Proof of the Sun King

PS. I will ask for a day off on the first day of the new year tomorrow, please forgive me.

PS2. Happy New Year's Eve to all friends who read this book!

How much combat power a mercenary group can have is generally distinguished by comparing it with the regular army.

When the combat strength of a mercenary group exceeds that of a standard earldom army (the maximum mobilization of a standard earldom consists of 60 knights, 500 cavalry, 1,500 swordsmen or archers and other standing troops, the temporarily recruited long Spearmen and Peasants are not included), mercenary groups are generally called mercenaries.

Of course, there are no mercenaries in places like Nord. This kind of backcountry cannot afford powerful mercenaries, and neither does the Empire and Brittany need it, because they have a more powerful Knights as a standing army.

Only in Marienburg or the southern kingdom are mercenaries rampant, such as the Iris Guard of Marienburg, which consists of more than 6,000 cavalry and more than 10,000 infantry, and is the main guard for Marienburg. strength.

It is worth noting that knights should not be confused with cavalry. A knight is a title, a title, and a guarantee of combat effectiveness. Cavalry is just a general term for soldiers who fight on horses.

A standard knight unit includes several horse squires or even apprentice knights, as well as several knight squires.

"Of course it's not comparable." Estelle smiled disapprovingly, and the half-elf was also someone who had seen the big scene: "There won't be a mercenary group of that level in Nord, Mr. Ryan."

Oliver saw that Ryan was very interested in the Grey Blade Mercenary Group: "Mr. Ryan wants to know about Bilger?"

"Berger 'Grayblade' is indeed quite famous." Ryan rode on the horse, thinking about it.

The blood axe mercenary group suffered too much loss. It is not an exaggeration to say that Teresa brought disaster to this ordinary mercenary group. Boris's injuries have not yet fully healed - even Ryan doubts whether it can be fully healed.

In the case of losing Boris, the deputy commander Wilt had to bear the heavy burden. A mercenary group only has one elite level and two elite levels are not the same concept, especially when the mercenary group has already cooperated with the Beastmen In the case of massive blood loss in combat.

Teresa was unaware of this, but Ryan knew that the Blood Axe mercenary group was unreliable. If he wanted to go south, he had to consider the combat effectiveness of Ash Blade.

No matter how strong he is, he is still alone. There used to be a very powerful knight in the empire, and he relied on his own strength to be tyrannical. He announced twenty-eight kinds of complicated tax items in his knight manor, forcing the peasants to They can't survive.

In the end, the powerful knight was rushed into his house by the peasants, then tied to the scarecrow in the field, and burned into a mummified corpse.

So is this knight not strong enough? Was he attacked?

No, this knight is very strong, he blocked the door of the room and killed dozens of mobs.

But everyone gets tired. For example, even if a hundred pigs that didn't resist were put there for this knight to kill, he would probably be exhausted by the end.

Ryan must also try his best to avoid this situation. He is neither invincible nor immune to fatigue. He is also a human being.

After coming and going, the venue for the banquet arrived.

The evening banquet was held in the lord's longhouse in Villard. At night, the sky was completely dark. The door of the two-storey lord's longhouse was wide open, and the roadside torches illuminated the snow-covered road. Well-trained guards guarded the door, and a roasted whole sheep was hung on the fire at the door. The golden grease dripped drop by drop in the fire, sparks everywhere.

It smells quite good~ Ryan laughed happily when he saw a guard who looked at the fat mutton and took a sip.

With this smile, he immediately attracted the attention of the guards: "Good evening! Mr. Ryan! Please come in! The Lord is already waiting for you inside!"

"Good evening~" Ryan handed the reins of his pinecone (his horse's name) to the guard's hand and swaggered towards it.

Oliver and the others also wanted to follow him in, but they were immediately blocked by the cold halberd: "Sir, please show the invitation letter!"

Oliver's chubby face flashed a sullen look, and then he immediately showed a standard commercial smile. He took out a note with the lord's ring seal from his white bear fur coat and sent it to the guard's hand: "Okay. Yes, sir."

This invitation was very valuable and took Oliver some work.

The guard swept away the respect before, and the expression on his face became arrogant and rude. After confirming that the ring was correct, he handed the invitation back to Oliver: "Keep your hands and feet clean, profiteers, don't make trouble inside, otherwise Don't blame my halberd for drinking your blood!"

"Okay, let's go in!"

Estelle clenched his fist subconsciously, but Mats patted his shoulder and shook his head.

Lane didn't know what happened behind. When he walked into the interior of the longhouse, he found that it was full of people, and the large wooden table was full of food, from simple bread, stew to roast chicken and some rare The servants constantly brought out various kinds of food with iron cutlery, and the guests sat on long wooden chairs, drinking barley wine from earthenware cups and mugs, and they were so happy.

"Cheers to the victory of the docks!"

"Cheers to the prosperity of Kalzenhaven!"

"Cheers to the great lord, Lord Villard!"

"For... no matter what he is, in short, today, let's have a good time!"

Most of the people present are soldiers who participated in today's battle at the dock. Many of them were even wrapped in bandages, but this could not stop them from drinking. A few people were invited, such as... a Lady standing at the door.

"Teresa?"

"Ryan! Are you here?" The sorceress seemed to have an instinctive dislike for such a scene, so she just stood at the door with a staff and didn't move, but Ryan was just looking at Teresa's dress and couldn't help but feel in her heart. Surprised.

In every sense, Teresa is a standard beauty, especially in her outfit today - a classical silk dress with canary flowers on the woman's body, and a snow-white white fox coat draped over her shoulders, A pair of creamy pointed-toe strappy heels with sapphire toes sparkled in the longhouse.

The woman's calf was wrapped in a pair of black ultra-thin stockings, and her smooth and jade-like skin was even more beautiful through a layer of hazy stockings.

Pantyhose? Ryan stared at the woman's pantyhose calf for a second time.

The sorceress's house is really rich.

Stockings are an invention of alchemy. This popular alchemical product among women is an out-and-out luxury. Originally, the production of stockings can only be made with unicorns from the fairyland in Lake Brittany. Fluff, or the best spider silk from the Underdark can only be synthesized by alchemy. Silk stockings, a luxury that can not only modify the body, protect the skin, but also cover up some shortcomings, have become crazy sought after and loved by aristocratic women. of high-end products.

It’s just in recent years that the Empire has finally made some breakthroughs in this field. I don’t know why, but the Imperial Academy of Engineering also has the ability to produce a small amount of stockings. It’s just that Emperor Franz-Friedrich ordered the ban on technology rumors, which flowed into the market every year. The number of stockings is always very small. For example, Ryan remembered that his adoptive mother finally spent twelve gold dinars to get one. The baby is so precious that he will only wear it when he participates in major events.

Ryan's eyes naturally caught the sorceress's attention. After she found that the man's gaze was on her calf and feet, Teresa's slender eyebrows raised: "You don't know that it is very difficult to stare at a lady like this. Aren't you a gentleman? Mr. Lane of the White Wolf Knight?"

"No, I was thinking what are you doing standing at the door, don't you go in and find a seat?" Ryan asked curiously.

I don't know why, the sorceress saw that the man didn't say much about her outfit, and was secretly dissatisfied, and this dissatisfaction was quickly put into words: "After watching this for so long, don't you plan to say something? ?"

"Uh, it's you who doesn't let me stare, it's you who wants me to stare, dear Teresa, you're making it difficult for me to do this." Ryan said helplessly, he took a deep breath, his face changed Seriously: "I can't find words to describe your beauty, I can only say that you are very charming today, Miss Teresa Trovik, can I have the honor to guide you to this banquet?"

"Hey~ If those men can talk like you, the communication between us Garland and them may be much easier." The sorceress was finally satisfied.

"Cut~ If you Jialan can put away this inconvenient way of getting along, our communication with you will be much easier." Ryan complained mercilessly.

"I know, I know, I'm already changing...Is there any quiet place? The smell in the house is a bit heavy and the sound is a bit loud." Teresa followed the man towards the house: "I don't want to talk to They huddled together, and you came a little later than I thought."

"Yes, I encountered something temporarily, come with me." Ryan walked towards the inside with Teresa. The longhouse was very deep, and rows of tables and chairs were filled with soldiers and local officials. Today The **** battle at the dock made most people know this little famous rising star. Everyone raised their glasses to him, and Ryan raised his left hand and smiled, indicating that he heard it.

At the end, Villard and his wife were sitting at the innermost long table. In addition, seeing Ryan's arrival, the lord in his fifties stood up: "An important guest is here! I Let me introduce to you, this is the son of my friend Norman the Bald, 'Sledgehammer' Ryan! He is also our hero today, the hero who can win the battle of the docks today! Cheers!"

"Cheers!" A silver wine glass full of wine circulated in the hands of everyone at the long table. Everyone took a sip after getting the wine glass. When Ryan and Teresa sat down on the side of the long table, the chief guard Lao Ritz just handed the silver wine glass to Ryan: "Mr. Ryan, please~"

"Thank you~" Ryan took the glass and took a sip.

Teresa's face turned green when she saw that Ryan was about to hand over the wine glass after drinking it. The silver wine glass had been passed around on this dining table. God knows how many stinky men's saliva was on it. She subconsciously Shrink back.

"Hahaha~" Ryan laughed, and instead of handing the cup to Teresa, he passed over her, handed the cup to the next person, and explained to the sorceress, "She doesn't drink much, because this It's not good for concentration."

The caster needs to concentrate when casting spells, and Ryan's statement is correct.

After a few rounds of drinking, Villard gave an order, and the banquet began to move freely. Almost everyone stood up and raised their glasses in twos and threes. Everyone was talking loudly about a series of recent events, ranging from commodity prices, From what is popular in the upper class recently, to the war against the northern barbarians.

"No way, Nord's custom is like this. Mr. Willard wants to show his set of silverware, so according to the custom, everyone must take a drink and take a sip." Ryan is pulling Teresa and biting his ear: "Don't worry, I know you don't like it."

"Oh~ I've had enough, I really regret coming to this banquet, I even dressed up for it." The sorceress's high heels were slender and long, and she stood behind Ryan: " God, there are only three fireplaces in such a big room..."

"Is it cold?" Lane took her to a fireplace, and the two men who were cooking by the fireplace immediately moved away knowingly, giving the two people their seats by the fireplace.

"Sometimes it's like this. We need a reason for everyone to gather together. A business, a deal, and even some tacit understandings and contracts are negotiated in this environment." Ryan casually took a table from the side. A chicken leg was broken off from the roast chicken, and half of it was bitten off in one bite: "I'll go over there and have a look, you can rest."

"I know this better than you!" Teresa watched the man walk away, and continued leaning against the fireplace to bake the fire. Her body did not recover. Today's dress was really cold, especially when she was not wearing boots, she was naked. Although the calf and jade feet outside are wrapped in stockings, it is nothing more than a win.

It's just that her quiet time didn't last long and was soon broken: "Beautiful lady, can I buy you a drink?"

The woman raised her head a little unhappily~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Surprisingly, standing in front of her...is a handsome guy, he has blue eyes, a high nose bridge, and the lines on his face look harmonious. The black mid-part is tied into a small ponytail, with a round-framed lens on one eye, and the whole body is dressed in a suit of imperial aristocracy, a loose shirt, leggings and fashionable shoes, and a hat with white feathers on it. .

Before Theresa could respond, he began to introduce himself: "I'm honored to introduce myself, my name is Ike, Ike-Albrecht, from the Empire, you can just call me Ike. "

"Okay, Mr. Ike, my name is Teresa, Teresa Trovik, thank you for your kindness, but..."

"I think I have to introduce myself to you, Ms. Teresa!" Who knows that this handsome guy didn't give the sorceress a chance to refuse, and said to himself: "I'm a knight... , an apprentice knight, but I already have my own horse and armor, as well as a family crest, look!"

After speaking, Ike showed his family crest to the sorceress. On his crest, a pigeon with an arrow in its mouth flew over a kite shield.

"Thank you, Mr. Ike, it's just me now..."

"Tell you about my glorious deeds! Beautiful Miss Teresa! My story is long, and the most famous thing to say is the Wenler offensive and defensive battle three years ago. I participated in that battle. The war, followed the white wolf knights and launched a charge towards the abominable barbarian bastards..." The handsome guy immediately gushed about his glorious history.

It's over! Met a tough guy! Teresa rolled her eyes, the sorceress's slender high heels circled the wooden floor of the house...