"Orientals seem to have a homesickness that goes deep into the bone marrow, in their words, 'the leaves fall back to their roots'. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoThe motherland and homeland were very sacred and dear to them, so it is not difficult to understand why the envoy who had been exiled by the enemy to the Far North was able to hold out on his own for thirty years without changing his loyalty. We have never had such strong feelings, however, perhaps because the loyalty of the vast majority of our people is directed only to a few monarchs. -- "Quotations of the God of War. Miscellaneous Talks》

Alexander. Ivanovich. Duke Meshkin was one of the few young talents of the Romanov dynasty, only six years older than Princess Nastasya, but he had already inherited the title left by his grandfather and assumed the responsibility of leading the army alone. His father was a friend of the Tsar in his youth and had died in the war to overthrow the old dynasty, so the Tsar's affection for him and his family was extraordinary.

Duke Meshkin had a very handsome countenance, flowing pale blonde hair and blue eyes. Judging by this appearance alone, the Duke could easily be relegated to the playboy ranks by those who were not familiar with him. In fact, the young duke was not a mediocre man, and his military talents were favored by many of the older generals. It was also often rumored that the Tsar intended to recruit this young man as his son-in-law. If there are any shortcomings in the duke, some excessive competitiveness can barely be counted as one. But as long as it doesn't simply cause dark jealousy, what does it matter if young people like to be competitive?

Now the duke is stationed in a camp on the southern border.

"General Glenn has come to see you." The adjutant reported to the duke.

"Let him in, I know he's here to ask for soldiers again." The Duke said.

Soon, General Gran walked in, and Sogrend would surely recognize the man if he was present. Yes, he's Pelce. Gran, late Douglas. The only son of Admiral Gran.

The duke did not let the other party sit down, he always felt that the tsar had given too much trust to these foreigners. Although it seems that Renosque and Farensi do not have any direct conflict of interest at the moment, after all, they have maintained a long-term alliance with Hitarus, and the current Princess Hitaros is still from Farensi. Is it guaranteed that one day they will have to go to war with the Fallensi, and will a Farency like Pelce still be loyal to the Tsar?

As a foreigner and mercenary, Pelce was able to reach his current status, obviously not by pie in the sky. He inherited his father's talent for military affairs, and won the Tsar's appreciation for his courage and resourcefulness. Now he has suffered a loss from this noble young master of Renoske, who is a few years younger than him, and he is always a little unhappy in his heart.

"Lord Duke, I'll get straight to the point, we've talked about this many times." Pelce frowned and said, "I still have two heavy infantry Holuvig shortages on my side, this is something Your Majesty promised me, when will you be able to give me enough manpower?" ”

"General, you must understand that there is a shortage of manpower everywhere now, not just your subordinates."

"Well, I know the situation." Peer knew that the Duke had given priority to his own troops, but this was within his expectations, and he was not prepared to make a big fuss with them. "In any case, in order to have enough time to prepare the two hoplites Holuvig, I ask you to recruit soldiers for me as soon as possible, regardless of their quality, regardless of their origin. It's for the sake of the big picture, and I hope you can get it. ”

"I also hope that you can understand my difficulties, so let's do it, some prisoners were captured in the last operation, all of them are mercenaries and have combat experience, if you think such people can also be used, then I will immediately sign an order for you to take them away." Since the other party has put on a big reason, the duke can't help but make a little response.

"Let's leave it at that." Pelce sighed slightly.

In the prisoner-of-war camp of the Renoskes, Dick toyed with the piece of black bread that was too small to feed a mouse, which was the prisoner's ration for a day. Because of hunger, about two or three people are dragged out every day and buried. Even so, Dick did not regret his decision to lay down his arms in the first place. A mercenary like him no longer has anything to worry about, so life is the only thing they can cherish. In order to survive, any suffering or notoriety is endurable.

"How's that kid Mazik doing? Perhaps died under the iron hooves of another group of Heilmann cavalry; Maybe I've returned to my hometown and made love with my sister who is not related by blood. Dick muttered to himself.

Just as he had become cranky because of his hunger for many days, some dark shadows blocked the sunlight on his face. In order to save trouble, the Renoskes simply threw the captives into several deep pits dug and left them exposed to the sun and rain. This also has the advantage that if the order is to kill all the captives, they can simply fill the pit with dirt and get rid of the captives once and for all.

"Listen, I'm Pelce. General Gran. A dark shadow opened its mouth to speak in mainland Mandarin, and the captured mercenaries struggled to raise their heads and look at the person who spoke. I know that none of you are from Hitaros, you come from all the countries of the continent. Now that I'm giving you a chance to survive, will you take it? Several people repeated Pelce's words in the languages of each country.

"Tell me, let's all listen, who doesn't want to continue living?" Dick replied in fluent mainland Mandarin.

Pelce was slightly surprised, he didn't expect that there would be someone among the mercenaries who would speak Continental, "Very well, listen, if you want to live, you must join our army, but I will not pay you a penny, because the reward for you is to enable you to continue to live." Those who agree to participate raise their hands and walk up the ladder from one aisle to the next. When the interpreters had finished, Pelce waved his hand and asked the soldier to lower a wooden ladder.

Naturally, the mercenaries didn't want to be buried alive, and they raised their hands to signal that they were willing to join Pelce's troops. Dick was certainly among them. The captives had been hungry for days, and many of them had lost the strength to climb the 10-block ladder, so much so that the Lenoskes had to drag them up one by one. Dick knows how to maintain his strength in difficult situations, so he doesn't need help from others.

Pelce looked at the staggering group of mercenaries and shook his head for himself. A rabble, but a sheep led by a lion, is not to be underestimated, Pelce thought.

The Renoskes counted their numbers, and there were originally 581 prisoners, but now there were 394 left, barely a Holuvig. (One Horuvig should have 500 people)

"From now on, you are my subordinates, although you are recruits, but my subordinates are my subordinates. I hope you understand what I mean, and I treat you as if you were them. Pelce gestured to the few non-commissioned officers who were following him.

Looks like I'm with a good sir, and my dead dad bless me, Dick thought.

"You, yes, what's your name?" Pelce asked suddenly, pointing at Dick.

"Me?" Dick suddenly felt something hot rise up in his chest, and then he replied with a smile, "Dickles. Morality. Alfonso, at your service, General Gran. ”

"Iberian, yes, from today onwards, you are the head of this new Holuvig. They are all under your control, except that you have no military pay, and the rest of your treatment is the same as that of an officer of the same rank, His Excellency Alfonso. Well, if you're in France, you'd be in the rank of lieutenant. ”

The general is a Pharian, hehe, it seems that we can really be considered a ragtag army, Dick thought to himself.

On the other hand, Lan Feng followed the Hayes siblings to meet the first monarch of this continent for the first time. Sigrani took a little time out of the afternoon to have afternoon tea with the guests, and Fiona took the opportunity to introduce Lan Feng to the empress. For Sigrani, even if this distant eastern continent existed, what was the point for Mastar? According to Lan Feng, the two were separated by a sea of thousands of miles, and it took the Orientals at least five months to reach the center of the Iswana Sea, and even if there was a mature route in the future, I am afraid that it would take three months to make a smooth voyage. In this way, there will be no supply points and transit points on the way, and no trade will be beneficial. Of course, Empress Marstar proved to be a lack of foresight in this matter, but at the time this was the unanimous opinion of the vast majority of dignitaries throughout the West.

Even so, Sigrani was willing to admit the identity of the envoy. On the one hand, it is out of trust in the Hayes family; On the other hand, needlessly neglecting a country's envoys may lay some hidden dangers in the future, even if the future may be a hundred years from now.

In this way, the envoys from the Far East had an identity that could be recognized in the West.

For Lan Feng, it took a lot of effort to be recognized as an envoy, but his other identity was easily recognized.

"I recently heard that in the temple of the sun god in Rorbuna, there is a miracle doctor with strange healing skills, Fiona, what is going on?" Theodora asked.

"The Divine Doctor is sitting in front of you." Fiona replied with a smile.

"Could it be him?" Lehman asked, pointing at Lan Feng.

"It's Mr. Lan Feng, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Fiore replied.

"Really?" Theodora became interested, "I've heard that you can heal people with needle, right?" ”

"It depends on the actual situation of the patient, but fortunately, from the following practice, the inner meridians of the Yartikat people are not substantially different from those of us Orientals. Otherwise, what you have learned will be useless. Lan Feng replied modestly.

Subsequently, Lan Feng was asked a lot of questions about his medical skills by the royal brothers and sisters. When they knew that Lan Feng diagnosed the condition by feeling the patient's pulse, they all rolled up their sleeves and asked Lan Feng to demonstrate on the spot while showing them. Lan Feng only checked Lehman's pulse, and asked Fiona, who had learned a little fur, to check Theodora's pulse, and then determine Theodora's condition according to Fiona's description. As for the content of the diagnosis, it is said that it involves a very secret matter of the individual, so there is no record that has been handed down to refer to it. One thing that can be confirmed is that the Henell siblings have acquiesced to Lan Feng's diagnosis.

Lan Feng and the others didn't stay for dinner, so they left early. Since Lan Feng has been recognized as an envoy, then he can live in the National Guesthouse without continuing to disturb the Hayes family. However, in this way, Lan Feng discovered a new problem, and if he wanted to continue to visit other countries in the future, he was not entangled at all. Just as he was worried about it, Fiona sent him a large bag of money.

"Miss Hayes, what are these?"

"You forgot? This is the money you, the 'miracle doctor', earned in Rolbuna. ”

"Ah, I see, I thought I had left them all to the poor people to buy medicine." Lan Feng suddenly realized.

"I've left enough money to fund those who can't afford to see a doctor, this is the rest, you keep it, if you want to travel around the mainland, you can't do it without money."

"I really don't know how to thank you."

"Then come and go shopping with me today." Fiona said immediately.

"Brother Ling is also going with you?" Lan Feng thought that it seemed inappropriate for a lonely man and a widow to act together.

"He has serious business to do, he has no time today, if you don't want to, then forget it."

"Not really, if Miss Hayes doesn't dislike it, she'll be willing to do it." Lan Feng didn't dare to offend his life-saving benefactor.

So, the two young men walked together.

This was the first time Lan Feng had really seen the customs and folklore of Mastar, and like the bustling bazaars of his homeland, the markets of Shurasa were just as crowded. During his time in Rorbuna, he was always busy seeing doctors and finding suitable herbs, and had little leisure to pay attention to the ordinary scenes of the city.

Women have always had a soft spot for shopping, even though they may not want to buy anything. Fiona doesn't actually need to buy anything, because the necessities of life at home are naturally purchased by someone. Others, such as clothing and jewelry, are often made to order by specialized craftsmen. However, this did not prevent her from wandering from shop to shop and picking out all kinds of knick-knick-kdons to see. At this moment, she was fascinated by the crystals on a stall.

"Do you like this?" Lan Feng asked on the side.

"Ah, just a casual look."

"Sir, pick out a trinket for your lover, I have all the best gems here, though they are not big." A stall owner who looked like a young woman greeted him.

"How much does this thing cost?" Lan Feng picked out a pair of green bracelets, Fiona didn't know what kind of stone it was made of, but Lan Feng seemed to know about it.

"Ah, this, let me see, two Dinari."

"Huh?" Lan Feng was stunned for a moment.

"It's a silver coin, two silver coins." Fiona reminded with some annoyance.

"Okay, give you two Dinari." Lan Feng happily took out the silver coin and paid for it.

"Please take it, if you still want to buy beautiful crystals, come to me in the future, even if my mother looks at the shop, I will explain the price to her." The stall owner said, "My dear mother, you don't have to go to Navi, there will be a very handsome young man to buy something for her lover, what am I talking about?" ”

"How can you spend money indiscriminately, and you are willing to pay two dinaris for something made of stone." Fiona said with some blame.

"This is too cheap, six coins of silver can actually buy a jade bracelet of this texture." Lan Feng said happily.

"Jade?" Fiona heard a new term.

"Yes, this kind of stone is jade, it is difficult to buy sheep fat qiong for a thousand gold, in my hometown, this kind of stone is worth far more than gold. Once there was a piece of precious jade, and a monarch was willing to exchange fifteen cities for it. ”

"Fifteen cities?!" Fiona covered her mouth in surprise.

"Of course this bracelet isn't worth that much," Lan Feng smiled and comforted Fiona.

"Are you going to take it back and give it away?"

"What do you say, this is here to give you, you are a lifesaver below, and you have helped so much. This pair of jade bracelets, even if I want to thank you next, I hope you can accept it. Lan Feng solemnly presented the jade bracelet with both hands, "Originally, I should have given a more formal gift as a thank you, but due to the conditions, please don't mind." ”

"Ah, I know, I'll just take it." Fiona took the bracelet with some restraint.

"Put it on and try it."

Fiona put on the jade bracelet as she said, and she immediately felt the warmth of the jade, which was completely different from the feeling of a metal bracelet.

"Is it pretty?" Fiona reached out to Lan Feng.

"It's a good fit."

Fiona laughed happily, and then she said, "Since you bought a gift for me, I can introduce you to a few good shops if you have anything to buy." ”

"In that case, I need a dagger or something, whether I'm practicing medicine or traveling." Lan Feng lowered his head and thought about it before saying.

"Ha, you're asking the right person now, I know one of the best swordsmiths in all of Mastar, so come with me."

So, Fiona led Lan Feng through block after block until he came to a very deserted place. After turning a corner, they finally came across the obvious blacksmith shop – a sign that read "Macmillan Family Run Operation". Of course, our readers know the history of this weapons shop, but 20 years have passed, and I am afraid that it has long been lost.

"Estella, Estella, are you in the store?" Fiona walked to the door and shouted inside, showing that she was very familiar with this place.

However, when the two walked into the store, they saw two other women. One of them had elongated emerald eyes, and the other appeared to be her maid, but the handmaiden was holding a thin sword.

"If you're looking for the shopkeeper, she's just gone to the back to assemble our swords." The young lady who was supposed to be the owner said to Fiona with a smile, but her eyes were fixed on Lan Feng behind Fiona.

"Oh, thank you." Fiona nodded politely, then pulled Lan Feng up, "Let's go straight to the back to find her." ”

"Borrowed."

The maid stumbled out of the way, and let the two men walk along.