Mount and Blade System: Start from Pioneer Lords.

Chapter 8 More money is needed!
Seeing that the two were still chatting, the white-robed guard who was as strong as a bear in the lead drove them away again with a cold voice.

"Levi, you can go now!"

He gave Levi face because he didn't want to conflict with this powerful knight and cause casualties, not because he was afraid of him.

They were wearing armor and holding long swords, and their equipment was obviously better than that of the knight who was only wearing leather armor. If a real fight broke out, death would be his only way out.

Seeing Levi really preparing to leave, Leah grabbed the corner of his clothes with a pleading look on her face.

Her mother has been captured and the guards protecting her have been killed. Now Levi is her only lifeline.

She couldn't imagine what would happen to her if she was captured by these white-robed guards who obeyed Penny's orders.

"Heh, you're the arena champion, but I think you're just a coward."

A subtle mocking sound was heard, and Levi sighed and stopped leaving.

Wouldn't it be better to just let him go? Why do you have to ridicule him to show your superiority?
What Levi hates most are those who use him as a stepping stone and those who don't let him use others as a stepping stone.

The five white-robed guards immediately took a defensive stance and pointed their swords at Levi.

"Levi, think about the consequences. You can't afford that."

The leading white-robed guard thought Levi had changed his mind and scolded him coldly.

Even Leah showed a look of hope.

She had also heard of this knight's reputation in the arena, and with his help she might have a chance to escape.

Levi said in a deep voice.

"Originally you wanted to take Miss Leah away. This has nothing to do with me."

"But if your men insult me, that would be trouble. Do you know how important honor is to a knight? How can you let someone who is not even a knight slander you so easily?"

"What do you want?"

Although he wanted to ask, what honor does a knight who abandons his lord have? But the leading white robe guard still asked.

"Give me money!"

After a while.

Weighing the purse in his hand, Levi nodded with satisfaction.

He originally wanted to blackmail the white-robed guard because he felt he had an opportunity to take advantage of his taunting.

Once you've achieved your goal, prepare to leave.

As for saving Leah?
Haha, what good would it be for him to be saved? Instead, he would offend a group of nobles.

After all, given the current situation, you only need to make a quick guess to get a general idea of ​​the situation.

It was simply because Duke Shillong wanted to make Leah his heir, and some people couldn't help but take the initiative.

After all, now that the old duke is ill, it is the best time to take action.

And obviously, in this war for heir, Leia is at a disadvantage.

How could Levi possibly board a ship that was about to sink?
"Levi, if you can protect me and let me leave here, as compensation, I am willing to use 300 gold grams to support your pioneering actions!"

Leah was anxious. After realizing that honor and mission could not restrain this pioneering knight, she had to try the last resort - to impress him with money!
Trying to bribe a knight with money in Derby would be a blasphemy to his honor, so Leah never thought about it.

But now she had no other choice but to try this last method.

"What?" Levi's eyes suddenly lit up.

You should have told me earlier if you had money!

Three hundred gold grams is not a small amount. A set of fine full-body plate armor is only over a hundred gold grams, and a brave slave warrior is only twenty gold grams.

There is no doubt that this is a huge sum of money.

Especially for Levi, who has just become a pioneer lord, owning these 300 gold grams can greatly reduce the difficulty of his pioneering work.

but……

"I refuse!" Levi's firm voice rang out.

"It still doesn't work?"

Leah was disheartened, but she was not surprised by this answer. After all, it was not possible to bribe a knight with money.

My impression of Levi has changed a little. Although this knight is too cunning and shameless, he still has some sense of honor.

Levi pressed the sword at his waist and emphasized, "You are the granddaughter of Duke Xillon, the heir to the title, the future queen who will rule the entire southern border, the tulip of the plateau, how valuable you are, do you understand?"

The next moment, Leah heard the most righteous and deafening cry in her life:
“You have to pay more!!!”

"One thousand gold grams! As long as you can protect me and get me out of here!"

Leia took a deep breath and tried to keep her face calm.

"make a deal!"

You know, when Levi just became a mercenary three years ago, he dared to rush into the bandit's lair alone for fifty silver coins and complete the task assigned by the merchant to rescue his brother.

One thousand gold grams?
If he didn't destroy the castle until a river of blood flowed, he would feel unworthy of the thousand gold grams!
Levi decided to save Leah because he changed his mind.

His purpose in sowing discord at the banquet was to make Damon and Xilong fight each other so that they would have no time to pay attention to him.

Unexpectedly, Duke Shillong was so incompetent, and now it is clear that Damon's faction has the upper hand.

He has offended Damon's faction.

It would be better to support Leia now and send her to the North, letting her attract Damon's attention while he develops quietly on the side.

By the time Leah recruits soldiers and decides to take back the title, he will probably be a local lord. By then, with soldiers and food, he can participate in the fight for the title and gain more benefits from it.

This thousand gold grams is just an investment from Leah to help him develop the business so that he can help when the time comes.

"Damn it, kill him!"

Looking at the two people who were suddenly in collusion again, the leading white-robed guard felt that he was being fooled and growled angrily.

A white-robed guard grinned, swung the sword in his hand into a sword flower, and rushed forward.

A champion in name only, yet he actually scared the captain so much.

"You bastard from the West, today I will let you know how powerful Master Foss is!"

Swish!
A silver light flashed, and a long sword pierced through the gap between the helmet and the armor in an extremely tricky way.

A head with a smile on its face flew up into the sky, and then fell to the ground at the same time as the headless body.

"What a great body, but it just has a head."

Levi smacked his lips, and the exquisite sword in his hand flashed with a terrifying cold light without leaving even a drop of blood.

He remembered that it was this kid who mocked him just now, so it was reasonable to ask him to shut up now.

Hey~
"Experience +10"

The remaining three white-robed guards were startled at first, two of them looked at each other, and then rushed towards Levi at the same time.

Protecting Leah behind him, Levi quickly engaged them in hand-to-hand combat. He didn't even need any fancy sword moves, just simple slashing, chopping and poking. With his unparalleled strength, the two white-robed guards were dismembered before they could even react.

In an instant, flesh and blood splattered everywhere, and the smell of blood rushed into the mind, leaving only broken limbs and arms on the ground.

The plate armor that gave them confidence was as brittle as a piece of tofu in front of Levi.

"A bunch of trash!"

The leading white-robed guard was obviously too confident in his own strength. He was not afraid at all when he saw his men being dealt with like melons and vegetables.

Instead, he cursed angrily, drew out the sword from his waist with a "clang", and prepared to kill Levi with his own hands.

Not to mention, this white-robed iron guard was at least two blades tall and rushed over in bulky plate armor, like a huge truck hitting him head-on.

No wonder he is so confident.

His burly body pushed aside the last white-robed guard who was standing in front of him and trembling and afraid to attack, and he rushed forward.

Unfortunately, it was just a showpiece that looked good but was useless. Levi just raised his sword and easily cut off the sword that he was blocking.

Before he could react, Levi exerted force with one hand, turned the mithril sword in the air, and slashed it downwards fiercely.

stab~
(End of this chapter)