Quit being a knight and become a mercenary

88 – Cleaning up (4)

Marseille Castle, conference room.

In this conference room, where the Margrave had not yet arrived, the knights and mercenaries were spending time chatting with each other about all kinds of topics.

Some guys talk dirty without crossing the line…

“Huh, while staying in a village near the capital Kaufen Rent, she saw a woman with a kind heart and a pretty face. As soon as dawn broke the next day, she searched for her, found her, and took her as her concubine?”

She said, “She spent about 40 gold coins persuading me to send him to me. “Then, we moved the child’s family to our territory and even gave them suitable land.”

“You spend so much money on a serf girl and even take care of her family.”

“If you take a girl alone, she is prone to depression due to loneliness, so she is not very comfortable in bed. “But if you bring her family with her, she will receive comfort from her own family and work hard for her family.”

Others were talking about politics.

“It seems like the conflict is slowly deepening after His Majesty’s death…”

“Isn’t the reason why we attacked Montmartre this time because His Majesty the Regent, the Duke of Bohemia, wanted to drain the power of our nobles? “You are planning to eliminate the power and will to start a civil war.”

“Even if His Highness the Regent tries, it won’t be of much use. Also, many noble families will be ruined.”

Guys who talk about dirty things are bragging about buying women by exploiting them with money and status, so I feel dirty just listening to it…

Political stories were useful information to me, who did not have ‘noble’ connections.

Before I am Martin Mayer living in this world, as a gamer, I know very well how this world will flow.

Just by picking up fragments of conversations like that, it was easy to figure out how far the current situation had progressed and how it would progress in the future.

‘It’s going to explode soon.’

As I was about to say something to Dalton, who was near me, I heard a loud noise near the door.

“Margrave Estelle is coming in. “Everyone, please stand up!”

At the same time as he said that, everyone in the room, including me, stood up and bowed their heads.

“Hey, hey Wilhelm. “You don’t have to say hello like this for no reason.”

“No. “If the Margrave’s authority and dignity are revealed through these procedures, the mercenaries will be more likely to follow the Count’s orders in unison.”

I don’t know what kind of cow made this nonsense by chewing meat instead of grass and fell asleep.

Our mercenaries will listen well as long as you pay them on time and treat them like human beings.

Are you saying that just because we follow this procedure, we listen to orders better? Manet is divided.

“Wilhelm, what you say makes sense, but this is wartime. So from now on, don’t force unnecessary procedures on them. “There are barons and knights under my command here, but there are also mercenaries who are not my vassals.”

“Yes, Margrave.”

“The military meeting will likely be a bit long, so prepare plenty of food for everyone in this castle once this meeting is over. “Today, I plan to treat the nobles and mercenaries generously as a way to wish them well in the future.”

“I will do as you command.”

The nobleman who looked like the head of the house quickly left the place, and in response, numerous nobles approached Margrave Estelle.

“Margrave, hahahaha. It is an honor to be able to receive the Margrave’s command on the battlefield like this. “It’s nothing special here, but it’s a famous sword made by dwarves.”

“Baron Berg prayed for the Margrave’s victory and made a new baton for him.”

“If you don’t mind, would you allow me the honor of serving the Margrave tonight?”

Estelle responded by saying she was sincerely grateful to each and every one of them.

“I’m sorry, Baron Flugel, but I don’t plan on drinking or hugging women today. “As the Margrave, the responsibility resting on my shoulders is heavy, and I must review what is necessary for carrying out future operations here.”

Seeing that he politely declines a subordinate’s invitation to entertain him, he is as thorough as a character who appears as a capable lord in the game.

In the game, he appears only as the Margrave, who is sincere and has excellent combat command skills, but it is true that he says he will work alone while everyone else is having fun…

‘There is a difference between heaven and earth with that Pappenheim guy.’

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And the martyrs visited the mercenary leaders one by one, patted their shoulders and encouraged them.

It is not very common for someone like the Margrave, one of the ‘highest people’ among nobles, to encourage mercenary commanders like this…

Encouraging and praising the mercenary leaders fighting under one’s command before fighting in a war is considered a unique but decent virtue among nobles.

‘It’s not much different from a company where the chairman praises a non-regular contract worker.’

“Oh, you are the mercenary leader of the Black Goat Mercenaries. “I look forward to your future activities.”

No matter how much our mercenaries are not bound by the class system, it may be because most of the members are at the bottom of society, such as serfs, citizens, and fallen knights.

As everyone was encouraged by ‘the Margrave, who is as high as the sky’, I could see that they were burning with enthusiasm to work hard.

‘It would be great if Pappenheim could do just this much, no more, no less.’

The Margrave, who had comforted several mercenary leaders, approached Dalton.

Estelle smiled softly and extended her right hand to Dalton.

“Are you Captain Dalton of the Whitebeard Mercenaries? “It’s great to see you like this.”

Dalton froze for a moment, but then carefully took his hand for a handshake.

“I looked at the letter from Baron Pappenheim carefully because it contained your name and achievements so densely. “I heard he played a big role in stopping Baron Eclair’s troops as they made their way to retreat from Pastek Hill.”

Uncharacteristically, Dalton expressed conflicting emotions by twitching the corners of his mouth and sweating down his face.

“It is an honor, and all of this is thanks to Baron Pappenheim for giving me this opportunity.”

The Count said with an awkward smile.

“Is that so? If you say so, Baron Pappenheim will like it too. By the way, is the friend who proposed a surprise operation on that hill to your mercenary group also here?”

Dalton signaled me with a glance to run out quickly.

“Martin Mayer, leader of the Whitebeard Mercenaries!”

Estelle looked at me, smiled broadly, and tapped her shoulder.

“Martin, Martin Mayer. “I was confused for a moment because it was a common last name and first name, but you are the friend who had a duel with that Schwappen guy last year, right?”

Perhaps because he is a nobleman, he is interested in my story of how he risked his life in a duel and went above and beyond while fighting for the woman he loved.

“Yes, that’s right.”

“If you hadn’t proposed a surprise operation, the friendly forces I lead would have been in great trouble. “We almost lost 2,000 troops due to the enemy’s plan, and were unable to secure a proper supply route.”

“This is too much to say.”

“You’re even humble. “If I had accomplished something like that when I was your age, I would have been arrogant and boasted a little too much.”

The jealous gaze of many people, including Baron Pappenheim, was focused on me.

“… Other mercenary captains and barons did not encourage me that much.”

“At that age, I can’t believe that someone like the centurion of a mercenary army is recognized like that by the Margrave.”

“They say life is bitter, but today it feels even more bitter.”

If I were the least bit timid, I would have tried to avoid the envy and jealousy of the high-ranking people over there as much as possible by asking them to withdraw their praise here.

‘Anyway, going up higher also means more time.’

In addition, in terms of behavior, if the Margrave’s words are shown to be groveling for no reason, it will actually create a good reason for their hostility.

Estelle gave me an interesting look at my attitude.

“In addition, it was written in the war report that Baron Pappenheim sent me that he captured a baron who tried to escape in the end. “I don’t know if you know this, but the Baron Eclair captured at that time has a reputation as a nobleman skilled in battle even in our Rhine-Palatinate Empire, so he will receive a huge reward.”

For a moment, I could barely stop myself from grinding my teeth.

‘Baron Pappenheim, you can’t cut your whole body into pieces and feed it to pigs.’

I couldn’t believe it, but even though that damn guy succeeded in ambushing him, he couldn’t launch a proper attack because his soldiers were weak.

As a result, the Count sent elite troops in our direction, giving us room to attempt a retreat.

Because of that, Eclair sent over 1,000 elite troops in my direction and managed to capture him while he was on the verge of death.

Are you disparaging my achievements as merely capturing the Baron and his soldiers who were trying to ‘escape’?

To hide his mistake, he turned me into a bug that only hits the last hit and runs away…

“You have used great effort to defeat 5,000 enemies with 2,000, so the Rhine-Palatinate Empire will reward you very greatly.”

“Thank you.”

“And, if you wish, I will give you the opportunity to be commissioned as a high-ranking knight by our Margrave family.”

Seeing that he started thinking about chimba right away, I can see that he is a person with great greed for talent.

Of course, I plan to refuse because I need to continue to raise my value.

Then the Count untied the gold-worked sword from his waist and gave it to me.

“This is a gift from me. “It’s a sword made by our family’s dwarven blacksmith. I think it’ll be much more useful if I give it to you rather than having it worn by someone like me who can’t even use a sword.”

When a noble with a title gives you a sword, it is a way of saying that you should become a ‘knight’, and giving a sword that you wear yourself has more meaning than that.

‘I intend to hire you as my closest associate.’

If I accept this recommendation, I will be treated extremely generously, but there is no need to limit my potential by becoming a ‘knight’.

And now, my top priority is to have my value properly recognized by Estelle and to ‘bring down that Pappenheim family’ by revealing that he posted a ‘false report.’

‘Pappenheim, did you think you would get away with screwing people over to cover up your own shame?’

Estelle immediately clapped her hands and spoke.

“Everyone, please take your seats. “I will hand over a full-scale operation.”