To my surprise, my housing has changed for the better

I had a stone room, the floor was covered with a thick linen blanket, the bed was made of hard sandalwood, the appearance was simple, and the legs were very low, it was said to prevent the assassins from hiding underneath, and the bed was covered with small wool fleece, it is said that in order to make this blanket, one of the Constantine tribes sheared more than two hundred and sixty sheep, and used a whole large bag of wool, this wool blanket is only a formal Lucasino member, but the only thing that made me a little uncomfortable was that on the wall of my bed, there was a huge deer head, The deerhead's eyes were blood-red, as if it was still a Jedi counterattack when he was dying, and this deer head made the whole room look cold

I want to get this deer head away

Daddy Lucasino said, "What's this, when there is a war in the future, you will fall asleep when there are dead people everywhere, why, a deer scares you?" ”

I had to bite the bullet and move everything in

"Daddy," I asked old man Lucasino, "what's your name?" I always call you Daddy Lucasino, but I don't know your name."

"Does it matter?" He frowned, "Actually, I like you to call me daddy, but in front of outsiders, don't call Kalinin old loach like that, didn't you say it, this is called 'unruly, the following offense'"

"That"

"When I was young, I once robbed other people's wives, and snatched them at weddings" Dad scratched his head and began to recall, "As a result, that woman was very powerful, and the next day I lifted my pants and was about to leave, she took a pair of scissors and put it on my vital point, Mom**, the old man was scared for the first time in his life, and then the woman told me, either to be her husband, or to be a eunuch, and then she became my first wife, and it was also my favorite one, She is Konstantin's mother, don't you want to know my name? Since then, people have called me 'Peter who is afraid of scissors.'"

"Daddy Peter," I said officially

"'Peter who is afraid of scissors,'" the old man blew, "I actually miss that little pair of scissors."

"How is she now?"

"Dead" Daddy Peter stood up and stomped on the ground with his foot, "Boy, if you need anything, just tell my butler that although you beat his son, he will be meticulous in helping you if you ask"

"That misunderstanding, I think"

"Fart," old man Peter brewed in his throat, and spat out a mouthful of thick phlegm to the ground outside, "You beat his son, if he misunderstands or misunderstands you, then you are also to blame, no one else is to blame, find a way to solve it yourself"

"Yes, Daddy"

Daddy Peter strode out

Two servants walked in, a man and a woman came with a smile on their faces, the man had bad breath and the woman had a mint smell in her mouth, and the two of them were talking in my ear, and I was dazed

The man checked the thickness of my fingers and legs, and the woman told me to put my hands flat, she took a rope and measured my body, and then put her hands on my forehead, and the two of them tinkered with it, and then took their leave

I felt a little sleepy, so I climbed into bed and went to sleep, the woolen blanket smelled warm, I slept deeply, and finally woke up hungry in the night, I listened carefully, I was sure that it was late, I missed the time for dinner, and no one called me

I found a torch, lit an oil lamp, and was startled: the room was full of all sorts of things

At the bedside, there were three pairs of boots, one decorated with fluff, and the other two were exposed brown and shiny; Next to the boots, there is a pair of folded chain mail, next to which is a leather hat with iron plates; A stack of cotton clothes stacked together, about three or four sets, flanked by two belts, each with a large ring of iron rings, for hanging things; a cape; two velvet hats and a beanie; a pair of linen gloves and a pair of leather gloves; a half-open improvised helmet; a longbow, a pot of arrows; a small axe; a two-handed sword; six javelins; a small round pine shield; On top of the table, there is also a leather headband and a small wrench

These things appeared in front of me, many of the things in it I didn't use at all, I curiously touched the chain mail, felt its softness and coldness, I knew that when I wore the chain mail, I had to line it with a thick cotton coat underneath, but these cotton clothes were worn from behind, and I couldn't wear it myself, so I stepped on my leather boots, tied the leggings iron armor with a belt, and tied it hard, feeling that the whole leg was flexible and strong; Then I put on leather gloves and put on the handguards, which were a bit clumsy and the fingers could not be easily stretched once they were bent, unlike what I had heard: it was said that the best handguards could play the shamisen when they were worn

In the end, I put all this equipment on my body, these are only light infantry equipment, in Ivangelrod I have seen soldiers in iron armor, those people have three times more on their bodies than I do, Rao is so, I already feel a little immobile, I feel that my whole body is being pulled down, I pulled out my sword, there is no blade now, it can only be used for combat training, and the longbow is also an ordinary bow made of willow wood

None of these things are the best things at the moment, but I'm satisfied, I've never seen such a complete set of weapons and equipment, I know that the Lucasino family is in charge of the city defense and the army, and their arsenal should have good things, I should find a time to take a good look

I finally couldn't resist the temptation to try the chain mail, it was the most gorgeous piece of equipment, I hastily put on the cotton clothes, tied them with a belt, and then began to put on the chain mail, the chain mail stuck a few heads as it swept over my head, and it hurt me to grin, but in the end, this chain mail that seemed a little wide was still worn by me Now, I am an ordinary Valan soldier

I'm not very low, and I don't look very short when I stand with a child of about fourteen, I don't know how old I am, Alexei guessed that I was about twelve years old, and he thought that I could only be a soldier at the age of fourteen, and if I was twelve years old, I would be able to officially enlist in the army the year after tomorrow, and the count would send me to the battlefield at that time?

I tensed up, put my helmet straight, and pretended to be in front of me an enemy formation that covered the sky, and I clubbed my long sword to the ground and held it down with both hands, making it look like a two-handed swordsman pressing the formation

At this time, Konstantin's son walked in, a sturdy and short fellow, with a thick and short neck, a face that resembled Konstantin, but his face was very handsome, but his nose was clearly broken because of the fight, and his eyes were bright, like two overflowing wells

As soon as he saw me dressed like this, he exclaimed, "Ho"

I was a little embarrassed, but he didn't care, he came over and helped me tie the chain mail on the back, and the belt was so stretched that I could barely breathe, and finally he knocked on my helmet, as if he was ringing a bell, "You can't beat me" He concluded, "I use a wooden sword, I can beat you to death if you wear this"

I was a little surprised, I didn't know what he was doing when he came up and said this, he looked at me defiantly, "Do you believe it?" ”

"you"

I was about to say something thankful when he helped me tie up my armor, but when he said that, I wouldn't be grateful to him anyway

"Let's try?" He walked over to my box, frowned, and brought out a short stick that I had used as a horse boy, and that the tip of the stick was wrapped in a tin sheet, which could be used to open weeds and knock fish or rabbits unconscious

"Try it, try it"

I followed him into the courtyard with my sword, and I stood more than ten yards away from him, and he spread his legs apart, and I did the same as him, and I learned the same movement of opening my mouth last time, and the action of raising the sword high made him a little puzzled, but when he saw my futility steps, he was relieved

"My name is Kolkocha, what's your name? I want to know who I beat up, Romanov Kid? ”

"Victor"

I dodged and lunged at him, slashing down with all my might

He struck before my sword could touch him, and my sword slashed to the ground

"Fool" Kolkotsa shook his head and tapped my helmet with his stick, "A slash can only do a quarter of the stab damage, but it takes twice as much effort, you can't use a sword"

I turned and swept my sword across it, and he slammed his ass back just enough to get my sword in front of his stomach, and when my sword swung to the side, he came over again and struck me on the back with his stick

"You didn't face me, just use a sweep, your power can't be transmitted at all, there is no body weight to press, you can't even cut the leather clothes"

After he finished speaking, he knocked me a few times in succession

At this time, one after another, servants came out when they heard the movement, and when they saw that I was fully armed, and Gorkotsa was dressed in plain clothes, they all cheered at me, and now I was fooled: Gorkotsa made me look like he had the upper hand, and then he broke me down, so that he could gain great fame

The armor I was wearing had become a burden and a laughing stock

The servants began to talk around the courtyard

Gorkocha provoked me loudly: "Hey, the kid of the lord's family, come here, bastard, aren't you very powerful?" Didn't you find the door and ask for a ransom? Aren't you allowed to insult my father at a banquet? Oh, by the way, you whipped the butler's old man's son sixty-two lashes, and today I'm going to beat you sixty-two sticks."

The servants around cheered

I slashed at him again, and suddenly a picture appeared in my head: a man majestically blocked a knight, startling the knight's mount to the back legs, and the man slashed down with great speed

As soon as I was in a trance, Kolkota flashed to the side again and struck me in the arm

My anger has finally been stirred up, he is here to provoke, and the duel with me is used to humiliate me

He turned to the side and showed the servants my clumsiness, which he imitated, and the servants laughed and turned his back, as if I had seized the opportunity, and threw myself at him, and the servants screamed, and even I thought I would succeed

But at the last moment, he turned back coldly, then turned around, swung the stick out, he calculated the angle, and as soon as he heard the sound, he turned back and struck hard

The stick hit my helmet, it shook my head, the helmet hit my cheek, my ears buzzed, I stood up straight, but I felt the world spinning, I lost my balance, he came over, a stick hit my neck, my knees turned into water, the sword in my hand fell off, I clutched my neck and fell to the ground He walked up to me, swung a stick into the air, hit me in the chest, and then landed on my chin He ripped off my helmet and kicked me on my back

The cheers were gone, I blinked a few last times, Gorkotsa pointed at me with disdain, beckoned to a couple of servants, turned and walked away I closed my eyes and plunged into darkness

And then I sank into the darkness

"Run, run," I said, shaking a panicked man

"Who are you?" I asked him,

He looked behind him and "Run"

The world turned infinitely black, but suddenly there was a great light, and the whole forest seemed to be lit up by a single sun

"Kid, it's fireworks," said another man

"Who are you?" I asked again

But there was no sound in the darkness in the dream, and countless crossbowmen walked up the gentle slope in a sparkling manner, and the crows circled, waiting for the bones of the dead to scatter the earth, and then the arrows fell from the sky

One of them stuck to my jaw, and the pain was so sharp that I woke up

The sense of taste recovered first, my mouth was full of bitterness, and the fishy smell of blood clots made me nauseous for a while, and then, I saw someone shaking, and I stared for a long time, so that my eyes regained vision, and Alexei sat down in front of me, "You woke up, Victor someone beat you?" ”

I took a closer look inside the house, Konstantin was talking to a pharmacist nonchalantly, it seemed that Konstantin had come to confront Alexei and the butler was standing to the side with a blank face, I don't know if I could feel better if I was beaten, hell, I was beaten on the first day

Konstantin came over and patted me on the face, "The kid is very healthy, I said Alexey, it's normal for children to fight, if you have to come to the door every time you fight, then we won't be able to get along"

"Is this a fight?" Alexei stood up, "Vidor has no skills at all, but your son is already a reserve soldier, I heard that your son beat Vidor yesterday, threw him on the ground, and ran to the city alone to find a girl to sleep with, how are you a father?"

Konstantin blew his beard, "Give me a year, your son can also become able to fight, you can't blame Gorkocha if you can sleep with women, he is not a selfish person, if Vidor can still move at that time, how can my son go to find a woman without Vido?" ”

Alexei listened for a long time before he realized that the two of them didn't say a single point, and he waved his hand, "Then what will you do after that?" ”

"I heard that your son can read and write," Konstantin lifted my helmet and put it in his hand, "he has learned enough of these things, but he can't fight yet, he can't wear chain mail himself, he can't make a longbow in the field, he can't use a two-handed sword and a one-handed sword, he can't use an axe and a shield, I'm going to send him to the barracks and my son is illiterate, so I'm going to send my son to Corwin's house, my father said that the church school is better"

"To the barracks?" Alexei stood up, "I won't let you do Vido again, I'll take Vido back, you find someone to pack up your things"

Did Alexei consult with the count? I thought of the Count's perfunctory treatment of me, the words that Father Peter had said to me, and the rejection of Richard and Gregory, and what could I do when I went back? If I had to go back, I thought it would be better to go back to the old Romanov Castle, where life was what I wanted, but it was clear that it was impossible

"Hey," Konstantin looked at Alexei as if he were looking at an ignorant half-grown child, "I'll have to ask Victor himself if you want to go to the barracks and learn to become a soldier, or go home and learn to be an illegitimate child?" ”

Alexei glared at him

"Can you beat Gorkotsa when you become a soldier?" My jaw hurts as soon as I speak

"Of course, you can challenge him at any time"

"I'll go to the barracks".

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