Chapter 11: Going to the Academy (I)
On the third day, the caravan arrived on time.
A long line of horses, loaded with goods, was neatly parked in front of the castle.
Green was preparing for his departure.
A change of clothes, a school certificate, identity papers, weapons, wound medicine, and a few books that had been relieved on the way were all put in the suitcase.
"Duncan, the leader of the caravan, is an old friend of mine for many years, he is very reliable, and you can ask him for help with anything. Wolf instructed from the side.
"Also, if you have a suitable partner, you can take it home as soon as possible, and give birth to children and grandchildren for my Andrew family as soon as possible. β
Green is full of black lines......
Finally put together a salute and came to the front of the horse team.
Wolf brought Green to a tall man who looked to be in his forties, and who seemed to have some vicissitudes in his face due to the constant travel of the road.
"This is Duncan, the leader of the caravan and a good friend of mine, with whom he used to go on adventures. β
"This is my son, Green. Sixteen years old this year, this time I went to Julu City to study, and I hope you will take care of you along the way. β
Wolf introduced each other, and the two stepped forward to shake hands, which was considered to be a mutual acquaintance.
Looking Green up and down, Duncan smiled and said, "You inherited your father's handsome blonde hair, and your mother's ocean-deep eyes, and you are estimated to be more popular than your father when he was younger, you must know that your father was famous for his romance..."
"Ahemβ" Wolf interrupted Duncan with a quick cough.
Laughing, Duncan patted Green on the shoulder and said, "The white carriage is reserved for you, you go and put your luggage first, and we'll leave in a while!"
Green nodded, and walked to the carriage with his luggage, while Wolf and Duncan stood there chatting about the past.
The carriages of the caravan were joined together by six or seven carriages, and Green's was right in the center.
Quickly climb into the car, there is not much space in the compartment, there are two planks on each side, you can put it down as a seat.
In the middle is a small table, which is held in place so that it does not shake when driving. It's a bit rudimentary, but Green doesn't care.
Putting his luggage away, Green bent down and exited the carriage. Then I saw a young girl standing next to the car and looking at her.
The girl wears a refreshing ponytail and a white tunic with lace trims, which not only shows off her proud figure, but also adds a bit of girlish cuteness.
Wearing black tight pants on the lower body, the slender legs are perfectly displayed, and with a pair of delicate black leather shoes, it looks quite cute and cute, but it is capable.
Seeing Green looking, the girl showed a hearty smile, and her eyes were crooked like crescent moons: "Hello, my name is Fran, my father is Duncan, I guess you have seen it just now." β
Green stretched out his hand and shook Fran, the girl's hands were tight and smooth, "I'm Green, I'll trouble you this time." β
At this time, a yin and yang strange voice came from behind, "Yo, this is the eldest young master who came to take a ride, and he knows that he is a trouble." β
Fran immediately turned around and said coldly, "Tur, Green is a guest of his father, so he must not be rude!"
At this time, Green also crossed Fran and saw the person talking behind him, who was also dressed as a caravan, in his twenties, with a hooked nose and a somewhat gloomy face. Seeing Green looking, he gave Green a provocative look.
Ignoring this person's provocation, Green was not stunned, and his mind was dizzy when he was provoked. If an ordinary person was provoked in front of such a beautiful and moving girl, it was estimated that he would do it in order to get back face, and Green just looked at Fran and waited for her next.
"This is the caravan officer Tur, who is not very good-tempered, I hope you don't mind. Fran said apologetically.
"It's okay, I don't mind the noise of some bugs. β
"By the way, I'll show you around the caravan, and tell you about the next itinerary by the way. β
Green readily agreed, and Fran took him on a tour of the place, and the two of them talked and laughed, leaving Toole standing still staring fiercely at their backs.
"This is a spice from the province next door, and it sells well in Julu City...... This is a bone flute produced by the barbarian tribes in the west, with a clear sound and a very popular among young people......"
Fran secretly looked at Green as she introduced the caravan's cargo to Grimm.
Green is half a head taller than Beveran, wearing a black hunting suit, the muscles of his body are highlighted, and with a brilliant blonde hair, he looks quite heroic.
Remembering that his father joked last night that he wanted to marry her to his old friend's son Green, his face couldn't help but blush a little.
"Miss Fran...?", Green suddenly noticed that Fran was a little distracted, and she woke up after a tentative two-word call, but her face was a little flushed.
"If you're tired, just take a break, I'm already familiar with the situation of the team, don't worry about me. β
"Well, that's... Okay, the sun is a little hot today, so I'll go back and rest first. With that, Fran hurried away, still a little flustered.
Green walked around the caravan alone when he heard a man climb on the roof of the caravan in the distance, whistle vigorously, and wave his hand at the caravan.
Seeing that everyone around him began to pack up their things, Green knew in his heart that he was about to go.
Hurrying back to the front of the car, he saw his father, Wolf, saying goodbye to team leader Duncan. Stepping forward to say a final goodbye to Wolf, he could see that Wolf still had a lot to say, but in the end he just patted Green on the shoulder, "Go ahead." β
After saluting Worf respectfully, Green turned back to his car.
After sitting in the carriage for a while, after a loud whistle, the convoy slowly moved forward.
Lifting the curtain, Green looked in the direction of the castle, where Wolf and the old butler were still standing there, silently watching the convoy leave.
......
This walk did not stop until evening.
"Knock knock--"
There was a knock at the door, and Green pushed it open, and saw a little boy standing by the carriage, and greeted him, "Hello, Brother Green, my father asked me to call you to dinner." β
After talking to the boy for a while, Green learns that he is the son of the leader Duncan, named Dolan, and that the Fran he had met before was his sister.
"By the way, I heard that Tours is in trouble with you?" Dolan suddenly asked on the way.
"It's not a big deal, what's wrong?"
"Why don't you teach him a good lesson!I heard my father say that you are a skilled knight, and you can kill a horse in one lap!", said Dolan's eyes flashed, and he made two gestures, "Just like this, give him a punch!"
"Why, do you hate him?" asked Grimm casually.
"Of course, he is selfish and insidious and bad, often bullying people, and often tricking me into asking him for news about Sister Fran. Do you know why he's bothering you? Because Dad gave you his car, he had to huddle with the others. Dolan kicked pebbles on the ground as he walked.
Green didn't want to do anything about it, he only stayed in the team for a few days anyway.
As he walked, Dolan led Green to a camp where people were nervously pitching their tents and forming a circle around the camp.
In the center of the camp was a campfire with a large cauldron on it, which seemed to be boiling something, and the aroma continued to spread.
A group of people sat around the campfire, with Duncan in the middle.
Seeing Green coming, Duncan stood up and waved at him, motioning for him to sit next to him.
Green came to Duncan and sat down, and saw that Fran was also sitting next to him, and he carefully put a blanket on the ground.
Duncan turned his head with concern and asked, "How is it, are you still used to it in the team?" If you need it, you can come to me at any time, you're welcome." β
After a polite greeting, Duncan pointed to the cauldron on the campfire and said, "Today you must try the most famous mushroom venison soup of our caravan, which is the secret of Mary, the cook." β
Mary, who was stirring the broth, heard it and gave Duncan an angry look. After a while, she stretched out her spoon and took a sip of the soup, then nodded with satisfaction, and sprinkled a handful of salt into the soup.
"Alright, let's eat, boys~"
The surrounding men also put down their work and gathered around the campfire.
After a bowl of broth, Green ate it with bread and sausages, and the taste of the broth was indeed delicious, and Green couldn't help but ask for another bowl after eating.
"By the way, do you have any plans for going to the Knight Academy?" asked Duncan, who was next to him, turning around.
"This ...... I'm not familiar with the Knight Academy, so I don't know what Uncle Duncan would suggest?"
As a businessman, Duncan traveled from south to north and had a lot of knowledge, so he carefully explained to Green: "The minimum requirement for admission to the Knight Academy is that the knight squire is not more than 18 years old, that is, he must cultivate his fighting spirit, and the students who can be sent to the Knight Academy are often talented and are expected to reach the knight level." Therefore, the students of the academy are very popular in the outside world, and even in the academy, there are large and small clubs competing with each other for students. β
Speaking of this kind of news about the transcendental, the Flandoran siblings, who were sitting next to them eating, couldn't help but lean over and listen carefully.
"As far as I know, most of the clubs in the academy have background backgrounds, and they begin to select potential students for investment in the academy, and they often compete with each other to show their strength to attract powerful students to join. If you can be favored by large clubs and recruited into it, you will not only have many benefits, but you will also be given priority distribution and get better treatment after graduation. β
I see, presumably, the school is also supporting these clubs behind the scenes to establish this mechanism of survival of the fittest.
After listening to Duncan's words, Green sat still and thought quietly.
After a while, supper was over, and everyone dispersed. Some of the caravan officers gathered together to discuss some things about the caravan with Duncan.
After discussing for a while, a shrill voice suddenly said, "Why is there still an outsider staying here?"
All of a sudden, everyone's eyes turned to him, and Green raised his head to take a look, and sure enough, it was that Tur again, this person was really narrow-minded.
Duncan immediately angrily rebuked, "Green is my guest, there is nothing that cannot be heard!" and then turned his head to apologize to Green.
Green didn't care, stood up and said, "I haven't trained today, so let's go around and practice now." β
With that, he retreated, and when he turned back, he could still see the smug look that Tours had cast at him.