Chapter 15 Sparta

The matter of the Oracle City can finally come to an end for the time being. Rogue left a lot of problems for Sius and was about to set off for Dresden.

His dragon horse is dead. Fortunately, after having the silver dragon breastplate, he no longer has to wear thick full-body armor. Although the dragon-slaying spear is not light, this amount is still affordable for ordinary horses.

When Roger came back with the gray, ferocious dragon-slaying spear that day, even Androni was shocked. She wanted to try the gun with Biluo Starry Sky, but Roger felt sorry for the difficulty of Silver Dragon Horn and refused. That was it.

Feng Die was still extremely weak at this time, but his injuries recovered quickly. It seemed that he would be able to get out of the ground in one month at most.

Roger arranged for the elf craftsmen to produce poisonous arrows, armor-breaking arrows, flame arrows, ice arrows, strong acid arrows and other magic arrows. He was ready to fully utilize the long-range attack ability of the Dark Side of Moon. He could make money again after spending money, but when the elves died, it would be much more difficult to regenerate one. He really couldn't afford the losses of these elite elf warriors.

The leather armor made of silver dragon skin is not weaker than ordinary full-body armor, and is very light and suitable for use on the dark side of the moon. Unfortunately, there are not many, only one hundred sets. As for the ten sets of heavy armor made of silver dragon scales, except for only two surviving elves guarding warriors, no other elves can wear them.

Now that Feng Butterfly is seriously injured, the Elf King's bow is turned on Raphael's back. This Shadow Knight, who is always hiding in the darkness, desperately absorbing all the knowledge around him and making rapid progress. In just one month, he broke through from level ten to level eleven.

Compared to when he reentered the Oracle City, when Roger walked out of the Oracle City this time, the troops following him seemed much thinner.

When Rogge stepped into the Grand Duke's Mansion in Dresden, he happened to meet Adeer and Finance. There was a fierce dispute between the two ministers of military affairs, and it was difficult for Silai to decide. The dispute had happened for several days, but every time Rogge left, he disappeared mysteriously and had no news. He didn't know when he would come back. The important officials of the Principality only knew that Rogge's Elf Guard had established a city in the Central Mountains, and the demon's soul was taken into custody in that kind of city. As for the specific location of the Oracle City, no one knew.

Now that the ancient elves have regained their magic power, the city of oracle is hidden again in the endless primeval forest.

According to convention, every time Rogue returns to Dresden, he will first appear in Shire's mansion.

While talking to Hirami, Androni and Froya were also here to listen. When they saw this peerless man and woman, Hirami was stunned for a moment before she recovered.

Roger took a sip of tea, put down the report in his hand, and said, "Mr. Xilai, it is not surprising that the Snow Far. The country of Snow Far. It is not a big deal. Although Lord Frey suffered a small loss, as long as our army came over, I would not be able to do anything. But Adeer's decision was a bit strange. He used five thousand gold coins to hire a mercenary group with only more than thirty knights to suppress the rebellion? There is also a five-percent armor tax... Let's not talk about this tax. Lord Xilai, have you seen that mercenary group? What do you think of them?"

Shire pondered for a moment and said, "They are truly outstanding knights, and I have never seen such great majesty and murderous aura in other knights. However, apart from their arrogance, I can't tell if they are much better than the Snow Bear Knight. Logically speaking, the price paid by Grand Duke Adeer can hire a mercenary group of more than one thousand people. However, before you left, you had ordered that the military and military candidates be decided by Grand Duke Adeer. Originally, the old ministers did not interfere, but this time her two decisions involved the authority of the Minister of Finance and Military Affairs, which exceeded the power you granted her, which would cause disputes."

Roger slowly said: "It doesn't seem wrong to select talents by publicly recruiting mercenaries. Why do you object so fiercely? Do you think Adeer's actions are taking us on his back?"

Xilai hesitated for a moment before he said: "The Lord Adele's duty to treat her is almost fanatical, and I can't see any behind the scenes she will do. But Lord Rog, mercenaries are just like prostitutes, and there is no other way to get their loyalty except money. I think it is very inappropriate to choose an officer from a mercenary. Lord Adele is very smart, and sometimes her approach is crazy and bold. Although the results are still good so far, you can't rely on this kind of gambling practice to rule a country!"

Roger nodded and said, "I understand. A small mercenary group that can only let Adeer give out five thousand gold coins is very interesting! Xilai, arrange it for me. Now I will meet this mercenary group and then go back to the Grand Duke's Mansion."

It was almost dusk, and the barracks in the city of Dresden were noisy, full of shouting, laughing, noisy and fighting. Roger stood at the gate of the barracks, looked inside from afar, and smiled at Shire, "Adeer's idea is good. Anyway, the barracks are empty, so it's nothing to live with the mercenary group that came to the enlistment for free, but you can earn a return on your meal."

Shire obviously disliked the noise and chaos inside. He twisted his beard and said, "Lord Rog, these mercenaries are lawless. Once they are not selected by us for the anti-rebellion mission, I am afraid they will cause trouble."

Roger smiled slightly and said, "There are only a few more than a thousand people. Who dares to make trouble on my territory? Let's go in and take a look."

Androni suddenly grabbed Roger: "Wait, there is a very powerful guy inside, well, he already feels that we are coming. It's better to be careful."

Rog said, "I'm not afraid, we're not here to fight. Let's go and have a look." After that, he stepped into the barracks first.

There were many mercenaries sitting in the barracks' yard. At this time, they had already had supper and were just the time to get together to talk nonsense.

The noisy barracks suddenly became quiet, and countless pairs of naked eyes fell on Froya. The little fairy again looked like an inviolable iceberg. Roger knew that this was her true appearance. Since that erotic night, he understood that Froya's previous charm and charm were all disguised. Like Androni, she was not only psychologically but also physically, but also physically.

As for these vulgar mercenaries, Rog thought to himself that if he got into trouble with Froya...

In a blink of an eye, Shire led Rog to the entrance of an inconspicuous small barracks to the west and said, "The quicksand mercenaries are here."

Rog stood silently at the door without entering. Androni placed her hand on the blue starry sky, and Froya also looked at the door intently, turning the blue crystal ring on her slender jade fingers. They all felt the sharp murderous aura suddenly rising from behind the door. Roggar smelled a trace of bloody smell. This was a faint bloody smell that could only be experienced by countless battles.

"Is there a quicksand mercenary group inside? We have no malice, can we come out and see you?" Rog said.

The heavy wooden door opened, and a man with an ordinary appearance walked out. Roger felt a little familiar and looked at him carefully. The man was also looking at Roger up and down, with a look of incredible expression in his eyes.

"Are you... Lord Charlie?" Roger asked tentatively.

"Are you Roger?"

Roger never expected to meet an old friend thousands of miles away!

Charlie is now dressed in ordinary clothes and has a frosty face. At first glance, he looks like a shrewd man in his thirties. How could he have the nobleness and Yong Rong of the Knights of the Round Table back then?

When they first saw Roger, Charlie was a little excited, but the two had a relationship with each other back then, and there was no question of being a common friend. Although this reunion was a little excited, they could both restrain themselves.

"Are the quicksand mercenaries inside..." Roger asked tentatively.

Charlie gave in and smiled, "There are all old subordinates who followed Lord Orpheic Rock back then. Lord Roger, please come in!"

Thirty former Golden Lion Knights were stained with some wind and frost on their faces at this moment. The arrogance that Roger knew was gone, instead of calmness, murderous aura and coldness.

Roger looked over one by one before asking, "Sir, the Golden Lion Knight... are these people left?"

Charlie said lightly: "There are thirty-one people in total, even me."

Roger trembled and asked again, "Sir Charlie, why are you... mercenaries?"

Charlie sighed and smiled bitterly, "How can we make a living skills besides fighting? My brothers used to be knights, and they had some face and principles. If they couldn't get robbers, they had to be mercenaries. This time the mission of the Principal of Alay was smooth and the reward was high, so I'll take my brothers to try it."

Roger lowered his voice and said, "Mr. Charles, I am now the palace magician of the Principality of Alay. Are you willing to feel wronged for a while and play in the Principality army with all the brothers? I urgently need a heavy knight order now."

Charlie pondered for a moment and said, "Mr. Roger, I have many friends in the Church of Light, and I have heard about the story of your being judged as a heretic. Our surviving Lord Orpheicoke's old subordinates are very impressed by your resolute abandonment of everything and taking Miss Elyses to escape thousands of miles. Anyway, we are also in exile. Since we can help you, let's stay in the Principality of Alay."

Rogge was overjoyed and rubbed his hands excitedly, saying, "This is great! The environment here is so bad. Come on, I'll take you to your new residence!"

The Golden Lion Knights had no extra luggage except armor and weapons. They simply packed up and followed Roger out of the barracks.

"Grandma! I said why do you dare to take on the mission with such a few people? It turns out that they are the great nobles who know the principality!" A sarcastic voice came from the waiting and watching mercenaries. The mercenaries in the barracks and courtyards echoed, but no one came up to provoke them.

Rog looked at both sides, feeling a little strange, and smiled and said, "Why are these mercenaries just shouting and not rushing? It's really strange."

Charlie smiled and said, "Why don't you rush? The day we moved in, almost every mercenary group rushed over. But they are very smart and usually don't come back for the second time."

Androni snorted and said, "With the round table knights and the Golden Lion Knights, these third-rate mercenaries are asking for trouble!"

Charlie heard the thorn in Androni's words, but his smile remained unchanged: "I was no match for Lord Andre back then. Now your martial arts are obviously further than before, let alone. As for Princess Froya, I am absolutely unwilling to be an enemy of a great magician."

It was already the case that Androni, Froya, and Elyss became enemies. Now that the times have changed, things have changed, and these enemies of the past have all been in exile, and they have met in the north. All the grudges of that year have faded. At this time, Charlie's work is peaceful, and Androni and Froya are embarrassed to make things difficult for him anymore. Moreover, they all have their own requests for Rogue and will not destroy his good things boredly.

Having said that, Charlie was unwilling to be enemies with them, and they were unwilling to set up an enemy like Charlie, the Knight of the Round Table.

In this way, Charlie led the Thirty Golden Lion Knights and proudly walked out of the barracks under the hostile gaze of more than a thousand mercenaries.

The first thing Rogge did when he returned to the Grand Duke's Mansion was to find Adeer. As soon as he pushed open the door of her room, a vase came roaring towards him! Rogge took the vase casually and smiled and said, "Why are you so angry every time you see you?"

Adeer saw the person coming in clearly and exclaimed: "Rog! You are finally back, I've been waiting for you! The two old idiots in the finance and military affairs ministers are simply too bastards!..."

"Okay, okay! Adeer, I know everything you do, you did it very well! But I have two questions, one is why did you choose the Quicksand Mercenary Group?"

Adeer's face turned slightly red and said, "Rog, well, you know... I'm good at looking at men. Although the number of Quicksand Mercenaries is not large, the calmness, calmness and murderous aura are something I have never seen before. Their leader Charlie, you can tell at a glance that he is a very capable person. I talked to him once, and I have only seen his vision and attitude in you. You should be a type of person, so I want to keep him in the Principality to serve you so that I can help you."

"He and I are two completely different types of people, but some places are similar. No matter what, you do this very well! What's going on if you want to collect the armor tax?"

"That's right, Roger, you know that there was a rebellion in the Kingdom of Snow Farge. Lord Frey brought five hundred warriors to quell the rebellion, but he was defeated! I think this is a good excuse, and it is a good time to expand the army in large numbers."

Roger was very surprised, but he still couldn't see any expression on his face: "Well, then?"

"You have said that expanding the military is the first priority at present, and I also know that your goal is far beyond the scope of the Holy Alliance. A strong army is essential. The Principality of Ale is a small country and is not rich. If you want to take a little bit of the old path of enriching the country and strengthening the army, you don't know how long it will take! Now the Principality has expanded for the first time in decades, and its territory has almost doubled! I want to take advantage of the excitement of the people of the Principality to collect taxes, whether it is a counter-rebellion or a jihad, it will be much easier than usual. If you come to collect taxes after a while, it will definitely arouse the resistance of civilians. No matter what, it is the most important thing to strengthen the military as much as possible. The life of civilians is harder, as long as you cannot starve to death."

Rog was even more surprised by Adeer's alternative insights, but he still asked lightly: "All wise men think that military force will not end well. Are you not afraid of dragging down the strength of the Principal of Alay?"

"Rog, although these civilians will have a hard life for a while, the war will divert their attention. As long as you continue to win on the battlefield, these good news will support them to continue to endure the hardship, and there will be spoils to compensate in the future! The Principal of Alay is a small country. We are like a poor man who does not have many chips in his hands. If you want to win money, you must bet on everything you can! Either double or lose all!" Adeer was like a fanatical gambler!

"What's more," Adeer added: "Even if we take out all the chips, we may not be qualified to participate in the gambling game!"

Rog was silent, and he finally looked up, looked deep in Adele's fanatical dark brown eyes and said, "Adele, I must admit that I did underestimate you. Just do what you said! First, in the name of quelling the rebellion, mobilize the Principality and Rector Province in full, and then whether it is the armor tax or the spear tax, you can levy as much as you can. From tomorrow, Adele, the Minister of Finance of the Principality will obey your orders."

Adeer screamed in surprise, pulled Roger's hand and kissed him hard.

"Okay, okay! No need to do this! The Quicksand Mercenary Group has promised to serve the Principality. I will let them try their best to train a heavy cavalry in the shortest possible time. If they have any needs in the future, you must do everything possible to satisfy them!"

Now every minute is very precious to Roger. The next day, he brought Charlie with him and gathered all the troops he could gather, including all the heavy infantry, light infantry and the Snow Bear Knights, and even the guards of the Grand Duke's Mansion, for Charlie to select suitable soldiers.

After a whole day of busyness, Charlie finally selected forty knights and seventy alternate knights after repeatedly lowering the standards. These forty knights were selected from the Snow Bear Knights, and only needed to strengthen training. The seventy alternate knights were selected from various infantry and soldiers, and the first step was to train horse riding. These things were left to ordinary instructors. In addition to practicing horse riding, the Golden Lion Knights guided them on martial arts, fighting spirit and battle formation knowledge.

As for the forty Snow Bear Knights, Charlie personally trained.

Roger was reluctant to lose one of these extremely precious golden lion knights. He quickly transferred thirty sets of heavy armor reinforced with silver dragon scales for these golden lion knights, and prepared a set of heavy armor made of silver dragon scales for Charlie.

Before dawn the next day, the new knights were pulled to the training ground by Charlie in the cold wind. The knights were only wearing thin pajamas and shivering in the bitter cold wind.

In the darkness, the milky white fighting flames on Charlie's body looked particularly dazzling. He came to the group of recruits, looked at them one by one, saw them from beginning to end, and then walked from end to end, and then stood in front of the team. The Snow Bear Knights looked at the fighting flames on Charlie's body in awe. It represented absolute strength and was the only thing that could conquer these rebellious knights.

"My name is Charlie. From now on, I will be your instructor, your boss and... natural enemies!" Charlie almost shouted out the last word.

"Now, proud knights, let me see your fighting spirit and use all your strength! It's dark now, and you can easily let me see the light of fighting spirit!"

However, no matter how hard the Snow Bear Knights work, the team is still dark. The strongest knight among them is only level eight, and it is still a long way from the shining of Dou Qi.

Charlie snorted and shouted, "Why didn't I see a light? Is it my eyes blind? Obviously not, then, from today on, I will strip you of the title of knight! Because you are not worthy! Because my knights under Charlie have never been below level ten! When can you let me see your fighting spirit clearly, and when will you officially become a knight in the Knights!"

"It's not dawn yet, and the wind is cold! But compared to the battlefield, this is already heaven! So, how long can you stay in heaven? I can tell you, fourteen days! Fourteen days later, I will take you to quell the rebellion of the Snow Falcon Kingdom. I hope you don't underestimate these rebels. A fourteen-level druid has already failed. You have forty people now. If you want to still have forty people standing in front of me after quelling the rebellion, then in these fourteen days, you will give me some energy to take care of me!"

The Snow Bear Knights have stood upright, they have been completely angered by Charlie's contempt and rudeness!

"Very good, it's still a little bit now! Our new knights are called the Spartan Knights! But there are only thirty knights at present! I hope you can all join in within a year so that there will be seventy knights in my knights! Do you understand!" Charlie shouted!

"clear!!"

"Very good, the Spartan Knights only need real warriors! Our slogan is: We don't care about how many enemies we have, we just ask..."

Charlie paused, then roared in shock:
Chapter completed!