Extra White Coat General

"You swaying the foam in the water light"

"Sustained Thoughts, Rotating Scales"

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The soft and gentle singing sounded in my ears, so reassuring.

I shook my still groggy head, slowly opened my eyes, and looked around.

The familiar room, the faint scent of wild chrysanthemum, the orange lights, and the soft quilt, this should be my sister's room.

Turning his head, the familiar and gentle figure just sat beside the bed, closing his eyes and singing softly.

Because I was ill and had a high fever, even the pastor of the church had no choice but to leave my aunt's house in the city and return to this remote town.

Because listening to the chants of the church can ease my mental pain and improve my condition, my sister went to learn it on purpose, and then sang softly to lull me to sleep.

Really, I'm not a child anymore, why do I still need this kind of ceremony.

At first, I thought this way, I was very stubborn and impatient, but whenever I felt sick because of a fever, my sister would still sing this simple melody by my side.

Maybe the nun was right in what she said, and I got better just like that.

The friends and partners who used to play with me are no longer there. Most of them were told by their parents not to come here, so as not to be infected, because even the nobles will not have good results when faced with some diseases.

Although, I know this is true, but I still feel a kind of loneliness and sadness.

His father was a local baron, but he was not a formidable nobleman. He could only be regarded as a person with little wealth. Even if he went to the city, those powerful extraordinary people would not look at him highly.

Now he's working for the local viscount, and I can't come back even if I'm sick, so only my sister takes care of me.

Even if there is suspicion of boasting, my sister is indeed the most beautiful girl I have ever seen. This made me very proud, and I have a special attachment to my sister.

"You're awake, Isaiah." After singing the song, my sister opened her eyes and found me sitting up.

"woke up."

Compared with the drowsy days a few days ago, I seem to be feeling a lot better today, and my head is clearer.

"It's night now." I looked at the dark night outside the window.

"Yes, it's very late now." As my sister said, she leaned forward and stroked my forehead with her hand, trying to find out if I was feeling better.

With slender fingers on his forehead, I could clearly see the white wrist, and the faint scent of wild chrysanthemum came from the tip of my nose.

My sister seldom goes to the perfume shop in the city to buy things. This kind of fragrance is actually what she tried to extract. Although it is very light, it fits her temperament very well. Even if she is gone after many years, I will never forget it. .

"It seems better."

"Yeah." I hummed softly in response, then turned my head away from the palm of my hand.

Always treat me like a child.

"Hehe, Isaiah is still like this." My sister looked at me with energy and was very happy.

"If you want something to eat, I'll make it for you, but it can't be too difficult, because I don't know much, and the maids are all asleep."

Compared with other nobles, my elder sister is definitely a person who considers others, and is very considerate to others. I am not as good as her in this regard.

"Just cook something." I said casually.

"Well, let's think about it." She adjusted her skirt, stood up from the chair beside the bed, picked up a lantern to light it, opened the door, and walked towards the corridor.

"Isaiah wait for a while, my sister will be back in a while." After she finished speaking, she waved her hand and closed the door.

The room was quiet again, and soon I too, got bored and began to turn my eyes to the things around me.

This is my sister's room. It's on the west side of the castle, and mine is on the east side, so I don't usually come here. Until this time, I didn't have time to take a closer look.

The furniture in the room is made of cherry wood, which is the craftsmanship of the craftsman in the town. Their home is also an old face in our territory. It is said that my grandfather's grandfather and our ancestors are still good friends, although now listen, nobles and It's hard to believe that civilians are friends.

I am the third child of Baron Burris, my name is Isiah, and there is an older brother and a sister on it. The elder brother is almost 7 years older than me and has nothing in common. My father spent a lot of money and sent him to the imperial capital. After studying, I want him to become a big man, see the world, and then come back to inherit the family business and the title.

My sister is two years older than me. She is not married yet, but she seems to be getting closer. I heard that my father is looking for a family for her. The other is a viscount family in the middle of the Western Region. There is also a powerful Transcendent of Sequence 7.

Such a family background, even though our family is also a noble, it is still high, but because of my sister, I think such a family can marry my sister, I am really lucky.

A few memories flashed through my mind, and then I looked away from the furniture and searched the room again for something special.

Compared to my room where things were randomly placed, my sister's bedroom was obviously much more tidy and everything was well-furnished. There was an old oil painting on the wall and a blue porcelain vase on the table. An unknown white flower was inserted, which is still in full bloom today.

Finally, my eyes were fixed on a book in the corner of the table, which made me curious.

I know that my sister knows words. She is better than me in this area. Teachers have said it before, but she is not the kind of person who is keen on reading.

People don't look for novels about love and knights, and they usually do some other small things.

For example, plant some flowers and plants in the courtyard, extract the fragrance of flowers, try to make some clothes, go for a walk by the river to watch the sunset, etc. My latest hobby is to learn songs from the nuns of the church, and then comfort me to sleep at night.

I rolled out of bed, went to the table, and picked up the book. On the cover is written 'cradle under the moonlight' in beautifully outlined fonts. After turning over the pages, there is no profound truth or fantasy stories that make people look forward to it. Some are just quiet and simple. Collection of Poems.

Soon I finished flipping through such uninteresting books, put them away again before my sister came back, and sat on the bed for a while.

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The dream scene stopped here, and the roar of artillery fire woke me up from my childhood memories.

"Lord Isaiah, Lord Isaiah!" The messenger hurriedly came to the room where I was resting for a while, and was stopped by the adjutant at the door.

"What happened?" I quickly sat up, took the big-brimmed hat on the side, and quickly walked to the command room.

"The enemy has launched an attack again. This time they mobilized a lot of artillery and blasted the front line. Now there are many cavalry rushing in. Although the trenches behind it temporarily resisted it, it will not last long."

"Oh, it seems that the enemy knows our arrangement very well."

Although I was annoyed for a while, I still said calmly. Years of military career have long made me develop such a stern expression, which is difficult to see through.

The place where I am now is the front line of the confrontation between the Eastern and Western Empires, the Typhon Fortress on the Gordan Plain.

This old fortress has been transformed into a strong fortress for us in recent years, and it has become a fulcrum standing on the High Dan Plain, which has greatly hindered the attack of the Eastern Allied Forces. I, the frontline commander, He has also defeated the enemy's attack several times, and now he has become the highest-ranked general in this area.

Looking back on the drastic changes in the past few years, sometimes I also feel a sense of wonder, I didn't expect that my second son, who is not valued by the baron's family, can now occupy such a high position.

When I was very young, I understood that the so-called nobles also have great distinctions, and the gap is even bigger than the gap between the pigs on the ground and the dragons in the sky.

Not to mention the four dukes at the top, they are all kings in the empire. Even the second-class earl is a big force in various places, and all parties need to win over and consider the existence.

And the most inferior baron, some can become a household name in the imperial capital, and some may be in a remote small mountain village in the western border, and there are not a hundred families in the fief.

Therefore, even if I entered Emenas to study when I was a teenager, I did not get carried away because of this, thinking that I was detached from the constraints of the past. Compared with the various opportunities in life, sometimes the impact of personal efforts is so small.

I never thought that I was harder than my classmates, or even less talented than my childhood playmates and friends, but it was only because I had a very good sister that I easily got that precious recommendation letter for admission.

Earl Wolfthorn is a famous family in the west, a direct vassal of the Salius family, and has his own elite army and vast land. When I was a child studying in the city, I could only hear about him from afar. , I didn't dare to think about it, but later it was involved in the relationship overnight.

Because my sister was liked by the heir of Earl Wolfstab, and later married into it, and I also received the benefit of being linked.

Not only a letter of recommendation for admission, but after graduation, he can go directly to the big army to practice. Today, after the empire has undergone several drastic changes, he has taken over the command of the front-line army and has become a real general with more than 200,000 soldiers under his command.

Perhaps the talent has really withered away. Senior Dulcie and others who once needed to be looked up to, those heroes who received attention in the academy era, were exhausted in the Western Expedition and the Civil War, leaving only mediocre people like me. A little bit luckier.

What I once thought was the apex, only after I actually sat in this position, did I realize that it was not the case. Even though I am now a general commanding countless legions, it does not mean that I can be safe and reckless.

Most of the soldiers of these legions are the people recruited by the nobles of the Western Region. Among them, the middle- and lower-level officers are almost all the children of the nobles of the Western Region. Among the high-level officers, although there is no higher position than me, the background and power behind them are also Can't be easily offended.

Like dancing with shackles, this is a true portrayal of the environment.

It's also very different from what I expected when I was a teenager.

I grew up watching those knight novels, and I longed for the characters in them. Many of them have prototypes in history, and they are also real heroes in history, so they are more realistic and desirable.

I will be that person too, shining and shining, making my family proud, and able to protect those close to me, so that they can live a relaxed and comfortable life.

It is not so much that I envy the hero's glory of saving the world, but I am even more envious of the great freedom that the hero can obtain.

Because he is a hero, he can do many things that others need scruples and patience, not only will he not be blamed, but will also be understood and forgiven by others.

Why do I have to emphasize this kind of thing, because I have always had a vague wish and idea.

If I am strong enough, then my sister doesn't have to marry for the benefit of the family. She can freely choose the life she wants, and I can occasionally eat dinner prepared by her, listen to her hum a song for me, tell that distant story.

But this kind of thing is a deviant after all, so even the best playmate of my childhood, I never told it.

Later, with the marriage of my sister, most of this dream has been shattered. After entering Emenas, although I also studied seriously and integrated into the noble circle of the Western Region, in the end, I still did not want to make my sister sad.

Because this is the qualification that I asked for after marrying into the Earl of Wolf Thorn's house. I don't want to waste her efforts and kindness. Only this is the warmest place in my heart.

When I was young, I was treated coldly by my aunt's relatives because of my illness. I was also sent back to my home town because I was afraid of infecting their children. My classmates who used to study in the same transcendental faction have been alone since then. Didn't contact me either.

Although it was not very old at the time, I also deeply realized that very few people in this world really love me.

When I first entered the city to study, my uncle praised me for being good-looking, and even said that he would marry my daughter to me on the spot. Although I knew this was just a talk, I couldn't help but feel happy, and then I joined the 'Sword of the Wind' faction. Learning, and because of his good talent, was praised by the teacher one after another, and his tail was almost up at that time.

However, these things are so fragile, people’s hearts are hard to rely on, and they cannot stand the test. Even though I still treat others with kindness like in the past, in fact, since then, I have rarely invested in hope and belief. .

Rock was the only true friend I had as a teenager, and his ideals were more lofty. I thought he was just as whimsical as any other kid, but it was finally confirmed that he really wanted to go down that path.

That is also the path of a hero, but unlike me, what he pursues is a world to be saved, so arrogant and arrogant.

Even if a person can save himself and the people around him, it is not easy, but he thinks more. I want to tell him this reality, but of course, he will not listen to my advice.

Come to think of it, if he was so easily shaken, I wouldn't consider him my best friend as a teenager.

The ideal world where everyone is equal, beautiful and harmonious does not exist. The reality is not a castle in the air built on fantasy, but is built with bricks and tiles of interests and emotions.

Rather than trust the promises of outsiders, it is better to trust the power and strength in your hands.

In the process of getting to the top step by step, I believe this more and more, and I also feel more and more how rare true love and family are.

Therefore, in order to protect this little warmth, I am destined not to let go, even if I step on the tired bones, I must climb to the top of the hero and gain the power to guard the precious things.

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ps: Let me tell you again, there is still a lot of content in this volume, and the real climax and ending of the Empire chapter have not yet arrived, so don’t worry. 0 0/~