Being a Life Player in the Middle Ages

Mia saw Bayard again on the afternoon of the third day after waking up.

When a young and handsome knight came to visit Martha's house, he did not wear the knight's armor, but changed into a loose robe with a small round collar called "Dalmatian". It can be worn by both men and women. The only difference is that the men's version has narrow sleeves and is relatively short, usually above the calf, while the women's version has wide sleeves, which are as long as the instep or directly drag on the ground, covering from the neck to the feet.

The reason why it is specially introduced is because Mia and Martha both wear such clothes. This is the most common type of clothing in this country. Both nobles and civilians wear it. The only difference is the fabric texture and exquisiteness of the clothes.

In addition, Bayard also wore a woolen cloak called "Parudamentum" over his robe. Unlike the common way of wearing in later generations, this large square cloak was draped over the left shoulder, and then the two ends of the cloak were pinned with buttons on the right shoulder. The biggest feature of this way of wearing is that it covers the left hand and exposes the right hand, but the buttons are not fixed to the clothes inside. When you are about to use your hands - such as in a battle - slightly adjusting the position of the cloak will not affect anything.

Like the robe, this cloak is unisex, but while it is unisex, it is divided by class. Currently, the Parudamentum is a high-class cloak that can only be worn by nobles and generals in the army. To distinguish its class, you only need to look at the length and color of the cloak and whether there is a square decoration called "Tabrion" sewn on the chest to roughly determine it.

For example, Bayard's dark red Parudamentum does not have Tabrian, but the button on the right shoulder is made of rubies of the same color, and the fabric of the cloak is not simple. This means that he has a certain status in the army, and should be at least a low-level general.

These things were all judged by Mia based on Mia's memory.

Mia's family was well off. Her father was a spice merchant who made a lot of money by traveling far and wide. He loved his only legitimate daughter very much. Unlike others, he did not send his children to a monastery to study. Instead, he hired a tutor for her. Every time he returned home from a business trip, he was willing to spend time with his daughter and tell her about the various things he encountered while doing business outside. So although she was just a little girl, Mia knew more about the world than most people who had never even left their hometown.

And this also helps her survive in this world.

The reason why Mia observed so carefully was to determine whether Bayad was the right person to ask for help and who could suppress Mia's relatives. Although she had learned a lot about the young knight from Martha in the past two days, such as knowing that he was a real civilian knight.

That is, commoners without noble blood who were knighted through their own efforts and meritorious service in war were truly promoted from commoners to nobles by their own abilities.

Although knights are only the lowest level of the noble class, Bayard is still very young. As long as he continues to participate in wars and gain military merits, he can climb higher, because the monarch he is loyal to is the emperor, and he is not only a member of the Guards but also the emperor's personal guard, which represents the emperor's trust and affirmation of her. As long as Bayard's performance in the future is good enough, he will be promoted more easily than others.

This is great news for Mia, because the combination of Bayard's conditions is enough to scare Mia's relatives.

Bayard came here this time just to visit Mia.

It has to be said that Knight Bayard is a person who can easily gain the favor of others. He is not a particularly talkative person, but he is not taciturn either. Even when dealing with a child like Mia, his attitude is humble and polite. His every move is based on the spirit of chivalry, and Mia can feel that his kindness is not pretended.

"I'm glad to see you looking so healthy, Miss Mia."

Mia stood in front of him, bowed in accordance with the etiquette of the era, and said sincerely, "Thanks to your help, please allow me to express my sincere gratitude to you again. If it weren't for your kindness, I'm afraid I wouldn't be standing here now."

After a few days of rest, her foot injury has almost healed. Although it is still a little painful, as long as she pays attention, she will have no problem walking, sitting or lying down normally.

"You don't have to be so polite. Saving the weak is a knight's duty."

Bayard's words came from the heart, and he really restrained himself in this way. Just as Martha said, he was a truly noble knight.

Now this noble knight has something for Mia.

It was a large wooden box with a sloping top, like a game treasure chest. The box was reinforced with iron sheets and had a lock hanging on the latch.

Mia was very familiar with this box because it was the box Mia used to pack her luggage when she left home. In order to distinguish it from other luggage in the caravan, Mia also wrote her name in a corner as a mark.

"I think this is yours."

Mia was stunned. She didn't expect that she could get her gift back.

"Yes, this is indeed mine, thank you for helping me find it."

Bayard took out a key and handed it to her. "I confiscated this from those bandits... I'm sorry I can only give you this much now. I'll do my best to get your father's things back, but I can't guarantee I'll get everything back."

Mia understood what he meant and was even surprised by it.

Goods that a spice merchant could bring to a country's capital would naturally not be cheap, especially since spices in this era were really expensive. Mia once heard the merchant say privately that if his cart of goods was sold successfully, he could earn at least 500 Nomisma, or 500 gold coins.

At that time, a relatively well-off family like Martha's could only earn about six Nomisma a year, while Bayad worked as a knight of the emperor's personal guard, with a salary and fiefdom, but his annual income was only about fifty Nomisma.

Five hundred Nomisma was his income for five years.

Of course, she also knew that the knights' income was not just this. The bulk of it actually came from the spoils of war in battle. Just like their successful suppression of bandits this time, the spoils they obtained would not be small.

But Bayard wanted to give them back to her.

Bayard continued to explain, "When we caught those bandits, some of your father's goods had already been used and sold by them. The clerk is currently counting and recording the remaining goods. Once the inventory is completed, I will help you get them back."

Having said that, Bayard looked at Mia apologetically and said, "But according to military regulations, I may not be able to help you get all your belongings back."

He explained to Mia the military's policy regarding ownership of spoils of war.

Their emperor stipulated that the soldiers should hand over half of the spoils they took to their commanders, and the commanders should hand over half of their own spoils together with half of the spoils handed over to them by the soldiers to the emperor.

Bayard and his knight companions were the leaders of this bandit suppression mission, that is, the commanders and the main combat force, so most of the property seized belonged to them. These spoils included not only the property accumulated by the bandits in previous robberies, but also the valuable goods they had robbed from Mia's father's caravan.

However, because there were still survivors in the caravan, Bayard persuaded his companions to return their portion of the spoils to Mia, but they had no way to return the remaining part that had to be handed over to the emperor.

"If you want to get this part back, you can apply for it, but I think it's best not to do that."

Even if the property could be taken back according to the law, it was spoils of war given to the emperor. Which commoner would have the guts to ask for it from the emperor? And although Bayard felt that even if Mia did this, His Majesty wouldn't mind, there were always those who would see it as a provocation against the emperor and make things difficult for her.

Mia is a person who listens to advice, so she nodded and said, "I understand. I am already satisfied to be able to get some of it back."

Bayad felt relieved when he heard her say this.

Then he became concerned about Mia's future life: "What are your plans for the future? If necessary, I can ask someone to take you home."

Mia was in a state of amnesia before she fell into a coma, so she naturally couldn't tell Bayard about her situation. Therefore, Bayard was of course inclined to send her home. After all, although her father was gone, she should still have her mother and other relatives.

Mia does have other relatives, but she has no plans to go to them.

She bit her lower lip, a look of panic on her face. "Knight Bayard, my mother passed away a few months ago. I don't have any other brothers or sisters, and I'm not very close to my relatives. Now that my father is gone, I'm afraid they won't be willing to take me in."

Bayard showed a look of pity at her words. Just as Mia felt, this young knight was indeed a compassionate person, and he also had the innocence and enthusiasm of a teenager.

So Mia felt more confident to ask him for help: "My relatives are all greedy people. If they knew that my father had passed away, they would definitely take away everything he left behind. If possible, I want to live in Constantiburg."

Bayard frowned. "But you are still so young. I'm afraid you can't live alone."

And it's not just a matter of her young age. Mia is still a girl. In the Dongbai Empire, although women have a certain social status, few of them live independently. This may even bring her a lot of criticism and trouble.

This is indeed a question worth thinking about. It is very difficult for a child to live alone in modern society, let alone in this world. She even has to worry about her own personal safety.

Martha suddenly popped her head out from behind the medicine cabinet: "What does it matter? Mia can stay here and live with us."