Vice President Wesley saw that Brian was indeed interested in this mercenary group, so he continued to introduce it.

"The leader of their mercenary group is very strong, at least as strong as a high-level knight. Although there are only about 200 members, they are very powerful. There are more than 30 junior and intermediate knights.

The only troublesome thing is that the leader requires more than just gold coins as a reward, he also hopes to become a fief knight, so the only people who can hire them are big nobles."

Isn't this a coincidence? Although Brian himself is no longer a nobleman, he is now flying the banner of the Horsman family. Wouldn't it be a pity not to make use of this noble background?

So Brian nodded calmly and continued to ask.

"Then how much gold coins do they require? No matter how little their strength is, it's not something ordinary people can afford."

Vice President Wesley raised a finger and said.

"If we can fulfill our promise to give the leader a fiefdom knight, it will only cost 1,000 gold coins for the maintenance of the mercenary group."

"1,000 gold coins is indeed not much compared to the strength of the mercenary group, but I still have a question. In the end, only the leader was given the title of noble knight. Wouldn't the other team members have objections?

You just said that they have more than 30 junior and intermediate knights."

Vice President Wesley sighed helplessly before saying.

"In order to avoid such a situation, the mercenary leader also requested that after he becomes a knight, he will only perform feudal obligations for the lord within the specified time.

For the rest of the time, he will continue to lead the mercenary group on missions, and he will not stop until the more than 30 knights with fighting spirit are turned into fiefdom knights.

It is this requirement that blocks all the great nobles who want to hire them."

No boss would be happy if his employees didn't work hard and had to work part-time outside. No wonder they can't find anyone to hire them until now.

To be able to make such a request, presumably it was not the person assigned to him by Duke Horsman.

So he confirmed it to Vice President Paul Wesley.

"How long has it been since this mercenary group came to the guild to register?"

"This group of mercenaries came to Pest City half a year ago, and they have received almost no tasks in the past six months.

But they are so powerful that they may not have been born extraordinary, but they are in trouble because they have no income.”

After being here for half a year, even if Duke Horsman asked him to find them, they probably weren't Duke Horsman's people.

Brian didn't mind the mercenary leader's demands. Anyway, the knight territory that was to be allocated to them was not from his own hands, but the territory of Earl Merovingian.

It's just a matter of turning a corner on the map.

Maybe they just want a knight's territory as a base for the mercenary group.

Besides, Brian can also maintain a good cooperative relationship with them and only come to them when there is a war, without having to pay the usual maintenance fees. It is still very cost-effective when you think about it.

For a lord like Brian who doesn't like war, such a mercenary group is the best choice.

Having made up his mind, Brian said to the vice president.

"I have decided to hire them. You can find the leader of the mercenary group to sign a contract with me.

By the way, you still haven't told me what the name of this mercenary group is. With such strength, it shouldn't be unknown."

The vice president said with a strange expression.

"The name of the mercenary group is very simple, it's called the Second Son Group."

After saying that, he ordered the mercenaries on the side to summon the leader of the Second Son Regiment.

The Second Sons Group? It should be a mercenary group composed of the unappreciated second sons of the family. No wonder Paul Wesley never mentioned the name of the mercenary group just now. Presumably it was because Brian was the second son.

Afraid of making him unhappy.

But Brian didn't care about this at all. Instead, he felt that since he was the second son of Duke Horsman, he should have more in common with this mercenary group.

Soon, a middle-aged man in his 30s walked in at the door of the VIP room. He was wearing exquisite leather armor, had a resolute face, and had long gray-brown hair hanging behind his head.

After seeing Brian, he gave a standard Frankish knight's salute, and Brian stood up and returned the salute.

Only then did the middle-aged man introduce himself.

"My name is Victor, and I am the leader of the Second Son Mercenary Group. I heard that a big shot wants to hire us, and it has always been you."

Brian said modestly.

"I'm not a big shot, I'm just the son of a big shot with a somewhat prestigious surname.

But I do want to hire you. My name is Brian Horsman and I am the second son of Duke Horsman. I don’t know if I am qualified to hire you to work for me."

Victor is also an honest man. He has indeed never heard of Brian's name, but since he is the second son of Duke Horsman, he is naturally qualified to hire them.

But Victor also knew that his request was a bit excessive. The noble territory could not be enfeoffed by enfeoffment, so he asked directly.

"I am willing to fight for you, but I think you should know what I want. We do not ask for gold coins as payment. We only hope that you can give me a knighthood so that my brothers and I can have a territory to live in."

Regarding Victor's request, Brian was noncommittal and asked rhetorically.

"I heard that after you get the knighthood, you will continue to lead your brothers as mercenaries until everyone has their own territory. This is not an easy dream to achieve."

When Brian said this, Victor, a grown man, immediately blushed, even looked embarrassed, and said with some embarrassment.

"This was just a drunken gaffe on my part, and I knew it was impossible. I didn't expect that spreading lies would become the goal of our Second Son Group.

But it is impossible for me to abandon my brothers who have fought bloody battles with me after I become a noble, so I hope you can allow me to retain the Second Son Group and continue to employ my brothers."

Victor is indeed a reliable person who can never forget each other regardless of wealth or status. Brian didn't want to be such a bad person, so he said.

"I agree to your request. I allow you to retain the Second Son Regiment and continue to be your mercenary after completing your feudal obligations, but I ask for the priority employment rights of the Second Son Regiment.

And you cannot take on tasks that harm the interests of me and the Horsman family."

Victor was already prepared to be rejected by the other party, but he didn't expect Brian to be such an enlightened lord and agreed to his unreasonable request.

What Victor didn't know was that Brian was not an enlightened lord. It was not because he had no money that he could only compromise with the Second Son Regiment, which had both combat effectiveness and low spending.
Chapter completed!