After Payne left the bookstore, the lord's personal chief knight came over and saluted, "Your Excellency, do you need to put him to death?"

"No," said the Marquis, "if I'm not mistaken, this red-haired Payne should be the one who defeated the mage guard knight." Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo”

"It's him," the chief knight was slightly surprised.

"Otherwise, I wouldn't have to sell the face of the Jinfan family," said the Marquis, "The mercenary group is a bunch of mad dogs, especially the mad dogs who shoot themselves in the head. If I have the same knowledge as them, it will be a loss of face. ”

"Your Excellency is wise. The chief knight swallowed and spat, and replied.

......

An hour later, Payne returned, and there were still a few people remaining, all wondering if the red-haired madman could redeem the life of the down-and-out knight from the lord.

When everyone saw this man return under the leader's house, they had already guessed the result, and at the same time, they were all guessing who this person was!

There is no one in Golden Harbor who does not know what the words of the Marquis of Gereville meant. -- He is the emperor of the soil here, not to mention the execution of a down-and-out knight of another country, even the hanging of a minor nobleman, he also has the right to do so. And what convinced the people here was that the lord's words were always the same.

Now that the order has been given to the hanging, there is absolutely no possibility of change.

In fact, this is only the perception of this lord by the lords, and the power transactions between the nobles are not something that the commoners can see, but this time it is an exception. And for the lord, this was a complete accident, who would have thought that someone would go to ransom for the life of a down-and-out knight, but this person is still a mad dog that is not easy to provoke.

The butler beckoned, and one of the guards came to his side, and after whispering a few words to the guard, the guard immediately walked towards Quinn.

In a short time, the guard opened his lock under the complicated eyes of everyone.

"Your life belongs to this gentleman," said the butler to Quinn, then to Payne, "sir, if nothing else is requested, then I will take my leave." ”

"Thanks, great work," Payne replied with a smile.

The butler's gentleman bowed slightly, and then left with the guard, he didn't want to stay in this dirty neighborhood for even a minute.

"Hey, red-haired boy, I'm Captain Kidd, how about we make a deal?" a bearded man dressed as a captain looked at Payne with a smile on his face, this man was also locked to a fixed lock, and there were several fierce men next to him, "You redeem my life, I will give you a fortune that you will enjoy for the rest of your life, this deal is definitely worth it." ”

Payne turned his head and recognized them at a glance, the notorious pirates.

"Wealth, keep it for yourself," Payne chuckled, ignoring the man.

If there really was a large treasure, the pirates would have used it to buy their lives a long time ago, and they would still need themselves?, Payne sneered in his heart.

You know, some pirates who eat well at sea, they don't have less respect for the local lords and nobles, to a certain extent, pirates are the lords' baskets for money.

Pirates are also human, and they need to dock to replenish supplies such as fresh water, food, and ammunition, and if they offer enough gold, the lord will open a green channel for them. But if not, go ashore and wait to be hanged.

Payne naturally knows these truths, so it's okay to deceive children with these nonsense, but in his case it's fart.

Seeing that Payne ignored him, the pirate captain used other conditions as bargaining chips, but in the end, all that was left was cursing and invective.

Payne laughed and didn't listen, if the curse had worked, the demon would have been extinct.

Quinn moved his sore, swollen body for a moment, then took a few steps in front of Payne, knelt down on one knee, put his right hand on his chest, and lowered the knight's head.

"I, Quinn Humphrey, will swear allegiance to you, your command, the only voice of my heart, and until I fall, you will not be harmed by anyone, and from now on I will follow you until death. ”

Knight's Manifesto.

Payne was stunned, he didn't expect that the other party would swear allegiance in public, and what surprised him the most was that the meaning of the other party's oath was very obvious, which meant that whether his instructions were correct or not, whether they violated the moral bottom line, whether they were willing or not, the other party would unconditionally implement his wishes.

Although all this was what Payne expected, when the moment really came, he was suddenly shaken.

Stunned for a moment, Payne suddenly didn't know what to do next, he couldn't say 'flat', right?' he thought.

After thinking for a moment, he felt that it was still necessary to pretend to be forced at this time.

Payne pulled out the bright silver heavy sword from his waist bag, then placed the sword on the other man's shoulder, and said solemnly, "I, DiCaprio Payne, accept your allegiance, Amen." ”

Then Payne stepped forward, lifted Quinn up with one hand, and then smiled at him, "From now on, we will be in the same boat, and my slogan is, share happiness and hardship, and ...... Just call me Payne," he said, looking at Roy, "I'll introduce you, Cliff Roy, an important member of our gang. ”

"Hello, Quinn," Roy smiled and held out his right hand.

Quinn was stunned for a moment, and said in his heart, is it too late to regret it now, but he didn't hesitate too much, and stretched out his right hand to shake it with the other party, "Hello, Roy." ”

Payne put his hand on the hands of the two of them, "From today onwards, the Flame Cross will be formed, and now...... Let's not go to the Bounty Guild yet, let's go find a tavern to celebrate. ”

At this moment, Quinn's stomach gurgled and he thought to himself, how could he have such a strange thought as 'regret' just now, what a damn thing!

After the three of them left, the crowd of onlookers began to talk.

"Who is this man? It doesn't look like a nobleman. ”

"A bounty hunter, perhaps?"

"Well, it's possible. ”

"DiCaprio Payne?, the name sounds familiar," muttered one bounty hunter.

"It's the mercenary who defeated the mage guard knight," the other said with a smile on his lips.

"I said why is it so familiar, it turned out to be him!"

"But what does the Flame Cross mean, is he out of the mercenary group?"

“......”

Payne naturally ignored the chatter of the crowd, he was in a pretty good mood at the moment, just like the pleasant scenery, the fresh sea breeze, and the flock of seabirds soaring in the sky. -- My heart is open.