Chapter 361 Barracks

At noon on August 16, Joan arrived at the knight camp smoothly.

In order to avoid misunderstanding, he landed out of the sight of the sentry tower, changed back into a human form and walked on foot.

Joan flew from Delin Town to Delin River Valley. It took him only two hours to fly over a hundred miles on the way, and he felt very relaxed. The last section of the journey was less than ten miles. sweating a lot.

After finally reaching the gate of the camp, he was stopped by the sentry as expected.

Joan showed the letter of commission granted to him by Major Vasa, perhaps because his face was so immature, the captain of the sentinel on duty couldn't believe that he was really a mage hired by Major Vasa, after some interrogation he reluctantly agreed to let him go, and specially Two guards were sent to follow Joan to Major Vasa's headquarters.

It was an "escort" in name, but Joan felt that the two vigilant guys were clearly spying on him.

George Vassar was working at his desk, and when the guards reported Joan's arrival, he quickly got up to greet him, and gave him a warm hug as soon as he met.

The guards who escorted Joan saw the rare smile of the major, who was always moody and indifferent, and he was relieved to dispel his doubts about this too young mage.

Vasa dismissed the guards and asked Joan with a smile, "You are really on time. You said August 16th will arrive on August 16th. I'm curious how you came here?"

"Flying here." Joan replied truthfully.

"Isn't this a joke?" Vasa was dubious.

"Of course not, the 2nd ring 'Transfiguration' saves me from having to endure a long journey."

"I see." Vasa nodded knowingly, "This is good news... Your flying ability is not only helpful for fast travel, but also has a wide range of military uses. We may need you to bear some burdens during the march. You don’t mind those who can do more work for tasks that are not stipulated in the employment contract, such as aerial reconnaissance?”

"Of course I don't mind, everything is for victory."

"Very well said, Joan, everything is for victory." Major Vasa was moved by the heroic spirit inadvertently shown by the young mage, patted him on the shoulder and said with emotion: "Joan, compared to sitting in the study all day Maybe you are more suitable to join the army and strive to become an excellent general."

Joan smiled, but didn't make a sound.

The hardest thing about being a human being is self-knowledge.

He doesn't know whether he has military talent, but he is very clear that he prefers the kind of "boring study life" criticized by Major Vassar. The reason why he joined the army is to repay Major Vassar's care for him. , and secondly, to earn that commission.

Only with enough money in your pocket can you maintain the costly "study life".

Vasa and Joan chatted until it was getting dark, then rang the bell on the desk, called the guards to come in, and told him to inform the kitchen to prepare a dinner, and clean up the dust for the "Mage with the Army" who came from afar.

Vasa knew that Joann didn't like social activities, and would always appear a little timid in front of outsiders, so the guests invited to the banquet that night were all carefully screened by him. There were less than ten people invited, and most of them were known to Joanne. of.

The first person to receive the invitation was, of course, Major Vassar's old partner, Major Nathaniel Green, deputy head of the Knights and quartermaster.

Major Green is also an old acquaintance of Joan, and he is a rare "scholar" officer in the barracks. Joan has a good impression of this Mr. Green who is both civil and military.

The second distinguished guest was Magni Powhatan, who just led the Asa mercenaries to join forces with Vasa yesterday. Kandy's eldest brother, of course he was not an outsider.

In addition, there are lieutenant officers in the barracks, all of whom are young elites promoted by Major Vassar, including Joan's two old friends, Dick Tyndall and Roger Tyndall.

The two brothers were very lucky. They had been apprentice knights for less than a year, and they were exceptionally promoted to second lieutenant officers by virtue of their heroic performance in winning the silver medal in the hunting competition, making countless older knights envious.

The atmosphere of the banquet that night was harmonious, and Joan sat among the Tyndall brothers, but he didn't feel restrained.

During the chat during the meeting, I learned that the two brothers were in a hurry and didn’t have time to detour home to have a look, so I told them about the current situation in Delin Town, especially mentioning how I and Kandy eliminated pests at the sawmill. So that the brothers can feel at ease.

The military gathering inevitably talked about the war. During the meeting, Joan learned that the main mission of this battle was to expel the gang of wolf men who came from the Brass Pass. In addition, the army would also set up a military stronghold at the Brass Pass.

One of Joan's missions is to assist in the construction of this front-line fortress.

If all goes well, the stronghold will be completed by the end of September at the latest. After that, Joan can finish his service and return to Delin Town.

For the next three days, Joan assisted Major Vasa with some simple paperwork in the barracks, and spent the rest of the time studying spells.

On the afternoon of August 20th, the commander of this southward battle—Colonel Edmund Harrison, the deputy commander of the Layton Port militia who was nearly 60 years old—arrived at the Knights’ Camp and was greeted by officers at all levels headed by Vassar. .

Joan was also standing in the line to welcome Edmund Harrison, looking curiously at the colonel riding a tall black horse.

Edmund Harrison was the oldest serving officer in the Alfheim Colony. The grey-haired, thin old colonel sat on horseback, his back straight, his spotless white gloves on, and his long hair. Goatee, blue-gray eyes give the impression of arrogance and indifference.

Joan once heard from Vassar that Colonel Harrison was not only highly respected in the army, but also a large planter with tens of thousands of acres of fertile land.

In view of his old age, General Gates and the Governor of Norfolk persuaded him more than once to retire and go home to enjoy the blessings. However, Colonel Harrison refused, insisting that he was still energetic and could continue to serve the Colonial Corps for at least five years. Year.

Joan also knew that most of the young officers had a bad opinion of the old boss in private, accusing him of being too vain, greedy for power and position, occupying the position of deputy commander and refusing to retire, the lieutenant colonel and major below Unable to go further, I can only suffer through my qualifications and waste my time.

Major Vassar's assessment of Edmund Harrison was more pertinent.

He believes that the colonel's refusal to retire is mainly because he refuses to accept his old age and wants to prove that he can still charge forward at this age.

The ferocious nature of the wolf man is well known, and fighting against it is very risky, and it is inevitable to pay the price of casualties. If Colonel Harrison is only greedy for power and position, why would he take the initiative to ask Ying to lead a team south to suppress the bandits?

Who would ask an old man in his sixties to go into battle in person and fight desperately with the wolf man?

It can be seen from this that Edmund Harrison may be a little "excited", but it should also be admitted that he does not lack courage and a sense of honor, and he can be called a model for soldiers.

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