At the beginning of May, the weather is at its best in the city of Tarakhan. It was neither hot nor cold, and he walked down the street in a linen single coat, walking in the wind, comfortably. At this time, there is nothing particularly busy in the field - Tarakhan is now popular to grow cassava, this crop is bred in the greenhouse in winter, sown in the field in March and April, and then only need daily management, until October or even the end of October and early November, it grows in the field for about 200 days, in order to grow thick and full, contains sufficient nutrition, a bite is sweet and glutinous, full of taste.

Several young people walked on the road together, some of them were brisk and energetic, some were anxious but expectant, and some were sad, obviously being pulled over.

"Tom, Benn, I really don't want to go!" said the stocky Mike, shaking his head, "I don't want to be a soldier!"

"What's so bad about being a soldier?" the tall Tom looked at the neighbor with a look of hatred for iron and steel, "The pay is good, the salary is high, and you can learn skills—do you know that if it weren't for the Earl's change in the practice of conscription, children from peasant families like us would not have had the opportunity to become soldiers at all!"

"Who said that, there were several people in the village who had served as soldiers before......" Mike didn't believe it.

"That can also be called being a soldier? I practiced a few times when I was not working, and learned some basic military rules. When it was time to actually go out, a spear was issued, and the main job was to serve people and livestock...... Can that be called a soldier? That's just going to be a servant!"

"There's nothing wrong with being a servant......

Tom's eyes widened, and he shouted angrily, "You give me a little backbone! What's so good about being a servant? If you want to be a master, let someone else serve you!"

He swept his gaze over his two companions, sighed, and said, "The soldiers that the Earl is recruiting now are all 'regular army' - do you know what a regular army is......?

He thought for a moment and said, "Remember Jack from the neighboring village? ”

"Of course, I remember that he was thin and tall, so he was called a bamboo pole. ”

"He didn't have a field at home, so he lived by working part-time jobs for people, and he was hungry and hungry, so he grew tall and thin. Two years ago, he left the village when he said, 'I want to live differently,' do you know what he's doing now?"

Both companions shook their heads.

Mike took a deep breath: "He's a soldier. Soon after he left the village, he went to join the army. I saw him in the bazaar the other day, and he was dressed in bright armor, wearing a long sword, and still holding a spear in his hand, and he turned the tail of the spear upside down as a stick, and he beat a drunken and troublesome adventurer to the ground at once, and it was so imposing!"

His eyes showed fascination, and his tone became brisk: "I want to be a soldier too! I want to be as majestic as him! I want everyone to admire me! Jack can do it, of course I can do it!"

Mike and Benn looked at each other and shook their heads secretly.

Tom had been restless since he had returned from a visit to the market a few days ago, and now it seemed clear that he had been stimulated in the first place.

It's no wonder that Jack's shabby family can get ahead by being a soldier, and Tom has always felt that he is smart and capable, how can he not want to get ahead?

In fact, Mike and Benn don't want to get ahead, although Benn doesn't usually talk much, he also has his own little abacus in his heart. He felt that as long as he could be a soldier for a few years and learn some skills, even if he continued to farm, he could become a respected person in the village - several old people in the village who had served as soldiers were all respected characters, and they were the leaders of the militia when the militia was trained during the slack time.

Benn was not as ambitious as Tom, and as long as he could become a militia leader, he would be content.

As for Mike, although he had been objecting, he actually followed him - he didn't think as clearly as Tom and Benn, but who doesn't want to get ahead? Who doesn't want to be pretentious in front of others?

The three young men set out in the morning, rested a little in a passing village at noon, and arrived at the city of Tarakhan in the evening.

Thanks to their young health and fast footsteps, otherwise, this road would have taken two days for ordinary people.

Of course, if it weren't for the fact that the curfew system has been lifted in Tarakhan City, and the city gates are not closed at night, with the time they arrive here, I am afraid that they will have to spend the night outside the city......

Even though the three of them are young and strong, they are not lightly tired after walking in such a day. Tom had the courage to inquire about the guards at the city gate, and when he learned that they had come after a day and wanted to join the army, the guards who had been serious all laughed.

"Another young man who wants to be a soldier!"

"These guys are good, I like them. ”

"If nothing else, these legs alone will definitely meet the requirements - Instructor Panda will definitely like these few who can run. ”

"Okay, stop talking nonsense. The captain of the guard squad tapped the ground with the tail of his gun to stop everyone laughing, and then pointed the three in the direction.

"Go with confidence. He said, "The recruiting office is definitely not resting yet, and you should go now, just in time for dinner." ”

The three of them were surprised and delighted, and suddenly felt that they were more powerful under their feet, and hurriedly quickened their pace, and soon came to the recruiting office, the former city defense barracks.

The city defense of Tarakhan was now stationed outside the city, and the barracks inside the city served as a place for recruiting and training new soldiers. A few big men at the door looked like bears and tigers, but their attitudes were very kind, and they led the three young men to a room illuminated by a few torches, and sat in front of a very handsome young man.

The young man asked them their names and origins, and all three answered honestly. Interestingly, every time they answered, a circle of blue light flashed around them, and they were surprised to see it.

After asking a few questions, the smile on the young man's face suddenly became much more vivid. He led the three men down a long corridor to a large room.

The smell of food wafted through the room, and dozens of people were eating, but it was not chaotic at all, and it was orderly.

With the three young men, who were already so hungry that they couldn't stop drooling, the young man came to an orc with a strange black and white complexion.

"Instructor Panda, I'm here to sign up for the army today. He said, "In one day, they walked almost 200 miles, not to mention anything else, but their physical strength is really good!"

In the midst of the trio's troubled gaze, the panda smiled at them.

"Don't worry, since you're able to pass the audit, you're a reliable person. Welcome to the Tarahan's Army, I am your recruit instructor. ”