From a hired knight to a master of Game of Thrones

Don Quixote smiled and said:

"Madam, now that I know about this, I will certainly do my part!"

"Similarly, the Blood Hand Mercenary Group behind me will also obey the Earl's orders and do its utmost to wipe out the raider forces around White Harbor."

Madame Annabel was pleased with Don Quixote's attitude and smiled again, saying:

"Of course, we will provide you with some necessary supplies as a guarantee during this process."

"If you capture or kill a raider, we will also pay 100 silver deer!"

After a pause, Mrs. Annabelle continued:

"After this cleanup operation, my father planned to hold a knight tournament throughout White Harbor!"

"If you perform exceptionally well in this operation to completely wipe out the raiders, you'll also have a chance to participate in the knightly tournament!"

Upon hearing this, Don Quixote also revealed a hint of excitement, saying expectantly:

"Madam! I will do my utmost!"

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

As Mrs. Annabelle's graceful shoulders and back gradually receded into the distance.

Don Quixote immediately composed himself and muttered to himself:

"How stingy!"

It should be noted that the Blood Hand Mercenary Group has already established a good reputation.

He no longer considers accepting jobs with sufficient risk unless the reward is more than 5 gold dragons.

After all, what the Blood Hand Mercenary Group lacks now is no longer mercenary missions.

Instead, it's about time, energy, and elite mercenaries who can stand on their own!

The system allows you to accept only one job at a time.

You can only take on the next job assignment after the previous one is completed or fails.

However, as long as he accepts a job in the name of Don Quixote, it doesn't matter whether he, Don Quixote, actually completes the job.

Just like in Seven City, he was employed by Earl Meggie.

However, during his employment, he often slacked off and made Tom and the other two do the work.

However, as long as Count Meiqi ultimately approves the outcome of this employment task, he can still receive the system's task rewards.

Also in White Harbor, the employment tasks he had completed were all verbal contracts made in his own name.

Even the employers couldn't distinguish the differences in this matter.

Firstly, it was only a verbal agreement.

Oral communication is inherently less clear in meaning than written language.

Secondly, in the eyes of those employers, Don Quixote already represented the Bloodhand Mercenary Group, and the two did not need to be distinguished separately.

Don Quixote had long anticipated such a loophole in the mission.

That means cultivating a workforce that is both capable and trustworthy.

He only needs to make a verbal agreement with the employer to let them do specific tasks, and then wait for the tasks to be completed before directly receiving the task rewards.

If Don Quixote wants to participate in the upcoming Game of Thrones, he needs his own time to plan and arrange things.

If you spend more than 20 days a month traveling around to complete various employment tasks, it's difficult to take care of many other things.

For example, secretly building his intelligence network.

Not to mention encompassing all of Westeros.

That's unrealistic, at least not in the short term.

But at the very least, he needs to place his spies throughout the North and in the five core cities of Westeros.

It's unlikely that he would be in complete darkness the moment he left White Harbor.

For example, secretly forming a violent organization loyal to him.

Even in peacetime, a mercenary group of twenty people can't accomplish much.

In a situation that is about to descend into complete chaos, it doesn't even qualify to be a pawn.

However, he could not openly expand the mercenary group's influence.

Then the only option is to go from overt to covert operations and establish a violent organization loyal to him!

Many things await his planning.

If he doesn't break free from the cycle of "finding jobs - performing jobs - completing jobs".

They will surely miss this golden opportunity to secretly develop their power.

It is even more difficult to consider the overall situation.

Power is not just about killing and wiping; it also involves a complex web of weighings and balances.

Until he has the overwhelming power to push everything aside, he must abide by the rules of the game.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

Just then, a voice came from beside him, interrupting Don Quixote's thoughts:

"Sir, we've just heard some news."

Don Quixote looked up and saw that Rodney and Dominic had returned to their side.

He smiled and said:

"Is it possible that White Harbor and Old Town are about to join forces to wipe out the surrounding looters?"

"It seems our guess was right," Rodney chimed in.

"Mrs. Annabelle must have called you to tell you about this."

Don Quixote smiled slowly:

"That's right, and if you didn't hear this news from anyone else, you would hear it from me."

Rodney smiled helplessly:

"It seems the Earl is implying that we merchants should also do our part!"

During peacetime, the Mandalay family generally does not directly or unilaterally order merchants in the city to provide funds or goods.

Most of the time, it was through a banquet or other means that the merchants were given hints about what to do.

The situation is different for hired knights.

Employed knights are the ones who actually do the work, and most of the time they risk their lives to do it.

If the Mandalay family wanted to hire these people to work and risk their lives, they had to make a verbal contract or a parcel contract in person.

This is how a promise is used to bind both parties.

If you try to subtly suggest the same thing to a hired knight, they might not be willing to understand your hints.

Most lords, as employers, are not that generous.

The vast majority of free knights and hired knights are willing to accept the lord's service.

First, stability.

If you are recognized by a lord, you can be employed as a servant for a long period of time.

Secondly, they might be knighted by the lord as a knight of oath or a knight of property.

This is also the most crucial point, and it is the life goal that the vast majority of free knights and hired knights aspire to.

Dominic then laughed and said:

"Sir Don Quixote, it seems the Mandalay family values ​​you highly, since you are personally employed by Lady Annabelle."

"This is my honor, and the honor of the Bloodhand Mercenary Group!" Don Quixote said politely.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

Newcastle, Mermaid Palace.

On the high platform, Count Wiman Mandalay, as fat as a mountain, was nestled in his cushioned throne. Hearing something, he suddenly laughed:

"The Bloodhand Mercenary Group, Bloodhand? Haha, that reminds me of some history."

Count Wiemann wore a blue and green velvet robe.

The collar, cuffs, and edges of the cape are all sewn with silver thread embroidered mermaid and trident patterns.

There were quite a few people in the council hall at this time.

Upon hearing this, someone loudly and respectfully said:

"My lord, I'll have the Bloodhand Mercenary Group renamed tomorrow!"

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