Chapter 12 Onboarding
The green tendons of his head were pounding suddenly, his thick chest was constantly rising and falling, his heart was pounded by the hot blood, the silk thread called reason in his brain was quietly burned by the flames of anger, and the giant man stretched out his big hand like a sunflower fan, and shook his palm at the young knight who humiliated him in front of people.
Aldridge did not retreat, but advanced, stepped forward with his right foot, cut sideways into the blind spot of the giant's attack, and the pillar of justice continued to gush out, and he felt his strength increase suddenly, almost close to using the power of the Violent Bear, which surprised Knight Triss slightly.
Grabbing the giant's wrist with his left hand and his arm with his right hand, Aldrich uprooted the Night Watchman who was a head taller than himself with the simplest over-the-shoulder throw, and fell to the ground with his head and feet, and the steely elbow pressed fiercely on his chin, and with a "clatter", the jawbone was dislocated, and it hung down softly.
In one shot, he only used the basic moves to solve the famous "Wild Bull", and there was only one breath for a short time, which made the onlookers couldn't help but be impressed, but then Aldridge who got up gained a lot of disgusted squints, with cold indifference and faint rejection in his eyes.
Perhaps this is the purpose of deliberately making things difficult for my Night Watchman, otherwise he would be too incompetent to be seen by the merchants who control the town hall, and he will not be a simple person. Thankfully, I can fix it a little, otherwise it would have been too mean. β
Aldrich stretched out his hand to the dizzy giant man lying on the ground, and instinctively disgusted and disgusted him to slap him away, and the Knight of Tris smiled and stretched out his hand again, and the goodwill of reconciliation was again struck, and then he reached out for the third time.
The Night Watchman had no reason to refuse, and he had regained his composure, looking up to see a familiar and unfamiliar aristocratic smile, and his hot body was covered with a dense cold sweat.
Pulled to his feet, the giant wanted to say something, but the dislocated jaw made it impossible for him to speak, Aldrich smiled and stretched out his hand, grabbed his chin without refusal, shook it with soft dexterity, and returned to its original state after a dazzling look.
Able to speak normally, but the chewing creatine on both sides of his chin was tingling and itchy, as if hundreds of fine needles were constantly piercing, and he was speechless in shame Facing the young knight from Triss Territory, he turned around and left, and returned to his room in a somewhat embarrassed way.
"Not even basic etiquette, not even a rude barbarian without civilization, not so long ago I had a long time with the Night Watchman, and now it seems that it is no more than that. β
Aldrich's loud voice was extremely harsh, but the onlookers did not have confidence in the victory of a knight who had knocked down the "Bull" head-on, so they all looked at the main entrance of the walled building, the captain Ruif West, who had just heard the news, was a full-time knight.
The two lions looked at each other, one lion king guarded his own territory, except for a few helpers under his command, the rest were docile sheep, he was a little worried that he could not suppress this male lion in the prime of life, although he put away his claws, but the aftermath caused by the roar just now was still shaking and not subsided.
Aldridge took out the blue ribbon recruitment order again, "The doors of the Night Patrol Knights are not open, it is really just because I didn't carry identification documents, or there is another unspeakable reason. Is it a sin to flout the order of the nobility that the Knights under the command of the Earl of Eastwood are no longer taken seriously by you, and I will raise my question with the town hall. β
At this point, Rufu West's hair stood in horror, he almost hated the stupidity of the bull Kent, but he did not dare to show any ugly face to the knight of Tris, after all, they all belonged to the noble order, and they were instinctively close by nature.
"The Night Patrol Knights welcome anyone who joins with a recruitment order, and we will obey it, regardless of who issued it. Just kidding, Kent was originally just a mercenary from a country farmer, and he was completely unfamiliar with knightly etiquette, and you will surely forgive him for his rudeness. β
To put it mildly, Rufer West stepped forward to take the recruitment order, and after introducing himself, he extended his hand to invite Aldrich Triss to enter the wall building to complete the formalities of employment, and the dark horse Hayek followed him in without any hindrance.
Entering the fortress-like camp of the Night Watchman, Aldrich's spiritual pillar extended out of his real vision to observe three roaring bonfires, and they were unaware of the gaze of the Knight of Tris, Aldrich smiled absently, not paying attention.
The sharp-eyed Ruif Vestre felt something, wanted to ask but was afraid that he would say the wrong thing and show his timidity, he instinctively felt the strength of the young knight around him, and a feeling that was difficult to describe kept warning him not to clash with this knight head-on.
The onboarding process was extremely simple, but when it came time to keep a personal record on file, Aldrich found that it was the same as making mercenary cards, and a look of surprise flashed in his eyes, "The system seems to have worked quite successfully, and it has spread to both official and non-governmental organizations." β
Honesty is the backbone of life, and the Knight of Tris retains some privacy, so the information left in the Night Watchman's filing cabinet is exactly the same as the mercenary card not long ago.
"How can you do it with three different systems of knightly skills?" Rufer West hurriedly looked at the archival materials where the ink traces had not yet dried, and couldn't help but exclaim.
"The Bronze Code of Knights has records of cross-system cultivation of knightly skills. Before I took over the family business as an adult, I used to go into the Whispering Forest with my bare hands to hunt wild boars, pythons, brown bears and other large prey. β
"The power of the violent bear was the first to be successfully cultivated, and I watched them hunting in the forest, catching fish during the flood season, imitating all their actions, and for a while I even thought I was a bear. Until one day, a litter of black bears accepted me and gave me friendship to the forest. β
Rufer West pondered for a moment, recalled the relevant records, and couldn't help but sigh: "This cultivation method is somewhat familiar, similar to the way of the oak tree followers recruit animal companions, and the acquisition of the beast transformation technique is also closely related to this. The power of the Violent Bear has a high position in the Earth Knight system, ranking above the power of the bull, but it is very heavy on the body, so few people succeed in cultivation, and most knights choose the Wild Horse Leap with balanced speed and strength. β
"The power of the bear is not the end, there is also the power of the elephant, it is said that the southern kingdoms have a master of the oath-keeping knights, who can lift the armored war elephant and throw it across the river, which may contain some kind of wonderful trick that no one knows, as for the end is the legendary hero Hercules's wrestling with the dragon, strangling the dragon Andaios, the son of the sea. β
"Dragon power should be the limit that mortals can't reach and can't reach, and Hercules can overcome it all because of his status as a demigod hero. Wait a minute, you easily fell Kent just now, you didn't use the power of the violent bear, in addition to the knightly skills that multiply your strength, you also have extremely clever martial arts. β
Aldridge skillfully diverted the topic, and even led Rufer West to the wrong path of thinking, so as to avoid exposing his biggest hole card, the source of the Knight of Virtue of the Eight Pillars, which is his roots.
'These Night Watchmen who are firmly grasped by the merchants cannot be trusted easily, their spiritual realm is eroded by money, except for the intuition of the warriors, the mind is extremely polluted, although they do not embrace the source of darkness and transform into the black knights, but wander in the gray area, which makes them unpleasant. The number of this group is really impressive, and it has almost become the main group of knights, but it has marginalized us. β
The equipment belonging to the Night Watchman was also distributed, and Aldrich Triss counted it and found that it was severely reduced compared to the full-time knights supported by the manor territory.
There was a smock garment inlaid with armor, a brass log shield, a short sword stored in a cowhide scabbard, a half-body armor made of bone plates, hardwood, and animal skins, a cloak made of burlap curtains, and so on.
Staring at Knight Aldrich Triss, there was a flash of surprise in his expression, and Rufer West spread his hands a little helplessly and explained: "The Knight of the Night Watchman has not received much funding, even if the town hall adds a budget, it will only be a drop in the bucket. β
"I can see that the camp wall has just been renovated, the faΓ§ade is very finely decorated, the red copper carvings must have come from the hands of famous artists, and even the doorknobs are plated with a layer of gold leaf, but it doesn't cost much money, why can't we spend more on equipment. β
"The cost of food is seriously higher than expected, and as knights, we all know that to maintain our heyday, we need to consume three or even five times more meat than ordinary people, and this is not included in the budget of the town hall, and it is still according to the regular appropriation. β
This does not constitute a sufficient reason, but it cannot be further inquired about in this part. Aldrich did a good job of suppressing his curiosity, and gently bowed his head in understanding.
Rufer West personally led Knight Triss to his room, where the bed, bedding, and toiletries were all available, much to Aldrich's emotion.
After settling in the fortress-like walled building, the two sat down to gossip about their past experiences, each other's origins and experiences were the same, and they were relatively speechless only to smash a handful of bitter tears on the ground, and the atmosphere immediately became sad and melancholy. The two sides, who shared a common language, chose different paths, one seeing the situation close to the merchants and the town hall they controlled, while the other insisted on following the path of the traditional knight of virtue.
Most of the time, Aldridge listened to the bitter waters poured out by Rufer West, the tragic past, the bleak family glory, reminded him of Tris's domain, and occasionally interjected before letting the Captain of the Night Patrol continue to talk.
It didn't take long for the bronze bell to ring, and the smell of the food diluted the melancholy atmosphere in the room, and the two of them packed up their mood and left the walled building, and the most lively time of the day in the camp arrived. More than thirty Night Watchmen scrambled to huddle together, Aldrich shook his head slightly, and West immediately shouted orders, and they barely lined up in a long line that zigzagged like grass snakes.
Large chunks of oily cutlets, served with a dozen fist-sized, unpeeled potatoes that the chef in charge of the spoon is too lazy to mash, and many Night Watchmen will store some of them as a stomach-filling snack for the night.
"The food is good!" Aldrich nodded, and Rufer West let out a sigh of relief.