Berserk, Total War: Second Son of Nobles

"Uncle, didn't you say you were going to study? Why did you join the army?" John looked at Jules.

"Well... I did want to study when I first came to the capital, and then I went to a tavern to drink, and then I don't know how it happened, I joined the White Dragon Knights. I heard that I seemed to have beaten a centurion of the Knights when I was drinking, and then he wanted me to join his thousand-man team. I originally refused, but he offered too much, and then after an identity check, I joined the army. After retiring three years later, I applied for a one-year program in the Department of Mathematics at Windham University, got a bachelor's degree, and went looking for a job." Jules said embarrassedly to John.

"This is so cool." John said. It is rare to find someone as talented as Jules among the many generations of aristocrats.

"Of course not. Your uncle is a legend in the entire Knights Templar. He's the best fighter, the fastest promoted, and the one who drinks the most." Warren said, not sure whether he was praising him or joking.

"You kid are the legend. I led your team to perform a mission in the wild that year and encountered a bear. This kid climbed up the tree directly and got the nickname of monkey." Jules teased.

"Governor John!" At this time Laban broke away from a group of ladies.

"Hey General Laban, you are quite popular with the ladies," said John.

"Don't say that, Governor John. I'm going to get married when I return to my hometown this time." Laban waved his hand and said.

"Oh... then which noble daughter are you marrying?" John asked.

"I'm marrying General Henry's eldest daughter. We've known each other for a long time," Laban said proudly.

"Congratulations," John wished.

A loud trumpet sound interrupted the conversation. Under the gaze of everyone in the restaurant, King Midlan, the Queen and a group of ministers came down from the attic. John also saw Count Milo, who was standing next to the king and seemed to be of a high status.

John also saw the princess next to him. She was pretty and had a kind face.

"Everyone," King Mitlan motioned for everyone to be quiet, and then said in a voice of relief and a hint of joy:

"This banquet is held for two young talents. I hope these two heroes can continue to work hard in the days to come. I hope others can follow their example, show their talents as soon as possible, and make their own contributions to Midland. I won't say anything else. Let the banquet begin now!"

As soon as the words came out, the band next to them began to play music, and with the background of this music, countless men and women danced in the center.

"Um... John, I have something to go do, you can just walk around." After saying that, Jules ran over and pulled a lady to join the crowd.

The two people were at a loss in the restaurant.

"Governor John, where are you going?" Laban asked.

"How about we go out for dinner? I see there are seats outside." John said. He didn't like this environment either. Although expanding his social circle was a good opportunity to train himself and accumulate contacts, John still chose to do what he wanted to do.

"Then I'll go get some food," Laban said and prepared to get some bread.

"Come back, don't take the ordinary bread, go get some meat and seafood, then get some drinks and desserts." John said, and hurried to the meat section to fill the plate with meat.

So John and Laban took several plates of food and walked out of the restaurant and came to a table outside. Because the restaurant was on a high ground, they could see the lights of thousands of homes outside the palace from here.

"Wow...it looks pretty good. This lobster is nice," said John, holding a lobster tail.

"Yes, but is it really okay for us to do this? After all, this banquet is held for us by His Majesty the King." Laban was still a little worried.

"What are you afraid of?" John touched his mouth and said:

"Because it is held for us, we can do whatever we want. We should not do what others do. Others are others, and we are us. We should have our own judgment and opinions."

"Well said." At this time, King Mitlan came out with his princess. John and the other man quickly knelt on one knee. After hearing what John said, King Mitlan said:

"An incompetent person with his own opinion can lead to big mistakes, while a capable person with his own opinion can create a legend. I believe that both heroes will be able to write their own history in the future."

Looking at the two people kneeling, King Mitlan said quickly: "Okay, okay, don't salute. If I still ask you two to salute at this time, wouldn't it seem pedantic?"

"Thank you, Your Majesty." After hearing this, the two of them quickly stood up.

"Why don't you two go to the banquet? Aren't young men like you the most to meet beautiful ladies at banquets?" King Midlan said with a smile.

"I am underage (I have a fiancée)" John Laban said at the same time.

"Oh, so that's how it is..." King Midlan nodded, then said: "Then you two just have fun at this banquet, I'll leave first." Then he returned to the banquet.

"Eat!" After seeing the king leave, John started to put meat into his mouth again.

The next day, John had a stomach upset because he ate too much meat...

"Hey, don't overeat like that next time," John said after pushing open the toilet door.

"Oh, I forgot one thing." John quickly found Count Milo to ask about how to recruit various talents.

"Oh, this is easy. You go to the labor market in Windham. Many people of all kinds come here, thinking they can shine in the capital, but in the end they can only sleep on the streets. Go to the capital to find an ordinary job, or go back with regret. If you just recruit ordinary craftsmen and intellectuals, it won't be a problem." Count Milo said.

After getting the address of the labor market, John and the knight hurried to the labor market.

When they arrived at the door, John asked the knights to wait nearby while he went to the front desk in the lobby to inquire.

When John arrived at the front desk, he found that the receptionist was quite tall and he could only show his head, so the receptionist took a while to notice John.

"Little brother, are you here to work? Sorry, we don't introduce jobs to child laborers." The receptionist said to John.

"What? I'm here to post a job advertisement. I need to recruit some craftsmen." John said.

"Oh, okay. How many people are you going to hire?" When the receptionist heard that John was here to recruit, she quickly said with a hint of apology.

"I currently need 100 craftsmen of various types," said John.

"The introduction fee here is generally ten gold coins. If you want to recruit suitable people faster, you need to add some money," said the receptionist.

After hearing this, John took out a purse and poured the money onto the counter. The bright light and clinking sound of the gold coins quickly attracted the attention of everyone present.

"Here are 100 gold coins. Put them in the most conspicuous place for me," said John.

"Oh ok ok, please follow me to the reception room." The receptionist was stunned for a moment, then quickly reacted, took John to the reception room, and asked the supervisor to entertain John, mainly to let John fill in his name and address, as well as recruitment information.

A few minutes later, John walked out of the hall with a smile from his supervisor and was followed.

After walking a few steps out of the hall, John was surrounded as expected.

"Little brother, our brothers are short of money recently. Can you lend us some money?" said a leader to John.

"I don't have any money right now, you can go ask them for it." John didn't want to waste time talking to them, and directly asked the knights behind them to come over. Then the group of people saw a group of knights coming over with some weapons.

"Beat him to death!" John gave the order, and immediately the cries for mercy and screams echoed throughout the street, and the onlookers on the road stopped to watch.

After seeing these thugs being beaten half to death, John took his men away.

Everyone then saw the largest sign in the hall, which had John's recruitment notice written in large letters:

I am sincerely recruiting all kinds of excellent craftsmen, with no limit on the types. Those who are interested please come to the Earl of Milo's Mansion in the West District of Windham for an interview within three days.

Recruiters: Forest Governor, General White Wolf, Count Franche-Comté, Johann Hohenzollern.

It has to be said that the celebrity effect has a very good effect. Within three days, many excellent craftsmen came to Count Milo's mansion. Count Milo even gave him a room for an interview. After several rounds of interviews, John found that Wyndam was full of hidden talents. Many craftsmen had their own unique skills. There was even a cannon maker who brought his own cannon over. It was an organ cannon that could fire multiple shells at a time.

So when John left three days later, he was left with 500 more craftsmen and their families.

"I've made a killing this time," John thought.