King of German Mercenaries

When the figures of the three of Marin appeared on the avenue in front of Hoffman Manor, a sharp-eyed serf ran in to inform the Hoffman family.

"Master, Madam, Master Marin is back!"

"What, Marin is back?" Old Hoffman stood up, with joy in his eyes at first, but his face soon sank.

As for the old Hoffman's wife, Mary Hoffman, she was full of joy:

"Just come back, just come back! I haven't seen him for a few months, I miss him so much!"

"Why do you miss him? This waste, let him sign up for the emperor's army. Now that he came back, he was obviously not selected, so incompetent!" Old Hoffman said angrily.

"You old man, it would be good for my son to come back safely. Why do you have to work for the emperor? Besides, Marin is only 16 years old, and his body has not yet grown up. I said at least 18 years old. Drive him away in advance!" Madam Mary suddenly became unhappy and made a fuss. Old Hoffman seemed a little scared, but he didn't say anything. In fact, Flynns Hoffman is a very stubborn person. It's just that he drove Marin out of the house two years in advance, which is indeed a loss. Therefore, in the face of Madam Marie's outbursts, he had no choice but to remain silent.

"Father, I heard that Marin is back?" Frings' eldest son Adler asked excitedly as he entered the living room of the manor. He had just come out of the martial arts field in the backyard, and when he heard that his younger brother was back, he immediately rushed to the living room.

"Well, I'm back, at the gate."

"Then let's go meet him?"

"Why are you welcoming him? I'm his father, how can there be a reason for me to greet my son? I'm going to you!" Old Hoffman stared directly.

"Okay..." Adler didn't argue with his stubborn father, and went directly to the gate of the manor.

At the same time, Mrs. Mary, who missed her son, also went out together...

When he came to the gate of the manor, Marin first ordered old Quincy, who was guarding the gate of the manor, to get his war horse and two cows into the barn of the manor:

"Hey, Uncle Quincy, please take these two guys and tie these three animals to the barn."

"Yes, Master Marlin, I'll do it now!" After saying that, old Quincy took Kahn and Kohler to the barn to tie the animals.

As soon as Marin turned his head, he saw a 1.9-meter-high humanoid monster rushing towards him...

Marin was startled, and reflexively wanted to draw the knife. But he suddenly remembered that his saber seemed to have just been placed on the ox cart. Because he was home, he didn't plan to carry a weapon with him. In a hurry, he had no choice but to use the "Foshan Shadowless Foot" to kick the black shadow that came...

"Ah—" Marin knew he had made a mistake when Sombra let out a painful cry.

Because, this voice is from Marin's cheap brother Adler...

"Marin, I kindly came to welcome you, but you kicked me and made me mad!" Adler, who was kicked to the ground, got up and shouted dissatisfied with Marin. He was also completely defenseless. Originally, he opened his arms to hug his younger brother, but he was kicked without any defense, and was kicked to the ground...

"Uh... Adler, I didn't do it on purpose. I just turned my head and saw a dark figure rushing towards me, and I thought someone was attacking me, so... this is my instinct..." He could I didn't tell Adler that if he was wearing a saber, Marin would have slashed Adler in a hurry...

At this moment, a kindly female voice that was very familiar to Marin came from behind Adler:

"Marin, my dear son, are you back?"

Marin's whole body was shocked, this voice, the memory of his predecessor Marin was too deep. In the memory of my ex, when Marin Hoffman was beaten by the old Hoffman as a child, he always cried and ran to his mother for comfort. At the same time, it is also to seek asylum, so as not to be beaten by the old-fashioned and strict old Hoffman...

Then, as if it were an instinctive reaction of the body,

Marin threw himself into Lady Mary's arms:

"Mom, I'm back! Are you alright!" Involuntarily, as if it was an instinctive reaction of this body, Marin was very close to Mrs. Mary.

"Good boy, everything is fine with mom, I just miss you!"

When the mother and son staged the touching scene of the mother and son meeting, the sturdy Mr. Adler muttered:

"Mom is eccentric. She loves Marin the most, and she never hugged me a few times!" In fact, among the sons of the Hoffman family, Mary really loves Marin the most. Of course, this is also because little Marin loves to act like a spoiled child. Isn't there a saying, "Children who can cry have milk to eat"...Ahem, it should be said that a child who can act like a spoiled child is more loved by the mother...

Then, Marlin took Mrs. Mary's arm and returned to the main house of Hoffman Manor intimately. Adler, on the other hand, followed Marin slightly jealously.

In fact, Adler is only 19 years old now, just a big boy. It's just that this guy is too strong, and his height is almost 1.9 meters, which is much taller than the old Hoffman. It seems that Adler is a majestic and strong man, but in fact, Marin knows that Adler is still a big boy and his mind is not too mature. Of course, when it comes to fighting, the average strong man is by no means his opponent. Marin estimates that the two themselves can't beat an Adler. Although, both of them have practiced martial arts.

After entering the hall, Marin saw old Hoffman with a bad face. Out of the fear of old Hoffman in his memory, Marin obediently gave old Hoffman a salute.

"I'm home?"

"Yes, my father!"

"Failed to be drafted into the Emperor's army?"

"Uh... No, I rushed to Vienna, but the emperor has no intention of recruiting soldiers at present."

"How come? Didn't the emperor recruit 10,000 people before?"

"It is precisely because of the huge army of more than 16,000 recruits that the emperor's finances are very tight, and he can't afford to support more troops for the time being. Therefore, when I arrived in Vienna, I did not see the emperor recruiting people."

"So that's how it is..." Old Hoffman's expression improved.

"By the way, isn't the Italian side about to fight? With the character of His Majesty the Emperor, he should be mixed in. If the Emperor were to meet the French in Italy, he should recruit more talents." Mrs. Mary suddenly spoke up.

Marin was taken aback, but then he remembered that his own mother seemed to be the descendant of a nobleman in distress, and she was relatively knowledgeable. At least, smarter than his old-fashioned dad who only knows how to solve problems with muscles.

"Yes, Mother, the Emperor will definitely be involved in the war in Italy. But His Majesty the Emperor is short of money, and he is now in the Imperial Council asking for money from the representatives of the princes and the cities. But, you know, the representatives of the princes and cities , who wants to pay so simply? I estimate that it will take a few months. When the emperor asks for the money, he will have the money to recruit new recruits. I plan to go to Vienna to try again in a few months."

"Oh? Little Malin, you still know this?" Mrs. Mary was surprised. She watched her second son grow up. Although, Marin is much smarter than Adler, a guy who only knows how to speak with his muscles, but he is not so discerning...

"Uh..." Marin began to think about how to answer this question.

He had forgotten a little that his cheap father was a muscular man who was not very smart, but his cheap mother was an authentic noble lady, and she was very smart. If it weren't for the fact that the cheap mother's family was betrayed and exterminated, the stupid cheap father just happened to save the cheap mother who was fleeing, and staged a bloody drama of "heroes save the beauty", the two of them, there is no such thing at all. the possibility of coming together.

According to Mother Cheap herself, she is the granddaughter of Tom Bullock, the former earl of East Frisian Country, and the only surviving descendant. Tom Bullock became the ruler (count) of East Friesland after unifying the 12 East Frisian tribes. However, in 1435, he was betrayed by his trusted general Focko Ukena, killed by the rebels, and his family suffered. However, his second son Fred escaped and later married and gave birth to Mary.

Later, Ulrich of the Serksner family rose up to replace FockoUkena and became the new ruler of East Friesland. But neither FockoUkena nor the Serksner family have any plans to admit Mary, the only blood of the Bullock family. They even secretly sent people to hunt down the then young Mary and her father Fred. Because, if it is admitted that there are still people alive in the Brock family, their dominance will not be justified.

Old Hoffman was on the way to escort a baron from the Earl of Mark to the north when he rescued Mary Bullock, who was being hunted down. And poor Fred Bullock, in order to cover his daughter, was killed by the assassin. After that, the helpless Mary simply married old Hoffman, the savior.

Speaking of which, the Hoffmann family, according to the rules of the Germans, actually has the qualification to inherit the counties of East Friesland. But the Middle Ages also looked at strength. The Hoffman family is just a poor family of knights, and the Serksner family, which now occupies more than 3,000 square kilometers in East Friesland, is not known to be many times stronger than the Hoffman family.

Moreover, because Mrs. Mary's mother was only the daughter of an ordinary businessman whom Fred married when he was fleeing (died in childbirth while giving birth to Mary). The Serksner family believed that Mary belonged to the descendants of the intermarriage of nobles and did not have the qualifications to inherit the counties of East Friesland. Based on this principle, many nobles who were friends with the Brock family did not recognize Mary's status, and only regarded her as the illegitimate daughter of the Brock family. Of course, the more important reason is that Mary is helpless now, and it is impossible to have the strength to retake the East Frisian Country.

However, Mary Bullock was educated by her father's aristocracy since she was a child. She has a high level of education, a smarter mind, and more insight. For example, in the Hoffman family, although the old Hoffman is the master, many decisions are made behind the scenes by Mrs. Mary. And the original Marin, who could also see Mrs. Mary's "power", sought her asylum as soon as she was beaten, making it impossible for Old Hoffman to continue attacking...

Since it was difficult to fool the cheap mother, Marin thought about it and came up with an excuse——

"It's like this, Mom, when I just left the family, I once met an ascetic who traveled the world..."

"Ah... ascetic..." Ascetic is a rare existence among missionaries. In the Middle Ages, most of the clergy in Europe degenerated into the ruling class and the oppressing class, and began to oppress the common people for their own enjoyment.

But under such circumstances, there were still some truly devout priests, who could endure poverty and lived on the alms of ordinary believers and the hospitality of monasteries, and some were like oriental monks. These people are extremely fanatical about religion, and their will is very firm, and they are very respected by ordinary people. Moreover, many of these people have traveled all over the world and are very knowledgeable people.

"Yes, a learned ascetic. I thought he was pitiful, so I gave him all 10 gold coins on him!"

"You bastard!" Old Hoffman, who was somewhat petty, was a little exasperated.

"And then?" Mrs. Mary was intrigued.

"This ascetic felt 'no merit but no reward', so he decided to impart a lot of knowledge to me in exchange!"

"Teaching knowledge? Good luck!" Lady Mary, a descendant of a nobleman, knew the importance of knowledge.

"Well, this ascetic monk has traveled the world, and has also been to the far east..."

"Ah...that huge Eastern Empire?" Madam Mary exclaimed. In the Middle Ages, with the publication of "Marco Polo's Travels", Europeans yearned for the place in the East that was said to be full of gold.

"Yes, he told me a lot about the world and taught me a lot of knowledge..."

Then, Marin turned on the "Big Fudge" mode of Benshan's card, and began to tell everyone in the Hoffman family, including the younger brothers and sisters who had just returned from playing crazy outside, about the "purely fictional" adventures and the real world. Geography and history...the level of brilliance is no less than that of Mr. Shan Tianfang's storytelling...

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