Chapter 27: The adults' needs are too frequent
In the continent of Pendor, death compensation is something that only a very small number of warriors can receive.
Usually only the knights and knights' squires under the lord, or the warriors of the lord who swear allegiance to him and bring their own equipment to serve can get it - it all depends on whether the lord is a generous and kind person.
Klose and the dozen or so people from Mettenheim were bought by Leon. They were originally slaves.
Although the tough guys swore allegiance to Leon to their 'Iron God', which seemed to be a formal warrior loyalty process, they were essentially still just Leon's personal servants.
After all, before Leon's territory was built, they were not citizens of the kingdom. Except for Klose, the official officer appointed by Leon as the captain of the assault team, everyone else could only be considered a kind of "property".
——In this era, servants are private property, just like Alice the Golden Mane... and most of them are not as valuable as Alice...
It’s just that Leon didn’t treat them as servants.
The crossbowmen hired by Leon were just professional mercenaries who were paid to do the job and were not truly loyal to him.
Mercenary warfare is a transaction. Life and death are determined by fate on the battlefield, and all consequences should be borne by both parties themselves.
Therefore, whether it is a servant or a mercenary, Le Ang actually does not need to pay any compensation.
Most noble lords would not waste money on these "outsiders".
However, as a lord with higher aspirations and a person from the Celestial Empire, Leon is naturally different from the nobles of Pendor.
This was not because Leon was so noble that he had gotten rid of vulgar tastes, nor was it to make himself appear generous and kind - he did not intend to become a paladin who possessed all eight virtues.
This is just for morale and safety.
Only a warrior without worries can display his full abilities.
For these mercenaries who make a living on the battlefield, the biggest worry is how their families will live if they die in battle...
This is also the reason why mercenaries can only fight when the wind is favorable.
Besides, if Forcher could bribe the militia captain in Earl Oden's territory, then others could naturally bribe the people in Leon's team...
Li Ang doesn't want to be stabbed in the back.
Even though you are so poor that you may cheat and defraud others everywhere, you must never be stingy when it comes to spending money.
Besides, isn't it possible to make money?
Just not knowing how much spoils there are, Leon is somewhat looking forward to it.
Soon, the spoils were counted.
Besides the prisoners, the spoils of the battle included a dozen suits of mail and tunics of various kinds, a dozen suits of leather armor, and a number of spears and infantry swords.
There are five more horses.
Leon wasn't sure how much the scrap metal could be sold for, but the value of the five horses alone would definitely not be less than one thousand dinars.
This money comes pretty fast...
The profit from the match-fixing business in the arena for half a year is not enough to offset the profit from this trip.
As expected, I can win the gold belt for murder and arson. I need to do more of this kind of "bandit suppression" business in the future...
However, the work here is not done yet, there is still one business to be completed.
Oden's request was to eliminate the 'gangsters' - this has now been accomplished.
As for the patrol captain in Fletcher Village who betrayed Oden, Leon didn't want to pay attention to him. Cleaning up the house was other people's business, and he didn't want to meddle in it.
Moreover, who knows what the situation will turn into if there is a conflict with the Earl's militia... The old village chief doesn't seem to be very smart.
Therefore, it would be more appropriate to go to Oden to do business with the news of this traitor.
But Ralph, the commander of the Changhe Town garrison, still had a business deal to complete.
Build a nomadic camp and wait for Ralph to wipe out the Jatu cavalry and help Ralph complete the frame-up. This was the deal he made with Bearded Ralph.
Although the profit of this transaction seems a little bit higher, it is at least based on the premise of mutual consent...
Although the price of service provider Li Ang is not very affordable, he will definitely complete the task once he promises it.
After all, in Li Ang's view, no matter what era or place, credit should be the foundation of a man's life.
As for the process before negotiating the price...
Well... that's just necessary marketing.
Considering that he had to wait for Ralph's arrival here, Leon decided not to return to Changhe Town and stay in this camp for two days.
After all, there were wounded in the team, and most of the prisoners had lost their ability to move.
He planned to send two uninjured Mettenheim warriors back to Changhe Town to bring part of the spoils to the female businessman Leslie for cash, and also to bring a message to Ralph.
But after thinking it over carefully, he called Sarah over.
"Sarah, you are probably the only one besides me who can fool... uh, the only one who can correctly guide Ralph. Take a few people back to Changhe Town and do another business with Ralph..."
Li Ang rubbed his chin and carefully considered his words.
"Sir, you just robbed... just slaughtered... cough cough... just took a large amount of building materials and so many carpenters, and now you want to attack Ralph? Sir, aren't your demands too frequent..."
Sarah covered her forehead and carefully considered her words.
She was usually eloquent, but at this moment she was stuttering.
Klose, who was standing next to them, passed by the two of them and probably heard the last sentence. He looked at Sarah with a strange expression, then looked at Leon, and then ran to the camp, pretending to help Anson treat the wounded.
But the problem is... this guy knows nothing about medical care.
Moreover, he looked quite sneaky as he glanced at Leon and Sarah from time to time.
Li Ang looked at Sarah with a frown, but found that Sarah was also looking at him with embarrassment.
My face is still a little red.
Well, this is not the place to talk about such a private topic...
So the two of them left the camp at the same time in tacit understanding and rode their horses for a slow stroll nearby.
"Sarah, as you said before, I won't stay in this place facing the Jatu people for long. So, I want to sell this camp to Ralph."
Leon turned around and pointed at the camp, then he couldn't help but grit his teeth and waved his fist in a threatening gesture - Klose, Anson, and several bandaged men were hiding beside the stables of the camp and watching from afar.
But the tiny stable pillars could do nothing to conceal their massive size.
Seeing Li Ang throwing a punch, these guys scattered.
"Don't worry about them... Sir..."
Sarah shook her head and advised that it was just a misunderstanding caused by , and she didn't care at all.
"But, sir, why did Ralph buy this camp? If it is to be transformed into a nomadic camp for the Jatu people as you said, then it should be your job... After all, the previous transaction has not been completed..."
External liaison affairs fall within Sarah's main job scope as a foreign affairs officer, so she appears to be very serious.
"That depends on Hu... Oh no, guidance. Ralph is most likely a civilian from Changhe Town. I didn't see his flag in the lobby of his residence - there was only Count Oden's double lion shield hanging there."
Li Ang said with certainty.
"No way... Sir, didn't he call himself the Knight Commander? He wouldn't just say that casually..."
Sarah did not agree with Leon's judgment.
