Oda Nobunaga glanced at Jepenny, whose temperament was as heroic as that of a martial artist, and asked.

"Knights? Is it your military organization over there?"

Bautista nodded.

"Yes, she belongs to an order of military friars who fight against the heretics."

Jepenny sat on the tatami and gave Oda Nobunaga a knight's salute, which seemed a bit nondescript.

"Salute to you, your mighty Lord of the East."

Oda Nobunaga nodded and asked Bautista.

"What can she do to help me?"

Bautista smiled.

"Please allow me to introduce myself first. I was born in a far away place called the Liberian Peninsula. Before dedicating everything to *, I was a Spaniard.

In my hometown, my compatriots began to use firearms and spears in combat very early.

We are the ones who brought the matchlocks here, and we are obviously more experienced in using this weapon than you locals."

Bautista pointed at Jepenny and said.

"Jepenny's knights have been fighting against the traitors all year round, and she has solid military qualities.

She will come to the east, and she is a retinue sent by the military monks to whom she belongs in order to protect our *servants."

Oda Nobunaga narrowed his eyes and asked.

"So? What should I give you in exchange for Jepenny working for me?"

Bautista shook his head and said.

"I came here not for transaction, but for friendship, to gain your friendship."

Oda Nobunaga looked at the woman in front of him in surprise. Her expression was pious, but also concealed a hint of cunning.

"My friendship?"

Bautista nodded.

"Yes, for your friendship.

Jepenny will provide free services to your army, training them in the correct use of iron cannons and how to cooperate with spearmen."

Oda Nobunaga looked at Jepenny, who said.

"Yes, Your Majesty.

I will teach your men everything I know about light matchlocks.

I have carefully observed the geographical environment of the island country. There are many mountains and few plains, and there is a lack of conditions for shock cavalry activities. It seems that you do not have a tradition of using throwers and artillery on a large scale.

This place is very suitable for fighting with matchlocks and spears. Liberian tactics have almost no natural enemies here and can be copied.

The only trouble is that you lack full-time soldiers. It is easy to train soldiers, but it is not easy to keep them fighting. The hand holding the gun is different from the hand holding the hoe."

Oda Nobunaga smiled and said.

"Of course I know, so you came at the right time and you are very useful to me.

Bautista, right? I accept your friendship."

Oda Nobunaga shouted to the servant outside who was busy scrubbing the black girl.

"how's it going?"

The servants bowed respectfully and answered.

"Tell me to the main hall, it can't be wiped off, it's really dark skin."

Oda Nobuda was overjoyed and shouted.

"Pull her over here!"

The black girl was pulled out of the pool and returned to the room tremblingly. The water droplets on her body wet the tatami, but Oda Nobunaga didn't care, and instead happily circled around her.

"Interesting, interesting.

He is very tall and strong. Next time I will show him to Lord Kenshin wearing Samurai Ji's clothes, I am sure I will scare him."

Oda Nobunaga walked around three times, thinking about how to scare Yoshigashi Shiba's prank, and finally pointed at the black girl and said.

"From today on, your name will be Yasuke!"

The black girl had no idea what she was talking about and looked at her in confusion.

Oda Nobunaga frowned, looked at Jepenny, and said.

"She must learn Japanese. I'll teach you this."

Jepenny's eyes turned to Bautista, who nodded slightly.

Oda Nobunaga saw their exchange and was very dissatisfied and said.

“When you work for me, you must abide by my rules!

From today on, you are no longer a member of a knightly order. You must serve as a knight and be loyal to me like a knight.

I will grant you the status of the Wu family, do you understand?"

Bautista laughed and said.

"Your Majesty the powerful lord, Jepenny cannot fulfill your request.

She is a religious knight sent by the church to protect missionaries. Her mission is to protect the safety of missionaries like us operating in Kyoto.

You may not know it, but this city is full of ill will towards our missionaries. We must be careful to avoid persecution by the heretics."

Oda Nobunaga said coldly.

"I know very well, isn't this why you want my friendship?"

Bautista was stunned. She didn't expect Oda Nobunaga to be so sophisticated.

Her original idea was to first get closer to the Oda family, and then find a way to guide the Oda family to have a favorable impression of the Nanban religion. Finally, she relied on Oda Nobunaga to fight for the right to preach the Nanban religion from the shogunate.

Now it seems that Oda Nobunaga was very clear about her intentions and made them clear.

This local lord of the island country, doesn’t she know about the conflict between the Nanman religion and the Buddhist sects? Such a clear statement of hers is very offending to the local religion of the island country.

Bautista asked carefully.

"Your Excellency, what do you mean?"

Oda Nobunaga looked at her and said.

"Let this knight named... um... something become my warrior princess, and you will gain my friendship. Within my sphere of influence, I will ensure your safety.

Since her mission is to protect you and you are safe with me, there is no need for her protection."

Bautista asked with his heart pounding.

"Then preaching..."

Before she could finish speaking, she was interrupted by Oda Nobunaga.

"I only keep you safe because you have my friendship.

Don't make excessive demands, it's not good for our friendship, do you understand?

I am a very generous person, but only to those who are useful to me. If you want more, then think about it first, what else can you do for me?"

Bautista's pupils shrank.

Oda Nobunaga's meaning has been very clear. The issue of Nanman's missionary rights is not undiscussable. It just depends on how valuable Nanman is to her.

The only thing Jepenny can get in exchange is Bautista's safety. If you want more, give him more benefits in exchange.

Bautista was not worried but happy to meet such a powerful and utilitarian lord.

Oda Nobunaga did not seem to care about the sentiments of local religions and was a secular power seeker who was only interested in profit.

Such people are rulers that missionaries like very much. As long as they can win missionary rights, the Nanman religion is willing to pay the price.

But Bautista needs to take a closer look at the Lord Oda to see what her needs are and what else the church can provide to tempt her.

At this time, Bautista decisively spoke to Jepanni in Southern Barbarian.

"Knight, I command you as a priest of the Diocese of Japan.

In order to spread the glory of Japan, you have to become this lord's warrior princess and serve her, do you understand?"

Jepenny nodded.

"All peoples should praise ***, I understand."

After saying that, Jepenny imitated the posture of the Wu family, bowed stiffly, and said.

"I am willing to serve you, powerful Eastern lord."

Oda Nobunaga nodded with satisfaction.
To be continued...