When it was four in the afternoon, most of the people woke up. Locke got out of bed and began to call his subordinates. "Let's go and drink outside the camp! It's so hot that I can't sleep!" Locke complained.
"Great!" Locke's team members were very excited that they could immediately enjoy free wine. On a hot day, only the iced ale could let them calm down.
"Kane, take them to Green Palm Tavern first. Order a glass of ale for each of them and book a private room. Tell the lady boss that it's on me. Hans, go with me to visit Captain Joshak." Locke instructed.
"Yes.". Kane and Hans answered.
Locke and Hans came to Uncle Joshak's tent, "Uncle Joshak, go drink!" Just as they entered the tent, Locke shouted at Uncle Joshak, who seemed to have just woken up.
"I know. Kid, lower your voice. I got a headache because of you." Uncle Joshak teased.
"Uncle, let's go. I have already arranged for someone to book a private room in Gizaton's Green Palm Tavern." Locke said.
"En, let's go." Uncle Joshak wore a set of casual clothes and followed Locke out. "This is Hans, right? The young man has become much stronger." Uncle Joshak also had some impression of this young man from the same town.
"That's right, Uncle. I am very satisfied with my body now. I can beat three Karlaw barbarians now." Hans continued.
"He eats very much so he is strong. He eats twice as much as I do." Locke said with a smile.
"A soldier needs to eat more! Look at how much I eat every meal. Although your physique is not bad, you are still a little thin."
Uncle Joshak was not very satisfied with Locke's size. Locke was now 1.76 meters tall. In fact, he was a little taller than most soldiers. His physique was very well-proportioned, and his weight was 75 kilograms. Uncle Joshak was 1.9 meters tall, and his weight was nearly 150 kilograms. Even Hans was 1.8 meters tall and weighed more than 100 kilograms. Compared to them, Locke was too thin.
The three of them chatted and laughed as they walked out of the camp.
Outside the camp, Gizaton was once the territory of the Karlaw Kingdom. Two months ago, after the Faustine Kingdom had forcefully taken down Felmer Canyon, the Karlaw Kingdom could not resist. The Faustine Kingdom's armies were divided into three groups, moving towards the capital of Karlaw, Oddis City. Legio Aquilae was attacking from the south. Because the resistance along the way was periodical, the corps commander decided to spread out the troops. 20,000 people in the four infantry corps had been equally divided into different battalions, each of which had 500 soldiers, to participate in the attack of the villages and towns. As for attacking cities or large territories, they were reorganized into the form of corps. Each corps had 5,000 people. The corps command only left the cavalry corps and logistics corps with a total of 10,000 people to stay in the military.
Gizaton was a small town in the southern part of the Karlaw Kingdom. This small town had just experienced a war. Walking along the road, burnt houses and dark-faced beggars could be seen everywhere. These people sneaked a look at Locke and the others with fear and panic in their eyes. Their suit of Faustine Kingdom's army revealed the identity of Locke and the others. The war had to destroy some things. Two weeks ago, Baron Cadozzi’s Army took over this place. The lesson of blood and fire made the remaining residents of this town accept these strangers.
The owner of Green Palm Tavern was a magical person. It was said that he betrayed his motherland before the army of Faustine Kingdom arrived. He captured the mayor of the town and sold out the information of the town's force arrangement. After offering a large sum of money, the owner of Green Palm Tavern had successfully obtained Baron Cadozzi's olive branch, who was the actual controller of Locke's camp. The Green Palm Tavern should be the only industry in the town that was still open at the moment, and his target consumer was the soldiers in the barracks.
As for why so many soldiers were willing to drink outside the camp, one was that there were very few higher-ups in the camp, and the highest status was Lieutenants. These soldiers could speak freely, drink wine, brag, and make jokes; The other was that the expenses here were very low. As this place had been occupied, the original currency of the Karlaw Kingdom was almost useless. Ducas was now a hard currency. A large cup of ale only cost one ducas, which was half cheaper than that in the camp. There were also some part-time workers here. Because of the war, many women who were worried about food would come here to work. Some of them were willing, some were forced by others. But now that the law of this place had not been established, no one would care about them. Because these women were cheaper and more fresh than those in the camp, no matter how strict the military discipline was, these soldiers could not control themselves. As this hidden business of the Green Palm Tavern grew bigger and bigger, the higher-ups also turned a blind eye. In fact, this was a common occurrence in the occupied area. Those farmers could not do farming? What could they eat? They could only sell blood or their body...
Locke and the others arrived at the Green Palm Tavern. As soon as they entered the tavern, a strong smell of sweat and noise came. It seemed that it had many consumers. Seeing many familiar faces, Locke and the others smiled and nodded at them. Uncle Joshak was even more popular. After all, there were many youngers belonging to his battalion. As one of the four captains of their battalion, Uncle Joshak was also one of the higher-ups. Many people came forward to greet him. Uncle Joshak nodded slightly.
"Boss, here!" A loud shout was heard. Sure enough, Kane and his group had already occupied several tables in the corner of the tavern. There was a large glass of ale on the table that had yet to be touched, it seemed that they were still waiting for Locke.
Uncle Joshak was still entertaining the people around him, so Locke took Hans to their table first. "You guys drink first. I still have something to discuss with Captain Joshak. Kane, go and order a cup for Hans." Locke instructed Kane.
"Alright, boss." Kane nodded and handed Locke a key. It was the key to the private room upstairs.
"Hans, drink with your brothers. I'm going to discuss something with Uncle Joshak." Locke said to Hans.
"OK." Hans nodded. He saw that Kane had already brought him a large glass of Ice Staff ale. Hans smiled and revealed a mouthful of yellow teeth. He liked it.
"Brothers, drink first. I will come down later." Locke said and walked towards Uncle Joshak.
"OK, boss." "Alright, boss." "Boss, we'll wait for you."... The team members all said one after another.
"Uncle, let's go up," Locke said to Uncle Joshak. Uncle Joshak was still exchanging greetings with the soldiers who were greeting him. Hearing this, he nodded to Locke and said to the people around him, "I still have something to do. Young men, go on drinking." "Okay, Captain." "Goodbye, Captain." "Captain, come down and have a drink with us later."
The surrounding soldiers understood and nodded in agreement. Locke called Joshak "Uncle", which showed that he had an unusual relationship with Captain Joshak. The military camp also existed competition. The word "Uncle" showed that Locke had a good background. The influence of Locke had also increased by quite a bit when people with ulterior motives heard it. Moreover, anyone at a certain level could roughly guess what they were talking about with Captain Joshak at this time. The expressions of a few soldiers around them changed slightly.
Locke and Uncle Joshak went up the stairs at the corner of the front desk. Before that, they nodded to the bar owner at the front desk. This was a beautiful woman with red wavy hair. Her name was Sylcean. After all, she had to meet the owner when she was drinking and talking. Sylcean winked to them to show that she understood. Locke thought, "This charming fairy."
There were about five or six private rooms upstairs. Locke took the key and found their private room to open the door. The room was not big, less than 20 square meters. There was a window in the room, and through the window, one could see the verdant mountains in the distance. There was a table by the window, and there was a sofa on both sides of the table. There was a small screen at the door, which was not exquisite but relatively beautiful. There was a small hanger next to it. And there were two glasses on the table, two bottles of ale, glass bottles, and oak stoppers. The layout of the room made people feel very comfortable. Locke had been here once. He did not lead an elegant life, but he felt that drinking here was very classy, so he was deeply impressed. Locke thought this was a woman who was good at doing business.
After entering the room, Uncle Joshak casually took off his casual clothes and placed them on the hanger before sitting on the sofa. So did Locke. He put his clothes away and sat on the other side. The two men in military leather shirts were not in a hurry to speak. Locke first opened the wine bottle, filled the cups for Uncle Joshak and himself. They clinked their cups and drank first. Then they began to talk about business."Good, you are becoming more and more steady. It seems that you have improved a lot these years." Uncle Joshak said first. It was really incredible. In others' eyes, the bold, straightforward, and rugged Joshak taught a person to be calm. It seemed that this bearded man was not as simple as how he looked like."Uncle Joshak, you must be joking. This is nothing. I learned it from you." Locke said humbly."Don't talk nonsense! When did I teach you this? Am I that kind of person?" Uncle Joshak laughed and scolded. After that,
After drinking for a while, they began to talk about their hometown. Locke could tell that Uncle Joshak was missing his two sons, and he was teaching Locke some attitudes and manners to do things. Locke was also very touched by Uncle Joshak's friendship, and he often treated himself a junior and toasted Uncle Joshak. Locke had an impression of Uncle Joshak's two sons. When he first joined the army, Uncle Joshak's eldest son inherited Uncle Joshak's blacksmith shop, and his youngest son was a small assistant working in the blacksmith shop. The youngest son forged Locke's first weapon, a short dagger.This short dagger had no wooden handle, only the end of the knife was wrapped in a rough linen cloth as the hilt. The short dagger was small and thin, always hidden in his boots. It also had a story.When he secretly joined the army when he was 14 years old, he only brought this short dagger with him. At that time, a boy with a palm-sized dagger joined the army
Locke followed Uncle Joshak down the stairs. At the corner of the stairs, he saw the beautiful lady boss at the front desk again. The lady boss, who was settling accounts, was bent over and lying on the counter. From Locke's angle, he could see the white and smooth chest. Moreover, the lady boss had a kind of intellectual beauty when she was doing accounts. Locke was stunned. He almost rolled down the stairs.At this time, it was already close to evening. The sunset dyed the sky red, and orange-red light shone through the tavern door curtain. There were not many soldiers drinking in the tavern. Except for Locke's team, there were only a few people left. After Uncle Joshak went downstairs, he first greeted the soldiers who were still in the tavern, "Boys, it's almost dinner time. I'll go back to camp first. Go back early." After the remaining soldiers of the tavern responded respectfully, Uncle Joshak turned back and nodded to Locke, leaving first.After sen
In an instant, other than Locke and his subordinates, there was no one else standing in the tavern. At this time, Locke slowly walked to the side of the leading middle-aged man, stepped on his waist and asked, "Who gave you the courage to rob the money of Faustine Kingdom's army?" The consumers here were all from Faustine Kingdom's army, which meant the tavern's profit was from the army."Sir, I was wrong. I won't dare to do it again." The middle-aged man was very tactful. He covered his bleeding mouth, bent down and said in a low voice. He did not dare to explain anything. There was no need to talk to this group of fierce Faustine soldiers. Since they had admitted their mistakes and been taught a lesson by them, Locke could not say anything. Their camp was under the management of Baron and their military discipline was very strict. Baron asked them not to 'excessively' disturb the residents. Locke could not kill all these people."Get lost!" Locke kicked t
When Locke was done, the lady boss also came out with two plates of food. She first placed the food on a table, then went back to the bar and took out a candle that had already burnt to the size of a thumb. After lighting it up, the bar became slightly brighter. Sylcean noticed the newly wrapped package on the bar and the ground became a bit clearner. She understood something and there was a touched expression on her face. "Come to eat, my lord." Sylcean greeted Locke."Er... I told you to cook something casually and you really made something casually? Are we going to eat this for dinner?" Locke pointed at the two plates of black paste on the table in surprise. Locke recognized them. They were mashed potatoes. When Locke had been young, his family had not had a good harvest, or had encountered difficulties, they had often eaten this."This... this is the only food I have here. I'm sorry, my lord." Sylcean said in a low voice with a red face. Perhaps she tho
Locke carried the hot and beautiful lady boss and strode up the stairs. Under Sylcean's guidance, they arrived at the innermost room upstairs. He rudely kicked open the door and threw the beautiful lady boss in his arms onto a big bed in the middle of the room. He took off his clothes at an extremely fast speed and pounced on Sylcean. For a moment, the room was full of romantic atmosphere.When the room finally became quiet. There was only the sound of the two people panting in the quiet room at this time. The bright moonlight shone through the window in the room. Sylcean held Locke's left arm, and her reddish cheeks looked more watery and attractive. She hoped that time could stay at this moment forever.After venting, Locke felt relaxed. He suddenly remembered a short black stick in the drawer of Uncle Joshak's tent. It was said to be called a cigar. It was Baron who had given it to him. He once saw that Uncle Joshak would always light a cigarette or two
"Your battalion has the strength of a brigade. The highest commander is Baron Cadozzi, and even the Great Captain is a knight under the Baron. So if you want to continue climbing, you have to keep close to the Baron. Your contribution points just depend on a simple word of the Baron." Sylcean said."So I need to rely on Young Master Solon? He is the eldest young master in the territory, and he is likely to be the future heir of the Baron. If I rely on a young master who is not very powerful now, it is very likely that I will be admired and nurtured by the eledest young master." Locke was still a little smart. He immediately realized the reason why Sylcean had suggested that he join Young Master Solon."That's right. From your introduction, I feel that the most powerful person in your military camp is Lord Baron, followed by your captain and Young Master Solon." Sylcean explained, "Since Lord Baron and the Great Captain do not participate in the election of
This was a cyan tent of more than ten square meters. On both sides of the huge tent were many rare things. There were small red trees in the flower pots, and under the metal frame hanging in the air, there were pearls one after another, a grayish-brown bear skin, and an eagle-like wooden carving... In short, Locke knew some of the things that were very valuable. He did not recognize the other things, so they must be extraordinary things.In front of the tent was a wooden table glowing with orange light. On the right was a huge screen that blocked the view behind the screen. Locke judged that it was the place where Young Master Solon slept.A young man with light red pupils, black hair, and a tall and straight figure stood in front of the desk. He looked at the gray-haired man in front of him indifferently. His expression showed curiosity about this sergeant of the same age as him. The red-eyed young man was Solon. This symbolic characteristic showed that he
Princeton was big, and exactly how big it was was evident by the fact that it housed nearly four million inhabitants in a single city, equal to the total population of two Faustian kingdoms.So the incident of the convergence of high-ranking knights that happened in the northeast city had little or no effect on the people of the entire imperial capital.The Royal Academy's campus was relatively cold today, one was that the vacation hadn't ended yet and the students were still busy with their trial quests, and the other was that call-up order issued by the Knight's Hall.The Imperial Royal Academy had a total of six branches, and the Knight branch accounted for four of them, and the Magician branch only had two, so in the school, most of them were still knights in the majority.If one were to ask what place in Princeton had the most high-ranking squires, it would probably have to be the Imperial Royal Academy, in addition to the branch of the Knight's Hall.
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