Summoning the Holy Sword

As early as when Rhodes won the title granted by Lydia, there was already a vague statement in the mercenary circle that Rhodes's noble status would be a good shield for the mercenary guild, let alone say Just to say that the number of people is limited, the mercenary guild cannot exceed 500 to 800 at most, but Rhodes can obtain the qualification of having at least two thousand private soldiers by virtue of only one title. The corps clashes, so what exactly is the opponent facing Rhode's mercenary who is the president of the Starlight Guild? Or Rhodes's personal soldier as a noble jazz?

The former is okay to say, mercenaries, everyone depends on the size of their fists, who wins. But the aristocracy is different. The mercenaries have no aristocratic background. Once the two sides conflict, a contempt of the aristocracy alone is enough to make them unable to eat. By that time, what should other mercenaries do if Rhodes takes this opportunity to expand his power? Resist? Or compromise?

At first it was nothing more than a sporadic worry, but after Rhode became the lord of Glenbell, this voice has become increasingly loud, because as the lord, Rhode's personal soldiers have no upper limit and basically belong to him You can raise as much as you can-as long as he is not worried that it will arouse royal dissatisfaction. Because of this, at the moment in the mercenary circle, there are more and more criticisms and concerns about Rhodes. They are worried that Rhodes will continue to be a monopoly in this way, completely suppressing other mercenary regiments and making them unable to stand, and, Now Rhodes, as a nobleman, his identity is unpopular among mercenaries. Not to mention that Rhodes still has a problem right now, that is, his Starry Guild belongs to Pafield in name. But now, Rhodes has become the lord of Glenbell. If you look at it this way, Rhodes is almost equal to the internal mercenary forces in the two territories of Glenbell and Pafield. Does this comply with the rules of the mercenary association? ?

In fact, Rhodes knew that he now had a title outside, which was the mercenary lord.

However, this title is not a good nickname. Generally speaking, no matter it is aristocracy or mercenary, there is nothing to say about this. From the point of view of the aristocracy, as a nobleman, it should be a noble person. What mercenary he ran to was simply to descend from his identity, which made people look down on. Marin had encountered internal opposition when she was going out to practice before, but Marin herself was very determined, and at that time she did not get a formal noble title and status, so it is not too outrageous. But Rhodes is different. He is now a formal lord, but he has to lead a team of mercenaries to run around in order to complete the tasks issued by others, which is inevitably ridiculous.

Not to mention the mercenaries, they are naturally indifferent to the aristocracy, thinking that they are swindlers, cunning, and only know how to use others and hypocrisy. The nobility of the lords among the nobles, of course, would not be welcomed by mercenaries.

There have even been rumors, and the heads of many mercenary regiments have united and asked the mercenary association to disqualify Rhodes' guild, because Rhodes is already a noble, no longer a bitter working class, and is not eligible to occupy one Mercenary Guild places. And they think that if this goes on without restrictions, Rhodes's power will probably cover the sky with one hand.

They are right.

That's what Rhodes intended.

Although it seems strange to others to manage a guild and a territory at the same time, Rhodes is not surprised at all. In the game, most players' guilds come this way. They first acted as a mercenary guild, accumulated enough strength, equipped and experienced, then went to wasteland and chaos, and then gained control of the territory. Then everyone put the leadership of the guild on such a territory, and basically it was done.

Although in reality, Rhodes has realized that because of cultural issues and other issues, he cannot copy his entire set in the game, but this does not mean that he will give up the mercenary guild. The power of the lord of the territory is much greater than that of the mercenary guild, and it does not make sense for Rhodes to keep it dead. But Rhodes knew that the two sides were actually different.

It has been said before that in a territory, mercenaries are always more popular than those of the City Guard soldiers who guard the law and order. Because the primary purpose of the soldiers is to ensure the stability of the territory, they cannot give up the job of guarding the town. Go deep into the jungle caves to find missing relatives or something—in case a mountain thief and bandits attacked the town at this time, and they could not protect the people because of insufficient staff, then who is the loss and responsibility?

This is the difference in duties and identities. The first duty of the city guard is to protect the town, not to go to some lost caves in search of missing people. The mercenaries are dedicated to this, saving people from water and fire, and naturally they have the support of the people.

But now, Rhodes is working on two aspects. Private soldiers are used to protect the land and maintain law and order, while the mercenary guild will bear another part of the responsibility of "serving the people"-but it is a fee. .

Now, in the land of atonement, Rod's ideas have been practiced quite a bit, when he took the elites in the guild to do five-star missions. The other mercenaries in the guild were not idle. They used the team as a unit and began to take over some very common commissions, such as a relative who had not seen him in the forest for a long time, or the protection of the caravan leaving. task. The completion is not bad, and the Starry Guild has the background of Lord Noble, making them very relieved. After all, although the mercenaries did not have much favor with the aristocracy, in the eyes of ordinary people and businessmen, the mercenaries were vulgar, brutal, and unreasonable. It's hard to say if any disputes occur. Now that the chairman of the Starlight Guild is a nobleman, it must be a reasonable person and a believer. At least they don't have to worry that the members of the Starlight Guild will fight against their property and kill them in the middle of the water ... This is something many businessmen will worry about when hiring mercenaries.

In order to maintain "stability and harmony" in his territory, mercenaries are an indispensable force, but if he abandons the mercenary guild himself, then what happened to the mercenaries later, Rhode will manage it, it may be Suspected bullying. Therefore, it is better to hold the mercenary guild in your own hands. It will be easy to know what kind of wind will move Rhodes at that time, and when the combat power is gathered ... there will be additional surprises.

So Rhodes has decided that as long as his territory expands, then the Starlight Guild will expand.

This is exactly what other mercenary regiments are worried about.

But now, it is also difficult for mercenary associations to change this rule.

At present, only Rhodes has obtained the nobility status among the mercenaries. If the mercenary association has changed so naked, it is undoubtedly to tell everyone that they are targeting Rhodes. If Rhodes is weak and bullying, just look at the end of the Alchemist Association, and the Mercenary Association definitely does not think that he will make the same mistake. Moreover, there is one very deadly-that is the attitude of Grand Duke Lydia.

After calming down the chaos in the south, Grand Duke Lydia was very dissatisfied with the many mercenaries who instigated and participated in the rebellion. She even warned the mercenary associations very formally to restrain them in their jurisdiction. Mercenaries, do n’t do things “beyond your own identity”. This made the mercenary association naturally scare enough. After consulting with the royal family, the mercenary association had to choose a compromise, that is, after that, within the Principality of Munn, the former promotion of the mercenary group by the mercenary group was temporarily not adopted. The method is to temporarily manage all the mercenary regiments in Muen Gong by the three major guilds of Purple Lily, Cole Eagle and Starlight. This also means that the three giants of the mercenary guild in the Duchy of Muen have finally taken shape!

In this context, Rhodes' expansion is also a matter of course, and the mercenary association cannot do anything about it.

But even so, Rhode has to personally express his attitude, so that those idiots who are tempted to realize this, and want to oppose him, will pay a great price!

But Rhode's purpose for this trip was not only that.

When the first thin snow fell in the winter, Rod's carriage had already come to the door of the Mercenary Association of the Mercenary Association in Sphinx, and the one in Deep Stone looked very low-key. The association is different. The Sphynx Mercenary Association always looks very tall and full of majesty. At this moment is the eve of the Winter Festival. Many mercenaries come in and out, and Rhode's arrival naturally attracts a lot. Human eyes.

As usual, Rhodes wore a black noble dress, which had almost become his mark. But surprisingly, Rhodes didn't have a long sword hanging on his waist. Instead, he was carrying a small bag in his hands and didn't know what to put. And just like this, under the confusion of everyone's attention, Rhodes walked expressionlessly into the door of the mercenary association. Soon, he saw Victor and Butler standing in the lobby chatting. At this time, the presidents of the two mercenary guilds who were chatting also naturally saw Rhodes.

"Hello, Lord Rhodes, it's been a long time."

When he saw Rhodes, Victor showed an elegant smile, and then gave him a slight gift. Butter laughed and stretched out his hand, waving Rhodes.

"Oh, boy, it's been a long time since you seem to be a good mix!"

"Hello, Mr. Victor, Mr. Battle."

Seeing the two, Rhode nodded and responded, then he looked at Butler, and then Rhode hurried forward, his face ......... showing a warm smile.

Immediately afterwards, Rhode went to Battle and took his hand.

"It's been a long time, Mr. Buttle, I think you remember the bet between us."

Then Rhodes said with a smile.

(To be continued)