Link, who was fully armored, held the hilt of the knight's sword tightly in his hand and stared sharply ahead.
His whole body leaned forward slightly, like a demon leopard ready to attack. Although he was still standing there, people could already feel that his whole body was full of explosive power.
Link suddenly moved!
Because his whole process from stillness to movement was too short, and because his speed was so fast, in other people's eyes, Link's afterimage left in place didn't even have time to disappear. There were several people present at the same time.
Link's figure shot towards his target like lightning.
The bright light was so dazzling that everyone around them couldn't help but close their eyes. When they opened their eyes again, Link had already assumed a cool posture and was slowly unsheathing his knight's sword.
No one can clearly see the process of this sword!
"good!"
"sharp!"
"What a neat cut!"
A burst of applause and cheers suddenly sounded around Link.
In front of Link, several large logs that had just been cut from the tree had been neatly cut into countless small pieces with the sword just now, and were slowly moving in different directions.
He lay down at the same speed, and when he fell to the ground, it happened to be divided into more than a dozen pyres.
"OK!"
"What a good boy!"
"It saved us a lot of effort!"
There was another burst of warm applause and cheers from the side. Kermilla, who was also in full armor, ran over dragging his knight sword, took a look at Link's results, and said sincerely: "Link, you have really become
It's so awesome. I used my sword to chop the firewood ten times, but it's not as many as you did once! It's not so neat!"
"But Knight Link is not here to chop firewood." Link immediately jumped up, grabbed Kermilla's shoulders, shook him vigorously, and howled loudly: "Knight Link, please enter.
The battlefield is to annihilate horse thieves and to demonstrate the glory of the empire and the glory of knights!"
"Yes! Yes!" Several old men and women nearby ignored Link's habitual convulsions and went up to pick out their own firewood. They comforted him as usual: "Help the empire.
The common people chopping firewood are also very proud!"
"Oh my god!" Link fell down and sat on the ground as if all his strength had been drained from his body: "What kind of world is this! It's been the seventeenth day since I've been here, it's been the seventeenth day...
"
"It's the eighteenth day." Kermilla sympathetically corrected the mistake in Link's words: "Actually, I think your life here is quite good!"
"What did you say?!" Link suddenly jumped up and fumbled with the hilt of the sword: "This is an insult to a true knight. Duel, I want to duel with you!"
Kermilla jumped away in fright. In the past ten days, Link's mood has always been in an extremely unstable state several times every day. Looking at his red eyes now, Kermilla is really
I doubt he would pull out his sword and chop himself.
Ever since Link and Kermilla successfully signed up with the loud-voiced officer a month ago and became official members of the special force for this joint bandit suppression operation, the two have been dreaming of going to the battlefield.
As a young boy, I was so excited that I couldn't sleep for several nights.
Although this time it was not a formal operation, and in order to avoid causing misunderstandings to other countries on the mainland, the two countries deliberately downplayed the meaning of this military operation to suppress bandits. Therefore, the teenagers who participated in the special force to suppress bandits this time
They did not have the opportunity to enjoy the extra double pay for the empire's military expeditions in the past. They were only given a small symbolic subsidy. However, this measure, which caused many soldiers to complain, did not have much impact on the enthusiasm of the trainee knights.
It's a big blow, and the registration action is quite enthusiastic. Therefore, you can't join the special forces just by signing up. You have to go through another round of selection by the commander of the garrison where you are.
After all, those trainee knights, except for the two outliers Link and Kermilla, are all descendants of wealthy businessmen. They don't care about such bullshit military pay. What they want is status and glory, and knights are so special.
The nobles who want to quickly rise in rank can only achieve it through military merit. Therefore, on this continent that has been peaceful for who knows how many years, the current anti-bandit operation is really too much for these trainee knights.
Only one generation can squeeze in the opportunity once, so of course they are scrambling to squeeze in.
And according to the officers, the newly trained troops deployed by the two countries as the main force for this bandit suppression totaled 70,000 to 80,000 people, while the group of fierce bandits only numbered more than 1,000.
People, with 70,000 to 80,000 people against more than 1,000 people, if you don’t go up and pick up the bargains at this time, when will you do it?!
Therefore, Link and Kermilla were basically the materials that were taken down in the first round of registration. How can other trainee knights compete for such a spot, there are a lot of them.
Throw some silver coins!
Fortunately, Lord Victoria, the deputy commander of the Third Border Guard Army who was far away in Fort Colo, had not forgotten this little guy Link. At the critical moment, he specially sent a Pegasus from the distant Fort Colo.
A letter came, and only then did the great Link Knight, uh, of course also bring Camilla along with him, giving him a chance to appear on the list of the special operations force.
So Link and Kermilla were naturally very happy at the beginning. They lived in the military camp themselves, and of course they knew how rare an opportunity like this was now. Although Knight Link still thought it was because of his
Genius made the commander have to be generous, but he was complacent for a while because his genius was able to win him a spot in Kermilla, which is said to have been sold for more than 10,000 silver coins on the black market.
Even though the knights said that this bandit suppression was to be kept secret, so even a minimum war horse was not allocated to these knights, Link reluctantly accepted it!
Link's knight is going to tame high-level monsters to use as mounts. It doesn't matter if you want a war horse that's so cheap, this is how Link comforted himself along the way!
Without a war horse, Link Knight can still let the officers know what the bravery of the Imperial Knight is, and let the gangsters know what the true combat power of the Imperial Knight is!
But he never expected that when he came to the small town closest to the big mountain range where the bandits were infested, he would receive the first combat mission in his life from the commanders of the special operations force!
Stay in the town and protect the residents!
What is this all about?!
Link was stunned for a moment!
The goal of this operation is obviously to go into the mountain and suppress the bandits. Now the coalition army has arrived at the foot of the mountain and is looking for the strong men in the local town who are familiar with the terrain to lead the way. They are about to prepare to go up the mountain separately and annihilate them in one fell swoop while still staying behind.
What a small town!
It is true that this small town is often harassed by those bandits, but aren't the bandits all wiped out now? If those bandits are so strong that even an army of 70,000 to 80,000 people cannot wipe them out, then you and Kermilla will be left behind.
How can these two trainee knights and a small team of more than twenty soldiers still be able to hold a ball?!
When Link rushed into the camp of the knight commander who was in charge of his army, he almost wanted to pull out his sword and force the commander to let him follow the large army up the mountain and actually participate in the battle!
But the knight commander's words made Link retreat in despair.
The knight commander asked him: "Do you know what the first article of the knight's code is?!"
As a knight, under the wartime system, you must unconditionally obey any order from the knight commander who still has the ability to command. This is not only the most important content in the knight code, but also the most fundamental decree of the imperial military law.
So Link had no choice but to accept his fate, holding his great sword and watching with envy as the other trainee knights began to follow the army and set off up the mountain to participate in the real battle.
But what makes Link very strange is that in the eyes of the trainee knights who occasionally look back at him, the emotions that flash out don't seem to be sympathy or pity, but full of jealousy and envy.
Poor Link, he still doesn’t know that the reason why the knight commanders of the special operations force accepted him is because of Lord Victoria’s letter, and the reason why the knight commanders of the special operations force assigned him such a
The strange mission is also because of Lord Victoria’s letter.
Although Link's big daddy asked Master Victoria to let Link accept the test of blood and fire on the battlefield when he had the opportunity, how could the lovely Master Victoria let the only son of his old captain suffer such a test?
What is the possibility of accidental injury?!
"Just get some credit for 'staying at the fortress and resisting the horse thieves for as many days as you want'. I'll approve it and that's enough. If Link loses a hair, I'll skin you!" Sir Victoria wrote to him.
This is what he said in the letter from his old subordinate, the knight commander of the Sunset Garrison Station, so Link's mission was decided before the battle even started.
And of course the other trainee knights would be extremely envious of Link's good job.
Of course, today's knights are all used as decorations to show off the glory of the empire. In normal military operations, they are more often used as a deterrent to show off their force. They do not need to participate in the desperate conventional battles like those soldiers, but how to say
You also have to go to the battlefield in person, and you may get stabbed if you are not careful.
Such a comfortable mission for Link, uh, and the big guy Kermilla who has been following him all the time, they all dream of it!
Lady Victoria personally arranged it for Link, so of course it’s a good job!
It's a pity that Link just can't stand it!
"Oh my god", Link also felt that bullying an honest person like Kermilla was really pointless, and sat down on the ground slumped again: "It's been eighteen days, their battle is almost over, and it's too late to rush up the mountain now.
Bar!"
Ever since he was ordered to be trapped in this small town, Link's excessive energy has simply been unable to be vented. He chased and killed a long-domesticated demon dog as if it was a monster that was invading the village, and almost accidentally killed it. After a group of villagers raised mountain beasts in captivity, Link was unanimously condemned by the residents of the entire town. In desperation, he had to find a few big ones that the men in the town had moved to the village before they left. He practiced swordsmanship on wood, but he didn't expect to become famous just like that. He has since become a professional woodcutter in the town. Every day, many old ladies and grandfathers come to him to help him chop wood, and he can always attract most of the people in the town. People were watching and applauding.
"The great Knight Link is so handsome even when he chops firewood!"
Even many years later, when local residents remembered Link, they still used such a sentence as the beginning.
But now Link doesn't have much sense of pride in his ability to chop wood.
This kind of training method is the same as other training methods. The progress is very significant at the beginning, but gradually it will not have much effect.
Just like Link these days, he has put a lot of effort into how to cut the big wood more evenly and neatly, how to make them fall in the same direction when they fall, and how to draw the sword faster. , now I feel that I am more accurate in controlling my strength than before, but I am afraid that I will not be able to make any other progress.
Of course, what troubles Link the most is the future!
You must know that the ultimate powerhouses in the mainland, the great paladins, all have a title that specifically belongs to them based on their most distinctive achievements.
The first battle in the life of the great Knight Link actually started with chopping wood. Will the great Knight Link be called the "Paladin of wood splitting" in the future? Or the "Paladin of wood"?
OMG!
When Link thought about what would happen in the future, he became filled with grief and anger.
Although these are still very distant and uncertain things, the little boy's head is still full of these fantasies!
Kermilla ran back sympathetically and patted Link on the shoulder.
Although he is also a young man who longs to actually step onto the battlefield and fight, he does not want to have so many new ideas constantly popping up in his head like Link, so he can accept everything in front of him more quickly.
"Oh, kill me!" Link's daily routine of convulsions reached its peak, and he screamed: "Kill me, I won't live anymore, I won't live anymore!"
"I said, little guy, uh, no, Link Knight." Aunt Everben finally gathered her share of firewood into a pile, straightened up with difficulty, beat her sore waist, and shouted at Link He shouted: "We should finish smoking today. When we finish smoking, please help me carry this pile of firewood home!"
Although these two knights were a little scared at first, after getting along with them for so many days, they regarded them as two half-grown children who love to play and care about them. With so much doting on his own children, otherwise there wouldn’t be so many people going crazy with Link, watching him chop wood like a monkey every day.
"What do you mean it's finished?" Link mumbled and got up, but he still ran over quickly and picked up the pile of Mrs. Everben's pile. At the same time, he piled the pile of the other one next to him with his other hand. The old man also picked up the firewood: "Let's go, let's go!"
Kermilla also hurriedly went to help the other aunts and uncles hold firewood, and the two of them followed the aunties and walked towards the village.
"Eighteen days, alas!" Link still hadn't finished smoking, so he couldn't help but lamented again.
"Don't think about it, there are only more than a thousand people, let's kill them all!" Kermilla persuaded him smoothly.
"The two little guys are really capable. I made a big pot of spinach soup tonight! Come over and have some soup together later!" Aunt Everben looked at the dejected backs of Link and Kermilla, kindly
laughed.
"Really? Really?!" Link and Kermilla became excited all of a sudden. They looked at each other, and suddenly they both spread their legs and ran towards the village like a race.
"Don't try to rob me!"
"You drank too much last time!"
The figures of the two teenagers pushing and shoving disappeared on the edge of the town.
Night begins to rise.
Yes, it’s been eighteen days, and you should give up!
According to the original plan of the special operations force, the actual battle against bandits with such a disparity in strength this time would not last more than two days!
The most difficult thing is to find the traces of the gangsters in this vast mountain. Now with the help of the residents in this small town who are familiar with the terrain, this should not be difficult.
In this small town with a mountain on its back, everyone is a very good hunter!
In any case, the battle will not affect this small town!
But this is actually pretty good!
Link, who burped, took a look at the quiet town under the night. He, who had always yearned for fighting, couldn't help but come to such a conclusion.
The soup made by Aunt Everben is so delicious!
Simply...it just tastes like home!
Compared to the years he spent living on Sunset Mountain, this place is more like Fort Colo where he grew up!
The enthusiastic residents, the kind ladies and gentlemen, and the home-cooked meals that are often available to eat make Link feel a little homesick!
Fortunately, there is no need to fight in a place like this!
Link shook his head. Anyway, Link's life as a knight must be full of legends, no less than once or twice.
"Oh yeah, beautiful town... the paladin who chops firewood every day..."
As his mind began to relax, Link unknowingly began to imitate the accent of his mentor Calvin and hum his own adapted song in the quiet night of the town.
The howling and unpleasant sound is simply the biggest murderer that destroys the peaceful atmosphere of this small town.
At this time, neither Link, Kermilla, nor any resident of the town could have imagined that a battle that would truly allow them to experience bloody and cruel battles was gradually approaching this peaceful night.