Section 10 Knight

Rosa spent a few minutes choosing the armor she was going to wear today before she left.

He now has five sets of armor, one of which was rusty chain mail that he wore in the past - this thing was preserved entirely because of its memorial value. After all, he gained his current status through this set of armor. The other three sets each have their own strengths. One is a very beautiful leather armor - a gift given to him by a merchant last year - which is so luxurious that it is not as luxurious as a set of armor. It is light and comfortable to wear, and it has a certain defense ability. The two sets of armor are heavy, but look very majestic, one simple and one gorgeous. The last set is a chain mail between leather and armor, and each lock is carefully plated with silver.

In the end, he chose that simple set of armor. He was not going to visit guests today, so it didn't have to be so gorgeous. The armor was heavy and inconvenient, but after all, he is a knight now, and a knight - according to the prejudice of most people in this world - is wearing armor. It's not that he can't wear other armors, but other armors. The first reaction of the people was that he didn't believe in his identity and thought he was just a passing or someone else.

Rosa greeted his wife before leaving the house - his wife was young and beautiful, and gave birth to two children for him within five years of marriage, a man and a woman. Moreover, at least on the surface, she seemed well educated and able to handle the family well, and was the kind of virtuous support everyone envied. His home - this castle - all seemed organized under the control of his wife.

When he walked out of the castle, his troops were already on standby. The lineup of ten cavalry and thirty infantry (and enough staff to stay in the castle) looked quite good. These soldiers were not those militia who made up the numbers temporarily, but were professional soldiers, and all the soldiers were well equipped. They looked at him with a bit of admiration because he was the object of their imitation, or idol. Each of them wanted to replicate his success.

For Rosa, every day is so beautiful. He is now a knight, with a castle that is not very large, but very delicate and solid. He also owns a fief located on purple stone - a market town next to his castle. Although the market town is short in history (even the loosest standard is only ten years old), it is quite prosperous. Because it is located on a major transportation road, most caravans and pedestrians will rest here. On average, it can provide the lord with more than thirty Jin'orris taxes every day (this is not the lord's own private property income), far exceeding the income of an ordinary baron. Even if the latter is more than ten times the area of ​​the former, relying on the income it provides, Rosa can easily support a well-equipped army of up to seventy people.

As for Rosa's duty as a vassal, he was to lead the team twice a day to ensure good security in the town. In addition, he had to pay 300 Jin'oly taxes to the vampires every month, and provide the monarch with a fifty-man army at any time, including ten fully equipped cavalrymen.

Yes, he was a vampire—or a more solemn name called "Duke of Blood"—a knight. It must be noted that Rosa was a complete human being, never before, and obviously would not have any interest in black magic in the future. In fact, like most of the mercenaries in this world, he could not read a lot of big words.

He was a mercenary, or, in other words, he was a mercenary. Now he serves the Blood Duke.

This kind of thing is no longer a strange thing now. Everyone knows that although the Blood Duke is a non-human monster, perhaps as evil and cruel as the legend has, he has one virtue that exceeds the vast majority of the monarchs in this world, that is, generosity and trustworthiness.

Five years ago, Rosa was an ordinary mercenary, who could not help drinking, gambling and playing with women with a few silver coins in his pocket. He had been in this business for many years and had not saved any money. As everyone knows, the moral concept of mercenaries is to fight for money, not to care about the identity of the employer. So by chance, he was hired by a vampire. Although the person who came forward was a human, in fact, everyone knows that the real mercenary is the Duke of Blood. This phenomenon is very common. As long as the conditions are appropriate, mercenaries can be hired by anyone, including the non-human race.

The content of the battle was to raid a city. In fact, that was not considered an attack, because there were supporters in the city. The outer city, the inner city easily opened the door with the help of the inner city, but there was a problem when attacking the central castle. At that time, the enemy had already reacted, and the spy responsible for assisting the inner city was obviously noticed and was directly chopped off and threw it out.

Although the black magicians accompanying the army disrupted the magic communication, the disturbance could not last long. Once the time ended, the people in the central castle could send the emergency report to Ryan's royal court. Faced with this situation, the commander leading the team decisively ordered a strong attack.

What is the concept of attacking a castle when there is insufficient siege machinery? To use one word to describe it, it is "fill it with your life". The mercenaries recruited with money are the best targets.

The battle was very fierce. Rosa's best friend was shot by him and immediately stained the battlefield with blood. Although mercenaries fought for money, they were usually considered to be low-morning and poorly disciplined. But when they saw their friends die by their side, Rosa's eyes immediately turned red. In the rage of revenge, he was confused and sacrificed his life (not like a mercenary should do), and was the first to rush to the city and kill the scattered defenders. He made his first contribution, and the castle was successfully captured.

Rosa didn't care at that time. Because according to the tradition of mercenaries, even if it was such a contribution, all he could get was a large reward. But unexpectedly, after they returned to Sivania, the vampire personally met him and praised his bravery on the battlefield. At the end of that meeting, the vampire provided him with two choices: the first was a large bounty, and the other was to let Rosa swear allegiance to him, and he would give Rosa the title of the knight Rosa and the fief that matched the knight's status. Faced with such a choice, even the idiotic mercenary knew which one he should choose.

He immediately swore allegiance to the vampire, and overnight, the "mercenary" Rosa became the "jazz" Rosa. The Blood Duke gave him purple stones (including the castle where Rosa now lives and the market town beside the castle) as a fief. By the way, the Blood Duke also married him a girl who was released from the dark castle because of his age, which was his current wife.

The purple stone is just a small place that looks inconspicuous and not worth mentioning. But the income is so rich that it is shocking - this place is simply filled with oil and water every day. This place may not be a big market, but all travelers from south to south choose to stop and rest here. Rosa has the right to withdraw his own taxes for all the transactions here. In addition, due to the privileges of the lord, he also built many hotels under his name here - the business is very good. Therefore, although his orthodox tax income is already very considerable, his real income is actually above that.

Compared with these benefits, the obligations he undertakes are simply worth mentioning. In addition to the fixed tax payment and a small army, he also shoulders the task of supervising the movements and quiet of the north. Yes, once foreign enemies invade, this castle on purple stone is an outpost. But in fact, there is no danger, because in addition to the strongly built castle itself, there is a one-time portal in the center of the castle. Once the war breaks out, Rosa's obligation is not to block the enemy, but to confirm the size and number of the enemy, and then to use the portal to retreat.

By the way, opposite the portal is the Dark Castle of the Blood Duke. If there is no sufficient reason, using this portal is almost like seeking death.

In short, after five years of life, Rosa is now more and more like a big-style nobleman. Although he still maintains the habit of training, his figure and strength have not declined. But before going out every day, he has to dress up and choose a pair of armor. Now when he is facing ordinary people, his chin can be high and he looks at others with condescending eyes.

If he had any regrets, it was that this fertile fief was not hereditary.

This phenomenon is very common in the seven countries. Many titles granted by the monarch are not hereditary. In other words, after the master leaves, these things will be taken back instead of being inherited by descendants. As for the reasons, put aside all excuses - it is naturally that the contribution is not great enough and the relationship is not good enough.

Before being named as a knight by the Blood Duke, Rosa never imagined that one day he would worry about the future of his descendants. At that time, he lived a knife-headed blood, and lived a day of tomorrow. Later, after becoming the lord, he was also very excited and never thought of the concept of "hereditary".

But the environment always changes people so easily. Now, this matter has become a heart disease for Rosa.

In fact, it is not impossible to turn "territory" into "hereditary territory" - at least, the Blood Duke is indeed a generous monarch. As long as Rosa can make great contributions to the monarch again, the Blood Duke will not be stingy to add the word "hereditary".

But the mercenary Rosa is a bachelor. According to a blunt statement, it is completely a "bad life". It is naturally nothing to do when he fights to the battlefield. The life of the knight Rosa is much more important. In addition, he has a wife, children and wealthy family property, not to mention that his territory is non-hereditary, which means that once he dies, he will lose nothing.

If you cannot make military achievements, you can only use another way to please the Blood Duke. This method is also very simple, that is, give gifts you like.

If someone asks in Sivania what the Blood Duke likes, then the answer he can only get is one. The Blood Duke only likes beauty - beautiful girls between the ages of twelve and seventeen. Gold, gems, calligraphy and paintings, sculptures, famous horses, magical knowledge and other treasures in the eyes of the world are of no value in the eyes of vampires. Even if giving the Blood Duke one million Jin Oli won't make him feel moved. On the contrary, a female slave who conforms to his aesthetic concept can instantly change his attitude by 180 degrees.

There is only this kind of gift to be favored by the vampire. Legend has it that a businessman even exchanged his daughter for three years of tax exemption - and he was very lucky. Because the Scarlet Duke never had this girl on the menu. When she turned eighteen, the vampire finally returned her to her father.

Unfortunately, in Sivania, this kind of thing is hard to come by. Because everyone knows that vampires have a high taste and ordinary people are completely ignored. Although Rosa has been a knight for five years, he never has such an opportunity.
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