A group of civilians were marching slowly on the rugged roads in the southern region of the Eilanhill Empire. They were still wearing tattered clothes, but their complexions looked much more normal.
When they first set off, there were not so many of them, but now, the team that has been extended there is huge, and there are almost more than 3,000 refugees with their families.
These refugees are all gathered from nearby villages. Every time they pass through a village, the team will be like greedy snakes, eating the civilians in the village, and then making themselves more spectacular.
Their marching goal is also very clear, that is to go to the vicinity of Briburn, where they will wait for further instructions.
Because the plague was cured by the soldiers of the Airansil Empire, they did not doubt what the other party told them. They even regarded these words as truth and believed in these words as if they were gods.
Therefore, when they knew that these soldiers wanted them to move eastward, they did not hesitate to drag their families with them on the road.
What did not disappoint them was that they saw the supplies promised to them by the soldiers of the Airanhill Empire on the road. They saw the supply convoy, and they also saw more refugees gathering eastward like them.
"Dad! When I grow up, I want to be an officer of the Irish Empire Army like Second Lieutenant Brown!" A little boy held his father's hand and looked at him with eyelashes fluttering on his big eyes.
Facing this world that is not friendly to him.
His mother died of the plague, and his grandfather and grandmother were slaughtered when the demons invaded.
Before these disasters came, their family was not living well. The old nobles had been ruthlessly exploiting them. The family worked hard every day, but they could not have enough to eat all year round.
But in the past few days, they have enjoyed the kindness of this world: the supplies provided by the Eilanhill Empire have allowed them to eat delicious instant noodles and bread, let them taste crystal clear "purified water", and even tasted delicious food.
lunch meat!
Although they didn't know it, most of the ingredients in luncheon meat were actually starch, and the instant noodles and bread they ate with a one-year shelf life were not good things worthy of praise.
However, this is indeed the most comfortable life they have lived in the past six months. So the boy has a smile on his face, a smile he has not seen for a long time.
The boy's father's face looked a lot more vicissitudes of life, and he was more desperate for the world, so he was not as optimistic as the boy.
In his understanding, no piece of bread would be given away for no reason. He was a poor man, so poor that he had almost nothing, so he was thinking about a problem along the way, which was the love he had never met.
What exactly does the monarch of the Landhill Empire, the great His Majesty Chris, want to get from him?
He had nothing to lose. If it was just his life, he would sacrifice it without hesitation, but what he was worried about was his son.
"As long as you grow up, become strong, and be able to support yourself... that's all." Thinking of this, he stroked his child's head, and finally a stiff smile appeared on his face.
After all, he hadn't smiled in nearly three years. Ever since the demons invaded south, he hadn't laughed again.
"It's not a good idea for us to just go to Briburn like this." A somewhat nervous man leaned over and seemed to have found someone to talk to.
It seems that he is the kind of person who has read some books and has some knowledge. He is still very young, but a little too thin. Standing next to the man leading the child, he looks almost like a girl.
"Sorry, my name is Benjamin, and I am a teacher." The man who came over smiled kindly and introduced himself.
Then, he continued to talk to himself in a familiar way: "I have been to Briburn. When I go there, there will be more nobles and rich people... My personal experience, as long as I rely on those people
If it's too close, it's definitely not good."
"You're right." The boy's father nodded, agreeing with what the man who took the initiative said.
According to his experience, what the other party said is indeed right. Getting involved with those damn nobles in the past would definitely not do anything good.
However, this time, someone obviously had a different opinion. The boy he was holding suddenly retorted: "I don't think Lieutenant Brown will lie to us! They are good people!"
For these ragged refugees walking on this road, this sentence undoubtedly represents the truth, the irrefutable truth!
Second Lieutenant Brown is a good man! Because it was Second Lieutenant Brown who saved them. It was Second Lieutenant Brown who brought people special medicines and vaccines, and it was Second Lieutenant Brown who brought them food.
Even if they are walking on this road now, it is Lieutenant Brown's "order". They can find food here, and this fact has been confirmed!
"This is what I can't figure out! They saved us, but it's obviously better for them if we die." The man who claimed to be a teacher rubbed his nose sideways with his fingers and rubbed the boy with his other hand.
hair.
Soon, the crowd began to commotion slightly, because at the front of the line, someone began to receive today's food from the truck parked at the intersection.
As long as they proceed along the road, they can receive their food at the designated place. This incredible thing used to only appear in dreams.
A jeep drove against the crowd and finally stopped in the middle of the queue. A man wearing a digital camouflage military uniform and a Kevlar helmet jumped out of the car.
He wore a pair of glasses and looked more like a scholar than the thin man in the crowd who claimed to be a teacher.
"Lieutenant Brown!" The boy who saw an acquaintance had already begun to wave to the man, and the nearby refugees who heard the shout also stopped and bowed slightly to salute the officer to show their respect.
"Hey! Young man!" The officer named Brown walked up to the boy and stretched out his hand to rub the boy's hair, which although messy, was no longer dirty: "How's it going? You've walked so far in two days.
Are you tired?"
"I'm not tired!" The boy straightened his waist, tried his best to stand like a soldier, and imitated the appearance of the Irish grenadiers, and replied solemnly with his chin held high as much as possible.
"Great!" Lieutenant Brown took out a piece of chocolate from his pocket and handed it to the little boy: "Share it with your friends! Do you understand?"
"Yes!" The little boy was excited. He knew that when he saw Mr. Brown, he would have good luck. Looking at the children around him, he knew that he would definitely become the kid king in a while! The kid king who has the power to distribute candy!
"Ahead is a small town that has been vacated! The original residents have left! We have rearranged it and arranged it a little bit." Brown pointed to the direction he came from and said to the people around him.
"You will arrive there in the afternoon. Everyone can choose to settle there or continue to Briburn!" After attracting the attention of others, he said again.
Then he paused, looked at the confused crowd, and continued: "If you choose to stay, you have to start working... Only by working can you get food. This is something you must keep in mind in the future. Work and you will get food."
Food!”
"Those who have farming experience can sign up to farm! Each adult man cultivates 5 acres of land, which is about the same area as the 70 Nantes in the past... Those who have no farming experience can sign up to build roads." He shouted at the top of his voice.
, frowning as he shouted, seeming to regret that he forgot to apply for a loudspeaker.
Under everyone's gaze, he continued to shout, which shocked everyone: "We urgently need the following talents... literate people, teachers are the best! We plan to build a school in the town, and the children will go to school during the day.
, the adults go to night school in the evening!"
The old aristocracy is not willing to let the common people learn, and the policy of obscuring the people is definitely not a characteristic of a certain country. All those who hold power seem to be afraid that the common people will become wise.
Therefore, in the old days, it was almost impossible for poor people to send their offspring to school.
But now, it seems that in addition to preparing to feed people, the Ilandhill Empire also plans to send civilian children to school. What kind of magical operation is this? Does it intend to train civilians into nobles?
"Sir, aren't you a teacher?" The little boy felt that he had to show his worth by taking Mr. Brown's chocolate. He looked at the thin man standing beside him and asked.
"Are you a teacher?" Brown's eyes lit up and he walked up to the thin man who claimed to be a teacher, his face full of surprise.
For a region that is in urgent need of teachers, it is really not easy to find a living teacher.
Teachers in many places have died of the plague, and some have been killed by demons. In short, there are not many literate grassroots education forces left in the entire southern region.
However, the expression on his face soon became more exciting. He looked at the innocent-looking child, and then at the father of the child next to him: "What should I call you?"
"Ben...Benjamin..." The thin man replied unnaturally.
"Okay, Benjamin...Teacher, I have another question, should I call you Mr. Benjamin, or Ms. Benjamin?" Brown said with a smile in his eyes, revealing that the other woman was pretending to be a man.
