Chapter 19 Oath
Early the next morning, since most of the monsters in the vicinity had been cleared of yesterday's operation, everyone except for the logistics staff and researchers had a day off.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Before dawn, there was already a person at the shooting range who was practicing marksmanship here, and that person was the Goblin Slayer.
In the past few days, fighting with firearms has made him see the horror of guns, and at the same time, he has also made him realize his own shortcomings. Compared to other soldiers, his marksmanship still needs to be improved, so he will practice here for two hours every day.
This is mainly due to the fact that the daily share of bullets limits his practice time, and the ammunition depot cannot be endless, providing soldiers with bullets for you to practice. Except in exceptional circumstances, a soldier's daily share is usually limited to 500 rounds.
"Found it! Okborg, you're here. At this moment, Qili and Sylvia walked over.
"Good morning, Mr. Goblin Slayer!" Qili greeted with a smile.
The Goblin Slayer nodded, "Good morning." ”
"There's no one here either, huh? Why is the base so deserted today, are you sleeping lazy? Sylvia looked at the empty shooting range, and many soldiers started their morning jog early in the morning, but she hadn't seen a few soldiers along the way today.
"I heard that today they are going to take something called a language mushroom, and they will sleep for a day." Goblin Slayer replied as he reloaded his rifle.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
"What is a language mushroom?"
"A mushroom that you can learn the lingua franca by eating it." Kiri replied helpfully.
"Huh! It's amazing. And how do you all know? Sylvia looked at the two of them suspiciously, obviously they are on the same team, why do you know so much?
"Mr. Driver."
After the Goblin Slayer finished firing today's share of bullets, he put the gun back in place and said to the two, "The application has been approved, and Zero said that you can join the army by taking the oath at noon." ”
"Huh!?"
At noon, the flag-raising platform in the center of the base.
Thousands of people have gathered here, and they have all come to observe the oath of enlistment of the supernumerary team after hearing the news.
Most of them had only heard of such a supernumerary team, but few of them had seen it with their own eyes, after all, they had only been here for three or four days.
Goblin Slayer, High Elf Sylvia, Dwarven Iron Wine, Lizardman Grimm, Elf Bernard, and Priest Kiri stood under the national flag, looking up at the golden flag with a serious expression.
"The oath begins!"
Hearing this, everyone straightened their backs, put their left hand on their backs, and beat their hearts with their right hands.
Bang!
"Me! Sylvia (Iron Wine, Grimm, Berna, Kirly, Goblin Slayer) swears an oath to become a citizen of the Great Xia Empire in the Eastern Continent, and I will pledge allegiance to His Majesty the Xia Emperor in accordance with the law! ”
"I will be loyal to the Emperor! Loyal to the country! Be loyal to the people! ”
"I will shoulder the sacred duty of a soldier and use my body to defend against all foreign enemies! Defend the Motherland! ”
"I will dedicate everything to Dongxia!"
"Me! Sylvia (Ironwine, Grimm, Bella, Kirly, Goblin Slayer) will be borderless! Walk with the country! Dream with the country! ”
"With the country! Rest together! ”
"The oath is complete! Rise! Salute! ”
All the people who came to the ceremony stood up from their stools, put their left hands on their backs, struck their hearts with their right hands, and gave a military salute to those who took the oath.
Boom!
"Willing to dedicate everything to Dongxia!"
Boom~Bang!
As the salute was raised, the mighty oath-taking ceremony came to an end, and everyone in the team successfully obtained their military ID cards and citizen ID cards.
At the same time, after a day and a night, the actions of the Eastern Xia Kingdom yesterday finally reached the ears of those in power in various countries.
Seeing this powerful alchemy empire that suddenly appeared, the heads of state were both scared and glad that at least this empire was on the side of order.
Don't look at the fact that they are chasing chaos now, in fact, they have already fallen into the quagmire of war. The materials needed for war are constantly devouring the material, manpower, and financial resources of all countries.
At this time, if a powerful empire suddenly intervenes and targets them, the delicate balance that has been maintained for many years will be completely broken, and the whole world will be thrown into chaos.
Kingdom of Grassland, Royal Palace.
Glassland III put down the parchment in his hand, and a deep fear flashed in his eyes.
"The Eastern Xia Kingdom seems to be countless stronger than I imagined."
If this information is not wrong, then the iron bird of yesterday alone, with its incredible maneuverability and flying ability, can press the Kingdom of Glasland to the ground and rub it. Unless they have dragons on their side, they'll be able to beat us like they're playing.
Non-human countries are a little better, and they have accumulated a lot of powerful magicians with their long lifespans. If it weren't for the brave human beings, those non-human countries would not be on an equal footing with them.
"Your Majesty, there is one more thing, and that is that the Wizards' Guild is likely to go to them." The messenger said.
"Take refuge in them? It's unexpected, and it's reasonable. Glaslan III rubbed his brows, "And the Eastern Xia Kingdom is also a human country, which is not contrary to their philosophy, not to mention that there is also amazing alchemy there." ”
"Your Majesty, what then? Do you really want to let the Eastern Xia Kingdom develop and grow on the border of our country? The messenger was worried, he had thought that this flying weapon should be very valuable, and there should not be many of them. But yesterday's overwhelming flying iron bird slapped him in the face.
What can I do? Do you want me to send troops to drive them away, it's one thing to fight them or not, and I'm afraid that I won't be able to fight them when the time comes. People can fly, you want me to hit my head?!
The appearance of the Eastern Xia Kingdom made him realize that the Ten Continents now have a fatal shortcoming, that is, they can't fly!
Now only a small number of strong people have the ability to fly, and this part of the strong people usually use it to fight dragons. But if it is placed on a vast battlefield, it is simply impossible for them to deal with an overwhelming number of flying enemies.
"It's mainly about friendship, and you go to the camp of the Eastern Xia Kingdom tomorrow to ask them for help."
"Huh?" The envoy was stunned, although the front line of their Kingdom of Glasland was a little tight, but it had not yet reached the point where they needed to ask for help from other countries.
"Your Majesty, our country has not yet reached the point where it needs assistance, why..."
Graslan III smiled mysteriously and interrupted, "No, we need assistance, and the land you told them to take back from the Demon God Army is all theirs." ”
This was actually a conspiracy by Glasland III.
What did the Eastern Xia Kingdom come here for? Knowledge & Resources. The former can be obtained peacefully, the latter cannot, and can only be robbed. Since you can't beat them, why don't they join them now. And now the land occupied by the Demon God Army is not from the Kingdom of Glasland, so I don't feel distressed, I don't feel distressed.
Think about it from another angle, even if he doesn't send an invitation from the Kingdom of Grasland. When other countries saw the powerful force of the Eastern Xia Kingdom, they would also send invitations to the Eastern Xia Kingdom to fight against the Chaos Party together to relieve their pressure.
What the Eastern Xia Kingdom needs now is a reason to intervene in the war, a name. Since no matter what, I can't stop the Eastern Xia Kingdom from interfering in the war, so it is better for me to sell the Eastern Xia Kingdom a favor, and maybe I can drink a soup after them.
As for the so-called Ten-Power Pact, it is simply a piece of waste paper that can be torn up at any time. There are only interests between countries, and there is no absolute contract between countries.
"Finally, inform the Knights and send 100 knights to clean the goblins in the sewers of the Water Capital."
Glaslan III now had to gather all the forces he could to prepare for a new war that might arise in the future. At that time, it will no longer be a war with clear camps, as it is now, but a big scuffle, just like in the era of theocracy.
"Yes."
When the envoy had withdrawn, Graslan III leaned back in his chair, looked up at the high ceiling, and sighed, "I prefer the life of an adventurous king to the deceitful life of a king." ”