Lord Saren: I have a proficiency panel

Chapter 14 Plan before departure
  Lodi rode his horse back to the manor in the dark.

Tonight is truly an astonishing night. From the moment he was attacked in the bedroom, he was on tense alert. It was not until the baron acquitted him that he slowly relaxed.

However, the huge information released by the baron made it difficult for him to digest for a while.

Regarding the Talon Territory, the first thing that popped into Lodi's mind were some impressions from his childhood.

For example, when a child is disobedient, the adults in the family will scare him and send him to the Talon Territory to feed the crocodiles in the swamp; or some uncle will cry bitterly when he comes back from the Talon Territory, saying that he will forget about it in the future. I won't go there even if I die.

Although it sounds scary, as far as Lodi knows, those who are sent there are all libertines who have little strength, live corrupt lives, and are disliked by their elders. And they finally came back with their lives saved.

According to information in recent years, the evil orcs in the north have not appeared for a long time, and the beast tide has also disappeared for many years. The biggest threats facing the Talon territory are probably the various bandit brotherhoods including jackals and humans, as well as the powerful monsters that haunt the swamps and dense forests, as well as the mercenaries and mercenaries who make a living by hunting monsters. A group of wandering knights.

It seems that there are no large-scale wars, only small battles and local disputes.

Compared with the current barony, although the Talon territory is remote, it is vast in area; although it has many bad neighbors, it is rich in resources. The transformation of advantages and disadvantages all depends on whether you are strong enough and whether you can stand firm.

Generally speaking, Lodi thinks this is a very suitable place for him to level up. However, the actual situation still needs to be assessed on the ground.

Roddy returned to his territory while thinking about it. When he opened his bedroom door, he subconsciously became cautious. It wasn't until he entered the house and closed all the doors and windows that he breathed a sigh of relief.

He felt a little sad, as he could never go back to the relaxed and comfortable life in his previous life. In this world, you have to be alert all the time.

Early the next morning, old Barron came to visit Lodi. Now that we have decided to go to Talon Territory, many matters must be finalized together.

Although Barron has now changed from a teacher to his subordinate, Lodi is still very polite to him. He understood that whether he was a teacher or a subordinate, Barron was always Zemo's person.

The old knight carried out the Baron's orders meticulously. Even though he was in danger in such an aging physical condition, Barron did not complain at all. This made Lodi very admired.

The two of them were sitting in the manor's meeting hall, first deciding on the people to set off.

The environment in Talon's territory is dangerous. Putting aside everything else, the first thing to consider is the provision of medical personnel. Although there are two regiments from the Lost Kingdom stationed close to the territory, there are also military doctors and even spellcasters like Holy Light Priests inside. But after all, it is not as easy to use as your own people.

Lodi has no talent in this area, and Barron gave three candidates. Two of them were military doctors he brought out from the army. They basically served as Barron's personal doctors and followed him from the military camp to the Knights. The other one was his daughter Joshua Clement.

Joshua is younger than himself, so Luo Di certainly doesn't expect her medical skills to be very good. It seems that old Barron just wants his daughter to be with him. He just had some doubts in his heart, why did old Barron not entrust her to the protection of the Baron Manor, but insisted on letting her go to the border with him to endure hardships.

The second more important person is the administrative assistant. After all, Barron is Zemo's man. Of course, Lodi needs to have a confidant to participate in administrative work. In terms of specific candidates, Lodi decided to let Ogbai stay as housekeeper and let his son Xiao Flynn follow him. Firstly, little Flynn had grown up with him. He was smart, insightful, loyal and capable; secondly, after he left, everything in the manor would be handed over to Ogbai, and his With his son by his side, he feels more at ease with remote control.

As for the guards, neither Barron nor Lodi is qualified to choose. After all, border territories and free territories are completely different. The army in Talon's territory must not only be controlled by the baron, but also by the kingdom's regiment. Even as the lord of Talon territory, he is nominally a member of the legion.

This is also the reason why the ancestors of the Saren family had to go to great lengths to transform from border barons to free barons. However, due to the strong strength of the Saren family at that time, in order to win over Baron Saren, the kingdom still placed the Talon territory under the name of Baron Saren and became a special knight territory of the Saren territory. This has resulted in a special phenomenon. Although the Talon Knight Territory and the current Baron Territory both belong to the Baron of Saren, they have completely different properties. Theoretically, although the Kingdom Corps does not have the right to appoint Lord Talon, he has the right to directly mobilize the troops in Talon's territory without going through Baron Saren - of course, this situation usually occurs during wartime or other emergencies. situation.

So when Barron was appointed Captain of Talon by Zemo, he also nominally became the Knight Captain of the Kingdom, directly affiliated with the Seventh Knights of Tyree Province, including the army in the territory.

For this special reason, Baron Saren generally does not bring escorts when sending knight lords there, as a way to show respect for the Seventh Knights. Of course, most of the knights in the kingdom are also nobles, and no one has enough time to worry about the bad things in other territories.

However, although guards cannot be brought, maids and servants can certainly be brought. Lodi didn't have any additional requirements for this. He was not used to having people following him around. A little Flynn was enough to handle all his errands. In addition, just add two maids to take care of your daily life.

After quickly finalizing the number of maids and servants, the selection of departure personnel came to an end. Barron smiled slightly and said: "The personnel are on the one hand, and the materials are on the other hand. However, the Baron said that he can bear this problem alone."

"What's the way to take responsibility?" Luo Di asked curiously.

"In order to fulfill the promise of strong support to you made last night, the Baron plans to give you 400 officially minted gold coins! Of course, it will not be a one-time payment. Before leaving this time, 100 gold coins will be allocated in advance."

"400 pieces?" Luo Di looked at Barron in surprise, with an expression of disbelief on his face.

When he was the village chief, his monthly salary was 1 gold coin and 50 silver coins. According to the official exchange ratio, 1 gold coin is exchanged for 100 silver coins - of course, because silver coins on the market are generally adulterated with tin and iron, 1 gold coin can actually be exchanged for 150 silver coins, or even more. But even according to folk calculations, he can still get 16 gold coins a year.

Calculated in this way, Lord Zemo, in order to show his support this time, gave himself a village chief's salary of nearly thirty years, and it was all made of official red gold.

While he was shocked, he couldn't help but think, could he be Zemo's illegitimate son?

But this is unlikely. All my interactions with the Baron started when I applied to learn breathing techniques.

No matter what, Lodi was still very grateful to the Baron for taking care of him. Even if these cares involve coaxing, they are still real help.

Barron continued: "In addition to gold coins, there is also the support of some combat equipment. The Baron will send a letter to the old friends of the Seventh Knights, and then we will go directly to ask for them."

Lodi nodded, and then expressed his last doubts: "Then after we leave, how will I settle my manor and my younger brothers and sisters? They are still very young. Can you ask the Baron for asylum? "

"Of course!" Barron affirmed: "Of course Lord Zemo has noticed this. Ram, who fought against you last night, will personally serve as the head of Xilin Village in the name of investigating Jack's death. This appointment is for Lord Zemo The result of discussions between the people and the association. As a senior formal knight, Ram is highly recognized by the people in the association. There is nothing George can do about it, you can rest assured."

Seeing that the Baron had thought so carefully, Rody was immediately relieved. Since Zemo has basically considered everything that can be considered. You can't eat it yourself and pretend to be confused. So he said to Barron: "Teacher Barron, please tell Lord Zemo that I will never live up to his old man's expectations. I will always be loyal to Lord Baron like my father Harley!"

Barron is very satisfied with Lodi's oath of allegiance. This is indeed the effect Lord Zemo wants to see.

"Then, after this New Year, let's set off!" Old Barron said to Lodi in a deep voice.

(End of this chapter)