Chapter 1,409 A Trio of People Who Adhere to Chivalry

What Bingtis said was really interesting: she wanted to spend two days in someone else's fortress, and when she said this, her attitude was quite arrogant and domineering. *Literature Hall* I think the fact that the three recruiting officers haven't drawn out their swords yet proves that they are indeed of good quality. Of course, it's also possible that they didn't take what Bingtis said seriously. They probably just thought that Sister Bing was here. Mix things up.

But I know that this female gangster is serious: she really plans to put aside our schedule tomorrow and visit someone else's fortress.

Considering that Bingtis seems to be free from willfulness, but actually never delays business, maybe she really has some special considerations in this plan, so I nodded slightly and expressed that I didn't have much opinion. There is no rush to go to the Imperial Capital or Dark Moon for a day or two. If you contact the knights who are about to participate in the war against Dark Moon, you can probably learn about the situation of this war from the side.

The red-haired lady named Anna ignored Bingtis, turned around and continued to discuss the recruitment of soldiers with the old village chief. She looked like she prioritized business and efficiency. Bingtis suddenly became angry and made two words. A big fireball came and was thrown in the hand in turn: "You can't understand people, can you? How long have you been delaying this stupid thing? If you really want to solve the problem quickly, let's set off now. We can pack up and follow you now Go back to the fortress. See how hard it is for you to come out and recruit a strong man under the name of an officer and a soldier. He deserves to be an iron knight."

Then she looked at the old village chief: "By the way, what does the Iron Knight do?"

The old village chief was stunned: "Um... The National Knights stipulates that the first level of a knight who has just converted from a private to a knight is an iron knight... You don't even know this? Oh, by the way, you are a non-mainstream urban-rural integration spell The teacher is coming."

Bingtis: "..." She made a nonsense statement about a non-mainstream urban-rural fringe magician. As a result, the old village chief didn't understand what this sentence meant, so people regarded it as a "terminology" among the magicians group. Remember, now the female gangster has been directly tricked by herself.

The three recruiting officers couldn't care about anything else at this time. The red-haired sister didn't even pursue the topic of "Iron Knight", which seemed to be quite sensitive to her (according to the situation just now, these three words should be quite irritating to her). She glanced at Bingtis blankly: "Advanced Conjurer?"

"Super," Bingtis casually extinguished the fireball, "If it doesn't work, you can use a few of us to go back. Just say that you met a few free mercenaries on the road, and then the recruitment of Pine Forest Village was delayed. Anyway, I guess Such a small village doesn't have much impact compared to the garrison of your entire fortress. You really think that without the fifteen strong men here, your fortress will not be able to support it."

Free mercenaries, I have heard of this before, they are adventurous professions that travel around the world, have a certain degree of force and organization, but are not regulated by any government. They are a type of people that appear in many chaotic worlds, and there are certainly more of them in this world. Now, as the Dark Moon War approaches, many free mercenaries are actively devoting themselves to the defense lines in various places, inspired by the justice of mankind (there is money to be made), the safety of the world (there is money to be made), and the integrity of warriors (there is money to be made). Because this group of people has little organizational discipline and their fighting methods are all strange, they cannot be regarded as drafted "soldiers", but they can also be regarded as a new force that cannot be ignored. I think the rulers of the people on earth must still welcome these new forces: Unexpectedly, Bingtis casually made up an identity for us...

I couldn't help but look at Pandora at this time, because I still remembered the time when I first met her not long ago. This girl mentioned that if the leader of the empire "commits" to join another force, it will be regarded as that force declaring war on the empire, so I am curious whether pretending to be a freelance mercenary and "joining the army" out of mission needs counts as the aforementioned. "Sensitive situation", as a result, Pandora had no expression on her face. It seems okay: Xiling Apostle is not inflexible.

"Is there a level of super among spellcasters?" Anna touched the handsome elf man next to her. The latter glanced at her companion helplessly: "So your brain... I won't tell you. This spellcaster …Madam, you and your companions are planning to go to the fortress to help?”

His eyes couldn't help but focus on Pandora and Huesca. I knew it would be suspicious to bring two children and say they were going to save the world. But without waiting for others to prompt him, Huesca followed suit and created a big "fireball". Pandora hesitated for a moment, then made a "fireball" with a dull face that was bigger than Hueska. The two little lolita showed the two hot plasma balls to the people like they were holding small rubber balls. Huesca He also said: "I'm warning you, don't say that my sister and I are children. I'm older than you put together. If you keep talking nonsense, I'll put this in your mouth..."

Pandora and Viska are taking the technological route, and of course they don't have any spells or arcane fireballs. However, technology and magic themselves are not much different. With their abilities, it doesn't take much effort to simulate fireballs: Then The two scorching red balls are actually two plasma air masses. Their appearance should not be much different from real fireballs, but their power is unknown. Anyway, they are definitely more powerful than normal fireballs.

The three recruiting officers looked dumbfounded at the two little girls who could make big fireballs. The expressions on their faces must be disbelief. Because I am often with a group of out-of-standard creatures, I have long lost my normal understanding of power levels. I don't know what level the instant fireball is, let alone what it means to be able to instantaneously fire the fireball in this world. At this time, I couldn't help but mutter: Have the two short winter melons gone too far?

Bingtis patted the two 1.2-meter heads and said nonchalantly: "You see, they are also high-level conjurers. Let me tell you, these two are old-timers, but they lost control of their energy when they were studying spells. Their bodies have shrunk like this, but they are actually bigger than you, and their average height before their bodies shrank was 1.7 meters."

With two "bang bang" sounds, the fireballs in Pandora and Viska's hands more than doubled... Sister Bing is truly worthy of being Sister Bing. She deceived two problem children into hiding. Sister Pandora's love for Bingtis The short-term favorability level should be full instantly.

Of course, the three recruiting officers would not "become obedient", but they immediately showed admiration and awe to the three Fireball Cult believers in front of them. They did not question Bingtis's rhetoric. It seemed that regardless of the "spell" "Losing control leads to body mutation" or "The magician's life span is extremely long" are all things that are acceptable in this world, which proves that Bingtis is indeed a rough guy with some finesse. At least one of the louse demons she sent out should have already lurked in the Spellcasters Association of this world - if there is such a department.

"Then our task of recruiting soldiers..." The sturdy man with a square head and a big face finally remembered that he was a recruiting officer. At this time, he couldn't help but mention it again, but this time before Bingtis could get angry, he was beaten by Anna He kicked him: "So Joseph, you are just a lump! With your adaptability, you will still be an iron knight fifteen years later!"

These three friends from the same hometown, who have only been promoted to one level in the fifteen years since joining the army, take turns using the scars of the "Iron Knight" to expose each other. I really don't know whether this is a loss of friendship or an act of self-mutilation. Anyway, now I see them The more I look at it, the more pleasing it becomes.

What Bingtis said before is correct: Pine Forest Village is just an inconspicuous small border settlement. Although the knights of the three kingdoms were ordered to come here to recruit troops, it is unknown whether this place exists in the eyes of the generals of the Gondor Empire. . The recruitment task here may not be something that people take seriously. If it is delayed for a while, no one will come to rush it. But being able to bring back a few magicians on this trip is different: according to my observation, magicians should be a high-end profession in this world, and in the army they are probably at the same level as missile launchers.

"That's it," Joseph nodded to the old village chief. "The recruitment of soldiers in your village can be postponed for a few days, but it is only a temporary delay. After all, the order from above has been issued. We are now temporarily putting the recruitment of soldiers in your village on the back burner in the name of introducing free mercenaries. You have been waiting for the past two days. We still need to mobilize the people in the village and seize the time to submit the list..."

The old village chief nodded repeatedly, and then looked at us gratefully. Bingtis waved his hand to her carelessly: "Stop talking nonsense, this is not to help. We originally had this plan. As for you... just enjoy a peaceful life for a few more days. It is indeed not easy to sleep peacefully in troubled times. But don't worry too much, maybe, this troubled times will end inexplicably - don't think too deeply if you don't understand the last sentence. This is our 'internal' matter."

From what Bingtis said, I knew that the female gangster was preparing to directly intervene in the so-called Dark Moon War. If that goddess fails, she, the real goddess, doesn't seem to mind ending this confusing and meaningless war with her own hands. And this is exactly what I think: Although it is said that war is the driving force for the advancement of a civilization, I really don't see what the "power" of this Dark Moon War, which periodically consumes population and resources, is so ambiguous. This weird stalemate battle should be over as soon as possible. I'm still waiting to find the artifact.

As for the villagers of Pine Forest Village, let’s just say they got lucky. In fact, in the eyes of outsiders, the recruitment of soldiers a few days later does not mean much at all. Using the logic of Apostle Xiling: why do you have to delay what you have to do sooner or later? Isn’t wasting time one of the cardinal sins? But in fact, this is a strange characteristic of people. Even if they are destined, they always feel that it is good to enjoy a stable life for one more second. If you don’t understand, you can recall when you were doing your summer homework and see how many of you were doing it. I went to bed before twelve o'clock on the last day of summer vacation...

Just when I thought the matter was over, the stupid guy suddenly interrupted in an angry voice: "Then I still have to go with you."

The old village chief and I both put our curious eyes on the big man. The latter still had a naive expression on his face, but his words were very organized: "According to what you said, won't the village still be in a few days?" Recruitment? I will definitely have to go when the time comes, so it’s better to leave early than later, and if I go to your place first and prove that I can beat fifteen people, won’t your commanders want more people here?”

Who said stupid people are stupid? Doesn’t he understand this very well?

But there was something he didn't understand: the big man didn't realize that the recruitment of soldiers in Pine Forest Village was no longer important. Bingtis had led two members of the Great Fireball Cult to divert the recruitment officer's attention... …

Because the stupid guy wanted to follow us, we were delayed for another half day. In the end, many people, including the village chief, got together and invited three recruiting officers to have lunch together as a practice. The group set off that afternoon.

The silly guy had no family. After packing, he took a few changes of clothes and dry food and packed them into a backpack that was not too big for him. This was all the luggage he needed to take when leaving Pine Forest Village. The old village chief and Ron took us all the way to the entrance of the village. It was obvious that they had a lot to say to this big, stupid-looking man, but in the end they said nothing.

In the eyes of these ordinary people. Silly Big Man is the hero of the village, and he wants to be the first to go to the front line to fight, but these people who are left behind also know that they will not be any better. The Dark Moon War is a world war, and those of them who are left behind may be worse than Silly Big Man. It will be more stable for a few days, but it may not necessarily last longer than the latter, so no one has anything to say.

We soon left the path in front of the village and walked north along the winding river next to the village. After a while, we walked onto a relatively wide official road. After taking the official road, the road conditions were much better: it rained heavily last night. Although the time was short, the road at the head of the village seemed quite muddy. Although the official road was also a dirt road, it had obviously been treated in some way and the road surface was very dry. I finally don't have to listen to the eldest lady's complaints.

My mind is still a little dizzy: the recruitment of the three recruiting officers was very hasty, the stupid big man left his hometown very hastily, and the overall war seemed extremely careless. Now I finally have time to think about the whole thing, but I find that everything seems to be going on in a hurry and hastily, and only a few of us from other worlds can escape from this rhythm. Perhaps this is the world view caused by cyclical war: people are numb. According to the law, the world is peaceful, but according to the law, the world is in chaos. Waiting for the goddess to rescue according to the rules. In addition to these general rules that push the whole world forward, the details are full of errors and contradictions.

"Are we just going to walk there like this?" Bingtis strode forward and turned to Anna next to him. "I said you are recruiting soldiers? Are you really an official army? How far is it from here to the North Fortress? Why do you go like this?"

"You guys are doing well," Anna was wearing all the equipment, but she walked no slower than Bingtis. "In some places, the second-line corps is responsible for recruiting soldiers. Those irresponsible soldiers will send someone to inform you. Then they will give you some travel expenses and food. Those who are named within a few days will report to various military stations by themselves. If they are overdue, they will not be able to do so. Consider it a deserter, and send people directly to your home to arrest people: this kind of thing happens. We sent at least three people, and signed the name list on the spot. Now we even help you carry your luggage... Although in fact it is just a conscription I lost one person, and you guys are not part of the plan."

The three recruiting officers came on horseback, but what I admire very much is that they are walking on the ground like us now: in addition to the army bag, the three horses also carry the silly big bag and the Pandora sisters respectively. , and this was the result of the three knights' initiative.

Although I have told these three good people who abide by chivalry that the Pandora sisters do not need to be treated like this at all, it does not work: despite the fact that this trio looks a bit out of place, they are as stubborn as stones when it comes to the "Code of Chivalry" . Although the codes of chivalry in this world may be different from what I remember, the core ideas are basically the same, which is: you can work hard on yourself and work hard to benefit others.

The strange trio in front of them were moving forward persistently on this road - even though they had been walking for fifteen years, they were still the most junior knights.

"Don't worry, it's impossible to actually walk all the way to the fortress," the handsome elf man said next to him. "There is a teleportation station not long after you get on the main road, and you can go directly to the entrance of the north fortress. If we walk faster, maybe We'll be there before dark."

"Big man, you don't really plan to bring a cat to serve as a soldier, do you?" Joseph turned back and glanced at the silly big man walking at the back, his eyes falling on the latter's shoulders, "You take the cat to sign up?" No problem, but wars are not for fun, don’t lose your life because of a cat.”

Silly Big Man and Xiao Hei have always been dependent on each other. Of course, it is impossible to leave the psychic cat in the village this time. Now the cat is squatting on Silly Big Man's shoulder. What makes me a little strange is that this cat is almost like a human. The smart cat didn't say much nonsense at the moment. She seemed to have no idea about the fact that her master was about to join the army and that she could no longer sleep in her own room. She just kept wagging her tail there. Hearing Joseph's words, she raised her paw at the opponent in a demonstrative manner: "Be careful, you may not be able to beat me, stupid human being."

When Xiao Hei spoke for the first time in the village, the three kingdom knights were startled. But as mentioned before, there have always been talking cats in this world, so now Joseph and Xiao Hei have the same conversation. With a natural face, this sturdy man with thick eyebrows and big eyes raised his arms to show off his muscles to Xiao Hei. However, he suddenly remembered that he was wearing armor, so he could only smile: "Excluding you, I have seen him in my life. Of the three talking cats, you are the most unique - the other cats only talk to people about eating and yarn balls."

"I am a cat that has escaped from vulgar taste," Xiao Hei yawned in a very humane manner and flicked his tail. "And I am also a cat who can read and write. Don't forget, I helped with the roster at that time. I am the one who signed the contract. My master cannot read. For this reason, I think I should join the army as a battle pet with my master..."

Every time this cat speaks or jumps around to do something, it makes me feel bright. Today is no exception: this is the first time that I have seen an illiterate owner letting a pet cat sign on his behalf. It’s not surprising that the stupid guy can’t read. It’s a bit scary that Xiao Hei can write cursive calligraphy with a bamboo pen curled around his tail. I still remember what the stupid guy’s application list looks like: the name column. The name of the silly guy is written on it, and there are two handprints behind it, one is that of the silly guy, and the other is a cat's paw... This world is so magical.

As we were hurrying towards the sunset and Qian Qian was getting a little bored, Bingtis suddenly stopped and then put on a smile on his face that everything was going according to plan.

"What's wrong?" I was horrified by this female gangster's smile, and asked in my mental connection.

"A louse spirit found a 'forbidden book' in the Imperial Capital Library, a louse spirit is looking for clues in the 'Broken Stubble' of the Tiandi Bridge at the north end of Changqiao Mountain, and another louse spirit arrived at the North Fortress ahead of us, and they all found something. .”