90. Spring has arrived, everything has come back to life, and trouble has followed
In late March, more than half a month had passed since the complete destruction of the Apocalyptic Warriors, and although the bitter winter of Stegia was far from reaching the realm of vitality in early spring, a new life was still born.
Everything is new, and the tender green grass and plants that break through the ground make the scenery of this once frozen place no longer monotonous, and this rare crisp green makes people feel better.
The ice floes on the sea showed signs of loosening long before the streams thawed in the mountains and forests, and in recent days countless huge crevices have been cracked, and the broken ice has drifted away with the rise and fall of the sea.
The villagers of Ustok seized the first opportunity to unblock the sea and went to the sea to fish while they were busy with their farm work, and they had a gratifying harvest in the past two days, improving their recent meals with delicious fish soup.
Pregnant women who have given birth to babies during this time are able to get fresh nutrients in time so that they can have enough milk to take care of their babies.
Thanks to the information Tariq brought back, Ron learned about the movement of the garrison near Fort Ustok-
They launched a large-scale encirclement and suppression operation against the Apocalyptic Warriors, but due to the severe cold caused considerable losses and the urgent need to rest and regain their combat effectiveness, it was difficult to organize another military operation against the village of Ustok in a short period of time.
That's why he dared to order the legionnaires to take turns to take care of their farmland.
Of course, he didn't dare to gamble his fate on the enemy so confidently, so the Northern Boar Legion was expanded during this time to fill the manpower that had been transferred to work.
After the painstaking work of Arthur's side, the logging village, a new village developed according to the original logging site, has just completed the registration some time ago, and according to the original kinship of the displaced people, Arthur counted a total of 132 households, a total of 389 people, of which 300 are men.
On average, there are almost three people in a family, and the number of female villagers is pitifully small, enough to see the devastation of bandits and soldiers.
So it didn't even take Arthur's mobilization to fight the fire, and the farmers with volcanoes in their hearts rushed to join the legion first, although they were still afraid of the boyers, but that didn't stop them from wanting to cut off the master's head.
You know, they weren't born slaves, they were left with nothing overnight because the boyers wanted to forcibly restore the old system of the Stegians a long time ago, so they naturally knew who they should hate.
Even the new legionnaires influenced the old soldiers, arousing their emotions, and the barracks were filled with a belligerent atmosphere of asking for battle.
Of course, Ron is going to send troops, but now is definitely not the time, a group of recruits who have not yet been trained have simply increased the number of the legion, and the overall combat effectiveness may have decreased a lot.
Out of prudence, this blind enthusiasm for war was forcibly suppressed.
Even in the history of the continent of Calradia, there are many examples of the elite of a hundred battles being scattered by their own routs.
So Ron's plan is to let the recruits first have a bit of an army look, and then try a skirmish for them to see the blood and practice, and the most important thing is to wait until the latest information brought back by White before making a decision.
Calculating the time, it had been three or four days since White had left the village again to go out on a reconnaissance mission, and he was probably on the way back.
"Legion Commander!"
A rough and powerful voice sounded in the mountain path, probably because the ice and snow melted in the spring, and there was no longer any need to be afraid of avalanches, this voice was extremely loud, as if Ron was afraid that he would not hear it.
Where Ron was, the snow on the branches of the surrounding trees was falling, and Ron knew that this was something that he couldn't avoid no matter what, so he had no choice but to turn over and dismount, and stop all the way to Carl's side with the reins.
The other party's shoulders were also covered with the occasional snow falling from the trees, and some of it had been dissolved by body temperature, and it looked like they had been here for a while.
"Legion Commander, hehe." Carl rubbed his palms together and smiled somewhere between ill-intentioned and flattering, "I knew you would be here." ”
Karl casually glanced behind the horse, which was empty, "Are you going to hunt?" Take me with you again. ”
"I said I came back from hunting, do you believe me?" Ron was very embarrassed, the only scene he didn't want to be bumped into was hit by a big mouth, and even the reason for being ashamed was said by the other party casually.
"That's... The Legion Commander is truly merciful......"
For a while, Carl was also embarrassed, he didn't know what to say, to be reasonable, he really thought that there was no gain on horseback, but Ron had not found the prey yet.
As a result... I don't think so.
Speaking of which, Ron is also very puzzled, how can his archery skills be outrageously tight in all aspects, obviously a novice in bow and arrow with no foundation, but he just hit the key person twice miraculously, and achieved unexpected results.
But if you rely on this to say that Ron is a natural marksman, it would be too nonsense, in order to brush the proficiency of the bow and arrow, he drilled into the mountains and forests whenever he had time during this time, carrying arrows without counting, and even the bowstring was about to break.
However, the result was disastrous, and after all his efforts over the years, Ron's increased bow and arrow proficiency was still zero.
In other words, his gain was zero, so much so that the various animals in the forest were about to lose their vigilance against Ron, treating him like a two-legged beast that would bring food, and even some of the birds were not afraid of him at all, and simply landed on his shoulders and screamed for grain.
TM, what's this called?
can only say that he was fortunate to be a nobleman, and after selling his surname, he began to work as a soldier to eat, otherwise if he grew up in a hunter's family, he would definitely starve to death at his level.
However, from the optimistic side, although the prey was not caught, but through the hunting efforts to touch the terrain near the nearby village of Ustoke, he has not gained nothing during this time
"Forget it, if you have anything to do with me, say it." Ron decided to turn the page so that the two would not continue to be embarrassed.
"What else could there be! It's about the expansion of our legion! Carl waited so long for an opportunity that he couldn't wait to shake off his purpose.
With the addition of three hundred newcomers, on paper, the Northern Boar Legion has reached a size of nearly four hundred, evenly distributed among everyone, and there are already about sixty people, which is about equivalent to a hundred people who are short of personnel.
Several ten-captains naturally rose to become centurions, and the name of Ron's legion commander was somewhat more golden.
And when it comes to the matter of expansion and distribution, in addition to Sadie's complete carelessness, some subtle changes have gradually taken place among the centurions.
For example, Arthur John, who originally came together, after John fully proved his personal ability, even if he did not express his personal position, it was obvious that he could no longer just act as the second child next to Arthur, and Arthur had worked hard so far but had no serious military achievements in his body, so he could no longer control John as a person.
Although it is far more than the point of detachment, in short, John has become independent from Arthur's side, and because of this, the ten commanders under the command of the two are also carrying guns and sticks in order to compete for excellent soldiers, and it is difficult to say whether there is any meaning of these two people behind it.
Carl, on the other hand, went further than them and found Ron directly.
And the reason is quite sufficient, he and his men have the greatest credit and the greatest casualties, so they should be given priority to be supplemented.
Not even that, Carl had the courage to ask Ron a tentative question, "Can you give me some more people on top of the original 60?" ”