Knight's Infinite Journey - Chapter 174 Banquet

“Are the soldiers in good condition?”

Looking at Gretel and Cotton beside him, Atimu asked.

Grete and Cotton are his two little bosses.

There is already a clear division of labor within the Sharman Gang.

Sailuo is responsible for external handovers and serves as Yadimu’s staff, analyzing local intelligence for him and giving him suggestions to help manage the daily affairs of the Sharman Gang.

Grete and Cotton, one of whom was from the security force, and the other was an officer, were currently responsible for the daily training of soldiers, as well as leading the soldiers to perform missions.

As for Yadimu himself, as the highest leader, he is responsible for managing internal affairs, as well as the management and disposal of many industries. These powers are also in Yadimu’s hands.

Under the three Gretels, there are many squad captains.

These team captains usually lead their team members in training and are only responsible to Yadimu.

The overall structure is clear at a glance and is quite simple.

That’s why at this moment, Yadimu deliberately left Gretel and Grete alone.

After a few days of inventory, the previous situation was almost cleared up.

“A total of six people died and thirteen were seriously injured.”

Grete was the first to report: “Five of them did not return to the team after the battle and may have escaped.”

Oh, and there are deserters.

Regarding this matter, neither Cotton nor Artimu were surprised at all.

Being a deserter on the battlefield is a perfectly normal thing.

Besides, they had caught so much in the previous battle that they could probably fill their stomachs in one go.

According to regulations, everything previously seized must be turned over before it can fall into their own hands.

Those who deserted may have taken too many things privately and were reluctant to hand them over, so they ran away.

“I have sent someone to handle it. I believe there will be a result soon.”

Cotton added from the side.

There is a result, but it is just a result.

With the efficiency and means of this era, it is quite difficult to retrieve everyone.

After all, there is no monitoring on one side and no communication on the other. Even if you want to find someone, it is not that simple.

It would be pretty good to be able to get most of them back.

But Yadimu didn’t care about this.

“Nearly one-tenth of the casualties.”

He couldn’t help but feel a little emotional when he heard the numbers reported by Grete and the others.

In just one raid, nearly one-tenth of his hard-trained soldiers were lost.

In order to raid the Brotherhood, he used a total of nearly 200 people this time, and put them in in batches. As a result, nearly 20 people were killed and seriously injured, which was almost a one-tenth chance.

This does not include minor injuries and deserters, otherwise the loss rate would be even higher.

All we can say is that there is still something to the Brotherhood.

After all, it is still a gang force. Although most of them are rabble-rousers, there are still some hard problems.

Of course, such a huge loss is also related to the lack of time for soldiers to train.

After all, these people have only been training for two or three months.

It’s pretty good to have this level of success.

“Remember to train more in the future.”

Artimu looked at Grete: “Those who died in the battle will be given the bounty as agreed before, and the bounty will be given directly to their parents and children.”

“Severe injuries will depend on the situation. If you are disabled and unable to take care of yourself in the future, the bounty will be calculated directly based on the degree of death in battle. For other serious injuries, the reward will be halved.”

“Those who were slightly injured will go back and count them, and each of them will be given an extra five silver coins.”

“I got it.”

Gretel thought for a moment, then nodded quickly, his face looking quite serious.

At the same time, he was secretly relieved.

The bounty for those killed and wounded in battle was already agreed upon before departure.

At that time, Yadimu was afraid that others would not understand, so he specially sent Loken and several people to inform them, one by one.

But even though he had said it before, Grete was really afraid that Artimu would not be willing to part with this reward and would swallow up the promised reward.

That would be so heartbreaking.

Fortunately, Yadimu did not do this after all.

After all, this is money that others have sacrificed their lives for. If you even swallow this money, who will be willing to work for you in the future?

Gretel and Gretel are still standing here. What will they think when they see this scene?

These are all things to consider.

Yadimu not only did not deduct those people’s pensions, but also greatly increased them on the original basis.

After all, I made money this time.

The property looted from the Brotherhood’s headquarters alone was a huge amount.

Not to mention the materials found previously, which can equip more than 600 people with weapons and armor.

With such a huge gain, what’s the point of increasing the pension?

No problem at all.

“Oh, right.”

While standing, Yadimu suddenly realized something, so he continued to look at Gretel: “Those members who died in the battle, give their children a quota to join the Shaman Gang. Regardless of gender, as long as they are adults, they can meet the requirements.”

“These people will be handed over to me in a unified way and I will make unified arrangements.”

This is arranging things after death.

Likewise, this is an example to others who are still alive.

Look at how generous Yadimu is. Not only will he give a large pension after death, but he will also arrange jobs for his children.

Today’s Sharman Gang is not what it used to be.

Because of the favorable conditions and relatively good economic situation, it is quite difficult to join the Sharman Gang now.

At least it’s much harder than it used to be.

It’s hard to find a job these days. Due to years of famine, job opportunities near Lima are quite scarce. It’s pretty good to have a job that includes food and shelter and a monthly salary.

If Yadimu releases this condition, many people will be willing to come over and do it.

This is also a benefit given by Yadimu.

For him, this actually doesn’t mean he’s losing anything.

After all, with the expansion of the Shaman Gang, it was originally intended to continue to recruit external personnel.

Rather than recruiting those outside who don’t know the details, it would be better to directly recruit the families of these fallen soldiers.

It can also save a lot of trouble.

Sure enough, after listening to Artimu’s words, Gretel and Cotton suddenly looked in admiration.

They were about to say something, but then were silenced by Yadimu’s words.

“By the way, explain it to them.”

Yadimu pondered for a moment, and then spoke again: “All family members of those who died in the battle will be civilians after joining the Shaman Gang. Although they will need training in the future, they will no longer need to fight in the field.”

Is there any benefit to this?

Grete and the two were suddenly stunned.

What Yadimu means is that in the future, as long as those who died fighting for the Sharman Gang, their children will no longer need to fight like their parents after joining the Sharman Gang, and can directly transfer to civilian jobs.

In other words, you don’t have to work hard for others, you just need to work honestly and you can get money?

This is a good thing again.

“yes.”

A smile appeared on Gretel’s face: “I’m going to bring this news out right away.”

“Go ahead.”

Yadimu nodded and motioned for him to leave directly.

“You go down too.”

He then looked at Cotton aside, looked at him and gestured: “You should still have a lot of things to do, right?”

“yes.”

Cotton nodded quickly: “I’ll leave now.”

“good.”

Yadimu nodded, and then as if he remembered something, he suddenly said: “Don’t forget to collect your share of the bounty.”

Cotton was stunned for a moment, and then a look of emotion suddenly appeared on his face.

Slaves were not worthy of personal property.

What Yadimu meant by this was to recognize Cotton’s status as an independent person and directly abolish his status as a slave.

This is obviously a reward for their performance during this period, which has successfully satisfied Yadimu.

From then on, Cotton and his group of veterans were no longer slaves, but free men.

Sure enough, after Cotton left, he received the contract that Artimu had received when he bought them.

In front of them, Yadimu burned the contracts.

From then on, at least legally, Cotton and others were no longer his slaves.

“Sir, your generosity is impressive.”

Cotton and others looked touched: “From now on, we will definitely work hard for you to repay your gift.”

And that high salary.

Facing the grateful gazes of Cotton and others, Yadimu complained silently in his heart.

In order to keep the Cotons, he not only burned their contracts, but also gave them quite good salaries.

Including Cotton, the treatment of these veterans is on par with the squad leader, which is considered quite good in Lima City.

The main purpose of this salary is to satisfy them and allow them to live a good life locally.

Otherwise, if they are not satisfied, God knows whether they will sneak away later.

Don’t say anything is impossible.

This is very likely to happen.

Slaves are things that are very likely to run away.

After all, slaves have hands and feet.

In order to meet the requirements of their masters, slaves in many families even need to work outside for a long time.

In this environment, these slaves could easily escape.

If you let them work outdoors like Yadimu, or even go out to fight and train, if they are not treated like normal people, it will only be a matter of time before they escape.

After all, no one wants to behave like a normal person and must torture themselves as a slave.

As long as he is a normal person, running away is normal.

Precisely because he knew this, Yadimu took the initiative to release them and let them become normal people.

In this way, the original master-servant relationship turned into an employment relationship.

It is also much easier to handle.

If you use it, you will naturally feel more at ease.

After finishing handling the affairs of Cotton and others, Yadimu then walked aside.

At the moment, he still has new things to do.

Time flies and comes a few days later.

A carriage slowly moved forward on the road in Lima City, and finally arrived at a manor.

In the manor, a middle-aged man was standing there, smiling and stepping forward to greet him.

“Welcome, Mr. Yadimu.”

Looking at Yadimu who got off the carriage, the middle-aged man had a warm smile on his face.

The man was none other than the city lord of Lima.

As the lord of Lima City, he looks quite young, probably in his early thirties.

This age is quite young for a city lord.

“Hello, dear Mr. Clay.”

Yadimu looked at the middle-aged man in front of him with a polite smile on his face.

In his sight, the city lord of Lima looked very young and polite.

Unlike a powerful person in the traditional sense, Clay, the Lord of Lima City, does not look very majestic.

On the contrary, he seems quite approachable and comes across as a gentle and polite scholar.

Coincidentally, Yadimu also looks like this kind of person on the surface.

The two of them stood together, giving the impression that they were the same type of people.

They are also quite gentle, with etiquette in every move.

“You are younger than I imagined.”

Looking at Yadimu in front of him, Clay sighed and said with some amazement: “Before I met you, I didn’t expect that the leader of the Shaman Gang would care for a young man like you.”

“I should be surprised.”

Yadimu kept a smile on his face: “If someone had told me before today that the lord of Lima City was a charming person like you, sir, I would not have believed it.”

“Haha, is this a deliberate compliment?”

Clay said with a smile.

“The compliment may be true, but it’s not meant to be intentional.”

Yadimu said with a smile: “On the contrary, this is completely what I really think.”

“Interesting.”

Clay seemed to appreciate Yadimu’s compliment.

So he smiled, then walked aside and made an inviting gesture to Yadimu: “Please come with me.”

“In order to entertain your distinguished guest, I have prepared a sumptuous banquet.”

“I hope you’ll be satisfied.”

He stretched out his hand forward, motioning for Yadimu to follow him forward.

The two of them moved forward together and soon arrived at the hall.

Generally speaking, the residence of Clay, the city lord, is not very luxurious, and the place looks very ordinary, nothing too special.

This seems to reflect the situation of Clay, the city lord, who can only act as a mascot and is ignored by all parties.

At the banquet, Clay and Yadimu sat opposite each other, drinking with each other.

“Does this wine feel familiar?”

Holding the wine glass in his hand, Clay looked at Artimu in front of him with a smile: “This is the wine from your winery.”

“The taste of this wine is a little different from ordinary wine.”

He looked at Yadimu and asked tentatively: “Can I ask why this is?”

“Special craftsmanship is used inside.”

Yadimu smiled: “This is someone else’s business secret. I also got it from someone else. Please forgive me for not disclosing it.”

“If it’s inconvenient, forget it.”

The expression on Clay’s face remained unchanged, but he put down the wine glass with some regret and continued to look at Yatimu in front of him: “I heard that Mr. Yatimu was born into a noble family. I wonder if this is true?”

The topic is coming!

Yadimu suddenly woke up.