Suldak walked into the military camp. Through the lights in the military camp, he could see a row of soldiers taking a bath under the water jar next to the stable.
The open-air bathroom is built very simply, making it look like a wall from the front.
The huge tank is placed on a wooden frame made of logs. This wooden frame was originally supposed to be an arrow tower. However, after Duodan Town built the northern city wall, the arrow tower lost its original function. Now the arrow tower platform
All the awnings on the platform have been removed, and apart from some sundries, there is only a large, dark-colored water jug on the platform.
This water tank was originally prepared for the stables of the military camp. It was later abandoned and now serves as a bathing place for the cavalry. Below the water tank is a ten-meter-long stone wall, and a stream of clean water flows from the water tank.
, along the wooden trough at the top of the stone wall, there are twenty or so thin streams of water. The cavalry can enjoy a comfortable shower as long as they stand under the thin stream of water beside the wall.
It's a pity that there is no magic rune board for water gathering in the water jar, so water cannot be gathered from the air into the water jar bit by bit.
The water in the water tank was brought up by the cavalry in buckets from the only well in the camp, and then poured into this huge iron tank.
Although it is a bit troublesome to fetch water from the well and pour it into the water tank, fortunately there are many young and strong soldiers in the military camp. They usually have no way to vent their excess energy. Every day, a small team of soldiers is arranged to take turns to fetch water. This matter does not count.
Disaster.
It's just that for a few ladies in the military camp, this kind of life seems inconvenient.
This inconvenience is not only reflected in the aspect of bathing. The barracks dormitories are also open-plan. The toilets in the barracks are directly across a drainage channel at the back, and are only blocked by a row of low shrub walls. This is not
To say that the facilities in the military camp are simple and crude, it can only be said that this garrison camp is not suitable for mixed housing of men and women.
Fortunately, the commander's residence in the military camp is a small independent attic. It was originally supposed to be the residence of the commander of the Langdon Legion Cavalry Battalion. From the outside, this wooden attic looked very exquisite. The commander left in a hurry
After the town of Dodan, almost all the furniture in the house remained, and these furniture are also very elegant.
There is a set of soft leather sofas in the study room, and the furniture in the living room is almost all made of indigo wood, and these wooden furniture have fine relief carvings.
Including the expensive magic cloth curtains in the room and the crystal chandeliers on the ceiling, they all prove that the original owner of this room was a nobleman who lived a very exquisite life.
The front hall downstairs is the combat conference room of the military camp. Suldak usually works in the study room on the first floor of this small building. In addition to these two rooms, there is also a bedroom with a large bed facing the
There is a small yard outside the glass window on the north side, and there is a kitchen, bathroom and small storage room behind the attic.
However, the attic upstairs is currently just a simple wooden frame structure that has not been cleaned up and is full of dust and mice.
Considering that daily meetings in the cavalry battalion are usually held in the living room of this attic, and the nine squadron captains in the cavalry battalion often come here, even if Selina and Xigna live in this small building,
It would also be very inconvenient.
Therefore, Suldak planned to rent a house in the town and let Samira and Nika live in the rented house on weekdays.
…
Andrew led two hundred cavalry into the military camp and ran directly into the restaurant of the military camp for dinner. Although the restaurant was a bit crude, it was very complete with wooden tables and benches and could accommodate six to seven hundred people dining at the same time. The cooking utensils here were also
They are all existing, and even the restaurant's warehouse is still stocked with wheat flour, some mutton and vegetables from the warehouse.
The soldiers' dinner was mutton soup cooked by Selina herself. The mutton soup was very thick. She cooked a large pot of noodles and put them into wooden bowls. Then she poured a large spoonful of the thick mutton soup and served it with two pieces.
The soft and juicy white radish can be regarded as the most delicious meal that the soldiers have eaten in recent times.
This kind of food is a typical Wall Village delicacy. Pouring the cooked noodles with thick soup is also a specific idea proposed by Suldak. No one in Wall Village can cook better than Selena.
, she has been responsible for cooking a big pot of mutton soup in the village, so she is naturally experienced in making this kind of big pot of rice.
The thick soup was boiling in the hot iron pot. The cavalry who had returned from outside the town returned to the camp, handed over their horses to the herdsmen in Watts Village, filled their stomachs in the restaurant, and then returned to the dormitory.
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In the military camp of Suldak Station, the herdsmen first scraped off the roughness on the horses, then took them to the stables and fed them some salt water, and then brought them into the stables and fed them with fodder. Seeing that they arranged the horses in an orderly manner,
I just regretted not hiring more herdsmen when I was in Watts Village. The cavalry battalion obviously lacked such auxiliary soldiers who were proficient in raising horses.
Andrew ate two large bowls of mutton soup noodles, walked out of the restaurant, and squatted on the edge of the military camp playground with Suldak. Looking at the dark night outside the military camp, Surdak asked Andrew: "This is Dodan
How do you feel on your first day in town?"
Andrew sat down on the soft grass.
He leaned his body back, supported his upper body with his right elbow, stretched his left leg flat and slightly curled up his right leg, and lay half on the grass to stretch himself comfortably.
Said to Suldak: "The facilities in the military camp are better than expected. There are restaurants, dormitories, stables, and a playground for horse racing. These can fully meet the daily training of a cavalry battalion and the daily patrols we are responsible for.
It is on the border of the occupied area outside the north city wall, which may be a bit dangerous. However, when I handed over the defense with Langdon Corps in the morning, I found that the road conditions on the patrol route were not bad. It only took more than an hour to ride a horse. Gu and I will do it tomorrow morning.
Litem will go and investigate the situation on the border in person, and maybe we will go to the World of Warcraft Forest to investigate the specific situation."
“Did Gulitem hear that the beast tide was approaching and wanted to hunt in the Warcraft Forest?” Surdak asked with a smile.
Andrew chuckled and said: "He said the food recently has not been very good, and he wanted to see what is available in the Warcraft Forest."
“I don’t care what you do, but you must bring back the people you took out safely,” Suldak said.
Andrew pulled out the butcher's ax from behind, took out a whetstone from the bag on his waist and carefully polished the edge, while saying: "I heard Hans, the captain of the city defense brigade, talking about the beast tide this morning, but it looks like
The life of the residents in the town has not been greatly affected, as I see it! The north wall is probably strong enough, and the previous animal tides have been blocked by the garrison, so there should be nothing to worry about."
He raised his eyes and glanced at Suldak, seeing him looking up at the starry night sky, and said:
“But the town hall seems to be in some trouble. Mayor Marco is stronger than expected.”
This is indeed the biggest headache for Surdak. There is an extremely powerful local governor, and there will inevitably be some collisions in the future.
Looking at the cavalry battalion of Langdon's regiment, they couldn't wait to leave the town of Dodan, so they probably didn't get along too well with the local governor.
"Yeah, judging from his attitude in doing things today, he can't be considered easy to get along with. If you want to use Duodan Town as a base to expand outward, even if you can't get the right to speak in Duodan Town, you still need Mayor Marco.
It’s all about cooperation.” Suldak tapped his forehead helplessly and said to Andrew.
…
Chatted with Andrew for a while before walking towards the small building.
When I walked to the steps of the small building, I saw Signa sitting on the wooden steps of the small building, using a small stick to draw random patterns on the sand. Surdak sat next to Signa and looked in front of her.
The pattern is clearly a six-pointed star, and there are some inexplicable lines surrounding the six-pointed star. They seem to have no rules, but they are just right, forming a very wonderful composition. Surdak cannot recognize what pattern it is.
, and asked Xigna curiously: "What is this you drew?"
Xigna stared at her big black eyes and said innocently to Suldak: "I saw it in a dream... Sometimes when I close my eyes, these patterns will appear in front of my eyes. The circles around these six-pointed stars are
My eyes kept spinning and I was a bit dazzled. Sometimes, I couldn’t help but want to draw them.”
Surdak couldn't understand the pattern on the ring of this six-pointed star, but considering that Selina was the apostle of the Dark Goddess in the Green Empire and was responsible for spreading some of the Dark Goddess's teachings, it was normal for her to have some influence on Signa.
He guessed that these rings were probably related to the Shadow Word technique, but he was not sure, so he warned Xigna:
“When there are outsiders around, don’t just draw these patterns for them to see. Our Xigna is very talented in drawing, and the halo of this six-pointed star looks really good!”
"I know, my mother told me so too." Signa nodded obediently, and then asked Suldak: "Dak, can you lend me that notebook again?"
Looking at the expectations on Signa's face, Suldak felt that there was nothing wrong with it, so he took out Cyrus Hickok's magic notebook from his magic pocket and handed it to Signa.
“Of course!” said Surdak.
…
Nika was still cleaning the floor carefully in the small building.
She ate a little too much tonight, and her stomach was still a little full. She didn't even dare to drink water, and it was more difficult than usual to kneel on the floor. Selena cooked the lamb soup noodles tonight, so she had enough for her.
He ordered a large bowl and carefully told her that if she couldn't finish the meal, she could bring back the remaining food.
But Selena obviously underestimated the appetite of the aboriginal girl. Although she usually eats mutton, she has never eaten such delicious and smooth noodle soup. By accident, a whole bowl of noodle soup slipped into the
In the girl's belly.
Her only regret is that she could not bring her mother here. If she had known that the food here was so good, she would have been dragged on the road even if she was crying and shouting.
You have to work after eating. This is what Nika learned when she was a maid at Goss Manor. When the housekeeper assigns tasks, she must work hard to do them well. If there is no task assigned by the housekeeper, cleaning the floor is the least likely thing to go wrong.
She felt that Baron Suldak must have seen her pity and angered the young masters of Baron Goss's family, so he brought her to Dodan Town to avoid the anger of the young masters of Baron Goss's family. In her heart
, I am very grateful to Baron Suldak.
The housework she is doing now are all things she can usually do.
She rolled up her sleeves, washed the rag carefully in the basin, lifted up her sarong, and wiped the floor of the room vigorously.
When Suldak pushed open the door of the small building, he was slightly startled. The floor in the entire living room was wiped as spotlessly as wax. He hesitantly took a step and stepped on it. Suddenly, a shallow footprint was left behind.
on the floor.
Suldak hesitated for a moment, feeling that walking in with boots on like this was really wasting the fruits of other people's hard work.
He lowered his head and glanced at Xigna beside him. Xigna also spread her hands helplessly. Her big eyes seemed to be able to speak. Her eyes clearly meant, "Otherwise, why do you think I was at the door?"
Sitting?'
Suldak coughed lightly, walked into the living room bravely, and hung his sword on the shelf in the corner.
Nick, who was cleaning the floor in the living room, quickly stood up and saluted Suldak.
Surdak glanced at Nika. After these few days of cultivation, Nika's body has obviously recovered. However, the thin figure caused by malnutrition since childhood cannot be quickly restored, but the complexion on his face
But it is much better than before, and the skin color is not the deep amber color of other aborigines, but like light-colored beeswax, with a layer of delicate luster.
“Nika, it’s so late, you don’t need to do housework so hard, you can rest for a while...”
Nika stood in the living room a little at a loss, nodding her head like a chicken pecking at rice, looking good-natured and pitiful.
Suldak thought it would be better to arrange something for her to do, maybe she would not be so nervous.
“Um, can you make a fire...to boil water?” Surdak asked.
Nika nodded quickly.
Suldak breathed a sigh of relief and waved his hand quickly: "Then you'd better boil a kettle of water for me... Let me see if there is a kettle in the kitchen."
As he said that, he walked to the kitchen with some worry to see if there was a kettle on the stove. He also saw some small servant rooms next to the storage room. He patted his forehead and said that he hadn't arranged a room for Nika yet.
Pointing to the servants’ room, he said:
"That's right! Nika, you will stay in this hut tonight. The conditions here in the military camp are limited. When I find a house in the town, you, Selina, Samira, and Xigna will all move out and live outside.
, the conditions will be better than here.”
Higna asked in surprise: "Are we going to move too?"
Suldak touched Xigna's head and said gently: "Of course, it is not very convenient in the military camp after all. Not only you, I think the soldiers also don't want to be seen by you while standing by the wall to take a bath."
Higna lowered her head, obviously reluctant, pouted and muttered in a low voice:
“Okay! Duck, the house you are looking for doesn’t need to be too comfortable. It’s best to be closer to the military camp.”
Suldak knew that Signa was timid and usually liked to hide in Selena's skirt. Thinking that she lived in a strange town, he would probably be even more timid. He picked her up and said: "I know, I know.
I will definitely consider Xigna’s suggestion seriously.”