vstars Chapter 108 Going out
Chapter 108 Going out
The parade grounds of the Franche-Comté military camp, autumn 1446
"watch out!"
I saw Savile, wearing armor, waving a long sword and slashing at his opponent from top to bottom. Although the opponent blocked with the sword, due to Savile's excessive force, only a "clang" sound was heard, and the opponent's hands were numb. While the opponent couldn't hold on firmly, Savile found the right moment and swept the long sword, and the opponent's sword was swept directly to the ground.
"The winner is decided! Xavier wins!"
Xavier lay on the ground exhausted, his fatigue could be felt through his armor, but at this moment he was more joyful. After several months of training, he found that he seemed to have some unique talent in fighting. He could always stay calm in battle and quickly find the enemy's weaknesses, so he basically always won in battles with others.
"Who else wants to fight? I can beat ten more!" Xavier shouted loudly while lying on the ground, as if he was not satisfied with the battles in front of him.
"Who said to beat ten?"
At this time, the centurion's voice came over, and the recruits quickly stood up and waited for the centurion. After two months of training, they are now qualified to wear ordinary knight armor and become a reserve soldier, but it is still too early to become a real knight.
"Dear recruits, convey the orders from Count John, the Grand Master of the Knights!" the centurion said loudly after seeing his own century standing in line. The recruits immediately straightened their chests and raised their heads, waiting for the centurion's next instructions.
"According to Earl John's request, in order to enrich the daily lives of the new recruits, after mass every Sunday morning, the new recruits can leave the barracks and go to nearby outposts to purchase supplies, but they must be back before the bugle blows at 8:00 p.m. Those who fail to return will be subject to military law. Now disband!" The centurion said and left, leaving behind everyone who was talking about it.
"Finally we can go out!"
"I have asked my servant to stay at the inn at the Chateau d'Argent, and he will come with me into the city to have a meal."
"Great!"
Looking at the people around him talking and laughing, Xavier didn't feel that happy, because he had lived in the military camp for two months. Basically, the military camp had all kinds of facilities. Except for the damn training every day, life seemed pretty good. There seemed to be nothing to do except going out to see the scenery.
"Hey, Xavier, where are you going to go then?" Anderson, who also learned that he could go out at this time, came over to ask Xavier.
"What is there to do? What else can we do outside except looking at the fortress?" Xavier asked indifferently.
"Let's go to the Earl's Castle. It's the landmark building of the Earldom. If you don't go to see it, it's like you haven't been here at all." Anderson said to Savile excitedly.
"Okay, I'll go with you." Xavier had no choice but to agree to Anderson's request. After all, if everyone went out, he would be quite lonely in the barracks alone.
So on Sunday, after Prosper finished reading the mass, the recruits immediately rushed out of the camp, leaving Prosper and the centurions at a loss.
"Don't run around, get your military badge. If you want to enter any base, you can only enter if you show your military badge. You must be back before 8pm!"
At the door, the officers were handing out military badges to the recruits and telling them to come back on time, but the recruits who got the badges ran out with the badges in their hands, as if they hadn't heard anything.
"Savior, let's go quickly!" Looking at the crowded crowd in front, Anderson hurriedly pulled Savile into the crowd. After getting the military badge, he did not listen to the officer's instructions, but ran out of the gate with Savile to welcome his own colorful world.
On the endless plain, Anderson and Savile were running towards the Earl's Castle.
"Huh... Huh... Anderson, how long will it take to get there? We've been running for a long time!" Xavier said breathlessly.
"Almost there... I calculated. If we keep running like this, we will definitely arrive before noon!" Anderson responded while running.
"I thought you had found a carriage to take us there, but it's nothing like this. I might as well just take a walk around the military camp." Savile shouted at Anderson, and at the same time felt that the military camp was a better choice.
"Nonsense, where can we find a carriage in this remote place?" Anderson replied.
At this moment, an uncovered carriage came from not far behind them. As the distance got closer, the two men heard the sound. When they were about to give way, the carriage suddenly stopped and the driver said to them:
"Do you two have any urgent business? If so, please take my car."
Hearing the driver's words, the two men felt as if they had found a life-saving straw and said quickly:
"Uncle, can you take us to the Earl's Castle? We have to go there quickly."
"Okay, okay. You're going your way, so get in." The driver responded enthusiastically, and the two of them squeezed in with the vegetables on the cart.
The carriage was moving on the road, and the two men started talking to the driver.
"Uncle, are you going to Earl's Castle to sell vegetables?" Anderson asked
"Oh, no, I'm the village's responsible for transporting fresh vegetables to the Earl's Castle military camp. It's like this every day. Basically, every village near the Earl's Castle is responsible for a cart of vegetables." The driver said as he drove.
"So, uncle, how is the tax here?"
"As for taxes, I don't know about other places, but our village is doing well anyway. They only charge us one-tenth of the crops we harvest. Although we can't have as much as the nobles, as long as we work hard, we won't have to worry about food and clothing for our family."
"I see so many fortresses here. Were they all built under the order of the Earl?"
"Of course, the Earl built dozens of fortresses in one go. Basically, everyone in the territory was mobilized to build fortresses. Many people from the Northern Forest Territory also came to help us build. It took almost a year to build it into what it is now."
"Only one year?" Both of them were very shocked. Although they had never seen a castle being built, the amount of work did not seem like it could be done in a year. The farmers in their father's territory would take them several months to build a barn or a mill.
"Uncle, you and I are doing so much in such a short time. Won't it interfere with farming?" Xavier asked at this time.
"It wasn't that long. I remember that I used to transport stones with a wheelbarrow every day. After work, I got my salary and went home."
At this time, both of them thought it was incredible that the ruler of this territory could make the territory run normally. In their opinion, those selfish peasants needed to be whipped to work, but John not only did not beat them, but also gave them money. This kind of thing only appeared in mythological books. Even the current king only gave food to the people in his territory when he asked them to do labor.
After a bumpy ride, the carriage carrying the two drove into the Earl's Castle, and after showing their military badges to the soldiers, they entered this famous city.
Looking at the people coming and going on the street, Anderson said to Savile:
"You see, it's not as bad as you think. It's actually pretty much the same as where we are."
"Of course I know it's almost the same. Our father's territory is not like those fancy free cities where there are so many fun things to do. But now I'm hungry. Let's find a place to eat quickly."
"Let me take a look. This is my first time here and I don't know what to eat." Anderson looked around and then pointed to a shop with a nice decoration and a little duck on the door sign and said:
"That one, the Little Duck Restaurant. What a tacky name. I hope the food isn't that bad."