TOV7
According to the [Lord's law] of the Glorious Empire, nobles who lose their fiefdom will be deprived of their titles.
But there is also a way to restore the original title.
That is to regain the fief with your own strength.
Otherwise, even if the fief is regained, it will be rewarded to the new nobles who made meritorious service during the war, instead of returning it to the old lord.
Such a rule of survival of the fittest also guarantees the healthy function of the imperial aristocratic system and prevents the emergence of the aristocratic scum that can only rely on the shadow of ancestors to eat and wait to die.
The real Kahn Sudor chose to go to Fallen Eagle City to find the Earl of Uman after his home was broken, instead of looking for the Duke of St. Hilde's family.
If you go to the Duke of St. Hilde, even if the Duke sends troops to recover Ice Rock City, it will not be returned to the Sudor family.
Finding his uncle, Earl Uman, is different. Although Earl Uman will not help Kahn without asking for anything in return, he will definitely take care of his relationship with the Sudor family.
At least, Ice Rock City should return to the hands of the Sudor family.
But now, the real Kahn didn't know if he was discussing with his uncle, but Colin's fake knight Kahn already had a sponsor.
"Mr. Oliver, thank you very much for your kindness. However, the formation of an army that can attack a city is not the same as the recruitment of a mercenary group that escorts a caravan. The cost of the two is not a concept at all."
"Of course I understand." Oliver chuckled, his eyes gleaming with a strange light, "My father used to be a quartermaster, but he was...removed because of some mistakes, but for the cost of a real army, I also have a little understanding."
"Oh?" Colin finally looked at the fat businessman beside him.
If it was said that Oliver was a crazy speculator who didn't know the heights in Colin's mind before, then now he has turned into a crazy speculator with boldness.
Although he knew that he was a counterfeit, Colin was still interested, and wanted to explore the bottom of this surprising businessman:
"So, how many gold coins can Mr. Oliver sponsor?"
"Hey, this. Of course, I don't have so much money to help you build an army. In fact, our Chamber of Commerce intends to support you."
"Chamber of Commerce?"
"Yes. Please allow me to re-introduce myself. I am one of the supervisors of the Tulip Chamber of Commerce.
If knight Kahn is willing to accept sponsorship from the Chamber of Commerce, I can apply to the President.
After that, the Chamber of Commerce will comprehensively consider your strength and the cost of regaining Ice Rock City to determine the scale of the sponsorship, and of course, the return after the event is completed. "
"Tulip Chamber of Commerce?" Colin suddenly felt that the name of this Chamber of Commerce was a bit familiar. After searching for a while in his memory, he asked, "Ice Lake Town two years ago?"
"That's right!" Oliver straightened his chest and nodded proudly. "Two years ago, Baron Billy was sponsored by the Tulip Chamber of Commerce to organize the army and retake Ice Lake Town."
The status of merchants in this world is not high, after all, no amount of money can buy a title.
But obviously, some sharp and bold businessmen have begun to try to expand their influence with gold coins in their hands.
The Tulip Chamber of Commerce seems to be one of the best.
"So, what kind of return did Baron Billy give to your Chamber of Commerce?"
"Sorry, knight Kahn, this is a trade secret, please forgive me for not being able to disclose it to you."
"Okay." Colin touched his chin and changed his question. "So, what do you want from me?"
"Hey, the specific conditions, you can talk more about it when you see our president," Oliver replied drippingly.
"I need to think about it."
"Of course, you think about it and come to me anytime." Oliver squinted his eyes and added grinningly. "However, I can assure you that neither the Duke of St. Hilde nor the Earl of Uman will be able to provide more favorable terms than our Tulip Chamber of Commerce."
"But the help you provide cannot be compared with the Duke or the Earl."
"Of course, but our appetite is much smaller."
Colin nodded, suddenly felt that this Tulip Chamber of Commerce was very interesting.
Although he is a counterfeit and does not need sponsorship from the other party, he still asked: "Does your Chamber of Commerce have a station in Fallen Eagle City?"
"Of course there is. It's right next to the slave market on the west side of Fallen Eagle City. Welcome you at any time!"
Colin secretly wrote down this location for future needs.
Afterwards, he changed the subject and began to chatter with Oliver.
This Oliver has been doing business in foreign places all year round, and he is very knowledgeable. Coupled with deliberateness to please Colin, the two immediately had a hot conversation, and they had a posture of seeing each other late.
Unknowingly, the night darkened and the camp gradually became quiet. Most of the mercenaries had already started resting.
Oliver tried his best to invite Colin to rest in his tent. Colin stepped a bit aside. Seeing that the other party's tent was indeed luxuriously arranged, he nodded and agreed.
But when everyone was asleep, Colin was suddenly awakened by a faint sound.
He immediately got up, and after listening for a while, he suddenly shook Oliver next to him: "Wake up, wake up! Someone is approaching our camp!"
Oliver was also quite alert and quickly got up, but after listening carefully for a while, he was puzzled: "Really? Why can't I hear anything?"
"Listen carefully," Colin confidently said.
He found that his hearing was greatly enhanced at night, and even a little movement from a kilometer away could not escape his ears.
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"
Sure enough, the mercenaries in charge of the night watch also discovered the enemy and immediately yelled.
"Calm down, don't panic! Light a torch, look for a companion, and don't leave the camp!" Saru, the head of the Firefox Mercenary Group's rugged voice immediately sounded, and the chaotic camp was immediately stabilized.
"I'll go out and have a look." Oliver was worried about the safety of his cargo and ran out of the tent after hesitating for a while.
Colin also followed out and then saw that the enemy who had rushed into the camp had already started fighting with the people of the Firefox Mercenary Corps.
He didn't join the battle group, after all, Oliver didn't pay him a commission, so he didn't have to give his life to this fat man.
However, after watching it for a while, Colin was relieved.
The attackers should be a group of thieves, the strength is very weak, there is not even an advanced fighter.
The number is not large, probably 70 or 80 people, I really don't know where their courage is that they dared to attack the Firefox Mercenary Corps camp with hundreds of people.
After a little panic in the early stage, the Firefox Mercenary Group quickly stabilized their position and steadily defeated the thieves.
In less than half an hour, after dropping more than 30 bodies, this band of thieves finally collapsed and fled in a hurry.
"Don't chase, don't chase!" Saru yelled calmly, to prevent his people from chasing into the deep forest.
After the thieves ran away, Saru began to arrange manpower to clean up the battlefield.
Oliver also hurried to inspect his goods and count the losses.
Colin quietly walked to a remote and dark corner, crouched in front of a thief's body, and took out a dagger and a kettle.
"Slice!"
"Gooooooo..."
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