Rise In Calradia

　　 "Your mission is completed, we will take over here, and you can leave Serendil with your people."

　　Earl Praias had already expressed his intentions somewhat arrogantly before he got off immediately.

　　 Byron, who came to greet him, was taken aback for a moment, and then asked with some doubts:

　　 "Then where should we go now? My lord."

　　Earl Prays is in his prime of life. He has a strong body. Although he is wearing a full set of armor, he can still get off the horse by himself. Then he took a sip of the red wine in the hand of the attendant next to him, and then looked at Byron again.

　　 "Master Marshal's order, you played well, give you ten days to fix it, and then gather at the siege camp before Gruen Wardburg."

　　 Then Earl Prays handed Earl Greyward's letter to Byron, and gave him a pocket full of gold coins as a reward for the completion of the task.

　　Byron saluted the earl and then took the bag. The pocket was not big, but heavy, and Byron was tired with one hand, so he gave it to the other soldiers beside him. It can be estimated from the weight that the value of that pocket of gold is about 1,000 dinars.

　　 Then, Byron personally led the way and brought Count Praias to the stone tower in the center of the town. The town hall of Serendil burned down in the battle last year, so this stone tower, which resembled a small fortress, became the core building in the town.

　　Byron's attitude is very courteous, and Fattis on the side knows the proper etiquette in this situation. So Count Prays was in a good mood, and his attitude to talk to them improved a lot.

　　 Originally, he planned to let Byron and the others leave directly after he arrived, and he wanted to laugh at the so-called results of these mercenaries.

　　 But when he saw the equipment of the Rodok soldiers piled into a hill and the prisoners who lived in ten houses, he couldn't help but compliment. Of course, there was a bunch of words telling Byron not to be proud, that the results of this kind of battle were not enough to look at in the whole battle.

　　 Byron also accepted his suggestion very humbly on the surface, and very cooperatively allowed his troops to make room for the earl and his troops.

　　 There is a reason for Byron to treat Earl Praias this way, because the sister of Earl Praias is Joanna, the first beauty in the social circle of the nobles of the Swadia Kingdom, and she is at the age of marriage.

　　Byron had considered before that even if it was a political marriage, he had to pick a good-looking one. Moreover, he and his sister are the only ones left in the Count Prays family. Although he has the fiefs of the two towns of Ye Ruige and Chaide, he is not a castle city after all. If you marry him, it is estimated that the other party will not demand too much.

　　 Regarding the possibility of being the lord of his elder brother in the future, Byron certainly wants to make a good impression on him.

　　 And the other party is also considered to give yourself a little face, Byron and the others captured, Prais said that all belong to the Peony Mercenary. As for the things that were taken by Byron from the town, they would be taken as soon as they were taken, as long as the food that the follow-up army might need was left behind. In order to replenish the troops in the two castles, Serendil built three large warehouses with enough food for five thousand people to eat for a month.

　　 But on the issue of prisoners, there is a conflict between the two sides.

　　Earl Prays meant that Byron gave all these prisoners, especially the noble councillor, to him, so that the kingdom could exchange them for the soldiers and knights captured by Rhodok.

　　Earl Prays thinks this is Byron's obligation as a mercenary of the kingdom, but Byron thinks this is simply an obvious grab.

　　 He proposed that when the employment contract was signed, there were matters related to the prisoners. Once the kingdom needed it, the corresponding amount should be used to redeem these prisoners from Byron. According to this agreement, Earl Prays must pay enough money to Byron if he wants to obtain these prisoners.

　　In fact, before the arrival of Earl Prays, King Harous gave him 3000 dinars to exchange prisoners with mercenaries.

　　 But Count Prays himself is not very rich among the earls, and 3000 dinars is not a small number for him. If Byron can be persuaded to surrender the captives directly, then he can reasonably take the 3000 dinars as his own.

　　 He wanted Byron to regress in the name of honor, but it was clear that the other party did not intend to give up the reward for honor.

　　Byron also specially reminded him that defaulting on mercenary remuneration is a taboo in trading. Even the nobles are not without examples of being retaliated by mercenaries for failing to account.

　　 Count Prays had no choice but to express that he was willing to pay.

"Well, I will pay you a certain honorarium for the Marshal and the King. These Rhodok soldiers count as 1,000 dinars, and that councillor also counts as 1,000 dinars. I can also help you write a certificate to prove that you are all. It's the spoils of war. I advise you to accept it as soon as you see it, mercenary. After all, this is my own money!"

　　 Looking at the serious face of Count Prays, Byron did not expect the other party to give more money. If you keep entangled in this way, it won't do you any good.

　　 The former congressman claimed that his family could collect 3,000 dinars within a week to redeem him, hoping that Byron would treat him well and not give him to the greedy Swadia nobles.

　　 But since the king and the marshal are asking for someone, he can't fight against them either.

　　 So he bowed respectfully and thanked Count Prays for his generosity.

　　 "Leave the rest to us. You can go to the northern villages and towns to take a break~www.wuxiaspot.com~ If you need horses, I know a horse farm. My horses are provided by them."

Count Praias stunned 1,000 dinars, secretly delighted in his heart, then waved to Byron pretending to be painful, and told the servant next to him to take out the 2,000 dinars from his purse. Give it to Byron.

　　Byron didn’t know that Earl Prays had hacked the 1,000 dinars originally intended for him. He accepted the money that the Earl’s servant had brought him, and began to think about how to use these ten days to improve his combat effectiveness.

　　 Horses can indeed be bought at the horse farm the earl said. There are not many horses there, and the entire horse farm has only 40 or 50 horses, but they are all trained horses that can be used for fighting or hunting, and can be directly used by cavalry. But in this way, expenditure is definitely indispensable.

　　 In addition, they have to find a place to put the wounded, even if there are medical masters like James, these wounded will not be able to recover within a week or two.

　　 Finally, there is the issue of the source of troops.

　　 After this battle, Byron's level was raised by one level again, and he also added the newly acquired attribute points to his charm. Although the upper limit of troops is still only more than 300, Byron still decides to keep the number of soldiers under his hand at more than 500, paving the way for his own future.

　　With the help of heroes, the side effects of being overpowered in a short period of time are still within acceptable limits. In addition, it is a time of war, and troops are losing too quickly and not being replaced in time, which not only affects combat effectiveness, but also hurts morale.

　　 But if he continues to expand his army, Byron will need to find a suitable source of troops. Although a large amount of equipment can be seized to arm soldiers, it is not easy to find a group of experienced soldiers in this area within ten days.