An hour later, tired, hungry and embarrassed, the two returned to the small dilapidated house of Dark, the headquarters of the 1643 mercenary team, to their surprise, there were several more people in the hut, including Sean, George, and an old man they didn't know. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Seeing the disgraced appearance of the two of them, George waved his hand: "The bath water is ready, take a bath first, and then eat." ”

"Uh...... Huh?" Duck was stunned, and said to himself, is this my home or yours?

"Let's go!" Riley pinched her little nose and gesticulated desperately, "it stinks to you." Remember to soak in the tub and rinse with water!"

Duck is getting more and more confused, why do you even have to teach the bathing process?

Isabella looked at him with a smile as well, her little hand quietly fanning the tip of her nose.

Sean stood up: "Let's go, I'll teach you to wash." ”

The old and the young went out, and half an hour later, the two came back in a new way, each wearing a brand new black suit, looking energetic. The three of them sat down at the dining table, which was already full of silver plates and bowls, complete with meat and vegetables.

George said: "Since I am the owner of your 1643 team, as long as I go out on a mission, I will naturally bear the logistics costs, eat first, and then have a meeting." First of all, I would like to introduce the old gentleman next to me, Mr. Hannibal, the former deputy minister of the commuting department of the city hall, and the commander-in-chief of the dredging of the city's sewers five years ago. ”

Hannibal was a short old man in his sixties, wearing a pair of one-eyed glasses, with a graceful demeanor, and bowing slightly to the crowd.

George continued: "Mr. Hannibal will introduce the details of the sewers in a moment. Now, everybody, please. Also, when eating, please refrain from talking. ”

Suddenly there was a clanging of cups and plates.

George used to talk with his sister while eating, but now, somehow, as soon as George opened his mouth, he lost interest in speaking, and his mouth was full of hysteries, but his eyes were not idle, dripping and turning.

Isabella sat across from Dark, and couldn't help but smile quietly as she watched his eyes roll around and chew on his mouth.

Twenty minutes later, a lively and silent working meal ended. George and the others are guests, and it is always difficult to ask people to clean up, Riley, the mercenary captain, had to do it himself, and Darker also followed behind to try to help, and he also knocked over a soup bowl, and suddenly there was a burst of chickens and dogs.

Everyone sat down again, and Hannibal said, "These two are the top soldiers who scout the sewers, right? The sewers have not been dredged for many years, and there are many toxins and diseases underneath. ”

Duck nodded, "We know." The bathwater is ingredient -- how can there be green bathwater?"

Royce said: "Sailors also have this rule, when they enter the native village, as long as they enter the indigenous village, the people who come back first go to the sampan and rinse it three times with seawater, and they have to use a brush dipped in potion to clean it, that feeling...... It's a lot worse than that. ”

Duck remembered the rat kingdom in the sewer and couldn't help but say, "We found a lot of rats in the sewer......"

Hannibal waved his hand lightly: "Yes, the sewers are the most special place in Port Snell. If you want to explore further, you must be well prepared. Here's a brief introduction to the sewers, Mr. Sean. If you have any other questions, read the brief before speaking. ”

Duck decisively shut his mouth.

Sean got up and handed out a stack of pamphlets to everyone.

There was a rustle of pages in the room.

Hannibal couldn't help but smile appreciatively at the corner of his mouth, and whispered to George: "Master George, the quality of your team is quite high. Young, energetic, with a strong sense of discipline and a reasonable career allocation. Even more rare is all literacy – which means a strong and rapid learning ability that is the key to becoming a strong team. ”

"Thank you. There are also a lot of questions, and you need to worry about it. ”

"I did my best. With that, Hannibal quietly got up and walked slowly behind the group.

No one paid attention to him, whether it was Dark, Royce, or Riley and Isabella, all four of them were engrossed in studying the pamphlet in their hands, not a word, a cough.

Hannibal nodded to George, who got up and walked outside with him, even though the wooden door creaked as he went out, but did not make the young people look up even once.

When he went out, there were already stars outside, and looking up at the bright galaxy, Hannibal let out a long breath: "Master George, actually, I have always been suspicious of you, thinking that you have relied on the shadow of your father to get to this point, but after listening to the matter of Kosarocchi and Sean, and looking at the way you chose people, I found that I was very wrong. ”

George smiled, "Miss Riley is the master of West, Miss Isabella is a disciple of Urbino the Lightwalker, there is no doubt about the level of these two, and Duck and Royce are quite flexible in thinking, and given time, their achievements may not be below those of the two girls." ”

"These young people are very good, will they take on the future of alchemy?"

"No, it's just a young shoot that has just broken the ground, and I can't afford it, and it's going to be a long time coming. ”

"Looking at the current situation, I'm afraid there is not much time left - they still don't even know what alchemy is. ”

George continued to smile: "Isn't training in battle what you're best at?"

Hannibal was stunned for a moment and said with a smile: "It turns out that you dug up our shriveled old bones from the grave and arranged all kinds of adventures to relieve our worries, just so that we can train them with peace of mind?"

George said: "The old soldier will not die, but his back will gradually disappear." Wars can be lost, but the spirit lives on. ”

This sentence made Hannibal freeze, and after a long time, he whispered, "I'm sorry, I'm ...... Be still. ”

Hannibal walked briskly across the corner. But George heard very distinctly the low sigh of ambition coming from behind the corner of the house.

George stared silently at the clear stars in the night sky, and when he came back to his senses, he saw Hannibal walking steadily.

The pace is steady and strong, the breathing is even, every cell in the body seems to be full of explosive power, every step is full of strength, every breath, is even and long, George almost had the illusion for a moment, it is not Hannibal walking on the opposite side, but an old lion.

Hannibal spoke: "I just got the impression that it was not in the shack in the old town of Port Snell, but in the operational command room of the city of Jerusalem. I haven't felt this feeling in thirty years. ”

"Are you happy with this group of recruits?"

"They're a bunch of scum! I'm going to turn them into steel!" Hannibal said through gritted teeth, "they're going to die!"

George smiled and shook his head, "No." ”

"I will throw them into the blackest cells and torture them with terror and pain until they can crawl out of despair and stand before me again - they will die!"

"Be sure to die," George's smile was as bright as the sun, "and it's not me who is unlucky, anyway." ”

Hannibal laughed.