While eating in the cafeteria, Claude got the news that because he was a member of the senior seminar, he could go to the cafeteria to prepare meals for school-level officers. This is indeed good news. At the very least, the three meals for school-level officers in the Xiaozao canteen are much more delicious and delicious than the food for sergeant-level and lieutenant-level officers distributed in the large canteen. Even the ingredients are higher-end.
For example, the pan-fried cod steak that Claude now chooses on the small stove in the cafeteria is freshly made, instead of the pan-fried pork steak that is already prepared on the large stove in the cafeteria. Even the bread is honey white bread, and there are probably a lot of eggs beaten into the flour. It is delicious, rich, soft and delicious. Even Claude didn't expect that he would be served an aperitif after ordering his meal.
It has to be said that the supply and enjoyment of various levels of the Kingdom's army are really very different. Claude sighed in his heart while tasting the pre-dinner aperitif. No wonder Major Skerry had always wanted to be promoted to a school-level officer when he was still a captain. It turned out that he was in The eldest prince already knew about this difference in treatment when he was an adjutant beside him, and he was greatly stimulated...
After enjoying a delicious dinner in the officers' box, Claude walked to Lieutenant Colonel Manrich's office. As soon as he walked in, he discovered that Lieutenant Colonel Manrich's dinner was more luxurious and richer than his. Not to mention anything else, two of the three bottles of fruit wine on the desk were unopened. There were five or six dinner plates on the table, including grilled snails, sashimi, fresh black strawberries, and a large pot of Lamb chops.
No, didn't Lieutenant Colonel Manrich live like a shivering stingy man because of the burden of family affairs? How could he enjoy this dinner that exceeded the standards of a lieutenant colonel unless he paid for it himself. What kind of stimulation has he received? Isn't he ready to live his life? Claude initially estimated that the food and drinks on this table were worth two or three gold crowns.
"Here, come and have a drink with me." Lieutenant Colonel Manrich was not surprised by Claude's uninvited entrance. The two of them got along so well together some time ago that they almost kowtowed to each other. Claude believed that he could enjoy the meal treatment of a school-level officer in the cafeteria because of his good friend's care.
Lieutenant Colonel Manrich poured a glass of wine for Claude and placed a knife and fork on the table: "You can choose what you want to eat. Let's have a good drink with my brother today."
"No, brother, where did this table of food and wine come from?" Claude wanted to ask clearly first, so that he could feel more at ease when eating like this.
Lieutenant Colonel Manrich was startled, but soon understood what Claude meant by asking this question. He laughed heartily: "Don't worry, I won't trick you. The food and wine on this table came from a clean source. Although I didn't pay for it, I didn't embezzle public funds for my own enjoyment. This was originally for those who came here. The big guys at the military academy prepared it, but they left the military academy at four o'clock in the afternoon. But these high-end ingredients were already prepared, and they would be wasted if left for a long time. So the senior officers who stayed at the military academy were all in a good mood. This is my share..."
So, Claude immediately understood where the egg-scented honey white bread he ate on the stove in the cafeteria at night came from. He originally found it strange that even if there was a difference in treatment between school-level officers and lieutenant-level officers, the difference shouldn't be that big. Normally, it is possible to make honey white bread, but with so many eggs in it, the cost is too high. I dare say that tonight's meal is just a special case.
Now that he knew the origin of the food and wine on the table, Claude sat down and started eating and drinking with confidence. But he didn't drink much, he just took the glass that Lieutenant Colonel Manrich poured him and slowly tasted it. When Lieutenant Colonel Manrich wanted to open another bottle, Claude stopped him and asked him to drink it. I kept two unopened bottles of good wine so that I could taste them again when I had the chance. I didn't want to drink until I rode back drunk.
By the way, Claude asked, since the advanced seminar hadn't started yet, if he had nothing to do these days, could he ask for two days' leave from the military academy and go to the royal capital
Unexpectedly, Lieutenant Colonel Manrich slapped the table and said proudly: "What kind of leave are you asking for? There is no need to ask for leave. I happen to be going to the Army Department in the Royal Capital tomorrow to do some official business. You can be my entourage." Let’s go and stop by my brother’s house to meet your three nieces and nephews…”
This really solved the problem of Claude's request for leave. Although Lieutenant Colonel Manrich was the administrative director of the military academy, he could not approve Claude's request for leave alone. As a student who comes to a military academy for training, the formal leave application process should be for the student to first write a leave application and hand it over to the instructor in charge. The instructor will then transfer it to the administrative office, and the staff of the administrative office will investigate and understand the student's leave application. Whether there is any fraud.
The investigation results will then be handed over to Lieutenant Colonel Manrich, who will decide whether to reject the student's leave application or continue to hand it in. If it continues to be handed in, it will be handed over to the principal's office of the military academy, and the third prince, Prince Hansback, will be replaced. The former principal, General Michel Ch. Priest, who handles the affairs of the military academy, and the chief instructor of the military academy, must sign and approve, so that the student's leave application can be approved...
Therefore, even if Claude applied for leave, Lieutenant Colonel Manrich had no problem, and he might have to wait two days for approval if he submitted it to the principal's office. Now, Lieutenant Colonel Manrich listed Claude as his entourage, so Claude went to the royal capital to handle official business for the military academy, rather than going out for personal matters, which made it easier for him to move.
"You arrive at the military academy before eight o'clock tomorrow morning. I will help you complete the formalities and you can set off with me in the carriage." Lieutenant Colonel Manrich warned.
After leaving the administrative office, Claude looked at the canteen where the candles were still lit. His heart moved and he passed by again. After discussing with several master chefs in the canteen, he paid for a small bag of the remaining honey eggs. After receiving the bread, Claude went to the stable to take out his mount, and then galloped out of the military academy to the old man Zasilak's home.
Pushing open the courtyard door and leading his horse in, Claude found that the clothes and ropes all over the courtyard had been put away and probably would be taken out to dry in the morning. The weather has been good these two days, with weak sunshine. Although it is February during the melting period, Kalebeng Village appears to be very dry due to its high terrain. Except for the frost remaining on the weeds and bushes on the roadside and some thin snow remaining in the fields, the roads in the village are no longer muddy and difficult to navigate, but look dry and flat...
There was a wooden stick stuck next to the well in the yard, and an oil lamp hung on the stick. Under the light, the daughter-in-law Doris was washing a large iron pot, while Aunt Natalie was playing with a rattan basket. With a stack of dishes. It seemed that their family had just had dinner, and they were washing tableware and cooking utensils.
By the way, this well is really their treasure. It is February and the weather is still very cold. But the water in the well is not cold at all. Instead, it feels a little warm, and occasionally steams up, a bit like a hot spring. So Aunt Natalie and her family habitually put all their cleaning work next to the well. If Claude hadn't rented a room with a separate bathroom and washroom, maybe Claude would be like old man Zashilak. , I washed my face and brushed my teeth by the well early in the morning.
"Claude, you're back. Hmm, what smells so good?" Aunt Natalie turned around when she heard the noise and greeted Claude warmly. But her nose was very good, and she immediately smelled the aroma of the honey egg white bread that Claude brought back from the cafeteria.
Claude could only hand over the paper bag in his hand. Originally, he wanted to take these pieces of bread as a midnight snack, but since Aunt Natalie smelled the fragrance and asked about it, he couldn't hide it anymore, so he just took it As a favor: "Oh, it's this honey egg white bread. Some big shots came to our military school today, and the cafeteria prepared this to entertain them. But these big shots didn't stay to eat, which made it cheaper for us officers. So I bought it Bring four of them back and let your family have a try..."
"Oh, Claude, you are so polite. How embarrassing is this for us..." Aunt Natalie quickly wiped her hands on her apron, took the paper bag containing the bread, lowered her head and pressed hard on the mouth of the bag. Sniff: "Wow, it's so sweet. I smell the smell of eggs and honey. It must be very expensive. Thank you Claude for letting you spend money. There is no need to spend so much money in the future. You feel like you are at home here." , if you need anything, just ask..."
Claude nodded: "Actually, it didn't cost much. It's just that we don't usually have such good things in military school cafeterias. It's rare today, so I bought a few for everyone to have a taste."
As he spoke, Claude led the horse to the livestock shed and tied it up, then added some horse feed and water to the trough in front.
"Just leave it alone. I'll wait for my old man to come back and ask him to take good care of your horse." Aunt Natalie said.
"It doesn't matter. It's just a matter of convenience. It will be done soon." Claude took off the saddle and bridle from the mount and put it aside. He brushed the horse's body a few times with a large brush and everything was fine.
"By the way, Claude, do you want to take a shower at night? If you do, I will boil hot water and pour it into the water tank for you." Aunt Natalie greeted attentively.
Claude shook his head: "No, Aunt Natalie, I just washed it last night, so I won't wash it today. I didn't move much during the day, I didn't sweat much, and my body isn't dirty. I'll wipe my face before going to bed at night." Just brush your lower teeth.”
"Then I'll let Doris fill up the water tank for you, so you don't have to come out to wash your face and brush your teeth at night." Aunt Natalie said.
"No, no, Aunt Natalie, I'll do it myself. Adding water to the water tank now will only make it very cold at night, so it's better to get a new bucket from the well. It's still steaming. It's not ice cold when you wash your face and brush your teeth." ." Claude waved his hand to refuse. Just as he was about to enter the room, he remembered that he was going to the Royal Capital tomorrow, so he turned to Aunt Natalie and said, "By the way, Aunt Natalie, I have official business tomorrow and I have to go to the Royal Capital. , maybe two or three days. So I probably won’t come back to sleep tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. Let me tell you first, don’t hold the door open for me... "
After saying this, Claude was about to turn around and enter the room, but he heard Aunt Natalie muttering to her daughter-in-law Doris: "You said such a good young man has good looks, a promising future, and a rich net worth, why is it so early? Married? It's such a pity. Originally, I wanted him to be Beina's husband... "
Claude tripped on the threshold of the room and almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, he was quick enough to grab the door leaf, and then he stopped and stood upright.
Claude said in his heart: "How much Aunt Natalie hopes to marry off her daughter. Fortunately, she is already married. Otherwise, if an unmarried officer comes, I am afraid that the old couple will pack up Halbena overnight." Send him to his bed, and then come out the next day to force Lima and Lima to go to the Moon Temple to get married... "
The oil lamp was lit. This oil lamp had been agreed in advance and would be used by Claude, but Claude needed to buy the lamp oil himself. Claude took out a chivalric novel from his pocket. He found it in Lieutenant Colonel Manrich's office, but he didn't know who had forgotten it there. When Lieutenant Colonel Manrich stayed at the military academy, he relied on this knight novel to pass the boring time. He read it several times, and even said that he could imitate several popular novels based on this knight novel, but he was just lazy. I just refused to write when I was sick.
This knight novel is roughly the same as the popular novels that Claude read when he was young. The only unique thing is that in this knight novel, the magician who appears does not seem to be evil. Perhaps it can be said that the magician in the book disregards the lives of ordinary people and treats them as ants. But he did not do anything bad that actively harmed civilians. Even when he bought food and drinks in town, he paid as usual. There was even a scoundrel who wanted to become his disciple and learn magic and pestered him, but he just threw him aside without harming his life.
In order to hunt down a magic dragon to obtain precious magic materials, his battle with the magic dragon affected several villages and towns, posing a great threat to the wealth and lives of ordinary people, but the magician remained indifferent. But in the end, both the dragon and the magician were injured, and they could only retreat and recuperate silently. At this time, the protagonist finally appeared. He was a noble boy, a very handsome young knight, who was usually charitable and liked to help others.
After the protagonist heard the rumors about the dragon, he was ready to set out to kill this evil dragon that harmed the common people. Then there are all kinds of adventures and adventures, with all kinds of beauties surrounding you and having adventures together. Claude suddenly felt that the plot of this knight novel was very similar to the online novels he had seen in his previous life. For example, when the protagonist said that he was going to destroy a certain monster, the beauties around him had already rushed forward and beat the monster without thinking about their own safety. Even its mother can't recognize it. So the young and beautiful protagonist Warrior once again gained the respect and love of the common people. In fact, he did not make any effort at all. It was all helped by the beauties around him...
Then, something even more outrageous happened. The magician's arrogant daughter, who was known as a magic genius who only appeared three hundred years ago, was also preparing to trouble the dragon in order to avenge her father. As expected, the magician's daughter and the protagonist met, fell in love at first sight and fell in love passionately. So the magician's daughter put all the magic items she had stolen from her father into the protagonist's body. The ending of the story is that the protagonist relied on these magic items to save his life, but the magician's daughter died together with the dragon.
The protagonist was very sad to receive the title of Dragon Slayer Warrior, and with a broken heart, he left with the surviving beautiful girls. Before leaving, he said an affectionate farewell at the grave of the magician's daughter: I will never forget the love you gave me in my life...
Claude was so disgusted that he wanted to throw the book into the fire. The protagonist was so disgusting. He was clearly a scumbag. He used his so-called handsome face to trick those beautiful girls into working for him. , sit back and enjoy the results. And those beautiful girls are all idiots, compared to those girl fans in the previous life who were crazy...
If I had known better, I wouldn't have wasted an entire night on this trashy novel. Claude was about to get up to wash his face and brush his teeth when he heard a knock on the door, and Aunt Natalie's voice came from outside: "Claude, you haven't gone to bed yet..."