The sea breeze blows from the east, accompanied by the singing of seagulls, and the waves are lifted from the turquoise sea, and wave after wave crashes on the stone wall of the harbor, making a refreshing "click" sound. The bright sunlight pours down from the clear blue sky, and through the clear water, the blue waves are even more prominent, which is a good weather for sailing.

"The upper echelons of the Empire probably think the same way," thought Sergeant Alets Plath, "but how could this group of nobles think of letting so many troops go to sea, the barren sea has nothing of value in their eyes except for a few pearls and some delicious seafood. ”

Whether the upper echelons of the empire know about navigation Arletz doesn't know, but at least the planners of the navigation operation will definitely understand------ at least their staff will. But in any case, for Alex, who is just a small sergeant, whether it is a planner or a staff member, it is not a big person that he can contact, and it does not seem to be a big mistake to use the term high-ranking of the empire.

Alets is 20 years old this year, he is an orphan, at least since he was six years old, and he has no relatives, and his hands and feet are certainly not very clean to live in this feudal society for so long, and the reason why he "participated" in this voyage was precisely because of the petty theft and went to prison, and it happened that his lord was not very optimistic about this voyage, and because of the emperor's order, he had to send a sufficient number of troops, plus the decree stipulates that minor crimes can be replaced by short-term service, and Alez will become a prisoner into a forced service, a conscription into a militia, and a militia into a "regular army" , which is considered to have gathered the number of people.

However, this is also something that the lords know well, even His Majesty the Emperor is turning a blind eye, after all, there is no sufficient evidence to guarantee the benefits, it is just that the domestic contradictions are gradually intensifying, and a release point is needed, since it is clear that the interests of the nobles will be lost, and the task is not very important, so they will follow them, so Alleizi was "voluntarily" joined the "cannon fodder army".

"It's just that those knights don't look down on us cannon fodder," Sergeant Alez thought, "and I've made a few more bucks." ”

It is precisely because Aretz is in a recognized "cannon fodder army" that the knights are reluctant to serve as officers------ merit is not mixed, and danger is inevitable. The few knightly officers who still have no backstage, are not sociable, and are pushed out by others. No one is even willing to take on the post of an officer, so how can anyone take the position of a sergeant------ it is better to escape from this life-giving army.

It just so happened that Areci was young and strong, and compared with a group of thin serfs, the older beggars still had many advantages, so he mixed into the position of a sergeant, and took charge of the tenth man under him, and his salary was more. An ordinary soldier is paid 12 silver lebs a month, while a sergeant has 16 silver lebs.

Here is a brief introduction to the monetary system of the empire: the main currency of the empire is the gold kalun, generally referred to as a few gold or a few lun, one gold karen is equivalent to 20 silver Loeb, generally referred to as a few silver or a few cloth, and one silver Loeb is equivalent to 100 copper zlo, but the copper zlo as an auxiliary coin, is a coin engraving mode, so people are more accustomed to calling it loz rather than copper. And Six Loz can generally buy a pound of black bread that is not too bad, this kind of food to feed the hunger is enough to eat, and it is not something that ordinary civilians can afford, plus the soldier's food is provided by the employer, so the salary of the imperial soldier is not small on the surface.

However, on the surface, in fact, what a soldier can get is only half of the standard, but fortunately, the food and salary of this "cannon fodder army" are directly distributed by the royal family, and His Majesty the Emperor also attaches great importance to this operation, so there is a lot less greed for military affairs at all levels, at least the soldiers will not complain.

The quartermaster on top of Aletzi was either a little better-hearted, or hoped that he would die at sea with some points, and the deduction was less, so that he received a half-year salary of 12 silver Loeb for a total of 72 silver Loeb per month.

However, Alletse did not keep this half-year's salary by his side like others, and in addition, he had no relatives to worry about, and he did not need to protect his future, so he bought some sheepskin bags and some carpentry tools.

After all, no one has dared to set foot in the Sea of Storms for many years, even the rogue pirates are only entrenched on the islands off the coast, and no fishing boats, merchant ships, or warships have sailed back to the port before the storm season.

Living in a city adjacent to the stormy sea, Alezi knew the horror of the sea of storms in the rainy season, and when he was young, he lost his family and all the people he knew in that storm, and his survival can be attributed to miracles.

Growing up alone, he is not comparable to those numb serfs, although those commanders have made fanciful speeches, but he knows that this trip is definitely unlucky, the emperor's expectations determine that the fleet will not be able to return without development results, and the places that can be touched in the past have been discovered, and if you want to find something, you can only go forward in the storm season, once the ship is destroyed in the storm, these things can finally expand the slim hope by a few points, at least at that time it will be better than dozens of times the silver coins.

And today is the day of the fleet's departure, and after the supreme commander of the voyage, Viscount Eric Husson, delivered the oath of office to the officials of the Empire, Aretz also boarded the battleship with the troops.

To be honest, Aretz's luck is not bad, compared to those unlucky people who boarded light ships, Aretz's battleship is the flagship of the fleet "Golden Swallow", compared to the ships that sailed in the past, this tonnage and solidity can be said to be unique, although Aretz still has no confidence in withstanding the storm, but also sprouted a glimmer of hope from his heart------ in case he can survive the storm.

The fleet consisted of 16 capital warships, each carrying more than 150 basic soldiers and nearly 100 sailors, and the flagship "Golden Swallow" was even larger, carrying 300 soldiers plus 200 sailors and a team of "unlucky" guards. Coupled with other medium-sized ships, the total number of soldiers in the entire fleet reached nearly 6,000 people, and the total number of people reached 10,000 people------.

It stands to reason that a force of this caliber would not be handed over to a small court viscount, even if it was to appoint a powerful earl, but considering the danger of this expedition, this emperor's cronies who had recently done something stupid were awarded such a "special honor".

At this time, Viscount Eric stood on the deck of the "Golden Swallow" with an ugly face, looked at the port farther and farther away, clenched his fists and whispered gloomily: "Damn Rigoletto, damn clown." ”

Viscount Eric was a court nobleman, but he was not a merchant who donated money, nor was he a courtier in front of the emperor, he was a samurai, the emperor's arch guard warrior, responsible for the emperor's safety, although he was not a personal guard, the responsibility was not small, and he once sacrificed his life to save the emperor's life and was knighted for it. However, the internal resources of the empire became more and more strained, most of the fiefs were divided, and the royal property was reluctant to take out, so he had to be crowned a court viscount as a commendation. And this time he was "allocated" because he offended the red man in front of the emperor, the courtier Earl Gerak rabbittail.

This courtier count was a dilapidated little nobleman, unwilling to end up and took refuge in the emperor who had not yet ascended the throne, although he did not make much credit, he was proficient in the methods of pleasing the emperor, and even castrated himself to please the emperor, but he was extremely disgusted with others to mention it. And the "unlucky guy" Viscount Eric happened to call him Earl without a tail at a palace banquet, and usually others will be hated by him when they call him a rabbit tail, not to mention being directly called Tailless. So he made a slanderous speech to His Majesty the Emperor, and he overrode public opinion, and praised his enemy, Mr. "Unlucky Guy", as unique and unparalleled in the world, and thus became the commander of this fleet.

Although poor Viscount Eric knew that the other party had pushed him into the fire pit, he had to smile and express his gratitude, and held it until the voyage left the port.

Although he even had the intention of killing the Count of Rigoletto, considering the several guards that the Earl of Rabbittail had hired to prevent him from being killed by the outlaws, and the fate of his wife and children in case of failure, he could only break his teeth and swallow them in his stomach, and secretly resented.