Section 93 Employers and Mercenaries
When Aruod was unconscious, he seemed to see a beautiful and beautiful girl feeding him water, and the way was to make his heart beat faster. However, he didn't understand that there was only a servant beside him when he fainted. Perhaps only the servant could know who the mysterious girl was. So when he woke up, the first thing he did was to find the servant, but Julian told him that the servant had returned to Mason Castle.
In the following days, Arod never considered the identity of the mysterious girl because he was busy trying to prepare food. Since the food in Lida Castle was robbed by the thugs, the food in Lida Castle was less than a caravan, which was far from meeting the Swiss requirements. This made Arod a little frown. Ms. Andrea was very worried that Arod would regret his agreement with not using the guards in Lida Castle. You must know that those terrible thugs would appear outside the walls of Lida Castle at any time, and this rich manor made them salivate.
"Please rest assured, I, Arud, is also a knight with a heavy promise. Since I made the agreement, I will definitely abide by it." Arud's back was wrapped with a bandage made of linen, and the wounds had almost healed, but in order to prevent infection, he had to put on his upper body. Under Andrea's aggressive gaze, Arud was a little embarrassed.
"Okay, okay, I know you are a real knight." Andrea looked at Arod's awkward look and felt a little funny and funny. She stacked her hands in front of her, and it looked even more ladylike than a lady. It is undeniable that this woman looked very pure with her white long skirt at this time.
"I will arrange everything. I will return to Black Swamp Village today. I hope you can arrange more guards this time." Aruod didn't have the intention to flirt with this charming woman at this time. He just felt that his luck was too bad. He hoped that the only caravan of food could be brought back to the Swiss and rescued Mrs. Eva as soon as possible, and he also began to plan to regain his territory from the hands of the Sislavs.
Ms. Andrea loaded the last cart of food according to Arod's request, and this time the guards were three times that of the last time. Five light cavalry continued to conduct reconnaissance in front and behind the team. The thugs retreated in front of this powerful armed force. Even if there were occasionally a few brave people who wanted to get some benefits, they were killed by the light cavalry. It was as easy for the cavalry to deal with these guys holding wooden sticks as if cutting melons.
"Sir Arod, why are you holding a woman's handkerchief in your hand?" Julian curiously saw the handkerchief in Arod's handkerchief. The embroidery on the handkerchief was not completed. This was given to Arod by Ms. Andrea before leaving. Her words were strange.
"If you want to know who the girl in the woods is, this is the only clue."
"The embroidery of the emblem looks like it belongs to the Duke Mason family. Could it be that girl is from the Herman family? Why did the prominent Herman family members appear in the forest and save their own life that they had never met?" Even if they could judge the embroidered emblem on the handkerchief, Arod was still confused and had to put the handkerchief in his arms.
Arod and others walked to outside Mason Castle with the mystery. There was a mercenary camp where the Swiss were waiting anxiously. Seeing Arod riding a horse with Julian and walking towards them with a caravan of food, these Swiss people couldn't help but get upset. John Berg wore a high helmet, dressed in a decent iron-clad leather armor, and a sword around his waist. He stood in front of his compatriots in high spirits waiting for Arod's review. However, when he saw that there was only a cart of food behind Arod, his expression was a little disappointed.
"Master Arod." Although he was a little disappointed, John Berg was still unwilling to lose this opportunity. He tidied up his armor, strode forward, bowed in front of Arod's horse head.
"Captain John Berg, is this your Centenarians?" Arod looked at the Swiss in front of him with interest. They were short of clothes and armor, and they were mostly long-handled weapons such as shabby spears, and their hair was messy and covered with dust. However, perhaps because of the hardships of life, these people were strong and resolute in their expressions. Even if they lacked food and supplies, they stood together in an orderly manner. It can be seen that they were well organized and indeed qualified to dominate the continent.
"Yes, my people are here, but you don't seem to bring more food as we promised." John Berg stared at Arod. He didn't like dishonest people. If Arod hadn't saved his life, he would have turned around and left. The Swiss might be poor, but they value reputation extremely important, and agreement is agreement.
"I know, hey." Arod smashed his mouth and jumped off his horse. It was not the time to put on the noble genealogy. He stepped forward and held John Berg's shoulder, explaining to him what happened on the road as he walked, but it was not something he could know how much John Berg heard.
"Okay, I need to discuss with my brothers. I can give my life for you. After all, you saved my life, but my brothers are for a meal. I hope you can understand." Johnberg felt Arod's sincerity, and he had to express his best efforts to convince his brothers. After all, the ability of the nobles to be dependent on their debts is obvious to everyone.
"Of course, of course." Aruod quickly agreed. He walked to the mercenary camp and pretended to be interested in the scenery outside. Julian guarded him with a sword. The medieval nobles had no good feelings for these mercenaries who used money to fight for others. They believed that they had no honor and could not be trusted. Once someone offered a high price, they would turn the gun head at any time. Therefore, only when there was no way out, the nobles would hire these mercenaries.
"Sorry, Lord Arod, my brothers are unwilling to take this risk. We are ready to return to our hometown. Although we are very lucky this time, we are at least able to go home intact." John Berg said to Arod dejectedly.
"Yes, it's so regretful." Arod was also frustrated. For a moment, he even wanted to hire these people with his own private money, but he still held back. If he spent all his money now, what would he use to regain his legal rights territory.
The Swiss began to pack up their luggage. They had very few personal belongings, but they were placed neatly. They picked up the packed bags on the head of the spear, and prepared to return to their hometown in groups of three or three to two. Aruod stood at the door of the mercenary camp and looked helplessly at the loss of troops, but they were helpless. Without food, these people would not stop even for a second.
"Knock, knock~~~~." At this moment, several inner-domed knights suddenly rode from Mason Castle. The knights were wearing Hermann family's emblems. These knights were seen following these knights with five caravans, and some servants were escorting these caravans to the mercenary camp. This strange scene made the Swiss stop leaving and wait and see curiously.
"Is it Lord Arod from the Wendell family?" A knight wearing an open-close iron helmet galloped quickly to Arod, immediately touched the helmet with his hand, and asked Arod.
"Yes." Arod felt very surprised. Why did the inner knights of Duke Mason's house come here?
"Someone gave you five carts of food, right behind me, you can see it. I hope you can count it as soon as possible so that I can complete this errand." The knight said politely, with a golden thread on his cloak. From this we can see that he is not an ordinary knight in the inner palace, but the Duke's guard beside the duke.
"Five carts of food? Which adult's favor is it? At least I must know." Arod looked at the full five carts of food in surprise. These foods were enough for the Swiss to fulfill their promises to him, but who gave him these things? Is it Sir Eble? But he had not told Sir Eble about hiring Swiss people, and he could not know it, which made him unable to understand.
"It was given to you by the people by the stream." The knight of the Duke Guard said to Arod. When he heard this, he was puzzled, but the noble master said that it would be enough to tell Arod. As a member of the elite Duke Guard, he abides by the rules of the knights, listens to what should be heard, says what should be said, and does what should be done.
"Next to the stream?" Aruod was depressed. Isn't this a riddle with a riddle? Could it be that a mysterious girl? But who is she and why should she help herself?
Not to mention Arude's headache about the mysterious man's affairs, the arrival of these foods solved the last grudge between them and Switzerland. Soon, a hundred energetic Swiss mercenaries followed Arude with their spears. From then on, they will fight in the name of Arude. In addition to providing them with food, Arude's trophy after each battle will be distributed by the Swiss themselves. It can be said that the price is very fair. In order to avoid these people's repentance, Arude also lets people
Chapter completed!