Release that Witch

A funeral is being held on a wasteland in the southwest of Bianbu Town.

It is not appropriate to say that it is a wasteland. I don’t know when, this uninhabited land has been blocked by Mao Shi’s short wall, covered with thick snow, and looks like a layer of plating. Silver edge. Although one foot can cross the past, but to see it, Fanner can't help but think of the border walls - they are all the same color, the same shape.

He only heard about this kind of ritual in the mouth of a traveler. When a big aristocrat or a member of the royal family died, the family of the deceased would concentrate on the cemetery, play the sadness, accept the mourning of others, and finally bury the coffin underground. . The more noble the identity, the greater the momentum.

Even the dead are better than the living, he thought enviously, what if the people in Bianzhen died? Go to the forest and dig a pit to fill it. I don’t know if the evil spirits have come to eat the corpses.

Death is no stranger to the residents of Bianbu Town. In particular, every winter, I went to the Long Song Fortress to take refuge. Everyone shrank in the slum shack, died of hunger and cold, and died of disease and pain. That is the norm. No one has time to go to sorrow. It is better to wait for the day to go to the center of the city to ask for more bread.

But today, His Royal Highness is going to hold a funeral for a soldier!

I heard that he was unfortunately thrown to the ground while chasing the mixed species of evil beasts, and was bitten off half a head.

Fanna knows this unlucky guy, he is also the old face of the old district, no name, everyone called him Aji. He has a wife and two children. The big one seems to be six years old, and the small one just can walk.

If it is normal, this home is definitely over, the woman can find another man to live, but who would be willing to bring two oil bottles? Do you want to throw these two little guys on the side of the road, let them fend for themselves, or raise them, go to the bar to recruit the flesh business, and finally die from all kinds of strange diseases.

But the prince of the prince seems to be really planning to honor his promise in recruiting the militia. The deceased will not only receive the full salary, but also an extra compensation. What is this? Fanna thought for a moment, ah... yes, pension. And this money actually has five golden dragons.

In addition, quantitative food and charcoal will be distributed every month, which means that Aji wife can keep two children alive even if they don't go out to work. Well, these seemingly beautiful sayings are probably just comfort words, but Golden Dragon is real. He saw with his own eyes that His Royal Highness handed the pension to the chief Cavaliers and then transferred it to the Aji wife.

Hell, how did he suddenly feel a little envious of Aji? No, no, Fanna shook his head and expelled these stupid ideas. He didn’t want to die but he was cheaper... and probably would be someone else’s wife.

After the money was paid, it was the message of His Highness, which was short, but Fanner listened. In particular, the phrase "to protect the loved ones and the innocents, we will always remember", let him feel that there is a surge in the flow of hearts. It turned out to be the case. He thought, it is not difficult to find that in addition to bread and silver wolf, I always feel that there are more pursuits - at least this winter, they can survive, relying on their own hands, not the long-song fortress. Give alms.

The last link is to bury. Aji's coffin was placed in the dug pit, and the chief knight allowed everyone to line up. Every militia member, whether formal or substitute, took turns to fill a dagger with a shovel. For the queuing, everyone is familiar with it, but more than two hundred people immediately lined up in four columns. When it was Fenna's turn, he suddenly felt that the shovel had become a little heavy, and the attention of the surrounding players slowed him down every movement.

When he stood aside, his eyes passed on the feeling to the next surrender.

Aji's tombstone is a pure white rectangular stone. The word above is not known, and he is not the first person to live in this wasteland. Next to Aji, there is a block of identical stone with the top covered with snow. As everyone left, Fanner saw the new captain of the Second Militia, Brian, pouring a pot of ale on the tombstone.

If this is his last destination, it doesn't look bad, he can't help thinking.

"His Royal Highness," Carter said on his way back to the castle. "You do this..."

"inappropriate?"

"No," he thought, and he finally shook his head. "I can't say it. I just think that no one has ever treated the people who have been recruited like this. They have neither a title nor a family, even their surnames and names. ""

"But you still feel good, right?"

"Uh……"

Roland smiled, and of course he knew how strong this set would be for Carter, who also relied on fighting and protection. When people start thinking about who to fight for, why the team will have unimaginable changes in wartime. The meaning of Carter is that when honor is no longer the privilege of the nobility, and the civilians who have nothing to do can gain honor by defending their homeland through his training and teaching, this doubled sense of accomplishment is simply indescribable.

Of course, the open funeral is just the beginning. Roland thinks that he still has many means to promote the sense of collective honor, such as the development of military flags, military songs, the establishment of heroes and so on.

No spirit is born out of nothing. Only by adhering to this practice day after day, and instilling ideas all the time, will it gradually achieve results. In order to ensure the reliable operation of the aftermath system, he even arranged a aftercare team from the three sides of his own, the city hall, and the militia to complete the follow-up of food and charcoal.

The more he went down, the more he felt the shoulders were heavy. There are too many deficiencies in Bianbu Town. It seems that the mining industry and people's livelihood are on the right track, and the grain reserves are sufficient. So far, they have not starved to death or frozen. This seems to be a miracle in other towns. Even the gray castle kings, many people or orphans are eliminated every winter.

But what he wants is much more than that. The operating load of the City Hall has reached its limit. Relying on the assistant minister Barov and the dozen apprentices he brought, he supported all the financial and administrative management of Bianbu Town. If you want to further expand the department, it will not work without recruiting some management personnel. He also asked Barov, whether there are any proud students or colleagues who still stay in Wangdu, but the answer is a cold water: "Even if they are, they will not be willing to come. Your Highness, you really know that you are in Wangdu. Is there a lot of reputation?"

Ok, it sounds very reasonable. He thought depressed.

Returning to the backyard of the castle, the nightingale escaped from the fog and gave Wendy a warm hug waiting outside the wooden shed. Lightning circled around the unfinished steam boring machine. When I saw Roland, she immediately clamored to assemble the machine that was rumored to be able to move.

Looking at all of this, he suddenly felt that his efforts were worthwhile.