Chapter 12: Survival Drill
Wittelle walked slowly with basket in her hands, looking back from time to time.
"Lord Leon, you don't have to come along. Vitrelle's eyes closed slightly.
"Ah, yes! I'm not going to follow you, I'm going to the magic shop to replenish the magic items. Well, yes, replenish the power-ups you consumed last time!" Leon twisted his head to the side with a slight embarrassment.
"But this direction is the direction to the vegetable market, and the magic shop is in the other direction. Wittelle reminded Leon in feigned seriousness.
Leon scratched his head and smiled awkwardly: "Yes, but it's not important now, so I'll accompany you by the way." Haha, hahaha. β
"But in that case, Leon-sama will be laughed at by the others. How can a master accompany his slave to buy food? Wittelle continued walking.
"What's the matter, if you're targeted by someone again, it's going to be troublesome. When Leon saw Vitrill leaving, he quickened his pace to follow.
Wittelle was stunned for a moment, the corners of her mouth raised slightly, she stopped talking, and walked straight towards the market.
I don't know how long it took, and Liya woke up from her slumber. Thinking of Leon and Vitrelle's worried looks, he felt very guilty and thought about what to do in the future.
Just then, there was a knock at the door.
"Princess Liya, are you alright?"
It turned out to be Wittel.
"Well, I'm fine, you wait, I'll open the door for you right away. Liya got up and got dressed, and walked to the door.
"It's great to see you're okay! Lord Leon will be happy. Vetlielle couldn't help but say when she saw Lia, who had recovered a little bit of vitality.
"Well, I'm sorry to worry you. Seeing Wittelle so happy made Leah even more guilty.
"Princess Liya, you are too polite. β
"You're polite, didn't you say okay, what do you want to call me when no one is around?"
"Oh, I forgot, I'm so sorry. Sister Liyaγγγγγγ Vetelle was a little shy, after all, she had never thought that she could call Her Royal Highness the Princess.
"Well, not for example!" and after a conversation with Wittel, Ria gradually regained her former vitality.
"Got it. Let's go, Sister Lia!" Wittelle couldn't help but say, pulling Ria to turn around and leave.
"Eh, wait, where are you going?" said Lia, for even if Vetelle didn't say anything, she probably knew where to go.
"You'll know when you go, let's go. β
"I haven't dressed up yet!" said Lia, wanting to go back and freshen up before leaving with Vetel.
"It's okay, hurry up, or you won't be able to catch up. β
Liya guessed correctly, when she arrived at Leon's dormitory, Leon was already sitting at the table, waiting for a long time.
Seeing a table of food, Liya couldn't believe it.
"What is this?" Liya wondered.
"Oh, because the food in the college cafeteria is too expensive, so I asked Wittelle to buy the ingredients and cook for herself. As a result, we bought too much, and we couldn't finish eating. Hey. Leon hurriedly explained, but his lame acting skills combined with the embarrassing head-scratching action were simply full of loopholes.
Liya didn't know what to say now. Although you can tell at a glance that he is lying, I am happy and moved. Tears rolled in his eyes unconsciously, trying to hold back and not let it fall.
"Really, then I'm in for a treat!" Lia held back tears and squeezed a smile into Leon.
"Well, come, eat quickly, or it's going to be cold. Wittrell pulled out a stool from under the table and pushed Ria forward to sit down.
"Here, try this, um~ and this!" Vetlill said as she sandwiched the dish into Riya's bowl.
"Okay, that's enough, I'll clip it myself. Sit down and eat. Leah grabbed Vitrill and sat her down.
"Well, you taste it first, if it's not delicious, you must say it. β
Liya took a bite and frowned deliberately.
"How?" asked Wittelille nervously.
Seeing Vetel's nervous appearance, Liya stopped teasing her, and furrowed her brows: "It's delicious! β
Vetlill patted her chest and breathed a sigh of relief: "Fortunately, there is no failure, I have never cooked these ingredients before, I just tried to make them according to our own way of cooking food." β
"Really? Leon tasted it and complimented.
"If you don't dislike it, it's fine. β
"Where's it, it's so delicious, come, eat it quickly!" Liya had fully recovered her life, and the three of them were talking and laughing as they ate this special dinner.
Before you know it, it's autumn.
"Everyone, be quiet, I will announce one thing now. Hawke was on the podium, seeing that everyone was quiet, and continued: "In order to improve everyone's ability to survive in the wild, the academy will organize a wilderness survival drill!"
In an instant, the originally quiet classroom exploded.
"Eh, are we going to participate too?"
"Why do we have to participate in the theory class?"
"Why do we have to participate in such a rehearsal of a situation that will never be encountered?"
The protests came and went, and the green tendons on Hawke's forehead grew bigger and bigger, and finally he couldn't help it anymore and said loudly: "That's enough! You think you'll never meet it? Don't be too naΓ―ve! The relationship between the Warwick Kingdom and the Carson Empire is becoming more and more tense, and it has reached the point where conflict may break out at any time. If it really comes to that time, no one cares whether you are a nobleman or a commoner, only your own survival is the most important thing, and those who don't want to participate stand up and give me home during the drill!"
In the face of the angry Hawke, no one dared to stand up, after all, if he really went home because he didn't participate in the drills organized by the academy, he would have to lose a lot of adults to the family.
Hawke calmed down his emotions, although he knew that these noble sons and young ladies were used to being pampered. But I feel angry at the thought of still going my own way in the face of this existential crisis, without any sense of crisis, and if the future of the country is handed over to such a person, then it will be a matter of time before the country dies.
"Then let me tell you the rules: 1. Students are not allowed to bring any money or money-related items, 2. They are not allowed to bring any food or other food, 3. They are not allowed to bring guards and male servants, and they are allowed to bring female servants to assist in cooking, 4. It is forbidden to leave the training area during the drill, and it is forbidden to contact the outside world to get help; 5. During the drill, it is allowed to use magic, martial arts and various props for survival needs. Above. β
"Huh~?"
After the last one was read, the classroom immediately exploded again.
"Teacher, the last one has nothing to do with us, right?"
"Yes, the last one is for the magic class and the martial arts class. β
"Oh, that's not fair!" everyone protested to Hawke.
"Fair? What do you want to be fair? Magic and martial arts are their talent and hard work! What is unfair about allowing them to be used? War is cruel, there is no fairness under war, only the weak and the fittest, and in the end they can only rely on themselves!" Hawk really wanted to hit people at this time. I thought they could learn a lesson and reflect on it, but I didn't think that they were only thinking about situations that were beneficial to them.
"Teacher, what about food and water, we haven't learned how to kill wild animals at all. β
"You don't have to worry about this, the necessary food and water will be ready to be distributed to you. But it is limited to food and water, after all, this is the only thing that can be brought with you when fleeing in wartime. Hawke, who had no hope for these fellows, paused, and continued to ask, "So what else is the problem?" Seeing that no one asked, he continued: "Well, this drill will start tomorrow morning, for a week, in the Dogle Forest in the south outside Raphael. So from this afternoon is the preparation time, remember to meet at the square on time tomorrow morning!"
"Yes~" The classroom remembered the sparse response.
"These guys!" Hawk gritted his teeth in anger as he heard this listless reply.
In the afternoon, Leon was walking and thinking about what to bring to the survival drill, it seems that he doesn't need to bring anything with him, when the time comes, bring Wittelil, and Liya form a team, perfect!
At this moment, Kerry suddenly collapsed.
"Brother, I'll be with you in tomorrow's drill!"
"Huh, what's with me?"
"It's with you. You see we have such a good relationship, we don't form a team!" Kerry said with a hippie smile.
Gotcha, this guy must be a character who is good for nothing and will only hug his thighs.
Leon didn't bother to expose him, and it didn't matter if there was one more, so he sighed: "Okay, but don't make trouble for me." β
"Don't worry, how could I cause trouble for you, my lordship. Your Excellency, please watch out for the steps!" Kerry began to flatter Leon's permission.
"Do I need to bring anything with me? First of all, I don't have such an expensive magic prop!"
"Just bring some of the things you need for your daily needs, and I'll take care of the rest." Leon thought to himself: even if this guy let him take it, he would be reluctant to use it.
"Okay!"