How to Live as a Wandering Knight
Chapter 96.1: ๐๐จ๐จ๐ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐๐ง (๐)๐แบฬแด๐แนกฬ๐ฅแด๐ฃ๐ช๐๐ฐ.๐๐ ๐
There were no mercenaries who clung to that place after nearly losing their lives. After all, isnโt the very job of a mercenary about risking oneโs life?
Above all, having seen Johan slaughter the cityโs soldiers, they were not foolish enough to continue challenging him.
Currently, he was treating the mercenaries kindly and respectfully, but who knew if he would take up a sword in anger?
If Johan wanted to save that insane wizard, he could. The mercenaries had no complaints. Any they had melted away at the sight of Johan.
โ๐ ๐ธ๐ข๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ๐ฐ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ข๐ค๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ต๐ช๐ฎ๐ฆ.โ
Johan slightly regretted it. He should have calmed down the excited mercenaries. It was the first time he realized how terrifying uncontrolled magic could be.
Especially the power of Caenerna, who wielded fire, was even more brutal.
โMake sure the mercenaries who have entered do not act recklessly.โ
โYes. Since Iโve threatened them with whippings and the gallows, none will dare to act rashly. But Sir Knight, we still havenโt found the defense captain. . .โAfter invading the city and causing chaos, they succeeded in capturing the magistrate and some members of the royal faction advisory council.
However, the defense captain managed to escape swiftly. They had no choice but to focus on the magistrate first.
The mercenaries were still searching, but there was no news yet.
โIt doesnโt matter. After all, the defense captain is just another mercenary like us.โ
Gurelic wasnโt too worried about missing the defense captain. They might have missed him, but they had captured all the sub-captains. What more could they do with all the actual commanders in custody?
By now, the defense captain would be far south, fleeing with his amassed wealth.
โThereโs no need to be unnecessarily scared, but stay vigilant. Deploy soldiers in each area and set up guards.โ
Johan spoke firmly. It wasnโt just them; the Wilago Mercenary Group had also entered, so the tasks had to be divided.
The problem was, while Johan trusted his own men, he couldnโt trust those from the Wilago Mercenary Group.
There were many experienced veterans, but also many green recruits without proper gear. The most frightening thing was a mistake by oneโs own allies.
Thatโs why he had to speak strongly.
When Johan spoke strongly, it meant his voice was filled with murderous intent and intimidation.
The sub-captains felt their mouths dry with tension. Wiping sweat from their hands, they nodded.โ
๐ธ๐ธ๐ธ๐ธ๐ธ๐ธ
๐แบฬแด๐แนกฬ๐ฅแด๐ฃ๐ช๐๐ฐ.๐๐ ๐
โSir Knight.โ
โ?โ
โI have brought this for you, Sir Knight. Normally, one should take care of such things themselves.โ
Achladda, with a cheerful face, tried to put a golden necklace around Johanโs neck.
Although they did not plunder the city, the properties of the kingdom party, city party members, and magistrates had already been confiscated.
The confiscated properties were amicably shared among those who arrived first. There was a reason why the mercenaries were so delighted.
โThanks for the necklace. . . So, did you properly take care of what I asked?โ
โI did, but Iโm not sure if I saw it correctly.โ
Johan had ordered Achladda to separately collect anything like documents or maps that the magistrate hadโthat is, anything written in black ink on white paper.
Such items could be lost or burned in the chaos.
Satisfied with the collected amount, Johan expressed his gratitude.
โThank you. Youโve worked hard.โ
โDonโt you like this more than the golden necklace?โ
Achladda looked disappointed. It was the most splendid and beautiful item from the magistrateโs mansion. He had fought off others who were drooling over it and brought it. . .
โNo. Iโm certainly grateful for this too. Very happy.โ
โSir Knight is indeed a unique person.โ
Regardless of what Achladda said, Johan separately took care of the maps and estate registers related to the towns of Dolek and Palmon that he had agreed to receive.
He had suspected their existence, and there they were. The registers contained details of properties, incomes, residences and names of freemen, serfs, and slaves, as well as land records.
Such registers were usually compiled by the town priests. Johan knew this well as he had learned while working with the priests. The records were detailed, possibly written by a meticulous priest.
โ๐๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ฃ๐บ ๐ต๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฏ๐ด ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ต ๐ต๐ฐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฎ ๐ค๐ช๐ต๐บ, ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฆ๐ณ๐ต๐ข๐ช๐ฏ๐ญ๐บ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ด๐ถ๐ค๐ฉ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐จ๐ช๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด.โ
โSir Knight! The main force has arrived!โ
โThatโs good. Now I can relax a bit.โ
It had been tense controlling the city with only Johanโs army and the Wilago Mercenary Group.
While the mercenaries were happily spirited, Johan was someone who prepared for the worst in such situations.
Itโs often those who worry a lot who end up suffering.
Unlike Johan, the mercenaries were quite disappointed to hear that the main force had arrived.
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