Chapter 63 Comrades
There are some things that Derek didn't ask.
Otherwise, if the old earl really wanted to rebel, would he follow him or not?
However, the business was still done. In addition to the heavy armor, there were also a large number of weapons and equipment. Obviously, this was a big business worth tens of thousands of gold coins.
More than half of the mission of this trip to Plan City has been completed.
The rest is to inspect several industries and then meet with the northern nobles one by one.
The entire circle of northern nobles, including the small nobles who inherited the title of knight, only has forty or fifty families.
It can be said that it is a very narrow circle, and it is very convenient to contact.
Unlike the last time, Derek's identity is different this time, and the treatment he received is also different.
When he left, there were fifty or sixty more servants behind him.
These are young people stuffed in by various families, which can be regarded as the political investment of the northern nobles in the Augusta family.
Even though the end of the year is approaching, under the stimulation of huge interests, the legitimate sons or second sons of these small nobles are all driven to Derek.
Just like the Ferreira family in the past, the eldest son inherited the family business, the second son chose to serve in the local kingdom legion, the third son served in the local noble family, and the fourth son trained in the local allied family with a good relationship.
If Derek had not risen, this would be the political route of the Ferreira family.
The identity of the children of the nobles can easily make them serve as low-level officers, and then spend 10 to 20 years, either returning home to help the eldest son if they can't make it, or becoming a middle-level officer to help the family develop.
Now, these children of the northern nobles are the same. Whether they enter the kingdom's officer system from Derek in the future, or simply hang out with Derek, they can help the family.
And Derek is also happy to accept these young people. On the one hand, he has won over the collective of the northern nobles, and on the other hand... look at the extra group of people on the knight panel.
Virut Krono
Profession: Knight Level 6 (45/100)
Experience pool: 20/100
An excellent knight from the Baron family, the future Baron Krono.
He is also the one with the highest status among the young people who followed Derek this time.
And to be honest, becoming a level 6 knight at this age is definitely a leader among young people, much better than Derek at the time.
If it weren't for the panel blessing, Virut should be the model of the new generation of Northland Knights.
Derek was really surprised that the other party chose to follow him.
After a brief contact, he roughly understood Virut's thoughts.
Not every noble is a loyal believer in thick black studies.
Virut is a representative of the hot-blooded young knights, who are completely attracted by Derek's record and reputation.
Following the glory of the new generation of Northland Knights, hoping to follow a real Northland Knight, even to a certain extent abandoning political considerations.
Otherwise, his brother should follow Derek.
However, Derek likes such young people, and hot-blooded young people are always easier to deal with than politicians full of lies.
And he also needs some appearance, just to show his appeal.
Let others see that a future baron is willing to follow me-Northland Knight Derek, what reason do you have to refuse?
In fact, because of Virut's existence, Derek's reputation is indeed louder.
Most of these knights and attendants are also in high spirits, thinking that this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Derek certainly attaches great importance to this kind of admirer who has his own traffic and appeal.
And the other party appeared on the panel at the beginning, which shows that it is not a fanaticism deliberately disguised.
As soon as he returned to the territory, Derek first arranged accommodation for these knight attendants.
In fact, some of them cannot be called knight attendants, such as Virut, who has basically completed the knight training. Not only is his age over the standard, but his strength is also stronger than that of ordinary knights.
However, here, elite knights are everywhere, and he can continue to train him.
Speaking of today's knights, perhaps because there have been no major wars in recent years, the average level of knights has dropped a lot.
Like the period of the secession war thirty years ago, there were still many elite knights running wildly in heavy armor, but now they have become rare.
However, as the situation becomes tense, a group of elite knights will surely emerge soon.
Derek has made up his mind that his knight group must make a name for himself from the beginning.
Fanatic supporters like Virut must become elite knights to graduate.
Ordinary knight attendants must have a knight level of five or six to successfully obtain the title of honorary knight.
As for those with ulterior motives, they can't even get on the panel, so they can only rely on their talents.
In fact, Derek remembered very clearly which guys didn't get on the panel. He marked them in the notebook and put the families behind them on the list of attention.
This is also a very quick way to distinguish friends from enemies.
Of course, to a certain extent, these guys also succeeded. They stood out from a group of knight attendants and were remembered by Derek.
Derek's eyes moved away from some uneasy guys and looked back at his fanatical followers.
Since he decided to exert influence, he would increase his efforts.
Nothing can resonate more with people than the military camp.
Derek never relaxed his force.
Even now, he insists on exercising and honing his martial arts every day.
With the blessing of the panel, even if the talent has reached the limit, there is still a little progress.
So, training anywhere is training, and Derek chose to be with the knights and servants.
Day and night together, sooner or later, these young people will be thoroughly cleansed...influenced.
For example, now, when Derek took the initiative to choose Virut as a sparring partner, the excitement on the latter's face was almost over the top.
Virut is the kind of fanatical believer of the Northland Knights, who believes in powerful, cold and glorious knights.
So, Derek is the embodiment of his faith in reality.
Being selected as a sparring partner, he is not only excited, but even his hands are shaking with excitement.
"How strong are the Northland Knights?
Will I be defeated in one move?
Do I have a chance to defeat Viscount Derek?"
His mind was in a mess, with all kinds of thoughts.
Sometimes he felt that he had a chance, and sometimes he felt that he was definitely not an opponent.
He was afraid of both disillusionment and embarrassment.
Derek saw that he was not in the right state, frowned and reminded: "Virut, how can a knight's hand not hold a sword?
Adjust your state, otherwise you will never become a Northern Knight in this life."
Fortunately, Virut just didn't experience big scenes, but he never slacked off in training.
After taking a deep breath, he looked at Derek with a firm look: "I know, I can definitely become a Northern Knight like you.
Come... let me know how big the gap is between you and me."
