"Think about it, you will inherit the title of baron, manage nearly 100,000 acres of land, and thousands of people will honor your name as ruler.

Is your life, your future, worth less than five hundred acres of land? only one percent of the territory you will inherit? “

Luo Ming also used a little language skills - although it was less than 500 acres, it was either arable land or pasture where livestock could be grazing.

It would be nice to have a quarter of the arable land in a real territory.

Although the barony has tens of thousands of acres, most of it is wasteland or forests that are difficult to cultivate, and all the value is concentrated in a small number of arable land. According to Aya, the valuable part is generally only about 20,000 acres.

However, Sherlock was not fooled, and said with a smile: "How about giving you another thousand acres of wasteland? “

There is such a thing as wasteland, and he really doesn't feel heartache at all when he throws out thousands of acres.

"Please be sincere, how could we not know that the wasteland is almost meaningless except that it is numerically pretty.

Besides, whose poor ghost knight only has one or two thousand acres of land?"

Luo Ming didn't back down, and continued: "You can think about it from another angle, if you are killed, it will be your cousins who will inherit the family business. You know their virtues best, don't you?

They will disgrace their family name, and the precious land accumulated by their ancestors will be easily lost at all.

Don't you think it's your responsibility?"

Sherlock's smile froze.

Without a pause, Luo Ming took out the words that he had discussed with Aya in his head:

"What should you answer when your uncle asks you why you don't protect your family property one day when you enter the kingdom of God?

'Oh, my dear uncle, because I was reluctant to pay a tenth of my fortune, I did not ask for help, and I killed them halfway. The whole property fell into the hands of the incompetent, and was immediately destroyed'?

He'll be so angry with you that he'll crawl out of the grave—"

Granty was a little crying and laughing, although Luo Ming was a little disrespectful to talk about the kingdom of God and the dead, but his words were not rough. For the young man in front of him who regards the glory of the family as more important than his own life, it is of course a great shame to have no shame to see his ancestors after death.

"That's enough!" Sherlock exclaimed.

The diners in the lobby looked at him one after another, and although they quickly lost interest in him, it was only a brief moment, and it was definitely uncomfortable to see him.

He lowered his head, couldn't see his face clearly, and whispered in a somewhat trembling voice, "I'm sorry, it's me who lost my temper." You're right, Mr. Loming......

If the glory of the Valentine family is cut off for the sake of saving this, I am really a sinner, and where can I be qualified to go to heaven to see my uncle?"

Luo Ming could hear that his voice was a little abnormal, and he felt a little choked...... Seems to be sobbing.

"I'm sorry, but I went a little too far. Luo Ming hurriedly said in a round field.

Who knows, why did little Sherlock, who was still more mature just now, suddenly cry?

"It's okay, Mr. Loming. He wiped his face with a handkerchief and raised his head again, his eyes were slightly red, but he no longer wept, "Only by being ruthless with yourself can you be more ruthless with the enemy...... Thank you for teaching me.

Without a certain level of dedication, it is impossible to keep more benefits.

So, let's go back to the issue of compensation. “

His temperament changed, as if he was at the negotiating table, ready for a cold exchange of interests, and his feelings almost faded from his body.

Luo Ming saw this clearly, and said:

"Then I'll say it politely: the recent necromancer incident has caused all the silver-level mercenaries near Bijin City to be injured except for us, and they have no ability to undertake the task, so you only have one choice.

If you had any other channels, you probably wouldn't have gone to the Mercenary Guild in the first place.

Unfortunately, Grant is now a swordsman, and I'm definitely the best among the high-level swordsmen - you can ask the guild leader, the necromancer killed more than one high-ranking swordsman and died by my sword, and I only suffered minor injuries, which is the best proof of this.

Therefore, my offer will be much higher than that of ordinary mercenaries. Of course, it is still easy to make a choice compared to the heavy weight of your life and family business. “

Previous chats with Aya, discussions, and prospects for the future...... It all flowed through my heart. I didn't expect this opportunity to come so quickly, after all, Luo Ming was just a young man, and a burst of excitement came to his heart, but he quickly controlled himself and didn't show any gaffes.

Sherlock thought for a moment, "I see, please go on." “

"A regular knight's collar, how's that?" Luo Ming asked with a smile, the text was an inquiry, but there was unshakable determination in his tone, as if he was taking it for granted.

"You... Do you want to be loyal to me?In return, of course, the knight will have no problem! I can even prepare everything for you to canonize the knight! I have five good ......breed horses in the plate armor that I can't wear for the time being," Sherlock said in surprise.

Recruiting two outstanding people to become retainers and paying a knight's collar is simply worth the price. Under a baron, there may be a few high-ranking swordsmen, and one or two swordsmen are very good.

Luo Ming smiled and shook his head, interrupting him: "No, I mean to say, allegiance is limited to the surface. Unless you pay me when you need me to contribute, I will not be obligated to you too much.

On the premise of such conditions, a piece of knightly domain is delivered to us as a reward. “

Such a condition cannot be called a partition, it is almost a cession. You must know that a standard knight's territory should have two or three thousand acres of arable land and some nearby wasteland, and this price seems to be slightly higher.

When Sherlock was about to say something, Luo Ming smiled and continued in an unshakable voice: "I can give a bottom line for the price, give us 3,200 acres of wasteland and 800 acres of arable land, but you must nominally make me a knight recognized by the principality...... Or Granty, are you going to do it?"

As he spoke, he glanced at Granty, and as expected, she was not interested in such a thing as a knighthood, and immediately shook her head.

The price of 3,200 acres of wasteland is not worth two or three hundred acres of cultivated land, such a price that reaches the bottom line, Sherlock feels acceptable, but he knows that Luo Ming was not stupid just now, how can he take the initiative to suffer at this moment?

Sure enough, he heard Luo Ming and the following: "If you have not been attacked decently until the end, then it will be enough to pay this minimum reward." I won't say anything even if the amount of arable land is reduced a little, in this case, all I want is the title of knighthood. “

Sherlock was not surprised, after all, leaving the commoner status and becoming a nobleman was a dream for almost all commoners. It is not just a name, it also means that it will be accepted by the ruling class, with privileges and all kinds of personal freedoms, and many opportunities that are difficult for ordinary people to reach will be presented in front of them.