way, even if those countries win the war, they will be suppressed by mercenaries with the same goal due to the weakening of their military power, and then lose the ability to wage war.

Although such a scene is very dreamy and seemingly unrealistic, it coincides with what Fielder said to Evan when he left in anger - the mercenaries will become a military force that does not belong to any country, a force that is superior to the regular armies of all countries, and because they do not belong to it, they will not eyed that inch of land. At that time, the mercenaries will no longer be mercenaries born for money, but will become teachers who discipline children, and become the head of the family with long vines in their hands.

"It's... Fenrir was about to speak again, although he had always firmly believed in his heart that his former master, Bradley, would be able to unify the entire continent, maybe twenty years, maybe forty years, and the kingdom of Sallins would finally return the disintegrated continent to unity. But the most powerful mercenary in front of him spoke of a situation he had not considered, no, not so much as a scene that could not have appeared in a dream.

Others, like Fenrir, have general feelings. It's just that if you think about it carefully, the goal that the man in front of you said is not impossible - there is a war with mercenaries, and the mercenaries are the biggest winners. Mercenaries who have been accumulated and combined may one day switch positions with their employers, who have long since lost their ability to control themselves.

The Duchy of Mageni is the best example of this. The nobles who fought on their own would hire a large number of mercenaries when the crisis came, and instead of cultivating and recruiting regular armies in times of peace, they chose to give all the gold to the mercenaries. When the crisis dissipated, those mercenaries left in style, which is why more and more people choose mercenaries as a profession rather than a regular army with honor.

"It's nonsense," Octavia remained firm, "not to mention that the rulers of those countries are not idiots, but the most important people will not agree to the opportunistic behavior of the mercenaries, without the support of the people, what mercenaries keep the peace is still a dream." ”

"The people will be on our side," the guild leader replied earnestly, "and the people will eventually see through the powerful that they hate the most, and the mercenaries who are only born for greed will eventually be eliminated by us, which is an irreversible trend." ”

Feld was momentarily moved by these words, but Octavia's words also brought him to his senses from a little confusion. Judging from the past of the Mercenary Guild, they are indeed just parasites on the mainland.

A very light sound of falling stones reached Feid's ears, and the guildmaster suddenly said to Feid, "You're Faulkner's son, aren't you?"

Fidel didn't react.

"Do you want to watch your father make mistakes again and again, completely lost in the desires of your heart?"