Start as Inherited Baroness

Not long after, Simon and others walked out of the woods.

Hilt and several other fellow villagers were looking this way with weapons in hand, looking a little anxious.

After they walked over, Hilt and others still didn't dare to recognize him, so they just whispered softly: "Master Simon?"

"What's wrong? What are you afraid of? Let's go."

Simon smiled at them and greeted them.

Hilt responded, but still looked at Airei and the others.

Their armor and weapons are not new, they are full of scratches, and some are stained with blood.

At first glance, it looked like it had been through a great battle.

Hilt couldn't understand how Master Simon could possess such an army in such a short time.

Each of them looked extremely tough.

The pomp of Airey and others is indeed very intimidating.

He and Sarit were in charge of the combat power. One led the cavalry and the other was in charge of the infantry. They were equipped with heavy scale armor and superior armored horses.

However, Airei has no horse. I don’t know what happened. Maybe he died in battle while in the game.

As for other soldiers, they are also well equipped, including heavy infantry, light infantry, militia, long archers, short archers, heavy cavalry and light cavalry.

The equipment is complete, and it is exactly the configuration of an elite team of the kingdom.

Even the light infantry were equipped with iron mails and helmets, and the spears they held looked thick and sharp.

Everyone followed Simon's footsteps and came to the merchants' camp.

With so many professional soldiers, he had to purchase some explicit supplies.

Nowadays, Simon has a large number of people, and he feels confident walking on the camp road, and soon he reaches the area where goods are sold.

"My lord, what do you want to buy?" This is a temporary stable area with hundreds of mules and horses of various types.

"Ten wagons and sixty horses," Simon said.

"Sir, a cart will cost three silver deer, and a horse will cost six silver deer." The merchant quoted the price with a smile, his face slightly nervous.

The dozen or so caravan guards beside him all put their wrists on the handles of their iron swords and looked at the group of guests with vigilant eyes.

Simon didn't care. Those who could do business here were all large chambers of commerce, and they basically all had aristocratic backgrounds.

How can we do business with the military without the tyrannical guarantee of force?

Simon calculated silently for a moment based on the price quoted by the businessman, and haggled for a while, and finally settled the deal at the price of twenty-one golden eagles.

"I need to check your goods."

He smiled slightly and said that his predecessor left behind some knowledge of horse breeding, enough to identify the pros and cons of mules and horses.

"Of course no problem." The businessman also smiled.

After that, Simon walked to the stable area and picked the horses one by one. This process lasted for more than an hour.

Moreover, he also fell in love with a brown, high-quality war horse, with a shoulder height of one meter and seventy-one meters, with smooth and shiny fur, and it was very majestic.

"Sir, you have a very good sense. His name is Aili. He is worth twenty-four golden eagles. He is five years old and in his prime. He has been castrated."

The businessman said with a smile.

"Twenty-three golden eagles, I want them."

Simon looked around the horse, looking left and right, but couldn't find anything wrong with it, so he had to say this.

The businessman was silent for a moment, then smiled cheerfully: "Deal!"

Simon also nodded, this horse is indeed worth the price.

After that, he chose a medium-sized black war horse, worth twelve golden eagles, with a shoulder height of about 1.65 meters, and planned to buy it for Airey to ride on.

A knight cannot live without a horse.

When it was time to check out, the merchant looked at Simon with a kind smile.

He opened the wallet he inherited and counted it. There were a total of eighty-nine golden eagles and thirty-five silver deer, plus more than a hundred silver sheep and several bronze stars.

For the mainland baron, this amount of money is quite poor.

But considering that Qiao Lun and his son were not able to manage the territory at all, it was not easy to save this money all year round as soldiers.

Simon counted out a sufficient number of coins to pay the merchant, including saddles and other equipment, including more than sixty golden eagles.

Most of the inherited wealth is spent.

In addition to the ten horses pulling the carriage, the other horses are also equipped with a simple saddle, which can be used by infantry and archers to save energy.

As for the remaining horses, they are used to pull the cart, trying not to exhaust any one of them.

Simon and his entourage left the stable area with the merchant's compliments, taking the purchased horses and carriage with them.

After a while, they came to a stall selling food.

"Sir, what would you like to order? There are ready-made black bread here, as well as flatbread, rye, barley, black beans, everything you need."

This merchant is relatively short in stature, with a bulging lower abdomen and looks wealthy. The guards beside him only wear iron-lined leather armor and have average strength.

Simon casually asked about the price. The food here was much more expensive than that at Wangling, but he still had to buy it.

Currently, the entire West Side is in a barbaric state. Apart from these traders, there is no source of food at all.

There are many wild animals in the wilderness, but they still have to rush to Eagle City to be sealed, so they can't keep hunting on the road.

After some negotiation, the price was agreed upon. Simon mainly bought black bread, rye and barley, and a small amount of wheat and black beans.

Among them, rye has the worst taste. It tastes rough and difficult to swallow, but the large amount makes it quite hungry.

Next is barley. Although the taste is average, it is still much better. It is considered a good food among the common people in this world.

Wheat tastes the most delicious, and is usually only enjoyed by the noble class. It is more than ten times the price of rye, and the yield per mu is also the lowest among staple foods.

All ten carriages were loaded, and one was loaded with eight hundred kilograms of grain. Five of them were rye, three were barley, and the remaining one was wheat and one was black beans.

Apart from people eating a small amount of black beans for a change, black beans are mainly eaten by war horses.

Naturally, those rogue horses had no luck and could just eat grass along the way.

One top-grade war horse, two medium-grade war horses and seven ordinary war horses cannot be fed simply with grass. They must be mixed with some black beans for added nutrition.

The cost of raising cavalry is really not low. A wealthy baron from the mainland usually only has dozens of cavalry guards.

In addition, Simon also discovered that there were merchants selling slaves. Most of the slaves sold were orcs, with the majority being kobolds.

Their height is generally between 1.5 and 1.6 meters, and they are quite strong. They are not good for farming and cannot be stable, but they are okay for mining.

Simon didn't have such a need. After searching around and finding no animal-eared girl, he left disappointed.

After that, I bought some basic supplies such as tents and walked out of the merchant camp.

Carlisle immediately brought people over.

He looked at Airei and the others with a surprised expression, remained silent for a moment, and asked hesitantly: "Sir, who are they?"

"Let me introduce you, this is Airei, and that is Sarit, they are both my honorary knights.

His name is Mad, and he is my quartermaster, that one is Yaman, who is the housekeeper, and her name is Kailin, who is the military doctor.

Everyone else is my soldier. "Simon introduced with a faint smile.

Carlisle opened his mouth and was stunned for a while, then looked at the carriage and the horses, feeling suddenly frustrated.

He didn't know how Simon, a weakling, managed to find a vassal so quickly and directly promised two honorary knights.

This was far from what he had planned.

"Kyle, I promise to marry your daughter, but I want to see her first. If she is too ugly, I will change her.

You should have more than one daughter, right? Simon said with a smile.

"Huh? Oh, of course, sir, you have actually met me just now." Carlisle came back to his senses and said with a hint of respect in his expression.

Not long after he finished speaking, the woman behind him in a brown exquisite robe took a few steps forward and then bowed elegantly.

"Sir Simon, I am Winnieth." Her voice was sweet and respectful, and her face was slightly pink.

This woman has great looks and a great figure. Simon had already noticed her just now.