Lux's Magic Penetration Rod

After recognizing the face of the "Magic Noble" of the Silent Man, Ino returned to the Crownguard Manor with relief.

She made up her mind that she no longer needed to care about the opinions and interests of these silent people - as long as they didn't cause trouble for her.

And just when Ino wanted to share her harvest with Lux, she was surprised to find that even though it was getting late, Lux still had not returned to Crownguard Manor!

Not only was Lux absent, but Ogesha, Peter, Tiana, and the Crownguard family were also absent.

How strange.

Ino, who couldn't find anyone, asked the housekeeper, but the housekeeper didn't know. He only knew that Ogesha, Peter, Tiana and Lux ​​went out together, but where exactly they went was unknown.

Helpless, Ino could only get up and leave the Crownguard Manor, and go to the Bouvier family to find Sona.

Then, she was surprised to find that Sona was not there either!

But although Sona was not there, Lestara was at home - after learning that Ino was Sona's friend and the elder of the Silent People, she explained Sona's whereabouts with a smile.

"Sona and Lux ​​went outside the city to recruit troops together."

"Recruiting soldiers?" Ino's eyes widened in surprise, "They don't have military positions, why would they recruit soldiers?"

"It's not about recruiting soldiers for military duties, but to recruit territorial garrison troops for Count Laxana. Considering the heavy pressure on the defense of the northern border, His Majesty specifically allowed Lax to recruit some of the soldiers from the reserve to follow her to the northern border. .”

"This is really rare." Ino blinked, "This is the first time I've heard that a lord can recruit private troops from the regular army."

"Actually, it's not a reserve force." Lestara shook his head and explained, "This year's reserve recruitment in the kingdom has just begun. Although these soldiers are called reserve forces, they are actually registered names at most, and even the most basic The test has not even started... His Majesty allowed Lux ​​to recruit private troops from these reserves, also taking into account the long distance from the capital to Forsbarrow."

Lestara didn't say it clearly, but Ino could understand what the other party meant: when Lux went north to Forsbarrow, she would definitely take a large number of demon-stained people with her, although Lux and Ino were confident that they could control them. , but in the eyes of Jarvan III, things may not be so safe.

Moreover, the Silent Man, who was theoretically responsible for assisting in the transfer, did not want to leave the capital at all.

At this time, Ino couldn't help but think of the excuses used by those silent people to avoid leaving Xiongdu - in addition to the difficulty of leaving their homeland, there was also the fact that "the nobles of Xiongdu also need protection."

Thinking about it, this one is not a lie. It is even possible that the Silent People have reached some tacit understanding with the Noble Council, and maybe they plan to become the magic garrison of the capital.

In this case, escorting a group of demon-infected people to the north naturally became a big project.

If you want to deliver them safely, if you send troops to protect them, it will definitely cost you time and money every time.

In addition, the gap between the garrison soldiers and the demon-stained soldiers in Demacia's capital was not small, so Jarvan III simply allowed Lux ​​to recruit a private army from the reserve soldiers registered in the capital.

For His Majesty the King, the cost of sponsoring this private army to go to Forsbarrow must be less than mobilizing an army from outside to come to the capital, then escorting the demon-infected people to Forsbarrow, and then mobilizing them back to their base - and , sponsoring the private army is still considered a favor from the king, and it does not cost anything, so why not do it?

After thinking about this, Ino said goodbye to Lestara politely, and then returned directly to the Crownguard Manor.

She did not go out of the city to find Lux, because she knew very well that she knew nothing about recruiting soldiers, and there was no point in going out of the city at this time. She might as well go back to the Crownguard Manor to study.

I will leave Xiongdu soon. When I go to Forsbarrow, I won’t have so many books to read!

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Carrying her small backpack, Heathlia stood in the long team that looked like a winding river, stepping on her feet and watching the team move forward bit by bit at a desperate speed. squirming.

This little girl who came from the countryside came to the capital of Demacia for the first time, and she had not yet adapted to the biggest feature of the capital - the large number of people.

Although both Yuncong and Xiongdu were directly under the king's jurisdiction, they were completely different in terms of city size (if Yuncong's village could be considered a city) and population.

In fact, even Tobitsia, an important transportation and commercial hub south of Yuncong, is not on the same order of magnitude as Xiselia in terms of population and city size. Therefore, Xiselia has not even been to Tobitsia a few times. For a little girl from the countryside, the crowded city was simply dazzling.

Protecting her small backpack tightly, it took Xiselia a long time to find the recruitment office located in the east of the capital city.

That's right, Heathlia came to join the army.

As the eastern gate of Demacia, the area around Green Teeth Peak is not only of great strategic significance, but also rich in products. Therefore, unlike the northern border, the area around Green Teeth Peak, including Tobitsia, Yuncong, Kalens, and Yanxiang, They are all territories directly under the royal family.

As a Yuncong person, if Xisilia wants to join the army, she will not join the noble private army, so she does not need to prepare her own weapons, armor and horses like the Mithril City people.

Of course, even if the material conditions are relatively easy, it is not easy to become an honorable Demacia soldier in Yuncong, because compared with becoming a noble private soldier and then becoming a regular soldier from the private army, it is more difficult to become a glorious Demacian soldier in Tobitsia. Direct entry into the military requires rigorous testing.

After all, it is the territory directly under the king!

Although Heathlia is not big, she has been active and flexible since she was a child. She is not only tough, but also very patient and athletic. At the reserve recruitment office in Tobitsia, she successfully passed the primary test and received Got a carriage ticket to Xiongdu.

With excitement, Sisilia rode a carriage carrying summer grain and headed west along the waterway to the capital of Demacia. Then, just when she thought she was about to usher in a bright future, she ruthlessly Reality gave her a heavy blow.

If you want to be drafted into the army, you first have to queue up.

Reserve soldiers who have passed the reserve test have a certain degree of freedom of choice - according to each person's own characteristics, they can choose to report to different armies with their own certificates stamped with paint seals.

Xisilia has heard about the heroic deeds of the Dauntless Pioneers since she was a child, so her goal is naturally to join the Dauntless Pioneers and become a member of the Dauntless Pioneers!

But the problem is, if Heselia thinks so, others also think so!

So, at the recruitment office, Xisilia discovered in despair that even though three registration windows were opened at the Fearless Pioneer registration point, the length of the queue was still the combined length of the queues at the other registration points.

Moreover, because the requirements of the Fearless Vanguard are the most stringent, the speed of this long team is much slower than that of other teams!

Heathlia is very patient, but no matter how patient you are, you will inevitably feel a little impatient after waiting in line for two hours.

She sprang up again and looked in the direction of the recruitment office. Heathlia's eyes swept across the frustrated faces of several big guys who came out of the recruitment office - seeing that these strong guys failed to pass the test, Heathlia was both happy and nervous.

I am glad that I have fewer competitors, but I am nervous because I don’t know whether I can pass the test.

Seeing that the queue was still very long, Xisilia shook her head slightly.

After standing here for a long time, she felt a little hungry.

There are still a few pieces of bread in Xisilia's small backpack, but Xisilia doesn't plan to eat them now - not because she is worried about delaying her test score, but because those pieces of bread are Yuncong's specialty hard bread. , without hot soup, I couldn’t even eat it even if I wanted to.

Helpless, Heselia decided to look around to distract herself. The more she thought about being hungry, the more hungry she felt.

Then, looking around, her eyes quickly fell on the newly opened recruitment window not far away.

"Northern Border Army?" Seeing the sign displayed at the newly opened recruitment window, Heathlia blinked in disbelief, "Aren't the Northern Border Army usually held by private troops?"

"That's recruiting a private army." Hearing Heathlia whisper to herself, the chestnut-haired young man in the queue behind her curled his lips and said with a hint of showoff, "You are from out of town, right? ? Then you may not know that that is the window for Count Laxana to recruit private armies."

"Count Laxana?" Although Sisilia knew a lot about the military system, she could only turn a blind eye when she mentioned the name of a noble. "Why would she recruit a private army here?"

"Count Laxana is the newly consecrated earl." Perhaps because he was too bored, or perhaps because he finally found an opportunity to show off, this young man as thin as a bamboo pole answered all questions, "Her territory is in the north. Listen, She said she was going to take all the demon-contaminated people to the North, so His Majesty the King allowed her to recruit a private army in Xiongdu, and then go directly to the North, as if to some kind of Fubai Tower?"

"Is it Forsbarrow?" Heathlia blinked. She was committed to becoming a fearless pioneer warrior and she also had some knowledge of the geography of the kingdom. "She is the lord of the Key of the North, Forsbarrow?" "

"Hmm, that seems to be the name." Shou Zhugan thought for a moment, then nodded, "They are all bitter and cold places anyway, and they are definitely not comparable to the Fearless Pioneers!"

Xisilia agreed with what he said, "The private army is incomparable to the Fearless Vanguard," but she disagreed with the reasons given by the thin bamboo pole. Therefore, she just nodded lightly, and then stopped talking.

Seeing that Xisilia stopped talking, this thin bamboo pole seemed a little bored. After muttering a few words to himself, he finally closed his mouth.

Then, just when Heselia was about to jump up again to see where the queue in front was, several people wearing exquisite armor came to the recruitment office and walked to the window for recruitment of the Northern Border Army.

Just as Heathlia enviously stared at the shiny armor on their bodies and the slender swords on their waists, thinking about when she could have such an outfit, behind her, the thin bamboo pole made a low sound. Low exclamation.

"Ms. Fiona! Why did she come to enlist?"

"Fiona?" Heathlia blinked as her thoughts were interrupted, "Is she famous?"