"First, credibility. It's okay to be mediocre, but credibility has to be good."
After thinking for a while, Adil looked at Master Karu and said, "Also, I'm going to the Ancient Armor City in the north. I need you to find me a few guides who are familiar with the area. Is that a problem?"
"No problem, there are many people who fit these requirements." Master Karu nodded and continued to ask, "Other than good credibility, do you have any requirements in terms of numbers?"
"I need about 50 guards and about 3 guides. In exchange for hiring these people, I am willing to pay them 1 gold coin every month. How about that? "
"That's a fair price." Master Karu nodded and said after hearing Adil's words.
"But let me remind you that although the Ancient Armor City is a big city, it is very backward. There are barbarians and orcs everywhere in the wilderness. You can't know when a war will break out. It's not a good place to buy property."
Master Karu looked at Adil and couldn't help but remind him.
"It's okay, I have some connections there. It should be fine."
In response to this reminder, Adil smiled and slowly explained.
Master Karu stopped talking and said, "Alright, if you don't mind, you can come back tomorrow afternoon. I need some time to inform the mercenaries."
"Alright." Adil nodded, then took out two gold coins from his pocket. "This is your referral fee. If I'm satisfied with the person you find tomorrow, I don't mind giving you more."
"Haha, thank you!" Master Karu's eyes lit up as he took the gold coins. "With this, I can buy more ores!"
After doing this, Adil turned around and left.
The next day.
At noon, when Adil arrived at the weapon shop, he saw that there were already many people standing outside.
These people were all wearing different clothes. Some were wearing damaged leather armor, some were wearing leather, and some were only wearing dirty hunting clothes. They looked a little miserable.
Even so, these people had good physiques and looked strong.
"These are the guards you found for me?"
Walking into the weapon shop and looking at the people standing outside, Adil frowned and said, "Isn't their equipment a little too bad?"
"Haha! Don't be fooled by their poor equipment. Their strength is not necessarily weak." Standing in place, Karu pointed at the people standing outside and said, "These people are basically retired veterans. They have fought against the orcs before. Each of them is very strong."
"Moreover, I've specially selected these people for you. Their credibility is not bad, so you can rest assured when using them."
Hearing this, Adil nodded.
"Let them send a few representatives in," he said as he looked at the people standing outside.
In response, Karu nodded and walked out with large strides.
Not long after, he walked in again, followed by three people.
There was a tall, golden-haired man, a ruddy middle-aged man, and an ordinary-looking middle-aged man dressed in thick leather armor.
As soon as the three of them walked in, they exuded a veteran aura that was different from ordinary people. Adil couldn't help but nod inwardly.
"What are your names?" He couldn't help but ask.
"My name is Gru." The golden-haired man was the first to speak. His eyes looked very bright.
"Lord, you can call me Axe." The ruddy middle-aged man hammered his chest and said with a loud and clear voice.
"Elder." The last person spoke. He seemed to be a bit taciturn.
Hearing their words, Adil stood in place and casually looked at them.
Name: Gru. Strength: 1.4. Agility: 1.2. Physique: 1.4.
Name: Axe. Strength: 1.3. Agility: 1.3. Physique: 1.5.
The data of the two people quickly flashed in front of Ye Ci's eyes.
Looking at the data, Adil nodded inwardly and looked at the last person.
Name: Elder. Strength: 1.8. Agility: 1.7. Physique: 2.
"Eh …" Looking at the data, Adil couldn't help but look at the quiet Elder, "You are a knight apprentice?"
Hearing Adil's words, Elder went into a daze and subconsciously opened his mouth, "How did you know …"
After saying this, he came back to his senses. Looking at the gazes that the surrounding people were looking at him with, he couldn't help but shut his mouth and returned back to his quiet appearance.
Looking at him like this, Adil seemed to have thought of something. Then, he smiled and said, "Very good."
"I will accept the three of you," Ye Ci said with a smile. Then, he pointed to the three of them, "The three of you are the representatives, so you will be the team leaders. You will get 5 gold coins every month, is there a problem with that?"
Hearing what Ye Ci said, the three of them went into a daze for a moment. Then, they hurriedly nodded their heads.
The three of them were the representatives that were selected from the mercenaries outside. They had a certain amount of prestige within the mercenaries, so becoming a team leader wasn't a problem for them.
The income of 5 gold coins was also something that they couldn't refuse. Normally, even if they took on this kind of escort mission, their monthly income wouldn't even be 1 gold coin. An income of 5 gold coins was enough for their whole family to live for a year.
Looking at the three's reaction, Adil nodded and pointed to Elder who was standing beside him, "You will be the team leader of this escort team. You will get 10 gold coins every month."
Right away, Elder's eyes were filled with joy. It seemed like he was very satisfied with the income.
Looking at the joy in Elder's eyes, Adil was a little speechless.
Which normal knight apprentice didn't come from a noble family? Even if their family had fallen, they wouldn't be this happy just because of a mere 10 gold coins.
"Seems like he is a commoner who somehow learned the knight breathing technique."
Looking at Elder's reaction, Adil shook his head and thought.
After choosing the guards, Kieran could choose the guide much more freely.
Among the 7 to 8 candidates, Adil randomly chose 3 who looked more mature and experienced to be his guide this time.
After a few days, the convoy started to move out.
Silent, Adil sat in the carriage. Elder and the other two led a group of guards around the convoy, moving forward in Silence.
Now, however, the three of them had changed their equipment. Not only were they riding horses, but they were also wearing brand new leather armor.
These were the equipment that Adil had prepared for them. Although he didn't care about the group's combat power, he still gave the three team leaders new equipment to make the convoy look better.
Of course, these equipment were only temporarily lent to them. Although Adil didn't lack gold coins, wizards believed in equal exchange, and it wasn't good to give away something for no reason.
Of course, if they performed well during this period of time, he wouldn't mind giving them the equipment.
The convoy moved forward slowly.
The Kingdom of Komodo wasn't exactly peaceful. Other than the areas around the city, the rest of the kingdom was often filled with all kinds of thieves and robbers. Occasionally, some orcs would even come out to take advantage of them.
Along the way, Adil's group met many of them. Most of them weren't strong, and they were easily beaten off by Elder and the other two.
After a period of understanding, Adil had more or less figured out the origins of Elder and the other two.
Gru and Axe were both veterans. Because their families were poor, they joined the army as soon as they came of age and fought against the orcs. In the end, they retired to farm and become mercenaries for a living.
As for Elder, just as Adil thought, he wasn't a noble. He was just the child of an ordinary farmer. When he was young, he unintentionally saved a heavily injured noble. In return, the noble taught him the basic knight breathing technique. In the end, he joined the army and became a mercenary after he retired.
The three of them belonged to the kind of people who were honest and had families. They were the type that were easy to control.
… …
A month later, a long convoy was moving along the wide road.
In front of the convoy, the shadow of a city could be seen. It seemed like it wasn't far away.
"Lord Adil, in a few hours, we will arrive at the Ancient Armor City!"
Silence sat in the carriage. Adil heard Elder's calm voice.
Silent, Ye Futian put down the book in his hand and said, "Stop the convoy first."
"Elder, Gru, Axe, you three come in."
As the order was given, the convoy began to slow down. Then, three tall figures walked in.
"Lord, is there anything I can help you with?"
Looking at Adil, Elder was the first among the three to speak.
"We will arrive at the Ancient Armor City soon. At that time, our employment will be over."
Looking at the three, Adil smiled and said, "I plan to settle some businesses here and need some manpower. Are you willing to come?"
"In exchange, I can settle your families and give you some land and positions. It's much better than being mercenaries."
"This …" Hearing Adil's words, the three of them couldn't help but look at each other, and from each other's eyes, they could see the hesitation and desire in each other's eyes.
The life of a mercenary sounded exciting. But only those who had experienced it would know how difficult it was. Not only was it hard, dangerous, and unstable, the income was low. It wasn't as rich as others imagined. You could die at any time and your corpse would be eaten by wild beasts.
They could feel Adil's personality after spending time with him. He didn't have the bad habits that some nobles had. Instead, he was easy to get along with and treated them well.
If it wasn't for the fact that the Ancient Armor City was located at the border and there were many orcs around, they wouldn't have hesitated and would have agreed right away.
But after hesitating for a while, they still nodded and agreed.
"Very good." Seeing that they nodded, Adil smiled and said, "As your reward for being loyal to me, your weapons, equipment, and the horses you used during this period of time belong to you from now on."
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