Now that the contract had been signed, Lear followed the mercenaries back to their station, which was actually a makeshift shed made of broken wooden planks.

He was not in the least worried that these men would lure him into a corner and slaughter him for money, because he firmly believed that if he remembered correctly, these warriors in the medieval Western world valued chivalry and glory more than life, and although they did not even have horses, it did not hinder their faith that had been deeply rooted in their bones from the moment they picked up the great sword.

Faith, what a noble and worthless thing.

Lear thought to himself.

The middle-aged man sitting in the courtyard had a face engraved with the fortitude of blood and fire, which was a gift left to him by war and years, and an indelible mark of his life, so that he proved that he really existed, although there would be no place for him in time and poetry.

But it is these unknown little people who have achieved one legend after another with their blood, will, courage and even life, and the wheel of history has also slowly rolled with their blood as lubrication, giving birth to countless brilliant civilizations that are quickly annihilated in the dark.

To the great little people.

The first time he saw the middle-aged man, Lear suddenly had such a strange thought in his heart.

Seeing that the three of Lina, who had left without saying hello, followed by a stranger, the middle-aged man stood up straight and suppressed the anger in his heart.

"Hello distinguished guest, what can I do for you?"

His fully upright body was about 1.9 meters tall, which made it very difficult for the young Lear, who had just reached his chest, to raise his head to look up at him, but the politeness that did not match his rugged appearance made Lear feel like a spring breeze.

"I hired your soldiers, but they said the agreement must be approved by you before it can be established, so I'm here to see you. ”

Hearing this, the middle-aged man's face was a little pale, because of Guina's injury, these people have been running around, which has already deeply slowed down their pace of progress, originally each of them is a very good fighter, if they are separated from themselves, it is not difficult to find a comfortable place in this troubled world, while worrying about his daughter's injury, on the other hand, he feels deeply guilty for dragging others down, which makes the man even a little sleepless.

"My name is Depp, distinguished guest, what do you need us to do for you, and how many gold are you going to pay for it?"

"Well, I'm going to a place in the north, I don't know the specific location I may need to find and a little luck, it will probably take you to protect me for a month, as for the price, we have already negotiated twenty gold coins before, I have already paid five as a deposit, and I plan to pay the rest in installments, what do you think, Mr. Depp?"

"What!?"

Hearing Lear tell the amount of the reward, Depp's eyes widened, and then he turned to Lena and the others and asked loudly: "Did you use any disgraceful means to force this guest? If so, I must not admit this agreement, and the deposit I have received will be returned to this guest immediately!"

Depp's reaction surprised Lear and at the same time, his favorability towards this gentleman skyrocketed, from the other party's words, he heard that he must have been slaughtered by Lena and others, and Depp obviously knew why Lena and others wanted to kill him, so his anger was a little bit of shame that could not be concealed, so that his roar looked majestic but actually had no confidence, which of course could not escape Lear's eyes.

In fact, with the current market, the cost of hiring an ordinary mercenary for a month is only a gold coin, after all, the life of people in troubled times is like a mustard, and there is no way to do it.

And the reason why Lena asked for twenty gold coins In addition to the factor of bullying Lear's infancy, the most important thing is that the treatment cost of Guina's injury is just so much, in fact, they did not exceed the bottom line, otherwise it would be good to knock Lear unconscious and rob him, but Depp still can't accept this kind of blackmail.

This seemed to him an insult to the honor of the warriors, even for the sake of Guina.

"No, Mr. Depp. ”

Seeing the problem, Lear does not intend to let the contradictions between the mercenaries deepen, although he is sometimes greedy for money, but for the kindness that happens in front of him, his consistent principle is to give the greatest tolerance, even if he doesn't know the specific reason, just based on Depp's attitude towards him, he also believes that this is a group of kind people.

It has to be said that Lear itself is a huge contradiction.

"I have a good time with Lady Lena, and the reward for twenty gold coins is also proposed by myself, and there is no problem of compulsion that you feared. ”

Hearing Lear say this, Lena, who has fiery red hair, couldn't help but cast a grateful look, if Depp is allowed to be so stubborn, then in the end, everyone will not be able to get off the stage, and the treatment fee for Guina, which was finally raised, will also be lost, she has no doubt that Depp's personality will definitely do this kind of thing.

"Really, little brother, if they have offended you, I apologize to you, and if you say it, I will definitely guarantee the safety of your life and property, swearing by the honor of a warrior. ”

As soon as Depp said this, the faces of the other people in the audience were a little unhappy, anyway, Lena and the others were also for Guina, otherwise with Depp's rigid personality, Guina would have died of illness, and he could only watch.

This is not the sorrow of Depp alone, but the common sorrow of all those who stick to the honor and bottom line of the warrior.

They worked hard to wield the heavy sword in their hands, sprinkled their own blood, and practiced their beliefs, but in the end they could only get the bread and winter clothes they relied on, while the nobles of the fathers and nobles they fought for could do nothing every day, just lie down under the halo of merit and ancestors, get drunk and gold, eat one by one and shout some beautiful slogans, and continue to let the next generation of warriors go to the battlefield to fight for them.

Fool, Lear thought to himself.

But I still respect you.

"You should apologize to your subordinates for breaking their hearts and betraying their trust in you. ”

Lear did not answer Depp's question directly, but reminded him seriously.

Originally, it would be strange for a thirteen-year-old boy to say these words, but Depp clearly heard a sense of sacredness from them.

He gave Lear a puzzled look, and finally took the latter's advice.

"I apologize to you for my recklessness and mistrust just now, and beg your forgiveness, my brothers and sisters. ”

Depp stretched out his right fist, and the knotted arm muscles shone bronze in the sun, while Lena and the others also stretched out their fists and gently hit Depp's full body.

"Father. ”

A weak girl's voice came from behind everyone, making Depp's resolute back tremble, and the first time Lear looked back, he understood the source of Lena's and the others' big mouth to their lion.

It was a girl dressed as a medieval warrior, who looked to be about the same age as Lear, her pale cheeks and lips showed that she was in very bad physical condition, and the hot wind ruffled the corners of her clothes and hair, and even made Lear worry that her whole body would be swept into the shadows behind her.

She stood against the doorframe, weak, but still able to feel the heroic spirit of a warrior emanating from her, the pride imprinted in her bloodline.

From her nameless but stubborn father.

"Guina, why did you get out? Mr. Cullen said you can't blow the wind!"

Seeing the girl appear by the door, Depp's steely eyes melted instantly, and although he said blaming words in his mouth, the movements when he rushed towards Guina and grabbed her palm, which was thin from the pain, showed that he had only one identity at the moment.

Father.

And the father is gentle.

"Thank you, Master Lear, for only now I don't think it was the right decision not to rob you. ”

When Depp carefully helped Guina into the room, Lena came to Lear and whispered in her ear.

"Yes? Then you'll be glad for that decision in the future. ”

Lear looked at the cloudless sky and suddenly smiled.

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