Chapter 8: Elite Guard's.
[You Got 44,800 Silvers]
[Withdraw Amount:~~~]
A keyboard with a number pad appeared in front of him. Rowan could guess he could withdraw the amount he needed by clicking on it, and it appeared after he clicked on the Withdraw Amount.
Rowan didn't immediately withdraw the money, he checked on the other options that had appeared in the system panel. He clicked on the newly appearing [System Market].
[System Market: 10 Elite Soldiers = 25,000 Silvers ∣ 23.56.30]
Hmm, so this thing can also provide me with troops, I thought. 'As long as I have silver, I can buy unlimited stuff, but that's not the case.
Rowan thought for a moment and didn't purchase the item that still had some time before expiring, he clicked on the other new option, which was [Stats].
[Name: Rowan Oakvale.
Level: Elite Soldier. (60%) (4 x ARM)
Tip: To level up, learn 2 more weapons and do 100 push-ups, 100 sit-ups, 100 squats, and a 10 km (6.2 mile) run.]
This…this is nice actually. This world has many types of ranks for a soldier, and the system counts it as a level. The former owner of this body was a good swordsman, archer, and wielder of a great axe and could also ride a horse, so maybe that's why it's like 4 x arm.
Rowan understood the basics, but he was uncertain about everything. What he liked most was the fact that the system was giving him tips. He liked it because he had no idea how he should go about his training, now he does.
Rowan closed the panel and entered the [System Market] and purchased the Elite Soldiers at once because the more men he has, the better, and these ten people were Elite Guard like him.
[You have 19,800 Silvers.]
[Purchased Elite soldiers are on their way.]
Rowan, seeing this, frowned because he thought they would magically appear in front of him, but it seems the system has different plans. Then he checked the system market again, and it was empty, so he understood that the item to buy was not always available.
Rowan closed his system panel and lay down on his bed. The bed was rough, but he was getting used to it.
2 hours later.
*Knock-Knock*
"My Lord? are you wake?"
Hynek's voice broke Rowan's sleep. Rowan stood up and opened his chamber's door and saw Hynek was outside holding a torch and wearing his gear.
"What's the matter? Can't sleep?"
Rowan asked, he knows there's something urgent but talked in a little funny tone to ease the tension in the air.
"My lads were on the castle watch today, they suddenly saw ten men coming from far away and reported it to me. Henry is patrolling the village currently with his men, that's why I disturbed you."
Rowan, hearing that, frowned. Ten men was too much, if they wanted to harm them, they could have. He didn't know what their intention was, but he had to do something.
"I guess I will come with you. Are they aggressive or hostile?"
Rowan asked, then picked his coat from the wooden chair and walked downstairs with Hynek. He was gathering as much information as possible before talking.
"No, on the contrary, they are suspiciously well-behaved and asked for you by your family name."
Hynek said that they reached the Inner Bailey courtyard, saw Bernard was waiting for him, and also saw his old wife, and Agnes tensed.
"Bernard, accompany me, you ladies!! Go back to sleep. I will handle whatever comes this way. I am still alive, after all."
Rowan said to Agnes and her mother with a chuckle and walked towards the outer bailey.
"Didn't you hear what the Lord said? Go back to sleep."
Bernard said to his wife and daughter and then walked with Rowan and Hynek.
Rowan saw there were two lads with torches watching the walls, which were broken but gave higher ground to view, and two more with torches guarding the ten men who were only wearing small pants and standing with vigor.
They are strong, if they attack, we might not survive.
As Rowan approached the outer bailey courtyard, the ten men seeing him kneeled down with one knee to show him loyalty.
"We greet Lord Rowan" x 10
Ten people simultaneously said they almost scared the two new guards who were watching over them.
Rowan frowned, then remembered the system said something about elite soldiers being on their way or something.
"Rise Men"
[Name: Kunesh
Loyalty: 100/100. (True Heart)
Level: Elite Soldier. (88%) (5 x ARM)
Tip: To level up, learn 1 more weapon + 200 push-ups, 200 sit-ups, 200 squats, and a 20 km (12.4 mile) run.]
Rowan, seeing this, raised an eyebrow with shock, then looked at the others, and they had the same level and the same loyalty, just the difference was their names, that's all. They were better soldiers than he was.
Thank God. This stats panel was a godsend.
The Rowan looked at his two companions for comparison, Hynek and Bernard.
[Name: Hynek
Loyalty: 90/100 (True Heart)
Level: Superior Soldier. (40%) (2 x ARM)
Tip: To level up, learn 1 more weapon + 100 push-ups, 100 sit-ups, 100 squats, and a 10 km (6.2 mile) run.]
[Name: Bernard
Loyalty: 75/100 (Iron Bound)
Level: Superior Soldier. (10%) (2 x ARM)
Tip: To level up, learn 1 more weapon + 1000 push-ups, 1000 sit-ups, 1000 squats, and a 100 km (60.2 mile) run.]
It seems this old man can't level up for quite a while, but he is very loyal for a person who I just met.
"My lord, we have traveled from far after hearing Lord Alaric dismissed you. I hope we didn't disturb your sleep."
Kunesh, the first one standing among the ten newly arrived people, said he looked like he was very sorry.
"No, what are you saying? It's been a while, Kunesh."
Rowan said with familiarity, he suddenly got a memory of him saving these people from certain death, it was the system's doing, it was giving him a real-life human with altered memory rather than a puppet.
"Yes, I and the brothers you saved are ready to serve you if you will have us, in your service."
Kunesh said with a hand in his chest, and the rest of them followed.
Hynek and Bernard were so amazed that they could only look at each other. These soldiers were top-tier people, and they were here to serve their lord. What an amazing person their lord was.