Udir was so angry that he couldn't speak, Robert gave him a reassurance behind him, and after a while, Udir waved his hand and said: "Okay, I'm fine, go check it out, why Zelonger suddenly wants Xiao Song to learn war science, I always feel that something happened that we don't know very well." ”

Robert took the order and left.

Two hours later, it was late at night, and Udil had a piece of information on his desk, the paper soaked with Robert's sweat.

"Xiao Song wiped out the cavalry scouts of Tachibana Thorn with zero casualties?" Udir was startled at first, and then became furious: "This ignorant little bastard, this kind of big thing happened, and he didn't even notify me in advance, let me help him, when I'm a teacher, is it a decoration?" In case something happens to him, how can I live in the future, this old man! No, I have to scold this little guy to my face, I'm, Robert, ...... the car."

Robert, who was in the chair, jumped up: "My lord, don't worry, Your Excellency Chen Xiansong is not fine." It was already late, and going to Greystone Village would disturb his rest. It's not too late to leave tomorrow. ”

Robert had a point, and Udir was so angry that he paced back and forth in the study in circles, and finally sighed angrily: "This bastard boy, I'm so angry that I really want to beat him up." ”

The next day, when it was almost noon, Chen Xiansong was woken up by Alice, he sat on the balcony and looked at the scenery in the distance in a daze, Balf said behind him: "Master, yesterday we found a large number of war horses in the grove near the entrance of the village, which should be the mounts of the group of Tachibana Thorn cavalry. Some escaped, and we only caught thirty-three, what the owner planned to do with them. ”

"How about slaughtering the dried wax and improving the food for everyone." Chen Xiansong rested his head on the railing weakly.

Balf laughed helplessly: "It's too wasteful, an ordinary horse can be sold for ten gold coins at the price of the market, this is a high-grade cavalry war horse with Tachibana Thorns, if it is pulled to the black market, at least thirty gold coins, and it is a lot of money to sell it." "As for how much money he can get, Balf can't figure it out, he doesn't know how to calculate.

"Can you help me call Alex," Chen Xiansong said suddenly.

Balf didn't understand why the topic had suddenly changed direction, but he did so and called Alex up.

"Teacher." Alex came up and gave a disciple salute: "What do you have to tell the students?" ”

Chen Xiansong yawned: "How are you doing now?" ”

"I've taken it to heart."

"Then teacher, I'll test you, Balf caught thirty-three war horses, thirty gold coins each, if I sell them all, how much will I get?"

Alex thought for a moment and said, "Teacher, can you give me a piece of paper and a pen." ”

"Go to my room, there is paper and pen on the table, come out and tell me when you are done."

About ten minutes later, Alex, who was sweating profusely, came out and said uncertainly: "Teacher, it's been calculated, nine hundred and ninety gold coins, I don't know if it's right?" ”

Chen Xiansong turned around and smiled: "By the way, it seems that you have been working very hard recently, continue to study, Jessica's homework is slower than yours, you can help me teach her when I have time." ”

"Yes." Alex bowed one more disciple and left.

Balf watched Alex go downstairs with some envy, and Chen Xiansong saw the other party's expression. He sat lazily on the clean wooden floor, swaying his body slightly from side to side, looking idle: "Balve, among the six of you, apart from Sophia, who can barely count, is there anyone else who can do arithmetic or read and write?" ”

Balf shook his head.

"How many of the mercenaries have other specialties like Campbell and Sophia?" Chen Xiansong asked.

"Very little." Balf thought for a moment and said, "Even if it does, it's some relatively simple basic text. If you pass the knowledge, even if you are a nobleman's butler or a chronicler, it is better than being a mercenary who doesn't know when you will die. There aren't many people like Campbell who work as a mercenary to earn tuition and study at the same time. ”

"Do you want to study writing and arithmetic?" Chen Xiansong asked.

"Of course, but unfortunately we don't have the money. The cost of knowledge is too expensive, especially words, as long as you master words, you can read books and learn more knowledge. Being proficient in a written language is the basic condition for becoming a nobleman. Balve's face was bitter. ,

"If you want to learn, Xiao Min and I can teach you." Chen Xiansong said.

Hearing this, Balf did not have any expression of joy on his face, but instead had a solemn expression: "Master, I know that you have a good heart and are willing to teach us for free, but knowledge is too precious, especially words. It is an unwritten rule that you cannot teach words casually, and if you want to learn them, you have to pay a great price. Does the host remember Jessica Jessica? Alex paid a sum of gold, so he studied writing, and no one said anything, but little Jessica didn't pay any price, and he was able to learn words and arithmetic with you, which was certainly a trick trick on someone in Greystone Village, but in fact, it was also a manifestation of the outbreak of this unwritten rule. ”

Chen Xiansong frowned: "So complicated? ”

"That's why Campbell only studied computing from Ms. Bai Min for the sake of what he wanted." Balf explained: "Words can only be in the hands of a few, and the masters are Alex and Jessica, two students, and if we learn words from you, we will most likely become the target of the public." ”

Hearing Balgh say this, Chen Xiansong remembered that in the books recorded that in the era of dark civilization, in order to ensure that knowledge was in the hands of their privileged class, the aristocracy tacitly limited the number of students, and executed those commoners who secretly learned to write.

Chen Xiansong understood what Balf meant, if the six mercenaries became his students and learned the words, their lives might be in danger.

Chen Xiansong didn't feel that he could now go against the nobles of the entire world, and he sighed rather regretfully: "Since words can't be learned, there should be no problem with computing." If you can't even count the numbers, it will be quite troublesome to do things in the future. ”

Balf finally bent over with a beaming face: "This is our supreme honor. ”

At this time, Sophia ran up the stairs with a tom, "Master, Lord Udir is here, and he seems to be very angry. ”

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Tachibana Thorn in the northern border city of Lidaya, inside the city lord's mansion.

On the wall of the main hall, there are six huge portraits of people, and Schumacher Dolan, dressed in clean and heavy armor, stands in front of the painting, his face gloomy, and not far in front of him, three scouts in black leather armor are kneeling on one knee.

"Ribengel has been captured, and you don't know who the enemy is? What is your name? ”

The cavalry scout kneeling in the middle was covered in cold sweat, and he trembled and said, "Lord of the City, the captain has asked the three of us to stay on guard, so that we can escape back and report the news to the City Lord. ”

Schumacher waved his hand expressionlessly: "No need to explain, since it was defeated by the nobles, it is unlikely that Bengel's life is in danger there, and most of them were captured." The three of you should go down and go to the Military Inspection Department to receive the punishment yourself. ”

The three scouts breathed a sigh of relief, thanked Schumacher for not killing him, and quickly retreated from the city lord's mansion.

"Bolerada!"

"What does my father command?" The young man who had been standing next to him just now took a step forward, wearing a pale silver leather armor with a red longbow carved on his chest.

"Take my token and ride with three hundred wind bows to bring your eldest brother back, what should I do when I know what to do?"

"If the eldest brother dies in battle, I will level that village, kill the nobleman, and avenge the eldest brother." "If the eldest brother is still alive," replied calmly, "I will redeem him, and then turn around and set foot in the village, and then take the nobleman prisoner and show it to my father." ”

Schumacher nodded: "Very good, go and come back quickly." ”