On the second floor of the Cooktown Spirits Stew Tavern, Luo Sheng was munching on a large pile of delicacies alone. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

"It's already Lord Viscount, why are you still eating like this!" Aunt Kate, who came to serve Luo Sheng, looked at Luo Sheng, who was wearing a third-order shapeshifter robe and a noble badge on his chest, but he was still gobbling up meatballs, half proud, half emotional.

"Don't say that I became a viscount, even if I became an earl and duke, when I met Aunt Kate, I would eat the meatballs you made. Luo Sheng said with a smile as he stuffed the meatballs into his mouth.

In fact, people's evaluation of food depends largely on their own psychology and memory. Purely in terms of taste, although the meatballs made by Aunt Kate are very good, they are far from top-notch. But for Luo Sheng, who was accustomed to this taste in both childhoods, this is an irreplaceable delicacy.

"Then Luo Sheng, you can eat more, if it's not enough, I'll make it for you!" Hearing Luo Sheng say this, Kate said with joy in her heart.

Although Kate has also heard a lot of news about Luo Sheng in the past year and knows that Luo Sheng is not what it used to be, in Kate's eyes, Luo Sheng has always been the child she grew up with. Being able to get her children's recognition for her craft is Kate's happiest thing.

While the two were talking, Boris walked in with the freshly grilled pork chops and Bard Sr. and Ed. After putting the pork chops in front of Rasen, Boris said with a smile: "I brought it to you, you eat it first, and then I will prepare some barbecue for you." ”

"Uncle Boris, don't rush to barbecue meat and sit down and talk about it. Luo Sheng got up and stopped Boris and said with a smile: "Uncle Bud, Uncle Ed, you also sit." ”

"Luo Sheng, you said the same, I haven't seen you for almost a year, let's talk about it together. Boris was slightly stunned, vaguely guessed something, hesitated, and sat down next to Rasen.

"Luo Sheng, you kid is okay! I haven't seen you for more than half a year, you have been promoted to the silver rank, and you have become a real viscount, no wonder you refused to join our Iron Shield Mercenary Group when you were given the position of deputy head at the beginning. But even if you kid has a conscience, when you come back, you know that you specially invited me to drink, and you didn't hurt you in vain when you were a child. After sitting down next to Luo Sheng, Old Bard patted Luo Sheng's arm and said with a laugh.

"If it weren't for Uncle Bud, I'm afraid I would have died on the altar of the fish-men. Until the end of the day, you are my Uncle Bud. Luo Sheng looked into Old Bard's eyes and said sincerely.

Although Daddy York did not directly join the Iron Shield Mercenary Group, he has been in Cook Town for so many years, most of the time he has cooperated with the Iron Shield Mercenary Group, and he has a lifelong friendship with Old Bard, and Luo Sheng also grew up under the care of Old Bard. At the beginning, Luo Sheng was taken away by the fishmen, and Lao Bud did not hesitate to take the main elite of the mercenary group to participate in the rescue of Luo Sheng, so for Lao Bade, Luo Sheng was always grateful and treated him as an uncle.

"I've seen Viscount Wood. After Luo Sheng and Old Bard greeted each other, Ed bowed slightly to Luo Sheng and greeted him quite respectfully.

Unlike Old Bud, who has a very good personal relationship with the Rasheng family and doesn't care much about the status of the human class, although Ed is the deputy head of the Iron Shield Mercenary Regiment and has a good relationship with Daddy York, his personal relationship is far from being able to call him a brother. In addition, there was some speculation about the purpose of Luo Sheng's invitation this time, so Ed greeted Luo Sheng in the most formal way at the beginning.

"Uncle Ed, they are all their own people, there is no need to be so polite, you can sit down first, and the matter of the salutation will be talked about later. Luo Sheng glanced at Ed with a slight surprise, nodded and said with a smile.

After being officially canonized as a viscount, according to the custom of the Continent of Ymir, Rason finally fulfilled Daddy York's dream and added his ancestor's surname 'Wood' back to his name. So on formal occasions, Rasson's full name is Rasson Wood. Generally, when outsiders or subordinates call Luo Sheng, they must call Luo Sheng Viscount Wood to show respect.

Luo Sheng himself doesn't really care too much about the details of this kind of etiquette, but he also knows the influence of the aristocracy, especially the status of the actual nobleman, on the bottom. Like Ed, the deputy leader of the Iron Shield Mercenary Group, if Luo Sheng is just a silver-level druid, although the other party will respect him, he will not care too much. But after he became a viscount, Ed's attitude was completely different.

In fact, this influence was also one of the reasons why Luo Sheng wanted to seek nobility in the first place. For the people at the bottom and the mercenaries, although the identity of the caster is extremely noble, it is too ethereal to be close to it. The identity of the aristocracy is the ruler who can be accepted by the vast majority of the people at the bottom and is willing to work for. It is much more convenient to recruit people as a nobleman than to use the caster.

"Thank you, Lord Viscount. Ed thanked him before sitting down next to Old Bud. However, when he looked at Luo Sheng, there was a bit of emotion in his eyes, and a little bit of heat.

"Uncle Bud, how is the situation of the mercenary group lately?" After everyone sat down, Luo Sheng asked with a smile after pouring a large glass of ale wine for Old Bud.

"Not very good. After Old Bard poured a large sip of ale wine, he put down his glass and said slightly depressedly: "Originally, after the White Feather Mercenary Group was driven away, the business of the Mercenary Group was very good, and we also recruited a lot of people to expand the scale. But a few days ago, many elites of the Cook family returned to the territory. With them, we don't have much business at all. ”

After the Battle of Snow Dragon Pass, the Cook family was suspicious of the royal family, and many elite soldiers were discharged from the army. After the Marquis of Cook decided to break away from the royal family and become a real local noble, the Cook family shifted the focus of development from the army back to the territory. A large number of elites trained by the Cook family in the army were transferred back to the Cook Territory.

Although while seeking a title for himself, the Marquis of Cook also sought the titles and territories of barons and viscounts for those meritorious retainers in the family, and assigned a part of the elite to the retainers to help them open up and control the new territory, but at this time, there were still a large number of powerful elites in the army in Cook's territory, in addition to partially enriching the original fronts of the Cook family, a considerable number of them started to work as mercenaries.

Although the mercenary group involves various businesses, in essence, it still relies on force to eat. With these elites of the army carefully cultivated by the Cook family, such as general guards, hunting and other work, the Iron Shield Mercenary Group can't compete with each other at all. So during this period of time, the business of the Iron Shield Mercenary Group has plummeted, although it can still rely on the exploration of the Black Forest to collect barely some income, but it is not enough to make ends meet. And with the further development of the Cook Territory, the living space of the Iron Shield Mercenary Group will be further squeezed, and it will be difficult to support it for a long time.

"Uncle Bad, have you ever thought about trying to change places, such as going to my territory to develop?" Luo Sheng asked with a smile.

As for the situation of the Iron Shield Mercenary Group, Luo Sheng already knew about it through Alyssa, but on Cook Ling's side, Luo Sheng did not have any solution. After all, so many elites in the army have returned, and the Cook family always has to find a job for them, so it is inevitable to favor their own people and squeeze the living space of the Iron Shield Mercenary Group.

However, when it comes to sprout collars, the situation is very different. The other side itself is in a state of just pioneering, and it needs manpower in all aspects, especially people like the Iron Shield Mercenary Group that Rason can trust and have some experience in pioneering. The Iron Shield Mercenary Regiment went there, just enough to be able to play its strengths.

"Go to your territory to develop, to the Hokuriku?" Old Bard asked with some hesitation.

It has been more than ten years since the Iron Shield Mercenary Group was formed, and it can basically be regarded as taking root in the Cook Territory. Suddenly going to other places to develop, especially to the rumored extremely desolate Hokuriku, it was difficult for old Bard to make a decision for a while.

"Ed, do you think our regiment would like to go to Hokuriku?" Old Bard asked after a moment of silence before turning to Ed.

Although the Iron Shield Mercenary Group mainly relied on Old Bud's blacksmith skills and bravery when it started, after it grew and grew, most of the general affairs were taken care of by Ed, so Ed's opinion was also very important.

And Old Bard himself is a dwarf, and his hometown is not in Cook Territory, so for him, the difference between being in Cook Territory or going to Sprout Territory is not very big. But for a human like Eddard who is himself from the vicinity of Cook Territory, whether or not to leave Cook Territory is a very important question. Even as the head of the group, Old Bard did not dare to make decisions for the members of the human regiment.

"There must be a small number of members who are unwilling to leave their hometowns. However, if the conditions are right, most of the members should be willing to go out and break through. Ed replied confidently.

When Luo Sheng sent out the invitation, Ed vaguely guessed Luo Sheng's purpose, so he exchanged opinions with some of the backbone of the group in advance and understood everyone's thoughts. At present, the Iron Shield mercenary is in a bad situation, and the members of the group who have more ambition are willing to follow a new lord and fight hard.

"Then what conditions can you give? Let's say it first, if the conditions are too bad, I won't take the members to Beilu to suffer. Old Bard turned his head and asked Rason.

"Of course. As long as they are willing to follow the group members to Hokuriku, they can bring their families with them, and after arriving in the new territory, each family will give a house and a settling-in fee of 50 gold scales for free, and give the corresponding land. Those who are willing to join the territorial guard will be treated twice. Luo Sheng smiled and said, "As for the backbone members of the group, in addition to the basic treatment improvement, they can also obtain a set of second-order equipment and advanced silver-level secret methods. ”

"What about the two of us?" asked Old Bard with a smile as he glanced at Ed, who was about to speak.

"If the two uncles are willing, they can directly become knights under my command and obtain a fief of a knight's territory. Uncle Boris, if you want to go, it's the same. Luo Sheng said with a smile.

"We'll think about it and get back to you tomorrow. ”