From a hired knight to a master of Game of Thrones

in the courtyard.

Apart from the two members who went to Don Quixote's fiefdom with Adele.

The remaining seventeen members of the Blood Hand Mercenary Group have all arrived.

Don Quixote stood in front of the door for a moment, waiting for the crowd in the courtyard to quiet down, before speaking:

"It is your courage in the face of death! It is your spirit of constantly restraining your restless hearts! That made most people in White Harbor aware of the existence of the Blood Hand Mercenary Group in a short period of time."

"I have always believed that true chivalry must be born among hired knights, and only in the perseverance when there is nothing can a knight's true spirit be seen."

"Even if some of you are not knights, you are only one identity away from being true knights."

"In my eyes, you are all already knights, qualified knights!"

After a pause, Don Quixote suddenly laughed:

"I don't think I've told you yet why I wanted to start the Bloodhand Mercenary Group."

"Yes, one of the reasons, and a very important one."

"I just want to help those who live off mercenary missions, those who could die at any moment from hunger or injury, but who possess true chivalry! Help them!"

Who are they? They are each and every one of you! And I am too!

"Do you remember our slogan?"

"We remember, sir!" The seventeen Bloodhand Mercenary Group members, who were gradually quieting down and becoming more emotional, shouted in unison.

"Homeless, I'll make my sword my home!"

Don Quixote's smile faded, and he said in a deep voice:

"Yes, most of our lives have been spent wandering."

"I've talked to each of you about things, about your past, about what you persisted in even when you were down on your luck. I know about all of you."

"Some lost their fiefdoms, some were driven out by nobles, some were unwilling to live an ordinary life, and so on."

"In order to survive, we did not choose any other path, but chose to become a mercenary knight, a free agent."

Why?

"Because you are pursuing something important, you may not even realize it yourself."

"But I believe you will understand soon."

"remember!

"Although we rely on the swords in our hands to survive, we have not pointed our swords at the innocent."

"Although we were busy with the Golden Dragon and Silver Deer, the Golden Dragon and Silver Deer did not buy all of us."

"We all want to take control of our own destiny; we once swore an oath in blood."

We are the same kind of people!

"People like us can be found throughout the seven kingdoms, including the North, the Vale, the Stormlands, the Reach, and the Riverlands, and even on the eastern continent across the Narrow Sea."

"People like us are by no means a minority in this world!"

"Caught between employment and honor, I want to do something for these people, to help them!"

"This is one of the main reasons why I founded the Bloodhand Mercenary Group!"

After a pause, Don Quixote concluded:

"Even though I am now fortunate enough to be knighted by Lord Wyman as a knight of oath and have my own fiefdom, I have not forgotten my past, and I will never forget my past!"

"I don't want the Bloodhand Mercenary Group to just disappear unexpectedly tomorrow or the day after."

"I want the Bloodhand Mercenary Group to continue to exist, and I want it to become not only the most reputable mercenary group in White Harbor, but also the most reputable mercenary group in the entire Seven Kingdoms."

"I want the Bloodhand Mercenary Group to become a sacred place for all those who pursue honor!"

"By then, perhaps the Bloodhand Mercenary Group could be called the Bloodhand Knights."

"At that time, history will remember you all, and you will be the protagonists of every heroic story told by wet nurses around the world!"

"And all of this requires us to continue upholding the spirit of the Bloodhand Mercenary Group. We cannot abandon the Bloodhand Mercenary Group!"

Don Quixote's words had just faded.

Warren was the first to speak, and almost simultaneously he knelt heavily on one knee:

"My lord, I am willing to stay in White Harbor. I will never allow the Bloodhand Mercenary Group to disappear, nor will I allow its reputation to be tarnished in the slightest!"

Immediately afterwards, Zachary knelt down heavily on one knee:

"My lord, I also wish to stay in White Harbor and uphold the reputation of the Bloodhand Mercenary Group!"

Immediately, the remaining people also knelt down on one knee, some quickly and some slowly:

"Sir, I also wish to stay in White Harbor!"

"I am delighted to hear of your choice," Don Quixote suddenly said with a smile.

"However, if you all stay in White Harbor, then there will be no one to accompany me to my fiefdom."

"Previously, I was worried that having too many members in the Blood Hand Mercenary Group might cause some people with ulterior motives to misunderstand, so I rejected many upright people like you."

"Therefore, I will soon invite some people to join the Bloodhand Mercenary Group."

"Furthermore, I intend to select ten of you to remain in White Harbor, both to teach your new comrades and to uphold the reputation of the Bloodhand Mercenary Group."

"Also, starting today, Warren will become the vice-captain of the Bloodhand Mercenary Group. While I'm not in White Harbor, he will be in charge of all matters concerning the Bloodhand Mercenary Group!"

Don Quixote then gave some instructions and chatted for a while, and at the same time selected the remaining nine suitable candidates to stay in White Harbor with Warren.

This includes Tom and Shane.

Tom and Shane were treated no differently from the others in the Bloodhand Mercenary Group, at least not on the surface.

If the price is right, they will be a great tool.

In addition, Don Quixote also hoped that they could be influenced by others, understand loyalty, and not become people who are easily betrayed.

Of course, it's fine if it doesn't affect anything, as long as they complete the mercenary mission in White Harbor according to the rules of the Bloodhand Mercenary Group.

In the short term, it's unlikely that either of them will betray the other in White Harbor, and even if they do, it won't have a significant impact.

As for the long term, one either understands loyalty and truly gains Don Quixote's trust, or one is marginalized by the crowd.

Either choose to betray them and be dealt with by the prepared Don Quixote.

As Don Quixote pondered this, he picked up the food and drink that Cole and Alden had bought and ate, drank, chatted, and laughed with his men.

After a while, he got up and went back to his study to continue working on many miscellaneous tasks.

As Don Quixote disappeared, someone suddenly whispered and chuckled to their companion:

"Zakari, weren't you very determined to go to the fiefdom with the adults before? Why have you suddenly changed your mind?"

Zachary took a big gulp of a dark beer and laughed heartily:

"I don't know. I just heard the adults say that and suddenly I wanted to stay in White Harbor."

"Anyway, no matter where you are, you can do things for the adults."

"But you, Jeremy, haven't you been muttering about wanting to go to the master's fiefdom and become one of his sworn knights!"

Jeremy chuckled and remarked as he drank:

"Just like you said, no matter where you are, you can do things for the adults."

"None of us want to stay in White Harbor, and the Master probably doesn't want to force anyone to stay, which is why he said those things to us."

"However, after hearing this, it seems that staying in White Harbor and continuing to work as a hired knight would also be a good choice!"

"Haha, actually, even if the lord didn't say anything and just let me stay in White Harbor, I would have no complaints."

"My life has been getting better and better since I started following the adults. I trust the adults!"

"Hey, really, why do we think so much? We can do things for the adults anyway."

"Let's drink, let's eat, let's eat meat."

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