Chapter 45: On the Way to the Appointment
At the same time, Arthur didn't know that he was now targeted by Merlin, and was still doing the job he was supposed to do as a lord. Mayor Shauna and all the craftsmen in the realm are working day and night on the sketches Arthur has given them, after all, it will take a long time to truly reproduce this advanced technology perfectly.
Arthur can't help at all, he's a computer nerd who can only provide a rough idea, not everything.
The recruitment of the lords was relatively smooth, with 557 people, most of whom were taken away for the development of new territories, and a small number were sent by Arthur to help Lord rebuild the village.
The old man is always nostalgic and no one is willing to leave his homeland, although Shauna persuaded most of them, but it is inevitable that there is some emotion, Arthur knows and understands, he went to worship at the grave of his father Yalin in the middle of the night yesterday, although this is not his biological father, but after all, his current identity is his son, and there is some inexplicable sadness in his heart, but it is thrown in his mind in an instant.
Only the strong and successful have the strength to remember the past, and the rest are just losers.
The local people are also very busy these days, to develop wasteland and dig canals, in order to facilitate future irrigation, everyone works very hard, recently Arthur, who has a lot of money, told the people to contract all the seeds, free of charge to everyone, everyone is full of joy, every day with a smile to go out to start the day's work.
The land contracted by the Baron's Palace, Arthur specially explained to Charlene and Lilith that they must be taken care of at all times, and the money spent on these seeds is almost too expensive for Arthur to scold his mother, if it weren't for the rich rewards behind him, he wouldn't have done this thankless job.
The last and most important thing is the army that Bedwell is training now, war is always the best opportunity to be famous, even if you unfortunately die in battle, you can get a large pension, the recently famous Baron Arthur has attracted many adventurers to participate in cavalry training, hoping to be appreciated by some great nobles in the war, Arthur specially instructed Bedwell before leaving, select 85 foreign strong men, after the war, the armor and war horses they use will be given as a reward for free.
When the king called up, 85 temporary cavalry and 15 Sith native cavalry, plus a 200-man Macedonian phalanx, were enough to deal with most of the enemy, after all, they were just a group of salted fish, the master of cannon fodder, and Arthur did not want to be this bird before he had no strength.
The knights consisted of 3 Lords, Bedwell, Ranmarok, and Tristan.
In the case that all the work in the territory is going well, Arthur and the two new knights rushed to the small town of Viscount Dured's territory, the three of them rode for about one and a half days, in the middle of the night, Arthur did not choose to stay in the village in order to have a little more time to exchange feelings, but camped in the wild early.
The three of them lit a pile of firewood, Tristan took advantage of the time to hunt a boar and came back, Arthur immediately gave a thumbs up, and pulled out some sand, salt and spices from the side of the horse's back, which Arthur went to the kitchen to steal while Charlene was not paying attention before leaving.
Ranmarok looked at Arthur's dog-swishing appearance, frowned and said: "Baron, I have been in your territory for several days, and I don't know the general situation, but you are a nobleman, why don't you have any majesty at all, and Shalene is just a maid and your person, so what are you afraid of her doing." ”
Arthur shook his finger at Ranmarok, "It's easy to get into trouble with your machismo and stubbornness, my principle of life is to never get along with a woman, unless I hate or care about this woman very much." Our family doesn't have a lot of money like yours, and if it weren't for Sha Lin's savings over the years, maybe the Baron's Mansion would have been unable to make ends meet. ”
"Ahh If you hadn't relied on the power of the holy sword, how could I have lost to someone like you who can't do anything, Baron, you are simply disgraced to Arin. Ranmaroch scratched his head in annoyance.
"But I dare say it's your honor to lose to me, after all, there are very few people I can fancy me. Arthur said in a calm tone.
Tristan, who was silently roasting the boar on the side, felt a little surprised, whether it was Ranmaroke or his own identity and family status, he was countless times higher than this poor baron in the country, but this person dared to compare "it is an honor to lose to him".
"Looks like the Adamant Emperor's conscription order is about to be issued, and you shouldn't leave the territory now. Tristan kindly reminded.
"Viscount Dured invited me over at this time, I must have something to say to me, now my realm is not a vassal of anyone, he must give me a big cake for whatever reason, and if it is not good, it will be meaningless for him to invite me over. ”
Ranmarok smelled the fragrance and tore off the wild boar leg that had not been completely roasted and gnawed it in a big bite, feeling that the taste was not bad, and nodded slightly. "Why are you talking about so much, I haven't been to a large-scale battlefield yet, this is a good opportunity to become famous in one fell swoop, and my jade extreme cold has been waiting for this moment for a long time. ”
Arthur sat by the fire, wanting to remind Ranmarok but when he thought about his current age and strength, he did have the capital to be arrogant, even if he was reminded, he would not listen. However, Arthur and Tristan communicate quite well, after all, the two have similar hobbies.
Tristan's beautiful harp sound made the night more beautiful, his long red hair, half-squinted eyes, and the fireflies gradually gathered around him, making this handsome knight who looked melancholy no matter what he did even more charming, Ranmarok drank wine heartlessly, leaned against a big tree, and left the house for a while Ranmarok gradually liked the days when he and Tristan traveled outside, and even didn't want to go home. The sound of his friend's music is his best lullaby.
Many small animals gradually appeared in the jungle, and the peaceful atmosphere of the three people, coupled with the beautiful music, gradually began to gather around the three of them.
"Summer in the hills,Those hazy days I do remember,We were running still,Had the whole world at our feet,Watching seasons change,Our roads were lined with adventure..."Arthur chants softly.
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Many years later, whenever the round table gathered, they always liked to hum this song, because it contained too many emotions and hopes, and they had spilled their blood on the frontier for many years, just for the undying faith in their hearts.
The king who always likes to laugh and laugh, but attaches great importance to feelings.
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The most important thing in life is not how much you get in life, but what you can leave after you die...——— from "Memoirs of a Historian - The Undefeated King Arthur" Chapter 105, Chapter 15, Section 8.