Chapter 32: Double, Double
"I ...... Can you enter the level?" Yunlang walked up to Mansa White and asked very flatly.
"When...... Of course, welcome, my lord!" she didn't get up, she didn't look up.
"Hehe, shouldn't you personally lead the way for me?" Yun Lang smiled lightly and asked noncommittally.
After hearing this, Mansha's body trembled slightly, she couldn't guess the young lord's true thoughts, so his hanging heart couldn't be easily put down.
"Yes......." She wanted to respond, but when the words came to her lips, she changed her mind again.
Suddenly, she looked up at the young lord with a soft face, and after secretly mustering up her courage, she asked in a trembling voice, "I offended you just now, am I really qualified to lead the way for you?"
"I appreciate your seriousness and responsibility, as the garrison officer here, you are careful and serious, which is very worthy of recognition. I was just a suspicious passerby before I identified myself, and you did that...... It's not an offense, it's a strict observance of duty!" Yun Lang defended her very kindly.
Mansha was a little stunned, she really couldn't figure out why this young lord would personally exonerate her. Stunned, he forgot to respond.
Yunlang didn't continue to urge, just stood there, waiting patiently!
Until now, he was still a little worried that this garrison officer would choose to take a risk in a panic and make a desperate bet.
"The master is still waiting for your answer!" Vivien reminded in a cold voice.
Mansha suddenly came back to her senses and hurriedly responded: "Yes, Garrison Officer Mansa White, immediately lead the Lord into the level!"
She stood up, and after saluting Yun Lang again, she turned to face the guards who followed, and ordered loudly: "Beat the drum and give an order, order all the guards stationed at Huya Pass to immediately go out of the pass and line up, and solemnly welcome the arrival of the lord!"
After her order was given, the guards who followed immediately divided into a few people and rushed back to convey it.
Soon after the "Knock ......", the dull drum beat was endless.
In an instant, a small team of twelve people ran out of the checkpoint one after another, lined up on the side of the road one after another, and gradually extended to Mansha's location.
The guards were well-armed, calm and solemn, and they ran vigorously and methodically.
"This is definitely a very effective team!" Yun Lang saw it in his eyes and immediately made a clear judgment.
He was a little glad that if these guards, under the orders of the garrison, launched an attack, he and Vivien might be able to escape, then the rest of the people would not survive.
At the same time, he also came up with other ideas: this female garrison officer should be a good leader of soldiers, if she can be willingly loyal and used by me, maybe she can train more useful soldiers for me...... When you get to Shining Gold Town, you must find a way to transfer her to your side, and then slowly win her over!
"Disciplined, well-equipped, and motivated....... Garrison officer, these subordinates of yours are all very good soldiers!" Yun Lang retracted his thoughts and praised a few words without hesitation.
Mansa nodded heavily, really proud of it!
Because she left all the best time of her life in Huyaguan, and finally let her bring out a team that can satisfy herself.
When she was a young girl, she went to study at the Imperial Royal Military Academy, and when she graduated, she failed to enter the Dragonwing Knights because of her gender. With this strong regret and unwillingness, she returned to Shining Gold Town.
She started as a squad leader, made many achievements, and gradually rose to the rank of garrison officer. After several rounds, he came to Huya Pass, which was almost deserted at that time, and served as the garrison officer here.
This uncared for tiger tooth pass is just enough for her to show her strength without any scruples.
She started as a squadron and grew up into a squadron, eventually reaching the point where the entire garrison could graduate from the Royal Military Academy.
Time flies, and before you know it, more than ten years have passed, and now she is no longer in her prime, and she is nearly thirty years old.......
Youth is not there, dreams are realized, although there are no regrets, but occasionally, there is still a sense of loneliness.
She had already given up the idea of getting married, and she had made up her mind to stay here for the rest of her life......
However, now, even this small wish may not be able to continue to hold on.
She had already seriously offended the new lord, and even if she didn't care about it now, the future would certainly not be easy, and it might not be long before she was forced to leave here.......
Thinking of this, her heart tingled faintly.
Helplessness, reluctance, regret, helplessness, loneliness...... A lot of emotions poured out!
Suddenly, in her proud eyes, there were crystal tears......
But she didn't want to expose her vulnerable side in public, so she secretly wiped it off!
When Yun Lang looked back at her, he happened to notice this...... My heart also trembled slightly.
The female guard's expression was like that of Vivien. Vivien is aggrieved and sad, is she too? Looking at this situation, she seems to be full of nostalgia for this place...... Are you worried that I, the lord, will be unfavorable to her in the future?" Yun Lang reacted extremely quickly, and immediately guessed seven, seven, eight, eight.
After gradually sorting out his thoughts, he couldn't help but be secretly happy, and said in his heart: Hehe, from this point of view, it is not impossible to recruit this female garrison, as long as you understand her resume and family situation in detail later, and then you can find a way to start...... Even if you can't get your wish in the end, you must become a good "friend" with her.
Mansha calmed down before she saluted Yun Lang and said, "Lord Lord, the guards have finished lining up, and you and your guards and servants can enter the Huya Pass!"
Yun Lang nodded, motioning to Vivien.
Vivien immediately beckoned to the people behind her, and the guards pushed the cart and came slowly.
"My lord, I have a request, I beg you to ...... Promise!" While waiting for the arrival of the cart, she suddenly thought of a slightly useful countermeasure, so she mustered up the courage to say it.
Yun Lang looked at her with interest and said with a light smile: "You talk about it first, if I can do it, I will seriously consider it!"
"Yes!" she sorted out her words before continuing, "My lord, when I manage the guards at the checkpoint, I have always pursued clear rewards and punishments, fairness and justice. I have offended your majesty, and this is a great mistake that deserves to be punished, and even if there were ten thousand reasons at that time, it would not be easy to hide these wrongs. Therefore, I implore you to punish me, otherwise I will not be ashamed to face those subordinates who have been punished for this!"
Yun Lang looked at her seriously, and was also thinking quickly: I have already rounded the field for her, if she wants to reveal this matter, there is no need to hold on, she can be vague. Now that she has taken the initiative to mention it, I am afraid that she really wants to be punished...... Did she do this to make me angry and stop troublesome with her in the future?
"Hehe, there is no trivial matter in the army...... Since you said so, I can't easily object, otherwise it will make it difficult for you to be trustworthy, is that right?" Yun Lang asked rhetorically.
"Yes......." She really didn't expect that this young lord would still understand this, and she was a little surprised.
"Hehe, I'm not familiar with your rules. In this case, you can set a suitable punishment for yourself according to your rules here!In any case, I will not care about this matter anymore!" He deliberately added the last sentence, just to make this female garrison officer completely reassured.
Mansa never expected that the young lord would act so capably, to the point that it would not leak, and she even heard the meaning of the young lord's words.......
She couldn't help but say in her heart: he had already made it very clear, as long as this punishment made him satisfied, he would not care about it again in the future...... And he handed over the power of punishment to me, which is really a very clever method! This young lord is not easy to deal with....... I think I need to be ruthless.
"My lord, if you follow the rules I have laid down for my subordinates, you should be punished like this: if you contradict your superiors, you should be punished with ten heavy sticks, and if you cause other mistakes, you should be doubled, and if I should have set an example, but I did not do a good job, I should be doubled again, and after the settlement should be punished with forty heavy sticks!" she replied aloud.
When Yun Lang heard this, he frowned a little, and couldn't help but remind: "You are a first-time offender, right...... Isn't there a little mitigation?"
"My subordinates can be appropriately relieved, but I can't! I am an example, if I am not strict with myself, how can I obey the public!" she said firmly.
At the same time, her heart was also suddenly relieved, it seemed that the punishment she made could be regarded as meeting the requirements of the young lord's heart!
"That'...... Okay!" Yun Lang didn't say anything more, and promised to come down.
After Mansa received the order, she immediately took off her armor and served her sentence in public!