What would be the first thing one would do after obtaining power?
Some would show off, some would seek revenge, some would repay a debt of gratitude, but most people would choose to share their joy with their family or friends.
Augustine stood in the darkness, looking up at the approaching dawn. He really wanted to share his joy and excitement with his family or friends. But now he was all alone, with no family or friends. He had a body full of joy, but no one to talk to.
He stood silently in the street until the morning sun fell on him. Only then did he manage to remember one or two acquaintances whom he could be considered acquainted with.
The commoner district was very noisy in the morning. When the first ray of sunlight shone on the white roofs, the place was already bustling with people. Augustine returned to his house. His house was a low bungalow, covering an area of less than ninety square meters. In the small backyard, there was a forge, a drilling platform, a double bed, a broken dining table, and a wardrobe. There was nothing else in the house.
Augustine found two silver coins and a dozen copper coins under the pillow on his bed. This was all he had. As a former blacksmith, this amount of money was considered relatively well off among the commoners. He took the money and walked out of the house. Many people around recognized Augustine. When they saw him, they began to point at him.
After all, the news of Augustine's woman being stolen was quite big, and many people knew about it.
Augustine was a person who cared a lot about his face. If he had been pointed at like this in the past, he would definitely have felt extremely unbearable and even angry. But now, he felt that it didn't matter. He even smiled kindly at the people around him who were pointing at him, causing them to be stunned.
Looking at the shocked expressions of others, Augustine suddenly felt a great sense of achievement. He left home and found a house in the commoner district that was not too unfamiliar. He then knocked on the door.
The person who opened the door was a middle-aged man, a middle-aged man who had been through many hardships. This person was a little surprised to see Augustine. "Weren't you …"
"Beaten to death, right?" Augustine laughed heartily. "Long time no see, Tom. Aren't you going to invite me in? "
In this world, there were at least fifty thousand people named Tom, if not one hundred thousand. It was a very common name. Looking at the cheerful and slightly different Augustine, Tom was stunned for a moment. He then opened the door and invited Augustine in.
A cup of poor quality fruit wine was the best drink for a commoner.
After taking a sip, Augustine looked around and asked with a smile, "What have you been up to recently?"
"What else can I be busy with? I'm just running errands for people to earn some money to support my family." Tom was a little curious. He and Augustine were not very familiar with each other. At most, they were only half-acquaintances. He did not understand why Augustine would come looking for him. If he was here to borrow money, things would be a bit difficult. "Augustine, if you have something to say, just say it. I have to hurry to work."
"Alright." Augustine nodded and asked, "Tom, do you want to be a professional?"
Tom was stunned for a moment, then he smiled and said, "You've become humorous, Augustine. But I really don't have time to talk to you now. I have to get to work. "
After saying this, Tom stood up. He did not mean to ask Tom to leave, but he really had to go to work. After all, for a commoner like them, one day less of work could mean a few days of hunger. Every day's salary was very important to them.
"I'm not joking." When Tom walked to his side, Augustine pressed his big hand on Tom's shoulder and pushed him back to his seat. "I'm now a professional, and I can make you one too."
Augustine was a blacksmith. Tom knew that he was very strong, but he did not expect that his strength had already reached this level. He felt a faint pain in his shoulder, but he still could not believe that Augustine was a professional. "Strength is not unique to professionals."
"What about this?"
Augustine gently pressed his large hands on the table and his hands turned red like iron, leaving behind a pair of black handprints on the surface of the table. Augustine's hands gently pressed down on the surface of the table.
The smell of burnt wood filled the whole room. Seeing this, Tom could not help but swallow. With the irrefutable evidence in front of him, he had no choice but to believe it. "You actually became a professional?"
After getting an affirmative nod from Augustine, Tom was very envious. He knew very well that although professionals were not as high and mighty as nobles, they were at least much stronger than ordinary people, and could be regarded as a privileged class. If he was a powerful professional, he could even be comparable to the status of a noble. If he was lucky, he might even become a noble as a professional.
But soon, Tom reacted. "You just said that you can make me a professional too?"
Augustine smiled. "Yes, that's right."
Tom's breathing immediately became rapid. He pressed his hands on the table and stared at Augustine like a wolf. His eyes shone with a green light. "Augustine, for the sake of our friendship, you have to help me."
"That's why I'm here," Augustine said calmly. Augustine said calmly, "I can appoint five people as my knight squires. I'll give you three spots, and you can find two young, trustworthy people with a bit of talent. I'll turn you into professionals together. But remember, I can withdraw this power at any time. "
Tom gave Augustine a deep look and nodded. "I understand."
"Go now. I'll wait here for you for two hours."
"Don't bother, I have two sons." Tom smiled. "I'm sure you can trust them."
Augustine nodded. "No problem."
About half an hour later, Tom and his two sons were conferred as Knight Squires.
Tom felt the surging power in his body and asked, "Are we a small mercenary group now?"
"No, we have a master! This power was given to us by him, "Augustine said with a smile." Soon, we will serve him. "
"What kind of person is master?" Tom was a little worried.
Augustine thought for a moment and said, "A cold and powerful noble. But I think that's just his appearance. He's actually a very easy person to talk to. I can feel it. "
"That's good!" Tom nodded. He was a lot more relieved. "So what should we do next?"
"Familiarize yourself with your power. In two days, we will meet master together." Augustine smiled. "Master is definitely someone who can do great things. If we want to gain his approval, we must show enough power."
"We've only just become professionals." Tom's face looked much younger now. There was some worry on his face. "We can't compare to master's original subordinates. How can we show our power?"
"Loyalty is also a kind of power," Augustine said indifferently. "When we have enough power, we can do many things that we couldn't think of before, such as …"
Augustine didn't finish his sentence, but Tom seemed to understand.
The next day, when Beta was waiting for Amanda's progress report, an unexpected guest came.
A young noble came to the door.
Beta looked at him and smiled. "Please have a seat."
"There's no need to sit." The young noble looked at Shirley and then at Beta, before he said rather angrily, "Outsider, aren't you being too unruly?"
"What do you mean?"
The young noble said unhappily. "You should know who I am, right?"
"I've seen you before. Yesterday, you were downstairs in this hotel, and you had people beat up a civilian. You seemed to be in a good mood, and I thought it was quite interesting. I just don't know what your name is. "
This obvious mockery made the young noble's face green. He glared at Beta. "Fine. It doesn't matter if you don't know who I am. You helped Augustine become a professional? Why would you do that? "
Beta looked at him, amused. "Do I need your permission to do what I want to do?"
Shirley giggled. She felt that her master seemed easy to talk to, but he was actually very cunning. The nobleman in front of her was obviously a playboy. Although he looked mature on the surface, Shirley believed that his mental age was definitely no more than 16 years old.
Oftentimes, the fuse of anger was the other party's contempt. At this time, the young noble's expression was a little crazy. He clenched his fists hard and desperately suppressed his anger. After a while, the young man's expression slightly returned to normal. He said in a gloomy voice, "Outsider, you'd better behave yourself. Harvey is not your territory."
After saying that, the young man left with an awful look on his face.
Beta looked at his back in surprise.
Shirley leaned close and hugged Beta from behind. She pressed her soft body against his back and smelled fragrant. "Why did you provoke that jerk just now?"
"I was greatly inspired by what the mayor said to me the other day. Since Harvey City is going to be in turmoil, maybe I can take the opportunity to raise a puppet force. It will be much easier for me to preach here in the future. If the young man just now attacked us because he was infuriated, I would have a reason to break up his family and put his forces in Augustine's hands. But I didn't expect the boy to hold back. I have to say that the boy's subconscious sense of crisis is quite strong. "
Shirley was stunned for a moment, and then smiled coquettishly: "It turns out that you, the master, gave Augustine the power, and you weren't completely soft-hearted. You actually included this level of calculation. Now that the calculation failed, what should we do next?"