As soon as Gilbert walked into his living room, he took off his gloves and threw them to the ground.
"Who did he think he was?" Gilbert turned around and faced the nobles who followed the door, his voice in anger echoed in the living room. "I admit that he is the hottest hero of Lulian and even the Empire today, but don't he know that he is just a little earl?"
The nobles all walked into the living room with a gloomy face and sat down on the sofa.
Originally, everyone had almost divided the cake, and they just waited for today's celebration to end and swallowed it. But what they didn't expect was that at this moment, such a messenger was added.
A new little Count?
As Gilbert said, was he crazy?
Even Adolf, who has a province, is surrounded by wolves without any resistance. Why, as a little earl, can he come to compete with everyone here?
"I think this kid is probably Adolf who disgusted us?" Lu He narrowed his eyes half-squinted, his expression cold, "Otherwise, even if he doesn't know the world, he wouldn't dare to make such a decision, right? In terms of financial resources and background, what qualifications does he have to form a knight order?"
"In terms of financial resources, this kid is not short of money," said a nobleman in the seat. "Putting aside this reward, have you forgotten that he knocked a lot of money from Scarletts and others."
"What's the use of having money alone?" someone retorted, "It's not that simple to form a knight! War horses, weapons and equipment, elixirs, and food logistics, these things are not something you can buy with just having money."
"Yes, even Adolf, it's not easy to build a new Knight Order, let alone him! He thought what the Knight Order was, and he would just call him the Knight Order?"
"A native dog actually wants to command a group of lions. It's ridiculous!"
"It's so arrogant!"
The nobles were talking for a while and the crowd was infuriated. It seemed that if Leo was in front of him, he would slap him a few times and set rules for him!
However, although everyone was disdainful, they were not feeling very relaxed.
After Leo announced the formation of the Knights, this incident has become the hottest topic in Munich. Everyone was talking enthusiastically on the streets and alleys. Even the slowest person could feel that the situation that was originally under control seemed to have some unsettling change.
The attitudes of those mercenaries who had exchanged before and had even reached a consensus to some extent became blurred. Many people deliberately avoided meeting each other. This feeling was like a group of fish that had already swam into the net, and with a swaying tail, it made a 180-degree turn.
The noble messengers could even foreshadow the feeling of emptyness that would appear when they lifted the fishing net.
"Okay," said a middle-aged nobleman with some concern, "Stop talking about these useless things. Let's discuss how to deal with them."
He looked around and said, "Although I don't want to admit it, I have to say that the influence of that kid should not be underestimated. Those mercenaries can regard this kid as their life-saving benefactor. Moreover, you should know the bad temper of these guys. For the so-called kindness, they can do anything when they get angry. If..."
"This is indeed a problem," Lu He nodded and looked at Gilbert. "Herdes, I think we should do two things now..."
"You said." Gilbert's eyes were faint, not knowing what he was thinking.
"First, we should reach an agreement and unite." Lu He looked at the nobles around him, "It is not the time for us to break up each other. After a while, everyone will write a list of the people they recruit. We will first divide this cake internally, and then unanimously go to the outside world!"
"right!"
"It should be like this!"
Everyone nodded in a long and talkative manner.
"Secondly, when things have come to this point, we don't have to hide it anymore. No matter what the kid has had, since he did not object when the kid publicly recruits the kid, we can naturally demand the same rights."
Lu He sneered: "This rule was broken by Adolf himself, so we can't blame him!"
His words made everyone present lit up their eyes.
"Lord Lu He is right."
"Yes, since that kid can recruit publicly, why can't we do it?"
"Anyway, we have already broken up, so we might as well be more direct. At this time, we should shine our muscles and let those guys see who is the right choice."
"Tomorrow... no, I'll send someone to post the notice tonight. Let's take the lead, hehe, look, there are still many guys who secretly look at the wind direction and will follow. At that time, I'll see what Adolf's face is!"
While clamoring, Gilber nodded: "I agree with these two points that Lord Lu He said."
He took a glass of whiskey from the waiter's tray, raised his head hard, and drank it all: "Also, don't forget that our troops to assist Lulian in major provinces are about to arrive. Originally, since the Abyss Demons have been driven back, they only need a little rest to return. But..."
He smiled coldly: "...It seems that we should add more fire now!"
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In September of the 320th year of the Redemption Calendar, the north of the Redemption Continent has entered autumn. The sun is still bright, but the temperature of the sun has dropped a lot. The leaves on the trees have begun to fall. When the wind blows, the golden leaves are everywhere, like flocks of birds that have been alarmed.
After a few rains, the weather was already cold. People on the street put on long clothes, and many shops on the side of the road also had thick curtains to block the wind.
In sharp contrast to the north, the south is still hot and hot. The trees here are still lush, the air is still stuffy, and the cicadas on the trees are still chirping with full air, without stopping for a moment.
However, no matter how hot the weather is, it is not as good as the atmosphere of Munich.
Since Roy announced the formation of the Knights, the entire Munich city has been blown up. A war of talent competition has suddenly floated from underwater to the surface. The streets and alleys are full of all kinds of rumors, and people who have nothing to do with each other follow suit.
It is nothing new for mercenaries to change their careers.
Influenced by the world, not only mercenaries, but also other traditional industries, many people have become more difficult.
Fortunately, the blacksmiths, tailors, cobblers, coachmen, bodyguards, and taverns, and those who run small business in the north were not unemployed. Even the Gissai people who were dragging caravans around and making a living by performing can hardly survive.
The Gisai people are generally recognized as having strong vitality. They wander around, sleep in the open and wander. But no matter how harsh the environment is, they can survive like cockroaches.
But now, many Gissai circuses have no lions and tigers. These large predators are directly slaughtered because of the high cost of domestication. Most of the remaining dogs, horses and other animals are also skinny.
The Gisai themselves started the business of stealing and selling flesh. They made everything for a bite of food.
Therefore, people understand the decision of mercenaries to change their careers.
Moreover, these mercenaries are different from tailors and blacksmiths. As combat professions, their duty is to fight. In this war between mankind, they have no choice, whether for human beings or for themselves. The only difference is probably just the time to participate in the war.
Now, the empire is about to assemble a large army and go north to fight the demons. Major provinces and noble families are expanding their troops and recruiting talents at all costs. This is a good opportunity to make achievements.
Now that they join the military, they can not only think carefully and arrange their own affairs calmly. Most of the brothers are together, and in the future, they can not only support each other, but also pay more attention to them. They do not want to wait until they are desperate in the future and then be forced to accept the tricks of fate.
However, what people didn't expect was that this incident gradually turned into a silent war.
First, the foreign nobles secretly recruited people, forming this surging undercurrent. At that time, the Lulians talked about it on the one hand, but on the other hand, they felt a little uncomfortable.
When everyone was discussing which famous family had recruited another celebrity mercenary, the Lulian family, who was a landlord, was greatly damaged by the loss of the Demonic Battle. Both their own strength and the conditions they could give were far inferior to their opponents.
In this battle for talent, Adolf was at a disadvantage from the beginning.
However, no one expected that just when everyone was about to see that these precious combat powers were about to become the treasures of those foreign nobles, a Leo was killed horizontally.
The new empire's earl actually announced at the celebration ceremony that he would recruit knights to form a knight order!
Logically speaking, a new nobleman does not have the strong family and strength of an old nobleman, and he is only about twenty years old. Not to mention the attractiveness of those wealthy and prominent families, even the Lulian family is far inferior. Joining this battle is just a humiliation.
But one fact is that almost every member of the dozens of mercenary groups gathered in Munich City has received his favor.
These mercenaries who followed him out of the abyss were all elites among the major mercenary groups. Their opinions would directly affect their companions and mercenary leaders.
Everyone heard that almost the first time Leo announced the news, Ronderlo, Rick, Larry, and Alves of the Ice Star Mercenary Group announced that they would sign up for the first batch of registrations. For this reason, they directly rejected all the aristocratic forces recruited, and even if the other party was so generous that it was terrifying, they were not moved at all.
As for the people from other mercenary groups, although they were not as firm as them, their attitudes also changed significantly. The original discussions with various major families suddenly became cold. Many people were closed and waiting for the development of the situation.
Such a turning point made this surging undercurrent surging more and more... . . . . .(To be continued.)