readx;?“ Who are you, what did you want to do when you came to our camp?" Clenching the weapon in his hand and slowly adjusting the grip slightly, Todd asked in a loud voice to Feng Longde, who was getting closer. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

"A knight, my name is Feng Longde. Walking near the entrance of the wooden fence, Feng Longde tied the reins of the undead warhorse to a slightly protruding stake, and approached the human soldiers from the outside world with his bare hands.

"A knight?" Todd was stunned after hearing Feng Longde's answer, but he was quickly relieved: at first, he and his mercenary brothers around him were shocked to see that this hoplite rider would actually wear super heavy chain mail with such a dense degree of steel rings, but if he was a knight, then it would make sense, because no matter what region the knight or nobleman came from, they would always be equipped with the best armor they could buy or collect, even if some types of armor were quite impressively heavy, but they have received various combat training and physical training since childhood, and they can fully adapt to the cumbersome feeling caused by the weight of these heavy armors, which greatly increases their battlefield survival rate.

Although Todd has seen many light and heavy chain mail in different weaving methods after so many bloody battles, the knight in front of him, who calls himself "von Rond", is wearing a completely heavy chain mail, and ordinary knights or mercenaries may not be able to carry it - it is enough to see from this that this knight is not only physically strong enough, but also his own financial resources are not low. And from the armor belt around his waist, he wore a knight's sword and a one-handed battle axe hanging on the left and right, as well as a tall and majestic heavy war horse, and a two-handed sword with a strange shape and surprising length tied to the side of the horse, it can be seen that this knight was also a powerful warrior who had experienced a hundred battles.

"Yes, I'm a Teutonic knight, and I'm from the west, and it's almost two hours to ride a horse, and there's a castle and a town of no small size. Feng Longde nodded slightly, he had now walked in front of Todd, although the human soldiers around him could see that this strange knight was not hostile, but out of caution, they still slowly aimed the various weapons in their hands at Feng Longde, lest he suddenly burst out and kill: for mercenaries who have experienced all kinds of battles, it is not uncommon for them to pretend that they are not hostile to others and then attack suddenly, and even they themselves have done so, so it is impossible to be cautious, otherwise the dead will not be able to enjoy the wineand beauties with hot food, and their share of the booty and coins they deserve.

"What's your name?" Ignoring the human soldiers from the outside world around him who were wary of him, Feng Longde asked after standing firm in front of Todd, his tone sounding slightly curious.

"Glenn Todd, I'm the captain of a mercenary team, my lord. Todd replied cautiously as he slowly withdrew the one-handed battle axe and one-handed longsword that he was holding in each hand into the scabbard hanging from his waist and hung it on the iron ring, to show that he did not have any hostility, but he was still under the shield protection of the mercenary companions who formed the first row of shield walls, in case anything unexpected happened, "We will camp in this forest for a while, and when our strength and energy are almost restored, we will prepare to go to the next town...... My lord, is this forest yours, if it is within your territory......"

Todd didn't say the rest completely, but the meaning was very clear - if this forest belonged to the knight in front of him, then the behavior of himself and others camping and hunting in this forest obviously violated the knight's own interests...... Although the vast majority of forests are ownerless or difficult to govern even if they are owned, if they happen to be touched, then the interests are violated, and this is not fooled.

"This is not my territory, this forest has no owner, and it is too dense. Feng Longde shook his head, the vast majority of the forests in Gensokyo are ownerless, that is, the forests in the area of the Monster Mountain and the Lost Bamboo Forest belong to the territory of some local monster forces, like the Enchanted Forest or the forests in other regions are considered public territory, where can we talk about any private territory, the forest that the Teutonic camp can control is only a small forest in the east of its own jurisdiction, which is still used to breed Mao Yu, and there is usually no special management, because it is not needed at this stage," I came here from my subordinates to learn that there was a mercenary army here, so I came to see for myself to see if you were worth my employment. ”

After hearing Feng Longde's words, Todd breathed a sigh of relief: in the past, when he led the mercenaries to wander around, he was often guarded or expelled by the local lords in some territories led by the army, whether it was the territory of the small nobles or the territory of the big nobles, the only difference was that the territory of the big nobles would not send too many troops to monitor their movements, because everyone knew that although the mercenaries had good combat effectiveness, they were also not particularly reliable in terms of loyalty, and they who fought for money could defect to the camp of the other side for more remuneration anytime and anywhereNot only that, but if the mercenaries do not find an employer to hire them to fight, they will also loot villages on the spot. Even if the town or the caravan they encounter receives all the commissions and booty from their employers after a few battles, they are very likely to raid the territory of the original employer who was terminated, so any more sensible employer will come to disassociate the mercenaries from the border areas of their territory and will have their army monitor their movements until they leave, or find a way to make them find other employers who are not their enemies to receive the next employment commission. Otherwise, these mercenaries, who are not necessarily inferior to the feudal mining troops in terms of combat experience, can cause enough headaches to cause damage caused by plundering, even if they gather the army to wipe them out, they will not be able to recover much loss, and naturally no one will take the risk of inevitably causing losses to squeeze and calculate the mercenaries too much, otherwise the result will be undesirable for both sides.

"You just said that it is possible to hire us?" Just after Feng Longde finished speaking, Todd asked cautiously.

"That's right, my Rangers have occasionally spotted a group of mercenaries camping deep in the forest, so I'll need to come over and see what's going on, and I'll need to hire some people to help me out of some troubles. Feng Longde nodded, "You seem to have more than sixty soldiers who can fight in full armor, and almost forty non-combatants, right?"

"Yes, my lord, we have sixty-three good boys who are strong enough to fight, and forty-four family members of the army, as well as other members. Todd nodded heavily, and spoke quite smoothly, showing that he was quite skilled in dealing with such business dealings, "There are no old or sick or ill-equipped among us, each of us has a shield, a spear, and a decent suit of armor, and among the non-combatants there are chaplains, clerks, physicians, scouts, quartermasters, flag bearers, musicians, cooks, executioners, and sergeant majors, and there will never be any bread for nothing, my lord." ”

"It seems so. Von Rond shrugged his shoulders, and Todd explained that while his own mercenary team was also using the soul scan to get a glimpse of the general situation of the entire camp, it was exactly in line with the report he had submitted from the Lich Mage who was in charge of monitoring the Revenant Wanderers through the soul connection before he set off: although this external human army only had a total of one hundred and seven people, the combat personnel who met the standard also accounted for at least half of the total number, and the accompanying team was quite complete, so there would be no unnecessary problems, so these external human soldiers had full mercenary value, and will not be wiped out by a certain Teutonic cavalry unit like the vast majority of other outside human armies that have somehow strayed into Gensokyo.

"So...... What do you mean, my lord?" Todd took a closer look at Feng Longde after introducing his mercenary team, and found that this knight didn't seem to have any obvious change in expression, and his heart suddenly tightened, "Are you planning to hire us?"

"I'll take ......a look," Feng Longde said casually, and his blue eyes scanned the mercenaries holding various weapons and shields behind Todd, and then asked, "What kind of troops do you mercenaries have?"

"Twenty-five pikemen, eight archers, ten crossbowmen, and twenty shield axemen plus me, and we also carry a number of other weapons of all kinds, which will be changed depending on the situation of the battle. Todd replied, he breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Feng Longde's words: the knight in front of him would ask this means that he and others still have hope of being hired, but it depends on what specific types of soldiers the knight needs to hire, this situation has not been encountered in the past, some employers often do not simply hire a large group of troops to configure miscellaneous mercenary troops, but will specially select the troops they need to hire, which can further improve the combat effectiveness of the hired mercenaries, and can also save a lot of money that is not necessary to spend。

"Hmmm......" Feng Longde took a closer look at these mercenaries who formed a simple shield wall, although their overall weapons and equipment looked a little messy, but that kind of spirit was only possessed by veterans who had experienced a hundred battles, if they could be given some good Teutonic equipment after a period of strict training to ensure reliability, then it would be easy to reorganize into a team with not weak combat effectiveness, but at that time, it would be necessary to disrupt the establishment and re-plan the establishment with various other mercenary teams." I'll hire all of you soldiers who can fight, but ......"

"But what?" Todd hurriedly asked, although they were not particularly short of money now, but if there were employers willing to hire them, then why not go, after all, mercenaries could only earn commissions and all kinds of valuable or satisfying loot by their own blood and sweat, and not many mercenaries would think that they had too much money.

"But we need to agree on all the details and conditions of employment first, and then write a contract so that I can hire you, not just just talk about it, which is irresponsible for anyone. Feng Longde shrugged his shoulders, then raised his head slightly and gestured to the mercenaries behind Todd who were still maintaining a tense momentum, "Can you ask your subordinates to put away their weapons?" I'm not used to talking about things when I'm surrounded or vigilant, that would make me feel quite uncomfortable, and the result of my discomfort is easier to understand that you are hostile to me, so I can't say if I myself will be hostile to you, mercenaries." ”

"......" After hearing Feng Longde's words, Todd was silent for a while, but at most he was silent for a few seconds before waving his hand, allowing the mercenaries around him to put away the various weapons in their hands or no longer remain defensive.

Although at first glance Feng Longde's speech seemed a little arrogant, but after all, Todd was an old mercenary who had successfully survived many battles and led a mercenary team, he knew very well how powerful a heavily armed knight was, if his more than sixty people really fought against him, it was impossible to successfully kill him without paying the price of killing a dozen or so people and more than a dozen people with minor and serious injuries, and such a result was far greater than a loss, and it was completely unnecessary; of course, Todd's judgment was based on his memories of the battles he had seen various knights before, and Feng Longde's real strength could easily slaughter them completely, even the dragon roar ability and soul impact are not needed, just rely on their own combat skills and the high-speed regeneration and healing ability brought by the Ron virus.

So, after ten minutes of busyness, the two sides were on either side of a wooden table, and next to Todd sat a clerk who looked a little thin, holding parchment and an ink-stained quill and began to write down the relevant employment contract. To be continued.