Chapter 45 Collecting Money and Doing Things Next
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The day after Newt left, Luka, Ayana, and Patrick were all called into Fett's room, and all but Patrick had already heard what Newt had said the previous night, so Feder just told the champion fighter about the teacher's secret agent. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć The reason why Info didn't tell the others was that Fei De didn't distrust them, but it was obvious that the less people knew about this matter, the better, because Fei De's inner thoughts were the same as Newt's, hoping to find the exact location of his mercenary group when he followed everyone's plan, so that he could make the right choice.
Patrick brought the recent recruitment and training report of the Potato Mercenary Regiment, and after learning about the whole thing, he first put forward his thoughts: "Now that our mercenary regiment has become more united, and the new mercenaries are being trained, and every squadron leader and squad leader is working wholeheartedly for you, I suggest that it is better not to get involved in those unpredictable conspiracies." ā
Lukka also chimed in: "Yes, Commander Fed, our cavalry team has expanded a lot, and we have been joined by some horseback riders from the other two principalities, and Squadron Leader Selena has trained them with knightly training methods, and we are getting better and stronger. ā
Feder looked at the number of mercenaries brought by Patrick, and if the increase on the report was not affected, it was estimated that there would be a chance to break through 2,000 this month. The Moon Shield Mercenaries had only a thousand men when they left the Papal States, and now they are about to double, thanks to Vittorio's efforts, in addition to their reputation in the Empire's civil war.
Vittorio has a knack for exploiting people's hearts. He constantly used the characteristics and advantages of each squadron leader as a selling point, promoting the potato mercenary group and the various captains in and around the city, so that those who admired these squadron leaders would come and join the potato mercenary group. Moreover, the wealth shown by the Potato Mercenary Group in that internal competition also made many mercenaries no longer waver, and now that the Potato Mercenary Group is still recuperating, they do not feel the danger of the mercenary mission.
For example, Patrick uses "champion fighter" as a selling point, and Selena uses "female knight chief" as a selling point. There are also Nur from humble backgrounds, Winotki with a skill, etc. Vittorio played his true colors as a businessman, and regarded joining the potato mercenary group as a commodity, and because of his vigorous recruitment, the strength and momentum of the potato mercenary group are also growing, and the chief superintendent Reeves finally has no place to use the large amount of idle funds in the mercenary group.
Neither Lukka nor Patrick agree on attaching themselves to the Military Academy or the lordship of Duplank City, but Feyder disagrees.
"We can't be wandering mercenaries anymore," said Fed, putting away the reports on recruitment and training, "the Republic of Marvil, the Kingdom of Kose, the Papal States, the Empire of Eastern and Western Oguna," and his native Kingdom of Salins, "I've been involved in all of these countries, and if we can't put down roots in one place, our potato mercenary group will not grow to the point where they can ignore local powers." ā
This is something that Fidel has only recently figured out, and his attitude towards Newt and Endrida is not simply to collect money and do things, but to find ways to strengthen his strength and power.
Ayana nodded, and Patrick also said: "Since that's the case, let's choose a side, although that Vittorio's ability is good, but if his identity is really a rebel, we can't trust him anymore, after all, we are not mercenaries with rebels." ā
Rebel company?Feder repeated the word in his mind.
"It's the rebels. Ayana corrected Patrick's words.
"We don't know anything about the situation of those rebels, and we don't know anything about the forces behind Newt, relatively speaking, the nobles of Dumu City are more sincere," the young cavalry squad leader touched his head and analyzed, "If the regimental commander is determined to take root in the Duchy of Majini, then this crisis of the rebels is the best opportunity, after all, the Military Intelligence Academy in the capital of the Principality and the nobles here want to put them to death, but we can't completely leave them at their mercy." ā
That's what Feder thought the same way, but Feder had secretly decided that he would meet with the puller tonight.
No one else knew about the meeting but Vittorio, so when Fidel and Vittorio brought it up, they readily agreed to match.
"The Horse Warriors are still waiting for you, the Commander, they are very patient," Vittorio changed into a blue vest today, looking very capable, "I've been working with the Chief Inspector Reeves recently, and I'm busy with affairs, so this time I may not be able to accompany the Commander to meet with the other party." ā
"Well, you're busy, we still need your ability to build a mercenary group. ā
After bowing slightly, Vittorio said that he would immediately send someone to contact the Horse Boxer, and then agreed to show up sometime tonight. He didn't look anything out of the ordinary, as if the agents sent by the Peace Grave Military Academy were standing so far away that Vittorio could neither see nor smell.
As soon as darkness fell, Newt personally arrived at the Potato Mercenary Regiment, handed a secret letter to Ayana, and left.
Fed was about to go to the meeting alone, but Ayana happened to bump into Fed, who wanted to go alone. She first handed Newt's secret letter to Fed, and then immediately offered to go with Fed.
The content of the secret letter is nothing more than a reminder that he must be superficially obedient to Vittorio's wishes, and that he can also accept Count Endrida's commission to destroy the rebels, but that Fielder must tell Newt after deciding on his next move that the two must keep the news open.
"I'm going to meet with the rebels tonight. Fett tossed the secret letter into the furnace and confessed to Ayana.
"It's up to you. Ayana didn't ask much, but immediately took out her hooded robe and prepared to change into it. Fed knew that throughout the Potato Mercenary Regiment, even Patrick and Noor, who had followed him since the early days, they would have their own selfish agendas. But the withdrawn and eccentric girl in front of her is different from them, she is put on her journey by Russell, and her only request is to follow her, and nothing else. She would remind herself that it was time to think about how to avenge Russell, but even if she didn't do it, she wouldn't say anything more, Ayana was like a quiet plant, not arguing and demanding anything, but quietly staying by her side.
By the time Fide and Ayana reached the designated well outside the city, the boxer had already folded his legs and sat cross-legged beside the well, meditating with his eyes closed.
"This is the sphere of influence of our rebels, so no one will follow you," the horse boxer slowly stood up, he looked exactly the same as he did in the martial arts competition that day, wearing plain clothes, and his eyes were still bright in the dark night, "My name is Lazrov, and I am a rebel army in the three principalities, and this time I am meeting with you, Your Excellency the regimental commander, to discuss the matter of jointly overthrowing the power of the principality." ā
Lazrov, who calls himself a horse boxer, got straight to the point, and he only used two sentences to make his identity and intention clear. Moreover, the other party's words also gave a message - their rebel army did not only exist in the Duchy of Mageni, but also in the Duchy of Noo and the Duchy of Delaman.
"I'm the head of the Potato Mercenary Regiment," Fielder stood a little closer, and looked around with his spare eye, the distant houses were glowing with the light of oil lamps, "Our deputy head Vittorio has handed me your letter, and I need to clarify something." ā
"No problem, our rebels are not wicked people who eat people and don't spit out bones, I can tell you everything you want to know. ā