I am the son of the traveler

Chapter 136 Mercenaries

After searching until evening, the personnel sent by Antigonus found the body of Troipos in an alley full of sewage. He was stabbed with a sharp weapon several times, and the blood that flowed out almost covered the ground below him. Dyeing red, not far from his right hand, there was also a blood-stained Siphus dagger.There were a lot of signs of fighting at the scene, and Helen was nowhere to be seen.

When Antigonus rushed to the scene and watched this scene, he felt that the anger in his chest was almost bursting out. Although he did not get along with Troibos for a long time, and even the relationship between the two was just a simple relationship between king and minister, Troibos When Persia's body was placed in front of him, he still couldn't restrain his anger.

As an outstanding Macedonian nobleman and a member of his guard, Troypos did not die on the battlefield with the enemy, but died in this dirty alley, what an insult to a soldier , It is also a desecration of the dignity of the Macedonian Kingdom!

"Check, find out who did it for me, and I will make him pay the price."

Antigonus's voice came out of his mouth almost word by word. The surrounding guards were also excited. They clenched their fists and vowed to avenge their comrades. Although they hadn't started investigating yet, they had already Having identified the murderer, who else could it be besides that little Hobbes?

And the fact is indeed the case. After simple and rough questioning of the residents around the alley, these frightened residents stated the whole process they witnessed at that time. After a comparison, Antigonus immediately confirmed the murder. The latter is the person of Little Hobbs—although there are his subjective assumptions in it, but there is also a reason for it. In this Cerro city, besides Little Hobbs, is there any force that has a relationship with them, the foreigners who have just arrived? Contradictions?

However, although Antigonus determined that Hobbs Jr. did it, the power he currently possesses in Cerro City is still not enough to challenge the Hobbs family. The messenger he sent to Pella City to mobilize the army is now estimated Still on the way, when the reinforcements arrived, the day lily was cold.

After realizing this, Antigonus looked a little depressed. It doesn't matter that he is the king of Macedonia, but in this foreign land, a strong dragon can't beat a local snake.

After letting the guards take Tropos' body back to the house, Antigonus decided to send someone to inform Gauld about the incident and ask for his opinion.It was impossible for him to wait. Now that Troibus was killed and Helen was kidnapped by the other party, if he didn't move faster, his fiancée, who had not yet married, might have been raped directly.

Although the Greeks didn't care much about this kind of thing, the soul in Antigonus's bones came from the later Celestial Dynasty anyway, and he was more conservative in comparison, which he still couldn't accept.

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After the messenger sent by Antigonus informed Gauld about the incident, the old congressman did not even bother to continue sleeping. He directly changed into a piece of clothing and went to Antigonus's house. He also knew about this. It's no small matter, Antigonus must be stabilized first, so that he will not act impulsively.

When Gould arrived at Antigon's house overnight, to his surprise, Antigon did not appear impatient, but sat calmly on his seat and waited for him to arrive. Seeing Gould coming, he first He signaled him to sit down, and then said: "The person I sent should have told you everything. I am going to raid the Hobbs family's estate. I hope you can cooperate with me."

"What? Assault on the Hobbs family's manor?" Gould was taken aback, and put back the illusion that Antigonus was just calm. He swallowed, and said, "Your Majesty, I still suggest you Calm down first, raiding the Hobbs family's estate is really not a viable strategy."

"I'm very calm, Lord Gould." Antigonus said calmly, "I can't find a better way other than raiding the Hobbs family's estate."

"But you only have these few guards around you. The Hobbs family's manor has at least 300 guards. I'm afraid you won't even be able to get in."

"That's why I need your help, Lord Gould."

"No, I'm afraid I can't help you, Your Majesty." Gould shook his head and refused, "Once my people get involved, our tribe will be considered treason by the parliament. I can't do that."

Gold's answer was expected by Antigon, so he took a step back and said, "Then, I want to know if there is a mercenary market here?"

"The mercenary market? There is no such thing in Cerro City." Gould said, "But there is a mercenary gathering place in Taya Town not far from here. Why do you ask this?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he guessed Antigon's intentions immediately, and said: "Your Majesty, if you want to hire mercenaries, I can set up a line for you, this is the only thing I can do for an ally gone."

"Very well, Your Excellency Gould, I will always remember the friendship of your tribe in my heart." Antico said, a relaxed smile finally appeared on his face.

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Gould's actions were quick, and at noon the next day, a man who claimed to be a mercenary agent came to the door. He introduced himself and the industry he was in to Antigonus, and then said: "Sir, Mr. Gould told me that you need a group of experienced mercenaries, I want to know how many people you need to hire?"

"I need at least 600 mercenaries." Antigonus replied, he had special consideration, and Gould said that there were at least 300 manor guards, so Antigonus hired twice as many mercenaries as the manor guards. As long as the opponent's defenses are lax at night and rush in in one fell swoop, even if there are more than 300 guards in the manor, they will not be able to stop the attackers who have a superior number.

"600 people? This is not a small business." Hearing the number revealed by Antigonus, the mercenary intermediary couldn't help smiling. He took out a yellowed booklet from his arms, and dipped it with his index finger. Drooling turned a few pages, and then said: "Sir, I have two mercenary groups that meet the number requirements. They are the 'Sea Wolf' mercenary group and the 'Crescent Moon' mercenary group."

"The 'Sea Wolf' mercenary group has 624 people, including 251 heavy infantry, 147 spearmen and 226 light infantry; the 'Crescent Moon' mercenary group has 102 heavy infantry, and the remaining 524 are equipped Light infantry equipped with javelins that can participate in melee combat. However, because the 'Crescent Moon' mercenary group is all Thracians from the Ogrell Peninsula, they have a great reputation, so the cost will be a bit higher..."

Before the intermediary finished speaking, Antico interrupted him, saying: "Then hire the 'Crescent Moon' mercenary group, I hope they can be assembled within two days, as for the commission, you don't have to worry, I will pay in full."

(End of this chapter)