Before ascending to God, be a good lord

Chapter 331 328．mercenary boss

On the afternoon of the 32nd, Rand received the representative of the Marquis of Fiat, the only member of the Fiat family currently in Dragon Tooth City, Tony Benma.

The Marquis of Fiat has already learned about the Dragon Kingdom's proposal to the Supreme Council, and he knows very well that the family's once controlled fund of hundreds of thousands of gold coins per year will soon have a new owner.As the leader of the Benma family for decades, and also as a golden cavalry, in the eyes of Fiat, Rand is taking food from the mouth of the sea monster, even though the food should have belonged to Rand.

"Master Viscount, the Marquis of Fiat has always hoped to support the Galloping Horse Plain. It's just that the two kingdoms of Kirislav and the Dragon are secretly obstructing, and the magicians and knights of the family cannot pass through their portal." Tony explained to Rand. "If you open the portal in the imperial capital, or let the two kingdoms lift the ban, the family will naturally be willing to arrange enough high-ranking people."

"Since your family can send so many high-rankings? Why didn't you send them before? It hasn't been available for 300 years, but now not only is it free, but there are enough high-rankings?" Rand questioned, "Those high-rankings from your family Jie Ke is all subsidized by the fund, why doesn't he work with the money?"

"This is a very complicated matter, but I want to tell you that in addition to the general responsibility of the board of directors, the entire fund also has the secretariat and the executive committee. These two departments are very large, and the documents and materials involved are also very large. Many, these two institutions cannot leave the Benma family in the southeast. If you relocate the office of the foundation to Yeqi City without authorization, it will not only bring stagnation in fund distribution, but also seriously affect your status in the entire Benma family. status!"

Rant looked at Tony's threat to him and smiled, "Since the Marquis of Fiat is sincerely willing to support, it might as well be like this. I invite His Excellency Ben Kaul of the Imperial Capital to open a portal at the Iowa Pass. The knight running southeast You and the mages can directly reach the front line against the orcs through the portal, and if Marquis Fiat is inconvenient for a while, you can also subsidize me for a military expenditure, 50 gold coins, is that okay?"

Rant saw the angry expression on Tony's originally smiling face. He almost cursed and said, "How can you let the noble Marquis of Fiat go to battle in person? The Marquis has been very tolerant and willing to provide you with 1 gold coins every year." Amount, as long as you admit his identity as the leader of the Benma family and welcome him back to Yeqi City!"

"Knight Tony, we have nothing to talk about. I can be absent from the genealogy of the galloping horse royal family, but he cannot be included." Rand waved his hand, not wanting to continue.

"My lord, you'd better think clearly, even if the Marquis of Fiat is not in Dragon Tooth City, some things are not up to you!" Tony was almost threatened, but he was still invited out of the palace by Dugan, and even by the knight. He sent out Longtai Mountain with care.

After a few bargains, Joe took Rand to leave from the back door of the store to inspect the goods. Naturally, it is impossible for an intermediary like Joe to raise a bunch of mercenaries in the underground black market. Once the price is negotiated with the customer, he has to take the customer to A place where mercenaries live and train is further approached.

The two chatted while walking. After saying this, Joe took Rand to a large courtyard in the outer city. Rand saw a lot of sheets and clothes hanging in the yard from outside the wall. After entering through the main entrance, there were still a few A very immature demon possessor is practicing swordsmanship.

"Yes, if you have good seedlings, you can bring them directly to me. Just send them to Longtai Mountain tomorrow. I will find someone to pick you up." A half-dwarf rune master apprentice and a child he knew were sent to the palace.

"Do you still have half-orc priests here?" Rand asked.

There are many sayings in the empire that any slave trading is strictly prohibited, so in many places, there are direct buyouts of the employer's 100-year working time, and there are also long-term employments of about 10 years.

This time Rand wants to buy or hire some dwarves or half-dwarves. He has a large number of boilers that need half-dwarves to maintain.After several comparisons, Rand stopped by a shop. This mercenary station called Sleepy Old Joe claimed to be able to hire any kind of demon possessor.

After receiving a clear threat, Rand decided to go to the black market again. He was going back to Yeqi City tomorrow. Taking advantage of the night, Rand decided to go shopping.

On the second floor of the main building, Rand met the leader of the mercenaries, Emmanuel Joe, a middle-level knight who seemed very bold, and then Emmanuel introduced them to Rand. Apprentice Dwarven Runemaster, Luc Benny and Piketis, "This is the best half-dwarf apprentice we have here. If you really want to hire them, you can take them away for 200 gold coins"

"No, the half-orc priests were snatched away by the big nobles, so they couldn't be kept on the market, but if you are interested, I know some dragon descendants and half-elfs with thin blood, and I can introduce them to you." Emmanuel's attitude He is very sincere, he is just a foreman a few blocks outside Dragon Tooth City, it would be a good thing if some nobleman took a fancy to some children in his area.

Only two days later, the black market has returned to its former prosperity. In the underground streets, dark illuminated magic pattern boards are displayed on the stalls, displaying a wide variety of magic products.

The shopkeeper in the shop was really as the name of the shop said, an old man with gray hair, who seemed to be the height of a junior knight, who had been dozing off all the time, and it was Rand who woke him up.

"It's all right, I'm not that bad at money, but I hope their level can be better." Rand said while taking out a rune board, which was made by the dwarf rune master Imkawi Iron Hammer. A good level can catch up with this one."

"You mean dwarves?" Old Joe looked at Rand with sleepy eyes. "Do you want to buy out directly, or hire them? But tell me in advance, whether it's a semi-dwarf or a dwarf, it's much more expensive than other varieties."

Joe took a closer look at the rune tablet and shook his head again and again, "If there is such a quality, I will open a blacksmith shop."

After two days of visiting and meeting guests, Rand finally met some of the most important representatives in person, and the remaining earls and viscounts could be directly handed over to his father, Huck, who is also the earl of the court, to receive them.

Along the way, Joe and Rant kept chatting, "Seeing that you are a nobleman, do you need some bodyguards here? We have a lot of good guys here, as well as intermediate knights and intermediate mages."

"Are you that Count Galloping Horse?" Emmanuel looked at Rand in surprise.

"Yeah, what's wrong?"

"It's nothing, Lord Earl, please allow me to escort you back. Recently, there are heretics in Dragon Tooth City, especially outside the city." Emmanuel said respectfully.

"Okay, you lead the way."

(End of this chapter)