William looked at Augustus for a long time.

Spare his friends and he stay? Maybe his purpose was to get the others out of here in order to kill him? William knew that in many mercenary teams, mercenaries did have a lot of fateful feelings with each other, just like the people in the cottage.

Perhaps Augustus saw William's hesitation, and said:

"I can sign a magic contract with you to guarantee the success of this transaction. He pulled a scroll out of his underwear.

"I robbed you of your goods this time, and I messed up your business. Are you still helping me so that your friends can leave?" asked William, frowning.

"It's not. Augustus replied simply. "I hate all the nobles. I used to be a nobleman, but my family fell victim to the great nobles. Augustus smiled slightly, but there was bitterness at the corner of his mouth that could not be concealed.

"Tell me about your old story. Maybe I'll agree. William didn't feel the slightest hint of rubbing salt into someone's wound.

Augustus was once the son of a baron. It's just that after the bloody night in the imperial capital, all the nobles are testing each other and fighting constantly. As a low-ranking nobleman, Augustus's father had to attach himself to the Marquis of Samun, who was connected to his domain. The baron thought that this would enable the family to protect themselves in the midst of war.

After attaching himself to the great nobles, the baron found that things were not as he thought, because Samon lost everywhere on the battlefield and began to recruit troops. It's just that there are not many adult men left in Samon's domain, and Samon reaches out to the baron's domain again.

After several unsuccessful recruitments, Samon began to forcibly recruit troops in the baron's domain. And that's just the beginning. Unable to get the result, Samon blames the Baron for the problem, believing that the Baron is half-hearted, and constantly puts pressure on the Baron.

The depressive Baron came back drunk one night, only to hear the men's lewd laughter and the woman's screams in front of the door. The baron was not feeling good, and when he opened the door of the room, he saw Samon, a brute, lying on his wife's stomach and exercising violently. The enraged baron picked up a handful of details and stabbed at Samon, but unfortunately the baron's strength was too weak, and he was kicked over by the sneering Samon.

Augustus, who heard the voice, rushed to see this scene and cried out for help. However, Samon was far more powerful than Augustus. Augustus was beaten to death by Samon several times.

When Augustus wakes up, he discovers that his father has been killed by Samun, and the baroness is nowhere to be found. Samon thought he was dead, and since the guards were about to arrive, Samon did not check Augustus' "body".

The territory is in the hands of Samun. Desperate, Augustus left his homeland, where he had lived for more than twenty years, and secretly left the territory with his loyal guards to form a mercenary group.

"If I have the life to return, Samun will be tormented to death by me, but I will slaughter all those who are connected with Samun!!!" Augustus roared in a low voice. The voice seemed to come from a demon in the Nine Hells.

Later, the mercenary group formed by Augustus and his guards quickly became famous in the mercenary world because of its strength and good reputation. And this time he was able to receive this big business, firstly, because Augustus knew the interpersonal interactions among the nobles and could say something to the owner of the goods. In addition, the reputation of the Mandala mercenary group is very good, so they are next.

And then ...... He's just squatting here.

William frowned and looked at the silent Augustus. Although he couldn't understand the bitterness in Augustus's heart, he could really feel the monstrous anger that was suppressed in his heart, which made William feel a chill.

"What are you going to do in the future?" asked William.

"Fate has driven me into the abyss, and I will strike a sky in the abyss. But first I have to become stronger, and the rest of the things are something else to think about later. Augustus clenched his hands into fists and slammed them to the ground. "Is the deal between us done?"

"What do you think of the strength of this copycat?" said William, pushing aside the deal.

"It depends on who you compare yourself to. There are several cottages on Mount Turan, and you are the most powerful compared to them. But compared to the Sauron you provoked, it was not half a star. Augustus said unceremoniously.

"I think so too. William said calmly. "After that, it's up to you. Your mercenary friends are free. William finished and left. He also has to take good care of the Chamber of Commerce.

"Don't you sign a contract?" asked Augustus, surprised.

"It's expensive, so keep it for later. William's voice came from afar.

William had little interest in these mercenaries, his aim was to hijack Sauron's cargo, and he didn't care who was in charge of transporting it. Augustus said that he could strengthen the defense of the cottage, whether it was successful or not, William would let these mercenaries go, and as for Augustus, William's right should be a windfall. Or did he want to use the power of the cottage to temporarily satisfy his thirst for revenge?William shook his head and found a random open space in the back mountain and lay down. As for those in the Chamber of Commerce, naturally there are other people in charge of interrogating them.

Now that Sauron has greatly expanded his armaments, he will definitely stabilize Mount Turan in the neighboring city before engaging other lords. It suddenly occurred to William that there were six cottages in Mount Turan, and in addition to Floweron, who had already wanted to surrender to Sauron, there were four others. Then during this time, he will definitely try his best to win over the other four. If the other cottages were pulled by Clauren to Sauron's side, then his own side ......

Gotta mix for them, William thought. But how can it be mixed up? Now a few cottagers should get some news, and if they act rashly, it may backfire. And although William is not afraid of the other five cottages uniting, but after all, they are bandits, and the bright ones can't beat the dark ones?

William crossed his hands under his head, and shouted at the grass roots he picked up, letting the bitter taste of the grass roots spread in his mouth. In the past few years of managing the cottage, William has learned to grasp people's hearts. He understands that great strength is important, but not everything. In addition to strength, a strong team is needed. But...... The cottage did grow stronger step by step from William's hands, but in the end, it was his father Leha who was the founder. The people in the cottage like William very much, in addition to William's good strength, more importantly, he is the son of Reha.

William didn't like the feeling.

"What are you thinking?" said Reha, smiling as he sat next to William.

"Father, how do you think people can control their own destiny in this world?"

"If you are in a higher position than others, you will naturally be in control of your own destiny. You can even control the fate of others. Reha said with a smile.

"How can you be considered a higher position than others?"

Reha thought for a moment and said with a smile: "You can't be a bandit for the rest of your life. What you need is a team that puts you at the center. You'll need to get out of the cottage and out of Mount Turan someday. Go to the mainland and get to know some people. Now is the time of trouble, if you want to settle down and save your life in the troubled times, you need to step on the step to defeat the people who compete with you and step to a higher position, so that you are qualified to control the fate of yourself and the people around you. It's like those monsters that you killed, if you don't kill them, they'll kill you. Compared to you, you also know the habits of these Warcraft, in fact, the world of Warcraft and the world of humans are the same. It's just that the world of Warcraft is more straightforward. ”

"But the purpose of the war is to survive, and what is the purpose of the human war?" asked William again.

"For the sake of profit and **. The benefits are limited, while the benefits are unlimited. In order to satisfy their own ** and get more benefits, people start wars and plunder the interests of others to take them for themselves. Reha patiently explained.

"I ...... I don't really understand. If war is waged for the sake of profit, then what is the point of peace?" Wilhelm still asked.

"Peace is all about fighting. It's like our Turan Mountain, where there are only four of them. And our cottage has two exclusively, and the other two are divided equally by five. This extremely unfair distribution will of course lead to fighting. But the other five can't beat us, so we can only passively accept this fact. When one party is in absolute advantage, the disadvantaged party takes the initiative to give up its interests in order to save itself. Reha said.

"So is strength the most important thing in this world?"

"Wisdom is also needed. If you only have strength but no wisdom, you will only end up selling your life to others. ”

"Strength...... Wisdom. So when will I be able to go to the mainland to train?" William was full of anticipation.

"These are too far away from you, all you have to do now is to work hard to improve your strength. Your body can't practice Dou Qi, so you can't use the level on this continent. I can't give you any good advice. But we can have a contrast. Well, if you can defeat Bakken with all his might, I will promise to let you go down the mountain to the mainland to train. Reha laughed.

"But I don't know how to improve my strength. William said depressedly.

"In fact, fighting is the best way to improve your strength. Well, from tomorrow onwards, you won't be going to cut down trees every morning. Changed to sparring with Bakken. Maybe it helps you. Reha said.

"So, what are your dreams?" asked Reha

William was silent for a long time. He had hoped that he would be a very powerful person, but how could he be a great person? William remembered that the last time he had been humiliated by Floweron and the magician sent by Sauron. When he saw what had happened to Augustus, he was silent. Is he in control of his own destiny? But as Reha said, he was too young and too weak. But even if you become strong, can you control your own destiny?

"I don't know. William said dejectedly.

When people are teenagers, there will always be some crazy and powerful fantasies. However, in the face of ruthless facts, he finally found his shortcomings and reluctantly accepted the reality. And change your dreams again and again to make them closer to reality and easier to realize. And this is called growth. Maybe what is lacking is not the ethereal power that I think I think is, and I am not full of pride. It is the rare persistence and courage to fight for it.

Although William and Augustus did not realize it, fate had arranged for them to take different but similar paths. The two of them felt a little hungry in their hearts, it was a thirst for power.