Lilia was delighted.

Today the sun is shining, and the cold streets on weekdays are much warmer, which is not often seen in the season of water. This young and beautiful girl wears a full-body rhino leather armor, and the thick leather wraps the girl's delicate body in layers, which is both practical and beautiful. Even though Lilith was the sister of Nelson, the leader of the War Bear Mercenary Regiment, she had never possessed such a fine piece of leather armor, but what really pleased Lilith was the emblem engraved on the leather armor: a nightingale standing on a rose branch, singing in the light of a bright moon.

The insignia was the family coat of arms of the nobility, and Lilith didn't understand the meaning of the insignia, but she knew that she was now a lord's family guard, and that everyone else in the mercenary group had become the family's guards, even the uncles and uncles who had been crippled by the battle.

With the envious and jealous eyes of the other mercenaries, Lilia walked back to the station of the War Bear Mercenary Regiment. Before entering the temporary stable, Lilith heard a loud and playful cheer coming from inside.

Pushing the wooden fence open, Lilia saw two large men, the One-Eyed Dragongrew and the Iron Hammer, twisting together on the ground, while the War Bear mercenary next to them was cheering.

"Gru, use some force. Hold him down, and this full-body chain mail is yours!"

"Haven't you had enough to eat the hammer? If you don't exert any more force, this little treasure will be thrown into the arms of One-Eyed! ”

Lilia glared at the group of guys who were afraid that the world would not be chaotic, pushed away the jubilant crowd, and walked straight into the room inside.

"Brother, I'm back. Lilia shouted to Nelson, who was working on a map with his back to her.

Hearing his sister's shout, Nelson turned around and smiled dotingly at Lilith, "Lilia, how are things going?"

"Brother, the grain and farming tools have been prepared, and the wagons and cattle will be brought to the garrison in a few moments. However, there has been little progress on the recruitment of linguists. Lilia hesitated for a moment and said honestly to Nelson: "Linda and Old John are still recruiting people in the shanty town outside the city. By the time I returned, we had only recruited less than a hundred, and I thought it would be difficult for us to complete the task that the Lord had given us. Lilia was a little frustrated.

"Well, you can bring Gru and Hammer over in a moment, and let them wear a few spirit points, and bring some more black bread, and you should be able to recruit some farmers. Nelson patted his sister on the shoulder, "I'll go see the adult right away and tell him about the situation, I guess the adult won't blame us." ”

"Okay, brother, I'll go. The girl went away happily, she had always thought her brother would solve all her problems, but she had not noticed the gloom in Nelson's eyes.

Victor looked at Nelson, the mercenary leader standing respectfully in front of him, and smiled calmly and kindly.

Since yesterday, Victor has been preparing to recruit manpower.

He didn't go directly to the Earl of York for help, the fat pig would just laugh at him loudly and let everyone see his jokes.

Years of experience in the bottom of the earth made him understand that the county official was not as good as the current official, so he went directly to the castle quartermaster.

After secretly giving him a purple gold coin, the quartermaster, who was still very cold, immediately welcomed him warmly, not only selling him a batch of "obsolete" ordnance and armor, but also thoughtfully having the Wimbledon family coat of arms engraved on these "obsolete goods".

When Victor said he needed to recruit some men, the enthusiastic quartermaster asked his cronies to take Victor to Old Jack's Tavern.

After explaining his intentions to Old Hal, the tavern owner kindly recommended several mercenary groups to Victor. However, Victor has been cautiously in a state of over-limit in this mixed place, and his perception, which is far beyond ordinary people, has become more and more acute, and the conversation between Nelson and Gru downstairs has been heard by Victor.

Victor's heart was moved. You must know that mercenaries are originally half black and half white, and it is indeed rare for a mercenary group to adhere to the morality of mercenaries.

From Hal, Victor learned that the War Bear Mercenary Regiment was originally well-known in the mercenary world, and was even hired by the Duoduo Kingdom and fought a few tough battles with the strong Sasanians.

However, the War Bear Mercenary Group has a tradition that is different from other mercenary groups: the War Bear never dismisses the disabled members, but always supports them.

This rule makes the cohesion of the war bear far more than other mercenary groups, which is also the reason why the war bear is stronger than other mercenary groups, but as time goes by, more and more members of the war bear are disabled, and the burden of the mercenary group is getting bigger and bigger. Fortunately, the frequent wars with the Sassarians can also allow the War Bear Mercenary Group to earn a rich bounty, so that the Mercenary Group can be maintained.

However, the Sassans relaxed their attack on Duoduo, and the mercenary group's income immediately decreased considerably, and the disabled members became a huge burden on the war bear mercenary group.

By the time Nelson took over the position of the leader of the War Bears, the War Bear Mercenary Group had already begun to make ends meet, and they couldn't even pay commissions.

The young members who were cultivated by the mercenary group were poached by other competitors one after another. The days of the war bear are getting worse and worse day by day, so Nelson hopes to lead the group to join an aristocratic force. Unfortunately, the tradition of war bears still keeps the lords and nobles from them.

However, for Victor, a moral mercenary group is more suitable to be his escort than a powerful mercenary group.

In his room on the second floor of Old Jack's Tavern, Victor meets with Head Nelson. Victor had nothing to hide, frankly briefing Nelson on his situation and expressing his willingness to accept the disabled members of the War Bears.

After a brief reflection, Nelson agreed to become a vassal of Victor, and in fact he had no choice.

Victor then gave Nelson a sum of money and equipment, asking him to buy supplies and recruit his people.

Now, the supplies have been bought, but I didn't expect that the displaced people who should be the easiest to recruit are very few.

"My lord, this is the case, I estimate that by the time I leave tomorrow, I will only be able to recruit about 150 people at most. Nelson looked at Victor with trepidation.

There aren't enough of their lords, and this would put their plans on hold for granted.

Victor stood up and walked to the window, looked at the sparse crowd in the square, and asked Nelson, "Nelson, what do you think is the reason why we can't recruit the people?"

"My lord, since the three provinces in the eastern part of the kingdom were ceded, a large number of farmers who had lost their land gathered in the hills of Renjia to try to find a way to survive. It stands to reason that it should be easy to recruit enough people. But we can't recruit anyone, so I suspect ... Nelson replied hesitantly.

"What do you suspect?" asked Victor, staring into Nelson's eyes.

"My lord, I suspect that the last time you were attacked by the Blood Fox Thieves was deliberately spread among the homeless, and the farmers probably thought we couldn't keep them safe, so they would rather starve than risk going with us to pioneer new territories. Nelson gritted his teeth and said.

"Sure enough," Victor sighed and continued, "Nelson, go ahead and send someone to recruit." Also, disabled members are not allowed to go to the territory with us. ”

"My lord, this... As soon as Nelson heard that he was going to leave the disabled members behind, he immediately became anxious.

Victor smiled, "Don't get excited, I'll give you another 2,000 gold soles, and you can use this money to buy a hotel and a general store in town to house those disabled members, and you have these people help us recruit people in the town while keeping an eye on the movements in Blackcastle Town." However, they must remember to hide their identities, otherwise they may be in danger if they are my people. ”

"Thank you, sir, please rest assured, although my old fellows are disabled, they are all human spirits, and this will never be difficult for them. Nelson heard Victor's offer and immediately pounded his chest.

"By the way, get me a carriage. ”

"My lord, where are you going?"

"Rose Manor. A playful smile appeared on Victor's handsome face.