In the north of the Alpha Continent in February, the howling cold wind gradually weakened, the heavy snow that had been raging for months also stopped, and the grassland covered by ice and snow gradually came to life. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Whew!whew!" Little Tom inhaled vigorously, as if every trace of air was so precious, and there was a faint tingling in his heart and lungs from the cold and biting cold. However, this chill also happened to drive away the heat and fatigue brought by the long journey, and it was a special refreshment.

Little Tom pulled his feet out of the snow as thick as he could, and then strode forward with all his might, and at the same time dragged the sleigh full of baggage behind him.

Marching, towing trucks, while these movements, little Tom kept peeking to observe Master Leo. In Little Tom's mind, Young Master Leo is synonymous with wisdom and martial arts, that is, a great benevolent person who saves the suffering and rescues, there is simply no better person in the world than Young Master Leo, uh, of course, Uncle Potter is also one, well, and Heidi, yes, Heidi is also so kind and gentle, thinking of Heidi's delicate and beautiful appearance, Little Tom's face can't help but flush a little.

Just when little Tom was full of cranky thoughts, he didn't notice that Young Master Leo, who he had been staring at, stopped, pointed to an open space in front of him and ordered loudly: "Stop! Rest in place in the open space ahead, and continue to move forward after lunch!"

After hearing Leo's order, the whole team stopped, and everyone immediately stopped, but Tom, who was YY with his crush Heidi, did not react in time, and still stepped forward, and crashed into Leo's back with inertia. Fortunately, Leo's martial arts foundation was getting deeper and deeper under Feng Xifan's urging, and after feeling the movement behind him, a dodge dodged the collision of Little Tom, and gently grabbed Little Tom's collar in time to prevent his colorful face, which was already covered with frostbite and scratches, from hitting the ground again.

Little Tom, who was lifted by Leo's collar, came back to his senses, secretly glanced at Young Master Leo's frost-like face, and hurriedly confessed his mistake to Young Master Leo, Leo shook his hand and ignored Little Tom, but commanded the Roman infantry to come to the open field, ready to rest.

And just as Leo arranged for the Roman infantry to sort out the baggage, cut down the wood, and other preparations, little Tom made another mistake. Due to his young and frailty, coupled with perennial malnutrition, Tom's physical fitness is better than that of his peers, and the same snow trek can barely hold up for the elite Roman infantry or Leo who has been exercising all year round, but for Tom Jr. is already exhausted, after receiving Leo's rest order and coming to the open space, Tom Jr. ignored the snow on the ground, and sat in the snowdrift with his butt, even if the snow was less than half of his waist, it didn't matter, he was really tired and had no strength.

Little Tom's actions fell into Leo's eyes, and he couldn't help frowning vigorously, walked quickly in front of Little Tom, grabbed Little Tom's collar with his big hand, and lifted Little Tom up from the snow. Little Tom, who was a little stunned by Leo's actions, didn't know what he had done wrong, so he heard Leo scold sharply: "Little guy, don't you want to die! You dare to sit in the snow nest in this kind of weather, and you have to freeze for a while, so why don't you hurry up and help the soldiers tidy up the field!"

From Leo's scolding, little Tom also came to his senses, and under Leo's cold gaze, he ran to the Roman infantry to help clear the snow and prepare for the campfire. When little Tom was doing things, he slowly settled down and thought about it carefully, and felt that although Young Master Leo had a stern attitude just now, it was indeed for his own good, thinking of this, little Tom peeked at Young Master Leo again, and at this time he felt that although Young Master Leo had a little less expression, he was not as indifferent as everyone usually discusses, no matter what, Young Master Leo was a good person.

After everyone cleaned up the open space and sorted out a clean place without snow, after setting up a bonfire, they gathered around the campfire to heat the dry food and drinking water they brought, and swallowed their lunch in a big gulp.

At this time, Leo was gnawing on dry food without a match, thinking about the events of the past few days. I don't know if the Grand Duke of the South is full of food, you said that you don't do it with a good duke, you have to rally the people to rebel, and I don't know what the emperor thinks, if you want to put down the rebellion, you can send troops to quell the rebellion, the four major legions of the empire obviously have men and horses, why do you have to gather the noble private soldiers together? Aren't you afraid of being pulled back? And your cheap father, Viscount Covinas, and there is no one in the family, how can he let the second son of this remote village participate in the counterinsurgency?

Thinking of this, Leo's eyes were cold, and he snorted coldly in his heart, I am afraid that this cheap father will treat him as an outcast! Even if he dies on the battlefield, it is estimated that the family will not care, and maybe the family can sympathize with it. Hmph, do you all think that I am destined to die in the counterinsurgency? Then I will not let you get your wish, as long as I have the protection of the Arena of the Gods, I will definitely come back alive.

After all, he can legally kill his opponent on the battlefield, as long as he keeps fighting, he will continue to get the pleasure of the gods, and he can continue to summon new legions and kill more enemies, so that Leo can legitimately work the battlefield to accumulate strength. Maybe...... Leo still has a glimmer of unspeakable ambition in his heart.

Of course, if Leo's ideas were known by others, they would definitely be scoffed at, and needless to say, let's take Leo's eldest brother Frank as an example. When Frank learned from Brown that Viscount Covinas had agreed to the participation of both sons in the counterinsurgency army, he mentally sentenced Leo to death. Because Frank used the name of the Covinus family and the relationship with the Academy of Magic, he contacted the Marquis of Griffins. Marquis of Griffins, who was in charge of this counterinsurgency operation, was overjoyed by the offer of the genius mage of the Academy of Magic to participate in the counterinsurgency, and even appointed Frank as the marching mage of the counterinsurgency legion.

You must know that in the Varu Empire, where mages are relatively poor in mage resources, mages are scarce resources, and although the marching mages in the army are nothing in terms of position, their status is naturally higher than that of the commanders of each legion. Frank has the position of marching mage, and when the time comes, how to deal with Leo in the army, isn't it a matter of being able to catch it.

Of course, Leo didn't know that his eldest brother was already waiting for him in the counterinsurgency army. Leo was still thinking that his current godly pleasure was enough to summon it again, but he dispelled the idea. Now these Roman infantry who are following him are enough to be eye-catching, he is just a small lord in a rural village, if he goes to join the army with several elite teams, I don't know what those nobles who have enough to eat and have nothing to do will think of him? It is estimated that when the time comes, don't talk about rumors, I am afraid that someone will really report directly to the Imperial Inspectorate. It's better to wait until you earn a knighthood in this counterinsurgency battle.

After some rest, the team set out on the road to the south again. After nearly a month of arduous trekking, Leo and his party finally arrived at the garrison of the Imperial Counterinsurgency, the fief of the Marquis of Griffins in the south, known as the pearl of the Harvest Plains, and the famous rich land of the Varu Empire, the city of Rien.

The fiefdom of the Marquis of Griffins bordered the three southern provinces, and the rebellion of the Southern Grand Duke had the greatest economic impact on the city of Rien. This feeling of being close to the rebels' territory and threatening to be annihilated by the rebels at any moment made it difficult for the Marquis of Griffins to sleep. It is precisely because of this that when His Majesty the Emperor was preparing to quell the rebellion, the Marquis of Griffins was the first to echo and agree, the first to contribute money and efforts, and the first to stand up and actively contact the major nobles to form a noble private army.

At this time, outside the city of Rien, it seems to have become a huge barracks, but this barracks is divided into two parts, the south of the city closest to the direction of the three southern provinces is one of the four major legions of the empire, the Grizzly Legion, under the command of the corps commander McSciena, set up camp, day and night training. The situation in the north of the city, which is close to the hinterland of the empire, is diametrically opposite, this is the private army of the major nobles, and the various nobles from the Tiannan and Haibei of the Varu Empire leave the private soldiers they brought here, and they themselves gather in the city of Rien to enjoy the prosperity of the lights.

Without the control of their own masters, the private soldiers with different accents and dialects are like wild horses that have escaped, drunkenness, brawls, and gambling can be seen everywhere in the north of the city, but fortunately, the private soldiers are also knowledgeable, they only mess around in the north of the city, as for the Lien City and the south of the city barracks, they are completely uninvolved, so the nobles and lords also let them be so lawless and indifferent.