Tulip Chamber of Commerce

According to the Radiance Empire's [Lord's Law], nobles who lose their fiefs will be deprived of their titles.

But there is also a way to restore the original title.

That is to retake the fief by its own strength.

Otherwise, even if the fief was recaptured, it would be rewarded to the new nobles who had made contributions in the recapture war, instead of returning it to the old lord.

Such a rule of survival of the fittest ensures the metabolic function of the imperial aristocratic system, preventing the emergence of the aristocratic scum who will only rely on the shadow of their ancestors to eat and wait to die.

The real Kahn Sudo chose to go to the Falling Eagle City to find the Earl of Uman after his family broke down, instead of looking for the monarch of the Sudo family, the Duke of Saint Hilde, which was precisely because of this.

If you go to Duke St. Hilde, even if the Duke sends troops to recover Ice Rock City, it will not be returned to the Suduo family.

Finding his uncle, Earl Uman, is different. Although Earl Uman will not help Kahn without asking for anything in return, he will definitely take care of him a little in consideration of his relationship with the Suduo family.

At least, Ice Rock City should return to the hands of the Su Duo family.

And now, the real Kahn doesn't know how to discuss with his uncle, but Colin's fake Kahn knight here already has a sponsor.

"Mr. Oliver, thank you very much for your kindness. However, forming an army that can attack a city is different from recruiting a mercenary group to escort a caravan. The cost of the two is not the same concept at all."

"Of course I understand." Oliver smiled, his eyes flashing a strange light, "My father used to be a quartermaster, and he was... dismissed because of some mistakes, but the cost of a real army, I I also know a little bit."

"Oh?" Colin finally looked directly at the fat businessman beside him.

If it was said that Oliver was a crazy speculator in Colin's heart before, now he has transformed into a bold and crazy speculator.

Although he knew that he was a fake, Colin was still interested and wanted to find out the bottom of this unremarkable businessman:

"So, how many gold coins can Mr. Oliver sponsor?"

"Hey, well, of course I don't have that much money to help you build an army. In fact, our chamber of commerce intends to sponsor you."

"Chamber of Commerce?"

"Yes. Allow me to re-introduce that I am one of the stewards of the Tulip Chamber of Commerce.

If you are willing to accept the sponsorship of the Chamber of Commerce, Knight of Kahn, I can apply to the President.

After that, the Chamber of Commerce will take into account your strength and the cost of restoring Ice Rock City to determine the scale of the sponsorship, and of course the return after the event is completed. "

"Tulip Chamber of Commerce?" Colin suddenly felt that the name of the Chamber of Commerce was familiar, and after searching his memory for a while, he asked, "Binghu Town two years ago?"

"That's right!" Oliver puffed out his chest and nodded proudly. "Two years ago, Baron Billy was sponsored by the Tulip Chamber of Commerce before he reorganized his army and recaptured Ice Lake Town."

The status of merchants in this world is not high, after all, no amount of money can buy a title.

But apparently, some keen and bold businessmen have begun to try to expand their influence with the gold coins in their hands.

The Tulip Chamber of Commerce seems to be one of the best.

"So, what kind of return did Baron Billy give your Chamber of Commerce?"

"Sorry, Knight Karn, this is a trade secret, please forgive me for not being able to disclose it to you."

"Okay." Colin touched his chin and changed his question. "So, what do you want from me?"

"Hey, the specific conditions can be discussed in detail when you see our president." Oliver replied drippingly.

"I need to think about it."

"Of course, you can come to me anytime after you think about it." Oliver squinted his eyes and added with a smile, "However, I can assure you that neither the Duke of Saint Hilde nor the Earl of Uman will be able to give it to you. Offer more favorable conditions than our Tulip Chamber of Commerce."

"But the help you provide is certainly not comparable to the Duke or the Earl."

"Of course, but our appetites are also much smaller."

Colin nodded, suddenly feeling that this Tulip Merchant Guild was very interesting.

Although he is a fake and does not need the sponsorship of the other party, he still asked: "Does your chamber of commerce have a station in Falling Eagle City?"

"Of course, it's right next to the slave market in the western district of Fallen Eagle City. You are welcome at any time!"

Colin secretly made a note of this location for later use.

Then, he changed the subject and started chatting with Oliver all over the place.

This Oliver has been doing business abroad all the year round. He can be said to be well-informed. In addition, he deliberately flattered Colin, and the two immediately chatted hotly.

Unconsciously, the night was getting darker, the camp was gradually quieting down, and most of the mercenaries had already rested.

Oliver strongly invited Colin to rest in his tent, but Colin shied away a little. Seeing that the other party's tent was indeed quite luxurious, he nodded and agreed.

But just as everyone was asleep, Colin was suddenly awakened by a small sound.

He got up immediately, listened for a while, and then shook Oliver beside him suddenly: "Wake up, wake up! Someone is approaching our camp!"

Oliver was also quite alert and quickly got up, but after listening carefully for a while, he wondered: "Really? Why didn't I hear anything?"

"Listen carefully." Colin said confidently.

He found that his hearing was greatly enhanced at night, and even a little movement a thousand meters away could not escape his ears.

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

Sure enough, the mercenaries in charge of the vigil also found the enemy, and immediately shouted.

"Calm, don't panic! Light the torches, look for companions, be on guard, and don't leave the camp!" Saru, the head of the Firefox mercenary regiment, rang out in a loud and rough voice, causing the chaotic camp to stabilize immediately.

"I'll go out and have a look." Oliver was worried about the safety of his cargo, and after hesitating for a moment, he ran out of the tent.

Colin also followed, and then saw that the enemy who rushed into the camp had already fought with the people of the Firefox mercenary group.

He didn't join the warband, after all, Oliver didn't pay him a commission, so he didn't have to work for this fat man.

However, after watching it for a while, Colin felt relieved.

It should have been a group of thieves who were so weak that they didn't even have a single entry-level warrior.

There are not many people, about 70 or 80 people. I really don't know where they have the courage to attack the Firefox mercenary camp with hundreds of people.

After a little panic at the beginning, the Firefox mercenary group quickly stabilized and beat the thieves into retreat.

In less than half an hour, the gang of thieves finally fled in a panic after dropping more than 30 corpses.

"Don't chase, don't chase!" Saru shouted calmly, preventing those who killed their heads from chasing into the deep forest.

After the thieves were gone, Saru began to arrange for people to clean up the battlefield.

Oliver also hurried to check his own goods and count the damage.

Colin quietly walked to a remote and dark corner, squatted in front of a thief's body, and took out a dagger and a water bottle.

"Hey!"

"Gudu, Gudu..."