How to Live as a Wandering Knight
Chapter 112.1: ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐๐จ๐ ๐ฌ ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ ๐จ๐จ๐ (4)The highest achievement for mercenaries was to receive a fiefdom and become nobility.
Most mercenaries never reached this point, dying of old age or in battle. Even receiving a small town was considered a significant success.
Nobles who owned fiefdoms preferred to employ mercenaries with silver and gold, rather than giving away land.
However, the situation was a bit different with the order.
The order had the power to grant fiefdoms to mercenaries. This was more feasible because they were not giving away their own lands.
The order had the power to strip other nobles of their fiefdoms and โlegitimatelyโ give mercenaries the justification and rights to take over those lands!
The order had done similar things several times before. They would call mercenaries to support an attack on the orderโs enemies and then settle them on that land.
It was natural to feel envious seeing those who were once mercenaries sitting arrogantly dressed as nobles.
โ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ.
โ๐๐ก๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐งโ๐ญ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ฌ. ๐๐ง๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ง ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง๐ฏ๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ . . .โ๐๐จ. ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ง๐จ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐ก ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ. ๐๐ก๐๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐๐ค ๐ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ง๐จ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ. ๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญโ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐, ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐?
โ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐งโ๐ญ ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ ๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ?
โIt seems they donโt know the exact purpose.โ
Johan muttered. This summoning was not about subduing one or two minor noble families. It was about fighting against all the Emperorโs nobles in the southern peninsula.
The mercenaries were thinking of titles like lord or baron, but considering the scale of this mission, it wouldnโt be surprising if a count title was offered.
โEh, what? Is there some other purpose?โ
โIโll tell you if itโs confirmed. Itโs just a guess for now.โ
Achladda showed no dissatisfaction at Johanโs words.
The ruler of the steppe had to be cunning and know how to hide their intentions. Even if Johan was being vague, it was just another sign of his qualifications.
โSo, Achladda, how did you deal with such discontented people?โ
โHow did I deal with them? Ignored the insignificant ones and crushed those who got arrogant in front of me.โ
โI should do the same then. Iโll keep that in mind.โ
โOh. Are you leaving now?โ
โNo.โ
โAh. . .โ
At Achladdaโs reaction, Johan smiled and said,
โCanโt act now. Just wait a little longer.โ
Johan understood the mercenariesโ reactions. They were still unaware of the exact details of the mission.
Eventually, it was likely that Johan would lead them south.
Such people couldnโt be subdued by immediate violence.
Waiting would naturally create justification and opportunity.
At Johanโs words, Achladda bowed his head.
Johan must surely have something in mind. Having trusted him once, Achladda simply followed.
๐ธ๐ธ๐ธ๐ธ๐ธ๐ธ
๐แดก๐๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ค๐ง๐ฆ๐๐ด.๐ ศฏฬ๐ฎ
Many people were surprised, but Gurelic, despite his fierce appearance, was a quick-witted and agile person.
Thatโs why he was the first to make a decision this time as well.
โ๐๐ฆ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ค๐ญ๐ฐ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐บ ๐ฆ๐ด๐ค๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ช๐ด๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฑ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ต ๐๐บ๐ณ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ญ ๐ค๐ข๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ญ๐บ ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ.โ
After resting, his mind was clearer and more agile.
No matter how he looks at it, Johan seems likely to hold a different and significant position in this gathering.
โ๐๐ด๐ฏโ๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ง๐ช๐ต๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ต๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ? ๐๐ฆโ๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฌ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ-๐ถ๐ฑ๐ด ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ค๐ช๐ข๐ต๐ฆ.โ
Other mercenary captains seemed not to expect that Johan would take on the role of a commander.
Though Johan had gained fame for monster hunting, he was still too young and inexperienced. The mercenary captains present here usually had at least a decade, if not more, of experience in the battlefield.
Thatโs why they were even more confident. They thought it was absolutely impossible for that young knight to take on the role of a commander in the expedition.
But Gurelic had seen Johan himself.
He had seen Johan leading nearly a thousand soldiers southward without a hint of hesitation, and being the first to climb the high walls of Umdim and slaughter the enemies.
If someone were to ask Gurelic, โ๐๐ฐ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐๐ช๐ณ ๐๐ฐ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ถ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ด๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ด?โ Gurelic would honestly have to answer โ๐ ๐ฆ๐ด.โ
What if the order had made a similar assessment?
โ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆโ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ญ๐บ ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฅ๐ฐ.โ
โSir Johan!โ
โ?โ
Johan, who was teaching Euclyia how to play Go, turned his head at the sound from outside. Euclyia sneakily hid a Go piece.
โAnyway, I remember it all. Whatโs the matter, sir?โ
โI came to join you in this endeavor! Please accept my sword!โ
โ. . .Oh?โ
Johan looked at Gurelic as if he were a curiosity. He had expected one of the mercenary captains to pick a fight first, not come to swear allegiance.
โReally? For what reason?โ
โFrom what I see, you are bound to take on an important role in this gathering. Rather than competing fruitlessly, I want to follow your lead and earn a greater reward.โ
Euclyia muttered something in the Eastern tongue beside him, roughly praising Gurelicโs wisdom.
โDid you see that much value in it?โ
โYouโve already shown your worth in the city of Umdim.โ
โAt that time, it was you and your men who excelled. . . Anyway, good! Iโll accept.โ
Johan cheerfully agreed. It was convenient for the mercenaries to kneel and come on their own, especially someone experienced like Gurelic.
โWonโt the other mercenary captains be angry if they find out?โ
โActually, Iโm already on my way here, skipping the gathering. Let them be as angry as they want. Hmph. Do you think I care about such things?โ
Having already chosen his side, Gurelic did not hesitate. And one couldnโt afford to worry about relations between mercenary groups in this line of work.
The most important thing was his own benefit, wasnโt it?
๐ธ๐ธ๐ธ๐ธ๐ธ๐ธ
๐แดก๐๐๐ฌ๐ต๐๐ณ๐ฤฬ๐ฌ.ฤฬ๐ฐแน
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