Blue Sword

As old Pablo said, it is almost commonplace in this world for the royal family to insert influence into the mercenary group.

For example, Britannia's Plantagenet Mercenary Group was originally the Welsh "Courage Mercenary Group". Later, when the scale and reputation grew, several top team members were directly married into the royal family and the entire team was incorporated.

Another example is the Iron Cross Mercenary Group of the Holy Solomon Empire, which is actually controlled by the Hanseatic League. The Hanseatic League is indirectly controlled by the Duke of Saxony, and the family of the Duke of Saxony is the maternal branch of the Dragon family. It is equivalent to saying that the Iron Cross The mercenary group must actually obey the will of the emperor.

The Bull Mercenary Group also faced a similar problem: when it declined in its early years, it accepted capital injection from the Aragon royal family, and the price was to let the current king's prince Ferdinand parachute in to assume the position of deputy commander with real power.

Of course, if Ferdinand does not interfere in business management and just serves as a director, he will have no impact on the mercenary group.

The problem is that the Aragonese royal family has indeed taken a fancy to the extraordinary power of the Bull Mercenary Group. Therefore, Ferdinand has been secretly cultivating his own faction-the Royal Faction over the years in an attempt to completely annex it. Therefore, it is natural that he and Grand Leader Des The mercenary faction led by Lal clashed.

Externally, the undead are attacking and the whole country is in danger; internally, there is a struggle for power and profit, and intrigues. This can probably describe the current situation of the Iberian War. It can only be said that these nobles are indeed unreliable.

Asik, who was thinking like this, came to the shooting range for the shooting assessment, picked up the test gun, aimed at the humanoid target in the distance and pulled the trigger.

Ta-ta-ta, tap-ta-ta, his shooting technique was a brisk three-shot burst, and there were no missed shots. The bull mercenary examiners present came forward to check. No matter whether the target was stationary or moving, there was a bullet hole between the eyebrows, neck and left chest. It was as accurate as if it had been measured with a ruler.

Pity. The examiner looked at Aske with some regret. Just with his superb spear skills, even if he abstained from the previous close combat assessment, he would probably be specially recruited by the leader of the regiment.

It's just that this newcomer injured the madman Barrow when he first arrived. Naturally, the royal family will not let go of him... He will have a difficult life in the future.

Asker didn't seem to notice the mercenary examiner's regret, or he could see it but didn't care. He took his grades and ratings and left.

And just 10 minutes ago, in Roger Deslar's regimental commander's office, recruiting officer Old Pablo had already reported the situation to the regimental commander.

After listening to the recruitment officer's description, Deslar pondered.

There is no doubt that the opponent's physical fitness and combat experience should far exceed that of Crazy Barrow, so he can be killed instantly in a confrontation.

As for him not telling everyone his level from the beginning, the old Padro described it lightly as "probably some kind of bad taste that likes to appreciate everyone's stunned expressions."

But Deslar silently denied this in his heart.

No, it’s not deliberately concealing or deceiving, it’s just that it doesn’t matter at all.

Yes, it doesn't matter to him whether you know his strength or not - he doesn't care at all what you think of him, just like a lion doesn't care whether a hyena bares its teeth or retreats on the roadside. This is A typical boss mentality that only those who have been at the top for a long time have.

And this Asker should be a strong man... although Deslar had never heard of his name before.

"His mercenary group," Deslar thought for a moment and suddenly asked, "What's the name?"

"It seems to be called the Pale Sword." Recruiting officer Old Padro quickly recalled the contents of the registration, "I'll bring you the information he filled out."

"No need." Deslar waved his hand, "He should have passed the shooting test. You can bring him directly to my office. I will meet this person."

When Aske came back from the shooting test, he saw the recruiting officer Old Padro waiting for him at his original position.

"It's all done." Asik threw the shooting results and certification on the table.

"Very good." Old Padro said with a smile, "According to the regulations, I can issue you a partner authorization of the Bull Mercenary Group. With the authorization, you can take on our subcontracted tasks and receive rewards from us... But Until then, there’s a good thing waiting for you.”

"What good thing?"

"Grand Commander Deslar heard about your achievements." Old Padro said, "He wants to see you."

Before Asik could answer, he heard a strange voice coming from behind:

"Wait a moment, Mr. Asker. His Highness Ferdinand, the deputy commander, invites you to meet in his living room."

"Turazo!" Old Padro stood up angrily, "The chief has spoken! Since Madman Barrow is fine, you can't pester him..."

"No, no, no, we didn't pester him." The visitor, with a frivolous smile, denied Old Padro's statement, "His Royal Highness is very disappointed with Crazy Barro's performance in the arena, and at the same time he is also disappointed that he can The warrior who defeated him was interested.”

"Mr. Asker, if your strength does meet our requirements, His Highness is willing to let you replace Crazy Barrow's position. Money, titles, extraordinary items, whether they are in the Bull Mercenary Group or not, we will can be provided for you.”

"Turazo, you are a member of the Bull Mercenary Group after all, so you openly broke the rules to recruit new people?" Old Padro said coldly, turned around and continued to persuade Asker, "Your Excellency Asker, don't forget Who instigated Madman Barrow to attack the newcomers during the close combat assessment? Even if these nobles try to win you over with benefits, they won’t take you seriously!"

"I must deny Old Padro's statement here." Turaso said with a smile, "For nobles, thirst for talents is the most basic quality. Because of this, we tolerated you injuring Madman Barro After all, you decided the winner in a formal assessment duel, not a malicious private fight."

"If you are willing to be loyal to His Highness Ferdinand, some disagreements will naturally be ignored. Doesn't this reflect our magnanimity and generosity? On the other hand, if you injured old Padro, then the Grand Commander will I will pursue you to the end, after all, the caliber of a mercenary captain is definitely not as good as that of a noble royal member."

"Therefore, I believe that you will make a choice calmly and rationally, rather than relying on impulse to make a decision that you will regret."

Seeing that the other party cleared up the matter of Crazy Barrow in just a few words, old Padro almost exploded with anger.

However, he also understood that this matter would ultimately depend on the newcomer's intention, so he did not continue to entangle with the other party, and just said coldly:

"If you choose our group leader's side, although we can't give you a symbolic title, you will gain the trust and friendship of our Bull Mercenary Group - this is something the nobles will never give you. All I can give you is temporary benefits, precautions and calculations."

"I probably understand." Asik nodded, as if thinking about something.

After a while, under the gaze of old Pablo and Turaso, he suddenly asked:

"In your Bull Mercenary Group, does the Grand Commander have the final say now, or does His Highness have the final say?"

"Of course the grand leader has the final say!" Old Pablo said first.

"Okay, I'll go with you to see the grand leader first." Asik said with a final decision.