"Baron Dias, my dear, I hope for your help." Sir Norton said earnestly.

Just now they had learned what had happened from Lady Aisha.

"This ...... It's not that I don't want to, you know, the Barony of Wilton is not a rich place, and if I let Berg do the work, I'm afraid I won't be able to give him any good treatment......" Baron Dias had a headache, although he was as loyal as his lordship, but he had to admit that his baronial title did not bring much substantial benefit.

"It doesn't matter what my dear relatives are, what Berg lacks is a place to go." Sir Nord didn't care, Baron Dias was better than going alone, even if it wasn't good here.

If he didn't go and send him to the church as a priest, then Berg didn't want to, he didn't want to be too bound by the precepts.

"My dear, Berg is a good boy, you know, he is very nimble in arithmetic and his brain, and he can't say that he can be a housekeeper for us." Mrs. Aisha on the side suggested.

"Butler? My dear, do you think we need any housekeeper for our financial situation? Baron Dias smiled bitterly, even if he really hired a butler for the sake of face, it would only make one person have nothing to do.

Lady Aisha shook her head helplessly, now it is much better than before, you must know that in the past there was only Black Thorn Village, and even sometimes they had to do the farm work themselves.

"Uncle, I hope I can follow Cousin Carl." Berg suddenly looked up at Carl and said.

His words made everyone present froze for a moment, but Sir Nord's eyes rolled, but he had an idea.

"Ha, this is a good way to hear that Karl has been sealed off the Sylde Manor and the village, and it will not be long before he will take over the territory, and now he must be short of the corresponding helpers, and Berg may be able to help him." Sir Nord said hurriedly.

"Me?" Carl was stunned, he thought he was here to make soy sauce today.

"Indeed, I will leave Sylde Manor in a few days......" Karl said hesitantly.

Having said that, but in fact, he didn't want Berg to follow him, he didn't say anything, he didn't believe in the other party's ability, what he needed was talent, not a gentleman who didn't learn and didn't know how to learn.

"Karl, maybe you can consider your uncle's proposal." Baron Dias thought for a moment and said.

Carl was a little difficult, for a while he couldn't refute his uncle's face, otherwise he would make others think that their family had achieved something and look down on their former relatives.

"Well, Berg, I just heard my mother say you know how to do arithmetic, right?" Karl thought for a moment and asked.

"Yes, cousin." Berg nodded hurriedly, he knew that this was his cousin's desire to test himself.

"Let me ask you a question, then, there are a number of chickens and rabbits in the same cage, and counting from above, there are 35 heads; Counting from below, there are 94 feet. How many chickens and rabbits are in the cage? Karl asked, rolling his eyes.

This is a simple chicken and rabbit cage, but it was taken out by Carl as a subject, although some people know how to count in this era, but not many, few are literate.

"12 rabbits, 23 chickens." Berg replied without hesitation.

Carl was stunned, not that the question was too difficult, in fact it was very simple, how difficult could the question be for elementary school students? It's just that the other party responded too quickly, and it was just a mental calculation as soon as he heard the question, which is quite powerful.

"You are very good, I am willing to make you my treasurer, and manage the finances of my manor and village for me." Carl nodded, although he was not sure of the other party's ability, but with this talent for arithmetic, he could still do accounting or something.

Since you can get by, you should give your uncle a face, otherwise you will seem to be too much.

"Really? That's really great, and I'm going to do my job! Berg was very pleased, the position of financial director of the manor was not small.

Sir Nord was relieved to see that Karl had agreed, and he had finally arranged the way for his third son.

"Thank you so much." Sir Nord said sincerely.

"Don't talk about my dear relative, by the way, we can already repay the money we borrowed from you before." Baron Dias took out the money, which was rewarded by the Count of Lens, and now it is just right to repay it.

"You've helped me a lot, how can I ......

Sir Nord was interrupted by Baron Dias before he could finish speaking, only to see Baron Dias wave his hand and say, "One yard to one yard, we will definitely pay it back if we borrow it." ”

Anyway, regardless of the other party, Baron Dias had already stuffed the money into the other party's hands.

"Okay." Sir Nord had no choice but to take it.

"Karl, my nephew, when will you leave your territory?" Sir Nord asked.

"Hmm...... In about three days, I'll pack some things and go. Karl hesitated and said.

"Are you in such a hurry?" Sir Nord was a little surprised.

"No, it's not in a hurry, we've already wasted too much time, and if I don't set off again, I'm afraid that something will happen to my territory." Karl shook his head.

"I see." Sir Nord nodded thoughtfully.

"And what about you, my dear?" Sir Nord looked at Baron Dias again.

"I'm supposed to be heading to Baronshire Wilton at this time, and I'll take Pine and Aisha with me, and we'll probably settle there." Baron Dias replied truthfully.

"Oh oh oh, that's how it should be." Ser Nord nodded, after all, the village of Black Thorns is really hard to describe.

"But then again, your fief isn't close to Karl's......" said Sir Nord.

"yes, there's no way around it." Baron Dias is also a little helpless, why is this not close? This is almost far away, Sylde is in Winterburgshire, and the Barony of Wilton is in Rensburgshire, with an unknown number of noble domains in between.

As a result, they can't take care of each other, and it's not so easy to get in touch.

"This is not Count Rens's arrangement, I think he did it on purpose, he doesn't want our Dias family to become strong!" Pyne, who had been not interested in their topic and did not interject into the chat, stretched out and said dissatisfiedly.

"Shut up Pyne, you're disrespectful to Lord Earl!" Baron Dias frowned, why does Pine speak without looking at the occasion, this kind of thing is usually just talked, and now Sir Nord is present and dares to say this, although Sir Nord can be regarded as his own person, but people's hearts are separated from their stomachs, why doesn't he understand such a truth!

Pine shrugged, then picked up a long sword and walked out into the courtyard to practice it.

"Pine's swordsmanship is really good." Sensing that something was wrong with the atmosphere, Sir Nord quickly changed the topic and pointed to Pyne, who was practicing swords outside.

Baron Dias loosened his frowning brow a little, and the bravery of his eldest son had always been his pride.

……

"Father, I need your help, I want you to provide me with a group of soldiers." After settling the matter with Sir Nord, Karl soon found his father and told him his request.

Blackthorn Village isn't close to Selder Manor, so the water is a good way to avoid accidents. For example, the bandits and robbers caused by various wars are all threatening!

"Of course, it's okay my son, but I can't help you with too many soldiers." Baron Dias was happy to do so, but he was also distressed that Blackbra Village did not have much manpower for Karl to call, not to mention that he had to set aside some of it to escort him to the Barony of Wilton.

"So how many people can I call?" Carl is also clear about what the situation is here, which makes him helpless.

"Fifteen, Karl, fifteen at most." Baron Dias thought for a moment and said.

Before that, because of the willingness of poverty, even for the Earl, only ten soldiers were gathered, because too many soldiers would hollow him out, and even possibly bankrupt him, which was obviously not okay for a nobleman.

Now, there are no such concerns, and we only need to look at the population problem.

"Fifteen people...... Carl's face was a little bad, this number is really low, not enough at all, of course he knows that Baron Dias has done his best.

"Carl, I have a suggestion that might help you." Baron Dias said suddenly.

Carl blinked, putting on a deaf look.

"In the direction of Blackthorn and Selder Manor, after about five days' walk you will enter the land of Kantanosburg, where mercenaries are often seen, and you may choose to hire them to augment your team.

"Mercenaries......" Karl nodded, this is indeed a good idea, in this era, mercenaries with a certain degree of military literacy and a spirit of contract are usually much more reliable than levies.

"Looks like it's going to cost a buck." Karl's heart is dripping blood, and the corresponding reliable mercenary is naturally expensive, and the hiring fee will definitely not be low.

"Rest on my son, when you get to the manor, it's all nothing." Baron Dias patted Karl on the shoulder, he knew what the rich manor owners had to say about the luxurious life of those wealthy manor owners.

"Haha, I hope you, your mother, and your brother can come to my place as a guest." Carl also laughed.

"There will come a day, now, pack your things." Baron Dias also responded with a smile.