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next day.
Roman received the requested information from Hans..
“This is information about the Barco family. According to the Intelligence Guild, their recent behavior is unusual..”
a few days ago.
Roman looked into the Barco family..
We figured out their level with rough information, but decided that detailed information was needed for future plans..
So, I made a request to Black Moon, an information guild active in the northeast..
Please check what Barco has been up to recently and how powerful they are..
Hans retreats.
Roman confirmed the information..
gone.
‘Barco family. This family has been established in the northeast for over a hundred years, but their rise to power began when members of the Barco family entered the central government. In reality, their military power is not as strong as expected, but the central government's influence is absolute in the Kingdom of Cairo..’
kingdom of cairo.
Among the two empires and six kingdoms that make up the Salamander Continent, it is a weak country..
The Kingdom of Cairo borders all other countries except for the mountain ranges in the northeast, and has suffered from foreign invasions since ancient times..
As a result, the central government naturally gained strength..
Basically, local nobles had the authority to raise private soldiers, but as threatening enemies lurked outside the country, they had no choice but to join forces with the central government to survive..
In particular, the power of conscription was absolute..
If conscription was not followed, it was considered to be outside the boundaries of the Cairo Kingdom, and the central government dispatched troops to suppress the rebels and return the territory to the kingdom..
The surrounding lords who helped in the process received a certain amount of land as compensation, and the rest were appointed as new nobles who listened well to the central government..
As a result, the central government.
In other words, the power of the capital's nobles had to be strong..
The Barco family had the central government as their backbone, and the system of power gave them intangible power..
[The Barco family recently used their connections in the central government to obtain a large loan through the Golden Bank. Although this amount is normally impossible, it is presumed that the Barco family carried out this transaction with a credit guarantee without any special collateral. And the money thus secured flowed to the Berge mercenary group. The Berge Mercenary Group has about 100 mercenaries led by the A-class mercenary Berge, and is a group whose main business is to intervene in disputes between territories and receive fees..]
The information was detailed.
It explained how Barco secured the money and what he intended to do with it..
[And judging from the recent conscription of Young Ji-min, it is estimated that they will attack Lawrence within 15 days..]
Barco is ready.
They began to move in earnest after Dmitry revealed that he had broken off the engagement, and Lawrence had to block Barko's attack alone due to a moment's mistake..
A situation where war is just around the corner. According to rumors, Viscount Laurence was struggling to get support by visiting the surrounding nobles..
‘The Barco family gained power by leveraging their connections in the central government. The difference in power is obvious, and except for Dmitri, there is no family willing to take Barco's threat and help Lawrence. If we wait and see like this, it would be practically impossible for Lawrence to hold out for more than a month even if he staged a sit-in protest..’
The result is obvious.
Therefore, Roman laid a different premise..
‘If Barko and Dmitri fight together?’
Inflated the opponent's size.
I calculated the variables and thought about the worst possible moves, but the conclusion about what if it would happen never changed..
‘100No matter how many times we fight, all 100 times, Dmitry wins..’
overwhelming difference.
That was Roman's conclusion..
There is something people misunderstand.
I think wealth and military power are separate things, but it's different in the case of a family with enormous wealth like Dmitry..
Usually, ordinary nobles maintain a private army of around 200 people..
Since the cost of maintaining more troops was high, the territory was governed with appropriate troops, but in special situations such as war, ordinary people were recruited to supplement the troops..
It was no different for the Barco family, and therefore the employment of the Berge mercenaries specialized in combat was an issue that could have a great impact on the general trend..
On the contrary.
The Dmitry family was different..
We always maintained a private army of more than 300 people, and fostered a military group with soldiers or more called the Knights of Dmitry..
Moreover, most conscripted soldiers are poorly armed, but Dmitry, befitting his reputation as a blacksmith family, even conscripts were perfectly armed..
Rather than simply throwing a bamboo spear and pushing the conscripts into the battlefield, they provided them with leather armor and hard iron spears as supplies so that they could at least protect themselves..
So, even though they were the same conscripts, Dmitry's combat power was bound to be slightly higher..
finally.
Dmitry started from the top.
In order to travel around the continent and do business, you basically needed a means of protection, so you formed a close relationship with the Benjamin mercenary group for decades..
Even in the beginning, the size of Benjamin's mercenary group was not large, but with support from Dmitry's superiors, they grew into a group with more than 500 mercenaries..
In other words, the dispute with Dmitry was an issue that even the intervention of Benjamin's mercenaries had to be considered..
Barko and Dmitry.
The difference between the two was big.
The intangible power of the central government alone could not overcome Dmitry in the northeast..
‘What Dmitry lacks is not wealth or military power. Romero Dmitry is from a commoner background. Because of the family's short history and humble origins, the nobles of Cairo do not recognize the Dmitry family as nobles. But regardless of their perception, it is an undeniable fact that Dmitry is a powerful figure in the northeastern region..’
Dmitry is powerful.
If we borrow the power of the family, it is a simple matter to punish Barco, who drove Roman to death when he was alive..
but.
Roman had no intention of doing that..
Now that I am at the crossroads of choice, I know what I need to do to take a leap forward..
‘Just looking at the knights of the Barko family, the nobles of the northeastern region do not consider Roman Dmitry that threatening, regardless of his background. When Roman was alive, he lived a life worthy of such treatment, but I, Baek Jung-hyuk, are different from him. Anthony Barco touched me. Therefore, I will pay a reasonable price, and borrowing the power of my family is not the right way to prove who I am..’
12In the oyster.
Baek Jung-hyuk personally crushed the head of the leader..
It was a moment that changed my reputation for being weak, and I still need an opportunity to make a clear leap forward like that..
Roman was lost in thought..
how.
Can we achieve maximum results with minimal fatigue?.
What was certain was that if you want to build something of your own, you need people to back it up..
blast furnace.
Jingling jingling.
“hans.”
Roman called Hans..
15 days to go.
Until then, there was work to be done first..
* * *
When war clouds were hovering over the northeastern region.
A man arrived at Dmitry..
“Dmitri is the same as ever..”
The man's name is Lucas.).
He was a B-class mercenary..
Having experienced all kinds of hardships as a mercenary, he had a really bloody time during the recent battle on the border..
At that time, I really thought I might die..
Fortunately, he barely survived by stepping on the corpses of his comrades, and left the battlefield without extending his mercenary contract, thinking he needed some rest..
and now.
Lucas came to Dmitry to regroup..
Although Dmitri was not born, Dmitry's blacksmith shop was very famous among mercenaries for its high quality..
“Fuck it, from now on I won't even go near the border. My 10-year career as a mercenary almost ended that day because these bastards with their heads full of shit went on a rampage without even knowing the subject. Ugh, you fucking bastards..”
I sighed..
gaze down.
I saw chain armor that had changed horribly..
The thing I had paid a lot of money to buy was torn in several places, exposing the scars, and it seemed like it wouldn't even be able to properly cut the bare black skin where the blade had completely gone..
Thanks to this, I cursed harshly during the battle..
I almost lost my only life by purchasing weapons from a new purchase for no reason..
also.
The iron was from Dmitri..
So I headed straight to Dmitri, and as soon as I arrived, I went to the blacksmith shop and requested the production of a new weapon..
‘Let's stay with Dmitry for a while and get some recuperation..’
The battlefield was boring..
Thinking about that moment when I was covered in blood from head to toe, I already felt like I was shaking..
Lucas took a step..
I was thinking of going to a restaurant to get a meal, but there was a group of people gathered in the city square and chatting..
Murmur.
‘What's going on?’
I was curious.
Ten years of mercenary life.
I lived out of curiosity, and almost died out of curiosity..
It was undeniably Lucas's DNA, and he made his way through the crowd as naturally as if he were being guided by a magnet..
There was a bulletin board there..
It was mainly used by lords to give orders or to convey information to ordinary people, but one post on the bulletin board caught people's attention..
[Recruiting Private Soldiers]
-Qualifications: Healthy body, desire to become stronger.
-Number of people recruited: 30 people
-Salary: 8 silver per month
-Special note: This status belongs solely to Roman Dmitry, not the Dmitry family. Please keep this in mind and only apply to those who will give their lives for Roman Dmitry..
It was a recruitment notice..
Conditions weren't bad.
The average monthly living expenses for a family of four is around 5 silver, but offering 8 silver was really reasonable, even considering the hazard allowance..
Moreover, there was nothing special about the application qualifications..
It was a condition that would have been harsh enough for an ordinary person, but Lucas, a B-class mercenary, showed a grumpy expression..
‘This announcement has nothing to do with me..’
B-class mercenary.
I am not in a position to become a regular soldier..
If you were going to swear loyalty to a noble, you had to earn at least 50 silver every month to think about it..
It was then.
“If you're thinking of applying, don't. There are probably hundreds of people who want to apply to become private soldiers right now..”
It was the old man next to me..
The old man seemed to mistakenly believe that Lucas was interested..
Normally he would have ignored it, but Lucas couldn't just ignore the old man's words..
‘There are hundreds of people who want to become Roman Dmitry's private soldiers? Is this worth it??’
Roman Dmitry.
famous in the area.
Lucas often visited Dmitry, so he knew very well what a pitiful human being Roman Dmitry was..
Was it about two years ago??
That was the last time I stopped by Dmitry, and seeing Roman Dmitry losing money at a gambling house and going crazy, I thought that the tycoon named Romero Dmitry had failed in farming..
however.
Hundreds of people support his soldiers..
No matter how important money is, it was clear what the future would be under Roman Dmitry..
Is that why?.
Lucas asked curiously..
“Is this worth it? Even if they give you 8 silver every month, isn't the opponent Roman Dmitri, who is called Dmitri's idiot? If you become his private soldier, you don't know what hardships you will face..”
In those words.
The old man's eyes widened..
The old man said, looking at Lucas with a puzzled look on his face..
“I'm a foreigner, so I don't know much about the situation here. Roman Dmitry is not the Roman Dmitry we used to know. Not only did he subdue the Blood Fang, he is also a person who truly values people.!”
recent.
A rumor spread through Dmitry..
The excitement surrounding this recruitment announcement for enlisted personnel originated from that very rumor..
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