Chapter Eighty-Three: General Bradley

Stadt casually said "It's almost there", and Kevin could actually hear it as a perfunctory. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info Start is a full businessman, looking at interests, not only the interests of the present, but also the interests of the future. Obviously, there must be the interests of the present before the interests of the future can be considered, and Kevin's novel is undoubtedly not the interests of the present.

Kevin also expected this and expressed his understanding. But understanding is understanding, Kevin will also think about it for himself, and he will urge what he should urge.

On the other hand, the recruits have been fully assigned to each unit, and they are all done in almost half a day. Obviously, the commanders of each detachment had already selected the recruits, and there was no disagreement for a long time, and they took them back. Unfortunately, and expectedly, Kevin wasn't assigned a new recruit.

The general once again convened a meeting of the commanders of the independent departments, and all the talks were about how to train recruits, and the only thing that had anything to do with Kevin was that before the end of the year, there would be an army-wide assessment. But Kevin's current technical level is qualified, and there are basically no problems.

So for the rest of the day, the other detachments were training recruits, and Kevin was still training his crows. The barracks were another vibrant scene. On the training ground, there were piles of recruits who practiced slashing and stabbing charges, and there were still people who were drilled by their superiors, some were dissatisfied, some were beaten, and some cried, and Kevin looked at them as if he was looking at his former self.

And Kevin is not relaxed, in addition to training the crow to throw stones accurately, he also conducts some restorative training to keep his fighting spirit magic from being wasted. At the same time, he began to work on the subject of refraction of light with magic shields, and in the evening, Kevin still took the crow to the tavern to play and exchange feelings.

Kevin tried to use an extra set of nets on the outside of the stone bomb to make it easier for the crows to catch. However, the effect was very poor, Kevin felt that the power of the crow could not shake the weight of the stone bullet, so Kevin even wanted to design wings for the stone bullet so that the crow could control it. However, the stone projectile was thrown and rolled, which caused a huge problem for the design, and Kevin could not do much for a while. It's best if the crows are stronger, and then everything is settled.

This time, another three days passed, this Friday. According to the general practice of the barracks, some patriotic education or political study is carried out every Friday, and usually each department organizes itself. However, since Kevin is only one person, no one cares about him, so he has not done similar activities.

But now, in the first week of a recruit's first week of service, the first political education is considered a big deal. Once when Kevin was a recruit, the Legion invited Esther Wend, the developer of the Giant Staff, to give a lecture. And this new recruit, but it was Bradley, a retired general from the Lane Empire, who was invited. Kevin was a little surprised, and without any notice or warning in advance, the person suddenly appeared here. It always feels a little inappropriate for an old foreign man to speak to a recruit.

But of course, Kevin is powerless to change anything, and can only be regarded as a new type of education. General Bradley is also a former famous general, after many battles, he is over 130 years old this year, and he has a double cultivation of magic and martial arts, and even the great magister is also a sword master. Of course, the name sounds scary, but in fact, he can't use any superb skills and fighting spirit.

The Great Magister or Sword Master on the continent has a normal lifespan of one or two hundred years old, and the lifespan of the elves is even longer. However, even if it is the Grand Magus or the Sword Master, the age of twenty to fifty is the peak of the body, and after this age, the body will inevitably decline slowly.

Of course, the older you get, the more experienced you are, and the more clever you are when fighting. But the decline in physical fitness is inevitable, the difference is only that some people decline faster, some people decline more slowly, and some people suddenly find that their physical fitness is not developed when they are young, and they are only developed when they are older, but this seems to be an increase in physical fitness, but in fact, it is caused by mistakes in practice when they are young.

Generally speaking, even if the Sword Master reaches the age of seventy or eighty, his combat effectiveness will decline to a considerable extent, and he is even more unsuitable for fighting after he is over a hundred years old, and forcing him to fight will definitely hurt his body greatly. The magician is slightly better, about ten years or so longer than the Sword Master, and the spirit will also age, but it will slow down compared to the physical aging.

An old man like General Bradley, who is over 130 years old, may not be his opponent yet, after all, he has a lot of experience. But if you go up to a dozen people to play wheel battles, then I'm afraid the Sword Saint will also have to lose. No matter how strong a person is, he will grow old one day, so those who have offended, then those who try to challenge the first person in the world will come to the door.

Of course, older people tend to be more easy-going, and usually bring a guard or something. They have seen everything and reached the pinnacle of their personal strength, and then look at those who come to challenge them, I am afraid that they will only feel naΓ―ve and ridiculous.

When they are old, the Sword Masters or the Great Magus will either really retire at home and wait for death, or they will undergo some transformation. Because of their personal strength, they have reached the peak, and it is not much fun to practice again when their bodies are down. So usually they will do some combat theory research, magic spell research, etc., and even directly transform into artists, and there are many who paint and write poetry.

For example, this General Bradley also began to write some novels at this time, and he actually came here for fun. However, when he met General Oude, General Oude immediately invited, so he came over to make a cameo.

If it is an active general of the Lane Empire, then it is a big deal that at least there must be diplomatic envoys to receive him when he comes to our country. However, this person has been retired for more than 60 years, so he basically doesn't need to pay much attention to it, just treat it as an ordinary foreign nobleman. There have been some small-scale frictions between the Lane Empire and Lou Pauler, but the two countries are still in the stage of cooperation on the whole, and there is still no problem with exchanges.

The playground was full of soldiers, and all of them, except for the sentry guards, participated in the speech. The recruits and veterans are all there, and after a few days of training, the recruits already have a preliminary understanding of how powerful they are, and they sit and listen quietly and dare not act rashly.

As an independent unit, Kevin's military rank is not enough to sit on the stage and be tied with generals and staff officers, but his position is almost unattended. In the end, Kevin sat in the last row, and in front of him was also a bunch of veterans, seemingly from the logistics unit.

Bradley's speech was really nothing special, and Kevin felt very touching compared to East Wend's Kevin, and compared to Bradley, Kevin felt more like a mainstream bard talking about mainstream works. The difference is only that he takes the whole country of Lou Paulle as the protagonist, and then boasts about it fiercely.

As a foreigner, plus as a famous general, the words spoken are particularly convincing. After praising the country, I praised the Knights of Thunder. How useful the cavalry is, how many battles there are in the past, what kind of formations have been seen, and how many profound influences have been left behind, a 130-year-old man is like a treasure.

Later, he was greatly entangled in the current situation of the Lane Empire, although the Lane Empire is now almost recognized as the number one power, but there are still many problems behind its strength. In terms of giant staff technology, the current Lou Baole country is the first in the world. Able to train and shape parrots, Lou Baole is also the only one. Large and medium-sized teleportation array technology, Lou Baole is still the first. When it comes to giant puppetry, the Elven War Ancient Tree is still at the top. In terms of recovering healing abilities, they are still controlled by the Church of Light, etc......

The soldiers listened with great pride, as if their country was invincible. If it was just to boost morale, it would have had an effect, but Kevin felt that the mood was blind. What the other party said was too exaggerated, but there was a feeling of killing.

If you hold your opponent up to the sky, boast about it, think you are invincible in the world, and despise everything, you will inevitably ignore the next progress and development, and you will start to be idle. Because he already thinks that he is invincible in the world, he naturally does not need to train and study, and everyone else is garbage and disdainful. Until one day the others left it far behind, and it was too late to wake up.

This is the so-called slaughter, once the Lane Empire in the orc tribe Minotaur tribe obviously used similar methods, constantly boasting that they are strong, they are brave, they are muscular, and hype that magic is useless, and even deliberately find a dozen magicians to defeat in their hands every day, in order to inflate the self-confidence of this group of stupid cows. Let their whole clan keep training muscles, and eventually their brains are full of muscles.

Nowadays, the Minotaur tribe is getting farther and farther away from civilized human society, and has tried to invade the Terrans several times, but each time they have been defeated, and even some small nations can repel them. Ironically, however, most minotaurs still don't wake up to the crux of this, and still look down on all those who don't have muscles. Even if a few elite minotaurs see through it, it will be difficult to change the status quo in a short period of time.

Of course, the decline of the Minotaur tribe is not just a matter of muscle. There are many other factors, and muscles are just one of them. But in any case, the objective evaluation reflected in this is particularly important.

Therefore, Kevin has always believed that objective evaluation is very important, and even if he is telling a story in a tavern, he will try his best to use an objective perspective. Although it can't be done from an absolutely objective perspective, after all, people will be biased because of personal preferences, but at least do their best.

Kevin himself also objectively commented on himself: "The update speed is indeed slow, I have nothing to say about this." ”

Unfortunately, many people don't like to listen to an objective perspective. They prefer to listen to straightforward, strong people are strong, strong everywhere, garbage is garbage, everywhere is garbage. But even if you don't like to hear it, it's better to say it than not to say it.

As soon as General Bradley finished speaking, the audience applauded like thunder, and Kevin was just pretending. shook his head in his heart, if he went up and talked about it himself, it would be better than what this old man said. It's a pity that he has a low military rank.

At the end of the speech, it was close to evening. Everyone left the field, and it stands to reason that there was no training task at this time, but some of the inferior recruits would be required to train more.

When Kevin passed by the pickets, he saw Starter patting his huge belly and taunting a few recruits: "Come, you guys are slow, run around with me." The recruits were pale with dirt, and Starter was excited.

Kevin just smiled and went back to his place. After the meal, he still took the crow to the tavern in the city as usual.

But today, pushing the taverns inside, Kevin caught a glimpse of a white-haired old man sitting in the corner of the tavern. Sitting upright, dressed neatly and neatly, he looks extraordinary and different from the drunkards in the tavern.

Originally, there was already a bard talking here, and when he saw Kevin coming in, his face immediately turned dark, and he was ready to flee by the way. Recently, Kevin spewed people with crows, and he was already well-known in the neighborhood.

"Don't be nervous," Kevin was the first to speak, "I'm just here to drink today, not to rob you of your job." ”

The bard was embarrassed for a moment, then forcibly calmed down: "Then please take a seat." ”

Kevin smiled, and led the crow all the way to the white-haired old man, and when he walked in, it turned out to be General Bradley, and there was a young man sitting next to him, probably possibly his bodyguard or something.

Kevin sat down and asked in some surprise, "General, why are you here?"

Bradley looked up and saw that Kevin was also very calm: "Oh? are you from the Knights of Thunder?"

"Yes!" Kevin also ordered a glass of wine, "I saw the general on the stage during the day today to boost morale, I thought the general was also an unattainable figure, but I didn't expect the general to be so approachable." ”

The general smiled: "Hehe, I have been retired for 60 years. It's not a general anymore. ”

At this time, the bard on the stage thought for a moment, and felt that if he said routine novels again, it would be difficult to ensure that Kevin would not jump out and spray him. Simply changed the subject: "Then let's discuss the international situation today." ”

There was boos in the tavern, but everyone understood why he suddenly changed the subject. At the same time, they were also curious about foreigners, and many people turned their heads to look at the position of the general and Kevin.

"Ahem, this international situation is still very good for my country at present. The bard continued, "It is clear that we are better off and better drunk than we have been for the last dozen years. Our army is also stronger......"

This bard is obviously not of a high level, and he doesn't seem to have any dry goods, just empty slogans. But because of this, Kevin couldn't jump up and contradict him, after all, he was not wrong.

While listening, General Bradley also took out a notebook to make some records, he didn't deliberately hide anything, and the words he wrote were generous to Kevin, but he wrote in the Lane Imperial script.

"'Lou Paule Country ordinary tavern will also read out the ...... of national events,'" Kevin could read the Lane Imperial script, and even spoke to him directly in the other party's language, "The general looks more like he is inspecting the customs and customs." ”

The general was obviously a little surprised, closed the book, and also replied in the Chinese language of the Lane Emperor: "Yes, when you are old, you will walk around when you are bored." It is also appropriate to take a look at more. ”

Kevin nodded, and he found some resonance: "My father is like this, walking around and inspecting everywhere. ”

"Oh, who is your father?"

"He's dead. "Kevin was calm.

"Oh, I'm sorry. ”

"It's okay," Kevin waved his hand, "I used to walk around, and after I joined the army, I stopped for a while. ”

"Oh, you're a traveler, are you going to target your father?" asked the general casually.

"The General isn't going to write me as a fictional character, is he?" said Kevin.

The general smiled: "That maybe, it depends on whether you are special enough." ”

"What's the name of the General's novel?" asked Kevin, "and if it's written, you'll have to tip me." ”

"Not yet," replied the general casually.

As he spoke, the tavern erupted and everyone applauded, apparently the bard had said something wonderful. Kevin and the general had been listening, and what he was saying happened to be an overseas conflict between Lou Pauler and the Lane Empire.

Kevin immediately brought the topic to the moment: "By the way, what does the general say about this battle?"

"This is a wrong battle at the wrong time, in the wrong place, for us," the general shook his head, "for you, very heroic, very tenacious, so to speak, miracles. ”

Kevin smiled: "Thank you for the general's evaluation." At the same time, the bard was already spitting and frantically telling how this Chinese soldier beat the mage of the Ryan Empire, and the cluster emitted a red fighting spirit, red all over the continent, and so on. The general just smiled, Kevin couldn't see anything else, and this smile could even be interpreted as kindness.

"To promote patriotism, you will need some foil, and I hope the general understands. Kevin spoke.

"Nothing, you haven't told me yet, are you still going to follow your father's path?" the general rounded back to the subject.

"Yes," Kevin replied, "my father was a bard, and so am I, and I will spread justice and peace." In the end, turn everyone in the world into gentlemen!"

"Great ideals," the general exclaimed, "but it is still difficult to implement them on an individual basis." ”

"It's okay, it's a long-term ideal, I can even pass it on to my son, my grandson," Kevin laughed, "and if it goes on like this, one day, everyone will be a great gentleman!"