Sword and Sorcery and Martial Arts

Chapter 186 Make trouble
As soon as Rhodes finished speaking, the mercenaries next to him started talking again.

"That's right, even the Marquis of Dempsey failed to attack the Nord army successfully. How could this lord who came out of nowhere succeed?"

"Have you heard of this water spring city? Anyway, this is the first time I've heard of it."

"To go with them is to die."

"If you are willing to give me a lot of money, even if you know it's going to die, I'm willing."

"Forget it, I'm definitely not going. I planned to try my luck with this person."

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Earl Water's expression changed completely after hearing the mercenary's comments.Because of anger, his whole body began to tremble, and he put his hand on the hilt of the sword at his waist, as if he wanted to draw the sword.

At last he sighed and did not draw out his sword.

"Let's go." Earl Walter said to the knight behind him, and then he seemed to have lost all his strength, and left here dejectedly.

Rhodes felt that this person must not be able to complete this mission, after all, he himself had lost confidence now.

They are all mercenaries who came earlier, and there are still many mercenaries who have not rushed here. If the nobleman waits for a while, maybe someone will be willing to go with him.

But if Rhodes continues to stay here, he should still be unable to recruit people.

In fact, this is mainly because Earl Walter's attitude towards things is not tough enough. If he had dared to order those troublemakers to be found out and taught a lesson or killed directly, it would not have been the result.

If the noble lord ordered this kind of thing to be done, other than the client, the mercenaries would not resist. After all, most of them were civilians, and they would subconsciously respect those nobles.

After Earl Walter left, Rhodes continued to stay around the group of mercenaries who were emitting a strange smell, listening to their speeches, and inserting a few sentences from time to time to stir up their emotions.

He noticed that it didn't take long for the Earl of Water to rush out from the small gate on the north side of the fortress with nearly a hundred knights with different coats of arms.

Rhodes felt that this kind of behavior was a bit stupid. Even if such a small number of people succeeded, they would not cause much trouble to the Nords. If they wanted to sneak attack, they should have gone there last night.And they only carry weapons and equipment like this, not even a pot of oil, what's the use of running out?

Are you going to dismantle the siege engine with the sword in your hand?Or kill all enemies?
If these knights stay in the fortress and defend the city, they will definitely play a big role. They stand on the city wall like iron cans. Even if the Nords climb the city wall, they will have to pay several times the casualties to break through their line of defense. .

"Why are we here so early? Waiting stupidly? The Nords' siege equipment can't be built until at least noon, and the siege must be done in the afternoon. Why are we still standing here stupidly?" Rhodes faced the side The mercenary complained.

The mercenaries showed a thoughtful expression after hearing this.

Rhodes yawned and leaned against the wall waiting boredly.

"Everyone came so early." A middle-aged nobleman riding a horse with a smile on his face appeared here. He was wearing silver armor and a bright red cloak behind him.

"I am Marquis Eric, the deputy commander of the fortress. I believe everyone has heard of me. Now that everyone is here, how about we warm up? We still have a lot of defense tools that need to be moved to the city wall. I I am willing to pay fifty silver coins to those of you who are willing to participate, and if you think the price is right, you can follow my adjutant to the north warehouse." Marquis Eric's voice was very soft and kind, and there seemed to be something in his voice The magic of quieting someone and listening to him speak.

"I go!"

"I go!"

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As soon as Marquis Eric's voice fell, the crowd responded to the call.

I don't know if his fame played a role, or the power of money caused it.

"Everyone be quiet, anyone who is willing can follow me, and we will send you the money when you arrive at the warehouse." A young nobleman next to him shouted loudly, and after he finished speaking, he rode his horse and walked slowly towards the warehouse , there were mercenaries trotting behind him to keep up.

Rhodes suddenly felt that this was a bit like recruiting a group of performers at the entrance of a movie theater.

But yes, these are idle mercenaries. They will try their luck in various locations where wars may break out, waiting for the employment of noble lords. As long as they are not very dangerous and the tasks with good rewards, they will generally accept them.

They like tasks like this without any danger and with decent rewards.

"Let's go together, just so you can get acquainted with the environment of the warehouse, and it will be convenient to act when the time is right." Rhode found the prairie man and said to him.

The prairie man looked hesitant.

At this time, the horn sounded suddenly.

"What's going on?" A mercenary next to him asked.

Rhodes saw another nobleman next to Marquis Eric turn his horse and return here.

"The Nords have already started to attack. Except for those who participated in the mission just now, they will climb the city wall with me. As long as you stay on the city wall at the end of the battle, you will get a lot of money, and every time you kill a Nord One rewards a gold coin." He roared loudly.

"I think we can act directly to avoid being shot to death on the city wall." Said the mercenary who used the flail as a weapon before.

"I've already agreed with other people who don't have shields, but isn't it a bit bad? If we help them win the battle, what if they want to punish us for this matter?" The one with the one-handed sword asked the mercenary.

"No, it's a big deal to return the shield to them after the battle." The prairie man with a bow on his back said defiantly.

"Then let's go," Rhodes said.

"What method are you going to use later?" the mercenary with a one-handed sword asked as he walked.

"Don't worry, I have a solution, let's go to the warehouse as soon as possible, so as not to get into trouble." Rhodes replied.

The group of mercenaries just now was divided into two parts. Most of them followed the nobleman and walked towards the stairs of the city wall, while the rest of the small group walked towards the warehouse on the north side of the fortress.

Rhodes saw that besides the few people who had talked with him before, there were some new faces around them.

When he reached the gate of the warehouse, he saw some mercenaries who had gone first walking towards the city wall with weapons on their backs and oil barrels in their hands.

Rhodes was a little strange, why didn't these things be moved to the city wall early and ready?Is this oil for rockets or for boiling people?Is there any oil in the warehouse?
"We have also been hired to help carry the materials for the city defense." Rhodes said to a man dressed as an officer.

There are much more soldiers here in the warehouse now than when he came the night before, and they all still have their weapons in their hands, as if they are ready to fight at any time.

"Go in quickly, you don't need to come down after moving this trip, just stay on the city wall to participate in the defense, we will send you the reward for moving it after the battle, and someone in the warehouse will tell you what things need to be moved To the city wall..." The officer nodded and said.

He was about to delay wages again.

"Let's go in together first." Rhodes said...

(End of this chapter)