"I can do this because I represent the law!"
Fedor proudly announced: "It seems like you don't have enough money. Come!"
"Wait!"
Wu Ming touched his nose and walked out.
"Oh? So it's little William? "
Fedor smiled and said: "Are you ready to take over Mrs. Roja's debt?"
In all fairness, William and Roja were originally the lower class of the people, but William had been to the battlefield once and had a weapon. He often exercised!
This means that if he was forced, he would dare to fight with Fedor.
Not to mention, this person had a good relationship with Instructor Lorian. He heard that Lorian was giving him an opportunity to improve himself.
With this, even if his status didn't increase, Fedor couldn't help but look at Wu Ming.
"Yes!"
Wu Ming took a deep breath.
This wasn't an impulse, but it was to pay back the karma of this body.
In any case, it was just this once. After that, it would be a whole new world.
"Very good, five gold Delong, seven silver Thales!"
Fedor smiled and said: "Please take it out!"
"I need a little time!"
Wu Ming said.
"That's unfortunate!" Fedor shook his head, and two soldiers quietly came forward.
"This isn't my business, it's Knight Takur's business, I want to follow him to the wasteland!"
Wu Ming unceremoniously pulled Takur's tiger skin.
"Lord Takur?"
Fedor's eyebrows raised, this young guy, when did he get involved with the knight?
But this is something that can be easily seen through, he shouldn't lie.
"I will check, if so, the repayment date can be delayed until the day you return!"
Everyone knows that going to the wasteland to conquer the barbarians is a journey full of dangers and opportunities, if you don't die, then you will have a fortune.
Fayde clasped his hands behind his back, glanced at Sofia regretfully, and turned to leave.
"Oh! William, thank you! Thank you! "
Aunt Roja grabbed Wu Ming's arm and didn't know how to thank him. Sophia who was next to her stopped crying and her face was red.
"This is what I should do!"
Wu Ming replied with a smile. In his heart, he said, "For the deceased William!"
He didn't care about Aunt Roja asking him to stay, he turned around and left without a trace.
"Five Gold Delons?"
After returning to the wooden hut, Wu Ming silently pondered.
Although it wasn't a small amount, it wasn't that he couldn't afford it. However, if he really did that, he would be done for.
This was because the origin of this money was unclear, and it was related to his secret.
Moreover, the amount was so large that it was enough to make the sheriff and tax officer jealous, to the point where they could ignore Lorian!
"Therefore, even if we can clear the debt immediately, we must wait until after the expedition …"
Wu Ming was confident that he would be able to gain a lot from this operation. Moreover, his identity and status would also be different.
In fact, Roja's kindness to William, if he could use a sum of money to repay her, it would be extremely beneficial.
…
Three days later, at the entrance of the town, a group of fifty soldiers was ready to set off.
Among them, thirty were official soldiers. Their every move was formal and sharp, and their equipment was relatively good.
On the other hand, the other group of twenty people appeared to be very scattered. Although their physiques were very strong, they had all sorts of weapons, and there wasn't even a single piece of armor. It looked like a messy mercenary group.
"There are really … a lot of people!"
Wu Ming looked around and saw many familiar faces.
"Hey, William!"
A young man with brown hair walked over. He was wearing thick linen clothes. In his right hand was a round shield and in his left hand was a short axe. The two blades were sharp and emitted a cold light.
"Joey!"
Wu Ming recognized him. He was Ava's brother who often looked at him enviously when he practiced his swordsmanship. He had to say that the two of them looked really similar.
"Thank you for taking care of my brother …"
Joey first said a few polite words and then looked around: "There are so many people …"
"Yes … Even Uncle Andrew is here!"
Wu Ming looked at the middle-aged man next to him who was missing an ear and had a slanted scar on his face. He was speechless.
It was said that Andrew used to be a guard of the City Lord's Mansion. He was heavily injured in a battle with the Barbarians and was bedridden for an entire month. He even lost an ear. This series of setbacks, coupled with his old age, caused him to retire. At this time, he should be in his forties.
A warrior was a profession for youth. At his age, whether it was explosive power or energy, he was far inferior to a young man. He was not suitable to go to the battlefield.
But now, he had no choice but to come out and fight.
"Damn Fedor!"
Joey cursed. Obviously, he and Andrew were not willing to go to the wilderness to fight with the barbarian cannibals.
But to make a living, they had to do so.
Ten copper coins a day was nothing. The most important thing was to participate in the distribution of the spoils of war. If they could seize the opportunity, they could make a lot of money.
"Have you heard?"
At this moment, Joey quietly approached Wu Ming and whispered in his ear: "The reason why Lord Baron decided to send out troops is because he received information that they found a gathering place of the barbarians."
The barbarians were not all cannibals.
The gathering place that Joey was talking about was obviously a group of farmers and slaves who avoided taxes and slavery. They had skills, knew how to farm, and understood the common language, but they avoided their sacred responsibilities. According to the laws of the continent, no matter who caught them, they could be sold as slaves.
In the market, a slave in the prime of his life without disability or disease would usually be sold for one to two Gold Delong.
If he was good at farming, the price could be increased by one Gold Delong. If he had skills, he would become a high-level slave, and his treatment would not be any worse than the average farmer.
Although the spoils of war were distributed according to merit, if one was lucky enough, it was possible to obtain more than five Gold Delong.
"Neigh!"
At this moment, a few horses appeared in front of the town.
"Everyone's here. Very good!"
Knight Takur only wore light inner armour, and the rest of his armour was carried on another horse. There were a few Knight Squires following behind him.
The equipment of these squires was better than that of the soldiers. In fact, the more experienced ones among them had almost reached the threshold of being knighted.
Unfortunately, the restrictions of merit and fiefs had firmly nailed them to the profession of squire.
If there had not been a war, most Knight Squires would never have the chance to be promoted. However, due to Viscount Garcia's victory this time, he had made a batch of knights, attracting the loyalty of many wandering Knight Squires.
"It's not easy to be a Knight Squire in this era …"
Wu Ming paid attention to the two Knight Squires behind Takur, but did not find any traces of extraordinary power. He could not help but shake his head.
As a Knight Squire, not only did they have to learn combat skills and horsemanship, they also had to learn how to take care of horses, and even learn some simple blacksmithing skills to repair armor in the wild.
However, Wu Ming did not sense any extraordinary power from these two.
"Could it be because they haven't gone through the knighting ceremony? The prayers and holy oil of Howl Castle …"
He immediately thought of the key point. "The church?!"
In William's memory, the church was the church, and there was no distinction between light and darkness. Even in this town, there was not a single decent church. It was obvious that the church here was very restricted, but they still had some amazing secret techniques. It was just that he did not know what agreement they had with the nobles.
"Silence! Line up! "
The two Knight Squires shouted loudly, and soon the professional soldiers lined up according to their usual training.
In comparison, Wu Ming's group of 20 or so militia, or mercenaries, seemed rather amateurish.
Seeing this, Takur frowned in dissatisfaction. He immediately pointed his horsewhip at Wu Ming. "William! You will be the temporary captain of this militia! Take care of them for me! I'll give you time for breakfast. Set off as soon as possible! "
Evidently, this was the result of Lorian's recommendation, and the good impression he had left from the previous interview.
"What? Let William? "
Evidently, even though Wu Ming had changed in the past few months, his previous image was still very conspicuous. The crowd immediately burst into an uproar.
Joey was the only one who made an encouraging gesture.
As for the two Knight Squires, they gave him a teasing look and immediately went to the side to eat with the Lord Knight.
"Cough cough!"
Wu Ming looked at the different expressions of the members in front of him and said loudly, "I am William! It doesn't matter if you know me or not. The most important thing is that when we set off, you must obey my orders! "
"Haha!"
The crowd immediately roared with laughter. "Little fellow, you should obediently go home and drink your milk!"
An enigmatic voice was heard.
Wu Ming narrowed his eyes and moved like the wind.
Pa!
He fiercely charged into the crowd, and with a flick of his sword, he ruthlessly hit the face of the person who had just spoken.
The unlucky fellow screamed and fell to the ground, spitting out a mouthful of bloody teeth.
"Now, let me tell you the reason why I can be the captain! Because I am stronger than any of you!!! "
Wu Ming looked around, walked to the center of the field, and unsheathed his sword. "Now, I'll give you a chance. Anyone who thinks that they are stronger than me, come up and defeat me! I'll give you the captain's position! "
"I'll obey you, boss!"
Joey loudly cheered for Wu Ming and walked behind Wu Ming.
The second candidate was somewhat unexpected. It turned out to be Andrew!
He silently raised his sword and walked behind Wu Ming, using his actions to show his support.
After all, although he was old, his eyesight was still there. The speed and strength that Wu Ming had shown just now were already at the level of an elite soldier, not even lower than a Knight Squire.
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