After leaving the military camp in Lille, Moriarty immediately returned to Hockenheim and directly consulted Schmidt face-to-face on the "Magic Swordsman" plan.
"This is indeed true." Faced with Moriarty's question, the mid-level mage admitted without hesitation.
"So what do the academy, the city lord's palace, and uncle think of this matter?" Moriarty looked at Schmidt and frowned slightly.
"What do you think?" The mid-level mage stopped what he was doing, glanced at the other person, and then nodded: "I understand what you mean, Moriarty. Of course, your concerns cannot be said to be unreasonable. But the only thing I can tell you is
Yes, this matter has been communicated among the senior officials of Azurite City, so there is no taboo. As for my attitude, it doesn’t matter at all.”
"So, what is my mission?" Moriarty nodded and asked again.
"It doesn't matter the mission." Schmidt smiled interestingly: "At least so far, you don't need to take on anything. As for Lille inviting you to be his mage advisor, there is no harm in accepting it."
"I see."
Although the whole incident is still unclear, it is at least certain that there is no need to fall into the vortex of the power game for the time being, which makes Moriarty secretly relieved. When the foundation is shallow, the last thing you want to see is the ups and downs of the surrounding environment.
Uncertain. Some people think that wealth can be gained through risk, but they only focus on the word "wealth" and forget about the "risk". For Moriarty now, what is lacking is not opportunities, but time to grow.
Now that Schmidt has confirmed that there is nothing wrong with the "Magic Swordsman", Moriarty has officially taken up the position of Mage Advisor to Lir Ziggru. As an employer, Lir will pay the consultant a remuneration of one hundred gold coins every year.
Of course, no one would take this symbolic salary seriously.
Although the mage advisor is not a formal establishment within the city defense army system, because of the support and care of the military chief, the officers and soldiers of the Lille Squadron all showed warm welcome and full respect for Moriarty's "limited participation".
Naturally, Moriarty's status as an alchemist adds a lot to this.
In the next month, Moriarty began to gradually get in touch with and become familiar with various work aspects of the squadron. At the same time, under Lear's suggestion, Moriarty will also actually participate in some simple practical tasks, and this is also
A great grind and training for the warrior profession.
Because he needed to coordinate his magic duties and the construction tasks of the Earth Studio, Moriarty finally arranged his first patrol on a night near the end of the year.
"Master Moriarty, it is a great honor to carry out tonight's patrol mission with you."
There are four squadrons in Lille's squadron, each with ten soldiers and a corps leader, and tonight it is the Bonda Squadron's turn to be on patrol.
Although he had been informed in advance that the mage consultant would join temporarily, Wu Zhang Bangda was still happy and uneasy in his heart. Of course, he was happy to be able to get close to the distinguished alchemist, which can be said to be beneficial to his personal future development and progress.
A rare opportunity; as for the anxiety, after all, Moriarty has a relationship with Lear. If Moriarty issues an order directly to him, Bonda, as the leader of the team, does not know whether to obey or oppose it. It is not that this team leader has much
I don't want to give up the little power in my hands, but what soldiers fear most is that they don't know shit about going up to the peak and don't understand practical matters. This is a matter of life and death for a team member when encountering an emergency or a real battle.
"You're welcome, Captain Bonda. You are the chief officer of this mission, and I will fully cooperate with your work." Looking at Bonda's slightly strange expression, Moriarty smiled with understanding.
"Haha, thank you for your support." Moriarty's statement really gave Bonda reassurance, and the corps leader immediately felt relieved.
Next, everyone began to make final preparations before departure.
Because it is already the middle of winter, and the temperature in the southern ice sheet is extremely cold, every soldier participating in the night patrol will wear a very heavy but extremely warm standard military uniform, a large hat with fur edges, and an excellent
A leather cloak that can protect you from wind and snow. But even so, once you encounter a sudden cold snap or a cold night with a goose feather wind, it will still be so cold that it is almost unbearable.
However, compared to the bulky thermal clothing of ordinary soldiers, which is as bulky as a winter bear, Moriarty's attire is undoubtedly much looser and lighter.
Not long after he was promoted to an official mage, Heyna gave him a mage robe with a temperature-regulating function as a gift. Under the protection of the new mage robe, Moriarty was basically able to avoid being overcold or overheated.
Wait for the problem of cold and heat. As long as the external temperature does not exceed the range of minus 30 degrees to plus 50 degrees, the temperature inside the mage's robe can be kept constant at the appropriate level of 25 degrees Celsius. Wear it every day
The user only needs to inject a little bit of magic into the robe to keep it intact. In addition, this mage robe also has a certain self-cleaning ability, which can keep it clean and comfortable for a long time.
Of course, enjoying the magic and convenience brought by magic is generally a privilege and benefit only for mage professionals. So when Bonda saw Moriarty wearing thin clothes but standing calmly on a cold winter night with light snow, he also
I can only secretly envy it.
"Okay, let's go!" When all the team members were ready, Bonda nodded slightly to Moriarty, shouted, and then led ten soldiers and temporary team member Moriarty to start the day.
Late patrol mission.
According to the regional division within the city defense army, the main defense area of the Lille Squadron is located in the northeast corner of Azurite City, which is also the trade area where Moriarty’s newly purchased Olympus Garden is located. Therefore, compared with other city defenses
According to the military department, the Lille Squadron can be said to occupy the most lucrative area in the Blue Crystal City. From this, we can also vaguely see the huge energy of the boss behind it, General Cruyff.
However, the Bonda team that left the military camp did not directly enter the trade area. Instead, as usual, they first started to make a huge circular motion along the edge of their own defense area, carefully inspecting the outer area.
Since it has been snowing intermittently for several days, a thick layer of snow has accumulated on the streets in the city, making it very difficult to walk. Of course, such road conditions have long been accustomed to Bonda and other sergeants.
, does not constitute a big burden. But if an ordinary person walks on such a snowy road with one foot high and one foot low late at night in winter, it may be a bit difficult and strenuous, and he may accidentally fall a few
Somersaulting is perfectly normal.
Therefore, at first, under the leadership of Bonda, the entire team's traveling speed was much lower than its normal patrol speed. The reason was naturally that they were worried that the mage advisor accompanying the team might not be able to keep up or would suffer from subsequent physical weakness.
The situation. Although he knew that Moriarty would come to the military camp every few days to learn swordsmanship from his chief officer Leer, he did not take it seriously. Like most other people in the squadron, Bonda saw
A mage is a mage, so how can he become a true warrior?
However, after two full hours of non-stop patrolling, Moriarty was still following him unhurriedly and showed no sign of fatigue. Only then did the corps commander realize that maybe the other party really had the ability.
He has some rare qualities that ordinary mages do not have. At least in terms of physical fitness and physical ability, Moriarty has undoubtedly greatly surpassed all legal professionals that Bonda has known.
"Captain Bonda, how long have you been a member of the city defense army?" Moriarty seemed to notice the surprised look on the other side's face, and suddenly smiled and began to take the initiative to chat with Bonda.
"Ah, it's been almost ten years, haha." Unexpectedly, the mage consultant who had been silent all the way here would suddenly talk to him. Bonda couldn't help being a little surprised, but he immediately answered.
"Ten years...that's really a veteran."
Moriarty had briefly learned about Bonda from Leer before. He was a native of Blue Crystal and was in his thirties. Although his qualifications are not very good, and can even be said to be mediocre, so so far he is just a
The level of a third-level soldier; but he is serious and responsible and obeys military orders very much, so he is quite competent as the leader of a ten-man team.
"Serving as a soldier and eating military rations is nothing. In our squadron, the boss of Lille is the real veteran. The squadron leader started his career with General Cruyff when he was a teenager, and it has been more than 20 years simply calculated.
That's it." Seeing the Master praising himself, Bonda immediately shook his head and said humbly.
"Then since you joined the army, you have been following Captain Lear, right?" Moriarty asked again.
"Yes, if it hadn't been for the constant care of my boss all these years, I wouldn't be the captain I am now. Among the squadrons of our Blue Crystal City Defense Force, Boss Lier is the most capable and the most capable.
For the sake of my brothers." Whenever he talked about his superior, Bonda was always full of reverence, and it was obvious that he truly loved and admired him.
"Yeah." After hearing this, Moriarty couldn't help but nodded.
On the continent of Antagrich, although the civilization systems of different races are different and the differences are huge, the management and rule of sergeants basically adopt the same model.
In a uniformed unit, officers are the absolute authority and ruler to their subordinates, like a patriarch who reads orders, and a terrible violent uniform. Soldiers are more afraid of their superiors and are afraid of offending their superiors.
And suffered severe punishment from military discipline. Moreover, most officers also believe that being feared by their soldiers is a good thing, as it can establish prestige and prevent them from being lazy and slacking off.
Under such a general background, it is not easy for Lille to gain the respect and dependence of lower-level soldiers and corps commanders, and it can even be said to be quite valuable.
"Master Moriarty, try this. It's not wine, but it's refreshing and can warm your body. But just drink a little and you'll be fine." It seemed that the relaxed conversation had narrowed the distance between the two, and there was a slight hesitation.
After a while, Bonda took out a palm-sized tin pot from his arms, unscrewed the lid, and handed it to Moriarty with a smile.
Immediately, there seemed to be a hint of spicy but fiery smell in the cold air.
.............................
First update, please wait until the second update before asking for votes, hehe!
