Then Ivan stood up and saluted gracefully, turned around and left with Graeme.

Graeme followed Ivan out of the outpost, a little confused.

In his opinion, today's meeting was simply worthless. They talked about some topics that he didn't understand. On the contrary, the reward for Alvin that he cared about most was not mentioned at all by the two parties from the beginning to the end.

Let him calm down, Alvin knows that this is the way traditional nobles do things.

For the sake of the face of both parties and the dignity of the nobles, Nabry will not openly talk about the bounty issue. The same is true for the Garriott family, a century-old noble family.

Compared with the emerging aristocrats who always talk about money, I can't say who is better or worse, it's just that the principles of doing things are different.

really.

The two stood outside the outpost for a while before the other party's adjutant came up to him and delivered the reward he deserved to him. In addition to the huge bounty of fifty golden lions, there was also a forged weapon that looked ordinary but was actually

Excellent hand half sword.

"Your Excellency Alvin, this is a gift from His Lordship to you personally, please be sure to accept it!"

Ai Wen is good at swordsmanship and of course knows how to sword.

Grandpa Leo, who was once an official knight, had an extraordinary level sword, but unfortunately, it was lost long ago when he fled.

What he is using now is just ordinary goods forged in the blacksmith shop, which are incomparable with military supplies, which are high-end products that you have no place to buy even if you have money. If he had such a sword in his hand when fighting the black bear, he would dare to go head-to-head with the black bear.

, crush him head-on.

"Thank you Sir for me. I like his gift very much."

After being polite, Ivan watched the adjutant return to the post, and then left with Graeme.

Before the two of them separated, Ivan took out five golden lions and gave them to Graeme. The guy immediately beamed with joy. He didn't expect that he still had his own share, so he accepted it after declining for a few moments.

Alvin's code of conduct is very modern. The more friends they are, the less likely they are to make small calculations about money-related matters. After all, Graeme took the risk with him today and introduced Sir Nabry, which is completely worthy of these five golden lions.

of compensation.

Looking back, Graeme can still receive a salary from the official wartime recruitment, which should be enough to equal his income for half a year. It is quite a harvest.

The next day, the originally planned trip failed to take place.

Of course, Ivan was once again summoned by Viscount Andrea, the consul and the highest-ranking local noble.

Through yesterday's exchange with Lord Nabri, Ivan knew that there were also disputes between the old and new nobles in the Kingdom of Falatis and the mother country of Ilia, of which he had little impression.

But Phaletis has a powerful royal family, which firmly controls the country's supreme military force and more than 80% of the professional army, and serves as a high-ranking arbiter.

Many years ago, he used clever techniques to sort out all the old and new forces in the country.

Establish an iron order to suppress all unstable factors under the throne of Her Majesty the Queen. No matter how you fight, you must abide by the rules set by Her Majesty the Queen and minimize internal friction.

At the same time, the royal family took advantage of the conflicts between the feudal nobles and the emerging nobles and turned them into opportunities for themselves.

Cooperate with the emerging aristocracy and the citizen class to gradually encroach on the land of the old feudal nobles through the urbanization movement; sign a contract with the old nobles, occupy a place in the emerging city, and obtain far more benefits than the closed manor economy in the past.

At the same time, through the continuous development of new shipping routes and overseas colonies, all parties are tied to their own tanks. No matter how strong each party is, the royal family and the kingdom will be the biggest beneficiaries and will always be invincible!

After a generation of hard work, Falatis has become a regional power and has a great say in the Tulip Alliance.

Viscount Andrea, the consul, was a former feudal aristocrat with a very successful transformation under this background. He also had the management power of the city through the citizens' assembly.

In the reception room of the consul in the city hall, Ivan met this most distinguished figure in Leopold.

This is a very majestic old man. All the characteristics of Western aristocrats that Ivan had in his previous life can be found in him. He is rigid, stern, and unkind. He is a very typical person in power.

Facing the penniless Alvin, he spoke simply and directly:

"Although Nabry has already reported your situation to me, I still want to ask you what you think in person. Are you willing to join my Leopold City and become a member of the city guard?"

Facing the old man's extremely stressed gaze, Alvin gritted his teeth and said:

"Leopold is your city, and it is also my hometown. Defending my hometown is my natural mission, but I still want to see the outside world while I am young."

Seeing the sincerity and determination in Ai Wen's eyes, the old man's sharp eagle-like eyes softened slightly, and the corners of his stone-sculpted mouth also had a slight arc.

"All right.

Although it is very regrettable. But as an old man, I can understand the thoughts of the young eagles. They always want to use their wings to measure how high the sky is and how far the sea is.

If you ever want to come back, Leopold is your forever home, kid!"

"Thank you, Your Excellency! I am very grateful for your understanding." No matter how sincere it is, it is very rare for an old man to say such a thing, and Alvin did not feel offended.

Even though he could not accept his kind intention, Alvin still stood up and bowed deeply to him.

The old man waved his hand and asked Alvin to sit down again. He turned the seal ring on his hand and said casually:

"I heard that you have the idea of ​​joining the Royal Navy? I have written a letter of recommendation for you. You can take it with you and use it or not.

Although it is impossible to go through the back door, as an admission ticket, it can save you a lot of trouble."

After a while, Aiwen took the letter with the old man's family crest in both hands, solemnly saluted again, and left.

Then he ran out of the city hall as if he was running away.

Ivan shouted in his heart: "Although I don't know what level he has reached, this old man is definitely a hidden extraordinary person. Facing him is simply more tiring than a bloody battle with pirates!"

On the way back, the scenes of today's experience resurfaced, and Ivan lamented that the methods of the old nobles were really impeccable.

I had prepared a letter of recommendation in advance. Even if Ivan could not be retained, I would naturally try my best to be kind to a talent who grew up in Leopold and was naturally inclined to the other camp.

It's just a little effort for the elderly, but even if there is only a one-tenth chance of Alvin providing a reward in the future, it will still be a big profit!

Even though Alvin's wisdom had already understood the old man's plan, no matter whether he used this letter of recommendation or not, he had to accept his favor.

As for how he learned about Ai Wen’s information in less than a day? As a landlord, it would be even more strange if he didn’t know about it!

Ivan is busy making final preparations before departure.

There was a different atmosphere on the pirate ship "Blood Anchor" on the other side of this pirate siege.

The pirates who had attacked and plundered the city last night retreated to the ship, and after counting their numbers, the entire pirate ship was enveloped by a low pressure.

Blood Anchor Zach is going crazy!

The failed robbery some time ago and the navy's pursuit made Captain Zack urgently need a glorious victory to consolidate his position on the ship and eliminate the ambitions of these scum and villains on the ship.

Last but not least, we have to get rid of some of the thorns that have openly expressed their dissatisfaction, and let the remaining people know who is in charge of this boat!

After choosing Leopold, a little-known fishing town, Zach directly sent many thorns ashore who questioned his authority. No matter whether the outcome of this battle was good or bad, it was expected that he could be relieved of his consecutive defeats and loss of prestige.

Dilemma.

Even to be on the safe side, Blood Anchor Zach even sent his right-hand man "Bosun Black Bear Billy" who was loyal to him to suppress the battle, thinking that he had done everything possible.

However, after the landing force returned and counted the number of people, the number of casualties as high as 56 made Blood Anchor heartbroken. You must know that due to the previous series of casualties, there were only 130 pirates on the entire ship!

What's more, because the robbery time was limited, the loot brought back by the pirates could not make up for the loss of personnel this time.

In addition to the thirty die-hard loyalists left on the ship, less than half of the one hundred pirates sent out came back.

In particular, Boatswain Black Bear Billy, his number one general, has not come back. Now even the eyes of his hard-core crew members are flashing when they look at him. People's hearts are more turbulent than before. Blood Anchor is so sad that he almost vomits blood.
Chapter completed!