[The border is in an emergency and we urgently need friendly support.]
This was the news brought by a Cleft-toothed Eagle from the Wind Fang Fortress. Shortly after the news was delivered to the desk of the supreme commander, an urgent order before the ink was dry had already arrived at the Badafener Army Commander Wenak
Many hands.
The rallying horn sounded, and the entire Badafinger Corps station suddenly became lively.
Following the orders of the sergeants majors, all the soldiers of the regiment began to get ready.
Packing, transporting grain and fodder, calming horses, maintaining weapons... in short, a lot of work that they could normally do slowly, but because of an urgent military order, they had to complete it all in the shortest possible time.
"Huh...the sun is so beautiful today."
At this time when everyone is extremely busy, there is still a young man lying on the hay pile leisurely basking in the sun.
This boy is indeed suspected of being lazy. After all, choosing to rest alone despite the hard work of everyone does not show any team spirit.
However, on weekdays you wouldn't even associate the word "lazy" with him, and no one would say that this sun-loving boy is not qualified to be in the team.
Because this young man adheres to one principle - "Just do it if there is work."
Even if you give him a job that several adults can do for a day, he will stay up all night to get it done, and this young man who never cuts corners will definitely try his best to make it perfect.
This way no one will gossip.
However, some people gave him jobs that they didn't want to do, so that whenever there was a shortage of people in any position at the back, this young man would take over.
During his time in the army, this young man stood guard, cooked vegetables, chopped firewood, washed dishes, repaired armor, and polished swords... He even served as a human sandbag when there was a shortage of manpower.
Who knows that he is a stupid boy who doesn't know what the word "rejection" means, and everything is ignored by the young boy.
Until the end, the adult behind the boy could no longer stand it, and those who liked to entrust the boy to do this and that gradually began to restrain themselves.
All in all, the young man is a person who never "looks for trouble". After all, things usually come to him on his own initiative.
Therefore, he will not do unnecessary things, but as long as it is given to him, this young man will do his best.
Everyone is so busy now that they forget that they still have a worker who can be on call and enjoy the sun leisurely.
This is naturally a good thing for the boy, and he enjoys this comfortable lunch break.
If you want to ask at this time, what is this boy’s name?
Sorry, he really didn't tell anyone his name, so in the end everyone just called him "Young Man" based on his age.
Of course, this young man also has nicknames such as "Hey", "Little Wild Boy", "Boy"... and so on.
This march is expected to take quite some time.
After all, the carts of grain that can fill a square are not superfluous, and it seems that they will continue to transfer more grain from the warehouses in the city.
Of course he doesn't care about this now.
The sun in the sky is very bright now, a bit dazzling, and it is really warm after shining for a long time.
But after all, it's late autumn, and the weather will get cooler soon. And it's said that the place where we're going will be a bit cold, so the boy probably won't be able to just wear such thin clothes.
There is no point in trying to be strong, it will only make you bruised and bruised.
The young man knew this very well. If he underestimated the power of the cold wind, it would be a trivial matter to get frostbite on his ears and hands. What would be more serious would be that his skin would be slowly cracked by the frost, leaving wounds that are difficult to recover from.
It is not unusual for people to wake up in the cold wind.
"I don't know if I ask the general for some thick clothes. Will he agree?"
Thinking of this, the young man couldn't help but sigh.
"This is the army, not your hometown where you just hang out and wait to die!" The regiment commander's roar on the first day is believed to have been imprinted in everyone's mind.
This army's tradition of "not raising idlers" has lasted for sixty years. There are no longer those who just want to use the power of the family to get a job here. There are just a lot of lazy people or mediocre people here.
"Garbage" that cannot survive.
The military regulations of the Badafinger Corps are very strict, but as the head of the four major legions, the treatment of ordinary soldiers of the Badafinger Corps can make the non-commissioned officers of the local army jealous, so every time the soldiers are recruited, the Badafinger Corps
Within a few days, the personnel gap will be filled by people full of "patriotic enthusiasm". Even if it is a handyman, there will be people rushing to do it.
However, this boy is a small exception. Of course, this has nothing to do with his identity. In this place where even if you are really a crown prince, you can only lie down obediently, your identity is not important, and this boy's identity is very ordinary.
In the eyes of everyone, he is just an ordinary boy, nothing more.
But he is not without special features. For example, this young man is not a soldier, nor is he a handyman, but he ends up staying in the Badafinger Legion.
There was no salary, no position, just three meals a day. Even so, the young man was already very grateful.
Thanks to that man, he came here and his life here was a thousand times better than before.
At least he doesn't have to worry about daily food and has a decent place to live. What's even more valuable is... he can finally sleep peacefully and no longer has to worry like a rat in the gutter.
Perhaps the man who brought him out of purgatory is the destined one in the mouths of those divine fortune tellers in his memory?
The young man smiled when he thought of this. He didn't believe in these things and could only say that this was his rare good luck.
I just don't know if I can be so leisurely after the army leaves. But the young man who has always regarded "cherishing the present" as his motto doesn't want to think too much.
It just so happens that the sun is so beautiful today, why not take a nice nap?
"Little wild boy! Are you lazing around here?!"
A loud voice suddenly disturbed his clear dream, and the boy knew who it was even without opening his eyes.
"Uncle 'Guaranteed Food', I'm moving grass..."
"Moving grass? Do you have hands on your back? Everyone is so busy, why are you just lazy here? You don't know how to find any work."
The visitor was a bearded man, whose real name was Zeref. The boy's surname was unknown. He was one of the cooks in the army. Of course, he was not a master chef.
It is said that the nickname "Guaranteed Rice" comes from the catchphrase that Zeref said when serving food to people, "If it is full, it will ensure fullness".
The carefree Zeref had a good relationship with everyone else in the legion. But in the eyes of the boy, Zeref was a nosy guy.
Although he usually doesn't embarrass the boy very much, and Zeref occasionally takes the initiative to help the boy lighten the burden on his hands. But sometimes the boy feels that Zeref, who likes to meddle with things, is better than those who pile all the work on his hands.
People are still annoyed.
But the young man has already mastered how to deal with it.
He climbed up from the hay pile and began to complain to Zeref:
"Ha, aren't you just squinting your eyes? The general caught me yesterday to endorse. I stayed up until early in the morning to finish reciting. I was still feeding the horses in the morning. After feeding the horses, I went to deliver lunch to the soldiers. It's hard to get through now.
I just want to take a rest in the afternoon!"
What the young man said is true. He has indeed been busy for a long time.
This trick is very effective for Zeref, who is soft-hearted but not strong-willed.
When Zeref heard what the young man said, he really couldn't force him to do anything. He scratched his disheveled hair and asked, "The general is arresting you for endorsement again?"
"yes."
The young man sighed by the way. He was actually very troubled by what Zeref mentioned. It was not difficult for the young man to finish the above things, so that was not what he was troubled about.
"The same goes for the General. Instead of arresting a sneaky boy like you for memorizing some weird books, I'd rather teach you some sword moves."
Zeref spoke what was in the boy's heart. Although the boy had mastered the language of this world, he still hoped to learn something more substantial.
Compared with the knowledge in books that you don't know when it will be put to use, force is obviously easier to change destiny in this world.
But that person was his savior after all, and he had to defend that person to some extent, so the young man said:
"Ha, I think so too. But General, he must have his own considerations, right? He personally taught me archery last month, but later he just asked me to study."
The "general" in the mouth of the boy and Zeref is Venacodo, the commander of the Badafenr Legion. He is a powerful and wise leader, and is worthy of being the soul of all armies.
In this army, anyone can have an opinion against anyone, but having an opinion against that person is truly "disrespectful".
But rather than his wisdom, the young man hoped to learn this man's swordsmanship.
You must know that Wei Nakodo is one of the strongest warriors in the empire. Every move of this man is a new interpretation of martial arts.
"Alas! Who knows? We really can't understand the general's thoughts."
Zeref patted the young man on the shoulder, and then said to him: "This time our army is setting off, be smart and don't stray too far from the general. As long as you are by the general's side, you will be safe."
"Are there any dangers on the road?"
The young man was a little curious. He had no experience of marching with the army, but as an old man in front of him, Zeref should know more.
Zeref said very confidently: "There won't be any on the road. I'm afraid something might happen during the fight with the orcs."
"The situation seems to be quite serious this time?"
"Yes! It is said that there are 60,000 orcs gathered in Fengya Fortress, and the number is still increasing, and may even exceed 100,000. If we go there, there will be a fierce battle."
The young man who didn't know much about the situation in previous years asked tentatively: "It seems that an attack of this scale by the orcs is quite rare?"
Zeref held his chin and replied with a serious face: "It's rare. There hasn't been such a big battle in more than ten years, and this time the whole army is actually going to move out. It seems that the orcs are really serious about it. This is
It all depends on the general and the knights."
When Zeref turned around, the young man breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that he had finally sent this man away.
"Oh, by the way. You guys will carry the fodder to the car over there later, and then find a secluded place to sleep."
After giving the instructions, Zeref clapped his hands and turned around to go about his own business.
"All right……"
The young man agreed reluctantly. Sure enough, he wouldn't be let go so easily? He still wanted to continue lying in the sun for a while.
However, it was indeed a bit unseemly for him to sleep openly when everyone was busy. No wonder Zeref would come over to take care of him.
As if he was concerned about the face of the man who was his guardian, after stretching, the young man began to carry the fodder honestly.
The pile of fodder under the shed was all put onto the carriage by the young man. The originally empty carriage was filled with dry wheat straw, as if there was a hill inside.
You should try your best to do what you promised, which is also the young man's creed.
After finishing the work, the young man thought to himself that the army was about to set out next, so would his peaceful days still be there?
The young man didn't want to worry too much about the future, after all, he knew very well how insignificant he was in the face of fate.
Destiny never cares what he thinks.
What is supposed to come will still come, and what is not supposed to come will never come.
He is not a person who has the energy to care about the future, so why should he disturb his sweet dreams for the vague future.
After all, "cherish the present"!
Suddenly feeling that his mind was too tired, the young man lay down directly on the carriage filled with hay, letting his whole body sink into the hay so as not to be seen by anyone again.
Facing the sunshine that was no longer dazzling, the young man gradually fell into sleep.
But the sleeping boy didn't know that his doubts would be answered soon.
These peaceful days are destined to be gone forever.