Chapter 22: The King's Raven Banner

But he had just become the leader, and within a few hours, you were killed, and I was already afraid of death, and I didn't want to die. Dirk said fearfully and pleadingly.

"I should kill you." Owens took over and said that two of his companions had died, both because of the pirates.

"It's not better to sell to slave traders." Alleyne said.

Defeated captives could be sold to slave traders, who set prices based on how strong those captives were.

"Where did you meet the Shadow Crows?" Walls ignored Owens, Alleyne's words, and he continued to interrogate as he wanted to know the approximate location of this legion.

"South of Jerber Castle, sir, I really don't want to mention that place." Dirk replied.

Walls didn't say much, he knew pretty much now that it was time to go back and rest.

"Let's go, guys, we should go back and rest, and we'll be ready to deal with this guy tomorrow." Walls got up and headed to the camp.

When the peasants in the village saw that Walls' gang had defeated a group of pirates near the village, they helped Walls bury the two dead recruits.

In return, he gave Walls something in return. For these farmers, they don't have much savings, so their reward is some food like wheat.

To this, Walls refused all of them, and he did not charge anything. But he recruited a group of young people from the village.

This time, there were eight recruits willing to join their ranks, either worshipping Walls for defeating the pirates, or, like Owens, wanting to go outside.

Whatever the reason for these boys, there were eight more newcomers to Walls' ranks, and they were Virgian recruits, led by one of the best archers in the village.

"What's your name?" Walls asked.

"Jenks, sir." Jenks replied.

"Your archery skills are said to be the best." Walls said to the lad, who looked like he was only sixteen.

"Yes, sir, that's what they say." Jenks did not shy away from saying that he wanted this gentleman to take him away, so he did not miss an opportunity to show his talents.

"Okay, then let you lead the recruits." Walls gestured to the remaining seven Vigia recruits.

"Yes, sir." Jenks said excitedly that he was glad to be able to join Walls' team and command a group of people at the same time.

So, according to the rules, Walls gave each of them an advance of ten dinars, and after that they were allowed to spend the night in their own house, after which they were to go with Walls to the Wocheze.

After recruiting new recruits and solving the manpower problem, Walls felt that he had begun to dispose of Dirk, a pirate who, according to Alleyne, would be the best to sell, and now Walls was most short of money.

He had just recruited new recruits, and he had consumed eighty dinars of Wall, and now he only had a few dozen dinars in his hands, but fortunately, Walls had ordinary recruits on his hands, and their salaries were very low.

However, Owens has fought a few battles with him, and his ability has been recognized, according to the rules, he should not be a recruit anymore, he should be a skilled light infantry now, and he should be given a salary increase.

There is also a young man from Fenrad, who also fought with Walls, and should also have a salary increase.

And the equipment obtained from the killed pirates is just enough to arm his subordinates, and one of Dirk's swords is well polished, this is for himself, and the chain armor on his body is also worn by himself.

Malik gave all the equipment to Owens, so that he was a veritable skilled light infantryman, and the other Fenrad came out with a copy of the equipment of the pirates.

Aren deserves a piece of equipment, but he likes to use a sword, and the pirate's one-handed axe is just carried on his body.

He holds a shield in his right hand, so he can easily parry.

As for the last set of equipment left, Walls planned to stay, and these recruits should have some combat experience before they could be equipped.

If you really can't do it, just sell it, this chain armor can also be worth a lot of money, and you can alleviate the financial crisis first.

Finally, it's the business route, and now that the Shadow Crow Legion is cracking down on bandits, this is a great opportunity.

These regular army suppresses bandits, so these robbers also have to be restrained, so if you follow the route of the Fifth Corps, then the chance of encountering bandits will be a little smaller, which is a rare opportunity on the continent where bandits are everywhere.

After deciding his route, Walls fell into a deep sleep.

Tomorrow must ensure sufficient energy.

As the night faded, the dawn sun appeared in front of everyone's eyes.

It was time to get up, and Walls, who had just woken up, saw Jenks running like he was running with his bow and arrows, and it seemed that he wanted to follow Walls on his adventures.

Behind him were seven young men, the same group of people who were willing to follow Walls yesterday. Although they did not carry bows and arrows, they also brought their own weapons.

"I'm coming, sir." Jenks said respectfully.

At this time, Drassell learned to be obedient, and he would not speak directly, but silently in his heart, in case Walls knew.

You should say, good morning, honorable master.

[System prompt: If you don't interject, everyone knows that you are the protagonist.] 】

"Very well, you brought your bow and arrows." Walls said he valued the young man.

"Of course, sir, this is my best bow and arrow, how could I not bring it." Jenks straightened his chest and said.

"Go and bring your people back."

"Okay, head." Jenks changed his name, and he was now a subordinate of Walls.

Walls nodded, now that there are archers in the team, then in this case, it can make up for the gap in ranged attacks.

Waiting for everyone to prepare their things, Walls and his party began to embark on a journey, and although the troops suffered a reduction in numbers, there was still an increase in the overall number.

Of course, there was one more captive in the ranks, and now Walls was considering selling this captive to the slave traders, and Haycodeck had killed many innocent people, so he deserved it.

The group quickly crossed the bridge near Fort Ismolola, and now they continued north, and if nothing happened, then Walls could quickly reach Wocheze.

But accidents always happen, so Walls decided to go to Fairchen and hire some more recruits, bringing the team to about twenty people.

According to this route, maybe they will not meet robbers on the road, because the Shadow Crow Legion has already suppressed bandits near Fort Jerber, and now they must be searching for robbers near Ferchen.

If the Shadow Crow Legion can do what they think, then Wall's security will be greatly improved.

Thinking of this, Walls suddenly looked up, and he saw a forest in the distance, and on the west side of this forest was Ferchen.

There are many valleys and rivers in the Nord Kingdom, and these geographical locations are very suitable for the Nords to conduct foot warfare. And also in the forest, the advantage of cavalry is difficult to play, while the infantry can be stationed here.

And now near the forest, Wall could clearly see a flag, a blue background with a crow's flag painted on it.

Seeing the flag, Walls felt that his reasoning was correct, and he and his companions knew exactly who was wearing it.

In the Nord Kingdom, this flag can be said to be known to everyone, this is the banner of the king of the Nord Kingdom, King Ragnar.

The army with this banner is the army that belongs to King Ragnar, and now everyone can instinctively think that this army is King Ragnar's Shadow Crow Legion.

Who is his leader? All of them thought about this in unison.

"Ask more, it must be a relative of the emperor." The baron complained in his heart, and he looked down on this group of two hundred and five.

The leaders of the Shadow Crow Legion are easily colluded with the bandits, and because it is a military force, King Ragnar will always give the leadership to someone he trusts.

But these people, although they had the trust of King Ragnar, did not hate the robbers as much as their own men.

The robbers give money, and the leaders do not carry out the suppression. This behavior occurs many times.

But because the army is full of people who hate bandits, there are always people who expose the crimes of their leaders.

As a result, the leaders of this corps are constantly changing. Who it is this time is unknown.

Just when everyone was wondering, a cavalryman suddenly appeared from the horizon, holding the banner of King Ragnar.

This is a soldier who shows that he was king of Ragnar.

"Hello, sir, I am a cavalryman of King Ragnar's Shadow Crow Legion." The cavalryman said to Walls with a pair of helmets.

In this team, there was only one person on horseback, so the cavalry directly regarded Wall as the leader of this team.

Clearly, he guessed right. "Hello, is there anything wrong with you?" Walls replied politely. He had to make a good impression on King Ragnar's soldiers.

"Our scouts have spotted you, and now our regimental commander has asked the leader of this team to meet him. I hope you don't shirk. The cavalry said very dryly.

"I see, will you go now?" Walls replied cautiously.

He didn't know why the commander of the regiment had asked to see him, but Walls believed that since the other party had been so polite to invite him over, there would be no problem.

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