Chapter 128 Spell Delay
The place where the military camp is located is a natural pasture with rich water and grass. It is really a wise choice for the Alfheim colonial authorities to establish a horse breeding land and cavalry training camp here.
The military camp is actually a ranch-style manor. Joan can see the rows of stables and barracks in the manor through the wooden fence wrapped with barbed wire. The castle, located on an artificially piled hill, impresses visitors from the country town with its architectural style in the 1970s.
The buildings in front of him reminded Joan of those exaggerated descriptions in knight novels and martial arts poems. Although they are very romantic, they seem a bit outdated in today's era where the magic industrial civilization is booming and the knight tradition is declining. However, he also noticed that Dick and Roger looked at the castle and the arena very fiercely. It seemed that the two brothers were yearning for the way of life in knight novels.
There are more than 300 young cavalrymen in the barracks receiving training. They usually live in rowhouse-style dormitories, and the castle is the dormitory and office space for senior officers. Sa and a major named Nathaniel Green, Vasa's second-in-command and quartermaster.
The military rank next to the two majors is Captain Daniel Fairfax, because Daniel is the young master of the Fairfax family, a wealthy aristocratic family in Leiden Port, and he married Vasa and Green while studying at Leiden College. Even though his rank and qualifications are slightly lacking, his best friend still has the cheek to live in the castle—or according to Major Green, "Daniel's greatest ability is that he is shameless."
There are still many vacant rooms in the castle, which are specially used to entertain senior officers or distinguished visitors who come to inspect. Joan and the others were not up to the level of VIPs, but the hospitable Captain Daniel felt that it didn't matter at all, and arranged for them to live in the VIP room on the third floor of the castle on his own initiative. Major Vasa looked at Daniel excitedly, and shook his head with a smile, which did not stop him from caring enthusiastically for the "little brothers" from Delin Town. In fact, in his eyes, Daniel, who is only 19 years old, is also a big boy. Compared with "adult men" like him and Major Green, who are twenty-four or five years old, he is closer to Joan and the others in age, and perhaps they have more common language. must.
Joan first took a comfortable hot bath in the guest room to wash off the dust and fatigue, and then went down to the restaurant on the second floor of the castle, and enjoyed a delicious and juicy roast calf tenderloin feast accompanied by the owner .
George Vassar introduced the boys to his lieutenant and close friend, Major Nathaniel Green, before the meal. Mr. Green is of medium height, thin build, with a monocle, so bookish that he can't even hide his military uniform. If he took off his military uniform, I'm afraid people would take him as a scholar rather than a knight.
The two majors kept the chivalric etiquette and said nothing at mealtimes, but Master Daniel didn't care about that. He chatted nonsense with the boys with an ale glass, and chatted very warmly. Joan is also a quiet person, but he has to admit that thanks to the presence of the "pistachio" Captain Daniel, the atmosphere in the restaurant is not so dull.
The servants removed the trays and brought coffee and dessert. The creme brulee tasted good, and there seemed to be a good cook in the camp.
Holding a coffee cup, George Vassar silently read Jason Tyndall's letter, read it twice, and handed it to Major Green next to him. Major Green read the appeal letter and did not express a single word of opinion, his frowning made Joan vaguely uneasy.
"It's getting late, we'll talk about other things tomorrow, everyone go back and rest."
Major Vasa got up and left the table, and Major Green followed closely, apparently to discuss the feasibility of rescuing Delin Town in private.
Daniel saw the worried look on Joan's face, smiled and stroked his hair: "Don't worry, we'll go to Delin Town tomorrow morning and kick those unruly lizard people's butts hard!"
"What if Mr. Vassar and Mr. Green disapprove of sending troops...?" Roger asked worriedly.
"They wouldn't be that unkind."
"Mr. Captain, I mean just in case!"
"Well, boys, I can make a promise to you," Captain Daniel put away his smile and said solemnly, "If Vasa and Green refuse to send troops, I will go to the military camp to recruit volunteers, even if no one responds in the end, Even if I'm the only one, I'm going to Delin Town to fight those villains!"
Joan didn't agree with Captain Daniel's impulsive style of doing things regardless of the consequences, but he had to admit that Daniel's passionate promise moved him deeply, and his blood boiled.
"Okay, boys, it's time to go to bed, so that we can get enough energy to go into battle!" Captain Daniel smiled and waved his arms, driving the boys to the upstairs guest room.
There is a clock in Joan's guest room, and the hour hand points to nine o'clock. The young mage was fascinated by the precision device wrapped in the mahogany shell, and resisted the urge to disassemble the clock to study its internal structure and returned to the desk. Before he was sleepy, he spread out the spell book and placed the broken summoning wand on the Under the candlestick, use the No. 4 rune Ansuz to reveal its mysteries, and race against time to write the super magic secret "spell delay".
After spending more than an hour, Joan finished the transcription work, put away the books and stationery, and went to bed to rest. Almost as soon as he closed his eyes, the exhaustion accumulated in the past few days hit him like a mountain. The soft mattress and thick blanket hugged him, which made him feel extremely at ease. He yawned contentedly, and soon fell asleep soundly.
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Joan slept until dawn, and her physical strength and spirit were restored to the best state. Prepare the spell according to the old habit, wash up and go to the restaurant on the second floor.
At six-thirty in the morning, George Vassar, Nathaniel Green and Daniel Fairfax came to the dining room on time to accompany the visitors from Durning to breakfast.
Joan noticed that the eyes of the two majors were bloodshot, and they looked a little tired. It can be seen that neither of them slept well last night, and they were probably anxious about whether they should rescue Delin Town.
The conversation at the dinner table verified Joan's guess. Captain Daniel, as promised yesterday, strongly recommends sending troops to support Delin Town as soon as possible. Major Green seemed more cautious. Although he did not directly oppose sending troops to rescue, the two concerns he raised were to the point.
Major Green's first concern was that he would violate military discipline by mobilizing troops without authorization from his superiors. This kind of self-assertive behavior is a big taboo in the army. Even if the military situation is really urgent and there is no time to ask the superiors, even if the victory is won in the end, it will inevitably attract the disgust of the chief afterwards. .
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