“Don't be ridiculous! Do you know who this is? If you're joking, you're dead! ”
“That's right! That's ridiculous! ”
The merchants began to scold the woman who had poured out 1000 gold coins. Then the woman came out of the crowd.
The woman was a cat with shiny brown hair, slightly pointed eyes, and a smart nose and lips. On the battlefield – even though the war was over – she was a beauty I never thought I would see.
In this era, women wore high-end tunics and leather trousers, not their usual clothes.
He followed the army and there was some guilt, but he tied his hair back and cared carefully. Compared to those who were almost half-assed around me, I didn't notice the slightest bit of guilt.
Randolph looks at her, shrugs once and tells Albrecht.
“It's beautiful."
The woman gives no attention to Randolph's words, gives no glance to the body armor, but looks straight at Albrecht and smiles confidently.
“I'll give you 1000 gold coins. ”
Albrecht said, looking at the dummy.
“You are someone. Do you know what a thousand gold coins is? ”
The woman still said with a confident smile.
“I am Valentina of the Lucretian Contarini family, the largest city in the North. I want to make a deal with the lord. ”
When the word Contarini came out, people around you swallowed the wind in vain. Those who yelled nonsense at Valentina dodged a spot.
Valentina said, looking at Albrecht, without still looking at the body armor.
“If you don't mind, I'd like to take you to our tent to talk about the transaction. ”
Albrecht saw Randolph. Randolph shrugs.
‘Why did I see Randolph? Oh, if it was Diego, I'd take care of it right here. ’
Albrecht was a little reluctant about the deal itself. Suddenly, there seemed to be a feeling of salaryman socialites. Even if the world doesn't have an education system, those who risk everything and build their skills on the ground can't do it.
If Zigmunt had been born in modern times, he would have been the chairman of a large corporation and he would have only been one temple that would not dare to look at him.
The deal was just a knife, a fight or something. Albrecht and Randolph were the only ignorant men who knew how to fight.
“Well, are you really going to give me 1000 gold coins? ”
Albrecht came up with a defense mechanism for no reason, and even though he thought it was stupid, he thought it was stupid. What would Diego say if he saw it?
Valentina laughs nonsense.
“In the name of the Contarini family, we promise we will never cheat or harm the lord. I'd like to take you to my tent to discuss the specifics. ”
Albrecht looks back at Randolph. Randolph shrugs again.
‘Fuck.’
Albrecht closes his eyes. Then he went back and looked at Valentina and said,
“Very well. I'll ask for guidance, then. ”
Albrecht follows Valentina and her attendants.
It looks like a rather famous merchant gate, but the inside of their tent is surprisingly small. It just smelled like something I smelled in Ludgor's room. I heard it smells like wood from the Eastern Continent.I only knew it was really expensive.
Valentina said as soon as she sat down according to Valentina's instructions.
“Fabio, bring the car. ”
“Very well, my lady. ”
My Lady? ’
Albrecht thought Valentina wasn't just an employee of a commercial contract. I thought it was the daughter of the Lord or something. I just thought it was none of your business. I just needed the money.
A man named Fabio pulls out his car, and Valentina savors the flavor and takes a quick sip.
Then, the teacups were also made up of fraud. Albrecht, who used to look at horns, bronze glasses and wooden glasses all the time, assumed it would be quite similar to the modern world, so it would be expensive without having to recognize it.
“I said I would give you 1000 gold coins. ”
One of Albrecht's eyebrows twitches as Valentina speaks.
“I told you? I don't think you're trying to change your mind. ”
Valentina looks up at Albrecht while drinking tea. Glamorous eyes.
“All we have is 500 gold coins. Instead, we decide not to accept the item until it hits the balance. We will return to Lucretia and visit the territory with the rest of the money. ”
Albrecht thought. From the outside, I thought they were almost losing money. You don't get a piece of the merchandise, you give me a down payment? For Albrecht, 500 gold coins fell into his hands immediately.
Are you going to give me 500 gold coins first and then cancel the deal later and make a debt and press me? How dare they do that to me?
These merchants in this age were weary of Feudal Lords. Nevertheless, the reason for making kites with Feudal Lords was that they needed a path to travel, and they always needed a backpack to compete with other families.
One day, I wondered why the merchants could not conquer the world, but there was not much reason why they could not conquer the world. It was because they couldn't unite and always solved it with money.
If I hire a mercenary, no big family could last a month. The gates of Lloyd Beck were also nearly bankrupt, maintaining 100 mercenaries. The Feudal Lords, on the other hand, were able to sustain a force of 1,000 for nearly a few months, even with this war. It was, of course, kept with peasant blood.
Simply put, it was not a world where economic power and military power matched. The Earth's history has also been told that economic and military forces began to coincide when guns were invented.
Prior to that, no matter how rich and culturally advanced the economy, it was not uncommon for nomads or barbarians to have cities destroyed or countries destroyed.
Since guns were invented and gunpowder prices were very expensive, low economic power did not allow us to raise guns.
Anyway, Albrecht has been staring at himself more than anything since he first met Valentina. Perhaps he was trying to turn himself into a backpack. Although Oberburn is close to the south, it is far from Lucretia.
Lucretia was a city on the far end of the peninsula extending east. Albrecht was able to reach the bay quite quickly once he got on the boat. However, the distance was clearly far from the nearby Feudal Lords. What the hell is the point?
Albrecht liked to just grind straights at times like this.
“What is your purpose? I heard that Tin Scrap buys 1000 Gold Coins, so I'll give you 500 yen in advance. Are you trying to turn me into a backseat? I'm a long way from your city and have no intention of raising an army. ”
Valentina lowers her cup of tea and still smiles.
“As the Lord speaks frankly, I will speak frankly. We just want to have a good relationship with the lord, not the backside. ”
Albrecht still looks suspicious. I thought about it for a while and said.
“Very well. Give me 500 gold coins now. ”
Albrecht insists that if they try anything, they will be trampled on.
As Valentina looks up, Fabio picks up a small crate full of gold coins. When I opened it, it looked like there were 500 of them.
Albrecht suddenly wondered how many years it would take for Calternes to manage their territory so well that they wouldn't starve.
“And I have a favor to ask you. Now that the war is over, we're about to head back, but we're heading in the same direction, so maybe we should go together. ”
Albrecht was like that. "Old service. ’I happily accepted it.
“Very well. Then I have something to see about. ”
Albrecht takes a sip of that expensive tea without tasting it, then gets up and leaves the tent. Valentina still has a smile on her mouth.
Albrecht bought food while wandering around his garrison with 500 gold coins. I bought livestock such as cattle, poultry, goats, chickens, cheese, salted meat, jerky, dried fruit, etc. I also bought other items such as farming equipment.
When I first joined, I brought two wagons, which I had already eaten, and now I bought a new wagon and bought three pieces of food.
It was expensive to buy things at the Garrison, but I had no money to get them out of here. It was because almost all the villages were destroyed by the war.
Even though the food was expensive, there were about 200 gold coins left. Albrecht felt money was good.
The merchants said to come the next day because it takes time to pack the wheat and pack the food so that it can be transported.
Albrecht told Randolph that the Wittenheim soldiers are leaving tomorrow. He then returns to his tent and prepares to leave.
It was a long and short war experience for the last few months. Albrecht spends his time sipping his favorite wine.
Randolph came to see you at dinner.
“Master, but you're not going to the banquet? ”
“What banquet? ”
“Huh? I heard almost all the lords and nobles are having a banquet at the command barracks. ”
“? I didn't hear that. But I don't care, I don't like that kind of position. But do you know how to drink? ”
Randolph smiles and says.
“I think I'm counting more than the master. ”
"You bastard!? ’
Albrecht laughed as well.
“Show me how strong it is. ”
“I'll get you a drink. ”
Randolph, who brought a soju shortly, has done a great job with the lord as a knight. I thought it was because my identity rose and my mouth was more open than before, so I brought it up without hesitation. Albrecht drank wine, satisfied with such a Randolph.
When I got a little drunk and felt a little nauseous, I heard screams from a distance.
“Aah!”
“What the hell are you doing! ”
“Save me, save me! ”
Albrecht goes out in the middle of the night, wondering what this means. It was coming from the command barracks.
People came out of the tent and looked toward the command barracks with all the screams.
"Mr. Zigmunt? Do you?"
Albrecht reaches for the command barracks with his axe unseen. Randolph follows you.
As you head to the command barracks, the grumbling sounds of the crowd continue, and eventually you're cut off.
Reaching the command barracks, soldiers surround the barracks and control the passage of people.
Albrecht ignores them and tries to get in. A knight stands in the way.
“Lord Albrecht, this is... gold..."
Albrecht stares at you like a flame in the eye, and the knight does not finish. In the end, I couldn't stop the overpowering Albrecht.
As I entered the command barracks, a miserable sight spread before Albrecht's eyes.
Dozens of lords and nobles lay on tables and on the floor, bleeding to death. You see Adelmar, dead with his eyes wide open.
There are knights around the corpses, gleaming at the eyes of the beast. Blood spills from their swords. In the meantime, the knights have been baptizing Albrecht.
On the throne, the young king was trembling. His mouth was smiling, and tears were streaming down his eyes as he looked into the air.
And right next to the young king, Sigmund stands looking at Albrecht coldly.
“I kept my promise. Do you have something to say? ”
Zigmunt purged all those who opposed him, saw a point of opposition, or felt unnecessary. Except the king.
Albrecht was not angry. I felt something unfolding. He said with a false laugh.
“Brilliant. Brilliant. I admire you.I hope you eat well and live well. ”
Albrecht talks and turns around and leaves the command barracks.
< 46 > End