Chapter Ninety-Five: When the Conscription Proceeds
Zamar Cooper tied his bags and carefully inserted his sword into the brown belt, his sword was an ancestral heirloom, and it was sharper and more advantageous than the standard iron sword that the lord had lent to the militiamen. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
"Zamar, do you have to go? The orcs in the Elwyn Forest are terrifying. Percy, the young wife, came out of the room with her son in her arms, her eyes were red, and it was obvious that she had cried.
Reaching out and holding his wife's face, and then kissing it gently, he said softly with a relaxed expression: "Don't worry, my dear, my ancestor is a powerful knight, and I will definitely cut down those beasts with my own hands to avenge your parents and brother." ”
He picked up the child who had been crying, tied his tender face with his beard, and said warmly: "When the orcs are expelled, we will move to the Elwyn Forest and inherit your family's farmland, I think my son will definitely become a new knight!" ”
Percy was still grieved, she had seen the cruelty and horror of the orcs! His younger brother, a non-commissioned officer of the Seventh Legion of the Stormwind Kingdom, was violently twisted by an orc and broke his neck!
She was very satisfied with her current life, a stable working environment, a gentle and courageous husband, a newborn child, and a large house better than most people in the western wilderness, and she did not understand why the benevolent lord would take the initiative to attack the orcs, she had heard that the walls of the West Spring Fortress were almost completed.
"Woo--" The door was violently slammed, wiping the corner of her eyes and tears flowed from her eyes, and Percy opened the door without saying a word, it was Kull, her husband's best playmate when he was a child, and their neighbor.
"Oh! Zamar, what did you do! How Percy is crying! "As soon as he entered the door, he yelled and was very rude.
Kuhl was a bastard, and he didn't even think about it when he could marry a beautiful woman for just a piece of black bread, he would rather take the loaf of bread and play with a woman, and then while he was drunk, the women would snatch away the last grain of his family.
"Hey! Shut up fools! He had just coaxed his son to stop crying, but after Kuhl's loud voice, the child began to cry again.
Percy grimaced, took the child from her husband's hand, and walked into the room without saying a word, leaving it to the two men.
Zamar pursed his lips and pouted his head, indicating that the woman's mind was really hard to fathom, which provoked a hearty laugh from Kull.
Pouring a glass of water for his childhood friend, Zamar saw that he was wearing the worn leather armor of the Moon Creek Brigade, and said with some anxiety: "We belong to the lord now, you shouldn't still be wearing the armor of the Moon Creek Brigade." ”
The Moonstream Brigade's armor was crudely made and unsightly, and most importantly, it had a golden lion's head on a blue background on its chest, which was the mark of Stormwind, and the leather armor that the lord had lent to the militia in the village was better than this one.
"I don't want to wear such stupid leather armor, but I owe Lavis too much money." Kuhl spread his hands and said nonchalantly.
Oh, my God! Zamar hammered his forehead, Kuhl was different from Zamar, Zamar gave up his position in the Moon Creek Brigade when the mayor of the town said he would belong to the City of Angels, and returned home to take care of his pregnant wife.
Worthless, Kuhl, who often relied on Zamar for help, resolutely joined the lord's reserve army, preparing to become a powerful and well-paid legion guard. Well, it's actually because the food of the reserve army is better.
"How do you explain to your superior!" Zamar's tone was full of helplessness, he didn't understand how he could be so stupid!
The reserve army was basically a regular army, and a regular soldier used his armor to pay off his debts because of gambling, and Zamar could already imagine that the prison might be Kull's residence for the rest of his life.
"So I'm going to join the levy army with you, and it is said that the levy army will reissue armor, which is ten thousand times better than the reserve army!" Kuhl's indifferent look made Zamar's teeth itch with hatred.
"I think you need Kuhl's care." Suddenly, his wife's voice came from the room.
Looking at the door, and then at the beaming Kuhl, Zamar picked up his bag, silently opened the door, turned his head to take a deep look at the closed inner door, and stepped out firmly.
The streets of Mooncreek were filled with men with bags on their backs, some armed and walking alone or in groups to the designated registration points, some with crying family members behind them.
The militia that was drafted were all young people, and perhaps the war had not yet required middle-aged people to take up arms.
"Name! But the militia? "When Zamar and Kul arrived at the recruiting, there was already a long queue here, most of them were militiamen, but some were young people who wanted to try their luck.
Since he would be conscripted and would live in the barracks immediately, Zamar packed some blankets and cloaks, and although he knew that the barracks would probably distribute these things, he still felt that it would be better for him to bring some.
Soon it was Kull's turn, this bastard had to line up in front of him, and in the face of the recruiter's inquiry, Kul said calmly: "Kul Clark, the sword and shield hand of the Third Legion of the Reserve Army of Mooncreek Town. ”
The recruiter frowned, and he looked at Kuhl with a scrutinizing gaze: "Active soldiers are not part of the scope of recruitment, and your behavior is called desertion, brother!" ”
"Oh! You can't say that, but I told my superior, and he was very much in favor of me. Kull swore and said: "I believe that instead of wasting time here all day, it is better to go to the front line and kill a few more monsters for the great lord!" ”
Hearing Kuhl say this, the recruiter was obviously very happy: "Well said, brother! Probably thinking that this was not good, he suppressed his smile and said with a serious expression: "The reserve army is to protect the stability of the western wilderness, they are not wasting their time, but I think you need a new armor, after all, your leather armor is too ugly!" ”
Zamar was a little speechless, Kuhl had been talking since he was a child, and the girls loved to play with him because he always said things that others liked to hear.
Soon, Zamar also completed the quiz and obtained a wooden plaque engraved with three bars, which represented the number of his legions. He hurried to catch up with Kull, who was waiting for him, and asked in a low voice:
"Did you really tell your commander about joining the Levies?"
"Of course!" Kuhl swore an oath, but in the face of Zamar's puzzled gaze, he quickly changed his words: "I left him a letter, and I believe he will approve of me!" ”
"When did you learn to write?" Zamar was even more confused.
"Hey! Hurry up, you two! Our regiment sent you! But before Kuhl could reply, an officer in a blue smock with a sword and an iron nose guard shouted loudly.
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Just finished dealing with a green-skinned goblin, this hateful goblin actually took advantage of the war with the orcs to increase the price of food by 10%, for this price, of course, Edie could not agree, the two sides argued for a while, and finally broke up.
However, Edie is not in a hurry about this matter, and the grain planted first will be harvested in another week at most! Large wheat fields will free the western wilderness from the dilemma of importing food, and no longer have to be exploited by goblins in this regard.
"Lord Steward, I need your signature!" Cleo Param stops Edie and gives him a scroll.
Edie unfolded it and looked at it, his eyes immediately widened, and he shouted incredulously: "I want another 5,000 armor making materials!" I remember just giving them two days ago! ”
Wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, Cleo Param explained, "Yes my lord, we should be glad that in just one week we have managed to arm five thousand soldiers, and we are able to arm them quickly when the second wave of soldiers is recruited. ”
"The Second Legion has been recruited?!" Edie was a little surprised, he remembered that the First Legion had just embarked on their journey to the Westspring Fortress.
"Yes, sir! The Second Legion has been recruited, the Third Legion is already halfway there, and I'm sure it will be full soon, and you'll need to buy a batch of chainmail as a reserve! Cleo Param nodded and said solemnly.
Brushing his name on the paper, Edie muttered, "This is murder!" This is naked murder! ”
Seeing Edie's angry expression, Cleo Param said cautiously, "I think Ms. Isabel is doing the right thing, you will soon be the chief administrator of the entire Stormwind Kingdom." ”
Cleo Param is well aware of the situation of the western wilderness, which seems to be thriving, but it has reached its limit, and it is difficult for the population to supplement it except natural growth, which is a very good phenomenon in peacetime, but now it is war!
The disaster has led to an uneven distribution of the population, the situation of more men than women has plagued the western wilderness, a large number of bachelors under high-pressure management, barely maintaining basic morality, even so, some insults to women still occur, complaints have been brewing, and rapidly expanding.
In peacetime, this kind of thing can be quickly extinguished, but at some point, the slightest mistake will detonate it like a goblin explosive, and it will quickly deteriorate!
The attack on the Orcs, the recovery of Alwyn Forest and Stormwind successfully attracted the attention of everyone in the current Wild West, and the large number of levies also allowed the Bachelors to join the army, reducing the instability factor of the West Wilds.
"Nope! It was me who was murdered! Edie, who was almost crying, said: "Since the beginning of the war, we have not exported anything except basic taxes, not even a single piece of sawdust!" Now you still have to import weapons! Your lord, you can't do this to me! ”