I, the Lord of the End

Chapter 13, set a small goal first
PS: I was scolded. This book shakes up too many settings at the beginning, which is my problem. I will try my best to avoid this situation in the future.

"Clang clang clang ~"

Sir Werner's guards began to beat gongs and drums in the city, making a lot of noise, lighting torches, and yelling along the streets of the town, telling those Seuss to get out.

The lord has friends coming, and all Seuss must bring bread, milk, eggs or other things, and also bring two copper finnies to the castle now to pay the hospitality tax.

The small town of Zermatt was flying around, and the Seuss cursed the greed of the lord, but there was no way, this was the power of the lord.

But in addition to this bad news, there is also good news.

"The Raven Knights need a guide! The treatment is good, and there are extra rewards!"

Hearing this news, the Seus were boiling.

Being able to be a guide for Grandpa Knight means that he is qualified to leave the town and this cursed poor place in the future?
This opportunity was so rare that Seus immediately took their belongings and rushed towards the castle.

Inside the castle, Sid and others sat with Sir Werner. Although Sid emphasized that he did not need dinner from the other party, Sir Werner insisted and rang the bell without waiting for Sid's consent. Sid had no choice but to let him. There are countless reasons why the lord wants to collect hospitality tax, and the town of Zermatt has nothing to do with Sid. Sir Werner must collect it. Can Sid stop him?

"So, gentlemen are here to help me?" Sir Werner smiled all over his face, and the crow's feet at the corners of his eyes turned up: "I am so grateful, so grateful, you must have been sent by Jupiter to save me .”

"How much do you know about St. Regis Outpost?" There was only a fire and two candles in the entire hall. Moltke couldn't open his eyes because of the dim light, and he didn't like it, but he knew that the countryside was like this, Rui Ziran is a poor place, and it is understandable that the little lords are reluctant to light candles, unlike the great nobles of the Holy Empire who have all installed magic lamps.

"It's quite far away from here. If someone leads the way, you will probably have to walk for a day." Lord Werner said nonchalantly: "They are all wild people in the mountains. They can only be seen when grazing far away. Two sheep and one person, no big deal."

"Haven't you thought about solving the problem?" The old knight Bauer was a little dissatisfied with Werner's attitude. As a lord, he was obliged to protect the safety of his subjects.

"Solve the problem? How do I solve the problem? Counting me, there are only 16 people (semi-professional soldiers)." Werner spread his hands: "You city masters, I really don't understand the suffering of our country people. What should I do?" To deal with a tribe? At worst, just kill a few Seuss, can these orcs still rush into the castle? Schönbrunn Palace is two days away from here, and those dirty beasts dare not do anything wrong."

What kind of profession makes a bad person?

Moltke, Baldavid and others couldn't help but think of it.

The nobles in Rezland are all like this, right?

All the Raven Knights had angry expressions on their faces.

Only Sid's attitude was different. He straightened his appearance and signaled Moltke and others to be quiet. The 17-year-old beautiful boy showed a warm smile on his face and said sincerely to the 30-year-old Sir Werner: "Mr. Very hard, right?"

Sir Werner almost burst into tears on the spot when he said this. He opened his mouth and choked up: "Sid... Your Excellency Sid, if the nobles in Rezland are as smart and general as you, and consider ours Difficulties are over!"

"Zermatt, how much tax can you collect in a year?" Sid followed up and asked.

"A good year can earn more than 200 gold crowns, and a poor year can sometimes even be difficult to earn 150." Sir Werner said with a mournful face: "With this money, I want to support a clerk, a tax collector, and a cook. Three servants, and fifteen guards. Your Excellency Sid, I saved more and more, and calculated and calculated, to barely cover my family's expenses. You don't know how I got here all these years! "

"I understand, I understand everything." Sid expressed his understanding, he was simply like a spiritual mentor.

After working for many years, Sid is too proficient. He is professional in what to say to who and how to empathize with others.

Rule [-] of the mercenary middleman, try to serve the employer well.

The three Raven Knights had mixed feelings in their hearts when they saw Sir Werner about to treat Sid as a confidant and talk about the world.

Is this the middleman?
If Sid opened his arms and embraced Sir Werner, he would cry in his arms the next second, right?Moltke thought with black lines all over his head that the young knight admitted that Sid had a charm that could make people speak their minds involuntarily, even if the two parties were not particularly familiar with each other.

Sir, please guide us!

Sid really wanted to be a mentor, but the harsh knocking sound of the gong came from outside, and the Seuss reluctantly came to the castle and paid the hospitality tax.

"We need a guide to take us to the St. Regis outpost tomorrow." Taking advantage of Seuss' arrival, Sid said to everyone: "Who among you can guide us to the St. Regis outpost?" ? I can pay him enough."

"me!"

"Sir, I am most familiar with the terrain, let me lead the way!"

"I'm coming, sir!"

Seus raised their hands one after another, and the scene was a bit chaotic for a while. Almost every Seus was desperately trying to sell himself, with eager expressions wishing he could sell himself now.

Sid looked at it and was not very satisfied. The vast majority of Seuss were jobless, he didn't want to be a burden, and how could the jobless keep up with them?

There are not many mercenaries in Rezlan who have retired and returned home.

Many retired mercenaries often have fierce conflicts with the lords when they return to their hometowns. Because retired mercenaries = having savings + having force, the lords will try to exploit and blackmail the retired mercenaries. Taxes to force the retired mercenary to hand over all his savings, and let him keep fighting for himself.

For this reason, it is no news that retired mercenaries were forced by the lords to come out again to accept commissions in Rezlan, or the lords were angry and killed by retired mercenaries. Most of them would choose to live outside the sphere of influence of the Holy Empire, especially the mercenaries from Seus.

Sid wanted to find a guy with some strength and experience, but he couldn't find it.

Until a 40-year-old farmer brought his son to Sid.

Brown hair, black eyes, a dirty face, wearing gray burlap clothes, and an animal skin jacket, a pair of big eyes looked expectantly and longingly at the incomparably noble "Master Said" .

"Mr. Knight, this is my son, Hann, who is 15 years old this year. He has been grazing with me for five years and is very familiar with the surroundings. When he was 13 years old, the kind Mr. William only charged me 8 shillings to wake him up. Without talent, you see, can he do it?"

"Is he a beginner?"

"Returning to the master, Han En is a beginner, but he has no chance to learn."

"Okay, that's it!" Sid asked Sir Werner, "What do you think? Sir, we really, really need a good guide."

"Then, so be it." Sir Werner could only stammer, he didn't want to, how could this young boy be willing to come back once he had seen the world outside?How much tax is he going to lose?

But before he and Sid had a "deeply simple" and "heart-to-heart" exchange, plus the arrival of the Raven Knight, Sir Werner really couldn't say a word, so he had no choice but to agree.

Sid smiled. This is his way of dealing with minor nobles. First reveal his identity, then show his appearance, and then empathize with each other's difficulties.

After this set of combined punches, if the opponent wants to make more demands, he will be embarrassed, the art of language.

Everything was settled in such a muddle-headed way. According to the usual practice, all the guests and the host of the hospitality tax will be split [-]-[-], and the accommodation expenses of Sid and others will be refunded in full.

After a dark dinner, Sir Werner immediately came to ask Sid if he needed "services". If Sid needed it, Sir Werner could have all the women of the right age in the town, including his wife and daughter, come over Serve him.

Sid declined, and Sir Werner expressed great regret but respected Sid's choice.

After traveling for so long, Sid is no stranger to this kind of situation. Some people may automatically substitute into his previous life's typical playboy, playboy and playboy who robs civilian girls in broad daylight and the like.

But in fact, everyone is voluntary. The whole town of Zermatt is voluntary from top to bottom, including Sir Werner himself. He was doing bad things to his wife and daughter in his castle, but Sir Werner wanted to "steal" Sid's blood, and everyone in the town wanted to steal Sid's blood.

That comes from the holy blood of Romany Falcon, the first holy falcon emperor.

For Sivis Seuss, regardless of whether they are biological or not, as long as a family member gives birth to a baby of a nobleman, it means that they will fly to Huang Pengda and escape their original fate (there is also a chance to be re-confirmed). , even for Sir Werner, a low-level Iquis nobleman, as long as his descendants show signs of returning to their ancestors, and he spends some money to show himself, he will easily be valued and become an upstart.

This is why Sid's adoptive parents will firmly tell everyone that Sid is their biological child.

How did the adoptive parents' estate come about?

That's how it came about!

It's just that Sid doesn't have the habit of spreading seeds all over the world, and he rarely even gets close to women, except for his eldest sister.

Women in this era are not like those in the previous life, especially Sivis and Seus. They often have dry skin like bark, turbid body odor, and the smell of the previous night from their yellow and rotten teeth due to poor living conditions. The nails are full of sludge, the clothes have not been washed for a month or two, there are lice on the body, and the creaking nest is rich in food.

Although it's not their responsibility, Sid really doesn't even want to touch it. Moreover, involving too much does not meet Sid's poor positioning and prudence standards for himself. The matter of Hoffman is still confusing. At this time He didn't want anything to go wrong.

Generally, only wealthy Sivis, like Mrs. Ma, would bathe regularly, brush teeth with salt and herbs, wash clothes frequently and use perfume, barely reaching the standard of being free from lice and odor.

And above Iquis, after the living conditions are improved, it will be much cleaner and more hygienic.

Lay down at night in one of the best rooms in the castle.

Thinking of his adoptive parents, Sid recalled his time as a child.

Just wait, Mom and Dad, when I complete this commission, I will return to the Principality of Bad Wolf.

Why did Sid come to Rizran?

Because here he can earn enough money, recruit suitable people, and give him the opportunity to return to the Wolf Principality at any time. Otherwise, based on his appearance, he can settle anywhere in the Holy Empire. Can have a good time.

But it is very likely that he will have no chance of revenge. There is no high-speed rail in this world.

Therefore, he was bad, but not completely bad. His strong sense of responsibility made him feel that he had an obligation to investigate the truth at that time.

Why was the adoptive parents' manor attacked by the devil?Is it because of yourself or other reasons?Is this an accident or is there someone behind the scenes?

Set a small goal first: complete this fat sheep commission, and then go to the Principality of Bad Wolf to start the investigation. The model class should already be able to understand some things.

With such a small goal in mind, Sid slowly fell asleep.

……… I am the dividing line that slowly falls into dreams………

Early the next morning, Sid got up. He took out the peppermint powder with him, brushed his teeth and washed his face, put on his equipment and walked out of the room.

The little guide Hann was also there. According to the guards, he arrived at the castle before dawn. His immature face was full of excitement and curiosity about the unknown. Seeing Sid appear, the little guide first knelt on the ground and shook his head vigorously. kowtow.

"Hey!" Seeing how hard he was, Sid was really worried that he would break his forehead, so he quickly helped the little guide up: "Okay, this time I will trouble you to take us to the St. Regis outpost."

"No trouble, no trouble!" Little guide Han En's dirty face was full of excitement, he seemed to be flattered by Sid's attitude, shaking his head and hands: "I just want to thank you! You chose me, Dad said you were a good man."

In the eyes of the little guide, Sid is a reliable big brother.

Sid does not intend to be the big brother of the little guide himself. He expresses his closeness mainly to prevent the little guide from feeling dissatisfied. In the past, if this kind of entrustment encounters the guide making trouble, the task trouble will rise several levels.

It is also easy to deal with this kind of low-class little guy with no surname. He has a friendly attitude, and it is easy to make him feel good by pulling a little distance while maintaining his majesty.

If it’s the older Seuss, invite him to have some wine and some barbecue, and after a few glasses of wine, he will tell two funny jokes. As a man, if you smile wretchedly when you are half drunk or not, the sense of distance will disappear immediately.

Ensnared the little guide, and when the Raven Knights arrived, he immediately announced his departure.

"Gentlemen, this is called Deadwind Path! I like to graze from here, because there is a spring next to it to quench my thirst!"

"Gentlemen, this is Inter Mountain. The grass here is at its best in summer and autumn, and the sheep like to eat it."

Along the way, the lively little guide kept talking. He first introduced Moltke. Seeing that Moltke was not willing to talk to him, he talked to the knight followers. The knight followers thought he was annoying, so he had no choice but to talk to that Several apprentices said.

The knight apprentices have already been annoyed by this little guide.

Doesn't he have a little self-knowledge?Those who can become knight apprentices are either the children of Iquis or the children of the wealthy in Sivis. When is it your turn, a little kid from Seus, to point out to us?
There was always no response when he opened his mouth. Gradually, the little guide's voice became quieter, and his state became depressed.

"Hann?" Sid stretched out his hand to signal the little guide to come over. The duties of the mercenary intermediary include trying not to cause conflicts in the team. If there are, try to keep them reconciled until after the mission is over, and then separate the conflicting parties.

The little guide was instantly revived with full health and state, and he bounced up to Sid.

"Is it cold?" Sid asked with a smile.

In Rizran, the uncanny workmanship of nature has endowed the country with unique and spectacular scenery. The continuous mountains divide the territory of Rizran into fragments, like a beast that chooses to eat people. Any foreign enemy who wants to annex Ryzran Lan will be driven crazy by the complex terrain of the Julian Mountains and the countless fortress passes.

But Rezland is not so scary sometimes, and the many beautiful lakes in the mountains make this country quiet and spiritual.

As Sid and the others continued to go deeper, the snow-covered mountain peaks gradually approached under the clear sky, and the temperature gradually became colder. Now it was autumn, and the coniferous forests and alpine meadows were slightly covered with snow.

"It's not cold." The little guide shook his head vigorously.

"Han, this is your name, right?" Sid took the initiative to take over the conversation: "Can you tell me how you became a beginner?"

"I've always been talkative since I was a child..." Seeing that someone finally asked Han En, the little guide excitedly told about his experience.

As Seus, Hann was lucky. He liked to talk since he was a child, so much that his parents thought he was annoying. They didn't let him talk at home, so he ran out to talk to others.

As a result, the little guy’s eloquence attracted the attention of the priest of the small town church. The priest is also a lazy dog, and the town is poor. Most of his usual preaching is routine. Seeing that the kid is so eloquent, he simply let him do chores for himself.

After going back and forth, Han En became acquainted with the priest. The priest saw that he had good talent. Considering that he had been doing odd jobs for him for several years, he awakened his talent as a professional at a relatively low price.

Even so, Hann's family wiped out almost all their savings, and eight silver shillings was a lot of money for any Seus family.

"Sir, can I ask you a question?" After saying this, Han En took a breath, and the little guide stared closely at the unattainable "Master Said" in front of him with eyes full of hope.

"Ask, but I don't necessarily know how to answer."

"How much can I get this time?" The little guide was full of expectations.

"According to your strength, the guide's practice, the difficulty of this mission and the time it takes, I will give you 3 silver shillings as a reward." Sid said calmly: "You will not receive the reward until the mission is over. "

"Great!" The little guide jumped up directly.

Dad, Mom, and Thomas, did you see that?
Being a mercenary really has a way out, really!
Sid is also satisfied. As a middleman, it is very important to understand and guide the emotional state of the mercenaries. How to keep their fighting spirit high, how to make them feel that they have a bright future, and how to make the mercenaries believe that they can complete the task and get the commission. These are the responsibilities of mercenary intermediaries.

He needs enough money, enough strength, and an elite team.

He couldn't do it in the Wolf Principality, so he came to Rezran.

When this commission is completed, it's time for him to go back to Bad Wolf to investigate the truth about Blood Night Time.

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(End of this chapter)