Characters in this chapter: ('Freelancer' Sercius Thor), (Manid), (Bestur), (Louis Douglas), (Hasselen), (Malegg Bazd Bruce).

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Chapter 019: (Bryan)

The morning light came, and a soft light purple and fish-belly white appeared in the east.

The fields lie in the glorious sun, just after the autumn harvest, dotted with round straw piles.

The villagers of Tosdel are busy harvesting wheat in the fields, and the freelancers are enjoying themselves. This is the second harvest of the year, and there is enough grain to survive the winter, and there is even surplus grain to make wine or sell to traders.

In short, the villagers don't have to worry about food, and they don't have to worry about the robbers and rebels in the green forest taking their food. In the last month, two bandit gangs and a rebel army have been wiped out by the Territorial Self-Defense Forces trained by Hatheron.

The territorial self-defense force that Hatheron has assembled includes Nord soldiers, villagers, Kujits, and even a few recently recruited mercenaries. Although inferior to the regular army in terms of discipline and combat ability, the equipment on its body was exactly the same as that of the regular army of Svadia.

Not long ago, at the behest of Sercius, the Manid merchants purchased 200 pieces of fine soldier equipment from [Suno], including shields, bows, crossbows, spears, short swords, leather armor, battle axes, military boots, etc., all kinds of military equipment.

Almost every household in the village has a few domestic animals, and in addition to wheat and corn, the fields are also planted with various vegetables and fruits. Except for some essential daily necessities, the villagers are able to provide for themselves.

It's like a small kingdom, and Sercius is the king here. The village became wealthy under his rule, and walls and gates had been built around the village, making it look like a small town. Of course, this is also inseparable from the help of the profiteer Manid.

Ever since leaving Deqiosburg, Manid has been walking around the Svadia Plain with the money given to him by Sercius, while the mercenary Bestur and the sturdy Nord soldiers left behind by Sercius are responsible for escorting and securing the entire caravan.

Manid was quite talented in business, and in just a few months, he made several big deals in the 'City of Jewels' [Suno], the 'City of Knights' [Paraven], and the 'Crown of the Forest' [Uxhall], and made quite a lot of profits.

At the same time, he also hired a lot of stonemasons and blacksmiths from these cities at a high price for the town of Tosdel. There is a saying in the kingdom of Svadia: when war comes, a territory cannot be without stonemasons to build defensive offensives, let alone blacksmiths to build weapons.

With the work of stonemasons and blacksmiths day and night, the town of Tosdel has become what it is now, and with the protection of the walls and gates, even if the Nords in the north suddenly declare war on the Svadians, the town of Tosdel can rely on the walls and defensive offensive to resist for a while.

Half a month earlier, Manid had left the village with his caravan. Before leaving, he pretended to be mysterious and said to Sercius: "Knight, I am going to [Paraven] to negotiate a big deal, and if the negotiation is completed, you will be happy."

Sercius, who was helping the villagers harvest wheat in the field, thought to himself. Calculate the time, this guy should come back too.

At this moment, a young man who looked like a soldier ran up to him and said respectfully, "My lord, the merchant of Manid has returned. The instructor asked me to tell you to go back. ”

Sertius stopped what he was doing and asked, "Did he come back with anything this time?"

"My lord, this time the line is huge," said the soldier in amazement. "And Mr. Manid brought back many blacks in chains, whom I have never seen so strong, and who were taller and stronger than the Nords. ”

"Bryans," Sercius muttered to himself. "This guy actually started a slave business. Then he left the busy fields with the young soldier and returned in the direction of the town.

The villagers he met along the way greeted the approachable lord with a smile, and Sercius responded very kindly to the greetings. The girls shyly watched the personable freelancer passing by them on the side of the road.

In the kingdom of Svadia, most girls dream of marrying a handsome and tall knight. But not all girls are able to get their wish. Because the knights also favored the pearls of the lords, rather than the ordinary girls of the peasant family.

Naturally, Serseus was immune to this cliché. If he could, he wouldn't mind using his marriage contract as a bargaining chip, thus tying himself up to a powerful and well-established noble lord. But it's hard to say that these noble lords would look up to a freelancer.

In this perilous continent, without strong allies and solid foundations, it is almost impossible for an ordinary knight lord to continue to grow and develop. If Sercius wants to do anything, he must need allies who are both reliable and powerful.

That's why he asked Brock to find potential allies for him. The freelancers' first choice was the Harongoth family, but that wasn't realistic. The Harungas are one of the five nobles of the Swadia Kingdom, and they don't need allies for the Harungas family.

'Noble and arrogant Black Hawk' is another nickname given to the Harengus by the lords of Swadia. The moral is simple and straightforward: the noble House of Harongoth disdains to form alliances with anyone. Therefore, the Harungus family is also called: the loneliest nobles.

The second choice of freelancers is the Lafazi family. It's not just that he saved the daughter of Count Dawran Lafazi from the robbers, so that he received the gratitude and commitment of the other party. It is also because the territory of the Lafazi family, [Deqiosburg], is adjacent to his territory.

The castle is home to a garrison of more than 3,000 soldiers. If one day [Tosdel Town] is attacked by the Nords in the north, then the only one who can give support and help to the [Deqiosburg] garrison is the first to give support and help.

The garrison of Dekiosburg is a well-trained regular army, while the Self-Defense Force of Tosdel Town is a patchy one. There are peasants, mercenaries, and even Nords in the team, and I really don't know who these Nord soldiers will help when the war starts.

The Lafazi family is also an ancient lord family of the ancient Karad Empire, and has many allies and friends in the Dehrim region, but it is not without real trust. The only real and reliable ally in Swadia is to use marriage to bind the two families together.

Thinking about it now, it seemed a little inappropriate, and Sercius quickened his pace and continued to his residence. It was a newly built lord's mansion, not as good as the mansions of other nobles in Swadia, but it was still in line with his current status.

When Sercius returned to his mansion, there were already many villagers around the door. He knew that these people were all coming to see the excitement out of curiosity. In the continent of Calradia, it is not possible to see black-skinned humans at will, and it is inevitable that people will be a little curious.

Louis Douglas and Malegg were also in the crowd, and Hatheron and several of his fellow Nord soldiers also appeared in the square of the Lord's Mansion, saying that they were here to maintain order, but in fact they were also here to join in the fun. Even the free idiot shooter was crammed in with his students.

The tall, dark-skinned blacks in the square, roasted chains, were called Bryans, an archaic meaning for slaves. The Brian people live on the western continent of Balion, and have been slaved for generations under the rule of the Orcs of the Boz Empire.

Orcs live up to their name, with the rough face of a half-human, half-beast. But they are not as dull and clumsy as one might think, but a strong, brave and intelligent race. But there is no doubt about it, and that is that they have a ferocious and furious wildness.

"Mr. Manid," Sercius asked, walking over to the middle-aged chubby man. "What's the matter with you getting these Bryans back?"

"Your Excellency," Manid said with a treacherous smile. "I remember I told you that I had a big deal to talk about. He looked like a wealthy gentleman at the moment, and he had indeed made a fortune in a few months by virtue of his wits and his mind.

Although Sertius already knew the answer, he still asked, "Doing the slave business is the big deal you told me?"

"My lord, there is nothing more profitable than this now. ”

"But that would be detrimental to a knight's honor. "The Freelancers used to have this idea, but as a knight, it was not appropriate to do such an immoral thing. It will even be spurned and despised by other noble lords and knights.

"Your Excellency, you don't have to worry about that," Manid explained to him. "I did not buy these slaves in your name, but in my own name. "He now has the strength and the money to buy these slaves.

Malleg, who was standing on the side, suddenly interjected, "Then where are you going to sell them?" I saw him holding a large cigarette pouch in his mouth. There are also many elderly people in the village who like to smoke. The old people even planted some tobacco in their own fields.

"Anything. Manid noted. "Our army is at war with the Rhodoks in the south, and the Kugits and Vigyans in the east are in danger of being clashed at any moment over the ownership of a small border city, and the Nords are also on the lookout. ”

"I think you're right, the lords will need these tall and strong slaves to fight for them," Malleg's voice suddenly changed, and he emphasized in a loud voice. "But the problem is that these people simply don't understand Swadia, let alone the Nordic and Virgian dialects. ”

"It's only a matter of time, and these slaves just need to know a few simple words. The merchant said confidently. "It won't be long before they come in handy, and then the lords will buy them from me at a great price. ”

Louis Douglas leaned close to Sercius and whispered a few words in his ear. Sercius turned his head and looked at the young Virgian lad, then said, "Leave them alone!"

"What do you mean, my lord?" asked Manid, pretending to be confused.

"As you say, war can come at any time," Sercius replied to the other party's question. "We also need more warriors to defend our territory. ”

"Your Lord," Manid reminded. "They're a lot of money, are you sure you want to buy them?"

"You cunning merchant," Hatheron said roughly, tugging at the fat man's collar. "You can be here today without my master, and even your brother was rescued from the robbers by me and Bestur. ”

Seeing this, Sertius shouted angrily: "Hatheron, let go." "Although the Nord people were unhappy, they still obeyed their master's orders. Sercius faced the middle-aged man again. "I'm sorry, Mr. Manid, but he's a rough man, and I hope you don't follow him. ”

"My lord, I'm just a businessman," Manid said. "And I have done a lot of help to you and to this village, and I have not forgotten that you saved my brother and helped me, but I did spend a lot of money on these slaves in Palaubun. ”

"You don't need to explain, I'll buy them with the dinar. Sercius said. "Of course, I wish they were only one level higher than the original price. ”

"Of course, sir. Manid, though reluctant, could have sold the slaves for a better price, even double, five times the price. But as the saying goes: people are under the eaves and have to bow their heads.

"Hatheron, tell your men to open their anklets and bracelets, and then command the kitchen to prepare plenty of food for them, and arrange another place for them to stay. ”

"Master, open the chains?" said the honest and upright Hatheron with a worried expression. "What if they run away?"

"Don't worry, they won't run away," Sercius told his servant with a smile. "Even if they get out of here, they're going to be caught by someone else and sold. Just imagine, there is food and shelter here, and if you were them, would you choose to run away?"

"No, it won't. The Nord shook his head thoughtlessly.

"They'll be handed over to you to train," Sercius said with deliberate emphasis. "Remember to treat them as if they were any other people, and not to treat them like slaves. ”

"Yes, master. The Nord replied respectfully.

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