"Report sir, I have something to say!" Anthony stood up and said loudly.

"Say it." Gerald said lightly.

"The route he took was not decided by him alone! It's up to us to decide! Therefore, Xiu should not bear all the faults! ”

"You mean, you want everyone to be punished the same as Shu, don't you?" A hint of amusement flashed across Gerald's face.

"Not really, sir!" Anthony replied loudly, "I only represent me personally, and if my actions make you unhappy, I am willing to bear the consequences together!" ”

"First of all, you have to be clear about one thing, Anthony. It's not that your actions make me feel unhappy, it's that your actions are wrong. Is there anything wrong with making a mistake and accepting punishment? ”

"It's... No. ”

"Or do you think I'll reduce the punishment a little bit and let you split it evenly?" His tone gradually froze, "You're naïve. Now you... No, you guys. You have three more crimes: first, you did not obey the orders of your superiors and left your post without authorization; Second: eavesdropping on the conversation of the superior, suspected of probing the superior's secrets; Third: trespassing into the office of the superior..."Gerald glanced at the door and added, "The people outside the door, as long as you draw a clear line with the people in the door, it can not be counted as the third violation, and your punishment will be lighter." ”

Several recruits outside the door glanced at each other, a little overwhelmed.

Gerald looked meaningfully at the people outside the door, and then turned his gaze to Xiu.

He suddenly yelled, "Lilum! ”

The little girl was frightened by this sudden roar, and her whole body jumped.

"In, in!"

"Tell them what their punishment is!"

"Leave the post without permission if you do not obey the orders of your superiors, twenty military whips, eavesdrop on the conversations of your superiors to probe the secrets of your superiors, twenty military whips; Trespassing in the office of the superior, forty lashes... A total of eighty lashes. Before Lirum could finish speaking, the knights' faces turned very ugly.

Seeing their reactions, Gerald sneered, "It seems that you know what flogging is all about, so you don't need to explain it to them, Lirum." ”

Whipping is the most common punishment in the military, but it is also the punishment that silences all soldiers.

No other, for many regular knights have had the terrible experience of having their bones broken with a whip.

The whipping depends entirely on how hard the executioner is forced. The deeper wound is the inside, the shallower is the outside. But no matter how hard you try, life is worse than death. That kind of severe pain is equivalent to getting into the pan of oil.

And there are many kinds of whips, the most vicious of which are those woven with thorns. It's a vicious thing that can pull all the meat off, and then there's the whip. This kind of whip is very rough, and usually only takes away the epidermis, and does not hurt the flesh, but the wound is extremely painful and vicious. And then there's the leather whip. This kind of whip does not hurt the skin, but the wound will be severely bruised and swollen, and it cannot be touched at all.

Even if you don't use these wattles, ordinary whips are not something that ordinary people can bear. And, the thinner the whip, the more terrible it is.

There is no difference between whipping a thin whip and cutting it with a knife, and even more so because the whip can be made roughly. Because the wound will be more painful then.

The most important thing is that there is no standard whip for punishment in the barracks. What kind of whip is used depends entirely on the mood of the executor, or the mood of the superior.

"Whoever does not violate the last rule is to be given forty lashes," added Lilum.

"It's still the people outside the door. Isn't there nothing to do if you draw a line? Gerald said sarcastically to the people in the room.

At this time, the faces of the recruits outside the door were not quite right.

They glanced at each other, as if asking for advice. But soon a smile suddenly appeared, and they all walked into the office, and the small room was suddenly crowded with people.

Many of the twenty-four knights who participated in the training are here.

Gerald sneered, "Stupid. ”

"Instructor, this is my mistake, please don't implicate others..."Xiu said suddenly.

"It's not your fault, they committed it, what does it have to do with you?" Gerald pointed to the twenty-four people in the room, "All of them have not grown their skills, and their tempers are quite big." Not convinced, huh? It's about camaraderie, right? I tell you, you can't do without eighty lashes! ”

"Sir Gerald, Xiu's sin—" she glanced at Xiu and Gerald.

"Count him eighty, pull it down and execute it." Gerard showed a hint of impatience, "Rodria, take them all outside, and you will carry it out yourself." ”

"Yes, sir." Rodria nodded in agreement.

"Wait!" Xiu spoke again, "Sir, this was my mistake, please... Please don't implicate anyone else. ”

Gerald: "As I said, it's not your fault, it's..."

"They did it because they cared about me, and I was the one who did it, so I should be responsible for their mistakes." Xiu said with his head down.

Gerald couldn't see his eyes, and his face was now under a shadow, and no one could see his expression.

Gerald looked at him very seriously for a long time.

He finally couldn't help but sneer.

"You just want to be a hero?"

"It's just a matter of seeking truth from facts, I was the one who put forward the opinions at the beginning, I was the one who took them up the mountain, I was the one who forced them to jump off the cliff, and I was the one who put the instructor in danger in the end, and now I have let them violate three military rules in a row because they are worried about me, and in the final analysis, it is me. If I can get them punished for me, I won't be qualified to be their partner anymore. ”

Gerald propped his hands on the table and looked down at Xiu, who was silent and bowed his head, "Do you think you did something wrong?" ”

"I accept the punishment, but I don't think I'm at fault." Xiu looked up and looked directly at Gerald.

These clear eyes are like a piece of pure and flawless amethyst, without a single blemish. Pure gold and firm.

For the first time, Gerald felt uncomfortable.

It's been a long time since anyone has looked him in the eye.

"Then why did you accept the punishment?"

Xiu was silent.

"Answer me, why should you be punished since you think you did nothing wrong."

Xiu said calmly

"Because..."

But when he began to say this, a trace of spark inexplicably swelled up in his heart.

This spark is faint, but... A spark can also start a prairie fire!

The spark was already a monstrous flame in an instant, and Xiu felt that this emotion called "anger" was violently like it was about to burst out from his chest!

"I don't have the strength to resist you."

He thought he would say it like Gerald yelled at him, but when he did, it was calm, without a trace of ups and downs, as if he was talking about something that was normal.

But this sentence made Susanna, Rodria and Lilum all stupid in place, and the twenty-three knights behind them looked at Xiu in amazement.

A hint of surprise flashed in Gerald's eyes.

But then there was a big laugh.

"Are you sure you will bear the punishment of eighty lashes for the twenty-three men behind you?" He said suddenly.

"That would have been my punishment." Xiu replied.

"How can it!"

"I disagree!"

"How can you be treated like this! It's not fair! ”

The recruits exploded all at once.

"Xiu, don't—" Luna was about to say something, but Gerald continued.

"Quiet." Two simple words made everyone subconsciously shut their mouths.

"Xiu, I will fulfill you. You can bear all for your people, plus yours, and the total workman is one thousand nine hundred and twenty lashes. This amount, to kill you... No, it's more than enough to kill twenty-four of you. Gerald sat back on his stool and looked at the twenty-four men in front of him huddled in the room

"Xiu Kaslana obeys."

"Yes." Xiu replied in a low voice.

"From now on, you will be the captain of the First Brigade of the Tenth Knights."