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Published at 28th of February 2022 06:28:11 AM


Chapter 542

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"Good! Everyone did a good job! In order to reward you, I'll give you 30 minutes of rest! Start to rest! "

After the officer's permission to rest, the soldiers of the second squadron of the 17th brigade immediately sat on the ground like puppets who lost the shackles of the hanging line.

Helen, who was tired and fell to the ground, sat down directly on the ground.

The armor on his body came into close contact with the earth, and a clear collision sound sounded.

While wiping the sweat on her forehead, Helen complained in a low voice at a volume that only she could hear clearly: "it's really impossible for people to stand in armor for an hour..."

Helen now feels that her waist, legs and soles of her feet are very painful.

However, tired after tired, Helen stood up from the ground, and then dragged her tired body to the shade of a nearby big tree.

Like Helen, many people dragged their bodies to the nearby shade before they began to rest. However, some people who were careless or didn't have the strength to move directly sat where they were and didn't even want to move again.

After dragging herself under the shade of the tree, Helen loosened her breastplate, pulled out a book from the gap between her breastplate and the lining, and then began to read during the current rest period.

"Wow... Helen, aren't you?" A companion who sat next to Helen and had a good relationship with Helen threw unbelievable eyes at Helen, "you used to read a book in a rare rest time?"

"Idle is idle anyway, isn't it?" Helen chuckled, "and I think it's a good habit to put a Book between the breastplate and the lining. When the war begins, this book can also play a protective role. Maybe it can help you block the impact of the sharp arrow that pierces your breastplate. "

"Come on, since that arrow can pierce your breastplate, do you think it can be blocked by a book? Your book doesn't seem to be the textbook we use every night. "

"Well, not really. It was my turn to go out and play. I bought it from a bookstore when I passed by. I didn't think the book was very expensive, and I seemed to understand what was written in the book, so I bought it. "

"What is this book about?"

"It's a story book. It's a story about a blacksmith's son who joined the imperial army for revenge after the invasion of foreign enemies and the murder of his parents, and then climbed to a high position step by step with his own efforts and opportunities. "

"Oh? That sounds interesting. "

"Well, it's very interesting. I'll read this book when I'm free recently. Although some words in it don't know what they mean, it doesn't affect reading. "

"Let me read it when you're finished. I'm very interested in the story."

"Well, no problem."

……

Although Helen came from a merchant family, Helen's father was not a very powerful businessman, just an ordinary businessman.

Helen, whose family background was no better than others, was naturally illiterate.

However, since she entered the Michael knights and received cultural education every night, Helen gradually understood words and gradually liked reading.

Every time it's Helen's turn to go out to play, unlike her comrades in arms who only run to that special occasion, Helen basically only runs to the bookstore.

In this world that has long mastered printing, although books are not a luxury, they are definitely not a commodity that is cheap enough for everyone to afford.

Fortunately, because Helen's family has not reached the point where they need Helen's support, Helen doesn't need to send her military pay to her hometown, which makes Helen's funds enough and she can buy one or two books a month.

While Helen was reading quietly during her current rest time, she suddenly felt the light in front of her body dim.

Helen looked up and found an old man she had never seen standing in front of her.

This old man, who has never seen before, has white hair and beard. From the eyebrows and eyes, he feels that he is an old man with a good temper and has a very elegant temperament. From the temperament, he doesn't seem to be a soldier. Even ordinary civilians like Helen can see that he is wearing expensive exquisite clothes.

——Hello... Isn't this old man noble? Why are nobles here?

Helen began to silently guess the identity of the old man in her heart.

The old man who suddenly appeared here also attracted the eyes of the soldiers around him.

The soldiers around looked at the old man with curious eyes.

"Child." The old man asked Helen, "what are you looking at?"

"A story book." Helen, who had quietly identified the old man as a noble in her heart, replied respectfully, "it's a story about a blacksmith's son who joined the imperial army for revenge after encountering the invasion of foreign enemies and the murder of his parents, and then climbed to a high position step by step with his own efforts and opportunities."

"Can you read what is said in this book?"

"Well, I can read it. Because every night there will be lecturers to teach us literacy and impart our knowledge. After nearly half a year's teaching, most soldiers, including me, should be able to read simple books. "

"You can all read?" The old man's question no longer pointed to Helen, but to the other soldiers sitting next to Helen.

"Well, I know some words, but I don't know if I can read books. After all, I haven't tried."

"I should be able to read simple books."

"I may be better at arithmetic than reading. After all, I'm more interested in arithmetic. "

"I don't know what level I am now, but I must be so high that I don't know where I am when I follow up with the Michael knights. I didn't know a word before joining the army, but I can recognize some words now."

"I can understand some words, but I don't like reading and learning. If I didn't have to go to culture classes every night, I wouldn't want to study. "

……

The soldiers around Helen answered with all kinds of words.

Maybe it's because the rest time is too boring, so everyone answered enthusiastically.

The old man listened carefully to their answers and nodded from time to time.

After listening carefully and quietly to the soldiers' answers, the old man was silent for a while.

Then he sighed lightly and said with emotion, "the Michael Knight order is really terrible. It seems that it is a very correct choice to let Su Cheng be the head of the 30th Michael Knight order. It's really lucky."

After leaving behind the words that confused Helen and others, the old man walked away with his hands on his back.

After seeing the old man leave, all the soldiers, including Helen, immediately had a heated discussion:

"Hey, who was this old man just now?"

"It's impolite to call someone an old man?" Helen curled her lips unhappily. "From his temperament, he feels like an aristocrat."

"Nobility? Why did the nobles come to our Michael knights? "

"How do I know?" Helen gave the companion a white look.

"Really or not... There are nobles coming to us..."

"Helen, why don't you say that the old man was his majesty just now?"

"Your Majesty, that's ridiculous!" Helen said angrily, "we ordinary civilians, how can we have such good luck and blessing to see the emperor with our own eyes?"

"That's true."




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