Chapter 28: Choice

Schwab watched Kalian's departure, and how to treat these mercenaries required certain skills. Schwab was not sure to solve this problem without angering these mercenaries. In order to prevent problems, Schwab convexled Gudi ordered the Mark Legion to prepare for war. If the mercenaries dared to attack their territory, they would have to pay the price.

"Sir, a man who calls himself the messenger of Princess Mary is here to visit." The young attendant William came to Schwab and bent down to salute Schwab.

Little William was born in a lower-class gentry family. He was originally sent to Mark Fort to serve the lord by his family, but William was not lucky. Since the death of the elderly baron in Mark Fort, the owners in Mark Fort have been rotated frequently. Not to mention glory, even basic life has become a problem. It was not until Schwab's arrival that all this ended. Therefore, Little William was full of admiration for Schwab, a nobleman who sometimes likes to swear words, but he often has some strange ideas, but he has no airs.

"Okay, let him come in." Schwab was thinking about when news about Han Ruowei would be heard. At this time, the arrival of the messenger made him feel relieved. To be honest, Schwab still had a good impression of Princess Mary. Schwab didn't want Princess Mary's father, Duke Han Ruowei, to encounter any accidents when he was plotted against by the insidious Yas.

Srick, who seemed to be covered in shadow forever, walked into the hall. Schwab sat on a heavy oak chair in the hall. Liugudi stood on Schwab's left and looked at Srick. Schwab asked William to gather old Laugh and bald Otto into the hall. A group of people surrounded Schwab. At this time, there was already a junior palace leadership team in Mark.

"Dear Lord Mark, the glorious knight, the champion of Hanrowe, Sir Schwab, I am the youngest daughter of Duke Hanrowe, the messenger of the elegant princess Mary, Srik." Srik saw the members of the court surrounding Schwab, so he used a more formal wording.

"Welcome, what information do you have?" Schwab nodded, stood up and walked to Srick.

"This is a letter from the princess to you. Please take a look first." Srick took out the letter from Princess Mary to Schwab. Schwab received it. The letter had no password, and it seemed that the princess felt that there was no need to hide it from anyone.

The letter tells the story of Princess Mary's father, Duke Han Ruowei, who had summoned all the vassals to advance towards the Ruowei people. Princess Mary hoped that Schwab could join Duke Han Ruowei as her mercenary. After reading the letter, Schwab scratched his head. He was just thinking about how to deal with the mercenaries, but now Princess Mary actually wants to hire him. What's going on?

"What should I do?" Schwab handed the letter to Lao Lauke. Lao Lauke took it and looked carefully. The illiterate bald Otto was surrounded by him anxiously.

"Sir, this is the sincere invitation of His Royal Highness the Princess. It is a complete recognition and appreciation of your honor. It helps the Duke and will also make the princes recognize you and help spread your reputation." Srick tried hard to persuade Schwab. His implementation of Wabb also hopes to participate in the expedition of Duke Hanruowei and improve his reputation. On the one hand, it is about the secret of the treasure of the Borrolong root in the crystal neck pendant on his neck, and this secret is closely related to the Ruvid people.

"What do you think?" Schwab said to Old Lauke and the others.

"Sir, I think you should join the army of the Duke of Hanrowe, an invitation from a noble princess." Liugudi looked at Schwab and said sincerely, the devout parish knight was always passionate about glory and noble cause.

"Sir, I'll listen to you. What do you say, do what you do." Bald Otto said without saying a word, patting his strong chest.

"Sir, although I do not agree with joining such a huge war when Mark is insufficient." Old Lauke raised his head heavily and said, "The old monk had many good suggestions for Schwab in this era and often became an indispensable consultant for Schwab. He continued, "But since His Highness, the noble princess, invites you so sincerely, as an honorary knight, I suggest you join the Duke's camp."

"So everyone agrees." Schwab looked at his advisers and said in a firm voice, "Well, I accept the invitation from His Highness the Princess. I will be on standby. The Marque Legion will serve His Highness Princess Mary, and the enemies of Duke Hanruowei will become our enemies."

"Yes, sir."

"A wise choice, sir."

"Listen to you."

With Schwab's sonorous and powerful voice, everyone's response sounded in the hall. At this time, Schwab's casual aura of students had been slowly replaced by a leadership temperament, and the people around Schwab would unconsciously follow his horse's head.

"That's great, so I can go back and report to His Highness the Princess." Srik breathed a sigh of relief, happy for the strong aid that Duke Hanruowei had taken. Although Schwab's troops were not as strong as an earl, Srik felt from the bottom of his heart that Schwab would provide guarantees for the Duke's victory. Maybe this made no sense, but this was the intuition of a spy who came from a deadly family.

"Srick please wait, I have something to ask you." Liugudi and his team left the hall and began to prepare for the war. Schwab called Srick to leave.

"Sir, what are your instructions?" Srick didn't understand why Schwab wanted to stop him, so he turned around and waited quietly.

"You are not an ordinary messenger, right?" Schwab said this for a reason. This era is not as good as that of later generations with advanced transportation. In later generations, there are post offices, railways, aviation, and sea transportation. The letters of this era, especially important letters, are delivered by people. It is understandable that an edict sends a letter occasionally, but every time the same person sends a letter can only explain one problem, that is, the sender is closely related to the family, or is simply a member of the family. Otherwise, important letters cannot be handed over to unreliable people. In addition, in the Middle Ages, an important function of knights was often to deliver letters to high-ranking nobles and guard the mistresses of nobles. Because these knights keep their promises and value honors, they will not talk about the gossip of the nobles everywhere. There is a German proverb that says, "The ears of the knights will not be passed to the second person again."

"I am just the humble servant of Duke Hanrowei." Srick bent over and said modestly to Schwab.

"So that's it." Schwab had no choice but to nod. The mysterious Srick was like a person in the fog, always making people unable to see the true face. Since he was unwilling to say it, Schwab was not good at asking about other people's secrets. "Then please have lunch in my castle before leaving."

"Thank you, noble Lord, His Highness the Princess is still waiting for my reply. I must bring her good news as soon as possible." Srick did not accept Schwab's invitation, and he hurriedly left the Mark Fort.

"What a person who can't figure it out." Schwab looked at the departure of Srick, and soon the man who always hid himself under the hood was put behind Schwab's head.

Because Schwab wanted to solve a big problem in front of him, that is, the mercenaries gathered on the border of Mark. If Schwab wanted to lead his Mark army to support Duke Hanruowei, his territory would become empty. These omnipresent mercenaries would definitely attack his territory. When he thought of this, Schwab's heart thrust, and he unconsciously placed his hand on the crystal neck of his chest.

"I will never let the cup happen again." Schwab secretly swore that he had to subdue the mercenaries before he could leave Mark with confidence. Thinking of the vitality that he had finally recovered in Mark's territory and the territory under construction, if the war destroyed this land where Marty lived, Schwab couldn't stand it when he thought of it.
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