In the dark night, there was a campfire. Beside the campfire, there was a temporary camp. Several large coarse cloth tents were built around it, as well as carriages loaded with goods.
A little wild boar was roasting on the shining campfire. The oil was shining, the smell of meat was bubbling, and the tempting smell of meat had already spread all around. Soon, some of the soldiers sitting around could not wait to get up, and took a hunting knife at their waist to cut a piece. Obviously, the pork was as delicious as its outer surface, because the meat was just entering the mouth, the soldiers had two eyes, Then it was gobbling.
The exaggerated voice of swallowing and choking made other people could not help but stretch out their hands one after another, and then they could not help but admire the voice, and finally the voice of feasting.
However, one person did not do so. He not only frowned slightly when leaning alone, but also kept his face calm, apparently not interested in what was in front of him.
"Carl, Captain Brandt's skill is really excellent. I swear, this must be the best roast pork I have ever eaten in my life!"
A soldier gulped down, tore another piece and handed it to the boy beside him. "Why don't you eat it? Come on, have a taste. I promise you will be full of praise, hey hey!"
"No need."
The boy, known as Carl, raised his head and replied coldly, then stood up directly, walked to the camp tent, leaned back slightly again, and looked out of the camp.
"Are you crazy, you guy, thinking about going to the front every day? How nice to hide in the rear?"
Watching Karl walk away, the soldiers who talked to him suddenly felt uninteresting, and after a word of remorse, they joined the busy campfire.
"Alas..."
Standing alone again, looking at the darkness beyond the firelight around the camp, Carl finally couldn't help sighing deeply.
Their group, which belonged to the Principality of Demasia, was now at war with Noxas.
Noxas is located in the east of Demasia, and has been implementing a tough imperial strategy. Most of the small countries around Noxas have been occupied, so the war will extend to the present Demasia.
However, Demasia is not a small country, and its fighting power is not weak, especially the dragon and bird riders, who are extremely strong. Although the Noxas Empire is fierce, it has never been able to win Demasia.
So the war between Demasia and Noxas is nothing new. The stalemate of the war has deepened the resentment between the two countries, and now it is even worse.
Karl is an orphan. According to the old beggar who rescued him, he was floating down from a small river in his infancy. The largest river in the Principality is the Rhine River, which flows through the capital of Demasia. However, there are many branches and other rivers of different sizes, so he can not be traced.
But Carl doesn't care where he came from, because he grew up with the old beggar in the slums by stealing bread and fighting for food.
In this chaotic and harsh environment, how to survive is the most important thing.
Living in a slum, it is a common thing to be beaten. But even if he is caught for grabbing food, Carl never lets go. Instead, he devours the bread with all his strength.
So in Karl's eyes, the most important thing has always been how to live, and can no longer be bullied by anyone.
Finally one day, because of his age, Carl successfully joined the national army.
At that time, Carl finally felt that his life had improved, because he wanted to stand out in the army and make contributions.
Carl's sudden thought was not a sudden fever of mind, but a sudden discovery that his body had awakened a powerful ability in the fight in the slums.
Double!
It is a kind of ability that can make ordinary people frightened at the news on any battlefield in the continent of Valorum!
However, the reality was not as smooth as Karl expected. Although he successfully entered the army, Karl was assigned to the rear forces to take care of some armaments and materials and transport them.
Hiding in a safe rear is obviously not what Carl had hoped.
Although the rear area is safe, there is little chance to make meritorious contributions, and it is difficult to see significant promotion.
Just like now, even though Carl has worked very hard to fulfill his duties, he is still a mere deputy of a team.
And this team is just a small material delivery team in the vast military supply team in the rear, which is really not on the table.
"Carl!"
Karl was thinking, when a young man suddenly came out of the tent in the center of the camp and called to Karl.
The young man has long hair, clear water chestnut on his face, and fair skin. For a man, his appearance is slightly more beautiful than that of a woman.
Brent Isaac is the captain of the transport team. Even in the camp where the guard team temporarily rests, this guy is dressed in casual aristocratic clothes and exudes a sense of laziness.
"Another person in a daze? Let's go. It's time to follow me around to guard and investigate."
When he heard Brandt's words, Calburn's calm face twisted.
Because Carl knows what the captain calls "alert investigation" at this time.
Captain Brandt, in Karl's eyes, is simply a wonderful flower. No, it should be the retarded!
Because Brandt is different from himself, he was born in a noble family, so he was a senior general on his first day in the army.
However, Brent's wonderful place is here. His mind has never been on his own army at all. Instead, he often goes out to visit without being in the camp, which leads to many delays in the battle plane, and he is punished and demoted to an officer.
But this has no effect on Brandt. He still goes his own way and makes mistakes repeatedly.
So naturally, he has been demoted for many times, until now he has become a small captain of the transport team... This has also made Brandt a laughingstock among the nobility, the shame of the Isaac family. If it was not for Brandt's noble status, he would have been hanged on the gallows.
Even so, Brandt still didn't pay any attention to military affairs. As always, the "alert investigation" in this way is really to go out to pick up the plane and enjoy the surrounding scenery. The most important thing is to observe some unknown plants.
Because Brandt, he is a noble botanist, and it is not clear whether Carl is the real botanist. Anyway, Brandt told himself that.
In any case, Carl is unable to understand Brandt's mentally retarded behavior, because Brandt has gained all that Carl has to struggle for in his life from the moment he was born.
Carl is not jealous, but confused and angry at Brandt's behavior of killing every day instead of being blessed. To be honest, Carl sometimes wants to kill his captain with a sword.
"You look calm again. It's good to stay in the rear. You don't have to risk your life, and you still have time to observe and record plants."
On the way out, Brandt talked to Carl again.
Brandt has said these words for many times. Carl's ears have grown calluses, and Carl's eyebrows are getting more and more twisted, until finally he can't stand it again.
"Stop talking!"
"Captain Brandt, I said long ago that we are fundamentally different. I came from a humble family and had to risk my life to survive in the Principality."
"As an aristocrat, you can never experience this situation."
At the end of the day, Carl was already biting his teeth.
Carl's voice was already obviously filled with a stoic anger, and Brandt had to be silent when he saw this.
Until the anger on Carl's face began to slowly dissipate.
Brandt has a good temper and is obviously different from other nobles, because he has never looked down upon anyone from a humble background, which is not a fake, but really from his own heart.
Therefore, although Carl is unavoidably angry with Brandt at times, he has never had any conflict. Of course, Brandt's strange quality also makes him a conspicuous alien in the eyes of other nobles.
Because in the Principality of Demasia, the nobility can never treat the poor equally, which is an insult to the noble nobility.
"Well, if you really want to go to the front, I can let the family arrange it."
After a long silence, Brandt was finally persuaded by Carl.
"Really?"
Carl's spirit was shocked when he heard Brandt suddenly say this.
But soon after thinking about Brandt's situation, Carl looked puzzled
At this point, Carl's voice stopped and his face was slightly embarrassed.
After all, it's really indecent to expose scars in front of others.
"Nothing. You should know that I never cared about it."
Brandt was calm and relaxed. He looked up, which made Carl, who was feeling embarrassed, more incomprehensible. He secretly said that he was afraid that the captain was really not smart.
"As for the conflict between me and the family, don't worry. After all, it's just a small matter. The family should not disagree."
"Well... Thank you, Captain..."
