Martin returned to the hotel with a lot of anger in his heart. He asked Roland to come to the hotel through the communication crystal. At this time, Yoder came to ask for a meeting.

Joad walked quickly to Martin and said respectfully, "Master Martin, the slaves you asked me to find are all ready and waiting downstairs. Here is the remaining money." He handed over the purse with both hands. Martin waved his hand, indicating that Joad should accept it. "You keep this money, you don't have to give it to me."

After a pause, Martin looked at Yoder sincerely and asked, "Yoder, are you willing to be loyal to me? And walk side by side with me in the future?" Yoder was slightly startled when he heard this, and a hint of hesitation flashed in his eyes, but he quickly nodded firmly and agreed.

Seeing Yoder's agreement, Martin immediately took out ten gold coins and performed a promotion ceremony, promoting Yoder to the rank of Knight Squire. In an instant, Yoder felt a powerful force surge within him, and the look in his eyes when he looked at Martin completely changed, filled with unwavering loyalty. He had become Martin's die-hard loyalist.

Martin looked at Yoder and said gently, "This is a reward for your hard work these days. Get familiar with this new power." Yoder was very excited. He bowed deeply to Martin and then withdrew.

Martin turned to William and said, "Take the slaves brought by Joad to the valley and make sure they are properly arranged." William took the order, turned around and left quickly to carry out his mission.

Roland hurried all the way to the hotel. When he saw Martin, he hurriedly bowed and asked, "Master Martin, what do you want to talk to me about?"

Martin's expression relaxed slightly, and he asked directly, "Roland, how is our Chamber of Commerce progressing now? Have all the items in the space ring been exchanged for gold coins?"

Roland responded confidently, "Master Martin, don't worry. This is the gold coins our Chamber of Commerce has earned these days, as well as the rewards for handling the monster corpses."

I still have some medicinal herbs left, along with the ones I've stockpiled. I'm planning to sell them today, as this is the best time to get the most out of them. I recently visited the market and noticed that the current-grade herbs are in extremely short supply. A caravan is coming today, so I plan to sell them and get my gold back as quickly as possible."

Upon hearing this, Martin took the interspatial ring and carefully checked the number of gold coins inside. A smile appeared in his eyes and he said with emotion, "Finally, there is good news."

Afterwards, Martin praised and encouraged Roland generously, and felt more and more that this down-and-out nobleman was a rare talent with extraordinary talent in business.

Martin couldn't contain his joy and used the system to check Roland's loyalty. Seeing that it had reached 65, he was very satisfied. Just like he did with Yoder, he used the system to promote Roland.

After the promotion, Roland felt the change in his power, his face filled with surprise. Martin patted him on the shoulder and said earnestly, "Keep going. Get familiar with this newfound power."

Roland's face flushed with excitement. He bowed deeply to Martin, took the space ring handed to him by Martin, and then stepped back.

After Roland left, Martin left and headed for the guard's quarters. Upon arrival, he instructed the knight attendant on duty to notify everyone to gather at the training grounds immediately. Martin then patiently waited in the duty room.

Half an hour passed in a flash, and the patrols were called back. Soon, a hundred knights and their squires stood in formation on the training ground.

At this time, the knight's squire quickly came to Martin's side and said respectfully: "My lord, the guards have assembled." Martin nodded slightly and walked towards the training ground.

Upon arriving at the training ground, Martin swept his gaze over the crowd and spoke loudly, "Now, Luoqiu Town has become my fiefdom. Without the support of the Sword Oath City, relying solely on Luoqiu Town's tax revenue is simply not enough to support the expenses of so many knights and their squires.

Therefore, starting next month, knight potions will no longer be distributed. I will explain this to my father, and then I will arrange for you to serve with the Knights of the Sword Oath City. Don't worry, everyone." With that, he instructed the knights to pack their belongings and gather outside Luoqiu Town.

At the same time, Martin contacted Earl White through the communication crystal, expressing his hope that he could incorporate these one hundred knights and squires into the family knight order.

Upon hearing this, the Earl asked with concern, "How do you handle the security of your fiefdom?" Martin responded confidently, telling the Earl not to worry, as he had already made proper arrangements.

In the evening, led by Martin's guard Eric, the hundred men set out on the road to the Sword of Promise City. Martin returned to the inn and waited for William's return, intending to go to the valley with him and bring back some more men.

When William returned, Martin told him to go with him to the valley. However, all available forces had been assigned to other tasks, leaving no one available. Arriving in the valley, the two men went straight to Betan, recruited 110 soldiers, and quickly left the valley.

Martin asked William to find a temporary valley to accommodate everyone first. After William returned, the group headed towards the temporary valley.

After arriving at the temporary valley, Martin instructed William to carefully patrol the area. William quickly returned, reporting nothing unusual. Martin then instructed him to remain on the sidelines while he turned and, with a solemn expression, faced the 110 soldiers. He demanded in a resounding voice, "Are you now willing to pledge your allegiance to me?"

For a moment, the only sound in the valley was the howling of the wind, as everyone was lost in thought. A moment later, one soldier summoned up the courage to shout, "Yes!" This shout shattered the silence, and scattered responses followed. Soon, all the soldiers' voices merged into one, shouting "Yes" in unison and forcefully.

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