The next morning, just after dawn, the waiter at the hotel where they were staying knocked on the door.

When Emir came out to open the door, he noticed that the waiter's attitude was clearly unkind.

"When the time comes, you'd better leave quickly, don't wait for me to call someone to bomb you."

At this time, Sain also woke up, and when he heard the waiter's words in the room, he immediately became angry.

They had been wronged in the army yesterday, and then they were slaughtered in a restaurant, and they thought that their bad luck would end there, but they never thought that this town was simply a cannibalistic without spitting out bones.

He rolled over and got out of bed in a rage, and a quick stride came to the waiter, and almost at the same time, a fist the size of a punching bag was greeted in the waiter's face.

The waiter was thin and thin, like a long penny, and after being punched, he flew out directly, crashed into the wall opposite the room, and instantly lost consciousness.

"Sain, how are you ......?"

The emir wanted to blame him, after all, they had come to join the army, and if they caused a death in the town, they would probably be dealt with by military law.

However, Sain also seems to regret his impulsiveness.

"I'm sorry, I didn't think much about it, maybe it was because I got angry, haha." He scratched his head and explained.

The emir was speechless, and he hurried over to see if the waiter was dead.

"It's good that we didn't die, otherwise we would have been in trouble."

"What's the matter, we're going to be fleeing this town today anyway." Sain was unimpressed.

"......" Emir wanted to refute, but when he thought about it, it was indeed the truth.

"Haha, you think so, too."

"Well, don't say it, let's go quickly."

"Hmm."

After packing their bags, the two left the hotel in a hurry, a scene very similar to yesterday morning, when they hurried to town, but unfortunately now everything was reversed.

Because they had walked through it yesterday, they soon came to the back gate of the town, which, as yesterday, was guarded by two soldiers.

Strangely, however, the soldiers ignored those who came in from outside the city, while those who went out of the city had to be confirmed in a booklet.

Nervous, the emir approached two soldiers, one of whom reached out to stop him.

"You, give your name." The soldier's tone was cold.

“……”

"What's the grind? Express on the name. The other soldier saw that he was hesitating and immediately became impatient.

"Haha, I'm sorry, you two, we don't go out of town."

Sain understood what was going on, and quickly pulled Emir by the way, smiling and apologizing as he walked back.

After walking far away, Serge couldn't help but slam his fist into the walls of the surrounding buildings, and the solid walls suddenly cracked, which was enough to show his anger.

"Tsk, tell me, what is this called, I kind of know why we were asked to register when we entered the barracks yesterday." Sain said hysterically.

Hearing his complaints, Emir suddenly felt a sense of powerlessness, his eyes glazed over, and his body slid down the wall to the ground.

"What's wrong?" Sain hurriedly asked.

"It's nothing, I just can't figure it out." The emir whispered.

Sain understood his feelings, but he himself was too distraught to think of words to comfort his friend.

When encountering such a thing, anyone will be melancholy, not to mention that they were all full of ambition when they set off, thinking that they could realize their ambitions when they arrived in the army, but in the end, they were poured a lot of cold water.

In fact, they didn't care so much about the condolence money or something, but the attitude of the army seemed to be too arrogant, and they even used stratagems to forcibly keep them.

At the same time, they couldn't help but think of what the officer had said, that is, the barracks didn't have to eat, and they had to go out to eat, which inevitably made people wonder if the restaurant that pitted them was also in the same group as the barracks.

In short, the two felt naked malice and great frustration, and they just leaned against the wall in a daze, and didn't say a word for a long time.

I don't know how long it took, but it was already completely light, and there was a constant stream of pedestrians on the streets.

Sain thought for a long time, and finally couldn't hold it anymore and spoke.

"Well, O Emir, I have to tell you the truth."

“…… What? ”

"We have experienced such a thing, you must be disappointed in the Empire's army, we obviously wanted to serve the Empire, but the result is like this...... But, no matter what you think, I haven't given up on my original idea anyway, after all, joining the army is my only chance, and if you think about it, we can't leave now, can't we? So I think that since I've come here, it's better to go with the flow. ”

“……”

The emir was deep in thought, he felt that this was very reasonable, for for him, joining the army was not the only opportunity to get ahead. But he was very afraid, afraid that in the end all his blood would be wasted.

Seeing that he was indifferent, Sain continued to persuade.

"Although I don't want you to go with me to the army to suffer, we have experienced life and death tests along the way, and we can be regarded as brothers and sisters...... Haha, I don't know if I'm being amorous, anyway, I don't want to lose your friend, so ......"

The emir understood what he meant, thought for a moment, and made up his mind.

“…… Okay, for your sake, I'll go with you. ”

Emir didn't want to give up just like that, otherwise, even if he returned to his hometown, the villagers who had done a good job would talk about him, not to mention his grandmother, and they would definitely be extremely disappointed in him.

"That's great," Sain smiled, "but I promise you, I'll do my best to protect you no matter what happens, just like I did last night." ”

"Hey, don't look down on me, I don't want others to protect me."

"Hehe, that's what I said."

……

When the two of them came to the barracks again, they found that the dozen or so recruits from yesterday had already arrived, and the two of them were the last.

The officer was standing at the front of the line, and his face suddenly became ugly when he saw that the two were late.

"Ouch, you two won't come to the town to enjoy it, what's the matter, do you wake up naturally after sleeping?" The officer said in a weird way.

Emile wondered how this man could speak so harshly like Grea, but he still had to smile apologetically.

"I'm sorry, it's our first time here, and we haven't adjusted our schedule......" Sain quickly explained.

"Huh? That's why you're late? "The officer did not give up.

"Tsk."

The emir smacked his lips secretly, and was even more dissatisfied with this guy, because he didn't say when he would meet today.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, there will never be a next time."

Sain continued to nod his head, he knew very well that he couldn't make sense with this kind of person.

"Well," said the officer, sighing, "well, even if you make a mistake, I don't think it was your intention, it must be your friend who has troubled you, young man, for the sake of your cleverness, I kindly give you a piece of advice, you still have to be cautious in making friends, maybe one day you will be trapped to death." ”

Emir immediately gritted his teeth with hatred, but he also knew the truth that if he couldn't bear it, he would plot big, so he had to choose to remain silent.

"Yes, yes, I must keep it in mind." Sain nodded heavily.

"Hehe, it's good, let's go back to the team."

After that, the officers carried out a daily roll call, and those whose names were reported had to immediately raise their hands and shout "Arrive".

However, when he called out a name, there was no answer, and then the officer shouted twice, but there was still no answer.

"Tsk," the officer was impatient, but only sighed, and said, "Forget it, let's treat this as a deserter." ”

Standing beside him were two heavily armed soldiers, who listened to the officer's words and immediately understood, and directly called a large group of men and horses to go out.

The emir counted casually, and there were about twenty people, all on horseback and with long swords, and rushed out of the barracks with great vigour.

"It's just someone who can afford to make such a big fuss?" Emir muttered inwardly.

Although he sympathized with the person who couldn't be there, he also felt a little glad that he had come to the barracks in time, if he and Sain really gave up joining the army today, then what awaited them was likely to be killed.

From this incident, he deeply felt the brutal rule of this military camp, and he secretly made up his mind that one day he would escape from here.

……

After the roll call, the recruits were brought into the weapons workshop, and the officers were assigned more detailed tasks.

From the outside, the workshop looked unremarkable and could not accommodate many people, but once inside, it was not small to find that it was not small, and about a hundred craftsmen were sweating profusely, holding red-hot pieces of iron with pliers in one hand and hammering with the other, and sparks flew for a while.

Emir noticed that a craftsman was forging a sword, and when he finished beating the piece of iron, he quickly inserted it into the bucket next to him, and with a "snort", the piece of iron cooled.

However, when the craftsman took out the piece of iron, he accidentally touched the anvil used to strike iron next to it, and the piece of iron instantly broke into several knots.

When the craftsman saw this, he was stunned, and at the same time, a man hurriedly ran over, holding a booklet in his hand, and without waiting for the craftsman to justify, he wrote and drew on the booklet.

"Damage a piece of iron, and deduct twenty gold coins." The man said indifferently.

"Eh, wait a minute, I didn't mean to." The craftsman who came back to his senses quickly cried.

"Hmph, rules are rules."

When the man had finished remembering, he walked away without looking back, leaving the craftsman slumped on the ground, in utter despair.

The recruits were all frightened when they saw this, and the officers on the side noticed their expressions and showed a subtle smile.

"Hehe, you've all seen it, you have to be very careful when you come here to work, don't damage public property, otherwise you will have to pay ten times the money."

When the recruits heard this, they were even more frightened, they couldn't find a job for a while, they didn't have a place to live every day, and if they broke the iron piece in the barracks, how would they survive then?

What's more, none of them can forge weapons, so they can only learn temporarily, but this will inevitably damage the iron piece.

At this time, the officer continued, "Of course, you don't have to worry too much, the barracks will guarantee your life no matter what, according to the regulations, everyone must work at least twelve hours a day, we do not force overtime, but overtime is definitely beneficial, two hours of overtime will get a meal coupon, and another two hours can get a accommodation coupon, in other words, this is equivalent to a package of food and accommodation, how about it?" Isn't it a good deal? ”

“…… It's a good deal. Emile complained in his heart.

At this time, he completely understood that it was difficult for them to find a subsistence job outside, and even if they did, they would not have time to do it, so the only option was to work overtime in the workshop.

"Hahahaha, it's really cost-effective, right?" Sain burst out laughing, but blood was dripping from his heart.

When the recruits saw Sain's expression, they gritted their teeth with hatred, and they tacitly regarded Sain as the officer's lackey.

"Then hurry up, you can start work, of course, if there is anything you don't understand, you can put it forward now, and I will answer patiently." The officer squinted and smiled as he spoke.

Emir couldn't help but snort coldly, thinking to himself that these recruits just had little experience, and they weren't brainless, with his experience, who would dare to ask questions.

Sure enough, all the recruits fell silent, and the officer symbolically waited for a while, and seeing that no one spoke, he left the workshop as if they all understood.

The last soldier to leave closed the door, and through the crack in the door it was even locked.

In desperation, the recruits had no choice but to adapt to the environment as quickly as possible, calcining iron pieces like other craftsmen, and then beating them with hammers.

Truth be told, Emil walked into the workshop as if he were at home, and he remembered the blacksmith shop in his hometown, which had been his favorite place two years ago.

Although he was only a small apprentice, not even the apprentice of the old blacksmith, he was already very satisfied, and no matter what, he knew that he was working hard for his dream, so he felt extremely relieved.

Now here, he is angry at the current situation in the barracks, but when he hears the sound of striking iron, his mind seems to go back to the time when he worked hard for his dream.

Such a reality may be harsh for others, but it is easy for the Emir, who is only a little worried about Sain.

At this time, he remembered Sain, only to find that he was standing there stupidly, his eyes blank and his body trembling.

"What's wrong with you?" The emir panicked.

"No, nothing." Sain's voice trembled, too.

"Do you want to see me like this? Tell me the truth. ”

"No, I...... Well," Sain finally stopped avoiding it, he looked into the eyes of the emir, "I'm sorry for you, this kind of place is hell, but I still let you come, I'm really ......"

"Stop, I said you," interrupted the emir, and said with a serious face, "remember carefully, did you ask me to come?" Or did you coerce me? No, it's obvious that I came with you voluntarily, why don't you apologize here, it's really self-inflicted. ”

"That's true, but ......," Sain still felt guilty.

"Don't be, have you forgotten what I used to do? Or is your stupid head rotten and your memories gone? ”

The emir was speaking more and more harshly, but he had no malicious intent, and of course, Sain could hear the implications.

"Yes, you used to be an apprentice in a blacksmith's shop, isn't this kind of work a piece of cake for you?" It dawned on Sain.

"Hmph, you're smart."

"Then, what are you waiting for, hurry up and get started." Sain smiled brightly.

"Start work? Why should I rush to work? ”

"This is our job, you see that officer is so vicious, if we don't work hard, we will definitely not be able to eat and walk around."

"Well," said the emir, sighing, "the gates are closed, and where can we see if we are working hard, and the officer has said that if you damage the piece of iron, you will lose money, then I will just fish, do you say?" ”

"Ah, this ......," Sain heard him say, and also found a blind spot.

"I really don't understand, these guys are too stupid, they work so hard when no one supervises." Emir looked at the craftsmen in the workshop and shook his head in disappointment.

At this point, Sain was silent, and his sudden silence puzzled Emile, who looked into his eyes, only to find that he was staring behind him.

The emir's hair stood on end, and he turned sharply, and sure enough, he found someone standing behind him, and it was the same person who had just given the fine to the craftsman.

It was a young man, who looked about his age, but more mature, with a stubble around his mouth.

"What's the matter with you guys? Why haven't you started yet? The man questioned them loudly.

The emir could probably guess who he was, and that he was supposed to be the overseer of the workshop.

"Well, well, we didn't know how to forge weapons, so we decided to take a look at someone else's first." The emir lied, his face did not blush, and his heart did not beat.

"Tsk, how can this work, if you don't do it, you have to do it, give me a job." The man said something embarrassing in a serious manner.

"Huh? Isn't this a deliberate attempt to embarrass us? If you break the piece of iron......" Sain couldn't help but grumble.

"What's my business, do it! Otherwise, I will remember that you are passive and slack, and when the time comes, Lord Juan will personally punish you, hmph, Lord Juan is not as good at talking as I am. ”

The emir understood that the man Juan he was talking about was the officer, and thought to himself that he was still too self-righteous, and if he could touch the fish, then only a fool would work hard, and he had just taken those people for a fool.

Now it seems that this weapons workshop is exactly like yesterday's restaurant, could it be that it is a group of people?

"Hurry up," the man urged, "Today's task is to forge ten long swords, there are no drawings, you can forge them however you want, but they must be like swords, do you understand?" ”

"Uh-oh, got it." Sain nodded quickly, for fear of upsetting the overseer.

Emir had no choice but to find a random workbench with him and start forging.