After a period of rest, Chen Mo is ready to continue expanding his territory.
His caravan has not yet found the person he is looking for. Now he can only continue to expand his power and the size of the caravan. He believes that the person he is looking for will appear sooner or later. After being injected with the super soldier serum, his lifespan will be
Chen Mo, who was greatly extended, had enough time and patience.
However, Chen Mo discovered that Andrew, the leader of the knights under his command, was not in a good state recently. Others may not have noticed, but with Chen Mo's keen perception, he could often sense a worried and entangled emotion from him.
Especially after learning that the next target they were going to attack was Marquis Leonard, who was located on the outskirts of the territory, this feeling became even stronger and more obvious, and even the daily training seemed absent-minded.
Chen Mo could conclude that Andrew's mood must be related to Marquis Leonard's territory.
As the first person to follow Chen Mo, and now the leader of the knights with the strongest strength and the highest status under Chen Mo, Andrew's performance has always made Chen Mo very satisfied.
He is persistent, brave and extremely loyal, and will unconditionally execute all orders given to Chen Mo. Under his leadership, the entire knights have always been extremely loyal to Chen Mo, even if they hit the city gate with their flesh and blood.
No one was timid, they were all determined to die and moved forward indomitably. Of course, Chen Mo did not let them down.
The original Hundred Knights went through a year of fighting and now have expanded to more than 500 people. All of the original 100 people have been canonized as real knights by Chen Mo through their own efforts.
Due to the large number of knights under his command, in order to distinguish different levels and clarify the affiliation, Chen Mo simply divided the formal knights into four levels, distinguished by gold, silver, copper and iron.
The highest Golden Knight has not been canonized yet.
As the leader of the Knights, Andrew is also the strongest warrior who has killed the most enemies. He is currently the highest-ranking and only Silver Knight under Chen Mo and is in charge of the entire Knights.
The eight people who were rescued by Chen Mo along with Andrew, and Victor, who had recently joined Chen Mo's command but had outstanding performance, were bronze knights, each commanding a squadron of dozens of knights.
There are more than a hundred black iron knights, most of whom are members of the original territorial guard. Each of them leads four squire knights to form a de facto team as the most basic combat unit.
These more than 400 attendant knights were selected by Chen Mo from the original noble knights who defected or were captured and added to the knights.
When we come to Chen Mo's territory, everything has to start again. The original knight title is no longer useful.
Some of them have already fought bravely against the enemy through their own efforts and become official Black Iron Knights again. Others are also working hard, hoping to get back their own honors as soon as possible.
Chen Mo has clear rewards and punishments for his men. He never hesitates to reward soldiers who have made meritorious deeds, including gold coins, land, and even titles. As long as you have done enough meritorious service, it is not impossible to become a baron.
Therefore, the morale of the entire knight order is extremely strong, and they are extremely eager to fight, fight for the lord, and accumulate meritorious deeds.
Everyone hopes that one day they can obtain a territory of their own, establish their own knight family, and even become a true hereditary noble. Among them, Andrew is the most desperate.
Not only is he brave and fearless on the battlefield, fighting the enemy bravely, even though he is already the most powerful person under Chen Mo, he still never relaxes his training and seizes every opportunity to improve his strength.
Under his leadership and example, the knights did not relax their daily training just because they were equipped with sophisticated armor and weapons. Everyone trained very hard, especially those knights who joined later and were very familiar with the Holy Cross swordsmanship.
, practice diligently every day.
But now their knight leader was uncharacteristically absent-minded and had no fighting spirit. Chen Mo had to personally ask whether there must be some secret behind why his heroic confidant was acting so abnormally.
Blackstone Castle, Lord's Study Room.
There is a portrait of a charging knight hanging on the wall, which is majestic and domineering. The floor is covered with soft and gorgeous wool carpets, and is surrounded by heavy and exquisite solid wood furniture. The entire study is decorated in a noble, elegant and grand manner.
Chen Mo sat behind the dark solid wood desk and looked through the latest information sent back by the Chamber of Commerce.
The wood crackled and burned softly in the fireplace, and the study was warm and quiet.
Suddenly, a burst of heavy footsteps sounded outside the door, and then there was a gentle knock on the study door.
"Lord, Knight Andrew has arrived."
The announcement from the castle steward came from outside the door.
"Come in."
Chen Mo's majestic voice sounded.
With Chen Mo's consent, the housekeeper outside opened the study door, bent slightly, and stretched out his hand to signal Andrew to go in.
Andrew was wearing armor and holding a helmet in his hand. He strode into the study room with a serious face and stood upright in front of Chen Mo.
With the expansion of the Knights' membership, the original manor was no longer enough to accommodate the large number of knights and war horses. In addition to the very important secret workshop, Chen Mo simply moved the lord's mansion from the original baron manor to this building that originally belonged to Watts.
Lord Ren's Blackstone Castle.
This ancient Gothic-style castle is entirely built of hard black stone. It is huge in area and has a long history. It has tall towers and pointed arch roofs. It is majestic, mysterious and slightly eerie.
In the study room, Chen Mo put down the information in his hand and looked at Andrew, who stood proudly in front of him. Although he tried hard to hide it, Chen Mo could still see the worry in his eyes.
Under Chen Mo's sharp, wise, and seemingly insightful gaze, Andrew felt as if he had been completely seen through, with no more secrets left.
"This attack on Marquis Leonard's territory, do you have anything to say?"
Chen Mo looked into Andrew's eyes and asked slowly.
Under Chen Mo's gaze, sweat gradually broke out on Andrew's forehead. Finally, he seemed to have made up his mind, gritted his teeth and spoke.
"Lord, I actually come from the territory of Marquis Leonard. My father was once a knight under Marquis Leonard."
As if he had completely let go of his worries, Andrew said everything in one breath.
It turned out that because Andrew's family could not afford the huge expense for him and his brother to become knights, in order to realize his ideal of becoming a knight, Andrew, the youngest son, resolutely joined the territorial guard of Marquis Leonard and fought for him for many years.
Relying on the strict knight training he received since childhood, and possessing strong strength and extraordinary talent, Andrew has repeatedly made military exploits. It stands to reason that even if he cannot become a knight, he should be appreciated by the lord, and at least he can become a squire knight or leader of the guard.
However, many years later, Andrew even killed two werewolves with his own hands, but he was not promoted at all. He was still an ordinary soldier.
The reason turned out to be because of Marquis Leonard's daughter.
Once, Andrew, dozens of soldiers and two knights were ordered to escort the Marquis' daughter on a trip. Unexpectedly, they encountered two terrifying werewolves.
Dozens of soldiers were massacred, and the rest fled in all directions. The two knights, despite their desperate efforts, only killed one werewolf and wounded another.
Just when the two knights died tragically, the soldiers were killed and fled, and the noble lady was about to be killed by the wolf, Andrew who survived finally picked up the long sword dropped by one of the knights, stood up and stood in front of her,
In the end, the werewolf was killed at the cost of serious injuries, and the young and beautiful noble lady was saved.
The noble lady, who has lived in a castle since childhood and has never been in contact with the outside world, experienced this thrilling crisis and developed a secret love for the brave and powerful Andrew.
Andrew also gradually became fond of this beautiful girl who was simple and kind, not at all arrogant, delicate, and domineering like an aristocratic lady, and the two secretly met and dated from time to time.
After experiencing the danger of almost being killed by a werewolf last time, this weak noble lady was also full of interest in swordsmanship. After seeing Andrew's power, she often asked Andrew to teach her swordsmanship.
After learning that his ideal was to become a knight, she said that she would also become a female knight in the future and kill werewolves with him.
The two have been secretly dating and practicing swordsmanship like this. The noble lady's swordsmanship is getting better and better, and their relationship is getting deeper and deeper.
A few years later, the noble lady reached the age of marriage, and although Andrew had been working hard, he was still an ordinary soldier, and it was impossible to marry the daughter of a noble Marquis.
In the end, Marquis Leonard arranged a marriage for her, but she, who had always been meek, was extremely persistent and would rather die than marry. In order to show her determination, she even put on armor and infiltrated the knights, followed them on the battlefield, and fought with
The enemy fights.
In the end, the Marquis had to cancel the engagement, but then he found Andrew and it turned out that he had already known about the two of them.
It’s just that the two of them have never done anything out of bounds. They just chatted, played, and practiced swordsmanship. Marquis Leonard only thought that his daughter was saved by him and trusted his strength, so she let him escort her every time, and he liked her.
I learned the art of swordsmanship from him, so I didn't interfere too much and just let my confidants pay close attention.
Marquis Leonard didn't pay much attention to Andrew. He had nearly a hundred powerful knights. In his eyes, the infantry were just cannon fodder and he wouldn't pay much attention to him. Even though Andrew was much stronger than other soldiers, he was still not ignored.
He saw it in his eyes.
In his opinion, Andrew is just a slave who plays with his master. As for saving his daughter's life from the werewolf, this is what he should do as a slave. If he fails to protect his master, they all should be executed.
!
After discovering the relationship between the two, Marquis Leonard was furious. Due to his daughter's strong character, the Marquis did not directly execute Andrew, but expelled him and asked him to leave her a letter so that she could be completely
Give up.
According to Marquis Leonard, you, a pariah, are not worthy of the noble Marquis. It is better not to have any delusions. Only nobles can be worthy of his beautiful and noble daughter.
Andrew felt that there was no hope of becoming a knight, let alone a noble. He thought that he could not be worthy of her and give her a better life. Frustrated, he left the letter in accordance with the Marquis' request and sadly left the Marquis' territory.
I came to live in the small village where I met Chen Mo. I planned to forget the past and live an ordinary life like this.
But how could he forget? He would always remember the beautiful girl waving the sword with him.