"Name?"

"Tallinnam. ”

"Occupation?age?"

"Hunter, twenty-two years old. ”

The recruitment of Blackhammer Fort began before the onset of winter, and there were not many volunteers. After all, after becoming a guard of Blackhammer Castle, you will face a series of brutal battles. Since last year, half of the soldiers of Blackhammer Fort have died in battle. With such a high casualty rate, in the Empire, no one wants to join the army. But this is in the northern realm of Kislev, a frontier against all kinds of evil beasts and chaotic creatures, and the casualty rate of Blackhammer is only slightly higher than that of the surrounding fortresses.

Coupled with a good salary and an outstanding lord, so, as soon as the conscription began, there were still people who signed up. As in the previous situation, most of the people who signed up to join the army were poor people. They had no assets, lived a hungry life, and entered the army, so they could solve the problem of food and clothing, and if they had the opportunity to go to the front to kill the enemy, they could also capture the spoils of war, which was the only way for them to be promoted to the propertied class.

"What animals have you hunted?"

Murros, the butler, personally supervised the recruitment.

"Rabbits, squirrels, deer, foxes, ......"

"What's the biggest one?"

"Forest wild boar. ”

The young man replied earnestly.

"Well, I'll put you on the city walls as a sentry and archer. ”

Muros said he was about to sign the conscription list when he was stopped by the young man.

"Uh...... My mind, my lord, is to become Lord Rhodes's attendant. ”

"But Lord Rhodes already has an attendant. ”

Muros glanced at the young man in front of him and replied nonchalantly. He looked very thin, not at all like a warrior, and since he had no experience fighting with beastmen or greenskins, he only hunted some weak animals, and was not a beast at all. So Mouros didn't intend to reuse him. He knew what kind of squire Rhodes needed, not the kind of little boy who could only dress him and clean the house, but the kind of personal guard who could afford to hold a big sword and go to the battlefield to kill the enemy.

"Then I can be an alternative, believe me, my lord, I can be the best squire. This is my wish, please. ”

The young man said excitedly.

"Your name is Tallinnam, right?"

"Yes, sir. ”

"You can tell me why you are so eager to be a lord's squire? You know, this is not an easy job, the last lord squire was beaten to death by the beastmen, they stabbed him and then skinned him alive, which was extremely cruel. In order to remember his servant, Lord Rhodes specially held a solemn funeral for him. But that's just a collection of mutilated pieces of corpses and burning. You know, Lord Rhodes is often out fighting, and being his squire has to protect him, which is not something that casual people can do. ”

At the boy's insistence, Muros stopped what he was doing and explained the stakes to the young man named Tallinnam. I hope he will dispel this idea, obey the arrangement, and become a city wall guard.

"Because my life was originally saved by Lord Rhodes. ”

The young man replied earnestly.

"There are many people who have been saved by Rhodes, and the entire people in the Black Hammer Fort were rescued by him, if it weren't for him, this castle would have fallen a long time ago. ”

Muros perfunctory.

"Alright, you should become a castle guard first, and be honestly a sentry, archer. If you behave well in the future, I can consider making you an acolyte of Lord Rhodes. But it must wait until the current squire retires or dies unexpectedly. You know, there is only one squire at Lord Rhodes' side. ”

"But ...... adults"

Tallinnam was about to continue, but was stopped by Muros, and the old butler made an expressly forbidden gesture to signal him to go down first.

"Next. ”

He shouted.

"Name?"

"Sam, Sam Dawes. ”

"Occupation?"

"Chef ......"

......

"Alas, it will take a long time for these people to train. ”

After the conscription was over, the old housekeeper sat on his chair with a helpless expression. There is no shortage of warriors in the North, but the truly capable warriors are either in the regular army of the Queen's legions or as mercenaries outside. This makes it difficult for castle lords to recruit troops on their own. Do you need to defend the castle? Just pay for mercenaries. But it's expensive...... Muros sometimes even wondered if this was also a means for the queen to rule the whole country, so that the lords of the various places did not have much surplus funds, so that they would not have the strength, and without the strength they could not make trouble...... Compared to the previous tsars, Caterina was more severe and cruel......

"My lord, the wounded in this castle have received the proper treatment, and it is time for us to go back. Thank you for arranging a clean and comfortable place to stay. ”

As Muros sat in his office chair, pondering the staffing problem, three priestesses approached him and bid him farewell.

The old housekeeper hurriedly put down the work at hand and persuaded several young ladies to sit down first.

"Where are you going?"

Muros asked with concern.

"The next place where we are needed, the wounded are everywhere, and we have to follow Sarak's instructions and go around the world to help the wounded and give them help. ”

Priestess Lyanna whispered back. She was still wearing the same white velvet blouse she had worn when she arrived at Blackhammer three days earlier, and a blue embroidered cloak. Noble and gorgeous.

"Stay, I mean, Blackhammer needs you, my lord Rod, you are needed. ”

Muros said sincerely.

"The wounded here have been treated, with Sarak's permission, we have saved thirteen seriously wounded, and now, there are no more wounded here, why do you still say that your lord needs us?"

Lyanna asked softly. Her voice was always so soft, like a mother's whisper. It's very comfortable to listen to.

"There are no serious injuries here for the time being, but in the future, a large number of people will be injured here. ”

The butler Muros said seriously-

"Lord Rhodes is trying to maintain the northern defenses, and for half a year, we have been fighting with beastmen, werewolves, swamp monsters, and Norscans, and many of us have been wounded and killed. Moreover, the offensive of these chaotic forces will be more ferocious in the future, Black Hammer Fort is located in the northern frontier of Kislev, it is the front line against all kinds of evil creatures, here, more and more people will be injured, so, I hope you can stay. Heal the wounded for us. ”

"That's your business, we're only responsible for carrying out the will of Goddess Sarak. If she asks us to come back then, we will. ”

"How do you comprehend the will of your gods? Perhaps it was the goddess Sarak who led you here to become a member of the Black Hammer Keep, you see, you have played such a great role here, and you have brought back thirteen seriously wounded people from the brink of death, and they will be grateful to your merciful and great goddess. Moreover, in the future, they will also be human warriors who will stop the invasion of Chaos. ”

Muros tried his best to persuade a few of the Sharak followers not to leave. It's easy to worship a deity, but it's hard to get the gods to take care of it. And these priestesses seem to be the ones chosen by the goddess Sarac.

"Stay, all of Kislev, there is no more dangerous place than here, the beastmen are infested, the Norsca tribes are eyeing the north, and Blackhammer is in this predicament every day. As a part of this world, I think we all have an obligation to do something for this world. Isn't it? This is the best place for you to save lives. Believe me, darkness is coming. We need you. ”