"Conscription?"

Zoe was not as excited as Del, but put away his outstretched hand, crossed his hands in front of his chest, thinking of the soldiers he saw with the big guy yesterday, Zoe's heart was faintly a little uneasy, he always felt that Genaya was a little uneasy compared to usual. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

"Yes, it's conscription, Brother Zoe, this is really a good opportunity, and I heard those soldiers say that now the conscription, it doesn't matter whether it is a first-generation immigrant or a second-generation immigrant, as long as it meets the standards of conscription, you can enter, and all of them will be rewarded for military merit according to the standards of the citizens of Genaya, Brother Zoe, as long as you lead our brothers to join, you will definitely be able to become a big official." ”

Del is still excited, in his opinion, with the wisdom of Big Brother Zoe and the powerful brothers under his hands, fame and fortune are absolutely handy, this is definitely pie in the sky, such a good thing was encountered by himself, his luck is really good.

But Zoe's brows were furrowed more and more tightly, he didn't look like Del, he was young, he didn't understand the sinister nature of those upper-class people in Genaya, in his opinion, there must be demons when things go wrong, such good conditions, even let those who were afraid of the upper echelons of Genaya be able to directly enter the army, and they could also be promoted, which is definitely unusual.

"Who just knocked on the door so loudly, and my door is not the door of the town hall, are you, brother, and Del, what are you standing at the door? Why don't you come in and talk, by the way, who knocked on the door just now?"

Before anyone heard it, the two of them stood at the door, Zoe listened to the news that Del got, and the sound of George coming down from the upper floor came from behind him, scolding, and his attitude clearly expressed the greatest malice towards the person who knocked on the door, until he walked downstairs and saw his eldest brother and Del's younger brother standing at the door of the house, so he stopped scolding loudly, touched his head, looked at Zoe, and the expression on his face clearly expressed his emotions, and he was confused.

Del saw George, and greeted him warmly, if Zoe is the embodiment of wisdom in Del's heart, then George is the embodiment of the power in Del's heart, among all the workers who moved goods in the Old Port, only George's strength was greater than himself, so for George, Del was also quite admired, and even sometimes Zoe's words Del would listen selectively, and George's words were unconditionally accepted.

Maybe it's because both of their brains are simple?

However, in the face of his good brother, Del's mouth obviously will not be idle, especially when George also asked him the purpose of coming, Del naturally said what he had just said to Zoe to George again, and the interest in this matter in his eyes has not diminished at all, he really wants to go.

"Be a soldier, Brother Del, you want to be a soldier. ”

George didn't think about whether he was interested in being a soldier first, but first glanced at his eldest brother, and found that Zoe's face was not happy because of the favorable conditions of conscription, and even a little not good-looking, George didn't answer Del's words, but laughed twice and stopped talking, but in his brain, George's head moved.

At that time, he and his brother were residents of Genoya at the same time, at that time, George was like joining the army, and Zoe at that time, like himself, wanted to break free from the identity of a low-level worker and put on a coat that at least looked a little brighter, so that it would be easier to find a daughter-in-law in the future, but at that time, Zoe still persuaded himself and chose to fight on the docks, for the order that the first generation of immigrants should not be promoted in the army.

And what Del just told himself, that order has been canceled, that is, the reason for Zoe's refusal at that time has disappeared, as long as they have really made war achievements after entering the army, they can also be promoted to the rank like those born in Genaya, so now his eldest brother still looks worried and unwilling to join the army?

George doesn't understand, he came to Genaya from the countryside, the reason why he is still alive, eating and drinking, occasionally going out for recreation, and having a wife and children at home, it can be said that with his birth, he can live to this point now, it can definitely be called a success, and all this, in George's opinion, is what he got by listening to Zoe's words, so now, he still chooses to believe Zoe's judgment and chooses to be silent.

Zoe let go of half of her body, and looked at Del who was standing outside the door and let him in, his bedroom wife was still asleep and naturally couldn't go, so Zoe took Del to the kitchen, George watched the two people walk into the kitchen without speaking, and followed in.

"Del, don't you think there's something wrong with the fact that those mean merchants are willing to spend so much money to recruit soldiers?" Zoe asked, looking at Del's face.

"There's a problem, what's the problem? Didn't it mean that the merchants had recently found an overseas commercial trade area or something? I heard that it was quite far from here, and it was necessary to cross a strait to get there, and perhaps the soldiers recruited this time were to be transported there to take charge of the defense, because it was too far away, and it would be very troublesome to come back, so the pay was increased for everyone to go." ”

Del's direction of thinking is obviously different from Zoe's, in his opinion, the soldiers recruited this time are just like the soldiers recruited before, transferred to various overseas bases in Genaya, which is not too much pressure for Del, the only pressure is to be separated from his fiancée Dani for a while, but for the sake of a better life in the future, Del is willing to endure.

"Don't you think that it was the war that broke out around Genaya that the merchants were ready to arm us poor people?, and look at the soldiers who appeared in the square yesterday, if they were going overseas, as you say, why they didn't meet at the port, but chose the square closest to the city gate, del, do you think your explanation makes sense?"

Del's explanation of conscription naturally has his own reason, it is true that Genaya is a commercial city with many overseas ports, so it is natural to send a lot of soldiers to protect these ports, but the elite soldiers who appeared in the square yesterday made Zoe hard to believe that this recruitment was for those overseas ports, otherwise why did these elite soldiers gather in the square instead of gathering on the side of the old port?

Only if it is possible to fight against a certain force around Genaya, the army will be gathered in the square close to the city gate, otherwise this is not logical at all, so for Del's explanation, Zoe chose to refute, as Del's actual guardian, he must be responsible for this kid.

"War breaks out around Genaya, my God, Brother Zoe, what are you thinking, how is this possible?"

Del opened his mouth wide and looked at Zoe, full of distrust of what he had just said.

This is Genaya, starting with his grandfather's grandfather, for them Genoya, the words prosperity and power seem to be tailor-made for Genaya, their fleets go far and wide, their armies slaughter barbarians as easily as a man pinching an ant to death, and the surrounding nobles come to Genoya to buy their beloved clothes, and diamonds and silk from faraway lands transported by Genaya's ships.

How could such a city face war, even if these words came from the mouth of Del's most admired big brother Zoe, Del still didn't want to believe it.

George on the side was also a little surprised by his eldest brother's speculation about conscription, but he didn't feel disbelieving like Del, on the contrary, he felt that his eldest brother was quite reasonable, although he didn't know why he felt that what his eldest brother said made sense between Del and Zoe's speculation, but George thought so.

And because of believing Zoe's words, George's original desire to be a soldier was obviously dimmed a lot under Zoe's words.

At this moment, George is no longer the original young man who is eager to make contributions, but a middle-aged man who has a family background and needs to take responsibility.

As for the war, leave it to those in power, he doesn't want to die in a place that no one knows, and end up buried in a place where his wife will never find him, he also wants to see his children grow up, have a second child of his own, and then the children go to school and get married, and live a different life than himself.

George's head is stupid, but his dreams are still there, on the sacks he usually carries.

"How is this impossible? Del, think about it for your Dani, he is going to marry you, not to be a widow for the rest of your life. ”

For Del's brain, which has been imprisoned by the good life he fantasizes about, Zoe's words are really difficult to bring Del back to his senses, so Zoe can only move out Del's fiancée so that Del can think about it, whether he should pick up this pie that fell from the sky.

For Zoe's words, after being shocked, Del believed it in his heart.

He's not a fool, it's just that he has seen too little, so he can't judge whether the direction of their march is sea or land just by the location of the soldiers like Zoe, but this doesn't mean that Del is useless except for strength, as a young man, Del's thinking is obviously enough to jump, and his ability to learn is also at his strongest, so when Zoe's words tell the story of the possible development of things, after the initial stunned, Del's heart can't lie to himself, Zoe's statement is wrong。

"But, but I'm going to spend my whole life as a small cargo movers, and I'm going to waste my whole life on the construction site, Brother Zoe. ”

But it is precisely because the truth of the matter is so naked in front of the young man Del, a young man like Del who has not suffered any blow is naturally a little unbearable, originally thought that he could escape the cage of this poor man and let his children live a good life The opportunity finally came, but in just a few seconds, it was broken by Zoe, which made Del how could he not be disheartened.

The frustration in Del's tone, Zoe naturally empathizes, as a group of people who also belong to the lowest level of Genaya's hundreds of thousands of people, a group of people whose personal safety is not guaranteed, and who do the most tiring work every day, but also live the most tired group of people, Del will have this pessimistic mood, Zoe can certainly understand.

So in the face of Del's question, Zoe couldn't do anything, but could only watch the young man face the bleak future he had predetermined, and let out a long sigh, only George on the side looked at the two of them, not knowing what to say.

How sad it is that while other young people are enjoying whether their future will be scientists or politicians, educators, and inventors, these people living at the bottom have begun to bear the enormous pressure that society has put on them.

'God, I don't know why you're torturing us like this,' Zoe said silently in her heart.

Zoe's non-speech made Del understand the thoughts of the eldest brother he respected, and Del was silent for a while and said:

"Brother Zoe, I've decided, I'm going to join the army!"

"Dani, don't tell him what danger there will be, just tell him that I'll be back, and my cabin, please help me watch it, Brother Zoe, I'm sorry. “

After speaking, before Zoe could speak, Del bowed to George and Zoe and then pushed the door and walked out of the kitchen, running outside, Zoe was stunned for a while and then chased out, all he saw was Del's back, seeing that the goal that Del was running towards was clearly the way out of the slum, and for a while, he blamed himself.

If he hadn't said something so desperate and said something beautiful, Del wouldn't have run away.

"Brother, is Brother Del preparing to join the army?"

"Yes. “

"Won't you persuade him?"

"I can't persuade you to come back. “

With that, Zoe walked back to her room, said goodbye to her wife, and went to the old port with George to start a new day's work.

Compared to the previous few days, there are a lot fewer people at the dock today, a bit like a month ago, and many people are talking about the news of the conscription that has spread all over the city of Genoya today, and it is obvious that many people are trying to get this money.

Occasionally, someone came over and asked why Del didn't come today, and Zoe smiled and shook her head, saying that she was going to join the army.

And so it went. (To be continued.) )