"I was born in the Earl family in the west of the kingdom - a distant branch of Davis. My father is a brave and skilled baron. He once made meritorious service in the war against the orcs and was enfeoffed in Manyu City.

However, in the winter six years ago, due to the negligence of the governor of the Western Border Defense Line, a group of more than a thousand orcs entered the kingdom.

They rushed into Manyu City by mistake. My father and mother died in the battle. The entire Manyu City was slaughtered by the orcs. I fled to my uncle's territory under the protection of the chief knight.

He is the brother of my father and my mother. I thought I could get help from him. At first, he did send troops to repel the orcs. Later, he put us under house arrest and claimed that there were no survivors in our family.

Later, I escaped by chance, and later I found out that my uncle's second son inherited our family's title. According to the laws of the kingdom, he is the most suitable heir besides me."

Allen spoke calmly, as if the matter had nothing to do with him.

Ryan looked at him with a complicated face. All his family members were dead, and he was stabbed in the back by his closest uncle. Under such circumstances, Allen didn't go dark and could still abide by the virtues of knighthood. This was simply a miracle.

"Actually, there are many ways you can make them pay."

"I know that whether I reveal this matter to the main branch or report them to the noble court, my uncle will pay a huge price.

However, I chose to give up. In any case, he took back the bodies of my parents, took revenge, and held a grand burial. Moreover, my uncle did not cause any trouble for me after I escaped.

For this, I am very grateful to him.

The title... is gone if it is gone. I believe that I can also make meritorious service and obtain the title like my father."

Allen's face was full of seriousness, without any resentment or nostalgia for the title.

"But when you made great achievements, they blocked your way up. Do you still feel grateful?" Ryan couldn't help but sarcastically said.

"It wasn't my uncle who did it. He was just a viscount and he didn't have the ability to erase my achievements. I think it was the chief officer who came forward.

They are afraid that if I tell the truth at the canonization ceremony after receiving the title, it will be a huge blow to the interests of the entire Davis family, which they cannot accept."

Allen revealed the key point in one sentence. Apart from the Earl of Davis himself, who else could make Chelsea fearful and interfere in the merit review?

"Haha, but they never cared about what you really think." Ryan sneered again and again. He was indeed a noble nobleman who was superior to others. After discovering an error, he did not solve the error, but directly solved the source of the error.

Think about it, Allen has been in the army for so long, how could the Davis family fail to notice it? But instead of taking Allen back to correct that mistake, they made another mistake in order to maintain the family's reputation and interests.

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I just don’t know why they didn’t choose to kill Allen. This is very inconsistent with the code of conduct of the nobles.

Thinking of this, Ryan also understood why Allen didn't leave with him. The Davis family was indeed not someone he could afford to offend. As long as he was a normal person, he would know how to choose.

But, he is Ryan Ray Black! He never plays by the rules.

Ryan put his hand on his shoulder and said sternly: "As long as you accept my recruitment, what about the Davis family? I am the pioneer lord, the border barrier, and the noble of the kingdom who is about to be canonized by His Majesty himself!

No matter how powerful the Davis family is, can they still send troops to attack me at will? Even if that day comes, remember what I told you? There is a weapon that allows civilians to defeat extraordinary beings. It allows ants to shake majestic cities!

That's true, not my imagination."

Allen stared blankly into Ryan's eyes, his blue pupils full of seriousness and confidence.

For some reason, he actually believed what Ryan said, even though it seemed a lot like...the vows made on Valentine's Day were equally unreliable.

But, so what? His life was saved by him, and in the worst case, I would give it back to him.

Allen knelt down on one knee, put one hand on his chest, and said solemnly: "I, Allen Davis.

I swear allegiance to you, I will be the sharpest sword and the strongest shield in your hand, and I will protect everything about you with my life, from generation to generation, until death!"

Ryan also had a solemn and serious look on his face. He pulled out his sword, put it on Allen's shoulder, and said in a deep voice: "I, Ryan Ray Black, accept your allegiance."

After saying that, he tapped the sword three times, and the whole ceremony was completed. During war, all etiquette was simple. If it were a full set of etiquette, it would be very cumbersome and complicated.

He doesn't like troublesome things.

Ryan helped Allen up and handed him a piece of animal skin paper with many clauses densely written on it. This was a blood contract oath, which was said to be a contract watched by the gods.

But Ryan thinks this stuff is nonsense. After all, if the contract is valid, how can there be rebellion in this world?

The only function of this thing is to serve as a certificate of Allen's loyalty to Lane. If in the future, Lane grants Allen a title, and if he goes against Lane, Lane or his descendants can use this contract to reasonably attack him.

After all, in this world, teachers are also very important.

Allen signed the contract happily. He had already made up his mind and naturally he would not be entangled in it. Even if it was a contract of betrayal, he would sign it without hesitation.

Ryan was so happy that he finally didn't let this talent slip away from his hands. The border was so dangerous, how could he dare to go there without a few talents?

Next, he would consider recruiting soldiers. Needless to say, Ham and others had already sworn allegiance, so they naturally wanted to take them away. For the remaining spots, Ryan decided to first face the officers of the fifth battalion under his leadership.

First, we found several brigade commanders. They were all at least junior knights, well-educated, capable, and experienced in combat.

Ryan offered them a generous offer of a divided manor and an annual salary of fifteen kindlers. Five of the eight people refused outright. Although three of them looked interested, they all backed down when they heard that they were at the border.

Helpless, Ryan had no choice but to call his team captains again, offered a high annual salary that was one-third higher than that of the kingdom, and made various promises. This time, a dozen of the nearly 100 people agreed simply.

But it was not because of the monthly salary, but simply because of his personal prestige that they were willing to believe in Ryan.

This number made Ryan very dissatisfied. His plan was to recruit at least half of the 200 officers, but looking at it this way, it was impossible.

He had no choice but to send someone to spread the word to see how many people in other troops were willing, and then he would recruit soldiers if there were vacancies.

At the same time, he also targeted a group of officers among the many troops who were about to retire due to injuries. These people could not go into battle to kill the enemy, so they were good at training.

Three days passed quickly, and more than thirty junior officers were finally recruited. In addition to Allen, the brigade commander also had a knight named Dele Gleason, who had served as a battalion-level adjutant and was quite young.

Alone and willing to fight for a knighthood with Ryan.

The remaining more than a hundred people are all experienced soldiers, as well as ten disabled veterans carefully selected by Ryan to form Ryan's team.

Oh, old Jack is among them.
Chapter completed!