Riding and Slashing

Chapter 28

In Pendor Continent, such things as compensation for death in battle are the treatment that only a very small number of fighters can get.

Usually only the knights and knight retinues under the lord's command, or the soldiers of the people who swore allegiance to him and served with their own equipment can get it-it depends on whether the lord is a generous and kind person.

Klose and the dozen or so people from Mettenheim were bought by Li Ang, and they were originally considered slaves.

Although the hunks swear allegiance to Li Ang to their 'Iron God', which seems to be a very formal soldier's allegiance process, but they are still essentially Li Ang's personal servants.

After all, before Li Ang's territory was established, none of them belonged to the citizens of the kingdom.Except for Klose, the official officer appointed by Li Ang as the charge captain, everyone else can only be regarded as a kind of 'property' at present.

——In this day and age, servants belong to private property, the same thing as the golden-maned horse Alice... and most of them are not as valuable as Alice...

It's just that Li Ang didn't treat them as servants.

And those crossbowmen hired by Li Ang were just professional mercenaries who took money to do things, and they were not really loyal to him.

Combat with mercenaries is a transaction. Life and death are a matter of life on the battlefield, and all results should be borne by both parties.

Therefore, whether it is a servant or a mercenary, Li Ang actually does not need to pay a pension.

Most noble lords would not waste their money on these 'outsiders'.

However, as a lord with higher aspirations, a person from the Celestial Dynasty, Li Ang is naturally different from the Pandor nobleman.

This is not because Li Ang has been so noble that he is out of vulgar tastes, nor is it to make himself appear so generous and kind-he does not intend to become a paladin who combines the eight virtues.

It's just for morale and safety.

Soldiers who have no worries about the future can display their full capabilities.

And for these mercenaries who live on the battlefield, the biggest worry is how their families will live if they die in battle...

This is also the reason why mercenaries often can only fight with the wind.

Besides, if Forcher can buy off the militia captain in Earl Auden's territory, then others can naturally buy off the people in Li Ang's team...

Li Ang didn't want to be stabbed in the back.

Although he is so poor that he is deceived everywhere, he must not be stingy when it comes to spending money.

Besides, isn't this about making money...

He just didn't know how many spoils there were, so Li Ang was looking forward to it.

Soon, the loot was counted.

In addition to the prisoners, the spoils of the battle included a dozen suits of mail and burqas of various kinds, a dozen suits of leather armor, and some spears and infantry swords.

And five horses.

Li Ang wasn't sure how much those rags could be sold for, but the value of the five horses alone would never be less than a thousand dinars.

The money comes quickly...

After half a year of match-fixing business in the arena, it is not worth the income of this trip.

Sure enough, killing and setting fire to the golden belt, in the future, this kind of "bandit suppression" business will be done more...

However, the business here is not finished yet, and there is still one business that has not been completed.

Oden's request was to clear the 'bandits' - this matter has now been done.

As for the patrol captain in Fletcher Village who betrayed Auden, Li Ang didn't want to bother.Jobs like cleaning the door are other people's chores, and he doesn't want to be nosy.

Moreover, who knows what will happen if there is a conflict with the militia in the earldom... The old village chief doesn't seem to have a very bright mind.

Therefore, it is more appropriate to go to Auden to make a deal with the news of this traitor.

But Ralph, the garrison commander of Changhe Town, still has a deal to complete.

Build a nomadic camp and wait for Ralph to destroy the Jatu cavalry and help Ralph complete the planting. This is the deal he made with the bearded Ralph.

Although the profit of this transaction seems to be a little bit higher, it is based on the premise that both parties are voluntary...

Although Li Ang, a service provider, is not very friendly in terms of price, he will definitely get things done if he promises.

After all, in Li Ang's view, credit should be the foundation of a man's life no matter what time or place it is.

As for the process before negotiating the price...

Cough... that's just a necessary marketing gimmick.

Considering that he was going to wait for Ralph's arrival here, Li Ang decided not to return to Changhe Town, but to temporarily stay in this camp for two days.

After all, there were wounded in the team, and most of those captives also lost their ability to move.

He planned to send two uninjured Mettenheim hunks back to Longhe Town, bring some of the spoils to the businesswoman Leslie for cash, and send a letter to Ralph by the way.

But after thinking about it carefully, he called Sarah over.

"Sarah, you are probably the only one who can fool me... well, the only one who can guide Ralph correctly. Take a few people back to Longhe Town and do another business with Ralph..."

Li Ang rubbed his chin, carefully considering his words.

"My lord, just knocked... just slaughtered... ahem... I just took a large sum of building materials and so many carpenters, and I want to attack Ralph again? My lord, are your needs too frequent..."

Sarah covered her forehead and carefully considered her words.

She was always eloquent, but now she stuttered a little.

Klose, who was next to them, passed by the two of them and probably heard the last sentence. He looked at Sarah and then at Li Ang with a strange expression, then ran to the camp in a hurry, and made a picture of helping Anson deal with the wounded. look.

But the problem is... this guy doesn't know anything about medical treatment.

Moreover, he secretly looked at Li Ang and Sarah from time to time, which was quite sneaky.

Li Ang looked at Sarah with black hair, only to find that Sarah also looked at him with embarrassment.

His face was still a little red.

Well, it's not suitable to talk about such a secretive topic here...

So the two left the camp in a tacit understanding, and rode their horses for a walk around the area.

"Sarah, as you said before, I won't stay in this place directly facing the Jatu people for a long time. Therefore, I will sell this camp to Ralph."

Li Ang turned his head and pointed at the camp, and then couldn't help but gritted his teeth and made a threatening gesture - Klose led Ansen, including a few bandaged men, and was hiding at the camp's stables to watch from a distance.

But the small stable posts can't hide their huge size at all.

Seeing Li Ang swinging his fist, these guys scattered.

"Leave them alone... my lord..."

Sarah shook her head and tried to persuade, it was just a misunderstanding caused by improper words, and besides, she didn't care at all.

"However, my lord, why did Ralph buy this camp? If it is to be transformed into a Jatu nomadic camp as you said, it should be your job... After all, the last transaction has not yet been completed. ..."

Outreach affairs belonged to the serious business scope of Sarah, a foreign affairs officer, so she seemed very serious.

"It depends on... oh no, guidance. Ralph is probably a commoner in Longhe Town. I didn't see his flag in his resident hall—only Earl Alden's double lion shield hung there."

Li Ang said firmly.

"No way... My lord, doesn't he call himself the Knight Commander? Such a self-proclaimed name is not casual..."

Sarah did not agree with Li Ang's judgment.

(End of this chapter)