456. Sleepless Nights
The knights of the guard battalion, carrying a large amount of booty, returned to the square station in the dust.
The mood of victory was indescribable, and the knights dragged their tired bodies to set up their tents, discussing the gains and losses of the battle, and soon the square was filled with white tents like fish scales.
Although the situation in the maca plane is still very serious, there are already many war merchants who have rushed to the square outside the station, hoping to get in touch with the knight commanders of the three guard battalions and conduct a round of trade in war materials and booty, but there are also some merchants who will contact some knights privately and give them better prices to try to trade some loot.
The fountain in the center of the square has long been surrounded by a cloth curtain, as if it has become a bathing room for the guard battalion station, and the first thing the knights of the guard battalion do after putting down their bags is to take off their armor and scrub in the fountain pool, and the dirt and blood stains on their bodies need to be brushed repeatedly with a brush to be thoroughly cleaned.
A large torch with a pedestal is lit around the perimeter of the bathroom, which illuminates the place.
In order to avoid the outbreak of some unnecessary conflicts between the knights of the Three Cities Guard Battalion in the centralized bathing, the commanders of the three guard battalions decided to divide the washing time and concentrate on the knights in the same city for washing during a fixed period of time.
Surdak and Andrew set up the marching tent, the ogre was obviously not suitable for him due to his huge size, but fortunately, the climate of the maca plane was warm and pleasant, Surdak found a few wooden poles to build a pergola next to his tent, and bought a straw mat from a local merchant, which also gave the ogre Gulithim a decent temporary residence.
The half-elf archer Samira could not wash himself at the fountain in the square, and as a native of Vozhimara, the guard battalion had just arrived in the square to set up camp, and the half-elf archer left the camp with a bag full of booty.
Surdak and Andrew sat on the edge of the fountain, using a brush to clean off the viscous purple blood stained on the armor, this purple blood dried up and stuck to the surface of the armor like a scab, it was very difficult to clean, Andrew tried to brush it with a brush a few times, then threw the brush in his hand aside, and complained to Surdak: "In the past, when I returned home to hook my fingers, some people rushed to do it, and I thought that brushing the armor was a very simple thing, but now I know that it is not easy to brush it myself." ”
When the Hylanza Guard Battalion returns to the city of Vłžimala, it will enter a period of recuperation, so the higher ranks of the guard battalion do not restrict the freedom of the knights, as long as they ask their superiors for instructions and note the itinerary, they will basically be approved.
Surdak guessed that Andrew was probably also visiting his family, so he asked him, "Do you want to go home and have a look?" ”
Andrew was slightly stunned and looked at Surdak with a puzzled expression.
Surdak soaked all the demonic armor in the pool at his feet, and said to Andrew: "While our guard battalion is still in the city of Warjmara, if you have time, visit your family more, and you can take away the loot that belongs to you and dispose of it yourself." ”
"If you feel that you have some trouble dealing with it, you can also hand it over to the guard battalion, but it is generally difficult to sell it at the highest price, the only advantage is convenience, you don't need to trade with merchants yourself, and you won't meet scammers."
After saying that, Surdak scooped up the clay pot with water, raised it to the top of his head and poured it down.
The burn scars on his body have faded a lot, but every time he takes a bath, he still looks a little shocking, and he doesn't know what kind of fire he has experienced before to leave so many scars.
Andrew also has many scars on his body, especially his arms and legs, which are covered with many scars from being bitten by Hellhounds, and now these scars have scabbed and shed, revealing new tender pink flesh inside. In the last few days, the dark wounds on his body have also improved rapidly under the blessing of the 'Divine Bless Body' buff, and Andrew stood up from the edge of the pool and asked excitedly, "Captain, can I ask for leave to leave the guard barracks?" ”
Surdak looked at him in surprise, and couldn't remember when he said that he was not allowed to leave the camp, so he said: "Of course, but be careful that you will come back every two days to cancel your vacation, and the guard battalion may receive a new task at any time after resting, and when it is time to leave, no one will stay here waiting for you, and you will have to accept the punishment of the guard battalion." ”
"Then I'll go back first, I really want to share the joy of victory with my family, and maybe I can give them a good ......," Andrew said as he put back on his wet linen shirt, trapped a whole set of armor and a giant axe that were not clear and clean, and strode out of the square camp with a wet body behind his back.
The ogre on the side was much simpler, sitting in the corner of the fountain, constantly lifting the barrel above his head, letting the clear water clean the blood stains all over his body, but he was also a little distressed at the moment, because Surdak gave him a brush, and the ogre originally thought that this small brush was a little too small to scrub his body.
Surdak then stood in front of the ogre and took out a toothbrush to clean the ogre's teeth.
The ogre looked at it for a long time before he realized that the brush in his hand was also used to brush his teeth.
The ogre Glitham hesitated, he had never done this before, and he didn't think there was anything wrong with a mouth full of rotten teeth, and he shoved the stiff-bristled brush into his mouth a little reluctantly.
"Brush it well!" Surdak said to the ogre as he stood on the stone base in the pool. "If you don't want to eat beef anymore and you can recall the taste of Hellhound's sour meat, do as I say, so you can taste more delicious food."
"Like a delicious porridge at noon?" The ogre immediately pulled himself together and asked.
His voice was thick, and his voice caught the attention of the other knights in the baths.
Surdak shook his head and said, "That's our most common marching ration, and if you like it, I'll be able to satisfy you later, but I'm going to fulfill my promise and treat you to a hearty beef feast." ”
"Barbecue?" The ogre said expectantly.
Surdak took out a box of canned luncheon meat from his magic fanny pack, tossed it in his hand, and gave the answer: "Canned beef!" ”
The ogre Gullit immediately cheered, "Dark, I like cans!" ”
Surdak's original idea was to prepare a barbecue feast for ogres, but according to Karl, the city of Warzhmara has been short of supplies recently, and prices have soared, especially since the fresh meat in the market has skyrocketed to the point that you can only buy two pounds per silver coin, and it may not be available, so Surdak decided to switch to roast luncheon meat on the spur.
As the knights of Constantinople began to enter, the knights of the Haylanza City Guard Battalion left the fountain baths in the center of the square one after another, and it is said that the water flowing from the fountain of the square this night was light purple and had a faint smell of blood.
Walking back to the tent, Surdak saw some wounded guards battalion knights waiting there, and when he saw Surdak, the eyes of these knights were full of anticipation.
After the Battle of Umejin, the wounded knights of the Haylanza City Guard Battalion were treated by Surdak after the battle, and now most of the knights who came to Surdak for treatment were the knights of the other two city guard battalions, and they heard that Surdak had holy light to treat the bite of the hellhound, so they were reluctant to go to the field hospital to ask those water magicians with eyes above the top for treatment, and the camp was closer.
Surdak didn't think anything of it, so he immediately put down what he was holding, got into the tent to prepare, put the sacrificial items in the tent, and when everything was ready, he got out of the tent and set up a table outside the tent to begin to receive the wounded knights.
Although the ogre had some reluctance on his face, the big honest guy sat quietly next to him, and did not mention that Surdak had promised a sumptuous dinner.
In a few moments it was almost dawn, and the ogre was lying on a straw mat in the pergola, looking up at the starry sky above him.
Only the bathroom in the square was still brightly lit, and many knights in other places had already fallen asleep in their tents after taking a bath, only Surdak's tent was still full of knights who were healing their wounds.
Knights with minor injuries don't need to pay anything, Surdak simply treats the wound and uses the Holy Light to speed up the healing of the wound.
Without Andrew's help, some of the later bandages also needed to be done by Surdak himself.
However, this situation did not last long, and when the long legs appeared in front of him, Surdak knew that it was the half-elf archer Samira, who had returned, and the smell of soaphorn still wafting from her body, and the broken hair on her head was still a little wet, and she did not hide her face in her hood, but covered her face with a dark scarf.
The half-elf archer took the hemostatic bandage from Surdak's hand, and her dressing skills were not as good as Andrew's, but she lacked a little of Andrew's bone-grafting skills.
Some of the seriously injured knights, Surdak needs to bless them with the 'Divine Blessed Body' in order to increase their recovery strength and speed up the healing of wounds, they have to hand over the head of a hellhound, and also take out a box of canned luncheon meat, which is regarded as Surdak's payment, and these canned luncheon meat are piled higher and higher in front of the tent.
Seeing those canned luncheon meat, the ogre suddenly felt that this boring treatment suddenly became interesting, and I really hoped that there would be more serious injuries!
If Surdak's 'power' is a demon god statue that can send down blessings, it is no secret in the three guard camps, and there are even many knights who believe that the 'Divine Blessed Body' is an enhanced version of the Great Holy Light Technique.
It wasn't until the dawn of dawn spread across the city of Vóžmara, and the rising sun rose in the square, that the number of knights waiting for healing gradually diminished.
This time the battle of Umezu Town was a complete victory, and after capturing the town, he stayed in the town for nearly a day, so many of the injured knights were treated by Surdak on the other side of the town, and there were not many people who could really wait until they returned to the city of Vožmara.
Seeing the canned luncheon meat piled up outside the tent, Surdak drove away the only bit of sleepiness, took out the fire-gathering rune board from his magic waist bag and placed it on the ground, set up a barbecue grill, cut the canned luncheon meat box with a dagger, and used a wooden chisel to stir up a large piece of meat and a piece of meat to make huge meat skewers and roast them on the grill.
The luncheon meat, which was originally cooked meat, exuded a rich aroma under the magic flames, and the ogre lying in the pergola could not bear it anymore, and sat up from the straw mat with a bone, and sat quietly in the pergola like a big child, waiting for Surdak to grill those delicious meat skewers, and the big face was full of antiquity.
Surdak couldn't get enough for the ogre, so he baked ten large skewers of meat and brought back a large stack of baked wheat cakes and threw them in the ogre's arms.
While the ogre was munching on wheat cakes, Surdak approached the half-elf archer and asked her to untie the bandage on her right arm.
Samira paused slightly before untying the bandage on her right arm, Surdak still found her right arm with countless small wounds, although this arm was nearly twice as thick as Samira's left arm, but it still did not have enough carrying capacity to bear the magical power of the forest bow, and Samira always uncontrollably stimulated that powerful power, which was the main reason why her arm continued to collapse.
"Your arm is getting worse and worse, and if you continue like this, you won't be able to pull your bow soon!" Surdak told the half-elf girl again.
Samira was a little unimpressed, lifted the black veil and nibbled on the green dates.
Click, sweet and crunchy.
Surdak felt that Samira should take her arm seriously, and although she had the ability to recover from the 'Divine Blessed Body', her arm still did not improve in any way, which in itself was a very bad situation.
He said to Samira, "I know a very good magician in the city of Highlandsa, his name is Ferdinand, and if this arm ends up crumbling into a pile of rotten flesh, maybe he can help you graft a better one, but I need to know your preferences beforehand." ”
The half-elf girl's face was a little ugly.
Surdak ignored her face and continued: "Of course, the most talented arms for archery are the winged people in Cloudsdale, their arms have their own wind power, which can make arrows fly farther, but Ju said that the last Cloudsdale has disappeared for nearly a hundred years, and now those winged people are more difficult to find than dragons, and it is not easy to find a winged man's arm." ”
Then he changed the topic and said: "But I heard that the lizards in the wild swamp have a good talent for bows and arrows, and the only bad thing may be that there are fine scales on it, but I heard that it is the traces left after the degradation of the original scales, in fact, the lizards are still very delicate, but the color is a little darker......"
“…… I'm not going to replace my arms! Samira finally couldn't help but protest.
"Then you have to cherish and love it, and you can't let it hurt too often." Surdak hurriedly reminded her, then pointed to the new scar on her arm and said, "There are too many wounds on your arm, and it is estimated that you will not be able to draw a magic pattern on it in the future, but you can consider the magic pattern colonization suit, I mean if you meet a suitable magic pattern colonization suit in the future, you might as well consider it." ”
Samira looked at Surdak's exposed half-arm, covered with hideous burn scars, and asked him, "Are you going to draw the Demon Pattern Costume too?" ”
"Yes, I'm looking for it too, but it's hard to find!" Surdak nodded and admitted: "In addition, the Demon Pattern Breeding Suit does not need to be drawn, you just need to find a suitable Cultivation Suit for implantation, but the bearing capacity is still the key!" ”
"I don't lack carrying capacity, but for the magic pattern, I need to increase my agility and instant explosive power!" Samira was well aware of the direction in which she wanted to strengthen.
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