023: War
"Colonel, are you looking for me?"
Half a minute later, a soaked young man appeared in the house.
"Well, get some firewood and let the others warm themselves up." Osinlid said.
"yes!"
Lu Ye stared at the young soldier and thought that he was indeed right.
Ye Zhou, an Oriental name, probably also has an Oriental face.
From Lu Ye's perspective, the guy named Ye Zhou is a bit handsome.
"You three, go help carry the wood over." Osinlid said to the sergeants.
"yes!"
The three non-commissioned officers got up and went to pick up firewood piled in the corner of the house.
Lu Ye felt strange.
Why didn't you ask a few more people to carry firewood before, but why did you ask two sergeants to come over?
Luye glanced at his cuffs, and Violet was still holding them tightly with her thumb and index finger.
Her hearing is very good and she can distinguish man-made movements outside in the patter of rain.
This means that the crisis has not been resolved yet.
The three soldiers went out carrying wood and a few burning torches.
There were only four people left in the room at this moment.
Luye, Violet, Oxinlid and Dietfried.
As the firewood increases, the temperature inside the house gradually increases.
The two soldiers took off their soaked coats and hung them aside. During the long night, everyone simply communicated.
Luye made up a story about how he came to this island and how he survived on this island.
He claimed that he was from a small country in the East. Of course, the name of the country was made up, but the other party did not raise any suspicion.
Because as far as Lu Ye knows, although the routes have been opened, there is not much communication between the countries in the East and the West. Because the West is still at war at the moment, naturally no one knows much about the countries in the East.
Except those scholars.
But judging from the "Gundam" outside, there seems to be something wrong with the world, causing the technology tree to mutate.
So Luye took the opportunity to ask Osinlid to briefly talk about the current situation in Western countries on the grounds that he was interested in "Western Civilization" to see what changes had taken place in the world.
Fortunately, although the technology tree is a bit strange, the overall history of this world has not changed much.
Leidenschaftrich, the country is at war.
The cause of this war was that the countries in the northern part of the continent launched an invasion into the southern part of the country, dominated by Leidenschaftrich, with the intention of seizing the latter's territory.
The northern army invaded the economic hinterland of the south and carried out occupation and large-scale plunder. In their view, this was necessary.
Because northern countries lack natural resources and rely too much on economic exchanges with the south, southern countries use this to slowly raise prices and reduce exports of goods...
For example, your land cannot grow food, there are no forests around, and you cannot get wood, so you need to buy it from your neighbor's house. But your neighbor knows that you cannot grow food, so he raises the price of rice. Not only that, but also the price of wood.
Restrict you from buying, so that you can’t even build a house...
The southern countries tried to control the northern countries through economic means, while the northern countries were furious.
But if that were the case, things would not have become so complicated. The last straw for the North and the South was religious belief.
Religious sects in the north and south originally believed in the same god, but their respective ways of worshiping and interpreting doctrines differed, so they gradually became hostile.
On this continent, the west chose to unite with the south, while the east established a strong alliance with the north and strongly supported the north's invasion of the south.
The Northeastern Allied Forces demanded the opening of a new trade agreement with the South and the return of religious holy sites in neutral areas.
The Southwest Alliance demanded that the other party pay the price for its aggression and resolutely stated that it would resist to the end.
This straw broke the final balance, so the North brazenly launched a war against the South, and the flames of war raged across the continent.
Then came the part that interested Lu Ye.
When the war first started a few years ago, the two sides were evenly matched.
But at this time, the great northern country of Versaildon showed up with a scientist who was rare to see in a century.
A new type of weapon he developed is extremely powerful, a wearable weapon called "Mobile Armor".
Its overall structure is similar to the human body, usually two to three meters in height, and can fit most human body types.
It is difficult for bullets of ordinary caliber to penetrate its armor. The most important thing is that soldiers can enter the battlefield after only a few months of simple training.
As a result, the situation in the war was overwhelmingly reversed just six years later.
Thanks to the coordinated efforts of the northern countries, the southern countries were retreating steadily.
Although they have worked hard to obtain the blueprints for the "Mobile Armor" in recent years, that is all in the past.
Nowadays, the northern countries have used newer and more advanced armors, but the war is still one-sided.
"So I don't recommend you to travel to Western countries now, my friend." Osinlid said, "There is a lot of war there now."
"I didn't expect the situation there to be so bad right now..." Lu Ye said with a sad face, "I, it's better for me to go home."
"Really? The continent across the sea must be quite peaceful. Don't worry, when you get back to the port, I will send someone to take you to the ship bound for the Eastern Continent."
At this moment, Osinlid and Dietfrit also started to eat the mutton, but they waited until Lu Ye had eaten it first before they started eating.
"Speaking of which, did you also encounter a storm while sailing at sea?" Lu Ye asked.
"Yes, a few days ago, we destroyed a desperate armed fleet that wanted to attack the Lane Trading Port. On the night of the battle, we were attacked by a storm, whether it was friendly or enemy forces. The ships all sank to the bottom of the sea," Osinlid said.
"What a disaster..." Dietfrit looked solemn, "After so many years in the Navy, this is the first time I have seen such horrible weather. No one has experienced such a storm."
"By the way, those soldiers outside... how about I send some mutton over?" Lu Ye said, "Everyone must be starving now."
"I think it's okay, what do you think, sir?" Dietfrit said, "We don't have any dry food with us, and the smoked mutton is very fresh."
Of course, bacon cannot be called "fresh". It is made like this so that it can be stored for a longer period of time.
Dietfrith's implication is that there is nothing "problematic" with the meat.
Because in his opinion, Lu Ye could not have known in advance that a ship would come here and tampered with it in advance.
And they have already eaten it, the meat is very good, there is no problem.
For Dietfrit, he couldn't bear to be alone in the house eating and drinking, while his brothers who followed him through life and death could only stay in the sheepfold to keep warm.
After a moment, Osinlid stared at the flickering firelight and said.
"Can……"
"Thank you, sir."
Dietfrith put on his hat and went out.
The door of the wooden house closed behind him, shutting out the warm light of the fire.
Chapter completed!