Chapter 10 Urgent Issues
Although some of the remaining five guards were blind followers, the seeds of betrayal had been planted and had sprouted once.
Although Roning cut it off in time this time, who can guarantee that it won't happen again?
So, try not to use traitors if possible.
But just kill them like this?
Luo Ning frowned slightly. Who will drive the car if these five people are killed?
You can't expect Chahar to drive five carriages by himself. He can't do it without the ability to clone himself.
Luo Ning thought for a while before speaking: "Since you have realized your mistakes, as a merciful lord, I can let you go this time."
These words were like a barrel of fine wine that intoxicated the guards. Their pleadings turned into excited gratitude and vows to never betray.
Ronin just listened to this oath, "Now I order you to pick up your swords and get enough fodder for the horses."
"Yes, yes, sir, we'll go now!"
The guards kneeling on the ground hurriedly picked up their weapons and started mowing the grass while talking. They were afraid that if they were slow, they would anger the master.
Roning withdrew his gaze from this group of people. With the knight McKen around, they would not dare to escape even if no one was watching them.
This group of people no longer had the courage to gamble on whether they could escape from the hands of professional knights.
"Master, are you just going to let them go like this?"
Chahar was indignant. As a guard of the Wushan family, he dared to assassinate his master. He couldn't even imagine this.
What was even more incomprehensible to him was that the Baron actually let them go.
"If we kill them all, can you drive five carriages by yourself?" Luo Ning asked with a smile.
"Well..."
Chahar was stunned. He scratched his head and thought of a solution. "Maybe we can tie the carriage front and back with ropes?"
He shrugged his head and said, "But we don't have that long a rope."
"Then let's keep their lives for now."
Luo Ning said, "Chahar, go and collect the weapons and belongings of the dead. Don't waste them."
The guards used low-quality iron swords. Even though they couldn't be sold for much money due to their poor quality, they were iron swords, after all, and it would be a pity to throw them away.
"Yes, sir!"
Chahar endured the discomfort caused by fainting at the sight of blood while he packed up his iron sword and searched the body.
The Baron said that we can't waste anything. These guards should have a few copper coins on them, right?
"McCann, come with me."
Roning said hello and took Knight McKen back to the main road.
Six carriages and a horse were all grazing on the roadside, and no one was lost.
"McCann, tell me your story."
Macken, who followed Ronin two steps behind him, was like a loyal guard. When he heard his master's question, he was a little confused: "Master, what story are you talking about?"
"Just call me Sir or Master like them."
The title of master is only used in specific contexts and occasions. Although it is understandable that McKen called him that, it is a bit abrupt.
"I want to hear about your experiences and so on, like where your home is, your life experiences and so on."
Ronin explained: "This way, I will understand you better."
McCann was silent, obviously thinking about how to answer the question, but soon, he shook his head.
"My Lord, I only know that you are my master, and I will always be loyal to you. As for where my hometown is and my life experiences, I have no relevant memories in my mind."
Luo Ning was stunned for a moment, then nodded slowly, "Oh, is that so~."
He could feel the contractual relationship between himself and McKen. This contract should be like the master-servant contract signed with Warcraft, in which the master must die, and the servant must not live.
"You have no memory at all? I feel like you have a lot of combat experience."
"When I was fighting, I seemed to have an inexplicable intuition," McKeon explained. "Oh, yes, it's not that I don't have any memory at all. At least I can remember the daily text, communication, and fighting movements."
Luo Ning probably understood.
The characters summoned from the seven-day login rewards are real and have flesh and blood, but they seem to be newly born characters. Apart from their strength and some basic knowledge, the rest is like a blank sheet of paper.
"Welcome, Macon Sallyton!"
Luo Ning's tone was very formal. "From today on, you will be my bodyguard, responsible for protecting my safety. You will also be my instructor and sparring partner, helping me improve my combat experience."
Mikan knelt on one knee and placed his right hand on his left chest, "I am willing to serve you, my lord!"
"Normally, you don't need such a big gift."
Roning helped the man and checked Knight McKen's sword, shield and leather armour.
These three items appeared along with the summons, and their quality was at least several levels higher than the inferior iron swords used by the guards.
This way, he wouldn't have to spend money to buy a set of equipment for McCann.
According to his understanding of the prices in this world, each sword for a knight to use would cost at least five gold coins, plus a shield and armour. A complete set would cost about 20 gold coins.
Roning had less than 180 gold coins on him, and spending one-ninth of them in one go was a considerable expense.
Thinking that he still needed to save money to buy six magic crystals to get the first charge reward, he couldn't help but sigh.
"It's really a shame that I don't have enough money to use the prescription~."
Now that he has become independent from Wushanbao, it is no longer feasible for him to rely on emotional support to gain financial and resource support from Lu Lans and others.
If you want to make money, you have to think of other ways.
"grown-ups!"
McKen's voice brought Ronin back to his senses. "Sir, during the previous battle, I suddenly felt my strength increase. What happened?"
This question had been lingering in his mind for a long time, and he couldn't help but ask.
"This is a secret between us, remember to keep it secret."
Roning smiled mysteriously, "I can improve your strength, just like now."
As he spoke, he used the 20 energy points he had just obtained from completing the [King of Killing] achievement on McKen, increasing his knight level from 60 to 80.
With only 20 more energy points, McKen could be promoted to an intermediate knight.
An intermediate knight can release his fighting spirit, and his combat power is several levels higher than that of a primary knight. At that time, Ronin's safety can be better guaranteed.
Of course, what a territory can show off still needs high-level knights.
Only high-ranking knights could accumulate enough merits to be canonized as noble knights.
It would take Roning eight or nine days to walk from Wushan City to Shanlin Town. By the time he reached the territory, McKen would definitely have reached a mid-intermediate level.
"My Lord, I have become stronger again!"
McKen felt the sudden increase in power, and with an incredible look on his face, he became more and more certain in his heart that the owner who could have such power was definitely extraordinary!
"Get used to this power. The horse is yours now."
Luo Ning pointed at the black horse that was not pulling the carriage and said, "This is a high-quality warhorse and the best horse I have so far. I hope you can use it well, and don't let me down!"
Knights all love war horses and are fond of them.
Think about Guan Yu, who was given the seal of honour in the Three Kingdoms. He didn't ask for anything but the Red Hare, which shows how much he loved good horses.
McCann is no exception.
He looked at the black horse with his eyes wide open, "Thank you for your gift, sir!"
Luo Ning couldn't help laughing when he saw the guard excitedly communicating with the horse.
A high-quality warhorse costs hundreds of gold and is a great fortune for Ronin, but he probably won't have many opportunities to use it to charge into battle.
It would be a good idea to award it to Guard Officer McKen.
And to put it another way, McKen will not abandon him. If Roning really wants to use the dark horse, he can do so at any time.
He looked away and began to think seriously about this betrayal.
After coming to this world, Ronin thought that the servants here would not easily betray the nobles.
But after experiencing this betrayal, he understood that no matter which world it is, as long as there are enough benefits and possibilities, those ambitious people will take risks.
Regardless of whether they are nobles, commoners, or serfs, they all have ambitions, but the latter two are less likely to devour their masters.
Drawing inferences from this instance, Luo Ning thought of Shanlin Town.
Will the people there welcome him as a lord?
No, to be more precise, would the local tyrants there welcome him as a lord?
You have to know that no lord has been willing to go to Shanlin Town for more than ten years, and the family has only arranged for a government official to maintain annual tax revenue.
If this government official stays there for too long, will he start to regard Shanlin Town as his own territory?
It is still possible.
Although Ronin had not experienced it personally, he had heard of similar things when he was on Earth.
For example, a nanny who has worked in a household for several years may subconsciously regard herself as the owner of the household and then give orders to her employer.
Who can guarantee that this civil servant is not such a nanny?
Luo Ning made a bad plan. If the local tyrants in Shanlin Town did not welcome him, and the other party had lived in that remote area for many years, they would definitely have a group of people.
Then, he needs to consider the number of the enemy's troops and their combat level.
It wasn't that he was afraid of any powerful knights over there. Any intermediate or senior knight would not choose to be trapped in a lordless mountain town, as there was no future there.
Luo Ning was just worried that the other side had more people.
"I still have too few people under my command."
Even with the light magician as a reward for the 7th day of logging in, Roning only had three people he could trust: McKen and Chahar.
"We must find a way to solve this problem!"