Bo Long half-squinted his eyes and nodded: "I have to think about it for my brothers." If it drags on like this, sooner or later, we will follow in the footsteps of those mercenary groups. Rather than being forced to disband at that time, it is better to take advantage of the opportunity now and find a way out for the brothers. ”

Although Rondello had a premonition at the beginning of the conversation, he felt his heart sink when he made his decision.

For the past two years, the Ice Star Mercenary Group has been fighting against the Thunderstorm Mercenary Group.

Even if the strength is far inferior to the opponent, even if the situation is difficult, Bolong also led everyone to grit their teeth and persevere. But now, seeing that the Thunderstorm Mercenary Group, a former strong enemy, is facing annihilation, he didn't expect that the Ice Star Mercenary Group that won the victory was also ......

Rondelo's gaze searched the crowd.

He saw many famous mercenary captains, as well as some familiar veteran horses. And without exception, everyone's expression was a little heavy.

This is incompatible with the atmosphere of this victory celebration.

It was the chattering aristocratic envoys in front of them, all smiling. Although they all tried their best to make a sincere appearance, there was a hint of condescending charity between their eyebrows.

"So?" Rondello turned to look at Bolon, "who do we choose?"

"Originally, His Royal Highness Adolf was a good choice," Bo Long said, "It's a pity ......"

"What is a pity?" said Rondelo, frowning, "I don't think there is a better alternative than Archduke Adolf. ”

Bo Long smiled bitterly: "I know, emotionally speaking. His Royal Highness Adolf is indeed the best choice. However, as the head of the regiment, I had to think about reality. ”

"Reality?" said Roundelo. "The reality is that Lulian is the weakest right now, right?"

"Yes. In the face of Londello's questioning, Bolong said categorically, "This is not gambling, I can bet as much as I want." You must know that my choice concerns all the brothers in the regiment. Once we take refuge in one side, then we are no longer free. We don't just have to face demons. There is also a political maelstrom. ”

He stared into Rondello's eyes: "The wrong decision will cost the brothers their lives! It doesn't matter if we die ourselves, what about our family?"

Roundelo opened his mouth. I wanted to refute it, but I found that I didn't know what to say for a while.

After a long time, he asked dejectedly, "You have already made a decision?"

"Not yet. Bolong shook his head.

In the field of vision, the crowded reception is in the center. An acquaintance of the mercenary leader after ending a conversation with a noble envoy. Turning around and looking up, the two looked at each other.

Bo Long half-squinted his eyes and said, "Let's take a look again." Tomorrow is the celebration. In two days, the city of Muni will be even more lively. ”

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The next morning, the genius was bright, and the Victory Square in the center of the city of Muni was already crowded with people attending the victory rally.

Today is the day of the celebration. The Duke of Salmond, the royal envoy, will be here to reward the soldiers who participated in the war on behalf of the royal family. After the victory, this is the reward that the soldiers deserve. It is also a grand festival for the people.

"It was a great victory......"

When Symmond's voice echoed over the city of Muni. Thousands of people held their breath. Silent. Only a few pigeons flapped their wings and flew through the sky.

"When the cunning Abyssal Demon set this trap and succeeded in opening the Blood Sacrifice Channel, no one believed that we could win this war. ”

"Actually, even I don't believe it personally. I know what a terrible disaster it was. I also understand that in such a short period of time, we did not have time to react in any way. Our hastily mobilized reinforcements are still on the way, and we can't put a single soldier into the battlefield until then. Then, the war broke out, faster than we thought. ”

"Do you know what that was like? It was the end of the world!"

"Thousands of abyss demons rushed out of the Blood Sacrifice Passage. They spread out in all directions like a black tide. The lowest level are all sixth-level demons. What does that mean? That means they're as strong as a just knight!"

There was a huge exclamation of surprise.

Although the group had talked about the battle more than once, most of them had not seen the demon with their own eyes. They didn't know what the demon looked like, and they didn't know how powerful this terrifying creature from the earth was.

But they know how powerful a just knight is.

A well-armed and just knight can easily tear apart a giant elephant, can defeat a team of dozens of ordinary soldiers, and can single-handedly slaughter a village. Ordinary civilians are like lambs in front of lions, powerless to fight back in front of him.

If a sixth-level demon is so terrifying, then what about a higher-level demon? Once this battle is lost, these demons will rush out of the abyss and rush into the town...... Many people's faces turned a little pale. They simply didn't dare to imagine that kind of picture.

"Because of the suddenness of the incident, although His Majesty Edward ordered the provinces to reinforce Lulian at the first time, he was still a step late. The war broke out so suddenly. ”

Sadmond stood on the high platform, staring at the dense crowd below, as if he had returned to the moment when he received this terrible news, and he still had lingering palpitations: "We have carefully calculated that with Lulian's own strength, the chance of winning this war is almost zero!"

"We have prepared ourselves for the worst, and we have placed the front to defend against the spread of the Abyssal Demons on the Imperial Capital Plains. But ......"

People were holding their breath.

In that moment of silence, Symmond laughed and exclaimed, "But, Lurien has won. It was you who created this incredible miracle!"

"Long live Lulian!"

"Long live the Empire!"

Cheers rose to the sky and resounded through the sky. People jumped up, waving everything they could. Despite the fact that most of the civilian population was not involved in the fighting, at this moment. In Sammond's eyes, everyone was proud to be part of the Lulian.

"100,000 soldiers, who saved the empire with bravery and sacrifice. And the Empire. I will also repay your loyalty and dedication with wealth and honor. Now, I declare ......," said Symmond, unfolding the parchment in his hand.

The first thing he announced was the bereavement of the dead in battle.

This time, the royal family paid three times more than usual. For a lowly-ranked reserve soldier, the pension turned out to be more than a hundred gold lulangs.

Subsequently, Symmond announced. The royal family will give 10 million gold to reward the combatants.

The money will be distributed according to merit and will not be tied to salary or position. The minimum reward threshold includes all personnel participating in the battle. Even the people who are only responsible for transportation can get five gold road langs per person.

And those soldiers who have made meritorious deeds. The more you kill, the more rewards you get.

The reward for killing a level 6 demon is up to 200 gold lulang. And the reward for killing a level 7 demon is as high as 500 gold lulang.

This means that even if four or five people kill a demon. It can also make a windfall.

Calculate it. There are several low-level knights with a total amount of money, all of which are as high as hundreds of thousands of gold and lulang. Even the ordinary infantry phalanx has a bonus of more than 100,000 gold lulangs. And some lucky ones even have a single prize of more than 10,000 gold lulang.

For a time, the soldiers participating in the battle thundered with joy and high-fived each other. They can already imagine the surprise of their families when they go back with their money bags.

More this. It's just a reward for ordinary soldiers and low-ranking knights. It does not include knights above the level of impartiality.

As the group that played the most role and sacrificed the most in this war. Each Knight of the Impartial is awarded individually. Their harvest is even more abundant. Some received bonuses in the amount of more than two years' salary, and some were rewarded with estates and slaves.

There are also some people, because of their outstanding military achievements, not only received the Imperial Silver Shield, but even obtained the qualification to register with the heraldic academy and be promoted to baron.

This made many knights who were not able to participate in the war very angry.

You must know that without a family background and without the support of nobles, it is even more difficult for a fair knight to obtain the title of baron than to ascend to the sky.

It's a hierarchical world.

Unequal rights created a general gap between the nobility and the commoners.

Knights above the level of glory are fine. They are so powerful that they are treated as guests of honor in any place. Even if they don't want to work for the army or a lord, they can get a noble title through other channels.

In fact, if nothing else, almost every one of these mercenaries who entered the abyss this expedition was a noble knight. Many of them are knights of the Great Light, and they also have the title of viscount or even earl.

But the rank of a just knight is a little embarrassing.

In the knight's pyramid, they are in the middle, which can be described as a huge base compared to the knights of glory. Moreover, many of them are of ordinary talent and are over thirty or even forty years old, and the possibility of impacting the Glory Knight is very small.

This makes them have the status and status of long knights, although they are recruited by the lords and entrusted with important tasks. But the road to promotion has not been smooth. There are many long knights who have been in the army for a decade or two, but they have not been able to accumulate enough military merits to be knighted.

But what everyone didn't expect was that this time, the royal family would give such a reward.

It can be said that this is the largest collective canonization in history. In total, more than 70 lucky people were awarded the title of baron. This made the number of Lulian barons increase by one-tenth in an instant!

And most of them are mercenaries and freelancers. It can be described as a step to the sky.

After the Knights of Justice, there are the Knights of Glory, the Knights of Light, the major power groups, and more than 400 mercenaries who have come out of the abyss.

Originally a viscount, he was awarded the title of earl. Originally, he was a first-class tiger lieutenant in the army, but he was promoted to a third-class dragon school. Originally, there were only B-grade minions, and they were rewarded with A-class minions. Plus high-grade elixirs, weapons and armor, fighting qigong techniques, and golden shields, and even knightly golden shield medals......

This time, Edward I seems to have deliberately made Loulian the center of all eyes with a reward that far exceeded the standard. Let these soldiers who are loyal to the royal family and have repeatedly made great contributions to the empire in this land get the wealth and glory they deserve.

I have to admit that he did. Not to mention the common people, even the noble lords were also terrified by the reward announced from Samond's mouth.

The atmosphere was quickly pushed to a climax with an exclamation full of envy.

And in the end, people saw that the black-haired young man who had already been talked about countless times in the rumors on the streets and alleys walked on the high celebration platform...... WeChat public number ctao0202...... (To be continued.) )