(this is the second watch, 9000 words in total. This month''s update is very weak, with only 120000 words written, averaging about 4000 words a day. People are so busy that they can''t stop. Next month should be more leisure, the goal is to get the full attendance award. Have the courage to protect the bottom
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Katina, a small town about 150 kilometers from Athens.
It''s in the middle of the southern plain, not surrounded by mountains like Murphy''s north. The land here is fertile and flat. After thousands of years of human operation, one town after another has been built here, and finally developed into large and small cities. There are a lot of people here, and nearly one million people live on the flat land.
It is also the core area of the whole southern plain, and the base of human beings.
There is a river flowing in this land, which belongs to the tributary of the nidoria River, but it is the widest tributary outside the main pole. The river is light and gentle, which is convenient for residents to irrigate their fields, so there are many villages along the river. The land here is fertile, so the grain cultivated is a bit better than that in other places. It is the place that all nobles covet.
The Lord here has changed several times, and now it is rotundschald, probably the most prestigious and the youngest Grand Duke of the aristocratic Council, who controls the land.
He''s only in his forties this year, and it''s spring and autumn.
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On this land, near the end of the karazan mountains.
There is a very small village.
Old thatched house, simple fence, there are not many livestock, only a hen alone on the ground to find food. Some vegetables are planted on the land reclaimed by the simple thatched cottage. This is true in small villages. A piece of land is reclaimed by the house to plant edible vegetables, which is convenient for cooking and taking.
The village has a small population, about a hundred households.
The road is very simple. It seems that it is a village that has not been built for a long time. In the village, there are still muddy dirt roads. When it rains, it will become potholes. Under normal circumstances, most of the villages that make do will lay some stones on the roads in the village. Almost do not have to think, you can see that the villagers living here are very poor.
In the southern plains, there are many such people, most of whom are serfs or humble poor people.
Serfs without land, property and personal freedom are quite common in the southern plains. After all, slaves are allowed to exist in today''s human social system. Even the slave trade was a major source of Finance in some places. Of course, in contrast, the number of human slaves is not large, and they are protected by certain laws, such as not being able to maltreat and kill human slaves at will. Otherwise, the owner will be fined seriously.
The serfs were mostly the servants of the Lord''s generation or the poor who committed crimes.
Such a generation after generation has not changed for hundreds of years.
The sun sets.
After a busy day, the men began to rush home, while the women who came back first began to prepare dinner.
They can''t light oil lamps, so dinner must be ready before sunset.
As night fell, there were several barks of dogs in the village, and then two shadows walked towards a simple thatched cottage in the extreme corner of the village.
"Creak!"
The wooden door bars were pushed open, and the owner of the house was obviously quite skillful, because he made a simple fence around the old thatched house. And made a sliding door with a wooden pin.
"Who?" A man''s powerful voice rang out in the room.
Two shadows outside walked straight into the room. One of them, a tall, dark faced adult man, said, "brother bolosa, it''s me."
"It''s you?" The man in the room is eating. There are two plates of black bread at the table. There is hardly any oil and water in it. But the half year old child sitting at the table is happy and gobbling it up. A sallow faced woman was mending her clothes with a little light. The old clothes had been patched up. It looked like pieces of rags.
See two men come in, that complexion sallow thin woman immediately smiles to get up, offered the seat to them.
"How did you come to me today?" He looked at the other two men in front of him and asked.
Two men looked at each other. One of them, with a scar on his face, looked at the woman next to him and then said in a deep voice: "brother bolosa, I just received a news about making money."
"The news of making money?" On hearing the news of making money, the man with powerful voice showed a trace of excitement.
As a poor man of birth status, he only has a little barren land, which also has to pay taxes to the noble lords in the town. A year of hard work, the whole family is only half hungry and half full, if the harvest is poor, I''m afraid the whole family will be hungry.
"That''s right!" The black faced man said excitedly, "there is a wild animal in the north town. The wild animal attacks the passing caravans frequently. The noble master in the town offers a price of 100 silver coins and asks someone to get rid of it."
A hundred silver coins!?
Hearing this number, a man named bolosa was shocked.
This is the harvest of more than ten years in the field!
However, he thought for a moment and said with a frown, "isn''t there a guard in the town? Why ask someone to deal with the beast? "
"I don''t know what the reason is. There are a lot of powerful goutouren coming from the West. Some people even say that they see big goblin activities in that area. Don''t those things live near half elves all the time? I don''t know how to run here! " The man with a scar on his face said: "now, in order to deal with those fleeing dog heads, the guards in the town have been too busy to deal with the beast!"
The man named bolosa closed his eyes and thought for a moment. He said, "I''m afraid that beast is not easy to deal with, is it?"
"Well. It''s said that he is very cunning. Several groups of people have suffered losses in his hands, and several of them have died. " They replied.
As soon as she heard the dead man, the sallow faced little woman suddenly tightened her hand and looked at her husband.
The man named bolosa was a hunter in his ancestors. Although his prey is less now, his craftsmanship is still there. When the Jackal war broke out a year ago, these men were selected and recruited into the army because of their good physique. Then the war ended and they returned to this barren village. Having received formal military training and went out to see the outside world, these men''s experience and courage have improved a lot.
Naturally, they will no longer be satisfied with their poor life.
This man named bolosa used to be a very authoritative man in the village. After being called up as an army, he took part in several wars and even killed a high jackal himself! Although the credit was coveted by the descendants of the town aristocrats, the prestige was passed on to several nearby villages. These two men are very good in the villages around here.
Because of this, after getting the news, they will come to bolosa and want to join hands with him to get rid of the beast.
Even, if possible.
They even wanted to set up a small mercenary regiment and choose bolosa as their leader. This man is mature and steady. He has the most experience in the neighborhood, and he is also a good man. Because they have been informed that there are a lot of mutated wild animals everywhere, and some other creatures have also fled to the southern plains. There are a lot of troubles everywhere now.
If they are just ordinary poor people, they certainly dare not have such an idea.
But they have been soldiers, received regular military training, and even fought on the battlefield!
With ability, ambition comes naturally.
They are all trained soldiers. Naturally, they are not willing to be poor people who can''t eat enough. But they are not bad people, and they don''t have the idea of becoming a bandit. In this way, the only way to make money with their ability is to be mercenaries.
The greater the ability, the greater the responsibility.
Having grown up from a poor man to a soldier, they feel it is necessary for their family to have a better life, so that their son can have enough food, their wife can put on a new dress, and their parents, who are over 50 years old, can enjoy a little happiness, at least occasionally eat meat!
"Now there are many troubles all over the country. I think those aristocrats are all in a hurry!" The black faced man looked at brossa who was meditating in front of him and said with full expectation: "everyone who comes back from the battlefield will obey you. As long as you nod your head, we can immediately pull out a team of 20 or 30 people! Otherwise, there is no way to go on like this! Brother bolosa! This year''s harvest is not good, and my family can hardly eat enough. "
When it comes to the deep heart of the man in meditation, he looks up at the half grown-up child and his waxy wife.
Because of the low productivity and the exploitation of aristocrats, the poor people in this world have been barely starving.
If they hadn''t been recruited into the army for more than a year and had enough food, they would have been very thin. Thinking of this, bolosa looked at her wife, this woman, her own woman!
She married herself at the age of 16. She has been wearing two sets of clothes since she got married. Until now, they have been washed white and patched. Due to the lack of food, every time she cooked, she would let her children and husband eat first. Due to long-term malnutrition, she was thin, sallow and weak. Looking at the face that had nothing to do with beauty, borosutton''s eyes were slightly red, and he turned his head and inadvertently wiped his eyes.
This woman is not twenty-five years old this year!
But with so much suffering, his face has begun to appear wrinkles!
The expression on the man''s face turned to perseverance. He looked at the two robes in front of him, and his hands were clenched together. His original intention was to see if he could find a job in the town, but now he suddenly changed his mind.
Death?
Before the rise of Athens, there was a tough battle between the city-state and the Jackal! He was one of the few survivors at that time!
At that time, he didn''t think he could survive!
Thanks to being greedy for ink several times, bolosa has already seen through the ugly faces of those noble lords in the town.
His eyes swept over the half older child, and finally fell on his worried but speechless wife. At home, he is heaven and earth. Although he is worried at the bottom of his heart, every time he sits down and decides, the woman will only prepare her luggage silently. It is such an ordinary woman who has nothing to do with beauty. Bolosa saw the brilliance in her body, just like his mother in memory.
And he himself will choose whether to be like his father.
Shoulder the responsibility of the head of the family, let the family live better, at least can eat meat.
Children need nutrition, or they won''t grow up.
The wife needs nutrition, otherwise her thin body bone, I''m afraid
Think of it.
The man named bolosa''s expression became more and more resolute. He looked at the two robes full of expectation in front of him and said in a deep voice: "you will let them come to me tomorrow. I''ll try to prepare some weapons! "
"Yes! Big brother The two men were overjoyed and walked out of the house without saying a word.
They are going to tell the news to others.
With brother bolosa''s skill, it''s not very difficult to find a job in the town, but his promise to lead us now is undoubtedly a step closer to the goal of establishing a mercenary regiment.
Such a scene is almost everywhere in the southern plain.
With the frequent emergence of mutated beasts and other creatures fleeing into the southern plains, the nobles had to deal with all kinds of troubles. When they were short of manpower, they had to start hiring mercenary teams springing up everywhere.
The army cultivated in the southern plains of World War I began to transform into mercenaries before the great change that affected the whole world.
With the hope of making their families better off, these lowly born mercenaries began to set foot on the journey, honing themselves in fighting and killing. Maybe not many of them can really grow up, but their appearance has undoubtedly changed the pattern of the whole southern plain.
Just a month.
Hundreds of mercenary regiments came out of the southern plain.
They sharpened their skills in fighting and grew up in killing. With their appearance, some military fighting skills began to spread among the lower class poor. With the hope of changing their fate, more and more poor people who have received military training choose to become mercenaries. When the aristocratic Council reacted, the number of mercenaries in the whole southern plain surged to nearly 10000!
Once the change happens, the momentum can''t be stopped!
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Athens. Governor''s house.
As soon as it was light, Murphy woke up.
After a little exercise, murphyton felt refreshed. Looking at Mrs. Elizabeth, who was still asleep beside him, the corners of his mouth could not help but draw a curve. Last night, this woman''s action completely angered him, and the result was a fierce war almost all night! Today, Murphy''s body is far beyond the normal range. Naturally, there is no problem. On the contrary, she feels energetic after venting.
But Mrs. Elizabeth can''t. She''s just an ordinary woman.
Even though she has begun to learn the swordsmanship of Knight flow, it is not enough.
Do not live in sin!
One day today, she is still lying in bed.
With Murphy, the door of the bedroom was pushed open. The two maids who are not in good spirits walk into the room with a basin. Angela''s eyes fall on Mrs. Elizabeth on the bed. Her face is slightly red. Then she looks at Murphy again. There is a trace of resentment in her eyes. As for lingdang, she pouted her little lips and didn''t speak when she came into the room, with a sullen appearance.
Looking at the two of them, murphyton chuckled.
They slapped each other on their round little buttocks. Murphy washed himself and said with a smile, "I''ll pick a good time to eat you together some other day, young master!"
As his valet, serving in bed is one of the things they should do.
In other words, they are the concubines chosen for Murphy. Originally, according to Murphy''s idea, in order to show fairness, the two should be eaten together. However, when lingdang was growing up, and his self-restraint in * * was fairly good, he never started.
But now it seems that the two maids have eaten.
On hearing Murphy''s words, the girl''s face suddenly appeared a touch of bright red. Especially Angela, the girl who used to lead the temple priest, was too ashamed to look up. Last night, under Murphy''s "practice", Mrs. Elizabeth whispered for most of the night. She didn''t know how many young maids she had suffered from a sleepless night, and made several people dream of spring.
It can be said that Lady Elizabeth''s tragic battle last night gave a vivid physiological lesson to the maids in the backyard of the governor''s mansion.
As a result, when Murphy finished washing and walked out of the room.
All the girls who met him were blushing with shame and walked away with their heads down. Some of the more daring maids secretly glanced at little Murphy''s hiding place and secretly guessed its amazing fighting power.
I''m afraid Mrs. Elizabeth will stay in Athens for a while, because last night Murphy only gave her a rough idea of her plans. Many of the following arrangements need to be discussed by two people. Murphy is too busy to deal with many things. He has to be replaced by a powerful person. Lady Elizabeth is undoubtedly the best choice. What''s more, she may not be able to leave today if she wants to.
All the way out of the governor''s house, Murphy with the bodyguard''s attendants toward the dock.
Next minute.
Information about some nearby territories was sent back by spies and spies.
It''s much more serious than Murphy thought, because there''s a lot of mutated beasts everywhere. Athens is a little better. I don''t know why a large number of koeheads and other creatures came into the territory near the rear. Even the gray haired jackals, who were driven out of the battle of the jackals, are back in the southern plains.
Frowning at the news, Murphy suddenly felt a sense of chaos!