CH 28

Recruitment (1)

next day.

Roman received the material requested by Hans.

"This is information about the Barco family. According to the intelligence guild, their recent trend is not unusual."

a few days ago.

Roman found out about the Barco family.

We understood their level with rough information, but decided that detailed information was needed for future plans.

So, I submitted a request to the information guild Black Moon, which is active in the northeast area.

I want you to know what Barco has been up to lately and how powerful they are.

Hans leaves.

Roman confirmed the information.

gracious.

'The Barco family. The families that have been established in the northeast region for over a hundred years ago, but the reason they came to power in earnest was when the people of the Barco family entered the central government. In fact, their military power is not as strong as one might think, but the influence of the central government is absolute in the Kingdom of Cairo.'

Cairo Kingdom.

The two empires and six kingdoms that make up the Salamander Continent, among them, is a country that corresponds to a small country.

Except for the mountain ranges in the northeast of Cairo, all of the kingdoms bordered other countries, so they suffered from foreign invasions from the old days.

As a result, the central government naturally gained power.

Basically, the local nobles have the authority to train private soldiers, but since there are menacing enemies outside the country, they have no choice but to work together with the central government in order to survive.

In particular, the power of conscription was absolute.

If the conscription was not followed, it was considered outside the boundaries of the Cairo Kingdom, and the central government dispatched troops to subdue the rebellion and return the territory to the kingdom.

The surrounding lords who helped in the process received a certain amount of land as a reward, and the rest introduced a new noble who listened to the central government.

As a result, the central government.

In other words, the power of the capital aristocrats had to be strong.

The Barco family had such a central government behind them, and the system of power granted them intangible power.

[The Barco family recently took advantage of the central government's connections to get a large loan through the Golden Bank. It is usually an impossible amount, but it is assumed that the Barco family made this transaction with a credit guarantee without any special collateral. And the money so secured flowed to the Berge (Berge) mercenary corps. The Berge mercenary group has about 100 mercenaries centered on the A-class mercenary Berge, and is a group whose main job is to intervene in the strife between the territories and receive fees.

The information was detailed.

It was explained how Barco secured the money and what he intended with the money.

[And, considering that Young Ji-min's recruitment is taking place recently, it is estimated that Lawrence will be attacked within a fortnight.]

Barco finished the preparations.

After revealing the fact that Dmitry had broken up, they moved in earnest, and Lawrence had to block Barco's attack alone with a moment's mistake.

A situation where war is imminent. According to the rumors, Viscount Lawrence was searching for the surrounding nobles and trying to get some kind of support.

'The Barco family gained strength by using the links of the central government. The difference in power is obvious, and with the exception of Dmitry, there is no family to help Lawrence at the risk of Barco. If we wait and see, even if Lawrence sits down, it will be virtually impossible to hold on for more than a month.'

The result is obvious.

Therefore, Roman laid a different premise.

'What if Barco and Dmitry get together?'

He inflated his opponent's body.

The variables were calculated and the worst-case number was considered, but the conclusion of the contingency never changed.

'Even if you fight 100 times, every 100 times is a victory for Dmitry.'

overwhelming difference.

That was Roman's conclusion.

There is something people misunderstand.

I think wealth and force are separate things, but it is different for a family with enormous wealth like Dmitry.

Normal aristocrats usually keep the number of enlisted soldiers around 200.

The cost of maintaining more than that is not too high, so in special circumstances, such as war, while governing the territory with appropriate troops, ordinary people were recruited to supplement the troops.

It was no different for the Barco family, so the employment of the Bergue mercenaries specialized in battle was a problem that could have a big impact on the general trend.

On the contrary.

The Dmitry family was different.

He always maintained more than 300 enlisted men, and fostered an armed group with more than soldiers called the Dmitry Knights.

Moreover, in general, most of the soldiers being conscripted are poorly armed, and Dmitry, befitting the reputation of a blacksmithing family, even conscripts were fully equipped.

Rather than simply throwing a bamboo spear and pushing the conscripts into the battlefield, they provided leather armor and a hard iron spear as supplies to at least protect themselves.

So, even for the same conscripts, Dmitry's fighting power had to be slightly higher.

Finally.

Dmitry started from the top in the first place.

In order to do business across the continent, they basically needed a way to protect themselves, so they had a close relationship with Benjamin's mercenaries for decades.

Even in the beginning, Benjamin's mercenary corps was not large, but with the support of Dmitry's top, they became a group with more than 500 mercenaries.

In other words, the dispute with Dmitry was a matter to consider even the involvement of Benjamin's mercenaries.

Barco and Dmitry.

The difference between the two was huge.

The intangible power of the central government alone could not overcome Dmitry in the northeast area.

'What Dmitry lacks is not wealth and power. That Romero Dmitry came from a commoner. Due to the short history of the family and low origin, the nobles of Cairo do not recognize the Dmitry family as a noble. However, regardless of their perception, it is undeniable that Dmitry is the dominant force in the northeast region.'

Dmitry has power.

If you borrow the power of the family, punishing Barco for driving Roman to death while alive is a simple matter.

However.

Roman didn't think so.

Now at the crossroads of choice, I knew what I had to do to take a leap forward.

'Even if you look only at the knights of the Barco family, the nobles in the northeast region don't think of Roman Dmitry as such a threat, regardless of their background. While Roman lived a life worthy of being treated like that, I, Baek Joong-hyuk, are different. Anthony Barco touched me. So, I will pay a reasonable price for it, and borrowing the power of the family is not the right way to prove who I am.'

in the 12 oysters.

Baek Joong-hyuk smashed the head of the head himself.

It was a moment that changed his reputation, which he had only seen weakly, and he needed an opportunity to take such a leap forward.

Roman was lost in thought.

how.

Can you get the most results with the least fatigue?

What is certain is that to build something of your own, you need people to support it.

blast furnace.

little girl.

"Hans."

Roman called Hans.

a fortnight ahead.

Until then, there was work to be done first.

* * *

Around the time when war fortune was spreading in the northeast area.

A man has arrived in Dmitry.

"Dmitry remains the same as ever."

The man's name is Lucas.

He was a B-class mercenary.

As a mercenary, he experienced everything before and after, and he had a really bloody time in the recent battle at the border.

At the time, I really thought I was going to die.

Fortunately, he managed to survive by stepping on the corpses of his comrades, and he left the battlefield without renewing his mercenary contract, thinking he needed a break.

And now.

Lucas came to Dmitry for reorganization.

Dmitry was not born, but Dmitry's forge was very famous among the mercenaries for its high quality.

"Fuck, I won't even go near the border next time. My ten-year mercenary life almost ended on that day because the bastards with shit on their heads ran wild without knowing the subject. Eww, you bastards like dogs."

A sigh came out.

gaze down.

I could see the chain armor that had changed horribly.

The one I bought for a large amount of money was torn in several places to expose the wounds, and it seemed that even the black bare skin that had completely lost its blade could not be properly cut.

Thanks to this, he spit out swear words bitterly during the battle.

He said that he almost lost his one and only life by matching the armament at a new place of purchase.

Also.

The iron was from Dmitry.

So I headed straight to Dmitry, and as soon as I arrived, I went to the blacksmith's and put in a request for the production of a new weapon.

'Let's stay in Dmitry for a while and do some recuperation.'

The battlefield was boring.

When I think of that moment when I was covered in blood from head to toe, I felt like I was already shivering.

Lucas took a step.

I was going to go to a restaurant to get my meal, but there was a bunch of people gathering and buzzing in the city square.

murmur murmur.

'What's going on?'

I was curious.

Ten years of mercenary life.

I lived out of curiosity, and I almost died of curiosity.

It was the undeniable DNA of Lucas, and he shuffled through the crowd and burrowed inside as naturally as if he were being dragged into a magnet.

There was a bulletin board.

It was mainly used by the lord to give orders or to deliver information to the general public, but a single article on the bulletin board welcomed people's attention.

[Private Recruitment]

-Eligibility requirements: A healthy body, a desire to be strong.

-Recruitment: 30 people

- Salary: 8 silver per month

-Speciality: This status belongs solely to Roman Dmitry, not to the Dmitry family. With this in mind, I hope that only those who will give their lives for Roman Dmitry will apply.

It was a recruitment notice.

Conditions were not bad.

The average cost of living for a family of four per month is around 5 silver, but giving 8 silver was really good considering the risk allowance.

In addition, the qualifications for application were not special.

The conditions were harsh enough for ordinary people, but for Lucas, a B-class mercenary, he showed a serious expression.

'This announcement has nothing to do with me.'

B-class mercenary.

It is not the status to enter as an ordinary soldier.

If you were going to swear allegiance for the nobles, you would have to pay at least 50 silver every month, so it was something to consider.

That was then.

"If you want to apply, don't. Because there will be hundreds of people who will apply as private soldiers now."

It was the old man next to him.

The old man seemed to have mistaken Lucas that he was interested.

Normally he would have ignored it, but Lucas couldn't just listen to the old man's words.

'There are hundreds of people who want to become Roman Dmitry's privates? Is this worth it?'

Roman Dmitry.

famous in the area.

Lucas also visited Dmitry often, so he knew how pathetic Roman Dmitry was.

Was it two years ago?

That was the last time I visited Dmitry, and watching Roman Dmitry lose money at the gambling house and do bad things, I thought that a tycoon named Romero Dmitry had failed in raising his children.

By the way.

Hundreds of people supporting his privates.

No matter how important money was, the future under Roman Dmitry was clear.

Is that so?

Lucas asked curiously.

"Is this worth it? Even if you give me 8 silver every month, isn't your opponent Roman Dmitry, who is called Dmitry's nerd? I do not know what kind of hardships he will face if he becomes his enlisted soldier."

at that word.

The old man's eyes widened.

The old man looked at Lucas with a puzzled expression on his face.

"I'm a foreigner, so I don't know much about this situation. Roman Dmitry is not the Roman Dmitry we used to know. It's not enough to subdue Blood Fang, he's someone who really values people!

lately.

A rumor spread through Dmitry.

The enthusiasm caused by this announcement of enlisted recruitment came from the very rumor.