Chapter 14: Man on the Journey
Even in remote areas, there are roads, most of which are for merchants or displaced civilians, and deep traces of long carriages can be seen in the middle of the roads.
From time to time, the woods on both sides of the road made various sounds, including the chirping of birds, insects, and even the roars of animals.
The early morning mist shrouds the surroundings, making people's field of vision very low, but fortunately, it doesn't last long for a while, and it always dissipates before the sunlight breaks through the barrier.
At this time, Luther, who was sitting in the front of the carriage, was really hurt by the upheaval of the carriage, and he couldn't stand it even if he wasn't in the carriage.
However, he really didn't want to ride a horse, so he could only choose to endure the destruction of his buttocks, because although his butt was better when riding, his crotch was badly destroyed.
The 16-year-old Luther is still quite tender for bullying at the moment, and although he has not reached the point of getting out of the water at the first setback, he is still not suitable for horseback riding.
"Uh-huh...... Hmph, hum, hum. ”
The journey was really boring, except for two encounters with wild beasts on the road, and at this time the two black-horned tigers were also worn in strings and hung on the knight's buttocks as trophies.
So Luther could only hum a song by himself, but no one else was dissatisfied except for the coachman and the knight Artus.
"Lord Earl, if you snort, I want to smoke my horse. ”
"Oh, am I too rhythmic?"
"No, it's the sound that reminds me of racing. ”
Carriage racing is a hobby among the nobility that can kill boredom, but it also costs a lot of gold to go once, and it is rare to hold such an event except for celebrations and royal houses, after all, the cost is too great.
Of course, if you are really a local tyrant, you can't do it, for example, the most famous and wealthy Duke Victor Casse will hold it every few months, sometimes even twice a month, and its financial resources can be seen how amazing.
"Oh, Canadian Solar, you've raced before, and it's a shame for a knight to do this, right?"
Usually the people involved in racing are trained slaves or civilian soldiers, because racing is too dangerous.
In particular, there are accidents in almost every race at the turn, so most people don't choose this profession for money, of course, if the amount is too large, it is another matter.
"Yes, Lord Earl, but I wasn't a knight at the time, and I participated on a temporary basis, and three gold coins are too rich. ”
This time Luther went to ask for help and asked to travel lightly, and after the butler agreed, he arranged 5 knights to escort Luther, these five knights were all old men in the castle except for Canadian Solar, and their strength and experience in facing emergencies were not comparable to the new knight Canadian Solar, so Canadian Solar was arranged to drive the carriage.
"I feel so stupid now, and if I hadn't been lucky, I would have almost died. ”
Then Canadian Solar recounted the scene when he was rubbed by the carriage next to him and almost fell off, and now he is still scared for a while.
To say that the values of the people here are very strange, they die peacefully for the people they are loyal to, and it is not impossible to die because of money, it depends on the amount of money.
Just as a human life is marked with a price, a slave may fight a fellow slave because of a piece of black bread, and some commoners may have bad intentions because of a few gold coins, and the knights can no longer buy them for dozens or hundreds of gold coins.
So Luther has always been very puzzled by the values of these people, but I think it may be a consequence of class division.
"Then you are indeed quite fateful, I heard that Sass said that you were a knight who joined the Sears family after I was born?"
"That's right, at that time, I only later learned that my ancestors were actually Earl Sun's subordinates.
At that time, it was Master Sass who helped me look it up. ”
When it comes to Earl of the Sun and Sas, Canadian Solar has two different kinds of respect, one is adoration and the other is gratitude.
Canadian Solar's family originally had a title, but it was forgotten after its decline, in fact, his exact name should be Baron Canadian Solar.
At that time, there were many baronies, and a barony like this, which was even a nobleman and did not cost much, was a very good reward, and it turned out to be true.
The Earl of the Sun is the unique name of Ritu Sears, the founder of the Sears family, and it is said that the ancestors are super strong and magical, and the battle is full of fire within a radius of several hundred meters, and all enemies are hopelessly afraid.
"Have you ever thought about restoring the glory of your family?"
Luther's question was very clever, unless ordinary people are fools who are content with the status quo, how can there be no one who wants to restore the glory of the family?
So Luther asked this to get the conversation down the hook to see if this Canadian Solar was worth cultivating, and if he could, he would treat him as a confidant.
"Of course, Lord Earl, this is how we people were educated from childhood, my grandfather told my father, my father told me, generation after generation.
But how difficult it is to restore the glory of the past, and I am not even living well with myself at present. ”
Luther raised his eyebrows and deliberately pretended to be displeased: "Oh? The Sears family treats you badly? I remember that in the most difficult time, it was only 20% less salary, and all other expenses still haven't changed, right?"
Knights and soldiers are the foundation of a family's survival, so no matter how poor a family is, they will not delay it by handing over their salaries, and even if they are dismissed directly, it is better than this.
"Forgive me, Lord Earl, I didn't mean that. ”
"Oh, what do you mean?"
Seeing the earl next to him laughing and teasing himself, he smiled bitterly before saying, "It's not because of any bad things in the family, because my father insists that his son is the best, as long as one of them can be promising, he can support the whole family."
So I have 7 siblings in my family, and I am the eldest son. ”
Niu Cha, a family of 8 children, it is strange that Canadian Solar's father can give birth, and no wonder Canadian Solar is not very interested in the title of baron, it turns out that his father is still there.
But the Canadian Solar family is still quite rich, and they can support 8 children, which is really amazing.
"So most of my expenses go to my family, but because of this, my younger brothers are idle as a whole......"
After a few words, Canadian Solar didn't speak again, probably thinking of something unhappy, and all that remained on his face was helplessness and a slight anger.
All you could hear was the squeaking of carriages and the hoofs of horses in front and behind, and the atmosphere was now a little stiffer.
"If nothing else, Earl, the place where I serve may be a troublesome place, will you go with me?
For now, though, let's deal with the Minahir family. ”
Luther casually mentioned it and didn't let the other party answer now, after all, if he couldn't get over this time, he would be a count in name only, although he would not be killed, but it was estimated that the result would not be much better.