I was a knight in the Middle Ages

"Sir, what should we do now? Should we continue to support the castle?" Looking at the knights rushing past, the subordinates didn't know whether to rush back to rescue them, or to block the black-armored knights behind them.

"The enemy is too strong. We must stop them and prevent them from attacking the castle to relieve Lord Alrea's pressure." Rebus said without hesitation and then slowed down. The knights who had just crossed paths ignored them and just fired a round of arrows.

"Form a formation." Seeing the enemy stop, Gunn also ordered a change of tactics to a defensive formation. As long as the two hundred cavalrymen could be retained, it would be the greatest support for Alpha to attack the enemy camp.

"Sir, what should we do now? Should we continue to attack the enemy?" The subordinates were a little at a loss. They saw that Lei Bush simply surrounded the enemy army but did not order an attack.

"Our mission is only to stop the enemy's offensive. We must not let them attack our main camp." Lei Bushi hesitated for a moment as he saw the enemy approaching the castle.

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"Remember, you are my spoils of war, not slaves. You can leave as long as you pay the ransom. Of course, you may also complain because I am alone and no one can pay me the ransom." Alpha glanced at the crowd. There were many people like him.

"But don't worry, I won't let you eat and drink for free, nor will I sell you as slaves. I will provide you with jobs, three gold coins a month, and we can sign a contract, you work for me, and I will help you redeem yourself." Alpha began to express his true intentions.

Alpha would not let these people go easily, at least not before his mining city was built. Alpha did not expect that this job would give everyone hope of survival, and in the end, he could not even drive these people away. Of course, this only applies to ordinary people, and the nobles would never want to do that.

"Here are two contracts. After signing the contracts, you will be mine. I will guarantee your safety and provide job opportunities, and you will work for me to pay off my debts." Alpha converted these spoils into workers to build the city.

"Master Alpha, what does the commission rate in the contract mean?" A girl looked at the contract and stood up. Alpha felt that this girl looked familiar, and she seemed to be the girl that Goodnight was protecting behind the scenes.

"This ratio is the proportion of the amount you are willing to repay the debt. One hundred percent means that you have to pay all the money to repay the debt; zero means that you keep all the commissions for yourself and give them to me when you leave. Of course, those with less than 50% can only move around in the camp and cannot run around; those with more than or equal to 50% can freely enter and leave my mining city. Of course, this is limited to the city until you become truly free men." Alpha understood that only by giving these people hope would they work for him.

"Lord Alpha, you don't provide food and accommodation, and we are penniless. How are we supposed to survive?" The girl's eyes were sharp.

"It's okay. You can advance your salary, food and lodging, and deduct it from your future commission. When you get paid and have money, you can cook and do business on your own." Alpha realized that in order to revitalize the mining city, communication with the outside world is essential, and these workers are perfect candidates.

After all, it is not easy to get a commission of three gold coins. Even these mercenaries only get a reward of three gold coins, and there is a huge risk of life. However, they provide food and accommodation, and there are additional rewards for going to the battlefield.

"Lord Alpha, how much is our ransom?" the girl asked again.

"It varies from person to person, but generally it's between thirty and fifty gold coins. Basically, you can regain your freedom in two years at most." Alpha calculated that two years should be enough for his mining city to take shape, and then everything would return to normal.

"Lord Alpha, after we regain our freedom, can we continue to stay here and work?" In this chaotic world, human life is worthless. Most people are unwilling to leave because they can have such a high-paying job and live in a relatively safe city.

"Okay, as long as you behave yourself and abide by the law, I will give you the life you want." Alpha spoke eloquently again.

"Lord Alpha, can we trust you?" the girl said with a firm look.

"There's no need for me to lie to you, and you'll know the outcome in a month at most, so a little more time isn't a big deal." Alpha was secretly glad that he had this little girl to help him out. Otherwise, Alpha was worried that he would end up being a flop, but this little girl was born to be a backup.

"Okay, I'll sign the contract." The little girl was the first to step forward and chose the contract with a 50% commission. Alpha personally set her ransom at the highest of 50 gold coins.

"Lord Alpha, why am I only given fifty gold coins?" the little girl complained in a low voice.

"Because you are the most important in my heart! If the limit wasn't fifty, I would definitely sign for five hundred or five thousand." Alpha deliberately teased the little girl.

"Ah! Doesn't that mean I have to work for Lord Alpha for free for the rest of my life?" The little girl stuck out her tongue.

"You go find Captain Goodnight later and I'll give him this contract, then you'll be free." Alpha couldn't bear to let Goodnight's daughter become his worker, as this would discourage his subordinates.

"No, Lord Alpha forbids me to give the contract to my father. I want to redeem myself." The little girl is still a very strong woman.

"Darwin, you will be responsible for setting the ransom amount. Little girl, what's your name? Help teach them how to sign their fingerprints and names. Today is your official start of work." Alpha wants to focus on the real battlefield and will not stay here for too long.

"Okay, leave this to me. Lord Alpha, my name is Lim Yalta." The little girl started working happily.

"Lord Alpha, I'm just your bodyguard and not responsible for these clerical work." Darwin complained.

"You said you wouldn't fight for me, but I'm not asking you to go to the battlefield now."

"Then don't regret it." Darwin could only take the job reluctantly. He knew Alpha's intention very well. The ransom price of men was determined by their labor force, and those between fifteen and thirty were the most "popular". If they were too old or too young, the fee would be "reduced". As for women, it was another matter.

After all, the average age of people in this era was only in their thirties or forties. Of course, more wars caused this age to be lower, but living to fifty was also a long age.

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The flames of war raged inside and outside the castle, and Rebus was hesitant. If he attacked the enemy with all his strength now, he would certainly gain a greater advantage in the subsequent battles, but it would also mean giving up the current advantage in manpower and losing the initiative. Without these cavalry, the subsequent war would be more dangerous.

"Sir, the castle has raised a flag representing our victory." A sharp-eyed soldier shouted excitedly. Rebus looked up and saw a flag representing the reinforcements hanging on the castle wall.

"Lord Alrea, we are here, ready to attack." Lei Bushi was extremely surprised, and the arrival of the reinforcements made him more confident.

"Form a formation," Rebus shouted, "Let's attack with all our might and clear the way for Lord Alrea."

Gunn looked at the enemy's reinforcements and frowned. Although the cavalry he led was powerful, it was still difficult to face the cavalry and the defenders in the castle at the same time. What was even more frightening was that the arrival of the enemy's reinforcements meant that Lord Alpha had failed, which made Gunn frown.

"Let's repel the troops in front of us first, and then turn back to attack the castle." Gunn thought of this and immediately ordered an attack. Gunn did not hesitate. After all, he had made a choice, and he had to go down the wrong path.

The cavalry began to charge faster, their spears piercing the enemy formation like lightning. Rebus's cavalry was not to be outdone, they fought bravely and used their spears to neutralize the enemy's offensive. The entire battlefield was filled with shouts of killing, and the two sides engaged in a desperate fight.

"Lord Leibus, something is wrong! Why aren't the reinforcements attacking our enemies? Instead, they seem to be surrounding us." A soldier shouted in horror. Leibus looked up and found that the reinforcements were indeed dispersing to both sides.

"Not good, Lord Alrea has been defeated, the enemy's reinforcements have arrived, we are surrounded, we must break out quickly." Leibus noticed that the situation had changed, but it seemed too late. A sharp arrow flew out of the air and pierced his chest before he could react.

"Lord Lei Bushi is killed, run away!" The bandit group was leaderless, their formation was in disarray, and they fled in all directions.

However, under the double siege of Rowling and Lilia, no one could escape, and in the end only corpses were left all over the ground, and the remaining bandits and knights all surrendered.

"Lord Alpha, we have lived up to your trust and captured all the enemies." Rowling escorted more than a hundred captured bandit knights back.

"Well done, everyone has worked hard. Let's reward them when we get back."

Lislia intercepted a dozen suspicious people on the grassland.

"Lord Alpha, they were trying to escape, but were intercepted by us," Lislia reported.

Alpha ordered: "Lilia is responsible for the guard duty, Doro and Monkey are responsible for identifying the bandit captives and slave spoils, and Gun and Lislia are responsible for the castle security." Alpha set different treatment standards for spoils and prisoners of war. At present, the prisoners of war are being guarded separately, waiting for Alpha's fate to be judged.

"Lowling, you are responsible for the transportation of materials. Let these spoils of war transport the materials. Your team is responsible for protecting their safety. Gunn will follow you back." Alpha roughly estimated that there were at least 3,000 workers here. They were all adult men and women, and there were 500 black people among them. Such a large-scale slave trade made Alpha feel emotional.

"Bring those people to me." Alpha decided to interrogate the escaped prisoners personally.

Soon, a group of nobles were brought to Alpha, one of whom was Javier Montgomery, who had previously competed with Alpha for the dark potion at the auction house. This surname has a long history in European history, and it is unknown whether it is related to General Montgomery during World War II. Maybe it is just a coincidence.

Alpha told the nobles present: "Don't worry, I won't target you." Alpha would not target those nobles who supported the bandits, but he would not let them go either. They must bleed.

"Captain Alpha, we meet again." Seeing that no one spoke, Javier stood up and said.

Alpha's tone was full of sarcasm: "I didn't expect that you nobles would care about these small businesses." After all, in the history of capital accumulation in Europe, plunder and the slave trade have always been an important support for its development.

Alpha knows very well that he cannot change this fact, so he just wants to try his best to protect the people around him. After all, it is difficult for one person to change the whole world, and Alpha does not have that kind of determination and perseverance.

Javier didn't know how to explain it, so he just smiled awkwardly.

Another noble stood up and said, "Master Alpha, since we have become your prisoners, we are willing to pay the ransom and hope that you will let us go back immediately." Although it was a request, his tone was full of arrogance.

Alpha wanted to conceal the news here as much as possible. After all, Alpha was not ready yet, so he said: "Don't worry, it's not safe outside now. I will arrange for you to go back after the storm passes."

Seeing that Alpha had no intention of letting them go, the nobles could not help but roar in anger. "Alpha, you are just a small mercenary. How dare you attack our Guliana family's business? Do you want to die? We will definitely send troops to attack you."

Alpha didn't want to pay attention to them, but it was also true that he had offended the nobles, and Alpha would definitely be targeted by these nobles. "Monkey, take good care of them." Alpha then said to the monkey.

"Okay, Lord Alpha." The monkey couldn't stand the arrogance of these nobles, so he walked up to them and beat them with sticks and fists, so that these people no longer had any arrogance.

"Sir, I want to see Captain Alpha. Can you please inform him for me?" Javier deliberately slowed down his movements so that he could talk to Alpha alone. Although they were all nobles, they were not united, and some words could not be spoken too directly.

"I will help you report to Lord Alpha, but I don't know whether he is willing to see you." Monkey hated the nobles, especially those who dared to threaten him with Alpha just now.

"Sir, just tell us that our Montgomery family is interested in cooperating with Lord Alpha." Monkey turned around and ignored Javier's words.

It was not until later, when everyone moved to the Titanium Mine City, that Javier met Alpha and was treated differently. Otherwise, these people were locked up with prisoners of war. This led to the cooperative relationship between Alpha and the Montgomery family.