Chapter 519 Wild Boar Mercenaries (2)
I slightly narrowed my eyes when I heard this.
I looked at Gunther with a cautious look, as if I was trying to see something from his expression.
But no matter how I looked at him, it didn't seem like he had any other intentions in asking this question.
It seemed like he was indeed just asking this question just for himself and no one else.
So after a long silence, I gave a nod and said, "That's right, I'm the one that provided those weapons."
When Gunther heard this, his eyes immediately lit up and he said, "I knew it, it could only be the famous count that could provide those amazing weapons."
I raised a brow with a confused look when I heard this.
Gunther saw this and explained, "In our world of mercenaries, we've long heard of the count who can bring out all kinds of strange weapons and items. We've heard of all the amazing things that you've done and…"
He paused for a bit as if he was hesitating to say what he wanted to say, but her still said in the end…
"I'm your fan."
"Huh?" That was all that I could say when I heard him say this.
It seemed that this wasn't something that even his subordinate expected as Cindy looked at him with a shocked look.
I just looked at him with a strange look for a bit as he looked at me with a look of admiration.
Out of all the ways that this could have gone, this definitely was not how I had expected this to go.
After a long silence, I gave a cough and said, "Ke, thank you for this, but I don't think that this is enough for you to come under me, right? I'm sure that there's another reason why you want to join me, right?"
Gunther slowly gave a nod in response to this.
After looking at me for a bit, he said, "I know that someone like you isn't destined for small things. I know that being under you will bring me large benefits in the future. So I want to fall under you while you're still small enough for someone like me."
I narrowed my eyes to look at Gunther again as if I was trying to figure out if he was being serious or not.
To be honest, I couldn't tell if he was a gambler or just smart.
In a sense, what his words were saying were correct.
Though I didn't have any ambition to raise my own position, it seemed like I really had no choice since the people around me had ideas for me. Even without trying, I kept raising up the ranks.
I knew that it was impossible to stop this, so it was better to increase my strength as much as possible while I could.
It wasn't a bad thing to take Gunther and his Wild Boar Mercenaries under us, but I was just worried that he was coming under me for some bad reason.
After staring at him for a bit, I said, "What are you looking for under me?"
Gunther revealed a serious look as he said, "Being a mercenary is a dangerous job. I just hope that we will be able to obtain stability by falling under your lordship."
I could tell that there were some heavier emotions that were in his voice as he said this.
It resonated with Cindy as she also revealed a complicated look after hearing this.
It was clear that being a mercenary wasn't that easy.
In fact, it seemed like it was something that was much harder than one thought and didn't give them as much freedom as one would imagine.
Stability was something that all humans looked for, so it wasn't strange that they would want a stable life as well.
Since that was the case, then should I help them and get their gratitude?
After thinking for a long time, I said, "For now, let's just do it on a trial basis."
Gunther and Cindy were both confused when they heard this as Gunther said, "Trial basis? What does that mean?"
I looked at him with serious eyes as I said, "You suddenly asked to come under me, does that not seem suspicious to you?"
Gunther revealed an awkward look before slowly giving a nod.
Even if he wanted to fall under Count Zwein, he wouldn't just lie about this. This was a fact that couldn't be denied, so he had to admit that it was true.
Seeing this nod, I continued, "Since there is that suspicion, but I still want you under me, naturally we'll do this on a trial basis. You will fall under Cecilia's control, but you will still maintain your identities as mercenaries. In a sense, it will be as if you signed a personal contract with me as your employer."
Gunther was surprised to hear this, but he quickly asked, "What are the terms of the contract? How much will be the recompense?"
I wasn't offended by this at all since I could tell that he was a leader that cared about his people.
In a sense, it was his selfish request to join under me, so he couldn't endanger the livelihoods of his people for this selfish request.
Even if it was on a trial basis, he would make sure that he would get proper payment for his people.
I waved my hand and said, "It'll be done according to the normal rate and if you have any requests, you can talk to Haley when we go back. If you aren't satisfied with anything, you're free to leave."
Gunther bit his lip when he heard this, but he still gave a nod in the end.
With that, I reached my hand out towards him and said, "Then will you accept my offer?"
Gunther looked at Cindy one last time and seeing that she gave him a nod of affirmation, he reached his hand out to take mine.
I said with a smile, "Then to a happy cooperation."
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