Game of Thrones: Holy Flame King

"Dear Lord Caesar, Todd Fohua is at your service under the orders of Mrs. Olenna!"

Samwell looked at the knight who bowed to him in salute, and the hundred soldiers of the Tyrell family behind him, with an unconcealable surprise on his face.

He had thought that the hundred soldiers Olenna was talking about would be levies—farmers who had just put down their hoes and picked up their swords.

But looking at the uniform movements and bloodthirsty temperament of these people in front of them, they are clearly the regular army of the Tyrell family!

And leather armor, long swords, shields, spears, bows and arrows... everything is available!

With such a well-armed elite infantry, it is not a problem to go to the Barrens to wipe out a small lord, so Olenna just left it to herself?

Samwell suddenly felt that he might have underestimated the determination and skills of the "Queen of Thorns".

Of course, the other party obviously underestimated him.

He is not such an easy to control puppet.

Looking at the elite soldiers of the Tyrell family in front of him, the eagerness in Samwell's eyes could not be concealed.

He wants to let the women of the Tyrell family know what it means to be beaten with meat buns - bah bah bah, how can they scold themselves.

When he came back to his senses, Samwell took a closer look at the leader of this group of soldiers - Todd Flower Knight.

This person looked to be in his thirties, with a tall build and a weathered face. The most striking thing was the terrifying scar extending from his left ear to the corner of his mouth.

However, Samwell cared more about the other party's surname - Buddha Flower.

The seven kingdoms of Westeros all have their own customary surnames for illegitimate children, such as Snow in the North, Rivers in the Riverlands, Sand in Dorne... and in the River Bend In the land, illegitimate children with noble blood generally take Flowers as their surname.

In the continent of Westeros, illegitimate children are not necessarily inferior forever, because they only need a decree from the king to become legalized illegitimate children, with the right of inheritance second only to direct children.

There are not a few illegitimate children who can even affect the situation of the entire continent, such as the former "Duke of Blood Raven" Brynden Rivers, and Jon Snow who is about to become one of the protagonists of the plot.

So Samwell was very curious, which Todd Buddha flower in front of him was the illegitimate son of a river bend nobleman.

Seeing that Samwell didn't respond for a long time, Todd raised his head and asked:

"Master Caesar, we are all ready, are we going to leave immediately?"

Samwell smiled and said:

"Don't worry, I have to recruit some more people."

Todd frowned: "Are you going to recruit again?"

"Yes." Samwell showed a look of fear, "there are many wild beasts in the area of ​​the Scarlet Mountain Range, as well as those savages who don't obey discipline. Of course I have to take more people there."

Todd cursed in his heart that the useless eldest son of the Tully family really deserved his reputation, but he had no choice but to follow him to the city.

After walking for a while, Todd realized something was wrong, and asked:

"My lord, aren't we going to the mercenary camp?"

"no."

Samwell didn't explain much, and continued to walk forward.

Not long after, the group arrived at the pier by the Mande River.

It was noon at this time, the weather was extremely hot, and most of the dock workers were resting in the shade.

Samwell told Todd beside him:

"Send some people to tell these laborers that I, Samwell Caesar, was ordered by the Duke of Metz to go to the Crimson Mountains to develop. If you are willing to follow me, you can come here to sign up. I will take care of their food and drink, and there will be a meal of meat every day. , In addition, a military salary of 70 copper coins will be issued every month. If unfortunately killed in battle, the family can receive a pension of five silver stags."

Todd hesitated, but reminded:

"Aren't you a little too generous to these people, my lord?"

Samwell waved his hand, with a look of "I'm not short of money": "Only a generous lord can recruit soldiers who are good at fighting. Do as I say."

"Yes, my lord."

Soon, the news that Samwell was going to recruit soldiers to explore the Crimson Mountains spread throughout the pier.

"One meal of meat every day? Seventy copper coins per month, and Wuyinlu's pension after death? Is there such a good thing? Are you sure you heard it right?"

"Of course not. Now it's spread all over the pier."

"Could it be a liar?" Gavin frowned. "Which family's surname is Caesar? Why haven't I heard of it?"

"Do you know all the gentlemen in the Reach?" The companion sneered, "And how could they be liars? There are hundreds of majestic soldiers standing there. If you don't believe me, go and see for yourself."

Gavin stopped hesitating immediately and immediately ran over with the crowd.

It didn't take long before almost all the laborers at the dock came to hear the news.

Obviously, such superior treatment is enough to drive these low-level people crazy.

Not to mention the Crimson Mountains, they dared to venture into the mountains of swords and seas of fire.

Samwell stood on a high ground, looked at the dark crowd in front of him, and said loudly:

"I am the pioneer knight just conferred by the Duke of Metz, Samwell Caesar! Today I will recruit a group of soldiers to accompany me to the Crimson Mountains to open up new territory. However, not everyone wants it. I still have the following requirements .First of all, I only want people between the ages of 18 and 35."

As soon as this remark came out, many people showed disappointment and left.

The crowd thinned out a bit, but there were still thousands of people.

Samwell pointed to the lighthouse in the distance again, and said:

"Now, run to that lighthouse as fast as you can, and then run back!"

Many people froze in place after hearing this, but more smart people understood that this was a means of selection, and immediately ran away.

Samwell watched quietly, and after the first group of fastest people returned, he asked Todd to send someone to stop the remaining people and tell them that they had been eliminated.

Afterwards, Samwell roughly counted the number of people in front of him, and found that it was still a bit too many.

He couldn't afford to support too many soldiers now, not to mention that these people were the leaders of the Tyrell family after all. It stands to reason that he should have obtained the permission of the Duke of Metz before recruiting soldiers.

But he didn't want to meet the adult inflatable fish who obviously didn't like him, in case the other party refused.

So he planned to directly recruit about a hundred young and strong people. Even if the Duke of Metz knew about such a small number of people, he probably wouldn't bother to argue with him.

So, Samwell went to a high ground in front of the crowd, held the sword flat in front of his body, and ordered the rest of the laborers to line up and pass under the sword.

Seeing someone passing by with their heads bowed, Samwell would say to him:

"You have been called."

For those who couldn't reach the sword even if they stood upright, he shook his head:

"Sorry, you were eliminated."

Gavin watched from the side, and soon realized that the master was planning to use his height to screen soldiers this time, and his heart was pounding.

After all the people in front had passed by, he gritted his teeth and prepared to step forward.

Looking at the long sword getting closer, Gavin gradually began to despair in his heart, because he found that he was really not tall enough.

But when he walked under the sword, Gavin suddenly stood on tiptoe and closed his eyes at the same time——

Even knowing that his petty actions might be exposed mercilessly, Gavin couldn't care less.

He is not reconciled.

Born in a slum, he longed to become a knight's squire since he was a child, but how could the noble master take a fancy to him, a pariah who didn't even have a surname?

This time he heard that a knight was going to open up, and Gavin rekindled his hope.

He knew that although it was difficult to open up the territory, once successful, a group of new nobles would be born.

Naturally, he did not dare to hope to become a nobleman, but only hoped to be favored by a new knight and become his attendant.

But now, that dream seems to be shattered again.

Gavin held his breath, waiting for the judgment of fate.

But the strange thing is that the voice of the knight master has never sounded.

Gavin didn't dare to turn his head to look, and was unwilling to give up, so he kept on tiptoe.

As time passed, Gavin's legs began to tremble, his face flushed, and beads of sweat kept dripping down, but he stubbornly refused to give up.

Of course, Samwell saw that this kid was trying to cheat, but he never eliminated him, as if he was going to see how long he could stand on tiptoes.

The scorching sun in the afternoon was particularly vicious, and the sweat that had just dripped evaporated before it soaked the ground.

Samwell began to feel his legs sore just by standing normally, but the young man in front of him was still persisting.

He trembled all over and was on the verge of falling, as if he was about to fall in the next second, but he never fell.

Just when Gavin started to lose consciousness, a voice like the sound of heaven finally sounded:

"Yes, you have been recruited."

With a plop, Gavin fell to his knees, gasping for breath like a dehydrated fish.

Then, he saw the gentleman knight squatting in front of him, with a gentle smile on Yuanyuan's face:

"Boy, what's your name?"

"I, I, my lord, my name is Gavin!"

"Okay, Gavin, from today on, you will lead the horse for me."

Gavin burst into tears instantly:

"Yes, sir!"