The Knight's Journey to the Empire

As the selection and assessment items are carried out one by one, time is gradually passing.

Finally, within half a day, all three selection and assessment items had been tested.

Among the members of the territory guard, ten outstanding ones were selected after layers of selection.

In terms of strength, speed and endurance, they may not be the best in the territory guards, but they are outstanding in all aspects.

The ten of them will form Baron Soran's Knight Guard, and will be taught and trained by Baron Soran himself.

They will be trained by Baron Soran himself to become his trusted subordinates, and will play important roles in the future development of the territory.

Of course, this also brings about an improvement in personal status and salary!

First of all, in terms of personal status, as members of Baron Soran's Knight Guard, their status is definitely higher than that of the soldiers of the territory guard.

If we talk about Baron Soran being the most respected person in White Bear Territory!

Those comrades who had followed him and fought bloody battles in the Western War were the second echelon.

And now, this newly selected Knight Guard is the third echelon.

This is already the small group of people with the highest status among the more than 2000 people in White Bear Territory!

Then in terms of salary, the salary of the soldiers of the territory guard is three silver coins per month.

But after becoming a member of the Knight Guard, the salary doubled to six silver coins per month.

In addition, benefits such as daily food standards, weapons and equipment supplies, and holiday welfare payments will inevitably increase.

Because one of the purposes of this Knight Guard is to protect Soran's daily safety, so he certainly can't be stingy.

Not only will Sauron do his best to train them, he will also spend some money to win their hearts and gain their loyalty.

Otherwise, with so little money every month, who would work hard for you?

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On the platform, Soran was standing solemnly, and in front of him were the ten newly selected members of the Knight Guard.

They also had solemn expressions and were not smiling, silently waiting for Baron Soran's teachings.

"My fellow warriors, you will form my Knight Guard from now on. My safety is in your hands!" Soran said politely, and then began to make promises: "Don't worry, as my subordinates, I will definitely not treat you unfairly!"

"I am here today to make a promise to you: as long as you train hard and improve your physical fitness, if you can cultivate fighting spirit and advance to become an entry-level knight in the future, then I will directly confer the title of 'Knight' on you and make you a noble!"

Sauron said this with a solemn expression and with a loud voice!

The "knight" here certainly does not refer to the manor knight who owns the hereditary manor, but the palace knight who only has the title of "knight".

Moreover, strictly speaking, whether it is a manor knight who owns a hereditary manor or a knight of the palace who has a title, they are not real nobles. At most, they are landlords or reserve nobles.

But even so, the status of "Master Knight" is still something that ordinary people are keen to pursue.

Because for ordinary people, as long as they have the title of knight, they are noble knights! They are already members of the aristocracy!

Moreover, being canonized as a knight is an advancement in social class and a progress that brings honor to the family.

Sauron's words naturally caused an uproar and strong shock among these ten people!

If they joined the territory guard before, it was just to solve the problem of food and clothing!

So they participated in the Baron's Knight Guard selection this time just to climb up! For more power and benefits!

So they are all ambitious people!

And Soran's promise, plus his current image of credibility as a man who always keeps his word!

This actually gave him a huge boost in loyalty!

"Your Excellency the Baron, I swear on my life that I will dedicate all my loyalty to you! I will fight for your honor with my life until the last drop of blood is shed!" Goboro was quick-witted, so he was the first to kneel down on one knee and swear allegiance to Sauron.

His face was solemn, his eyes were expectant, and his voice was loud, shocking everyone.

With his lead, the other nine people immediately reacted, and began to kneel on one knee, loudly swearing their loyalty to Lord Baron Soran.

Soran glanced at Goboro meaningfully, and nodded with a barely perceptible satisfaction!

This child is very much to my liking, and he deserves to be trained with emphasis!

"Okay, I accept your loyalty, and I hope you can always keep your oath!" Soran answered loudly, in a very good mood.

This is a pledge of loyalty, not a pledge of allegiance!

The oath of allegiance is a unilateral oath, which is merely the loyalty of the oath-taker to the person being sworn. The relationship between the two is similar to that of master and servant, and their status is relatively unequal!

The oath of allegiance, however, is a two-way oath. The relationship between the oath-taker and the one being sworn is more like a community with shared interests. The relationship between the two is one of power and obligation, and their status is relatively equal!

In the Knight Continent, among all the loyalty relationships, the most prominent one is the loyalty relationship between knights and nobles.

But this requires the nobles to confer a "title" on the knight, otherwise the loyalty relationship that is not legitimate and reasonable will not be recognized.

At this moment, Sauron would definitely not enthrone them, so they could only unilaterally swear allegiance to Sauron.

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On the high platform, Soran walked forward with a smile.

The ten people in front of him automatically made way and made way for each other.

Soran walked to the edge of the platform and shouted to the members of the territory guard below: "Dear warriors, although you were not selected this time, don't be discouraged!"

"Because in the near future, my Knight Guard will definitely be expanded, and I will still select from among you then!"

"So you also need to train well, lay a solid foundation, and be well prepared. Do you understand?"

"Understood!" Everyone shouted in unison, and the sound echoed in all directions.

"Also, the promise I made to the Knight Guards just now is also valid for you. As long as you can cultivate your fighting spirit and advance to become an entry-level knight, I will also directly confer the title of 'Knight' on you and make you a noble!" Soran also did not forget to make promises to the territory guards.

After all, they are all your own private armies, so you can’t be partial to some and ignore others, right?

"Yes!" The soldiers shouted in unison again, and their voices were louder than before!

Soran watched them with a smile, and waves of unstoppable excitement surged in his heart!

With this army, I can now say that I have laid a solid foundation!