On a slightly open snow in the pine forest, three groups of soldiers stood neatly.

These soldiers are not very old, all of them are tall, their eyes are attentive, and there is a faint murderous aura between their eyebrows. They are all real warriors who have experienced the battles of the battlefield.

As Arthur's gaze swept over the faces of the soldiers, the soldiers were also looking at the overly young squadron leader. Curiosity, disdain, or doubt? Whatever these soldiers think in their hearts, they don't show a little on their faces because of the discipline of the army.

Nick beside Arthur frowned, "Monkey, why are there only so many people in your squadron?"

"Jose Sr. took three brothers on patrol, and the rest of the family was here. ”

"That's not the right number, right?"

Arthur realized that there were only 21 people in the three teams in front of him. The standard infantry regiment is composed of 10 men per squad, 4 sword and shield men, 4 pikemen and 2 archers, and one squadron has three squads, including the full number of squadron commanders.

The monkey smiled, "Then please ask Captain Nick to go back and urge Captain Hugg to replenish our squadron as soon as possible." ”

"Isn't it for old Hu to eat and drink?" said a tall soldier in the third column.

The soldiers present burst into laughter.

"Be serious, Lund, I'll relay what you just said to Captain Hugh, and you'll be whipped. ”

Lund smiled and said, "Nick, don't make a small report, I'm kidding." ”

Nick turned his head a little embarrassed and explained to Arthur: "Your squadron has killed several brothers in the past few months, and the conditions on our side are difficult, and it is difficult to replenish the troops, and the recruits have not been replenished for you. ”

Arthur nodded, but didn't say anything.

Nick pointed to the tall soldier who was joking just now and introduced Arthur: "Lund is the captain of the third squad, you have seen the monkey, he is the leader of the second squad, and the old Jose who led the team out on patrol is the leader of the first squad, and the old Jose has been temporarily acting as the squadron leader before you came." ”

"Let me make it official. Nick coughed lightly, although he was not very old, the majesty of an officer Nick was not bad at all, "This is your new squadron leader, Arthur Shirlo." Captain Arthur is a student of the Royal Academy of Bloodshine, a fourth-rank captain, and Captain Arthur will lead you in defending this iron line. ”

The soldiers saluted Arthur in unison.

Arthur didn't notice the inadvertent playful glances in the eyes of several veterans, Arthur didn't know what the surname Sillow and the status of a student of the Blood Academy meant in the eyes of the soldiers.

"Now, Captain Arthur will give you a lecture. ”

Arthur raised his head slightly, and just as he was about to speak, a soldier staggered out of the woods.

"Oh no, something's wrong!" the man fell to the ground before he could get close.

Before Nick and Arthur could speak, Monkey and Lund rushed over, and together they lifted the soldier up, who had three bloody wounds on his back, almost deep to the bone.

"Why did you come back on your own?, Captain José?" asked the monkey in a frenzy.

"The captain took a few of us to dig out the den of the human-faced demon bear, and the front was very smooth, we slaughtered the two cubs, but before we could transport them out, the two big bears came back early, and blocked the captain and them in the bear hole. I was out on guard and ran back with a she-bear paw on my back. The soldier said intermittently.

"This old He, I told him not to fight that nest of demon bears, we can't afford to mess with these two big beasts!" Lund stomped his feet in a hurry.

"Don't complain, if it's not to replenish some meat for the brothers, how can you take this risk? You stay behind, and I'll take a team of brothers to save him!"

Lund grabbed the monkey, "Don't get excited, monkey, it's too late to pass now, those two demon bears were killed by the bear cub, you must be crazy now, you used to take your brothers to death!"

"It may be too late, but when I ran, the captain collapsed the mouth of the bear cave and buried himself in it. The soldier hurriedly added.

"Do you hear that?Lund, don't pull me, even if you die, you have to save Lao He!"

"You're crazy, that's two fourth-level demonic beasts! Not to mention your squad, even if our squadron pulls up all of them, it's adding oil to it!"

The monkey suddenly turned his head to look at Arthur, "Captain, Lao He has blocked the Demon Bear, I have to bring someone to save him no matter what!"

The soldiers' eyes turned to Arthur, and it was only at this moment that everyone realized that this decision should be made by the captain who had just taken office.

"You arrange for men, and I'll go with you. Arthur didn't hesitate.

Arthur's answer was so painful that many people were surprised, because the fourth-level demonic beast was by no means something that a Terran warrior of the same level could deal with, not to mention that it was still two demonic beasts that completely broke out because of the loss of a son, and Lund stopped the monkey not because he was afraid of death but because he was sensible.

The monkey was also stunned, "Captain, you don't have to take risks, I'll lead the team to save people." ”

"Lao He is also my soldier, if you recognize me as the captain, I have the obligation to rescue him with you. What's more, if you let the team go is to send you to death, I may be able to increase some hope by following the past, even if I can't save Lao He, I can bring you back safely. ”

"Good!" the monkey gritted his teeth and stood up.

"I'll go with you too, it's an extra strength. Nick said from the side.

Arthur took Nick aside, "The mind is understood, this is my squadron's business, I can solve it myself." Go back early, thank you for bringing me over and for telling me so much. Arthur said as he took out a few gold coins and stole them into Nick's hand.

Nick glanced at Arthur's hand and pushed it away, "We are all brothers, don't like what you do in the city, if you can save Lao He this time, you can invite me to a drink next time we meet." ”

"Okay, that's it!" Arthur smiled knowingly, he didn't want to bribe Nick, but he was used to the way Keynes dealt with the city guards, but forgot that he was now a member of the army.

In the army, Arthur seems to have found the atmosphere of the original Blue Enchantress mercenary group, and getting along with these soldiers is far more comfortable than feeling more comfortable with his classmates from wealthy and noble families.

Hugg's rudeness and directness, Nick's simplicity, and monkey's righteousness are all liked by Arthur for no other reason, because they present the most real and natural side of human nature, and only such people can become true friends.

By the time Arthur turned around, the monkey had already counted 6 warriors and was ready to go.

"Can that wounded brother still take us?"

"I don't need him to show the way, I know where the bear den is. ”

"Then let's go, let's meet those two human-faced demon bears!"

Without even caring about the barracks, Arthur set foot on the battlefield again, and his military career was not destined to be peaceful......