A few days after An's birthday, there was unfavorable news.

The employer, the necromancer who called himself Levin...... He is simply an impostor, and the identity of the mysteriously missing servant is a fraudster.

The real Levin, who runs the Chamber of Commerce in a distant country, knows nothing about it, and clamored for the mercenary guild to clarify his reputation.

And if this impostor is dead, naturally there will be no more payment to the surviving mercenaries.

The body of the fog dragon turned into a bone dragon, tainted by necromancy, and basically worthless. And the little things in its lair are unusually small, and they are not treasures at all, adding up to a few silver coins.

After all, there are not many benefits in the misty forest, the danger is strong, there are not many people who dare to go deeper, and the fog dragon naturally can't collect any treasures.

Even if you add the materials you get from killing monsters along the way...... After settling the case, Lormine and Grant had only six gold coins combined.

This is a financial crisis that cannot be ignored.

It's not that six gold coins are very few, and it's no problem to solve the food and lodging for two people for a month or two, but compared to the amount of money that can be obtained, it is insignificant.

The growth of the Dou Qi requires sufficient food improvement, and Luo Ming, needless to say, Grant has regained the ability to use the Dou Qi, and he cannot be saved in this regard.

Within a month, they must find a way to solve the source of money - after this incident, the two of them also realized that mercenary is a very unstable profession with many uncertainties.

It's just a matter of being a mercenary for a short period of time, and if you keep doing it, the risk of injury and death is very high, and the benefits will gradually become disproportionate, and your own cultivation will be wasted.

"Two, do you want to join my family and work for me?"

Three days later, Hendrik visited his home and revealed his true identity - he was the second son of a viscount, studying spells in the academy of the royal city, this time taking advantage of the vacation to do social practice.

Although he is the second son, he can still get some support from the family, such as recruiting some followers, looking for an opportunity to become a minor nobleman, and opening up branches for the family.

Although his face was still a little pale and his injuries had not fully recovered, his smile was full of sincerity.

The price he offered was honestly not bad—before, of course, not now.

Now, Grant has regained control of the Radiant Fighting Spirit, and now she is back at the level of a swordsman.

Although she hasn't used her fighting spirit for a long time, and her fighting spirit has regressed a little, considering her family history and the strength of her glorious fighting spirit, there is no gap compared to ordinary swordsmen. As for the regressive part, it takes time to make up for it.

And after Luo Ming killed the spirit mage, Cang Yan returned to his body with a part of his strength and transformed it into fighting energy, which made him completely stabilize the level of a high-level swordsman, and he was not far from breaking through.

The level of a mage is roughly divided into three rings: outer, middle, and inner, with the outer ring corresponding to the swordsman and the middle ring corresponding to the swordsman...... Hendrick has not yet broken through to the level of Central, and to recruit the two, the strength may not be too enough.

And the price he can offer may not be bad for a high-level swordsman, but it is a little poor for a swordsman.

The higher the price, he has to consult the real power in the family before he can make a decision - the success rate is not very high, after all, the strong people from outside are not necessarily credible.

Looking at the two of them who were growing by leaps and bounds, Hendrik took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat from his forehead, smiling helplessly.

But in that smile, there is occasionally some hideous...... I'm afraid it's because I'm dissatisfied with being the second son and not being able to really hold the power of the family.

Finally, he left a thank-you gift, politely apologized, and turned away.

In fact, even if he could offer a price, Luo Ming would find another excuse to decline.

Generals, followers...... This is a nice statement, but in fact, it is just a thug who has been raised.

Unlike the great unified dynasties of ancient China, this world is feudal, and the so-called feudal statehood is also.

The various aristocratic territories were separated from each other, and they were almost small countries, and there was no such progressive method as the imperial examination system that passed through the whole country.

The nobles really belong to half the king in their own fiefdoms, and if they are loyal to the ordinary nobles, they will be completely constrained from progressing.

In this world where there is no system of rank and promotion, the nobles will not allow you to surpass his power as a feudal lord, nor will they tolerate you exceeding his control.

For example, quitting a job and changing jobs, which are particularly popular in modern people, are basically the way to die in this world - even if you have talent.

The charge of infidelity can beat anyone to death, and few people will accept a betrayer, and the betrayer himself is likely to be wanted and hunted down by the original feudal lord.

After all, allegiance is not just words, the allegiance of the small nobles to the big nobles, often in a hundred years, requires your family to serve each other for generations, your son is loyal to his son, and the grandson is loyal to his grandson...... How is it possible to allow you to change it when you say it?

If you keep your allegiance, there is also a limit to your growth. There is no doubt that no one wants their men to ride on their heads.

If nothing else, loyalty to a baron can only be the captain of the soldiers, and even if you are lucky to be knighted, it is impossible to go any further - unless the baron has only one daughter, you can overcome the concept of the portal and successfully unite with her.

It is easier to be a knight with allegiance to an earl, but it is entirely possible to become a baron with his full support.

And a king can be a knight or a knight casually, and a little nobleman can be stoned to death if he leaks a little benefit.

A few years earlier, a general had led the soldiers of a neighboring king on an expedition against the barbarians and had seized a large piece of land, and the king made him viscount, making one-fifth of that land his fiefdom and appointing him governor of the entire region.

In Aya's half-sarcastic and half-joking words, it is "selling your body at a high price".

In the same way, in exchange for good treatment for excellent subordinates, a king and a minor nobleman can offer a hundred times the difference.

Giant companies can offer tens of millions of dollars a year to recruit CEOs, while small hotels only need 100,000 yuan a year to recruit a front desk manager; CEOs are in charge of tens of thousands of people, of which there are probably dozens or hundreds of them who can be called at will, while the front desk managers of small hotels can only manage a dozen people, and if they command indiscriminately, they will be ousted in a few days.