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This group of people was the Blood Axe Mercenary Team that went on a mission with Laing and Teresa in Nord.
Boris was a very common name in the Empire. From the nobles to the commoners, there were many people named Boris. For example, there were a few typical names in the Empire such as "Muller", "Thomas", "Miller", and "Klaus". If these names were called once in a village, there would be dozens of people who would respond.
Boris was also such a name. In history, there were emperors named Boris in the Empire. It was very common for the leader of the Blood Axe Mercenary Team to have the same name as the White Wolf Elector, Boris Todbringer.
Laing saw this and started chatting with Boris. As time passed, the Blood Axe Mercenary Team knew that Laing's position was different from before. They were very respectful when talking to him and didn't even dare to look at him directly.
The Blood Axe Mercenary Team's situation wasn't very good.
After a series of events six years ago, the Blood Axe Mercenary Team suffered heavy losses. Originally, there were dozens of people in the team, but now there were only a dozen left. Moreover, they were tricked by the Great Alchemist Galt and were in a desperate situation.
In the end, Emilia "sold herself" to Laing and helped them get through the crisis.
After that, the Blood Axe Mercenary Team worked for Galt twice and earned some money. Their leader, Boris, who had recovered from his injuries in Winter City, also sold the headquarters in Winter City and chose to come to the south of the Empire. In Boris' eyes, there were more opportunities and the residents were richer. Perhaps the Blood Axe Mercenary Team, who had lost a lot of blood, could have some opportunities.
After spending two to three years, Boris and Werther rebuilt the Blood Axe Mercenary Team and recovered to the size of about 40 people. Relying on their relationship with the Royal Empire Sorcerer Academy, this mercenary team was now mainly active in the Rick Region of the Empire and relied on missions to make a living.
The southern part of the Empire was rich and densely populated, so both the residents and the nobles liked to use mercenaries or find the Church to solve the security problems outside the city. Initially, the Blood Axe Mercenary Team relied on their relationship with Galt to accept a few missions and earn some money. However, as Galt's power increased rapidly, he didn't care about Boris and his group anymore. The Blood Axe Mercenary Team evolved into accepting mercenaries from the nobles of the Ricks Territory to attack bandits and small Orc tribes.
"Laing knows these mercenaries?" Emperor Karl-franz asked Suria.
"Yes, Laing set off from the Nords Kingdom six years ago to pursue the Fallen Hunter, Belter. He was working together with the Gallan Witch, Miss Teresa. At that time, Miss Teresa hired the Blood Axe Mercenary Team," the female Knight explained politely.
Recently, an Expedition Knight called Kalad came to the Rick Region. This Expedition Knight recited the name of the Lake God and started his Holy Grail Expedition from the Rick Region. He was dressed in bright clothes and rode a horse. He held the divine sword, "Durandale", that was blessed by the Lake God. He rode the pure-blooded Elf warhorse, "Gallipa", and asked the residents of the Rick Region where there was evil.
In a month, Kalad killed two Cyclops, five Trolls, an Orc Orc King, an Orc Battle Gang, a Dark Night Goblin Shaman, a Zombie Dragon in the Gray Mountains, a Mad Whisper Beast, and a Four-Armed Bull Demon in the Rickwald Forest. Then this Expedition Knight took a big bag of gold coins and headed south. Only his legend was left in the Rick Region.
"Lord Kalad is a close friend of Laing and me. After attending our wedding, he started his Holy Grail Expedition," Suria said politely. She smiled at the Emperor and said, "I'm happy to hear about him. He has always been a loyal follower of the Lady."
"Lord Kalad is a brave and determined person. After hearing about his deeds, I wanted to meet him, but Lord Kalad rejected me. He headed southwest." Karl-franz was regretful.
The individual bravery of the Brittany Knights was too strong. Laing and Kalad were like that. The Holy Grail Knights could solve problems in small battles. Even in large battles, without their leadership, the combat power of the Knights would be two different levels.
It was common knowledge that the charging power of a group of knights depended on the first knight who led the charge. As long as the first knight in the lance formation was strong enough, the knights behind him would naturally dare to charge together with him.
(Eight said, charge!)
There weren't many powerful Knights in the Empire. Emperor Karl-franz could feel it when he led the charge. That was why the Knights of the Empire weren't as strong as the Knights of the Brittany.
After chatting with Boris for a while, Laing asked, "Commander Boris, are you going to accept missions? Isn't the Winter Veil Festival coming soon? "
"Sigh, speaking of which, it's really bad luck. Lord Laing, I won't hide it from you. The mercenary group is in a bit of trouble now." The mercenary leader sighed. "Recently, an Expedition Knight named Kalad came to Rick Hill. He took a lot of missions and is unbelievably strong. Many of the mercenaries' jobs were done by him. Our funds are tight, so we decided to do another mission before the Winter Veil Festival. In the end, we met these profiteers who kept lowering the price."
After hearing this, Ryan chuckled to himself. The Expeditionary Knights were indeed very good at disrupting the order of the market. This was because the Expeditionary Knights were extremely powerful. They accepted all kinds of bounties and notices not to make money, but to ensure that they could cover their living expenses during the Holy Grail Expedition.
To put it bluntly, even if the Expedition Knights could eat, how much money did it cost to maintain their equipment?
It was the mercenaries who suffered. After Kalad went around Rick Hill and left, the mercenaries suffered. The nobles and merchants took the opportunity to lower the price crazily. There were fewer missions available on the market, and the buyer's market became the seller's market. The Blood Axe Mercenaries were forced to accept missions. According to the mercenary leader, they would not be able to celebrate the Winter Veil Festival.
It's a bit sad, Laing thought. He thought that the Blood Axe Mercenaries were suffering from the consequences of being tricked by Teresa. He wanted to help them as much as he could, but he remembered that this was the Empire and not Brittany. He could only shake his head with a bitter smile. "I have something to do, so I'll leave first. See you again if fate wills it."
"It's okay, Lord Laing. Go about your business." Of course, Commander Boris noticed the Rick Guards and the Emperor of the Empire behind him. He quickly nodded and said, "It's okay."
Coming out of the Mercenary Guild, Emperor Karl-franz said with great interest, "You know those mercenaries? In Rick Hill, there may be a thousand mercenaries like them. You just came to Rick Hill, and you just happened to meet them. You're really blessed by the goddess of luck."
"No, in fact, this mercenary group was very unlucky to meet me and Teresa." Laing shook his head. "When we were chasing the Fallen Hunters, my friend Teresa hired them. In the end, they brought a terrible disaster to them. The whole mercenary group was left with only a dozen people."
"Sometimes, luck is a disaster. If you force yourself to do something you can't bear, the precious opportunity may be the sign of destruction." Emperor Karl-franz paused and looked at the gloomy sky.
"…" Laing and Suria both felt that the Emperor was implying something.
"Tell me, Laing. From a human's point of view, is the arrival of Lord Tegris a precious opportunity for the Empire, or a terrible disaster?"
"This …"
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