As a lord who paid attention to his promises, after agreeing to deliver the goods to his door, Hudson immediately started to form a transportation brigade.

Fortunately, the situation in the counties of Lyte and Wyton has stabilized, and the nobles who were personally beaten by Earl Pierce are now acting extremely calm.

Otherwise, there is a risk of having his house stolen. No matter how lucrative the profits are, Hudson would not dare to leave his nest with his team.

Even now, proper precautions must still be prepared. Just because no one dares to do it openly does not mean that no one will do it secretly.

In this context, the main force still has to stay in its home base to intimidate the villains. In case of an unexpected situation, it can also organize an effective counterattack.

In this context, it is inevitable to use mercenaries. In name, the freight is borne by the other party, but in actual operation, it is a package price, such as a certain percentage increase in the price of goods.

The specifics must be determined based on the actual situation. The freight charges for a fight with the Skull and Bones Society and those without a fight must not be the same standard.

In these aspects, nobles are usually more particular about it. In all the business that Hudson does, everyone only talks about it in general, and the specific details all rely on consciousness.

There has never been any trouble, and even the most stingy nobles rarely play tricks in these aspects.

Of course, this has something to do with the fact that Hudson, Party B, is too strong. Monopoly sellers can always gain more say in transactions.

Hudson restrained his inner greed and did not take advantage of the opportunity to exploit him harshly, which was also the reason why these transactions were able to proceed smoothly.

When I meet someone I know well, I will inevitably give him a preferential price. In terms of maintaining personal relationships, Hudson also spends a lot of money.

"Tom, send someone to deliver these letters separately. By the way, make an appointment with Kate to come to Baron and go hunting in the mountains together tomorrow!"

Transport Brigade Hudson only plans to send out a hundred elite soldiers, and the rest will hire noble private troops. It is just a matter of money, and not all knights are as expensive as the appearance fee of his "Knight of the Divine Bow".

"Yes, sir!"

…

In Maple Leaf Collar, as a good neighbor, Kate came to Baron. After receiving the invitation, she couldn't help but exclaimed:

"Are you kidding me? Your master invites me to go hunting tomorrow?

It's not unusual for nobles to hunt together, but that's all done by making reservations in advance.

We will set off tomorrow and will only notify you tonight. This kind of temporary invitation cannot be said to be non-existent, but it will only happen between nobles with good connections.

If the relationship is not in place, it would be embarrassing if someone rejects the invitation simply because they have no time to do so.

After counting all the interactions between myself and Hudson, none of them were pleasant, let alone friendship.

What kind of misunderstanding can make the other party think that we have a good relationship?

Baron Kate was very confused.

"Yes, the noble Kate is coming to Baron. My master said that you will definitely attend, otherwise you will definitely regret it in the future."

The messenger's original translation made Baron Kate more and more confused. Isn't it just a hunt? If you don't participate, you will regret it. It makes it seem like something really happened.

It was certain that the soldier who delivered the message knew nothing about it, so Kate sent him away without even bothering to waste time on him.

"Uncle Holman, do you think that profiteer from Hudson is planning something bad this time? You can't invite me to hunt together tomorrow just to show off his superb archery skills, right?"

It can be seen that Baron Hudson Kate has no good feelings at all. Heroes will only cherish heroes, and no one will cherish a profiteer.

After being tricked continuously, he now despises even the Mountain Leader, let alone the instigator, Hudson.

"It's not certain. Maybe he just wanted to show off his archery skills. In fact, these are not important. Being able to get up close and feel the opponent's strength is a big gain.

Maybe Baron Hudson has other plans, but if he sends someone to invite you in an upright manner, it can't be detrimental to you, right?

There is no grievance between us, even if there is a little quarrel, it will be our loss and he will not have to deal with you."

Knight Holman replied calmly.

Nobles have their own rules of the game. Inviting people to their homes and killing them is such a stupid thing that even the most cruel nobles would not do.

Not to mention that we are not enemies, even if it is a life-and-death relationship, we don't play it like this.

…

"What, your master invited me to go to Qiaomu County with you?"

"My poor cousin must be out of his mind. He knows that there are skeletons coming out, but he still dares to go to Qiaomu County at this time."

"What are you talking about? Taking 20 guards for a round trip of 15 days/100 gold coins, the employer is responsible for the expenses along the way. The cost of combat will be calculated separately, and the loss will be borne by the employer?

Wait, I think we can still consider it. If there are many people participating, we can actually take the risk."

It's definitely not that he, Adrian Knight, is short-sighted, it's just that the other party gave him too much. The normal employment market price would never be so high.

Looking at the cost of bringing twenty elite guards alone, it only costs one hundred silver coins per day. The hiring price is only slightly higher, but the problem is that combat costs are calculated separately, and all losses are borne by the employer. (1 gold coin = 15 silver coins)

Mercenaries charge high fees because they are exchanging lives for money, and all casualties are borne by themselves.

There is no other conscientious employer like Hudson in the entire Aslant continent who covers losses.

However, this also reflects from the side that the risk of this operation will not be too high, at least it will not cause a large number of casualties, otherwise my shrewd cousin will not be able to promise to compensate for the losses.

"Yes, respected Knight Adrian. The contents of the letter are all my master's promises.

In addition to you, there are more than a dozen noble lords who have received invitations at the same time.

Our master will also personally lead the army to participate in the escort, and will ensure that there will be no less than ten knights participating in this operation, so the safety issue you are worried about is not a problem."

Looking at the confident messenger, Adrian became more and more firm in his judgment. It was probably an enemy who had paid to bribe his cousin.

The Skull and Bones Society is indeed powerful, but it is just a group of remnants, and its number cannot be too large.

A dozen knights + hundreds of elite soldiers escort, enough to deal with various emergencies.

After all, this world is the world of nobles after all. Once a fight breaks out, it will quickly attract the attention of the surrounding noble lords.

As long as the battle is not one-sided, reinforcements will soon arrive on the battlefield.

No matter how powerful the masters of the Skull and Bones Society are, they can't be killed as soon as they come up, right?

If he was so awesome, he would have reversed the outcome of the last war, so why would he be hiding everywhere?

If you can't meet the enemy, then earn some hard money to fill your dry pockets.

If you encounter an enemy and then leave the enemy behind, it will be a bloody gain.

Not only can you earn money from your employer, but you can also get a reward from the Governor's Mansion. If you kill a big shot among them, you can also get a military merit.

Although there is no new territory to be divided for the time being, no one can have too much military merit. Even if you join the kingdom's army, those with military merit will be assigned a higher position.

In normal times, it has no impact. In times of war, military rank will directly affect the survival rate on the battlefield.

"Tell Hudson that I have accepted this deal. If there is such a good business in the future, let him continue to take care of me."

Adrian Knight replied carelessly.

Unlike Hudson, who was still worried about being robbed, he had no such worries at all. The previous unlucky guys who had raided his Master Adrian's territory were still busy licking their wounds.

The next step is to pretend that Earl Pierce is dead. To dare to overturn the result of the governor's personal decision less than two months later is a provocation to the governor's majesty.

This kind of iron-headedness does not exist in the Southeast Province. Even if there are nobles who dare to confront the governor, it is within the scope of the rules and they must confront him.

If you violate the rules and challenge the governor's majesty, you will feel the power of the kingdom's iron fist.

Similar scenes were also staged in many territories. Although not as exaggerated as Adrian Knight's performance, overall they were defeated by gold coins.

Maybe everyone is not as domineering as Adrian Knight, who directly taught the neighbors a profound lesson, but there are not many people who are as afraid of having their homes stolen as Hudson is.

The reason is very simple. Those who were invited were all a bunch of poor knights. The most important wealth in the territory were the serfs, but no one dared to touch these things now.

The land is placed there and cannot be moved away. Before leaving, livestock, farm tools and other property can be stored at the neighbor's house with whom you have good friendship.

Unless it's a cult attack, no noble would take a fancy to this kind of poor man's territory that can't produce any oil.

If you really encounter a cult attack, you should run faster. Because whether they are there or not, it will not affect the outcome.

If you are not at home, you can avoid the obligation to protect the land. You can also ask your employer to help suppress it afterwards. After all, the aristocracy is a humane society.

In name, Hudson is hiring guards, but if you think about it differently, isn't this a favor?

In just half a month, I made such a round trip and earned back all the money for farm tools and daily necessities. This kind of good job is rare.

Without a certain amount of friendship, there would be no chance at all.

…

In the sunny Salam Mountains, only a few "swish, swish, swish..." sounds were heard, and a bunch of geese fell from the sky.

If you observe carefully, you will find that the arrows came from 300 meters away. Only five arrows flew out, but thirteen geese fell down. The most amazing thing is that these arrows all passed through the heads of the geese.

of.

How this unreasonable scene was accomplished, no one knows, but the facts are before our eyes anyway.

"Baron Hudson, your archery skills are really good! Looking at the entire Alpha Kingdom, I'm afraid there won't be anyone who can compare with you.

Even in the entire human race, there are not many people who can reach your level. Perhaps only some marksmen from the elves can compete with you."

It wasn't that Baron Kate was trying to flatter him, the scene in front of him really shocked him.

A layman watches the excitement, an expert watches the door.

While crawling around on the battlefield in northern Xinjiang, it was not like he had never seen a magic archer, but he had never heard of such unreasonable archery skills as Hudson's.

You must know that from opening the bow to releasing the arrow, Hudson did not have any preparation from beginning to end, and he did it completely casually.
To be continued...