I know that you can't look at things with colored glasses, but because there are too many unclear things in the Goddess Canon that I learned before, and because the old village chief has a lot of concerns about "conscription", I can't help but think about it. The world's government church knights and other organizations have a bad impression, and they always feel that they seem to be holding back some bad intentions to deceive people—so when I heard that the recruiter came to this small village to recruit soldiers this morning, the first thing that came to my mind was From the image, I feel that the opponent should be a dozen or so fat-headed old soldiers. They should rush into the village, ride on the horse and whip the common people aggressively all the way. The armor is worn crookedly on the body. After that, each will give five points of experience and will not lose equipment...
According to the brick in Bingtis' hand when he ran out, I don't think I'm the only one who has this idea.
As a result, it turned out that the recruiting officer was really not like this, only three people came, and none of them were old soldiers. Judging by their vigor and spirit, as well as the meticulously assembled armor and weapons on their bodies, as well as their capable temperament and standing still on the ground, these three people are obviously drawn to the battlefield and can charge into battle with real knives and guns The character, maybe also battle-tested. And they also include a handsome elf man and a female officer like a royal lady—this world should not be used to smiling services and government public relations, but it’s hard to say that one of the reasons why these two were sent out was to use their faces to refresh the favorability of soldiers. Yes, this image does not match my previous guess. And their attitudes are also very good. Although the thick soldier standing at the front as the spokesperson looks like a rough man, he is quite polite when talking to the old village chief. He always keeps the rhythm of nodding in three sentences, but it is difficult Is it because of army discipline or because of Ron's cynical face behind the old village chief...
The stupid big guy opened the way ahead, and I led a group of girls watching the fun and two little girls who were not interested, followed behind, and easily passed through the crowd: the stupid big guy is really good at opening the way, he passed by The place is wide enough for a Xiali to drive in...
The stout soldier was arguing with the village chief, and suddenly felt a sense of oppression coming from his side, and then his head became gloomy. He muttered: "Why did it rain just last night, and you have to wake up early today?" Let's have a... ”
Before he finished speaking, he had already turned his head, and saw an unknown creature standing beside him like an iron tower, and he took a deep breath, and the two companions behind him were almost about to form a defensive formation (I guess the reason why the formation was not formed was because There are not enough people), but the stupid big man smiled at the three recruiting officers honestly, but retreated more cautiously to the side: this honest country man did not have the domineeringness to match his own strength, he saw The officers and soldiers wearing the armor of the Knights were as frightened as any ordinary people, even though the three officers and soldiers could be as heavy as him if they counted the addition of armor...
The old village head stretched his neck to see me, with a wrinkled wry smile on his old face: Sure enough, the Gondor Empire has not forgotten that there is an administrative unit here, and the conscripts are here now.
At this time, the one who stood at the front among the recruiting officers also recovered from the oppressive feeling of the big fool, and said to the old village chief in a rough voice: "Old man, I have already explained the situation to you , the order of the imperial capital is a death order. Cities and towns at all levels have the task of temporarily increasing recruits. The ratio of recruits here is one every five. Males between the ages of 16 and 40 send one out of five to go to the north. The fortress reported that the rest of the people should also form militias on standby for normal training, and be ready to fight at any time when the north and south fortresses cannot hold on. After we leave, people from the infantry regiment will come to the villages to help you with training exercises. We You must understand that this battle is not for anything else, it is for the whole world... Well, I won’t say this anymore, it is for the wives and children behind you and those three or five houses. You go back and discuss it, and prepare to smoke. "
After the recruiter finished a sentence, I immediately improved his image again: he is quite a real person, I thought this world would follow the old-fashioned route of soldiers and bandits becoming troubled people.
But what he said was honest, and I also heard the cruel side to the villagers of Songlin Village: the smoking of every five to one day is still second, and the most terrible thing is the order that all the people in various places transfer troops and stick to strict precautions on the spot —The hidden meaning of this order is: no fleeing!
The Dark Moon War is coming, and the two sides of the long bridge mountain range closest to the Dark Moon Teleportation Point will naturally become the front line. We know that even at the foot of the active volcano, there will be people living after a period of stability. The Dark Moon War will not come until hundreds of years ago. Once, there were of course civilian villages on both sides of the Changqiao Mountain Range, and Songlin Village was one of them. Generally speaking, the arrival of troubled times must be followed by the displacement of the people. It is normal for the people near the front line to flee their homes and move to the inland in villages, towns or even cities. The smell of blood: frontline civilians are not allowed to withdraw, and form a militia on the spot!
Civilians didn’t even have the process of fleeing, and they were directly treated as soldiers and stayed in place to fight against the war. This is a rare situation. The background of this kind of order is either the people’s customs are extremely fierce, or the people in the imperial capital have lost their minds...
I can think of this, and other villagers can think of it, so after the recruiter's voice fell, the crowd immediately became agitated. The most important thing is to think about who should be chosen for the draw every five to one. But according to the current situation, I think this every five to one day is actually just a lottery to decide who will die first and who will die second. The recruiting officers have said: When the North and South Fortresses can't hold it—they know from the beginning that the North and South Fortresses can't hold it! This is definitely the experience of the past five wars!
I don't quite understand how a group of civilians without any military literacy accepted such an order indifferently. This must have been changed long ago on earth, but now it depends on what the old village chief says.
I saw the expression on the old man's face was a bit gloomy. He knew that such a day would come, but he didn't expect it to come so soon. He rubbed his hands and discussed with the recruiting officer: "Of course you must obey the orders of the imperial capital, but you have also seen it. We Such a small village has no crops and real estate, and the population is small. It depends on the hunters to hunt every day. If 20% of the men leave in the past two days, the rest will spend half of their energy as militia training all day long. Still hunting? If this is a place where grain is grown, there are not enough men and women and old people can make do with farm work—but we don’t grow grain here, so there are ferocious beasts in the woods behind the village.”
What the old village chief said made sense. A village like this does not grow food at all and only relies on hunting in the mountains and forests. It has been heard that some young daughter-in-law organized 20 or 30 old men and women into the mountains to hunt bears, not to mention that the imperial capital has ordered all villages and towns to form militia groups on the spot, so the manpower is even more insufficient. In fact, I think it doesn’t matter if these hunters are trained or not. People who can fight jackals are not necessarily inferior to soldiers. Of course, what professional soldiers consider is the issue of combat awareness. I am afraid that hunters who fight jackals, tigers and leopards may not have the courage to fight, so it is necessary to organize militia to conduct militarized drills.
But still the same sentence: saving the world and fighting against foreign enemies is indeed great, but another problem that Shengdou people have to consider is how to ensure three meals a day. This has nothing to do with bravery and consciousness-they are just ordinary people living an honest life.
The leading recruiter didn't look like an unreasonable person, and he spread his hands in a bit of embarrassment: "I know, but what do you want us to do? They all have tasks."
Ron took a step forward. He finally didn't tie the priest's robe around his waist today, but he still didn't look like a priest with his arms open: "I am the priest of this village, and you must listen to what I say in the name of the goddess." ?”
The three recruiters nodded at the same time.
Ron sorted out his words: "What I mean is, first of all, we are not greedy for life and fear of death. After all, everyone knows that once the dark moon people come down, it will not work even if you are greedy for life and fear of death. Everyone can only die desperately, but we There are few people in the village, so we really can’t send many strong men. Why don’t we make a discount and draw less men, so we can get the militia well? As for affecting the livelihood of the entire village..."
The recruiter continued to be in a dilemma: "This is the imperial conscription and nothing else. You said that if you smoke less, you can smoke less? Besides, you can make a discount. How much discount is appropriate?"
Ron discussed with the old village chief, and stretched out his palm tentatively: "Is it 50% off? Change one-fifth to one-tenth."
The few of us in the back were dumbfounded, and Lin Xue poked Bingtis' arm: "This is the first time I saw the people in the village and the Latin people discussing discounts..."
Bingtis nodded: "It's also the first time I've seen Latino's discounts allowed."
The recruiter discussed with Ron for a while, and there was basically no progress. It seems that it is really unrealistic to "discount" during the empire's conscription, but at this time, the stupid big man suddenly took a step forward, which was beyond everyone's expectations. The big man who looked a bit timid actually took the initiative to talk to the officers and soldiers: "There are few people in our village, how about this? I am strong, and I can stand up to a group of people alone. If you take me away, you will be on business?"
The three recruiting officers had been casting their eyes at this big man with a high sense of presence for a long time. Seeing the other party suddenly step forward, he immediately jumped half a step back, and then the burly man in the lead came to his senses and looked up and down at the stupid big man. While inquiring with the old village chief: "What did he eat to grow up? This guy must be enough to join the army..."
"Big guy, are you really going?" The old village head looked at the stupid guy, "Didn't you say that day that you were afraid of war and didn't want to be a soldier?"
That's when I realized that long before we came, the big fool had expressed such an attitude to the old village chief. The topic of the Dark Moon War should be the most worrying thing for the border people in the past two years. The old village chief and the big fool It is also normal to have exchanges on this topic.
"I thought about it, no matter how powerful the people on the moon are, they should not be as powerful as the blind bear," the big silly man said gruffly, "I don't want to embarrass the village chief, and I don't want to embarrass the knights. He is a good man. Didn’t the Knights send food to the village during the snowstorm the year before last? And the priest said that the emperor was very kind to the people…”
I continued to be stunned: Why is this different from what I imagined before? What about the agreed ruling class collaborating with the church to oppress the people
It was only later that I figured out what was going on: this is a special world under the threat of the Dark Moon War at any time, and the Dark Moon People are a group of demonic creatures who do not accept surrender and any foreign captives, and due to the regularity of the Dark Moon War, The Church and the ruling class knew what they were dealing with decades ago. Not only do they know when to start a war, but they also know how large it will be. In the face of this kind of pressure that can be seen and touched, and that he will face in his lifetime, the idiot ruler does not even have the chance to come to power-as long as he is a national leader who has the courage to ascend the throne in the past two years, all of them are willing to do so. How could it be possible for someone who came to power with the consciousness of protecting the country with his life to protect the country? This is the same as choosing a new commander in the city when millions of enemy troops are about to attack outside the city. Can ordinary people dare to take power at such a juncture
At this time, the recruiter said: "Big man, you may not understand that there is a limit to the number of recruits. It doesn't mean that you can take up the quota of ten people if you can stand up to ten people..."
The big fool patted his stomach: "I still have food for ten people."
Sweat dripped from the recruiter's forehead: "...but I have to deal with the officer when I go back!"
The few of us watched for a long time, and didn’t know whether we should intervene. Of course, the recruiting officers are for missions. Of course, the villagers want to ensure their own stable life for a few more days because of the consciousness and mentality of ordinary people. That's right, and more importantly, the atmosphere is still very harmonious now. Although the two sides have differences of opinion, there has not been a situation of strong Latins-this is why we, as outsiders, are embarrassed to speak. At this time, I hope that these three recruiting officers are fat-headed old soldiers. It would be great for them to bully the common people. The star gold slate brick in Bingtis's hand is almost crushed by her...
In fact, after the big stupid creature spoke, I already thought of it: there is such a mutant hunter who can easily get the rations of the whole village. In fact, the people in Songlin Village don't have to worry about the shortage of labor in the village. The truth is that a hundred more old, weak, sick, and disabled will not be able to go hungry, so many of them were excuses before. After all, the old village chief didn’t want to see his people being dragged to the front line to die: at the nearest dark moon gate Stationed in the fortress, that is the rhythm of counting days and waiting to die.
In the end, Qianqian couldn't help but stepped forward and said, "Just do what the idiot said. Anyway, your goal is to fight a war. Which one is more profitable to recruit a super soldier or recruit ten armed peasants?"
The red-haired female recruiter who hadn't spoken before gave a curious look. In fact, she had noticed us outsiders who seemed out of tune with the surrounding villagers at first sight, and she just regarded us as ordinary visitors and didn't open her mouth. Qianqian popped out suddenly, of course she could only talk to her: "Conscription is not a joke, nor is it buying vegetables in the market, besides, this big man said he could hold up several soldiers, so that's up to us, sir." Admit it."
"It's simple," Qianqian rolled her eyes, and I immediately knew that this girl had "immature thoughts" again, but before I could stop her, I wrung my fingers and discussed with the recruiting officer, "You are expected to bring me this time." How many people are leaving?"
"According to the size of the village, we need to recruit at least fifteen strong soldiers, and there may be more."
Qianqian clapped her hands: "You go back and ask your chief to send fifteen regular soldiers over, and then let the idiot beat them all down, isn't that all right?"
So Qianqian's "immature idea" has always been extremely destructive, do you think this idea is something that ordinary people can come up with!
Sure enough, the red-haired sister also stared at her: "There is a limit to joking! How could the Knights send a small team over to waste on such things!"
Before I could express my agreement, I saw the red-haired sister pat the shoulder of the handsome elf guy next to her: "Joe, I leave it to you, go and let that big man beat you fifteen times, see what they say not real."
Everyone: "..."
The elf soldier called "Joe" looked at his companion dumbfounded: "Anna, with your brain, you will still be an iron knight in five years."
"What's wrong with my brain! Aren't you an Iron Knight too!?"
Seeing that the two of them were about to choke on this topic, the burly man in the lead quickly smoothed things over: "Okay, okay, let's talk about this topic later, the three of us joined the army at the same year, and we have been iron knights for fifteen years, so don't expose each other. this… "
The red-haired sister Yu and the handsome elf glared at the strong man at the same time: "Shut up! You are the one who exposes the most ruthless!"
"Puff haha——" Bingtis finally couldn't bear it anymore, took a step forward, and pointed at the three cute recruiting officers imposingly, "Shut up, my mother will go with you to that fortress for two days. Chen , you come too."
I never expected that Bingtis would appear out of nowhere and completely not follow the previous plan, but the expression on her face turned out to be serious: What is Sister Bing going to do
"You?" The red-haired woman looked suspiciously at our group of weird people, and Pandora and Viska also squeezed from the back to the front row in due time, "You have children? Are you going to sign up for the army?"
"Join the army, you can't afford the combat power of our standard," Bingtis flicked her hair domineeringly, and almost sent Hueska, who was closest to her, flying away, "Didn't you listen to anyone, let's go to you So what kind of fortress to play for two days, and by the way solve the crap of the Dark Moon War, this crap is too disturbing. As for the conscription - anyway, I didn't say to let the recruits go to report today, right? Come back in two days , if conscription is still necessary at that time."
I hit my head with a fist next to me: After two days of dormancy, this female hooligan is finally about to explode... RS