Apocalyptic Dragonborn Lord

Chapter 104 Mercenary Instructor
The man sitting there wiping the sword had disheveled black hair and a long and messy beard, indicating that he hadn't taken care of his face for a long time, and he had no other objects other than the sword.

And Stannis has a basis for inferring that this guy is the black-armored swordsman just now: there is a wound on his neck that seems to have been drilled out, and the blood inside has not stopped; Wearing a sling; although the sword does not emit blue light, its style is exactly the same as that used by the swordsman just now.

Except for one thing, the black armor disappeared, and the man didn't have a luggage bag with the armor.

Stannis couldn't contain his curiosity. He wanted to know what happened just now, especially where the dire wolf had gone.

"Excuse me, are you the swordsman who fought just now?"

He didn't know where he got the courage to sit on the horse and ask.

"No."

The man sitting there listened to the movements in his hands, raised his head and looked at him quietly, with a calm smile on his face.

Stannis obviously didn't believe it, and he continued to ask persistently.

"Then is the wound on your neck left by that giant wolf?"

"No."

"Then your hanging arm was broken just now and then connected by yourself?"

"No."

"Then the sword you wiped is not the one that emitted the blue light just now?"

"No."

"Then are you playing me like a monkey?"

The man laughed, but he still shook his head and refused to answer. Although Stannis was [-]% sure that this guy was the black-armored swordsman who fought the dire wolf just now, but he didn't know how he managed to disappear out of thin air. Where did the fully sealed black armor go?

"One last question, what are you doing sitting here?"

"I'm waiting for someone."

"Wait for who?"

"Someone who can afford me."

Stannis became interested. Judging from his fighting skills just now, he is one of the best in a hundred, and it is very safe to be his bodyguard.

"Oh, what can you do?"

"I'm a mercenary. The thing I'm best at is chopping off people's heads. I can also train soldiers so that they know how to rehearse the formation side by side."

A drill sergeant who could train infantry was exactly what Stannis needed.

"Exactly! I'm Stannis, the lord of Qiweini, and I'm looking for an infantry instructor. Are you interested?"

"Okay." The man agreed without thinking.

Stannis didn't expect the other party to agree so simply, and felt that there was something wrong with it, so he continued to ask cautiously: "Don't you even ask clearly about the salary? For example, salary, benefits, and the employment distribution of children."

The man put the polished sword back into the scabbard, no more questions.

"You are the one I'm looking for." The man replied firmly.

Stannis didn't expect his protagonist's halo to be so outrageously strong, and this blue NPC directly and unconditionally took refuge in him.

The lord was not happy yet, but he thought that there was an important matter that needed to be dealt with. He said shyly, "Then do you know how to get out of this labyrinth-like forest? I'm a little lost."

"I've been looking for a way out of the maze all my life." The man suddenly said something inexplicable.

"Um..." Stannis knew that there must be something wrong with the subordinates he got for free. Could this guy be a philosopher?
"But the whole forest can't trap me!"

After the man finished speaking, he pulled out his sharp sword and slashed forward, a shadowless and swift blue light cut out from his blade, and cut off all the trees in front, revealing a hidden path.

Stannis opened his mouth wide and didn't come back to his senses for a long time. He knew that this man was very powerful, but he didn't expect him to be so powerful that he could already emit invisible sword light with his sword.

The man walked through the broken logs to the road, and turned to Stannis and said, "By the way, my name is Batesmore, I hope you can remember this name."

His words made Stannis stunned, because when the other party said these words, he could clearly see the black dire wolf looming behind him.

"Also, I usually settle the bill with gold coins, and collect money by the head, and the settlement will be settled immediately."

Inside Chivigny Castle
Robert, who had already resigned as acting castellan, covered his mouth with his hands and whispered to Stannis, "Boss, where did you find that guy named Batesmore?"

Stannis, who sat tiredly on the lord's seat, shrugged, "I don't know, I probably picked it up from the road."

Robert continued to say worriedly: "I think there is something wrong with this guy, especially the sword, which always exudes the breath of dead souls, which makes people very uncomfortable."

The lord glared at him forcefully, "Do you have any opinion on the person I chose?"

He didn't say anything about the black-armored swordsman and the terrifying giant wolf, because he himself felt a little palpitating.

Robert quickly waved his hand, "Don't dare, dare not, how dare I have an opinion."

Stannis nodded in satisfaction, and he asked again: "Did nothing major happen in the territory during the few days I left?"

"Of course not." Robert shook his head seriously.

"Is there no special person visiting?"

"I want a beautiful woman to visit me! It's a pity that the gods don't give me a chance." Robert said seriously.

Stannis didn't have the slightest doubt, could this kid still see through himself?Then he called Maester Romond over again.

"Old man, this time I went out and earned a lot of gold. You find two people to carry him into my vault, and at the same time inform Speer that I have the initial funds for him to start work. Let him hurry up in the next few days." Plan your way."

Bachelor Romon nodded, he didn't wonder where the gold came from, but called Korodolph to move the gold.

"Wait," Stannis stopped him again, "There is one more important thing, I brought Batesmore to train the infantry, so you will send my order tomorrow to go to each village to gather 40 strong young men Farmer to me."

But Bachelor Romon directly refused, "Your Excellency, did you forget that the recruitment order was issued a few days ago?"

Stannis looked curious, "That's right, I recruited another 20 young people to be archers, and now there are no more than 40 people. Does it take a cooldown to issue the recruitment order?"

But Bachelor Romon pressed his shoulders and shook vigorously, "Your Excellency, please be sober, we don't have so many labors to send into the barracks anymore!"

His words instantly woke up Stannis, and he realized a terrible fact!That is, the sparse population in his territory cannot provide him with unlimited sources of troops. Simply put, it means that he has no one to call.

(End of this chapter)