Characters in this chapter: (Sercius), (Bestur).

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Chapter 014: (Kujits)

After the troubadour departed, the hall of the tavern seemed to revert to a noisy noise.

Sercius walked to the corner where the Kugit mercenary was, and sat down in front of him.

"Hey, Mr. Knight!" said the bearded man as he sat down. "Can you please have a drink?"

In taverns all over the continent of Calradia, there will always be some down-and-out mercenaries who have no money to buy alcohol, but at the same time they are addicted to alcohol. And these penniless mercenaries begging for a drink from the other guests in the tavern are often staged in the tavern.

Sercius casually glanced at the other man's shabby mercenary outfit, with a steppe scimitar at his waist and a hardwood longbow behind his back. Then he waved and said, "Please bring me two glasses of wine!"

Soon a brightly dressed waitress placed two glasses of wine in front of him, but the scantily clad waitress did not leave, but put her small white hand on the handsome knight's shoulder, and then slowly wandered around, throwing flattering eyes to seduce the other.

Faced with the hostess's teasing and seduction, Sercius just smiled awkwardly at the beautiful hostess. "Sorry, I don't need any service tonight!"

After hearing this, the waitress seemed to be unwilling to straighten the pair of plump and snow-white seductive sharp weapons in front of her chest, and then rubbed the knight's shoulders with this pair of proud breasts. Then he said very explicitly: "Lord Knight, you don't want to touch this pair of plump?"

Sercius still shook his head back at the temptation of the absolute side, and the hostess had no choice but to walk away in a playful manner. And the drunkards around him seem to be very obsessed with this pair of plump and sharp, not only their hands are unbearable, but even their tongues and mouths are eager to come forward. It's just embarrassing that my pockets are empty.

At this moment, the bearded mercenary raised his glass to greet him. "Mr. Knight, thank you for your gift!"

"You're welcome!" Sercius didn't mind asking for a drink.

Mercenaries tend to choose noble lords and well-dressed merchants, who will come up to them and politely ask if they need to hire people. The employer will first invite the mercenary to have a drink and then negotiate the employment.

Regardless of whether the employment relationship between the employer and the mercenaries is negotiated or not, most drinkers are willing to pay for the mercenaries' drinks. No employer wants to offend these mercenaries who have a knife tied around their necks for a few dirhams for a glass of wine, a few dirhams.

"You may have noticed me," Besture said to himself. "Actually, I'm looking for an adventurer willing to hire me, not because I'm an adventurous person, it's just that I've run out of money. ”

Sercius liked and admired this kind of outspoken mercenary, which made him feel that this man was trustworthy. He smiled and asked the other party, "Do you think I'm that person?"

"Yes!" Besture replied in a gruff voice.

Sercius asked with interest, "How so?"

"You're a knight, or a knight with a fief!"

"What does this mean?"

Besture said bluntly, solemnly, "I heard that the village of Tosdel has recently been sacked by a group of robbers from the Greenwoods, and your territory is located on the border with the Nord. ”

Sercius glanced at the other in confusion. "Looks like you've done some careful research on me beforehand. ”

"Don't get me wrong," Besture explained. "I only learned about it in small talk while drinking with your Nord soldiers. ”

"I'm sorry!" Sercius said with another wary look, and he politely refused. "I don't need more people, maybe you can ask someone else. ”

"Mr. Knight," Besture said in a deliberately accentuated tone, "you need to hire men to defend the land for you, and defend against threats from all sides. ”

Sercius didn't say anything, but took a sip of his wine. The wine produced in Viruga is really different, probably the grapes there are better than anywhere in Calradia, and it is refreshing to drink it.

"Well, maybe you'll hire me if you know my story. Without waiting for the other to speak, the Kujit began to introduce himself. "I am Bestur, the son of Azabe, the grandson of Bedazan. Since you are not a barbarian, you will probably know my lineage. The Kugit people, the Shamir tribe, the Duran clan, the Ubayne family, in the valley of the Pantas, are in the highlands. You might guess why my home is so far away. ”

The Kujit man suddenly had a light in his eyes, and it could be seen that he had a lot of stories. "For as long as everyone remembers, our people clashed with the Humu Yang tribe who settled in another valley. Many people died in this conflict on both sides, including my two brothers. ”

"The Khan personally ordered us to end the conflict and save manpower for the war in Karadia. But I knew what I wanted, that I would avenge my brothers, that I had ambushed and killed a Humu sheep who was passing through the mountains, and that I rode away from my village that night, and before I had even had time to say goodbye to my father, I would stay in Calradia for a year or two, and then return home when the Khan's men forgot about it. Of course, the Humu sheep people will not forget, but this is the price of my honor. ”

The bearded mercenary licked a sip of the wine, but did not drink it, but only moistened his tongue. He continued: "I have worked as a mercenary in many cities. Employers like to make mercenaries do very dangerous things, so mercenaries will ask their employers for a part of the payment first, which is worth risking their lives, because the mercenaries don't know if they will have a chance to earn money tomorrow. Most of the mercenaries spend their time in the tavern, enjoying the end of the road. Later, I worked as a dart master and earned my living expenses by escorting caravans. ”

The Kugit waved his right hand, and Sercius realized that the little finger of his right hand was missing, and he smiled and said, "This is what I cut off by the Svadias 10 years ago when I was escorting a caravan from Djerkhara to Sagos, and it doesn't hurt anymore." Each caravan had its own protected nation, and these caravans only traded with friendly nations, but it was dangerous to pass through enemy territory, and the lords liked to loot the caravans and plunder their possessions. ”

"On that occasion, the four of us joined the caravan to protect us, and we took advantage of the darkness to pass through the southern provinces, which were the most dangerous for us. The southern province is the shield of Swadia, and there are many garrisons, which are impossible to pass through during the day. But if we divert the route, we'll have to walk at least three more days. We were fortunate and unlucky, luckily we managed to make it through the area of Harungus Castle, unfortunately we thought we were safe, but we were found by the Swadias near Suno. The lord of Suno immediately dispatched his army and caught up with us in a wooded area near the town of Chaoyang. ”

"If you run into the Kugit cavalry, you may be able to pierce them with a spear when they shoot at you, but don't fight the Swadia cavalry. The Svadia cavalry was well armed, and while we were hedged, 3 of my companions who had come with me were impaled right in front of me. I was given a chance that a Swadia knight exposed his back to me, and I stabbed him in the heart, but my blunt spear simply couldn't pierce his plate armor. He immediately turned around and slashed hard, and my shield saved my life, and I fled at once, glad that my horse was faster than his, and that his horse could not catch up with me because it was too heavily draped. I was focusing on my back when a Svadia sniper swung his long hook axe at me, and my shield shattered and left my body along with my little thumb. ”

"I'm down, I think I'm going to die. But the sniper immediately took out his crossbow and shot at the others, and the knight who was chasing me went after the other target, and soon the sniper ran away, and I lay on the ground and did not dare to move, and played dead in severe pain. The battle was soon over, and the Svadians left happily pulling a team of horses laden with velvet and oil. ”

"Later I worked as a guard in several towns, and my 30 years of adventure gave me so much experience that I could tell from the footprints how many people there were, whether it was an army, a caravan, or a robber, the time they had passed, and even the depth of their equipment. ”

"Mr. Knight," said the last. "If you need a veteran like this to help you escape the enemy, you can hire me. ”

After hearing his story, Sercius felt that such an experienced veteran was quite suitable for reconnaissance work. "Okay! We're leaving here tomorrow, so pack your bags before you go. ”

"God bless you! But there's a little thing, well... You know, I've run out of money," Kujitt said, with an embarrassed expression. "So... Can you pay me 50 dinars first?"

Sercius untied the purse from his belt and rested it on the table. "That's enough! You can use the rest of the gold to change your outfit!"

"Knight, you are so generous!"

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