"Look ahead," Cherry pointed to the end of the desert ahead with her saber, "that's the capital of Marvier, the City of Honor, you hillbilly haven't seen it." ”

Feder looked in the direction that Cherry was pointing, and in addition to a large desert, some grasslands began to appear farther away, and the capital was sitting in the oasis that was about to appear. For himself, the largest city he had ever seen was Mallot, the capital of the Kingdom of Salins, and although he had forgotten what it looked like, he vaguely remembered that Mallot's walls were taller than the city of honor in front of him. It was the first time he had visited his uncle's house when he was seven years old, a house even more modest than a cottage in the country, but the family still ate happily in the capital's food, and Uncle Evan was not short of money, but he, an old man without a wife, liked to spend his salary in an orphanage, which he always said was the future of the kingdom.

Eddie's cavalry squadron lost a total of eight men, or fifteen percent of the entire cavalry corps. For this small cavalry squadron, this is already a huge attrition, so the remaining mercenaries are all hurrying up this day, hoping to return to the City of Honor as soon as possible. After a day and a night, Eddie's cavalry squadron finally returned here, and the huge town in front of them was their home.

"Look at these walls, in fact, they are not used to ward off the enemy, but to ward off the wind and sand," Eddie said, holding a horsewhip, pointing to the yellow walls, which seem to be dyed yellow with sand, "Every year the wind and sand blow from our direction, the walls protect us, and behind the City of Honor is a large oasis, the back garden of our house. Eddie's eyes were filled with pity as he said this, as if he were watching the fruit trees he had planted grow stronger.

When Fidel heard this, he nodded slightly in understanding, but he remembered what Uncle Evan had said: "Those walls of Mallott are not used to ward off the enemy, but to imprison the people inside. "Maybe this is the difference between the republic and the kingdom, there is no royal palace here, this is fair land, and I am equal to everyone. Fider thought.

The cavalry squadron reached the entrance to the City of Honor, and Eddie motioned for Shelly, Reeves, and Fed to dismount, while the others rode their horses to the rear horse farm of the City of Honor.

"We've lost eight men this time," Reeves handed Eddie a small notebook as he got off his horse, "If you count this guy, I'll have to go to the mercenary market and recruit seven people back." "The Mercenary Market, located next to the Honor City Bazaar, is a feature of the Republic of Marvil, where mercenaries from all over the world are filled every day - working and not. They show off their weapons and bodies, flaunt their fighting skills, and sell themselves for a better mercenary job.

Eddie looked at the list in the little notebook, sighed slowly, handed it to Cherry, and said, "Give these poor guys' families a little pension, go now." ”

Xue Rui took the list and said to them without looking back as she walked towards the city, "I think these are the guys who deserved to die!"

This reminded Fidel of the kingdom's "White Monument", the highest honor for a Salins soldier, and the names engraved on it were all heroes who died for their country—but there was absolutely no way I could have been engraved there. Fide thought to himself.

"Mr. Reeves, I suggest you recruit a few more people, and every time you count the number of people so tightly, it's easy to go wrong. ”

"I've never had a problem doing things!" The ordinary-looking middle-aged man seemed to be lit by a torch in an instant, and said angrily, "Besides, with the treatment of our mercenary group, it is not easy to find the right person, everyone is here for money, but our group is..."

"Okay, I'll discuss this with the head of the regiment again, or we'll get a change in the short term. There was something else behind Eddie's words, and Reeves immediately changed from indignation to mildness, nodded and left.

Feder tilted his head slightly and said tentatively, "Now it's just you and me." ”

"That's right, I'll take you to the location of our mercenary group first, and if there are no accidents, you can live in our group's dormitory tonight. ”

The two walked side by side. The civilians of Honor City seem to be lazy, perhaps due to the climate here. The north-western part of the continent was founded in a large desert, and although the town was in the center of the oasis, it was hot in the mornings and cold in the evenings, and it was all equally dry, so the citizens rarely opened their mouths to speak, and walked the streets on their own.

Eddie was introducing the customs and customs of the place while introducing the buildings passing by.

"That's a very special place in Honor City, the Honor Arena. Eddie gestured to a large, circular building. The white-walled arena is surrounded by vendors, and many people are pouring in from the various entrances to the arena. "It's free to enter, so anyone can get a glimpse of the competitive fighters, and there are events all the time except after the sun goes down. ”

"It is said that the republic is very respectful of force, and it seems that this is true. "In Field's hometown, except for those who are soldiers who can fight, everyone else is unarmed civilians, and a country like the Republic of Marvil that practices martial arts is bound to grow stronger and stronger.

"I heard that there is a guy who has won the individual competition for 90 consecutive days, and it would be a good thing if such a guy could join our mercenary group. Eddie reached for his pocket, and there were several special coins in it, one of which the guy who had won in this arena would give him as a show of honor.

Fidel's gloved fingers opened and closed, and there was a sudden hint of strangeness on his expressionless face, "What will be the reward if you win an individual match?"

Eddie realized that Feder had stopped, and stood there looking at the arena, and he saw a strange look in Fed's eyes, like a child looking at a toy, and a bit like a rich man looking at his own treasure. He couldn't imagine that this black-armored guy who had always been "paralyzed" would be attracted to competition.

"Isn't honor the best reward? Just kidding, you'll have the chance to be received by the guys in the Senate, and with a little luck, you might be the bodyguard of the old guys, or the blacksmiths will give you the weapons they have built, or even their daughters. Eddie touched the special minted coins in his pocket again, he didn't get a single weapon, he didn't see a daughter, but he became the cavalry captain of the Moon Shield Mercenary Regiment.

The last thing that interested Fright was to help Uncle Evan exterminate the bandits, when he promised to help Uncle Evan with no honor or responsibility, but he felt that it was time to leave that boring hometown - to help his father with teaching every day, and it was estimated that in two more years, he would become a qualified teacher.

Fed didn't answer Eddie, and he fell into his own musings.

How many people in this world can beat me? Fielder would love to know the answer to that question, and perhaps the answer was in this arena. Thinking of this, Fidel suddenly couldn't help but laugh, his thin lips hadn't been shaped like this for a long time, and he even felt strange to his laughter. A person who is indifferent to everything would be interested in this kind of contest used to "entertain the audience". Uncle Evan you're wrong, I'm not a killer, and I probably won't be a commander, but a fighter. Feder thought to himself.

"Don't stand there, let's go quickly, don't worry, even if you become a member of our mercenary group, you can go to the competition in your free time, as long as you don't die. Eddie said nonchalantly.

After that, Fidel "smoothed" the expression on his face again, like flattening a slightly curly white piece of paper. Ten minutes later, they walked up to a huge stone statue.

"This portrait sculpture is 'City of Honor Light,' and that's what we all call him. Eddie pointed to the humanoid stone statue sitting in the middle of the town of Honor. The stone statue is more than ten meters high, and it is all made of black stone. The shape of the stone statue is a half-bent person, holding a shield forward with his left hand and a sword backward with his right hand, as if he is about to counterattack after blocking an opponent's attack.

"So he's the best fighter in the city?" said Fidd for the first time.

"No, no, no, he is the founder of the Republic of Marvil, he founded the republic as a mercenary more than a hundred years ago, but soon handed over power to the Senate, and then disappeared, maybe this is the best place for a mercenary. Eddie spoke in an admiring tone, with a hint of envy in that tone. But Feder wondered: Will a mercenary have a good home?

At this time, Eddie pointed to a building next to the "Light of Honor City" and said, "That's where our Moon Shield Mercenary Group is located, let's go over now!"

Fei De looked at the building in front of him, with a simple architectural style and a boxy structure, with a total of three floors. The intricate carvings on the pillars and the windows and doors made of fine wood show the taste of the house.

After passing through the main entrance, the two of them arrived at the front square of the building, a small space filled with all the necessities of weapons training, as well as all kinds of weapons and armor.

A naked man wearing only trousers and cloth shoes is wielding a two-handed sword.

"Hey, Andre, I'm back!" Eddie shouted at the man.

"Come back when you come back, why do you still come back with a ruthless character?" Andre was sweating all over, and the long sword in his hand was swinging even faster.

"You say this guy," Eddie said, pointing at Fidel, "I think he's a ruthless character, and I guess only you can beat him one-on-one." ”