969 Where did the money come from?
969 Untitled
Although mercenaries are quite strong, they will not have much confidence when facing the nobles due to their resources and identity.
Of course, mercenaries are at least much stronger than civilians and merchants. After all, if they are strong enough, they can ignore many identity restrictions.
But when the status of the nobles reaches a certain level, even if the mercenaries are very powerful, they must give them enough "respect". And a big man like the earl and the marquis, even if the president of the mercenary union comes, he must bow well.
Beta just nodded to the two of them.
As a mercenary, this is extremely arrogant. Not to mention Billy, even Claire thinks this mercenary is too ostentatious.
Relying on the favor of the hostess, he is arrogant?
Billy looked up and down for a while and said, "Ms. Monica, although this advice may be a bit harsh, I still want to talk to you."
Billy looked at Beta with extremely unfriendly eyes. The next thing, everyone present knew what it would be!
Monica waved her hand and said, "You don't need to say anything. I know what you want to say. His words represent what I mean. If you don't like, you can ignore it."
Beta chuckled.
Billy was choked by Monica and his face turned pale and he was exhausted. He had been the count for more than 20 years, and no one had ever spoken like this in front of him. Even a member of the royal family would abide by the necessary etiquette when facing him. This is a hidden rule.
But now, he was first confronted by a mercenary and then 'slapped' by an archbishop.
The title of Archbishop sounds very powerful, but its influence only plays a role among believers. In the aristocratic class, the status of Archbishop is equivalent to that of the baron.
Being polite to you is giving you face, and not being polite to you is also worth it.
"Since Ms. Selia is like this, I have nothing to say." Billy calmed down and turned his head to Claire and said, "Why don't we leave together with the marquis?"
"Sorry, Earl Billy, I still have something to talk to Monica."
Although Claire also felt that the mercenary in front of him was a bit unreasonable. He was not stupid. On the one hand, he wanted to kill his life in secret and destroy his family; on the other hand, he was the archbishop who saved him. Although the people around her were quite annoying, can a little bit of aristocratic self-esteem be compared with life?
Billy also guessed this answer. He shrugged and said to Beta: "Some people think they are very powerful, but in fact, if they don't have a backer, they are nothing, and they may even be beaten and slap on the road."
Beta smiled and ignored him.
Billy couldn't get the expression he wanted from the other party and turned around and left.
Compared with Beta's relaxed freehand painting, Claire's expression suddenly became ugly: "He said this to me."
Monica also nodded from the side and said, "It was also said to me."
Now Beta's identity is a mercenary. Even if he makes Billy angry, as a noble, there is no need to threaten a small mercenary himself.
Then the object he speaks is very simple and clear.
Monica said to Claire, "Marquis, come to the church and sit down."
When she spoke, her tone became much gentler.
Claire was immediately flattered: "Okay... OK."
I couldn't help but feel happy.
Beta said to Monica, "Then I'll go out for a walk."
"Be careful."
Beta nodded and turned away from the church.
Monica stood at the entrance of the church and watched Beta disappear from the distance of the street before retracting her gaze.
Claire kept looking at her face, and when she saw her coming back to her senses, she asked with some concern: "Madam, you seem to care about this mercenary. Who is he you?"
"Lottery!" Monica said softly: "I owe him a life."
Claire immediately understood in an instant that the mercenary was Ms. Selia's life-saving benefactor, no wonder.
In fact, this is what Monica said without clarity, and Claire made up for it in a brainless way. Monica's meaning is very simple, just literally. If Beta didn't kill her, it would be equivalent to her owing the former a life.
What Claire heard was that the mercenary saved Monica once, or lost the life of a very important person, such as a lover or something.
He felt that he had figured out Claire, and even more so that the world was so beautiful. He endured the excitement in his heart and followed Monica into the church.
He knows how rare a beautiful woman who knows how to be grateful is in this world. Such a woman is not only very suitable as an ally, but also as a wife.
Billy returned to the manor and first found a beautiful maid to vent for half an hour. After the anger in his heart completely disappeared, he sat back on the chair.
As a qualified nobleman, he knew too well that anger would cause fatal mistakes to his judgment, so he would keep himself awake before deciding on something important.
Everyone has different ways of sobering and consciousness. Some people like to wash their faces with ice water, some people like to eat too much, while Billy prefers to vent his desires and desires.
Without desire, he can maintain at least half an hour of absolute rational time.
He even gave this time a name himself.
Sage time.
The situation about Archbishop Selia, Claire and others has been in his mind. He feels that he will start to calculate what kind of actions the two will have after they form an alliance.
Then the thinking suddenly froze on a person.
That handsome mercenary.
For some reason, Billy disliked this person very much, and in this dislike, he could even feel a little bit of fear.
"Kill him first."
Billy suddenly had such an idea, and he had even found a reason for himself.
Master Selia seems to value this man very much, and this man may even be her male favorite. Killing him should make the Archbishop fall into a crazy situation.
Many people are afraid that the enemy will become crazy, but Billy doesn't think so. He thinks that a crazy enemy is not scary, and it is even easy to find the opponent's weaknesses.
Billy now wants to see Bishop Selia go crazy. As long as she goes crazy, her alliance with Marquis Claire will be in name only.
After shaking the copper bell, he asked the butler to come in and issued several orders, one of which was to find a way to assassinate the mercenary.
Beta continued to wander the street. When it was almost evening, he felt that he had been targeted by someone, so he deliberately walked to a remote place with few people.
Then two hours later, Beta returned to the church. Claire was still in the church and was chatting with Monica happily, while Monica responded in unison.
It looks boring.
Then he saw Beta come in, his eyes lit up, jumped up, and ran over and asked, "Where have you been going all afternoon, and you won't come back to have dinner."
"Kill a few people." Beta said lightly.
Claire's heart burst. He seemed to see the murderous aura that was overflowing from Beta's body in an instant, but then disappeared in an instant, as if it was just an illusion.
Monica felt it was normal. She had investigated Beta a long time ago and knew that this man was not the kind of merciful person, and it seemed that the death of millions of people in the Holy Land of Light also had an indirect relationship with him.
Such people have exaggerated murderous aura, which is not uncommon.
"Who did you kill?" Monica asked with interest.
"Several assassinators seem to be targeting me specifically." Beta thought for a while and said, "I will continue to go out tomorrow, lure out the enemies targeting me, kill them one by one, and indirectly weaken Billy's strength."
"The men sent by Billy?" Claire was a little surprised.
"Who else besides him? Don't think about this problem."
Monica turned around and said to Claire: "Marrior, I'm very sorry, our church is going to care about it, and we'll talk to you later if you have the chance."
Claire wanted to say that I would stay, but he knew that he couldn't eat hot tofu in an anxious mood, so he said, "Okay, then I'll go back first. But I don't bring many guards. Can you, a mercenary friend, escort me all the way?"
Monica frowned.
Beta smiled and said, "Okay."
Then Beta and Claire left the church together. The two sat in the carriage, speechless, and only heard the sound of the wheels of the carriage turning.
About ten minutes later, Claire couldn't help but break the silent air. Although he pretended to be calm, his eyes were still filled with panic: "Your mercenary, what is your relationship with Ms. Selia?"
"Employees and hired." Beta replied expressionlessly.
Claire's nervous expression relaxed slightly: "I wonder what kind of hobbies you have?"
"That's too much, but I like gold coins the most." Beta said casually.
Claire was happy and said hurriedly: "If this happens, I will give you ten gold coins and hire you to protect my safety for a month?"
Beta saw the young man's thoughts clearly and showed a helpless smile on his face: "Do you know how many gold coins Monica will spend in a month hiring me?"
"How many?"
"Fifty gold coins a month." Beta laughed: "And the knot appears at the beginning of every month, I'm afraid I feel dissatisfied and unwilling to stay in the church again."
Claire widened his mouth: "This is impossible, even the magic master is only this price. Do you think your role is greater than that of a magic master?"
"Of course I have no comparison with the magic master." Beta smiled a little badly: "But as long as Ms. Selia thinks I'm worth the price."
"This is unreasonable."
Claire, who returned to his own manor, fell into confusion. In his opinion, it was already quite a prodigal act for him to pay out ten gold coins a month to hire a mercenary.
And Monica actually produced fifty gold coins a month.
During their heyday of the Marquis' Mansion, before their father died, the income in a month was removed from various expenses and miscellaneous expenses, which was only fifty gold coins.
Now, the net profit of the entire Marquis’ Mansion is less than thirty gold coins per month. It is already a big bleeding that he is willing to use ten gold coins per month.
Unexpectedly, Ms. Selia's work was even bigger.
Where did she get so much money!
Chapter completed!