Chapter 1: Rank

Locke is a second-class soldier in the Kingdom of Forstan. He started military service at the age of 14 and has been a veteran with four years of military service. Today, he is in a good mood, because it is the day when the military pays. The second-class soldier of the Kingdom has three silver payrolls a month, plus two private payrolls provided by Baron Kedoch for his soldiers, he can get four. Yindler, why is there one less, because the military pays issued by the state, the military department always wants to make a greed, this is the custom.
Locke couldn’t wait to get the four silver indlers, and then asked Lord Baron’s caravan to send three of them back to his hometown. He hoped that his sister could buy a ribbon that she liked and no longer wrapped in her hair. The rough linen also hopes that their parents can eat one or two meals of white bread in the next month. Their health is already very poor. For the remaining silver dele, Locke still stayed and invited his brothers to drink. As a small and powerful second-class soldier, he was the captain of a 10-person squad.
He knows that his brethren are not happy either. The third-class soldiers get only two silver dellers each month, and the servants only one. They need to break their money into one bronze dele to spend. It is not enough to subsidize the family and pay for it by yourself. In order to make the battle more united, and in order to have a few loyal men who can block himself for two times at a critical moment, Locke never cares about the guests.
His ten-member squad has five third-class soldiers and five servants. Except for three of these guys who were added to their squad two months ago, the rest are brothers who have fought together for at least half a year. They Most of them are as big as Locke, but they are younger than Locke. They are all recruits who only join the army for one or two years. Most of them admire their captain Locke since they are generous and generous. Righteousness, every time I take the ring, I always take my brethren to have a drink. After the battle, the most important thing is that they were more or less taken care of by Locke in the battle. A little care made their team members in After the first battle, there is little downsizing. With the repeated battles, the members of their squad are more and more fit, and the survival rate of the squad is also getting higher and higher.
This is also famous in the entire barracks, whether it is a recruit or a veteran, as long as he is younger or similar to him, he will call him, Brother Locke. This is a respect for the strong. Moreover, it is said that Locke killed many barbarians of the Charlotte Kingdom in the battle two months ago, and the merits are about to accumulate to the first-class soldiers.
Locke walked to the quartermaster camp, where not only the military pay was issued, but also as a trading ground in the military camp, where you can buy everything you want. Mellow ale? Sharp iron sword? A horse with good endurance? Or a beautiful woman. There is everything here, and Baron Kedoqi takes great care of the needs of his soldiers. But the premise is that you have money... or, you have the right. As a second-class Locke, his capital may have just reached the standard here, but he rarely spends his time here. It’s not just him. In the barracks, soldiers who basically have family and family burdens will not come here for consumption, not because the soldiers are self-controlling, but because Yindler in their pockets can’t afford to do anything.
"Hey, Locke! Your pay!" A big roar, a big man with a big waist and a full beard, threw a bag of money to Locke. Locke opened it and saw three shiny silver dlers and one hundred Copper dele.
"Uncle Shak, have a drink this afternoon?" Locke said to Hu Dahan with a grin.
"How many times have I told you, call me the squadron leader in the barracks! You kid! You want to kill me with one cup? At least two cups!" Uncle Joshak grinned at Locke.
Locke asked Uncle Josh to drink not only for politeness, but also for the promotion of his rank. His military achievements are about to reach the first-class soldiers. The first-class soldiers are a dividing line of all soldiers. The baron will give him the skills to practice fighting spirit. This is the channel to advance to the rank of knight, and the first-class soldiers can at least be a deputy squadron captain. .
Uncle Joshak promised Locke’s request not only to take care of his face, he thought it was a young man with potential, but also Uncle Joshak and Locke came from the same town, the mine town. In fact, most of the people in their brigade came from one place, led by Kaiduo Qi. It can be said that Uncle Josh has given him a lot of help in the past four years when Locke joined the army. He has been a servant until he has become a second-class soldier. Uncle Joshak can also be said to have watched Locke grow up over the years. He is also willing to help the younger generation. This time drinking, he is going to raise some Rock and give him guidance to promote the first-class soldier.
"No problem, I'll call you when the time comes!" Locke collected his wallet and left. The exquisite armor around him, the sharp sword and the woman who scratched his face around the face almost made him suffer from red eye. An ordinary pair of armor needs at least 100 silver dlers, that is, one gold dle, a good long sword needs at least 10 silver dlers, and a good-looking woman spends the night without a silver dle. You are embarrassed to open the door of others. Locke didn't have much spare money. His equipment so far is a pair of broken leather armor, an iron sword with a gap but still sharp, an iron gun, and a short dagger hidden in boots.
Locke returned to his team's tent and watched his men playing cards and bragging in groups of two and three. He was also infected by this relaxed atmosphere. Locke kicked Kane and yelled while playing cards. This guy is a scout of the squad, a third-class soldier, a calm ambush on the battlefield, and a big voice in life. He, Locke and the team's swordsman Hans have the best relationship. They have been comrades for more than two years. "Take you to drink in the afternoon, and now I will take lunch for me! Don't mess around here!" Lock said to the squad.
"Hey, Boss, can you stop kicking my all the time? What about the next time when the kick was swollen and found out?" Kane frowned at Locke, which amused everyone in the tent.
"I'm not swollen, I'm going to ask Brother Rich to borrow a mint slice and apply it the next day!" Yad, the spearman on the side, ridiculed, this guy is also a third-class soldier. The Ritchie brothers are a famous pair of guys in the camp. They tried the hard-bone enemy prisoners, and often asked them to go out. As for the mint tablets, they were always prepared for the purpose of swelling after certain activities. The next day there will be fighting.
"Go away, little Yard tickles, don't you dare to tease your uncle Kane, be careful that I don't show mercy on the training ground" Of course, the joke in Kane's tone is greater than blame.
This group of big-head soldiers' daily fun is playing cards, bragging, and making fun of each other. Everyone has practiced a good mouth. Locke likes to see this phenomenon because it invisibly improves the cohesion of their team. "Don't play tricks, go get the food, and take my share by the way." Locke smiled and scolded at his helper. "Kane, don’t steal my meat, or you’ll drink without you in the afternoon!"
"Don't, boss, absolutely nobody steals, who steals me to cut him! Hans, let's go!" Kane promised before leaving.
In order to encourage soldiers to fight bravely and fight for honor and merit, a large number of hierarchical systems were set up in the barracks, which can be shown in terms of meals. Servants, each meal is a chestnut cake, potato soup; third-class soldiers, black bread, potato soup; second-class soldiers, wheat cake, a piece of meat, potato soup; as for first-class soldiers, each meal is in the military account in the center of the barracks Dine with Lord Baron and Captain, etc. It is said that they eat white bread and broth. However, this kind of treatment is not something that ordinary people can have. There are more than 500 people in the camp, and less than 15 people can eat in it, including: 4 infantry squadron leaders and their 4 deputies, cavalry squadron leader Will Knight, captain Baron Kedoch, his eldest son Sauron, and his housekeeper, Locke have been waiting for white bread for a long time.
It didn't take long for Locke's men to return, and Kane gave him the lunch belonging to Locke. "Boy, do you think this piece of meat is so big? I'll help you eat it?" Kane said with a grin.
"Go away, Hans and I will go to a quarters camp later. Have you got your pay? Who will send money to your home and give it to Hans? I'll send it to you later." Locke took lunch, then Kane gave a kick, turned around and said to his players.
Perhaps the word ‘home’ was too far away for the soldiers in the war. After hearing it, everyone was silent for a while, and most people nodded as they should. In other teams, the captain asking the players for military pay is a taboo that may cause mutiny, but not in the Locke team, because when the players need to borrow money, Locke never frowns.