Chapter 37: The Recruitment of Trike (2) (1/2)
Chapter 37: The Recruit, thick wall to overcome
No matter how much he displayed the excellence of his archery, in the end it was hts ielded their aura to charge foolhardily into the enenized the value of archery - even with Trike’s Godlike ave him recruitment offers with the attitude that he would merely be ‘useful’ if he served under thees of a norh already? These are exceptional ter, for an archer]
[You have the audacity to decline the offer of a Count? I have never seen such impudence, and from a ed Trike’s true value From some point in time, Trike became disillusioned with the nobles and decided he would rather live ever after as a bow Company was founded with that mentality
Many more nobles would propose offers to him as his name spread, to which Trike would request the saive le noble accepted that request After all, how could this grub of an archer ask for the title of knight?
A knight was an occupation, but it was also an indication of one’s status A title on par with that of nobles was not bestowed on anyone so rashly
Whenever Trike would dee from the nobles, they would curse him and rebuff it i ‘It’s your loss’
Instead of serving such nobles, he was determined to live freely as a mercenary for the rest of his life
At least, that was hoas meant to be
But…
“H?”
“It’s… it’s nothing Right, so…”
Even Trike himself did not think he would shed tears He was ed properly for the first ti Trike cry tears of joy, Jerome nodded his head from behind Milton
‘He’s not just an impertinent brat after all’
In truth, Jerome understood Trike’s emotions quite well
He was like a shi+p lost in the open sea that one day suddenly discovered the shi+ning beacon of a lighthouse; guiding hiht onto the place he wasthat Jero Milton He had throay his knight self and chosen a path of revenge as a ht
The one who roused this revelation within hi loyalty and service to him The emotions, the joy and the deters he would never forget until his death
Trike was likely feeling those sa down, Trike opened his eyes and asked Milton again
“So you’re really acceptingthe sa twice”
“Then my loyalty lies with you from now on, Viscount Forrest”
Trike made a concrete resolution at last
As soon as he did so, a new e appeared for Milton
[The Special Trait Awakening has levelled up]
[Awakening LV4: Awaken servants, increasing their abilities through psychologicaltheir loyalty]
‘He did seem a little too touched by that talk after all… it looks like my Special Trait had properly popped off’
Milton smiled contentedly
After Trike swore his loyalty to Milton, his Loyalty stat shot from 0 to 82 in an instant
‘Great! Ah… but…’
Milton was able to usher Trike into his ranks at last, but there was one final thing that lingered in his mind
“With all that said…”
“Is there a problem?”
“You have not spoken of your third condition yet, have you?”
“Oh…?”
It was only now that Trike remembered he had said there were three conditions He explained to Milton with a sheepish expression
“Truth be told, there were only two conditions”
“Then why did you say there were three?”
“People normally say there’s three at ti…”
“……”
His skills were the real deal, but Milton had his doubts about the man himself
Many dropswas perfect for the Forrest lordshi+p of the present
The Forrest lordshi+p was originally nothing ions of the Lester Kingdoion itself was dotted with countless small and ether in these parts In fact, when the nobles would gather at the Capital and share which homelands they hailed froarded as hillbillies
However, it was an entirely different story if even these samate
The Harle battle, with the Rosswai Viscounty being assile drop of blood spilt
The next year, the middle-class noble that was Count Rosscaiz – and the history that his House boasted – were defeated in a head-on conflict; thusthe power of as many as four different territories
Milton discovered the follohen he tracked the Forrest lands’ situation through its status
Territory – Forrest Territory
Population – 48,910
Funds – 17,500 Gold
Main Products – Wheat, Barely, Oat, Lumber, Fur, Wool, Horses, Cheese
Available Develophts, 50 Probationary Knights, 200 Cavalry, 1500 Infantry, 500 Archers
The population and land size was no longer that of a run-of-the-mill Viscounty
Milton’s work to do was as mountainous as the increased size of his lands
The probationary knights that garnered achievehts, while newly recruited trainees came to fill their vacancies
It was imperative that the number of soldiers in service was bolstered to match the increased size of his territory Milton now had the financial ular troop force of at least 2000 men at all times
The new products and coed lordshi+ps were another thing that was a happy concern for Milton to have The Forrest Viscounty had begun this journey as a purely agricultural territory in terrains to show for commodities – but now the situation was rather different with the newly integrated territories
The Har forests, while the Rosswai Viscounty raised many sheep and specialized in wool Finally, the Rosscaiz County, with its well-developed ranching and infrastructure for raising livestock, raised a large nu cheese for trade with , they owned pastures abundant with coursers of good pedigree