"His Excellency Marshal Carl Lewis, here we come!"
"His Excellency Lieutenant General Blair Christian, here we come!"
"His Excellency Lieutenant General George Darnell, here we come!"
"His Excellency Major General Jeff Gregory, here we come!"
"His Excellency, Count Ali Eugene Mosco, Special Representative of the Noble Council, has arrived!"
"The Special Representative of the Executive Yuan, the Deputy Minister of the Interior, Denis England Neill, is here!"
"His Excellency Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Frank, the special representative of the Military Command, has arrived!"
In the chapel, big shots came together, and Sean finally learned that the man who the military command came to interrogate him and gave him expensive cigars was named Joseph Frank.
Sean has recently been reading some books about the history of the empire like crazy. This lieutenant colonel is probably from a long-established Frank family. The history of this family can be traced back to before the establishment of the Europa Empire. It has produced two prime ministers, father and son, and the family background is quite prominent.
Marshal Carl Lewis was not impressive in appearance, and even a little short in stature. After Marshal Pierce committed suicide by drinking a bullet, he was transferred from the imperial capital to take over as the supreme commander of the Als defense line.
It is said that Marshal Lewis was one of the emperor's most trusted ministers and a member of the Guards. He gave a passionate speech:
"Dear heroes of the empire, I am honored to be entrusted by His Majesty the Emperor to pay tribute to you!"
"It is precisely because of the heroic fighting and tenacity of the 17th Legion that it bought the Empire a lot of space and time to fight back against the dirty, despicable and cruel enemy, thus giving us the opportunity to drive the enemy out of our homeland and kill them,
Give them the most ruthless blow. You are worthy of the title of heroes of the empire."
"Your great spirit of heroic sacrifice for the empire will inspire more people to fight for the empire and fight for His Majesty the Emperor!"
"Therefore, upon the proposal of His Majesty the Emperor, the House of Nobles, the Military Command and the Executive Yuan have unanimously decided to award the heroes of the empire the most honorable award. Each of you will be awarded a gold Grand Dragon Medal."
"Everyone's military rank will be promoted by two levels, and according to the salary after promotion, military salary will be supplemented for two years, all in metal currency, to thank you for your outstanding contributions!"
Amidst the military music played by the specially arranged military band, Hans Horns was the first to go on stage to receive the medal. Grand Master Lewis personally pinned the medal on his chest. Sean found that he was so excited that he moved a little bit.
rigid.
The big shots on the stage looked at each other and smiled.
For Sean, the award and promotion did not make him too excited, but the promised compensation made him very happy.
When he was still a sergeant, Sean only had an income of 5 gold louis a month. Although this income was not too low compared to many civilians, no one would be happy to be owed it for a year.
If you don't get up, you must know that the war has not stopped in the past 10 years, and the status of soldiers is quite high.
Now that he has the rank of second lieutenant, he can get a monthly salary of 20 gold coins. According to this standard for two years, he will soon get 480 gold coins. Adding what he has accumulated before, he will have almost 520 gold coins.
assets.
If he were a commoner, the average annual income would be about 40 gold coins, which is equivalent to Sean having the income of a commoner who worked hard for more than 10 years without eating or drinking.
The investiture meeting was over and night had fallen. The Ars Military Region held a buffet dinner in the back garden of the chapel of Evans Abbey.
All the fine wines and delicacies that can be collected in the city of Als, including expensive caviar and delicious wines, are indispensable. Even fine cigars are available in unlimited quantities for free. Sean suspected that this was because of the influence of these big shots.
The junior officers at the Als City Headquarters are very good at looking after people and doing things.
If they hadn't considered the impressions of the big shots, those organizing the banquet would probably have called in a bunch of escort girls to add to the fun.
The big-headed soldiers were dazzled and rushed forward, eating and drinking wildly.
Captain Horns, no, Lieutenant Colonel Horns had to shout loudly.
"No, no, Hans, this night belongs to them. This night has no class distinctions, no superiors and inferiors, and no etiquette rules. Let them enjoy themselves."
Marshal Lewis said with a smile.
"Marshal, I'm really sorry. They are all used to being wild. Please don't mind." Horns apologized quickly.
"Hans, you know, this reminds me of when I was their age." Lewis took a sip of wine.
When the old man talked about ancient times, Horns said he was all ears.
"One year, I followed Your Majesty to attack the Kingdom of Bliss. Your Majesty was still a prince at that time. We were all just starting out, and we didn't know the heights of the sky and the earth. Our march was too aggressive, and we crossed the majestic Mount Bliss in only three days."
"I've heard, that's a feat." Horns is a good listener, "It's also your battle to become famous!"
"No, no, dear Hans, that was His Majesty the Emperor's wise command, and I just happened to be the executor." Marshal Lewis shook his head modestly and said, "Haha, after crossing Mount Bliss, we followed
The logistics and transport troops were separated by a huge mountain, and the army suddenly had no food to eat, and there was a continuous rainstorm, and many people fell ill with epidemic diseases."
"Then what?"
"We had no choice but to press for supplies from the rear to keep up, while gritting our teeth and marching forward. Confronting the enemy with supplies was our only option. God blessed us, and we finally arrived at the edge of the Monier Grassland. The Bili people thought we were falling from the sky.
These bugs who exude the smell of cows will never understand why we can run so fast. We easily captured 20,000 sheep in that battle. Then we held a barbecue party on the battlefield."
"Unfortunately, seven people died that time because they were overeating, and ten young soldiers died because of fighting over grabbing food. It's incredible to think about them. They are young, just like the protagonists of today's banquet. They
They are all very young. When I see them, I realize that I am already old. Haha, time flies so fast. There is a famous saying in Daxia: Time is like running water. It is a wise saying."
"No, you are still going strong." Lieutenant Colonel Horns complimented him sincerely.
Lewis patted him on the shoulder and said: "Young man, as an old soldier who has served the empire for sixty years, I wish you the best and do a good job!"
"Yes, thank you for your blessing!" Horns felt that his body became lighter.
On the other side, Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Frank, the special representative of the Military Command, met Sean.
"Want some foie gras? This is delivered by the fastest mail truck from the Holy City. It tastes good. Even in the Holy City, it is difficult to eat." Lieutenant Colonel Frank said, "You are Sean Kang
Nally, right?"
"Yes, Your Excellency!" Sean held the plate and stood at attention in salute.
"Relax, you look good, very good, and recovering well." Lieutenant Colonel Frank nodded.
"Thank you for your concern. You specially sent someone to give me the cigars last time, but I haven't thanked you yet." Sean said.
"It's a trivial matter." Lieutenant Colonel Frank waved his hand, "So, Sean, I heard that you love reading books?"
Sean was very surprised. His habit of reading only came about after his recent recovery. Lieutenant Colonel Frank said this, indicating that he was still paying attention to this place after the last interrogation, or he had not given up on the investigation. It sounded like,
Lieutenant Colonel Frank's work in the Military Command Department is probably related to intelligence and military supervision.
In other words, Frank is a KGB worker?
"Yes, I used to be mentally stressed because of the war. I found that reading can relax my mind and help my recovery. And a philosopher said that books are the ladder of human progress." Sean said.
"Well, which philosopher said this? Forgive me for being ignorant." Frank asked doubtfully.
Sean felt sweating on his back: "I don't remember which book I read it in, but I remembered it because it was very educational."
"It is rare to see soldiers who love to read. Someone once calculated that 80% of the army cannot read a word, and the remaining 10% have only received a very superficial education and are not blind.
, 5% can barely understand military orders, and only the last
Five percent of soldiers have a passable education, but those are officers, and most of them are not from humble backgrounds. You like reading, which is a good habit and will help you better serve the army in the future.
." Lieutenant Colonel Frank did not pursue the matter.
"I'm afraid I will disappoint you." Sean said.
"What's wrong? You want to leave the army?" Lieutenant Colonel Frank was surprised.
"Yes, I originally signed a free visa with the army, which has expired long ago. And although my body seems to be fine, I'm afraid I have sequelae on my brain. I can't remember some things and people, and I often feel pain.
The doctors are also helpless." Sean shrugged, "I want to return to my hometown, where it may be conducive to a complete recovery."
"Oh, what a pity. Then what are your plans in the future? Young man, if a recipient of the Golden Dragon Medal like you stays in the army, you will have more opportunities." Lieutenant Colonel Frank suggested.
"I plan to stay in my hometown for a while first, and then I may apply to a university for further study. My ideal is to become a scholar like Campbell Marx, Rosseau Humore or Morell Keidrich."
"Astronomy, mathematics, economics, philosophy and political science? You have a wide range of interests, so I wish you good luck! The Holy City has the best universities and academies of science in the world. I hope to see you in the Holy City."
This is not surprising. The most knowledgeable group in the world, apart from the nobility, are the priests, and Sean grew up in the church.
Frank felt sorry for the army, but it was not his code of conduct to communicate briefly and deeply.
"Thank you!" Sean said.
"What do you think of the Blood Warrior?" Frank's sudden question caught Sean off guard.
"They...well, they are very powerful!" Sean replied. In fact, he wanted to know what the so-called 'blood warriors' were more than anyone else.
Sean caught a blood warrior, which cannot but be said to be a miracle.
Sean only remembered that in the melee before he traveled through time, he was surrounded by broken corpses of his comrades and endless blood mist. It seemed like an impulse coming from the depths of his blood and a strong desire to survive, which allowed him to not only escape
The blood warrior slashed and killed, and in the melee, he knocked out a blood warrior with a hammer.
"In fact, we have captured blood warriors before, both dead and alive, for dissection..." Frank said in a low voice, "For these murderers, dissection experiments are not subject to any laws or humanity."
"Then what did you find?" Sean was curious.
Frank realized that he might have drank too much and shrugged:
"Nothing. Their body structure is not fundamentally different from yours or mine. However, it is pure luck that you can catch one alive."