Medieval White Elf Story

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Heading west from Vilna, crossing the plains of Bas-Arles, you enter the Sorel department of the Principality.Except for a small plain on the west side near Bas-Arles, the entire province is basically covered by hills of various sizes. The Sorel Mountains in the east are the natural national boundary between Estilia and Norique. , dividing the Duchy of Werner from the Duchy of Langley.

Since 220 years ago, the then Duke of Werner took over this place through marriage, it has become the principality's front line against the Principality of Langley and the Northern Principality of Zeon. In order to preserve this rare land that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, Guang Several battles involving tens of thousands of people were fought, and two dukes were killed.

The soil and water support the people. More than 200 years of melee have made this land breed a group of guys who are not afraid of death. When the warriors of the three principalities talk about the villagers of Sorel, they all talk about it. The land here can be... Many brave warriors from various countries who were armed to the teeth were buried.

It can be said that the history of the Sorel region in the past 200 years is a history of blood and tears of the warriors of the Three Kingdoms. Even though their land is barren, they are rich in mercenaries, and they have no fear in the face of well-trained and well-equipped warriors.As more and more wars broke out between the nobles to compete for land and population, more mercenaries were needed to help them win. The numerous and cheap Sorel mercenaries became the most powerful force in the entire region after wool. The second largest specialty export product, they are active on battlefields of various sizes across the continent, and have won praise from many employers. It is no exaggeration to say that they are the business card of the region.

Therefore, when Flynn asked where the mercenaries were of the best quality, Larezor immediately recommended Sorel's mercenaries.

However, because the Sorel area is currently in the hands of Duke Zeon, Flynn's recruitment here obviously exceeds the scope of the duchess's authorization, and there is the possibility of offending Duke Zeon, which made Larezor hesitate for a while.

Flynn doesn't think so. Since the territory already belongs to Old Tibes, then recruiting mercenaries by himself can be regarded as taking advantage of the enemy in disguise. It not only weakens the available manpower of the Principality of Zeon, but also strengthens itself. Why bother? He didn't, so he insisted on his own opinion, which eventually forced Larezor to give up his insistence and led Flynn to the Sorel area.

As soon as he set foot on this land, Flynn was surprised by the dilapidated villages and the emaciated people in front of him. How can such a poor land produce excellent mercenaries? Is it true that the old saying goes, poor mountains and poor waters breed unruly people?

Larezor, who didn't realize that his credibility had been questioned, still played the role of guide confidently. He took Flynn with ease and carefully avoided the checkpoints of the Principality of Zeon, and arrived at Dan, a small town in the west of Sorel, via a small road. Dorey.

After paying the entrance fee of a few silver coins, the group of people entered the city in a swaggering manner under the vigilant eyes of the guards.

After finding a tavern to settle down for a while, Flynn began to inquire about the situation of local mercenaries.

"An ordinary mercenary needs twenty silver coins per month. If you need to bring your own equipment, it will cost thirty silver coins. If you want one with battlefield experience, it may cost four to fifty." Larezor Talking about the price proves that you are indeed not an amateur.

"Fifty silver coins can recruit people to sell their lives." Flynn found it inconceivable that human life was so cheap.

"Of course not." Larezor corrected, "They can still get 25% of the loot after winning the battle, but if you just need to defend the territory, this cost can be saved, but if you hire them for more than six months, they will still get [-]% of the loot." The one-time settlement fee costs about [-] silver coins."

Larezor then added, "The rebels in the south are approaching. There is a war here. Mercenaries are in high demand, and the price may rise."

Flynn did some calculations and found that it was more than enough to recruit [-] troops, but this idea was quickly rejected by Larezor.

In addition to paying the cost of hiring mercenaries, employers also need food. Generally speaking, employers will allow mercenaries to raise food and grass on their own to save this part of the cost. In view of Flynn saying that he will fight defensive wars in his own territory, Larezor He felt that Flynn had better not save this money, otherwise the mercenaries would plunder the territory on their own and the losses would be much higher than this expense.

Flynn naturally had no idea of ​​saving this money, but he still thanked Larezor for the reminder.After the additional burden of food, Flynn realized that his idea of ​​employing 1 people was indeed unrealistic.

So this number was temporarily revised to 5000, including 5 infantry and [-] archers.This number is still too much in Larrezor's opinion. He has repeatedly persuaded Flynn that he does not need so many manpower to defend Bain Land. [-] people are enough to withstand an attack of [-] people. It is possible that Flynn just wasted a lot of money. Let most people have nothing to do.

But Flynn had other plans, so in addition to thanking Larezor for his kind reminder, he did not intend to reduce the number of people, and at the same time began to ask how to recruit people.

Larezor said that if he only recruits 1000 people according to his advice, he only needs to find the local lord's steward to arrange it, but 5000 people must get the lord's personal permission. After all, it means that most of the people of suitable age in the entire territory It may not be easy to do so since all the population is employed.

Flynn said that he should do it first, but if he couldn't do it, he would think of other methods. At worst, he would go to another lord to recruit the insufficient parts.

Since Flynn was stubborn, Larezor couldn't continue to persuade him, so after asking the hotel owner about the location of the Lord's Mansion, he took Flynn and prepared gifts to visit.

After taking out a few silver coins as a favor fee, the lord's butler quickly arranged for them to meet the lord himself.

After explaining his purpose, the lord, who was almost fat and almost human-like, extended a generous slap.

"Everyone needs at least forty silver coins per month. If you are willing to pay fifty silver coins, I can let them prepare their own equipment. If they exceed six months, they will have to pay another thirty silver coins."

Although this number was a bit loud, it did not deviate much from Larezol's estimate. Flynn subconsciously wanted to agree, but Larezol opened his mouth.

"For forty silver coins, I can go to Langley and hire two people. The quality is no worse than you Sorel people."

The lord was used to this kind of bargaining tactics, and was not angry at all. He spread his hands to show his casualness, and in a slightly threatening way, he said that in order to prepare for dealing with the rebels in the south, the Duke of Zeon had ordered that no mercenaries be given to outside employers. , except for myself, no one can recruit such a large number of mercenaries as 5000 people at one time.

After some fierce bargaining between the two, the final price was set at 34 silver coins, and they would bring their own weapons and equipment. If the stay lasts for more than six months, they will have to pay an additional 25 silver coins for settling-in fee.

As for the 5000 people Flynn wanted, the lord patted his chest and said there was absolutely no problem.In this poor and rugged land where food is a problem, as long as the payment can be made on time, there are a lot of guys who are willing to work hard, and in order to prevent the Duke from using his vassal obligations to force his free soldiers to cause unnecessary losses, the lord is eager to touch A big patron like Flynn hires away all the territorial citizens who can go to the battlefield at once, thereby reducing expected losses in the future.

As for the threat from the rebels, the lord did not take it seriously. Old Tibes paid close attention to Sorel and would not sit back and let the rebels burn the war here.Even if the rebels did attack, the worst they could do was hire people from other lords. They would all be fellow villagers and neighbors, and hiring people wouldn't cost much at the internal price.Medieval White Elf Story