Chapter 33 She brought a strange man
The garrison headquarters of Changhe Town.
"Knight Commander Ralph, I think you can understand Lord Leon's good intentions."
Sarah sat upright with a sincere expression. Except for her fox-like eyes that were full of charm, she looked like a dignified lady in every other aspect.
But these beautiful big eyes did not seem out of place during such a formal conversation. Instead, they increased her friendliness and persuasiveness.
This is an advantage that neither Li Ang nor any other skilled negotiator possesses.
In a one-on-one environment, it is easy for Sarah to make a taciturn man willing to listen to her voice seriously.
Especially if she plans to make him a paying customer.
Only this time, it was Sarah who was the 'sales director', negotiating business on behalf of her boss.
After giving the "guidance" based on the predictions of a novice charlatan, she had easily dominated the topic as Leon had imagined.
"Ms. Sarah, as you said, I am indeed willing to buy an already built camp. If Lord Leon does not intend to govern that territory for a long time...but..."
Ralph had obviously been convinced a long time ago, but he looked a little worried.
"Lord Leon's troops are not enough to defend a fortress. Moreover, Knight Ralph, just like you had no right to enter the Horton family's pioneer territory before - as long as it is still the territory of the pioneer lord, then the sentinels who can truly protect Changhe Town cannot enter... Otherwise, it would violate the laws of the kingdom."
Sarah laughed at the rigid rules of the Sarleon Kingdom, but she seemed more trustworthy.
"My Lord also knows that you have been in a difficult situation. Therefore, for the safety of more people in Changhe Town, Lord Li Ang would rather go to Changhe Forest to find a place to stay..."
Sarah felt that Ralph had been completely convinced by her, but for some reason, he kept hesitating.
Ralph stood up and put his hand on his chest. "Please express my gratitude to Lord Leon. His wisdom and kindness will be rewarded by the rangers. However, Ms. Sarah, I..."
"Boom boom boom"
"Knight Commander Ralph! There is an urgent military situation!"
Just as he was saying this, there was a hurried knock on the door, and a ranger in green patrol armor rushed into the room without paying any attention to etiquette, interrupting Ralph's words.
"This is a letter sent back by Pegasus, a ranger on the front line! Brave Shield Castle has sent out beacons! Three beacons! The Jatu army has assembled! - Sorry, ma'am!"
The ranger first handed Ralph a bloodstained sheepskin and quickly told him the military situation. Finally, he apologized to Sarah. He looked extremely nervous and obviously no longer cared about politeness and image.
Ralph quickly read the letter, and the concern in his eyes instantly turned into determination, turning the words he had not yet finished into an unquestionable decision.
"Ms. Sarah, I will buy that camp. But please reply to Lord Leon as quickly as possible and ask him to defend Tongtian River!"
"The Horn Summoning Rangers will rush to reinforce as quickly as possible, but before that, I ask Lord Leon... not to let any Jatu people cross the Tongtian River!"
"Please! Take him with you and tell Lord Leon about my request!"
Ralph pointed at the ranger who had brought the message.
The ranger put his right fist across his chest and saluted Sarah.
Sarah stood up.
She wondered if such a request would spell disaster for her boss.
But the fire in Ralph's eyes made her see Leon at the riverside, covering the sky and the earth with a wave of his hand.
In the moment before the sunset, she saw almost the same expression in Li Ang's eyes.
Two different people, different personalities, different behaviors and purposes, but they have the same irresistible determination and appeal.
My Lord...had he already thought of this situation?
That's why he stayed at the camp and asked me to negotiate the deal...
"I will do my best, Knight Commander. I hope your reinforcements will arrive soon! Follow me, my friend!"
Sarah saluted with the greatest efficiency she had ever seen, took the ranger out, mounted his horse, and galloped north.
She was so fast that even the ranger could hardly keep up with her.
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By the Tongtian River, carpenters were resting in the camp. They had already built a low wall and were nailing baffles on it.
Leon gave Anson a homework assignment.
He wanted to teach Anson some swordsmanship, otherwise this boy's dream would probably be difficult to achieve.
If you want to be a knight, how can you not know which side the blade is?
I can't hide behind Sarah every time I fight...
This is not how a knight should behave!
Moreover, as a medical worker, a glorious field doctor, you must have some self-protection ability - if you are hacked to death by the enemy, who will treat the wounded?
The homework that Leon assigned was for Anson to find a way to stab Klose with a sword.
Later he realized that he might not be able to complete this assignment in his lifetime, so he changed it to just touching Klose's body.
but……
For Anson, it still seemed too difficult.
Klose was holding a wooden stick and grinning as he continued to torture Anson, who was already jumping around in circles after being beaten.
The mercenaries watching the show kept laughing, and some even placed bets - they were betting in a fancy way, the bet was actually about who would be responsible for cleaning up the battlefield after the next battle...
This is probably because they are all penniless now.
Although Klose was holding a wooden stick and Anson was holding a long sword, the difference in their fighting power was ten times greater than the difference in their size.
Even though Anson had tried his best, he still couldn't touch even the corner of Klose's clothes.
Anson was panting heavily. If we only talk about willpower, he is indeed a strong man - even though he had been beaten so hard that even Klose felt a little bit sorry for him, he still did not give up.
As for being timid, this can be cultivated slowly. No one is born with the courage to kill.
But the problem is that some talent problems cannot be made up for no matter how hard you try...
It was obvious that Anson had no talent for swordsmanship at all.
Even Klose, who didn't like to comment on others casually, felt that it would be better for the kid to change to a non-melee equipment that could be used even when hiding in the back - such as a light crossbow or a ladies' crossbow.
The reason why he pointed out the type of crossbow was because Klose knew that if it was a heavy crossbow, or the rough steel crossbow produced in Mettenheim, Anson would probably not be able to lift it horizontally...
This is not a mockery, just telling the truth.
But Anson felt that he was humiliated and insisted on completing the assignment given by Leon. As a result, the two of them fought for more than half an hour.
Of course, it was a one-sided beating.
——At the end of daily training, your soldiers gain a total of 420 experience points from training.
Li Ang was not present, but the system prompts were not absent. This was the extra experience that the coaching skills brought to his subordinates, but he still needed to arrange training courses or assign homework in person.
Li Ang was reading a book on the wooden roof of the camp.
The so-called 'Reminiscences of an Officer' is a very good popular novel, but it lacks a lot of plot and the scenes are mostly set in bedrooms or bathrooms.
The writers of Pande seem to lack some unrestrained imagination...
But this still could not hinder Li Ang's thirst for knowledge in books.
"My Lord! There are two horses coming from the south... They look a bit like Sarah... Ah, Miss Sarah! But she brought a strange man with her... A man with a green hat!"
On the newly built watchtower, a swordsman with good eyesight woke up Leon - he was the unlucky guy, Summer, who had his foot pierced in the pirate camp.
He was also the only tough guy in the stormtroopers who didn't drink - so he became a sentinel. The benefit of good living habits was that he had a greater workload.
Of course, this is called respect...
Li Ang immediately put away the book, turned over and jumped off the roof, and quickly headed towards the river.
"Are you so impatient? Are you going to fight?"
Summer on the observation deck grinned, with a look that every man understood, and lay on the deck to watch the show.
