'Roy!'

Roy, who had just walked into the inner camp, only felt a tap on the shoulder, and a familiar voice sounded in his ears.

He looked back in amazement, only to find a young man covered in mud and dirty, barely visible, with his mouth open and excitedly showing a mouthful of white teeth at himself.

'Giles?' Roy was stunned.

If it weren't for the proximity and the iconic yellow hair, Roy could hardly believe that this guy in front of him was his companion who fought side by side with him the day before yesterday.

'How can you'

Before he could finish speaking, he saw Giles smile bitterly, turned his head and pointed into the distance: "It's not just me, you look over there."

Roy raised his eyes and saw dozens of familiar figures in the distance, working among a group of people. Some were loading and unloading hay, some were pulling stones, and some were working by the blacksmith's stove repairing weapons. In the distance, you can also see the figures of senior students.

'What's going on?' Roy was stupid.

He didn't expect that the companions of the E Brigade would be assigned to the rear camp. What I didn't expect was ......

Roy asked, 'What are you doing this?'

'Why don't you do this?, hey, I knew I would be in camp on the last day like you,' Giles said indignantly, "so as not to suffer two more days." ”

"Sue me," Roy wondered, as a group of future knights, who had high hopes from Fano and all the Muni, "what is going on?" ”

Giles gritted his teeth and said, "I ...... yesterday morning"

Listening to Giles's story, Roy learned that it turned out that after the college competition, Giles came to the South Gate camp the next morning.

On that day, there were many young people who thought the same way as Giles - facing the coming war. In the hearts of these young people, there is a fiery enthusiasm.

However, no one expected it

Now, we get up at 4 a.m., train, work at 9 a.m., and work until 9 p.m. ‘

What's even worse is that those guys didn't take us seriously, and they beat and scolded us at every turn. Some people couldn't stand the anger and quarreled with them, and immediately a military judge came to arrest them. Say that we will be punished for disobeying military orders. Griffin is still locked up by them. ‘

'That captain, Herman, is Count Natasha's man. Now he is the number three person in the rear battalion except for the chief quartermaster and battalion commander, and he is the same in the logistics escort team. Everyone was afraid of him. Just this guy, since we entered the camp, he hasn't given a good face. ‘

"The most odious thing is that we have inquired, only the people of our first training camp E brigade have been assigned here, and the other two training camps, the worst are in the infantry battalion of the Chinese army."

Giles spoke quickly, and with the breath in his stomach, he finally found the person to confide in, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he kept talking, crackling and pouring out everything he knew.

The more Roy listened, the tighter his brow furrowed.

originally thought that it was strange enough that he was assigned to the logistics escort team, but now it seems that things are far from being as simple as he thought.

Don't

I was thinking about it, suddenly. The two convoy soldiers giggled and walked around the corner of the barracks. When he saw Roy and Giles, his face suddenly turned cold.

"Giles, what are you doing here?" the tall man on the left snapped, "Are you lazy?

Giles's face changed, he glanced at Roy, straightened his legs, and said loudly, "Yes!" Running quickly into the distance.

As soon as Giles left, the cold gaze of the two soldiers fell on Roy.

The black-haired boy in front of him, with a confused and wooden face, was holding a thin and unmentally sick horse in his hand, and he was followed by a fat dog who looked extremely stupid. The clothes he wore were no more than the linen coats of ordinary civilians, tied around his waist with a leather rope. A pair of hunter soft-soled boots that are worth only one Intaris at most.

No matter how you look at it, this guy is nothing worth noting. Not to mention compared to those noble children in the Chinese army camp. Even compared to his companions who were sent to the logistics escort team, it looked a little shabby.

At least, no matter how poor a guy is, he will spend a few gold lulangs to match a real war horse. And what this boy owes in his hand is worse than that of a donkey. Fuck, it's going to be on the battlefield. He's counting on riding this thing to charge into battle?

"Who are you?" asked another, slightly shorter, fleshy rosacea-nosed soldier.

This is the third time Roy has been asked the same question since he reported for duty. At that moment, he said his name and identity again.

"Also a cadet of Team E of the First Training Camp?" Hearing Roy's words, the two soldiers glanced at each other, and the smiles on their faces were a little disdainful.

The tall soldier asked. "Why are you reporting now?"

"Didn't you say within three days?" Roy pretended to be confused, "I'm not late, am I?"

"You're the last one," the tall soldier sneered and shook his head, "follow me." ”

Under the guidance of the two, Roy first went to the barracks and arranged a bed.

The barracks was only fourteen or fifteen meters long and five meters wide, but sixty people were crammed into it. The futon sheets on the beds on both sides were black, and the whole room smelled of sweat. The roof and walls were in tatters, and there were water stains on the floor and some of the beds. It seems, even the stables are inferior.

Roy looked closely and saw that the location of the barracks was between a group of debris-piled rooms on the outermost side of the inner camp, and the surrounding walls were carved out of freshly cut wooden piles. Apparently, it was originally a utility room, but it has only recently been converted into a barracks.

And the real soldiers' barracks are dozens of meters away. It looks much cleaner and neater.

"This is your barracks. Why, are you not satisfied?" the tall soldier had a gloating smile on his face, "The barracks are like this, you are here to be soldiers, not to be lords." It would be nice to have a room for you to sleep!"

The rosacea soldier on the side said: "You are assigned to the new seventh squad of the escort team, work and rest time, get up at four o'clock in the morning to train." The daily routine starts at nine o'clock. Remember, this is the army. No matter what your previous identity was, when you get here, put it away. ”

After speaking. The two glanced Roy up and down, turned and walked out the door.

"Put your things away, change into your uniform and go to work. I didn't see you in ten minutes, so I don't want to eat dinner today!"

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"Are you sure it's him?"

In the small building, Herman had just taken off his armor. While changing into a soft white silk casual dress under the service of two maids, he quietly stared at the subordinates in front of him with a pair of slender eyes.

"Yes, sir. The person Herman reported in front of him was the low-ranking non-commissioned officer with a meaty face that Roy had met in front of the barracks.

At this moment, he stood respectfully in front of Herman, with even a hint of humble flattery on his face that was completely incommensurate with his fierce appearance, "I asked for the name, and it was Roy. Black hair, blue eyes. Name. Neither the appearance nor the height is any different. It's the kid you told you to pay attention to. ”

Herman was expressionless, and waited quietly for the maids to tie their soft leather belts before waving them out, turning and walking to the window, opening half of the window.

Seeing Herman looking out and hooking his finger at himself, the non-commissioned officer walked briskly to the window and swept his gaze around the playground of the inner camp. Then he excitedly pointed to a figure who was following behind the two soldiers, and whispered. "My lord, that's the kid. ”

Following his subordinate's fingers, Herman finally saw the boy whose name had been turning in his mind countless times.

"Is he Roy?" Herman thought to himself, a sneer curling into his mouth.

Herman had not been in Muni City for a long time with his lord, and had been in the military camp outside the city before. He didn't know Roy, not even before that. Never heard of the name.

And now, this name has a personal relationship with him because of the task assigned by a nobleman.

Herman looked at Roy carefully.

But no matter how he looked at it, he didn't know about this thin boy. What is the ability to provoke that nobleman......

"I don't know if I'm alive or dead!"

Herman quickly came to a conclusion in his mind about the kid. Turning to the low-level non-commissioned officer with a meaty face, he said, "Hope, this kid will be handed over to you." ”

"Yes, sir!" said Hope, smirking.

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With the departure of Fano and the end of the registration of the trainees of the three major training camps, the city of Muni returned to its former scene.

At the north gate, people who have sold their possessions still leave with horse-drawn carts and ox-carts every day, and take refuge in cities further north. Outside the south gate, there is still an endless stream of refugees coming from the south. The sound of the wheels of the car has never stopped from morning to night. Especially on several main roads, it is even more busy and noisy.

The people in the city have adapted to this kind of life.

After all, there are only a few people who can leave here. And many more can only continue to live along the inherent trajectory.

The blacksmith was still sweating and wielding his hammer, the hawker was still shouting and peddling his wares, the farmers were toiling in the fields, the mercenaries were haggling with their employers, the priests were chanting prayers, the butchers were slaughtering pigs and sheep, and the cooks were busy in the steaming stoves......

On the surface, it looks like it's the same as usual. The only reminder of the change is that the garrison troops, all of which have new faces.

Whether it is the knights who go in and out of the barracks, the guards at the city gates, the guards on the city walls, or the patrols on the streets, they are no longer the familiar Muni City Guards.

These new defenders are all from the private soldiers under the command of the major lords. It's been months since it came early. It was a late arrival, and it was only a few days before I arrived in the city of Muni.

While the Mooney City Guard was still there, these noble private soldiers were scattered in other military camps inside and outside the city for training. And with the departure of the Muni City Guard, the task of defending the city can only be handed over to them.

Everyone heard that the task of General Eugene, who stayed behind, was to pinch these noble private soldiers together to form a combined army. This army will serve as a defensive force and a reserve force. On the one hand, it is preparing to reinforce the front line, and on the other hand, it is also preparing to build the last line of defense in case there is any mistake on the front line.

Of course, this is not an easy task.

Everyone knows what level the nobles' private soldiers were.

If the lord is a superior person who follows tradition and has high morals, then the soldiers under their command can be counted on to some extent. And if the lord himself is a damn bastard, a nasty embryo with a bad reputation. Then the soldiers under their command are no better.

Moreover, most of the aristocratic private soldiers were engaged in the work of collecting taxes, guarding the gates, and maintaining local law and order, and lacked strict training. And in the ranks that came to the city of Muni, many of them were even improvised farmers and craftsmen, except for hoes. Outside of a kitchen knife, a hammer, or a wooden saw, a weapon has never been touched. Such a group of people may be okay to fight a tailwind battle, but if they encounter adversity, they are afraid that they will immediately become a plate of scattered sand.

In addition, the lords are not all of one mind.

Although they belong to the same command of the Grand Duke Adolf, they are entangled with each other because of territory and interests. It's more of an intrigue. Many families have feuds with each other, even those that have lasted for years. Usually it is far away, or it is suppressed by Grand Duke Adolf, which is not bad. This time they met under such circumstances, and it was already considered restraint not to fight, who would expect them to put aside their prejudices and work together?

The only thing that can give people a little more hope is the more than 6,000 future knights of the three major training camps.

Early in the morning, with the guards on the tower of the big camp at the south gate. A long horn sounded, and the heavy wooden gates of the camp were blown. Under the joint impetus of twelve soldiers, it slowly opened.

Dozens of patrol soldiers, heavily armed and spear-wielding, ran out of the camp gate as fast as they could.

Under the shouting and driving of these soldiers, the merchants led the camels. The butchers who were full of freshly slaughtered livestock, the hawkers, the gentlemen and ladies in the carriages, and the mercenaries who were strutting all dodged to the side of the road.

"It's out. It's out. ”

The people who were driven away not only did not complain, but whispered excitedly.

A moment later, the sound of horses' hooves came from the barracks. Dozens of knights in fresh clothes and angry horses, escorted by Hu Cong with long spears and flags, galloped out. The majestic war horses, with their long hooves staggered, rose and fell, turned in front of the camp gate, followed the long street, and ran towards the south city gate.

Among the knights, several young faces stand out.

"Look, it's Banov from the second training camp. I heard that he is about to be promoted to a knight of justice. ”

"Ranch, it's Ranch. Oh my God, you see, he's in the ranks of the long knights. ”

"What's so strange about this! Ranch is a just four-star knight! Moreover, I heard that the four servant knights who followed Ranchi into the camp this time are also just knights. Think about it, in terms of identity, talent, status and strength, he is a long knight, is that not a matter of course?!"

"yes, these boys are terrible. I heard that in the actual combat test accepted by the camp, their appearance made General Fano full of praise!

Amid the awe-inspiring gazes and excited discussions, the Cavaliers sped by. The young knights on the team have resolute eyes and straight backs. The handsome appearance, with a beautiful demonic armor, is simply dazzling, just in a short moment, I don't know how many dreams of the spring girl have broken into.

In order to catch a glimpse of the long knights and these star students, the South Gate Street in the early morning was already overcrowded. Not only are the roadside taverns and open-air cafes crowded with people, but even the rooftops on both sides are full of girls and ladies holding flower umbrellas and chattering and cheering.

And the few small buildings where you can see the internal training ground of the barracks have long been enclosed. If the young master and young lady of any family have such a small balcony in these small buildings, but everyone in the circle of friends is vying to curry favor. Let the wind be windy, and the rain be rainy.

At this moment, on the second floor of an elegant inn with white paint on the walls, and the windows and doorway fences covered with ivy, there were several noble children who were excitedly watching the iron flow rushing through the stone street downstairs, and there were many discussions.

"Lanch is in the First Knights' Brigade, right?" asked a cute girl with a little freckles on her face, leaning excitedly on the balcony railing, turning her head to her companion.

"Yes," a young man in a blue robe who always had a hint of a smile on his face nodded, "This is the first squadron of the First Knight Brigade, the first squad. Even among the long knights, only the best and noblest knights can be selected into this squad. ”

"Really?" the girl clapped her hands excitedly, her eyes flashing, and she looked at Lanchi in the knight queue without blinking, and was obsessed, "He's so powerful." ”

See what the girl looks like. The seven or eight young people present couldn't help but laugh.

Everyone knew that this young lady was Ranch's number one admirer.

"Don't laugh at me," the girl blushed a little and looked back. He turned his head quickly, and watched Ranchi's figure turn around the corner.

"Ranch is really good. The young man smiled and said, "See Ranch's armband?"

"Armband?" the girl's eyes widened, "do you mean the one embroidered on the coat has the Lulian Fire Bee Crest, the Knight's Shield, or Venus?"

The armband in the girl's mouth, and the companions present also paid attention. Listening to the young man's words at this moment, it seemed that there was still knowledge in them, and he suddenly became curious. They gathered around the young man.

"More than six thousand cadets. Only sixty-seven of them were able to get this armband," the young man explained, "and when they entered the camp, they were ranked according to their status, strength, and results in actual combat tests. These sixty-seven people are all geniuses of the three major training camps. Belongs to the first sequence. ”

"Oh?" said the girl, confused, "what's the use of this thing?"

"Of course it works. The young man smiled, "The knight cadets now have no military rank and no official position. This Venus is a sign of their status. Cadets with Venus, with the privileges of long knights and mid-ranking officers, both in dormitories. The food or the training conditions are the best for them......"

As he spoke, he raised his eyebrows slightly, "...... This is the dream goal of all students. ”

"That's right," said a skinny girl next to her, curiously. "What about the others?"

The young man said: "In the second order, there are Silver Star students, a total of more than five hundred. Although their status is not as good as that of the Venus cadets, with this silver star, their status in the army is no different from that of the knights. They don't have to worry about anything except training, and the laundry and brushing horses are naturally arranged by the auxiliary soldiers who are allocated. In addition, two cavalry non-commissioned officers will be assigned to serve as their combat retinues. ”

A group of richly dressed young people couldn't help but let out a burst of exclamations.

At this time, one team after another of knights in the army galloped out of the camp gate, like a long queue.

Amid the thunderous sound of horses' hooves, the young man continued, "In the third sequence, there are Bronze Star students. They are the most numerous of the three camps. There were more than 4,000 people in total.

I heard that the strongest 1,000 of them were replenished among the knights on the outer part of the Order. Two thousand men joined the cavalry group and used it as sharp knives. The remaining more than 1,000 people were sent into the infantry army, serving as an elite force in the hands of the infantry generals for reconnaissance, breakthrough, harassment and high-speed running. ”

Everyone had a look of understanding on their faces and nodded one after another. A red-haired teenager wrenched his fingers and said strangely, "More than 6,000 people, what about more than 1,000?"

"These are all Iron Star students, the one with the worst strength, it's worthless......" The young man smiled faintly, obviously not interested in explaining this part of the people, just because someone asked a question, so he simply answered, "I heard that they were assigned to the north camp, and several military camps outside the city, and their role in the future is to defend the city, or do some chores." Even the rabble is better than them. ”

"Speaking of the rabble...... a noble young man's eyes lit up, and he said loudly, "I heard that in the past few days, there have been a lot of powerful guys!"

"Yes, yes, I've heard that, too!"

"Me too! I heard there are several Knights of Glory!"

The crowd scrambled to get to the ground.

Compared with the three major training camp trainees who have just entered the camp, the rabble army was established earlier, and there is more news circulating.

The formation of the rabble began before Archduke Adolf left the city of Munny. Because of the miracle of the rabble in the city of Medin City, both Archduke Adolf and Fano, as well as his successor Eugene, paid great attention to the recruitment and construction of the rabble.

In order to recruit the strong, Archduke Adolf not only promised a heavy reward, but also sent people to various parts of Lulian and other neighboring provinces to post tasks and post recruitment lists.

And the battle of Medin City also affected those who wanted to join the rabble.

Knighthood, Title, Royal Order, Knight's Palace...... The 121st squad of the rabble army obtained a qiē is a huge temptation for these mercenaries, freelancers, and even outlaws in the bandit group who are walking on the edge of life and death and are accustomed to licking blood with knives.

Every day, the registration point outside the South Gate camp is full of men from all over the world.

In this troubled world, human life is as cheap as mustard. The eldest husband wants to make a contribution, but it is just a knife and a life. There is no shortage of people who want to exchange their lives for wealth, and even want to leave a name in the history of this era.

The first rabble army organized in the city of Muni, totaling more than 2,000 men, had already followed Archduke Adolf onto the battlefield.

This force was based on the rabble army that had participated in the Battle of Medin City as the core, and formed the first regiment of the Lulian rab. Garrisoned in the city of Medin. When Adolf's main force of the Chinese army was broken by a sneak attack by the Filies, the 1st Regiment of the Rabble did not suffer much loss. Only one battalion on the front line suffered more than 100 casualties, but it also managed to withdraw.

Later, in order to rescue Archduke Adolf and replenish the strength of the city of Muni, Fano increased the recruitment of the rabble. By the time he left with his army, the rabble had recruited more than three thousand.

That's not the most exhilarating thing, though. What excites people is that after General Eugene took over the rabble.

I don't know if it was Grand Duke Adolf's recruitment efforts in other regions that played a role, and at this time it broke out in a concentrated manner, or if General Eugene was lucky, not to mention the number of applicants for the rabble army in recent times, there were many strong people who appeared in the crowd of applicants.

The addition of these strong men allowed the rabble to be quickly reborn.

Not only are they formidable, but many are veterans of the frontier army who have convincing combat experience and leadership skills. With them in charge, no matter how unruly the guy is, he has become well-behaved. The discipline, marching, combat coordination and other aspects of the team have been raised by more than one notch.

There is a rumor that the major lords have contacted these knights privately, promising to be generous, hoping to take them for their own use. This even led to a heated quarrel at a military meeting.

As the children of nobles, these young people present are much more well-informed than ordinary civilians. These are the things they have heard from their parents. At this time, when I mentioned it, I immediately gossiped and made a mess. They all told the news they had gotten.

Only a slender young man with a calm temperament and a young man a little younger than him stood silently on the edge of the balcony, staring at the team below.

It wasn't until the entire Knights, who had already left, that they turned back.

"How is it?" The smiling young man looked at the two companions, and the smile on his face gradually disappeared. He raised his eyebrows and asked the younger young man, "Xia Li, do you see him?"

"No!" The younger young man was none other than Xia Li, who had left the first training camp. He shook his head, a pair of sword eyebrows furrowed slightly.

"Alright. The calm young man beside him gently patted Xia Li's shoulder and said calmly, "Tomorrow the two of us will accompany you into the camp." As long as he is in the army, he will always be found. ”

The young man with a smile on his face also nodded.

This small balcony suddenly became quiet. The boys and girls present looked at each other and stuck out their tongues.

As friends, they had all heard about what happened at the Grand Duke Adolf's ball, and naturally they knew who Xia Li was looking for.

That guy, I'm afraid I'm going to be unlucky.

Especially when the two people next to Xia Li came with him.

The one with a calm temperament, named Xia Heng, is Xia Li's cousin and the strongest leader in the third generation of the Xia family. He joined the camp at the age of sixteen and joined the army, and now he is twenty-three years old, and he is already a second-class tiger lieutenant of the empire who has experienced a hundred battles, and a fair five-star knight!

And the one who loves to laugh is Xia Heng's good friend, the third-generation son of the Renault family of the Tomahawk Knights, Ansel. The third grade of the second training camp of the imperial capital is a knight student

(To be continued......)