The man sitting there wiping his sword had unkempt black hair and a long, tousled beard indicating that he hadn't taken care of his face for a long time, and that he had nothing but the sword.

And Stannis deduced that this guy was the black-armored swordsman just now: there was a wound on his neck that looked like it had been drilled out, and the bleeding in it had not stopped, although his left arm was moving, but it was wearing a suspender, and although the sword did not emit blue light, it was exactly the same as the one used by the swordsman just now.

Except for one thing, the pitch-black armor was gone, and the man didn't have a duffel bag for the armor by his side.

Stanis felt unable to contain his curiosity, and he became more and more curious about what had just happened, especially where the dire wolf had gone.

"Are you the swordsman who fought just now?"

He didn't know where he got the courage to sit on his horse and ask.

"It's not. ”

The man sitting there listened to the movements in his hands, raised his head and looked at him quietly, with a faint smile on his face.

Apparently unconvinced, Stannis continued to ask.

"And the wound on your neck was not left by the wolf?"

"It's not. ”

"Then did you just break your hanging arm and connect it yourself?"

"It's not. ”

"Then is that sword you wiped the same sword that just emitted blue light?"

"It's not. ”

"Are you playing me like a monkey?"

The man laughed, still shaking his head and refusing to answer, although Stannis was already 100% sure that this guy was the black-armored swordsman who fought the dire wolf just now, but he didn't know how he managed to disappear into thin air, and where the fully sealed black armor on his body went.

"Last question, what are you sitting here for?"

"I'm waiting for someone. ”

"Waiting for whom?"

"Someone who can afford to hire me. ”

Stannis was interested, judging from his fighting skills just now, this is a master of one in a hundred, and it is very safe to be his bodyguard.

"Oh, what will you do?"

"I'm a mercenary, and I know how to cut off people's heads, and I can also train soldiers so that they know how to rehearse side by side. ”

An instructor who can train infantry, which is exactly what Stannis needs.

"That's right! I'm Stennis of Zivignie's lord, and I'm looking for an infantry instructor, are you interested?"

"Okay. The man didn't even think about it, so he agreed.

Stannis didn't expect the other party to agree so simply, and felt that there was something wrong with it, so he cautiously continued to ask: "Don't you even ask about the treatment? ”

The man inserted the polished sword back into its scabbard, and there were no further questions.

"You're the one I'm looking for. The man replied firmly.

Stannis didn't expect his protagonist's aura to be so outrageous, and this blue NPC directly and unconditionally took refuge in him.

The lord was not yet happy, but he thought that there was an important matter to be attended, and he said embarrassedly, "Then do you know how to get out of this labyrinthine forest? ”

"I've spent my whole life looking for a way out of the labyrinth. The man suddenly burst out with an inexplicable sentence.

"Uh......" Stanis knew that there must be something wrong with his free men, could this guy be a philosopher?

"But the whole forest can't trap me yet!"

The man drew his sword and slashed forward, and a swift blue light slashed out of his blade and cut off all the trees in front of him, revealing a hidden path.

Stannis opened his mouth wide and didn't come back to his senses for a long time, he knew that this man was very powerful, but he didn't expect him to be so powerful that he could already use his sword to emit invisible sword light.

The man walked through the broken log to the road, turned back to Stannis and said, "By the way, my name is Bates Moore, and I hope you remember the name." ”

His words made Stannis stunned, because when the other party said this, he could clearly see the black dire wolf looming behind him.

"Also, I usually settle the bill with gold coins, collect money according to the head, and cut the knot immediately. ”

Inside the Château de Zivignie

Robert, who had stepped down as acting city lord, covered his mouth with his hand and whispered to Stannis, "Boss, where did you find that guy named Bates Moore?"

Sitting tiredly in the lord's seat, Stannis shrugged, "I don't know, I guess I picked it up from the road." ”

Robert continued to say uneasily: "I think there is something wrong with this guy, especially that sword, which always exudes the aura of a dead soul, which makes people very uncomfortable. ”

The lord glared at him forcefully, "Do you have any opinion on the person I have chosen?"

He didn't tell the story of the black-armored swordsman and the terrifying wolf, because he himself felt a little palpitation.

Robert hurriedly waved his hand, "Don't dare, don't dare, how dare I have an opinion." ”

Stannis nodded in satisfaction, and he asked again, "Nothing major has happened in the territory in the few days since I left, right?"

"Of course not. Robert shook his head solemnly.

"Nothing special to visit?"

"I'd love to have a beautiful woman visit me, but the gods wouldn't give me a chance. Robert said seriously.

Stannis didn't have the slightest doubt that the kid could see through himself, and then he called Lady Romon again.

"Old man, this time I went out to earn a lot of gold, you find two people to carry him to my vault, and at the same time inform Speer that I have the initial funds for him to start work, so that he can hurry up and plan the road in the next few days. ”

Maester Romon nodded, not wondering where the gold came from, but beckoning Korodov to move it.

"Wait," Stannis called to him again, "and one more important matter, I have brought Batesmore here to train the infantry, so you will send my order to-morrow to the villages and gather 40 able-bodied young peasants for me. ”

But Master Romon directly refused, "Your Excellency, have you forgotten that the recruitment order was issued only a few days ago?"

Stannis looked curious, "Yes, I recruited 20 young people to be archers, and now there are only 40 people, do you need a cooldown time to issue a recruitment order?"

Master Romon held his shoulder and shook it vigorously, "Your Excellency, please be sober, we don't have so many laborers to send to the barracks!"

His words instantly sobered up Stannis, and he realized a terrible fact! that is, the total sparse population of his territory could not provide him with unlimited troops, simply put, he was now uncalled.