Mount and Blade System: Start from Pioneer Lords

“That knight is really handsome.”

“Not only handsome, but also very gentle. He even gave me a pastry just now.”

“That orc under him is so ugly, covered in lumps of flesh. He looks so dumb, I don't know why the knight would take him as a subordinate. He's completely useless.”

Two maids in uniform dresses gossiped, their cheeks flushing whenever their eyes fell on the young man in the pavilion.

Levi lay comfortably in the pavilion, a stone table in front of him laden with fruit and pastries.

He watched the clouds in the sky, enjoying the cool breeze, and slightly opened his mouth.

The little maid serving him would then, with great attentiveness, pick up a pastry and bring it to him.

In his previous life, he was persuaded by a dog to study civil engineering, and he worked like a dog ever since. After transmigrating and working like that for another three years, Levi never imagined that one day he could enjoy such a high-class life.

Enjoying it, he still felt a little unaccustomed. If it were his previous life, his current behavior would be called pretentious.

In the garden not far away, that iron-headed fool, Zart, was squatting with his big butt in the air, counting the ants crawling out of the brick cracks, occasionally scratching his butt with his big hands.

After counting for a while, he ran to Levi with a proud look and said, “Boss, I counted a total of one hundred and three ants.”

“Not bad, you're improving.”

Levi nodded in satisfaction and threw a pastry over.

Zart happily took it and swallowed it whole in one gulp.

After smacking his lips, he scratched his head a little embarrassedly and said, “Boss, I swallowed it too quickly just now and didn't taste anything. Can I have another one?”

Looking at Zart's silly appearance, the little maid couldn't help but giggle, then covered her mouth and snickered.

If it were another noble's subordinate, she would never dare to do this, but this knight was easy to get along with and would even talk to her about strange and interesting things, so she involuntarily relaxed a lot.

“Get lost.”

Levi was speechless.

Look, he was losing face to his grandma's house.

Forced by his imposing manner, Zart had to go back to squatting and counting ants.

Looking at his only team, Levi felt a sense of uncertainty about the future.

Don't look at this guy as a hero unit, but whether from the attribute panel or counting on his fingers in reality, Zart successfully proved with his actions that he was a consistent illiterate.

As long as the number exceeded his own fingers, he had to borrow his toes.

Letting Zart count ants was what Levi had actively ordered.

Levi was keen to train his current top general.

Not to say that he had to be as literate and eloquent as him.

At least he had to learn to count, add, subtract, multiply, and divide. Otherwise, he wouldn't even know how many enemies were coming.

A person who only knows that if you kill one, there will be one less on the other side is just a brute!

Just then, a fragrant breeze wafted over, and the little maid's respectful voice rang out:

“Duke.”

Levi got up from the recliner and bowed slightly in a noble salute.

“Lady Flynna.”

“Sir Levi, I apologize for disturbing your rest.”

Flynna was wearing the exquisite low-cut black dress she wore when they first met, a cat's-eye-sized ruby ​​sunk deep into her cleavage, her chest open and full of charm.

“Lia has told me everything, so I can't wait to thank you.”

After she finished speaking, she extended her small hand to Levi, and Sir Levi also raised his hand to hold it, helping her sit on the chair.

“Madam, this is what I should do.” Levi added, “Miss Lia presided over my knighting ceremony.”

“It's just that the Iseli family is the master of the Southern Territory, and my ability only allows me to rescue Miss Lia alone.”

Speaking of this, Levi sighed pretentiously.

“Sir Levi, don't worry about the Iseli family's revenge. Even a powerful duke cannot bypass the Martel family of the Northern Territory to deal with you alone.”Flynna said firmly.

“The Martel family always repays their debts. They will usher in the wrath of the northerners!”

“I am convinced of this.” Levi complimented.

“At the same time, the Martel family will not treat anyone who gives us help badly.”

Hearing this, Levi knew that the main event was coming, and he couldn't help but cheer up.

Flynna clapped her hands gently, and a servant came to the garden from outside the passage holding a wooden box.

“In addition to the one thousand gold coins Lia promised you, as someone who helped the Martel family escape the pursuit of the despicable usurpers, I am willing to use five hundred gold coins to support your pioneering actions.”

The servant placed the box on the table, revealing the gold coins that were already protruding. Levi picked up one, this heavy, tempting, shiny gold, engraved with the head of King Deber, but more loved than the king, more able to seduce people than the devil.

There were a full one thousand five hundred coins, this was a huge sum of money that Levi had never owned, and it was placed in front of him like this, he didn't even dare to dream about it.

Flynna smiled, she had seen many people, and she saw greed in Levi's eyes, bone-eroding greed.

This kind of person usually dies quickly, but if they are lucky enough not to die, they often cause a stir.

The last time she saw this kind of look was today, um...it was when she looked in the mirror this morning.

“No!” Levi threw the gold coin back into the box with great regret.

“Oh?” Flynna raised her eyebrows slightly.

She had always been confident in her ability to recognize people, could it be that she misjudged this time? Is this Sir Levi a noble knight who regards money as dirt?

Levi tapped the table, his tone heavy. “Miss Lia is the Tulip of the Highlands, the rightful heir of Corwyn, possessing half of the Martel family's bloodline, and your niece, do you understand?”

Before Flynna could react, she heard the most righteous and deafening shout she had ever heard in her life:

“How can a mere five hundred gold coins reflect the importance of the Martel family?”

“At least one thousand gold coins!!!”

“Okay, one thousand gold coins, this is nothing to the Martel family.”

Flynna took a deep breath, trying to maintain the calm on her face.

She really didn't misjudge, but she underestimated this knight's thick skin.

Flynna agreed quickly, and Levi immediately climbed up the pole.

He couldn't help but stand up, supporting the table with both hands, wanting to put pressure on the other party, this was a common trick in negotiations.

But the next moment, unfathomable white cleavage came into view, forcing him to pretend to be nonchalant and slowly sit back down.

“I heard that the largest arena in Whiteflow City has a batch of orc slaves?”

This was the news Levi had deliberately inquired about from the little maid just now.

Orcs are one of the wilderness residents who live in the deepest part of the wilderness. The harsh environment there hones these guys, making every orc have both courage and combat experience. They are natural warriors.

Zart was the one who ran out of the wilderness and ended up in the Southern Territory, where he was picked up by an arena.