Chapter 29 Conspiracy

A group of mercenaries outside the border of Mark were gathering together. The mercenaries were chaoticly encircled a piece of open space. The rich mercenaries set up comfortable tents on the open space, and the ones were sleeping in caravans again. The ordinary mercenaries could only use long halberds and spears to build shacks. When no one was hired, these mercenaries gathered around the wooden barrels to gamble. Some more cruel characters used weapons to stop the caravan and charged privately.

"Where is your head?" Kalian asked after entering the gathering place, grabbed a halberd soldier.

"Perhaps you'll be happy in the tent." The halberd soldier smiled lewdly and pointed to the more gorgeous tent. A woman's voice came from the tent. Kalian frowned and walked towards it.

"Robert came out, I just came back from Fort Mark." Kalian walked outside the tent and lifted a crack. The floor in the tent was covered with a thick wool blanket, and two naked people were hugging each other to exercise.

"What's the matter?" Robert stopped in dissatisfaction, and sweated and pulled up a coat to put it on his body. The thick chest hair was exposed in the open area of ​​the coat.

"There is news from the Lord of Mark." There were more than 300 mercenaries gathered in Mark, one hundred of whom were led by Karen, and the other more than 200 were obedient to Robert, so Karen had to discuss many things with Robert.

"What did he say?" Robert opened his tent and shouted, "Get out of the way, stinky bitch."

After a while, a rustling sound of dressing came from the tent. A prostitute came out of the tent in disheveled clothes. She looked at Robert and quickly lowered her head and left.

"Lord Mark doesn't agree with us to enter." Kalian frowned slightly, a little dissatisfied with Robert, but his strength determines everything among the mercenaries. His subordinates do not have Roberto, and his reputation among the mercenaries is not as high as Robert.

"Hmph, I've found out about these damn nobles. This Mark is much richer than other places. Recently, their lords have started business with the merchants of Hanruowei. You can imagine that Lord Mark's money cellar is filled with silver coins and gold." Robert said greedily. He wronged Schwab. Although Schwab made some money through trade, in order to restore Mark, who was looted by robbers, the money spent was like flowing water. There were almost no few left in Schwab's money cellar.

"What are you going to do? Mark's lord is not going to hire us." Karen and Robert are still mercenaries who value tradition, and Robert is the kind of person who uses any means to achieve his goal. There are even rumors that Robert once killed a deputy with a bow and arrow while hunting, just because he felt that the deputy had a reputation that surpassed him.

"Ha, honest Karen, what do we more than 300 warriors do? If that stupid nobleman does not agree to our request, then we will go to his territory to find a way out." Robert scoffed at Karen, who is full of mercenary principles. If it weren't for Karen's mercenary, he was still loyal to him, Robert would have taken action to kill him, but his cooperation is still needed now.

"Marke's lord has his own army and is stationed in the territory." Karen is not a fool who knows nothing. He is able to live for so long in military life and to bring up such a team of 100 people. It is definitely not a mediocre person, but Karen has his own code of conduct.

"So what, I know very well what kind of soldiers they were, some farmers who had just put down their pitchforks, and we." Robert waved his hand proudly and continued, "These heroes who returned from the battlefield, have few lives on their hands."

"That's right, but we are not robbers after all." Kalian knew very well the combat effectiveness of the mercenaries, but for some reason, he was very concerned about Schwab's tough attitude. Although the lord of the territory was young, he was not reckless. Kalian also knew through understanding that this territory had just experienced robbery, and the young lord led his troops to successfully resist the attack of the knight bandits. This was a brave noble.

"We will not rob, we just ask the lord to hire us." Robert's eyes flashed. This rich territory had been spotted by him. He just needed to force the lords of the territory to hire themselves, and then slowly undermine the power of the lords in the area and gain rule without hesitation.

"My people haven't received commissions for a long time, and they won't participate in this operation." Kalian looked at Robert's greedy appearance and knew exactly what he was thinking. Although the mercenaries were fighting for a little commission, it did not mean that the mercenaries were profit-oriented.

"Then our cooperation will only end." Robert said viciously, "You have to consider which side you should stand on, whether it is the nobles or the mercenary compatriots."

"I know my choice very well." Carlian had decided to leave Robert. He turned around and walked towards his gathering point, and Robert watched Carlian's departure insidiously.

"Soon, soon, I'll hang your head on the treetops." Robert whispered.

When Ka Lian returned to his own people, he felt relieved. He immediately summoned his adjutant and ordered his mercenaries to gather together and prepare to leave here and go to other places. The adjutant quickly issued the order. Although the mercenaries did not know what was going on, out of trust in Ka Lian, the mercenaries quickly removed the shack and placed their luggage on the carriage.

"Sir, how many mercenaries have we not come back?" The adjutant walked to Kalian's tent and said to Kalian who was packing his luggage. Kalian was stunned when he heard this, because his mercenaries rarely went out to rob, but Kalian was not sure that anyone would not be able to withstand the temptation of caravans here. I hope nothing happened, Kalian prayed in his heart.

"Did anyone see them?" Kalian turned around and asked.

"A prostitute saw them entering Mark, probably on the other side of the forest."

"What? Enter Mark." Karen thought to himself that he would not have any conflict with Mark's soldiers. Could it be that he was incited by Robert, Karen quickly said to his adjutant, "Let's go and have a look."

"Yes, sir."

Kalian rode on a horse and ran towards Mark with his adjutant. A few mercenaries sat together beside a bonfire in Mark's forest. They were wearing colored costumes unique to mercenaries. Kalian saw these guys who were burning the fire with their backs facing him and was furious. He had issued an order to call. These guys were still burning the fire here. It was damn. Everyone should give them a few whips.

"Hey, why are you still here?" Ka Lian dismounted angrily and walked forward. He stepped forward and grabbed a mercenary and pushed it gently. The mercenary fell down. Ka Lian was shocked and suddenly a smell of blood rushed into his nose. He secretly cried in his heart, and his waist was hurting violently. The experienced Ka Lian rolled on the spot.

"Damn it." The adjutant's voice came from behind Ka Lian. Ka Lian saw a light crossbow in his hand. The crossbow arrow had hit Ka Lian's waist. Fortunately, Ka Lian's clothes had a small chain armor inside. The injury was not very serious, but blood had already oozed out of Ka Lian's coat.

"Why do you do this?" Kalian said slowly as he gritted his teeth and stood up.

"Robert promised to give me some money. I am tired of this endless wandering life. I want to take this money to start a new life in a larger city, so I'm sorry." The adjutant shrugged and said indifferently, pulling his sword from his waist.

Ka Lian didn't expect that his most valued adjutant would betray him, so he only carried a short sword tied to his thigh.

"You actually believe that sinister Robert." Kalian smiled helplessly and pulled out the dagger. The pain in his waist made him unable to maintain balance, but the pain made his mind unexpectedly clear. He already knew Robert's plan, which was to use his head to coerce Mark's lord.

"Sorry." The adjutant raised his sword and slashed towards Ka Lian. The sharp long sword was far better than the short sword in length. Although Ka Lian fought desperately to block it with the short sword, the wound made him almost unable to hold the short sword. Soon the short sword was knocked aside by the long sword.
Chapter completed!