Heimer became a soldier voluntarily, no one forced him, and no one encouraged him.
He had heard many stories about warriors beyond the Great Wall from his father a long time ago, and he had longed to be like them in drinking the enemy's blood and wielding a sword to bring peace to the country.
In the Stiva Empire, there is a channel for civilians to become nobles, and that is "military merit." As long as you accumulate enough military merit, you can take off your civilian clothes and put on the robes of a noble. If you are already a noble, you can also use this to get promoted.
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This is also one of the reasons why Stiva's soldiers are generally brave and powerful in battle.
During the battle with Stiva, the Noah Empire, which had been repeatedly defeated, also followed Stiva's lead in reforming the nobility system. Although civilians still could not become nobles based on military merit alone, they could still receive considerable rewards and official positions.
And small nobles like Heimer can improve their titles and even increase their fiefdoms.
As soon as Heimer came of age, he was called to war and became a soldier.
Of course, this has something to do with his family situation. Originally, Heimer was supposed to be a noble knight who could stay in the gentle countryside of noble ladies and live a ridiculous life with family wealth. Of course, he could also lead troops to fight and defend the country.
However, his two brothers were both playboys, lustful and gambling, and had low self-control. They got into trouble if they were not careful. The two men actually blasphemed two temple priestesses while drunk, and they themselves were also raped by the temple.
Wu Wei was beaten to a disability.
This incident dealt a huge blow to Heimer's family. Not only did the family become a laughing stock in the local area, but it also cost a considerable amount of money to ease relations with the Temple of Light.
If you want to save your family's face and prove yourself, joining the army is undoubtedly a choice that kills two birds with one stone.
However, this is also a very risky choice.
Heimer jumped out from the wreckage of the carriage on the roadside, and the wolf-headed warriors immediately surrounded him. Heimer was covered in blood now, and the collision just now was too violent, and he could not escape unscathed.
"I admire you, human."
Nursha stopped and ordered the other wolf-headed men to stop pursuing.
It just let the children lying on the horse gradually go away, which was a sign of respect for the man in front of it.
Nursha only admires two kinds of people, one is the strong man with absolute power, and the other is the warrior who is not afraid of life and death.
In its view, Heimer belonged to the latter, so Nursa couldn't help but feel a little tenderer and gave the teenagers a chance to escape. However, in Nursa's view, it didn't matter. It believed in removing the "black
It's only a matter of time before the "Devil" is decapitated.
Facing the compliment from the wolf-headed leader, Heimer laughed at himself: "There is nothing to admire, I'm just a fool."
He is indeed a fool. He clearly can escape alone, but he repeatedly puts himself in danger.
The wolf-headed man can run faster on the flat ground than ordinary horses. Although the black horse is incredibly fast, the horse's running is a process of constant acceleration, and the black horse's speed cannot be compared to the wolf-headed man for a while.
If you want to escape safely, you must leave someone behind to break up the aftermath.
And who else could be this candidate besides Heimer himself?
"Foolishness that ignores life and death is also brave. I admire you very much. If you are willing to be our guide in this land, I can let you go and give you freedom."
In its own opinion, the conditions offered by Nursa were quite generous. Letting go of Heimer, who had killed many of his subordinates, was already its biggest concession.
If Nursha's team wants to continue to advance into the human interior, it will inevitably need human guides to open the way for them. Heimer, who has military status, is obviously a good guide.
Heimer wiped the edge of the curling blade and said with a smile: "I think you did something wrong? It's night now, not daytime."
"What's the meaning?"
"Say you had a daydream!"
Nursha was stunned for a while before he understood what Heimer meant. Nursha also smiled, but the smile gradually turned ferocious. He took a deep breath and said: "Very good, then I will give you a ride myself."
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Heimer raised his sword and closed his eyes.
He recalled that when he first joined the army, there was a boy in ragged clothes who claimed to be his fellow countryman and joined the army with him. At that time, Heimer only thought it was interesting and remembered this guy named Yaer.
Facing the unfamiliar environment of the military camp, all the recruits could not adapt immediately, especially the instructors who were more demanding than the last. How many times had these adults been trained until they cried? At least Heimer couldn't remember clearly.
After three months of high-pressure training, many people gave up midway, but only those who stayed would become members of the regular army.
Of course, Heimer survived. He was doing it for his family, so naturally he couldn't fall down at this first step. In addition, he was physically strong and had an excellent foundation in swordsmanship. This level of training would not faze him. However,
Ya'er, who was thin and had no foundation in martial arts, actually managed to survive until the end.
So Heimer took the time to ask Yal how he persisted. Yal told Heimer that he had dreams and beliefs, so he persisted.
Heimer then asked Yaer what his dreams and beliefs were? Then Yaer smiled refreshingly and asked Hymer a question: If you find a child about to drown in the river, and you can only swim,
If you know how to scratch the surface, will you save this child?
Heimer took a trick at that time and said that if he didn't know how to swim, he would find someone who could swim to save him. Yaer immediately shook his head and said: There is not enough time, you can only save yourself, and you can go there a little later.
The child cannot be saved.
As a result, Heimer had no choice but to say that he was willing to risk his life to save her.
"Did you hesitate when making this choice?"
"Hesitated." Heimer nodded, he indeed hesitated.
Then Yael said: "My dream is to become someone who doesn't need to hesitate about this kind of problem, so - I came here."
At the time, Heimer didn't understand exactly what Al was referring to by dreaming, but now he generally understands.
"A wolf-headed man with golden blood? I'm really lucky to meet such a rare orc."
He moved the broken body to the edge of the carriage's erected floor, took a deep breath and felt the fresh air around him.
The newly acquired long sword was broken, and the wolf-headed people also walked away, leaving only a dying man here.
Judging from the direction in which the orcs left, it seemed that the crisis between the boy and the girl had not yet been resolved.
Several crows landed next to Heimer. They stood on the board above Heimer's head and on his shoulders and quacked very noisily, but Heimel had no mind to care about them.
The wind blew gently, and Yal's head rolled over from the side and stopped next to Heimer.
"Yal, I'm sorry..."
Heimer raised his hand with difficulty and placed his hand on Yael's head, just like before.
"We can't... go home."
He raised his head and looked at the sky with a fish-white belly.
If he remembers correctly, this is the direction of his hometown.
Under this sky, there are some people who may still be waiting for him to return.
But for those people, Heimer can only say:
"Feel sorry……"
I hope my brothers in heaven won’t blame me for coming too early.
This was the last thought in his mind.
The crows were still noisy overhead, but Heimer had closed his eyes.