In the days that followed, Martin and Reina corresponded with each other from time to time, and their affection for each other continued to grow. They made an appointment to meet at the college.

Good news came one after another. Previously, Martin's Shadow Wolf was sold at a good price, more than 1,500 gold coins. After deducting the knight training potion for Captain Vali, there were about 1,000 left.

Martin, who has successfully earned a huge fortune, is now ready to implement a short-term money-making plan - to form his own mercenary group!

So, Martin invested all the gold coins he could, trying to increase the fighting power of Betan and others.

The first thing was to upgrade the levels of the team members. Martin called Betan and others to the corner of the training ground and asked them to upgrade one by one.

Originally, Martin wanted to promote a bronze knight first, but then he remembered that there was still knight armor that needed to be equipped.

The sunk cost is too high, so it is better to upgrade evenly. Even if one person dies unfortunately, it will not cause serious damage.

After careful calculation, Martin resolutely spent 800 gold coins to replace the 10 people's originally worn-out and low-performance equipment with E-level knight armor. You should know that in the Knights Templar, only the Black Iron Knights are equipped with E-level knight armor.

In a while, Martin will go to the academy in the royal capital for systematic study like his brothers and sisters. In fact, this kind of study is more like a way to socialize in the academy and broaden his horizons and network.

The fact that several of Martin's guards were wearing E-class knight armor naturally attracted the attention of the people around them, but they were mostly just a little confused. With so many things happening every day, this little thing was not worth paying too much attention to.

Especially those free nobles living in the Sword Oath City, they disagree with this.

The aristocracy, through generations of inheritance and development, possesses a foundation and accumulation so profound that it is beyond the imagination of the average person. Whether it's wealth, resources, or connections, they are all sufficient to support a vast and stable power system.

Guards like Martin were unable to touch the sensitive nerves of the nobles, let alone attract their excessive attention. Perhaps only when this change gradually accumulated and formed a powerful force would it be possible to truly enter the vision of these powerful people.

Martin called Betan and others to his side and asked them to go to the Mercenary Guild to register a mercenary group.

Mercenary group levels are determined by the mercenary's strength. Once a mercenary's strength reaches a certain level, they will upgrade their mercenary group level at the Mercenary Guild. Mercenaries are divided into six levels: S, B, C, D, and E. Each level corresponds to a corresponding strength, corresponding tasks, and corresponding rewards.

There is no benefit for Martin to have Betan and others stay in the castle, but it is different outside. He can continue to earn gold coins and does not have to pay Betan and others salaries.

After receiving the order, Betan and the others were very excited and could not wait to rush to the Mercenary Guild. Along the way, they talked about how to earn more gold coins for Master Martin.

Arriving at the Mercenary Guild, it was bustling with activity. Adventurers of all kinds were milling about, searching for suitable missions. Betan approached the front desk and explained his purpose to the staff. The staff sized them up, noted down their information, and began assessing their abilities.

After some testing, because Betan and others showed their knightly combat power and were equipped with excellent equipment by Martin, they were successfully registered as a D-level mercenary group. This level means that they can undertake many interesting and well-paid tasks.

Afterwards, they selected the first task from the task bar and tried to find a task close to the royal capital. After selecting the task, they embarked on a long journey.