Chapter 94 Mithril Equipment
"Then forge it at this price. As long as the quality is guaranteed, you will definitely not be paid less!"
After taking a deep breath, Gervis spoke to Bernard in a calm tone.
Bernard didn't know where Gervis got the mithril from, but as a blacksmith, he knew the purchase price of mithril, so he was amazed that Gervis could be so calm and determined to forge this batch of weapons and equipment.
"Thank you for your compliment, Bernard. Here are 10 grams of mithril. You can mix them all into the iron and forge them! The other equipment can be forged later, but I hope you can help me finish the things on the drawings I gave you as soon as possible."
The 10 grams of mithril was prepared by Gervis according to the amount needed to forge weapons and equipment. When forging weapons, the more mithril is added, the better. Gervis learned in the aristocratic school the proportion of mithril that needs to be added to each weapon. This also prevents some unscrupulous blacksmiths from embezzling mithril. After all, one gram is worth 10 gold coins.
“As you wish, Lord, I will start forging the object on the blueprint for you as soon as possible.
"Very good, Bernard. I'll take my leave now. If there is any progress, you can come to the castle to find me directly."
After everything was settled, Gervis left the blacksmith shop and prepared to go to the town square to see how the recruitment of soldiers was going.
This time he spent a lot of money to make such good equipment, and naturally he also wanted to select some outstanding serfs to become his personal guards.
After leaving the blacksmith shop, Gervis told the maid Anna the unit price of each weapon. After Anna finished recording, he rode back to the town square.
At this moment, a large crowd of people still gathered in the town square, and the serfs' attention was all focused on the guard selection process. Gervis didn't want to interrupt the selection process, so he got off his horse after arriving at the square and went in from the side to check. No one in the field noticed his arrival.
After Gervis took a detour to the outskirts of the soldier selection area, he saw Audrey and Laurie constantly checking the young serfs who came to apply for the job.
These young serfs have all taken off their shirts, leaving their upper bodies bare. It is easy to tell at a glance whether each of them has a strong or thin physique.
There are about two hundred people who came to apply today, and almost all the young people of the entire territory have come. After all, there are only more than 2,000 people in the territory, and Gervis has stipulated age groups, so this number is already quite good.
Laurie and Audrey used the elimination method of selection. All the guards lined up one by one in a disorderly manner. Then Laurie and the other two checked them one by one, and first eliminated those who were obviously shorter and weaker in height and physique. About half of the people were eliminated in the first batch. After being eliminated, these people immediately returned to the crowd dejectedly, while those who were not eliminated continued to stand in the field and lined up again to wait for the next round of elimination.
After being eliminated one after another, by the fourth round, there were only about forty young men left standing in the field. Those who remained all had an advantage in height or body shape. In this world of cold weapons and close combat, there is no such thing as short and strong. Unless they are titled knights, the stronger and taller the ordinary soldiers are, the better.
"I don't accept it. Why did you eliminate me? I'm very strong!"
Gervis saw that Laurie and Audrey's method was good, and the remaining young men in the field were all quite good. Even if he chose himself, he would not be able to do better than them. So he prepared to return to the castle with the maid Anna. But at this moment, there was a commotion in the square. A young man should have been eliminated, but he was not convinced and started shouting.
The serfs who were watching the scene saw that the young man did not obey the guards' orders and immediately started to talk. Some were curious about whose child this young man was, while others were discussing how the guards would punish this troublemaker.
You know, in this territory, apart from the lord, the guards can be said to be the most powerful and most powerful group. Especially these two people can also recruit soldiers for the lord.
"Hurry up and get down, you little brat. You haven't even grown all your hair yet and you're still trying to join the army. If you keep causing trouble and delaying the lord's business, I'll hang you up and whip you!"
Laurie and Audry were also Gervis's close associates, and they knew Gervis' temper. He did not like to bully the weak, especially the serfs in his territory, so Laurie and Audry were quite polite to the noisy and disobedient young man. They did not attack him, but just put on fierce expressions and scolded him.
"I'm an adult, and I'm very strong. If you don't believe me, let them fight me and see. If they lose, I'll leave right away."
The boy was still unwilling to give up and still wanted a chance to show his abilities with a red neck.
"I say, you little brat, are you looking for a beating? The recruitment requirements were announced to the entire Storm Territory yesterday. The Lord stipulated that only those aged 18 to 22 can participate. Look at how old you are, are you 16? Get out of here now, or don't blame me for being rude!"
"I'm 17 years old! I'm stronger than them, but I just won't give in!"
"Hey, kid, you admitted that you're only 17! Get off now!"
Laurie and Audrey were almost amused by this kid, but now they were doing serious work for the lord, they dared not let this kid mess around here anymore, so they rolled up their sleeves and prepared to chase this kid out.
"I don't accept it! I want to be a guard."
Seeing Laurie and Audrey surrounding him, the boy knew he couldn't resist, so he shouted louder and louder.
"etc!"
Just when Lowry and Audrey were twisting the boy and preparing to throw him out of the court, Gervis came in and stopped them.
"grown ups!"
"My Lord!"
"My Lord, hello, I didn't mean to cause trouble..."
When they saw that the person who spoke was Gervis, Laurie and the other man quickly let go of the boy and greeted Gervis together.
The serfs in the square also knew that the lord had arrived, and they knelt on the ground again.
The boy who was released by Laurie and Audrey did not kneel down, but bent down to salute Gervis, and then tried to explain what had just happened, but was interrupted by Gervis waving his hand.
"You can talk later."
The young man seemed a little afraid of the lord, so when his words were interrupted by Gervis, he immediately shut his mouth and dared not say any more.
"Everyone, get up!"
After the young man stopped talking, Gervis waved his hand indifferently, signaling the serfs present to stand up.
"Thank you, Lord!"
All the serfs stood up, ready to be spectators and watch what happened to the young man. However, seeing that the lord's face was not good, they just watched and no one dared to whisper to each other as before.
(End of this chapter)
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