Chapter 43 The Twelve Knights

Soon after finishing reading the letter, Stone Pompey put it down. One leg also came down from the table and placed it on the ground, his hands crossed together and placed on the table, with a serious expression on his face.

Although his expression was serious and a little serious, Stone Pompey could not hide the smile in his eyes.

"Old Sol has a knight's talent and a terrible fighting instinct. He is one of the top knights in the Pompey family. But in general, he is all muscle. I didn't expect his son to have a good political and economic mind and is an absolute lord-type talent."

Although Stone Pompey's blood relationship with Sol Pompey is quite distant, although he rarely goes back to Pompey after leaving the territory with his father.

Although he has some contacts with Old Sol, it is a lie to say how close they are.

But despite this, his surname is also Pompey. As a member of the Pompey family, although he has no chance of becoming a lord, he sees that the Pompey family can be strong.

Stone Pompey also feels extremely happy.

If we use a metaphor, the Pompeii family is the branches of a big tree, and they are the leaves of the big tree. Because of the Pompeii family, they are also nobles and have the surname Pompeii.

The more powerful and prestigious the Pompeii family is, the more benefits they can enjoy outside. On the contrary, if the Pompeii family weakens or is even destroyed.

They become leaves without nutrients, and will wither sooner or later.

Soon, Stone, Pompeii decided to go back to Pompeii.

There are many considerations.

In the letter, Old Sol gave him the treatment of a mid-level knight, 100 gold coins per month. Although this salary is less than what he earned as a mercenary.

After all, mercenaries are a profession that licks blood on the edge of a knife, high risk means high return.

But in the job of guarding the territory, a mid-level knight earns 100 gold coins per month, which is an absolutely high salary.

Old Sol did not treat him unfairly.

The second point is the call of the surname Pompeii.

The third point is that he is older now and has a young daughter.

Thinking of his little loli, Stone, Pompeii's face full of cold lines, but slowly softened.

The job of mercenary is too dangerous, so he should go back to Pompeii, raise his daughter safely, and then watch his daughter marry and live a stable and happy life.

Stone, Pompeii is a man of swift action. After he made the decision, he immediately left the tent and found the deputy leader of the Sabertooth Tiger Mercenary Group stationed here, a powerful knight with the strength of a senior knight, and handled the resignation procedures.

The process was a little bit unsmooth, but it was not because of the conflict between the two sides. It was because the other party tried hard to retain him and promised to give Stone, Pompeii a more reasonable salary.

Strong intermediate knights like Stone, Pompeii, are fighting forces that need to be won over in all aspects.

But Stone Pompeii still left, holding his daughter, riding a warhorse, carrying his belongings, and a little gold coins saved for many years, and embarked on the journey back to Pompeii.

"Pompeii's knights will eventually return to Pompeii."

Ston, Pompeii rode on a horse and heard the words of his deceased father. Before his father died, his father's order was to return to Pompeii for burial.

So his father was buried in the family cemetery of Pompeii, and now he will also return to Pompeii.

The only difference is that he will serve Pompeii.

Like Stone and Pompeii, there are many men with the surname Pompeii who return to Pompeii with their families.

Although the Pompeii family is small, it still has some foundation.

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In the Kingdom of Prussia, the nobles exist as a powerful political force. Whether it is court nobles or real nobles.

And the knights are the military force of the nobles.

The standard for measuring the military force of an aristocratic family is how many knights are under the command of this aristocratic family. Of course, they are not those miscellaneous brands, but loyal knights.

Just like the Baron Baron's family, the total number of knights is more than one hundred.

It has been operated for hundreds of years. Many knights are inextricably linked to the Patton family and can guarantee loyal knights.

The knights themselves also use their own force and loyalty to their lords to prove themselves.

Every wandering knight longs to have a lord who can entrust his life and prove his glory.

As the finances of the Pompeii family eased, or even became sufficient. Recruiting knights was launched. Like a flame in the dark, it attracted knights who were eager to prove themselves to Pompeii from all directions.

The wandering knights of the six major families, including the Pompeii family and the Sauron family, plus the direct vassal of the Pompeii family, the people of the Iron Horse family.

A month later, a total of twelve knights came to Pompeii. After arriving in Pompeii and signing an agreement with the lord, Saul, Pompeii, they became the guard knights of the Pompeii family.

These twelve knights, plus Old Saul, Magellan, Luther, and Xu Xiuya, the Pompeii family has a total of sixteen knights.

It already has one-tenth of the number of Barton family knights.

In addition, some scholars also came back with their families. The reason why Old Saul recruited these scholars was because of Luther's plan.

Isn't it going to build a town? To manage a town, in addition to armed protection, public officials are also needed.

In short, the purpose of summoning the family's wandering knights and scholars back this time is to support the skeleton of a territory the size of a town.

After having the skeleton, it is natural to add flesh and blood.

This flesh and blood is the population.

So, the Pompeii family held a lord meeting in the meeting room of the city hall. The huge meeting room was full of people.

Old Sol sat in the lord's seat, and Luther Pompeii stood beside him.

The conference table was long, and at this moment, both sides of the conference table were full of people. The people on both sides were scholars on one side and knights on the other.

Sitting in the first seat of the knights was Stone Pompeii. Because of the strength of the intermediate knights, Stone Pompeii was one of the well-deserved forces among the knights.

So he became the knight leader of the Pompeii family.

The second was the sheriff, Magellan of the Iron Horse family, and the last was Luther's personal knight, Shu Shuya.

The first scholar was the mayor of Pompeii, Lelouch. The second was Luther's cultural teacher, the scholar, Mr. Joshua.

There were more than 20 or 30 people sitting in the civil and military positions.

Luther glanced at it and felt a little excited and a little sense of accomplishment.

Look.

Pompeii is growing.

What was the situation before? He is called the lord, but he is actually the village chief. There are two or three cats and kittens in the territory, four knights, and a scholar, teacher, and advisor.

Now, there are 20 to 30 people at a glance.

If I was the successor to the village chief before, then I should be the successor to the town mayor now, right?

Well, although I am still very young, I am growing up after all.

I have achieved a little and am excited.