Chapter 128: The Knight of Vashimma

"My lord, we have brought back the Knight Vasimma. Pat said.

"Who?" Lorist didn't hear clearly.

"My lord," explained Südkamp, "after we came out of the camp of the Kenmath family, Pat said that he admired the freelancer Vasimma, who had won three games in a row in the morning, and wanted to recruit him to become a knight of the family, so we went to the war merchant group to find out about the tent where the knight of Wasima lived, and went to visit. Who knew that after arriving at the tent of the Vassima knights, they found that the Pegasus family and the Kenmax family had sent people to recruit the Vasimma knights. ”

"Oh......" Lorist was interested, but he had never heard of the reputation of the Pegasus family, and there was no family in the Northland called the Pegasus family in his memory: "Wait, which noble family is the Pegasus family? Why haven't I heard of it?"

"Sir, have you forgotten? The first knight who challenged us yesterday, the knight named Lambwee, didn't he have a silver Pegasus badge on him? Well, do you know about the Crescent War and the Philim family?"

"Crescent War? Philim Family? I know, a hundred years ago, over a silver moon-shaped magic stone found in a ruin, which is said to contain magical power, Cleison IV and seven noble families fought a big fight, known as the Crescent Moon Rebellion or the Crescent War. In the end, it was Cleison IV who won a difficult victory, and seven noble families were wiped out. The crescent stone was gone, and no trace of it was ever found, and Cleison IV destroyed half of the empire and got nothing, making future generations laugh in vain. This is how the events of Guelinthia are written. The Philim family, I think it was one of the seven rebellious families, right?" Lorist recalled.

"My lord has a good memory, and the coat of arms of the Philim family is a silver Pegasus, just like we call the Angry Bear family, they are also called the Pegasus family. The wandering knight who gave a large sum of money and was canonized by the second prince to the Northland as a territorial nobleman was Philim. Baron Charward. I heard the messenger who went to recruit the Vashimma Knight say that Baron Charward is a descendant of the Pegasus family, dedicated to restoring the family's appearance, young and promising, as long as the Vashimma Knight joins, there will definitely be opportunities for development, and he will definitely shine in the future......"

There was also an envoy sent by the Kenmath family to recruit him, who said that the Kenmas family was willing to pay double the annuity for the Vasimma knights, and if the Vasimma knights were promoted to the gold rank, they would immediately have a manor with complete facilities and abundant resources. Pat continued.

"Oh, how did the Vasima knight come back with you, and what conditions did you offer?" asked Lorlist, with interest.

"This ......," Sedkamp shook his head in confusion.

Pat scratched his head and said, "To be honest, we don't know why Knight Vasima came with us. We didn't open anything. My lord, the messengers of the two families were there when we entered. When we met the Vasima Knight, we were straight to the point, asking him if he would be interested in coming to our family. As soon as we finished speaking, the emissaries of the Pegasus family and the Kenmax family began to persuade the Vasimma knights to make their own conditions, and we thought that there was no play, so we wanted to take our leave. After listening to the words of the two messengers, the knight of Vasima just shook his head, refused the invitation of the two families, picked up his sword, mounted his horse, and came back with us......"

"Where is the knight of Vasima now?"

"My lord, the knight of Vasima is waiting outside, and I asked him to come in with him just now, and he said that it is rude and contrary to knight's etiquette to enter the lord's room without being called. So we had to let him go with him and let him wait outside......" Pat said.

"Damn, you should come in and talk about this first, it's rude to have the Vasima Knight wait outside for so long......" Lorist grumbled as he hurried outside.

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The Vasimma Knight was a taciturn tall and thin man with a clear demeanor, and at first glance he knew that he had received a very traditional knightly education and paid great attention to the etiquette of a knight. He seemed a little uncomfortable with Lorlist's hospitality, and took the tea made by Lorist himself a little crampedly.

"Knight Vasimma, please forgive me for my presumptuousness, what made you refuse the invitation of the Pegasus family and the Kenmath family? I heard that the conditions they offered are very good......" Lorist looked at the knight in front of him, he was indeed very interested in the Vasima knight, and when he watched him challenge and duel with other knights, he felt that his martial arts foundation was very solid, every attack and defense was very stable, and now sitting in front of him produced a solid, calm, and reliable feeling. Steady as Mount Tai, Lorlist's mind somehow remembered this idiom from his previous life.

Knight Vasima was silent for a moment, and finally took out a small gold angry bear badge from his bosom and placed it on the table: "I'm here for it. ”

Lorist picked up the badge and flipped it over to see that the word Abrid was engraved on the back of the badge.

"Big brother?" Lorist looked at the Vasima knight, this was his eldest brother's badge, how did it appear in his hand?

"Seven years ago, Lord Abrid was a golden star, and he traveled all over the Northlands, challenging all the famous knights and fighting the invincible opponents in the Northlands. Passing by my manor on my way back to my family domain. At that time, I was preparing to awaken my fighting spirit for the third time, and if I failed again, I would have no choice but to leave the manor left behind by my father. It was Lord Abrid who helped me, and under his guidance I finally awakened to my vindictiveness. When he left, I asked him if he could see him again, and he kept the gold badge and smiled and said that I could use it to find him when I was promoted to the silver rank, and he would make me his knight. But when I was promoted to the silver rank, the news came that he had died in battle......"

"I don't know what to do, but when I get promoted to the second silver star, I decided to go to the Norton family, and even if Lord Abrid is gone, I will fulfill my promise to become a knight of the Norton family. It's just that unfortunately, my mother died, and then my wife gave birth to a son for me, and I couldn't leave. Last year, when I had just been promoted to three silver stars, my father's former lord, Viscount Beseth, was attacked by two new lords, so I had to help Viscount Bess resist, and it was only at the beginning of this year that I defeated the two new lords. ”

"It took me more than three months to finish the affairs of the manor, dismiss the servants, return the manor to Viscount Beses, and rush here with my wife and son, and a few of my personal retinue and attendants. I arrived yesterday, and I wanted to come and see you this morning, but the wandering knight in front of the castle clearing, thinking that I was challenging him, pounced, and I had to defeat him and the other two challengers, thinking that at that time I would be thought that you would be challenged by your people, so I went back again. I didn't expect the adults to send someone to look for me in the evening, so I followed......"

The tone of Knight Vasima's statement was extremely flat, as if he was just talking about a very ordinary matter.

Lorlist, Pat and Sedercamp were moved......

"You returned the knight's manor that your father left you to the lord?" asked Lorist in surprise.

"Yes, sir. Knight Vasima replied calmly, "The Viscount of Besseth, to whom my father is allegiated, is the grandfather of the current lord. When I failed to awaken my fighting spirit for the second time, the current Viscount Besaith was still clamoring to take back the manor, and he couldn't leave me this waste. That's why when I got up to Silver, I refused to remain loyal to House Beess like my father, and I promised Lord Abrid that I would be a knight of House Norton. This time, I helped Viscount Beses defeat the two new lords who attacked his territory, and by returning the manor to him, I repaid his grandfather's kindness to our family, and I could leave without any worries if I didn't owe each other in the future. ”

"Knight Vashimma, I am touched that your actions have shown me the dignity and glory of a true knight. Your dedication and persistence in your promise is the most precious reward that our Norton family has ever received. It's just that the current Norton family, the current situation is very serious, I don't want to hide it from you, Duke Lukins's Northland Legion, there is already a force invading our family territory. If you join us, you will inevitably face the soldiers of the Grand Duke of the Northland, and no one can guarantee your safety. Your child is still young, I hope you can think about your loved ones, joining the Norton family now is really not a good choice......" Lorist said to the Vasima Knight with a wry smile.

"My lord, the knight's road is already tortuous and difficult, I have regretted that I didn't come sooner, and I don't want to regret it again. If I hold back now, then my children will grow up to be ashamed to have a father like me......" Knight Vasima came to Lorist and knelt down on one knee: "My lord, if you don't want to take me in as a Knight of the Norton family, can you allow me to join the Norton family armed forces and fight against the invading enemies with you as an ordinary soldier?"

"This is the most touching knightly oath I have ever heard, arise, my knight. Lorist drew his saber and slapped it twice on the shoulder of the Vasimma knight: "Pat......"

Pat handed Lorist a silver Angry Bear badge to Lorist, and hugged Vasima tightly, "Welcome to you, my brother." Your arrival is the glory of the Norton family. ”

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Vasima, who had just become a knight of the Norton family, excitedly went to pick up his wife, son, and several attendants back to the city, accompanied by Sedkamp. Lorist was playing with his eldest brother's gold badge and was filled with emotion, and Pat walked in and said, "My lord, Jim is back." ”

"Oh, let him in. ”

"Jim, what did the four mercenary captains say?" asked Lorist before Jim could catch his breath.

Jim wiped the sweat from his face and gasped and replied, "My lord, the price you gave them is already very good, and they all agreed to accept your employment. It's just that they have a little request......"

"What is it?" asked Lorlist.

"They want you to provide a batch of weapons and equipment......"

Lorist's face sank: "They still want iron armor?"

"No, it's not ironclad ......" Jim hurriedly explained, "My lord, if they want ironclad I'll scold them on the spot." They want to impersonate our family's soldiers and complete the mission you have given them. In this way, even if they miss, they will be treated as soldiers of our family, not mercenaries of the mercenary group. Your Excellency, you know, if they are caught as mercenaries, they will most likely have their heads cut off, and they will let Duke Lukins know which mercenary group is helping our family. If it is a soldier of our family, although he will be abused, he will be able to save his life, and he will not offend the Grand Duke of the Northland......"

Lorist's face warmed and he nodded: "Okay, then I can provide them with a batch of leather armor and weapons, all of which are inscribed on our family's emblem, but they need to bring their own mounts." Also, after they signed the agreement, let their four mercenary groups enter the city in batches, and after receiving weapons and equipment, they immediately left the city and set up camp at the original camp. As soon as I heard from Paul Binns, I took them on their way. ”

"Okay, my lord, I'll go out of the city and sign an agreement with them. Tomorrow night, let them go into the city and receive their things. Jim hurried away again.

"My lord, can these mercenary groups really come in handy?" asked Pat.

"It's better than nothing, in terms of individual combat effectiveness, it should be a soldier beyond the Northland Legion. But if you rush to kill in formation, it will be a rabble. We don't have that many family soldiers who can fight with Duke Lukins's army in the field, not to mention that they also have the rebellious help of Beino Town. They've overwhelmed us in terms of numbers, and we have nothing to do but defend. However, we can't just shrink in the castle and be beaten, we must have steps to counterattack, so that the defense can last. To hire these mercenary groups is to let them adopt the tactics they are accustomed to, to conduct guerrilla attacks outside, to destroy the enemy's scouts, to sneak up on the enemy's logistical baggage, to draw the enemy's offensive forces, so that the enemy cannot concentrate on attacking our castle......" Lorist explained his tactical vision to Pat.

"But the cost of hiring a mercenary group is too great, the mercenary fee of a mercenary group is one hundred gold merit, and they kill an enemy with a bounty of the head of an imperial old man, and we also have to provide them with leather armor, weapons, and food and grass supplies. My lord, I don't think it's worth spending so much gold on these mercenaries. "Pat is distressed about the employment money.

"Without spending huge bounties, it is impossible to make these mercenary groups fight with all their might. We have reaped a fortune of nearly 200,000 from the Kenmax family's Red River Valley manor castle. Our family now has a lot of gold, and if we can use it to smash Duke Lukins's army, it will be worth the extra gold coins. Lorist said.

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