The young man glanced up at Shen Mu, and then said, "You ask me why I keep sharpening this knife?" Let me tell you a story......"

It turned out that the boy was born in a small and unassuming village nearby, but even his parents did not remember the day he was born, because before him they had already produced eight boys - can you imagine what the birth of the ninth son meant for the family? You're right, nothing, they don't even remember that they have another son. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

But a year ago his parents finally realized his existence, because all eight of his older brothers died in the war with Nord, one after another... His brothers, summoned by the lord, put down their farming tools, walked out of the house, and never returned. Damn Nords, they are like a pack of bloodthirsty wolves, devouring all of my eight brothers, leaving no bones behind...

One day last April, the ghostly lord came to his door again and told his father that he had to sacrifice another son for the sake of the holy war. The boy said that it was the first time he had seen his father so angry, and he took the longbow from the wall that had been dusty for so many years, and did not hesitate to shoot the damned bastard with an arrow, but that day was the lucky day of the nobles, and the old bowstring broke before the arrow could be fired.

The earth-colored lord did not order the soldiers to arrest him, he stared at my father's trembling white beard for a moment, and then left in a daze.

After listening to this young man's story, Shen Mu was full of emotion, and asked, "So how old are you this year?" ”

The boy said, "What, you ask me how old I am?" I'm fifteen years old, are you going to be drafted? ”

Shen Mu nodded and said, "Yes, you are only fifteen years old, do you want to join the army to fight?" ”

"Yes," said the boy, "yes, because I'm going to war, and I'm going to kill eight Nords, and I'm going to cut them into slices, just like my dead brothers." ”

Shen Mu said: "Well, okay then, then you bring the knife you sharpened, and follow me in the future." ”

The young man said with a look of joy, "Thank you, great knight!" ”

Then Shen Mu recruited more than 20 Virginian recruits in a nearby village.

He led these Virginian recruits to kill several groups of pirates on the nearby beach, and some of the recruits died in the war, but the living recruits were trained.

Especially after being equipped with new equipment, it has been separated from the class of recruits. Because the opponents were relatively weak, the attrition in the battle was very small, except for one unlucky guy who was killed, and all of them were only slightly injured.

Moreover, after continuous fighting, the three servants have made great progress, but Shen Mu helplessly found that his judgment of the talent of the three people was completely wrong, the tall and mighty Mo Mocha showed extraordinary talent in the bow and arrow, Manid not only has superb business ability, but also can use heavy weapons with one hand, showing extraordinary wrist strength, and Yamila, who looks a little petite and thin, wields a one-handed sword smoothly, as if she was born to understand the grasp of inertia and the skill of borrowing strength.

Under Shen Mu's guidance, Mo Tea's archery skills have improved by leaps and bounds, but unfortunately the riding and archery is far inferior to Shen Mu. Manid's swordsmanship has also been greatly improved, and Manid, who was far inferior to Mo Tea, is already on par with Mo Mo Tea in terms of swordsmanship.

And it's a tea with a long body and long arms, and it can be used to attack from a long distance. Compared to Manid's effective kill radius of about 200 meters, Mo Mo Cha can shoot up to 500 meters, of course, the hit and damage are already insufficient, unless a stronger bow is used. In terms of rate of fire, Manid is about twice as fast as Mo Cha when it comes to accurate aiming, and Mo Cha can shoot up to thirteen arrows a minute. Of course, this is when Manid does not use these techniques of shooting several arrows at a time.

On this day, I had lunch in a small village and was restocked with food rations and water. We then set off north. Shen Mu led his men to kill another pair of pirates, and in this team of pirates, there was also an old pirate with a somewhat vicissitudes of life.

The old pirate was very helpless about the impending death, and told a story of his.

A year ago, he was a retired Nord veteran, who had completed thirty years of military service and returned to his hometown after losing two fingers and one ear on the battlefield, guarding a small hillside to live a miserable life. But he still thanked God that his brothers, who had been in the army with him, had now turned their bones to ashes. He renovated his thatched hut, bought farm tools, and prepared for a few days of peaceful birth, and if he was lucky, he could marry a widow.

The first visitor to his new house was a strange middle-aged man who gave him a cursory tour of his hut and offered to hire him to train soldiers for him. He believed that it was certainly not by luck that a person could survive on the battlefield for thirty years. When he asked which lord needed his services, the lord whispered, "Pirate." ”

Shen Mu asked, "You accepted his invitation?" ”

The old pirate hurriedly waved his hand and said, "No, of course I didn't agree to his invitation, I just finished my damn military service, and even God can't force me to return to the battlefield anymore." I told him that I didn't want to get into trouble, I just wanted to be a farmer. He smiled and said, 'May God fulfill you, brother, but don't get your hopes up, for I was also a peaceful farmer.' His words gave me a sense of foreboding. ”

Shen Mu asked strangely, "Then why are you a pirate again?" ”

The old pirate's eyes were a little cloudy, and after listening to Shen Mu's question, he sighed and said, "When I was about to harvest the first crop of wheat, the new military service law was promulgated. Because of the need for more soldiers, the thirty-year military service system was abolished, and the retirement age of soldiers was postponed to fifty years - yes, I had to fight for the nobles for another four years. I cursed the damned decree and spat a mouthful of phlegm on the conscription order handed to me, and the lord ordered my thatched hut to be burned. I sat down by the smoky ashes for a long time, until a man put his hand on my shoulder and asked me: Brother, do you still want to be a farmer? Since I can't escape the fate of fighting, I'd rather fight for myself! ”

"......" After listening to the story of this old pirate, Shen Mu was very touched in his heart, and felt that this old pirate still had a lot of combat experience, at least much stronger than the rookie egg, so he said: "Then are you willing to follow me to fight now?" ”

When the old pirate heard Shen Mu's invitation, his cloudy eyes suddenly brightened, and he hurriedly said, "Of course, I am willing to follow you, great knight!" ”