Warlords of the witcher world

Chapter 6 Returning Home and Recruiting People
If it is an ordinary person in this world, when they hear that they want to go to Haklan, they will naturally refuse immediately.

Because Hakland is a distant country like Serikania, it is already another world in people's eyes, and few people are willing to leave their familiar place.

Moreover, Western societies, including the North and Nilfgaard, have bad evaluations and opinions on Hackland. In their stereotypes, Hackland in the distance is a land full of barbarians and robbers—— Although this is largely true.

But Herme was different. For him, Hackland represented an opportunity to jump out of the North.

Although Hackland is full of unknowns and dangers, it is also full of opportunities and wealth.

There, he might not only be able to fulfill his life-saving idea, but he might even climb higher.

But this is impossible in the north, the forces in the north have been divided up, and there is no room for any newcomers.

Even if he became a Baron of Aden, he would probably only guard this land for the rest of his life, and he would still have to rush to the street in the face of the frenzy of the Northern War-Aden was defeated in the Second Northern War.

In this case, if you want to go higher, the only way is to participate in court politics, but letting him play court politics is tantamount to suicide, and in the best case, it is just to accompany him.

So Hackland has become the best choice, where he has a lot of room for development.

And now there are still four full years before the start of the Second Northern War, these four years are enough for him to do something there.

Just take ten thousand steps back, when the second northern war in Aden was defeated, and the king was forced to go to Novigrad, it would not depend on his mood whether he sent troops to join the war or not. The toubob is pretty good too.

So he eagerly agreed to the choice given by King Demawi, which was exactly what he needed.

And to go deeper, as a time traveler, Herme is very afraid of the "fate" of this world. This thing runs through the original work of the demon hunter. Jumping out of the north also means jumping out of the story and the tide of fate. .

But he sees it that way, and others don't.

When Selchik reported his choice and reaction to the king, King Demawi's words clearly reflected everyone's attitude.

"Has he had a fever and burned his brains out? How eager he is to go to Hackland."

But having said that, King Demawi was very happy that the matter was resolved smoothly.

And when King Demavi appointed Hermey as Baron Saza and Commander of Harkland, seeing his happy look, everyone watching the ceremony below had a question in their hearts whether this person was mentally ill.

There is no other reason. In everyone's opinion, this is really strange. Being sent to that kind of place is not angry but so excited, it must be something wrong with the brain.

This also affected the soldiers who were loyal to Herme before. A small group of people decided to quit when they heard that they were going to Hackland. They didn't want to go to that wild place.

Jerry was very embarrassed by this and kept apologizing to Homer, but Homer was not angry, he just said it was nothing.

yes nothing.

Compared with the resources he obtained, what is missing now is nothing at all.

It seemed that it was because he felt that Herme's brain was too pitiful, so King Demavi stepped up his support.

The king told Herme that the Kingdom of Aden would provide him with a large amount of food, tools and weapons, allow him to freely recruit immigrants in the country, and exempt the territory from taxes for four years.

And the king also stated that refugees from the south of the Yaruga River will be sent to Baron Saza in Hackland as the king's human support.

Herme knew that this was actually throwing the blame away. For the Kingdom of Aden, how to arrange these people is a troublesome matter, and it is undoubtedly the most appropriate to throw them away for development.

However, Hemei didn't mind taking over the pot. With the stable material support from the kingdom, these immigrants would only be his help.

King Demavi said that these materials and manpower will be assembled before the Blue Mountain Tunnel to Hackland, and now, he still has time to go back to the territory to pack up, and the king also allowed him to solicit immigrants along the way.

So shortly after becoming a baron, Herme set off to his territory to pack things that could be brought to Hakland.

It just so happened that he went north with the disbanded Northern Alliance Army. After all, the Nilfgaardians had been stopped, so other than the kings and their standing army, other people should naturally be disbanded.

The kings of the north still have to talk to the Nilfgaardian envoy who doesn't know when they will come here, and the others don't need it.

So soldiers returning home can be seen everywhere along the way, and everyone is very excited.

The war made everyone rich, and now their pockets are full and their stomachs full of stories, and their emotions are naturally high.

The same is true for Hemei and others. He also leads a large team. Hemei now has 34 people under his command, all of whom are retired veterans from the Aden army.

When the team was advancing on the road, military songs always sounded from time to time, everything looked so full of vigor, and Herme always subconsciously joined them, immersed in this atmosphere, thinking that it would be great if it could always be like this.

It's just that when he thinks that this peace is only temporary, and that the crueler battle is yet to come, and that cruel fight will be four years later, he feels a tightness in his heart.

After leaving Soden Mountain, they entered the Kingdom of Livia. They walked along the edge of the Mahakam Mountain Range, with the magnificent mountains as the background along the way.

The people welcomed the returning soldiers. On the one hand, they stopped the black-clothed army from advancing. You can do a lot of business.

Herme ignored those, the important thing now is to return to the territory, they passed through Livia and came to the Kingdom of Aedirn.

It was a relief for everyone to be back in the kingdom, and seeing the familiar red and gold banners was a relief for everyone, and it was the best feeling ever to be home.

And from the moment he entered Aedirn, Herme would wander around every village and city he encountered, recruiting settlers who were willing to go to Hakland.

Jerry gave a lot of good advice, and as an old sergeant major, he was often recruiting in various villages and towns, and he already knew what people liked to hear.

Moreover, the conditions in Hemei's hands are still very favorable. The tax exemption of the territory means extremely light taxes, and the material subsidies mean tools and livestock, not to mention that there are opportunities everywhere in the new territory.

It's a pity that when they knew that Herme's territory was in Hackland, most people refused to solicit. In everyone's eyes, it was another world, and it was still a dangerous world, and Hackland's reputation intensified this. situation.

But after all, some people can be recruited. There are always people who urgently need to embark on another path. Faced with the conditions proposed by Herme, they can only choose to join.

Gradually, when Hemet arrived in his hometown Esenland, the number of immigrants behind him had reached hundreds.

This is the result of the soldier's family, which is enough to show how difficult it is to recruit people.

Along the way, Herme saw the affluence of the Kingdom of Aedirn. The boundless wheat fields left a deep impression on him, and the numerous workshops in the city were even more spectacular.

Both the city and the countryside are full of vitality, construction is constantly going on, and workers are being recruited everywhere.

The people are well-dressed and rich enough to reflect their living standards.

This is the source of the prosperity of the Kingdom of Aedirn, but when it comes to thinking that these will be reduced to ashes in the Second Northern War, Herme can't help but regret it.

Maybe in the future I can change all that.After Herme thought about their future fate, such thoughts would appear in her mind.

However, the territory of Aden is not all peaceful. In fact, he has found traces of Scoia'tael activities.

The so-called Scoia'tael are guerrillas of the non-human race. They stood up under the instigation of the Southern Empire and wanted to drive humans into the sea.

The Scoia'tael mainly carry out various raids and massacres. They use all methods to cause damage to the northern countries, and they don't mind doing atrocities for this.

And the northerners have never been soft on the Scoia'tael, and the guerrillas who fall into the hands of the northerners will have a very miserable end.

Herme had seen such a scene several times with his own eyes, and he was deeply impressed by the corpses of the hanged elves and dwarves.

Such sights were never uncommon on major roads, with troops threatening would-be partisans with hanged bodies.

With the actions of the Scoia'tael, the hostility of humans towards non-human races has become more and more intense, and more and more non-human races have been run on. As a result, more and more young non-human races have joined the Scoia'tael. A vicious circle has formed.

But then again, it was expected by the provocateurs behind the scenes, and this hit the northern kingdom's dead spot.

But fortunately, the Scoia'tael are still limited to some areas, and Aden has not completely become chaotic. Herme's team is still very safe, and they arrived in Esenland smoothly.

Esenland is an important town in the northwest of the Kingdom of Aden. It can be said to be the economic center of the northwest of the Kingdom. After leaving the floating port, the first stop for businessmen heading to Aden must come to this city.

And Herme's territory is just outside the walls of Esenland.

Fortunately for Herme, his predecessor's parents were already dead, and there were only some distant relatives waiting for him here, and he didn't have many contacts on weekdays, so he didn't have to worry about how to deal with them.

But what he didn't expect was that when he returned to Esenland, the local elders and officials held a welcome ceremony to welcome the freshly baked baron.

Herme naturally understood what they meant, and tactfully donated a sum of money to the city council.

After receiving the money, the city council immediately began to cooperate with Herme to recruit immigrants.

Don't look at this as asking for bribes. In fact, this is the treatment only available in the hometown. Other places take Hemei's money at most to prove Hemei's identity. Now the local government is helping the Hemela people.

Esenland is very happy that they have a baron, so they help Herme so wholeheartedly, and some people in the city and area of ​​Esenland also want to let their sons go to other regions to develop some industries, so that they can catch up with Herme May, the Baronet's Express, was a good one.

During the interval of recruitment, Herme went to take a look at the tower of his ancestors. He had to "go home" after all.

The tower of Herme's house stood on a hill not far from the city. It was a three-story tower.

There are three small villages under his jurisdiction, all under the tower overlooking, with a total population of 400 people, and it is these 300 people who support his armor and horses.

Herme's return was welcomed by the folks, which was much more sincere than Esenlan's calculation-filled welcome before.

Both Herme and his father were lords known for their gentleness. They were the kind of lords who would spend money to buy tools for farmers, so they were very popular among farmers.

There are also many people here who are willing to follow Hemei to take the risk of immigrating. Thirty men and women joined the ranks of immigrants. This number directly accounted for one-third of the manpower he recruited across half of Aden.

Out of gratitude, Herme promised the villagers a four-year tax exemption—although he left, this knight territory still belonged to him—and told them to use the saved money to arm themselves as much as possible, and then they would definitely And the big war.

The villagers also believed in his words. After all, Hemei and his son were reliable lords, and they had never done anything harmful to them.

After being sent off by the folks, Hemei left the territory, and then went to visit several relatives of the family.

There are no nobles in these relatives, not even knights, they are all rich merchants and craftsmen, but at least they can give generously, and relatives are happy to help him, the new baron.

In layman's terms, Hemei's family is Esenland's local snake. Most people know it, and there are people from many industries, but they are not strong enough.

The Hemei family is a family with a long history in Esenland. It is a pity that the Hemei family maintains the noble status in Hemei's generation, but many members of the family are still very influential in the local area.

In the process of visiting relatives, Heme also accepted a boy as his servant. His name is Viato, he is 15 years old this year, he looks very clever, and he is Heme's distant cousin.

What he lacked right now was an attendant. Herme's original attendant died shortly after arriving at the barracks. He just needed an attendant who could handle sundries and most importantly wear armor for himself.

Viato was the son of a master blacksmith. He had a distant relationship with Herme, but it did not affect their communication.

This young man had black hair, and whenever he stood in front of Herme, his acne-prone face always tensed up, and he was obviously unfamiliar with things.

But Hemei is not in a hurry, servants always need to be trained, he has plenty of time, this young man looks very clever, he can definitely be educated.

Viator is a typical young man, full of poetry and glory, and Herme is his hero and idol.

Poets wrote so many ballads about Hermey's capture of the Confederate Marshal, that he became something of a household name.

Herme only had a headache about this. He didn't want to be famous in this way. Famousness is a good thing, but this kind of reputation will only bring troubles on the battlefield in the future.

On the other side, relying on the reputation and military exploits of Herme's father, the Esenland government sent out a full 100 people for Hermela.

Hemei couldn't help sighing, he traveled half of Aden to recruit more than a hundred people, and his hometown immediately pulled out this number, in the end it was better for the people from his hometown.

After all, people in my hometown knew Hemei and his family well, and it was precisely because of this knowledge that everyone trusted the knight and dared to follow him.

If you look at other places, a knight you don't know is holding an unknown document to recruit immigrants, even if it has the endorsement of the local government.

Therefore, Hemei hit a wall everywhere when recruiting people, and it was really hard.

After collecting enough resources that could be obtained from his hometown, Hemei packed up the things in the family tower, took away what he wanted to take away, sealed up what needed to be sealed, and then embarked on a journey to the east.

They followed the Pontar River, and the Blue Mountain Tunnel was over there.

While walking, Herme was also receiving information from various parties, analyzing the situation in Hackland while learning about the political situation.

In his free time, Herme would tell stories to his soldiers, and these stories were all about how to use their brains to fight wars.

The protagonists in the story do not use martial arts and bravery to defeat the enemy like the heroes in the traditional northern epics, they use intimidation and cunning to defeat their opponents.

This kind of story, which is different from traditional poetry, attracted the attention of many people, and even the immigrants followed along to listen to it, just like listening to a poet telling a story.

In this kind of event, the relationship between everyone and Hermi was also shortened. Gradually, other people also took this opportunity to show their talents for everyone, and the whole journey was full of laughter.

Others listened to stories about what Herme said, but one person was very serious, and he was Jerry.

The sergeant major could see the deep meaning of Hemei's stories at a glance. These stories were obviously adaptations of battle examples. It seemed that Hemei planned to cultivate talents that could be used in the future.

Jerry decided that he had to work harder, and maybe he could become a knight in the future. The sergeant major followed Herme just to go further, and he would not miss this opportunity.

On the way to the east, Hemei naturally pulled people everywhere, but it was a pity that he was almost reaching the destination, and Hemei only brought the total number of immigrants to 260.

But Hemei is not worried either. With the chaos in the North, monsters running everywhere and the risk of a second Civil War growing, many people will eventually choose to leave.

Most of the rich people went to Keweier, and those poor ghosts would definitely choose Hackland, and it would be able to absorb many immigrants by then.

As they went forward and time passed, the mountains of the Blue Mountains suddenly appeared in front of them. It was a majestic mountain that had long blocked the connection between the West and Harkland.

Hemei knew that this was the mountain range that he had to cross next to go to the grassland on the other side, Hackland Grassland.

(End of this chapter)