Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info"Less women, more use of your brains, which I am afraid have long since been rusted, honorable gentlemen, the elite of the Empire!" ”

Dressed in gorgeous regular clothes, accompanied by the Pope, who was somewhat in a better mood, Rolf held a simple banquet, looking at the hundred and ten nobles with different faces in front of him, Rolf pursed the corners of his lips slightly with disdain, stretched out his finger and pointed to the long sword and armor on the table and shouted

"Look what this is? Even I, who have the supremacy of the entire empire, can't help but envy the wealth of that hillbilly at some point, is there a gentleman who is proficient in arithmetic who can tell me how much gold is worth such a well-made set of armor and weapons in the imperial capital? How many years will he be able to pay taxes to the filthy peasants in your land? And that's just the standard equipment of the heavy infantry under Leo, and how many so-called champion swordsmen have we killed? Thousand? Two thousand or three thousand? Who can feel the slightest bit of heartache from that hillbilly? ”

Under Rolf's telling, some sharp-minded people soon calculated the approximate amount, maybe the money represented by a few sets of champion swordsman armor would not move them, but thinking of the thousands of numbers, even the richest nobles couldn't help but swallow a few mouthfuls of saliva quietly, greed gradually overwhelmed fear......

Rolf on the stage had not finished speaking, playing with the standard long sword in his hand, and the words that came out of his mouth ignited the passion of the nobles even more

"What is this? Think of the knights of the so-called Duchy of Pande, even the weakest knights of the dawn, their equipment and armor can almost become a treasure in the secret chambers of some barons and even counts, and the Knights of Punishment ...... Hehe, in my opinion, each of their equipment can be the finale at the Imperial Capital Auction House! ”

Holding a sword flower with one hand, Rolf thrust the long sword in his hand into the table, and said with a soft snort and a bewildering tone

"So, guys, are there still people who are worried that they have lost too much, and even if they win, they will not be able to make up for it? Or is there anyone who is not interested in the mysterious, almost limitless wealth of this hillbilly? Do you know what I think? I can barely wait to defeat that idiot once and for all and take everything for myself! Perhaps, I need to build a larger vault in my palace now? ……”

"Hehe~ Your Majesty, you have actually misunderstood everyone, none of us has ever wavered in our loyalty to you, and everyone has extremely agreed and supported this just war launched by the Empire, and we are still willing to fulfill our obligations as courtiers in the days to come, and accompany you until the complete defeat of Leo and his ridiculous kingdom!"

In the midst of the noise, a nobleman dressed in duke's costume came out of the crowd with a smile, first bowing deeply, and then trembling the fat on his face and subconsciously rubbing his hands to show loyalty to Rolf, as if he was not the loudest shouter among the noisy and dissatisfied people before......

"Idiot fat pig!"

He cursed viciously in his heart, but Rolf seriously comforted and praised the Duke with a hearty and kind smile on his face, maybe even a pig should be worth a pig in his heart

Taking a deep look at Rolf and the noisy nobles below, Pope Nathaniel spoke softly beside him

"If the war is won, any wealth, armor, weapons, and women's churches can be given up, Leo's wealth is enough to satisfy you and these fools, and I have only one request, that Leo or his men have a blue spherical gem that must all go to the church! For this reason, the Church will fully obey your orders and will in the war that follows! ”

Holding his chin and half-squinting his eyes for a moment, Rolf nodded heavily

"Deal! Solidarity is the basis of victory, and I'm glad you finally recognized it......"

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Three weeks later......

"It's time to eat!"

Dressed in relatively good but dirty leather armor, a junior officer of the infantry pinched his waist, stirred vigorously in the iron pot on the bonfire with a long-handled wooden spoon, and rudely spat out thick phlegm to the side and shouted, the midday sun was a little dazzling, and the uneven appearance of the painted iron pot looked even more shabby and decadent under the reflection of the light

There was no expected answer, and there was no emotion in the empty eyes of a small group of sword and shield soldiers scattered around, sitting or lying around, and the weapons and shields they carried were thrown aside, so they stood up and slowly gathered around and walked towards the bonfire......

Holding a strange container for rice, an elderly soldier with white hair and beard did not rush to eat, looked at the black soup in the iron pot and licked his dry lips, barely showed an ugly smile, and whispered to the junior officer with his big yellow teeth

"Long ...... Sir, can you let the brothers take advantage of the rest to go out and find something to eat by themselves, and eat this every day...... Not to mention diarrhea, it really can't fill the appetite, and now many people can't even pick up weapons, how can they fight?"

Licking the tip of his tongue between his teeth, the junior officer glanced at the cautious veteran beside him in disgust, lowered his head and spit out a mouthful of thick phlegm again, and stretched out his hand to push it hard

"Get out, get out of the way if you don't eat, don't think Lao Tzu doesn't know what your idea is, the legion commander has issued the latest order, if someone in any squad takes the opportunity to escape, all the other members of the squad will be punished with whipping, don't bother Lao Tzu if you want to die, look over there, there is still something to eat now, you pigs should be happy!"

The two young men hurriedly supported the stumbling veterans, these soldiers who were only farmers two years ago had anger on their faces, but none of them dared to accuse the officers directly, they didn't have to look back to know what the other party was referring to, and on the temporary wooden pillars not far away, more than three dozen soldiers were firmly tied to them, and let the scorching sun drain the last shred of moisture from their whip-riddled bodies and slowly wail to death......

"Damn, I curse these bastards, people are not livestock, how can they last by eating these grass seeds and plant roots every day!"

Hurriedly reached out to cover the mouth of the complaining soldier, and after seeing that the officer did not notice, the veteran pulled the other party's collar and shouted

"Do you want to die, in the eyes of those big people, we low-level soldiers are not even as valuable as their war horses, it's better to think about how to survive if you have time to complain......"

Looking around again, enduring the unpleasant smell and putting on a bowl of somewhat disgusting soup, the veteran pulled a few soldiers back into the shade, shook the greasy sweat on his neck, and said to his companion in a very low voice

"I'm old, this fate is destined to be thrown on this strange land, I can't run and I can't run! You are different, find a chance to run away from anyone, this is a road of no return without any end and no hope......"