Start as Inherited Baroness

Just as Simon was reading with gusto, Mailan, who was guarding outside, knocked on the door and said, "Lord Baron, Shelter is back."

"Oh? Call some people over to check on them and see if there are any vampires inside."

He put the book back on the shelf, stood up, put the sword on his waist, and walked out.

"Yes!" Mailan responded and went to make arrangements.

Simon returned to his room and, with the help of several maids, put on the plate armor, but only the breastplate.

When he came out of the house, Shelter had already led people to wait outside the Lord's Hall.

In addition, Mailan and more than forty personal guards surrounded them.

Simon walked over calmly and said with a smile: "You're back? How is it?"

"Lord Baron, as per our mission, we sent the things to Marquis Val.

I did not see the Marquis, but one of the attendants asked me to bring back a letter, written by the Marquis himself. "

Shelter took out a parchment letter from his arms and presented it with both hands.

Mailan went over to catch it and sent it to Simon.

He didn't look immediately, but said, "Did you meet any vampires along the way?"

"Sir, we encountered them. They attacked us twice at night.

However, we counterattacked and killed them all, and the silver-laced sword played a big role. "Shelter said respectfully.

There is no shortage of people in the Iron Bear Mercenary Group, and it seems that they are not in much danger.

This also shows that the combat effectiveness of vampires in frontal confrontation is very low.

The reason why they were able to defeat Keelung and others in the first place was probably due to the advantage of the terrain.

"Well, you accomplished your mission well.

But you still need to verify if there are any vampires among you.

You must know that advanced vampires are not afraid of sunlight. "

Simon said this, looked at the wax on the letter, which had the royal family's emblem printed on it, and then opened the reply letter.

There were only a dozen lines in it. First, he said that he had received the Bloody Book and the Scarlet Staff, and praised Simon for his thoughtfulness.

Then, from the perspective of an elder, he gave some teachings and encouragement, asking him to enlist the power of merchants and mercenaries to protect himself, work hard to reclaim wasteland, and so on.

Finally, he praised Simon, using words sincerely, as if Marquis Val was really his uncle.

"Oh, the literary talent is good. The Marquis is very good at winning people's hearts." After reading it, he thought to himself.

You don't need to think about it to know that Marquis Val's personal guards must be extremely loyal, and there are probably many people who are willing to die for him.

Many people may be waiting for such an opportunity.

After all, he allowed many of his bodyguards who died in the line of duty to obtain baron rewards. If you follow him, you can really gain huge benefits.

This can be regarded as buying bones for thousands of dollars.

However, the Marquis did not directly seal these people in his territory.

Instead, he used his connections to place himself in the territory under the direct jurisdiction of the king in the West Saidi.

He probably had other thoughts as well.

Simon naturally understood this, and guessed it was a mixed strategy.

The Marquis and the central government of the kingdom do not seem to be on good terms.

It is worth mentioning that in the Eagle Kingdom, only children of the royal family can obtain the title of marquis.

This title is below the duke and above the earl, but in the past it was basically an honorary nobility without a fief.

However, Marquis Val is not among them. After leading the army to achieve a great victory in West Side, a piece of territory must be allocated to him.

Ordinarily, it was natural to become the Duke of West Side, but the king still forcibly seized a piece of land, made it a direct jurisdiction, and stationed a border guard regiment.

The euphemistic name is that it is to help prevent the orcs from counterattacking, and the reason is sufficient, but this behavior makes people feel uncomfortable no matter how they look at it.

And he has not yet been promoted to a title, so Val Bavarik still uses the title of Marquis.

Simon felt that something would happen, but it probably wouldn’t be that soon, it would take at least ten years.

West Cedi is in its infancy and is full of waste, and the Marquis is not so tough, otherwise he might lose his temper now.

Simon just thought about the struggle between big shots in his mind and ignored it.

Now he only needs to judge the general direction. If the sky falls, there will be tall people to support it. Now he can just wave the flag and shout competently.

Simon put the letter away, put it in his arms, and actually put it into the storage column.

At this time, Winnis was also called over, bringing the demon-killing holy water.

She walked to Simon, then glanced at Shelter and others, and said softly: "Did the Marquis reply?"

"Yes." He glanced at Winnis, then reached into his arms, took out the letter from the storage column, and handed it to her.

There is nothing important in the letter, but it doesn't matter if you show it to your wife, it can also show trust and enhance the harmonious relationship between husband and wife.

As expected, Winis smiled softly, took it happily, and returned it after a while.

"Your Majesty the Marquis is so kind. He is like an elder in the family." She said warmly.

"Yes." Simon nodded in agreement, put the letter in his arms, and put it back in the storage column.

"Check on Shelter and the others quickly. If nothing happens, I will arrange for them to do something." He then added.

"good.

Just a drop per person, go ahead. "Winis said to the trusted maid beside her.

The petite maid was seen walking up to Shelter and others, carrying a gold jar the size of a teacup, and began to verify one by one...

It didn't take long for all the members of the Iron Bear Mercenary Group to pass the test, and none of them were vampires or dark creatures.

"Very good, I'll give you this month's salary first, and then there will be things for you to do." Simon smiled.

"Chunlan, count some money." He called.

He didn't always carry money with him, and he had to find a very reliable person to keep the money.

Simon thought about it and only the Yingti slaves were the most suitable. He would have to go to Baiou Port to buy more next year.

Not for sleeping, but to assist in managing internal affairs.

Although Aire, Sarit, Mad and others were also reliable, they were not suitable for this job after all.

"Yes~" Chunlan responded and left. After a while, she came over with a wooden box.

Simon took it, counted out enough money from it, handed it to the servant, and then the servant distributed it to the mercenaries one by one, without passing through Shelt's hands.

"Thank you, Baron!"

"I am willing to die for you!" The mercenaries holding the coins in their hands shouted one after another.

"Hahaha, good!

Now I'm going to let you garrison in the south and patrol the border. The monthly salary will remain the same.

You can rest today. Tomorrow I will bring people to choose the location for building the camp and outpost with you." Simon said with a smile.

"Yes! Sir!"

Shelt hurriedly shouted. As an honorary knight, he couldn't let those mud-legged people behind him steal the conversation.

These abominable guys, howling like hungry wolves...

"Go." Simon ended, and then he hugged Winnies into the lord's hall.

"Sir Shelt, I have prepared a place for you to stay. Please follow me."

At this time, Mylan went over and said politely.

"Okay, thank you very much."

Shelt said in a kind manner. He knew that the person in front of him was the captain of the baron's guards. He was undoubtedly a popular person and didn't dare to offend him at all.