I, the Lord of the End

Chapter 37, revealing the bottom of each other

After dinner, the downpour continued.

In the double guest room on the second floor, Sid sat opposite the young man he had rescued.

The young man completely removed the disguise. He used oil to remove the special powder, revealing his platinum hair and handsome face with a deep and chiseled face. He unceremoniously asked the innkeeper again in the name of Sid. Two roast chickens, a keg of mead, and a complaint about the lack of liqueurs and proper silver knives and forks in this place.

Sid just smiled and didn't respond.

The water flow formed a waterfall and sprinkled from the eaves of the hotel. The outside world was already submerged in the heavy rain and thick fog, which made the whole world appear a gray color.

Naturally, the poor frontier town of Bad Wolf would not have any lights. Even in the room, the two young men only had a few candles for lighting.

"My name is Istvan, Istvan von Holstein, from Oldenburg, I am 19 years old this year." The young man took the time to take care of all his hair and said solemnly: "Very Thank you so much for saving me."

"Holstein, Holstein, don't you..." Sid always felt familiar when he heard the name Holstein.

"Yes, my father is Gustav von Holstein, Marshal of the 'White Horse' Legion of the Central Army of the Holy Empire, Duke of Holstein." Mentioning his father, Istvan's expression was complicated , but more relaxed and relieved: "I am the eldest son of the family."

A thunder blasted, and pale light shone on Sid's face through the gap in the window.

The white-haired boy was shocked.

White Horse Legion!

In the Holy Empire, the army is divided into two major systems, the central army and the local army.

The local army is naturally the army of each principality. The Sixth Dynasty has been established for 700 years. As seen before, the local army system is basically rotten. The elite army still has combat power, such as the Raven Knights of the Raven Principality, and the Wolf Champion Warriors Brigade of the Wolf Principality.

However, what really made all principalities obey the authority of the central dynasty was the existence of the central military system.

The central army only obeys the emperor's orders. The trump card troops are the Knights of the Golden Sun, the elite troops are the top ten legions stationed directly at the central government, and the backbone troops are the garrisons of the major duchies and the local security forces.

Different from the local army, the central army has stricter military discipline and is very effective in combat. Sid has a good impression of it. Only in the central army can Sid feel the same reliability as the PLA army in his previous life. All this comes from The current Black Eagle Emperor Isaac launched a comprehensive military reform not long after he took the throne. This is a great event known as the "Black Eagle Military Reform".

Not to mention too much, the military reform of the Black Eagle Emperor mainly consists of three items.

First, all the troops of the Central Army stop all commercial and business activities.

Second, the large-scale disarmament, which reduced the original 30 central army to only 8, and then implemented the conscription system to re-establish the 25 standing central army system.

Third, implement the military region system, establish an arms industry, replace weapons and equipment, innovate training methods and tactical thinking, and establish a high-efficiency national logistics supply system with fixed supply warehouses and military depots as the backbone.

This military reform lasted for five years, and experienced more than a dozen rebellions and more than 50 court assassinations. It was due to the incomparable tenacity of the Black Eagle Emperor, the full support of the newly promoted military nobles, and the numerous Golden Sun Knights. It was finally done with the full assistance of the angels headed by Archangel Michael and the Archangel Michael.

Of course, the Black Eagle Emperor also made some compromises. For example, the "autonomy issue" that the local duchies were particularly concerned about had made many promises, and they were usually stationed in various parts of the empire to maintain law and order.

The central military system is divided into three levels. In addition to the first level, which is the most powerful Golden Sun Knights at the bottom of the Holy Empire, the second level is the top ten legions, of which the ninth "White Horse" legion is the top ten legions The ace army in the army is famous all over the world for its bravery, toughness, loyalty, ability to fight tough battles, and especially good at field battles.

Gustav von Holstein is even a famous general of the empire. He led his army to defeat the eastern nomadic empire and the western dark elf army many times, and suppressed the Northumberland rebellion in the north. ".

"Then why did you appear here?" Shocked for a long time, Sid asked: "Where is the Wolf Principality, do you have no idea?"

Istvan looked at the heavy rain outside the window with a wry smile, and he opened his mouth: "The relationship between me and my father...is not good. , He sent me to the front forcibly to serve secretly, I was very uncomfortable with life in the army and tried to escape several times but failed, and the army was defeated in Friedland, and I became a deserter in a panic.”

Sid understood that the black vulture male lion wanted his son to go to the front line to be gilded, but he did not expect that the battle that must be won was defeated, and this kid actually became a deserter, which is really a shame.

Why is the eldest son of the majestic black vulture lion so shameful?
It's no wonder that this guy didn't dare to reveal his identity. He felt a little bit ashamed anyway, unlike some people who bowed deeply and apologized, and he was fine.

"Do you think I'm a waste?" Istvan leaned on the comfortable quilt and pillow, leaned his body sideways, closed his eyes and spread his arms: "I also think I'm a waste, I'm so shameful, I give my family The White Horses are ashamed, and I wish I could kill myself."

This was difficult for Sid to answer. He thought for a while and said, "So, how did you lose the Battle of Friedland?"

"How else can we lose? They are all those damned werewolves!" Istvan was indignant about this, and he whispered: "The vanguard army was originally stationed in the camp near the Gray Rock Mountains, waiting for the Grand Duke's attack." The army arrives, but it’s okay if the army can’t wait for a long time, and the rations and pay for the logistics are also delayed. Everyone is full of resentment, and the local army of the evil wolf keeps making troubles. How can I send this if I have no money to eat?"

"Didn't the general take any measures?" Sid put down his mug and interlocked his fingers together: "I remember that the coach of the Vanguard Army wasn't the famous fierce general 'Charlie the Bold'?"

"Yes, General Charlie also thought of a lot of ways. He kept sending messengers to request the timely delivery of military rations and salaries, but there was no response. Even the messengers and scouts disappeared. At the same time, we continued to receive orders to force the army to march. The soldiers and even the generals have complained to the Supreme Command, and the situation is already extremely dangerous.” Istvan’s face was in a bad state: “The vanguard cannot retreat in violation of orders, otherwise it will be a death penalty, so General Charlie wondered if he could Raid Friedland across the hill."

"Support war with war?" Sid raised his eyebrows.

As expected of Charlie the Bold, bold indeed.

"At that time, there was so much control over there? Even I started to lack food, the situation can be imagined."

As the person concerned, Ishtwan was full of resentment when talking about this incident: "The vanguard decided to set off immediately that night, but when they were still on the mountain road at five o'clock the next morning, they encountered Wallace's sniper. The Raisi army not only has heavy armored orcs, giant beast troops, assassin squads, and wizards, but also a dark elf mountain army detoured behind us, attacking from both sides. The vanguard army was defeated. The rest of their supplies went straight into the forest, and... that's it."

We're all Wallaces today, aren't we?Sid couldn't help laughing.

"I'm sorry for Kohler and the others. They knew that if they stayed, they would die and cover my escape. I also took some of their rations. I was a deserter. I ran away. I was scared. I was terribly scared. I leaned on a blanket. Rolling down the mountain road, and then wandering in the black forest, I am a deserter, I am a deserter of no kind." The young Nobili nobleman said here with red eyes: "Before this, I always thought that the world should be It is like this, we are high in the temple, and they have worked hard until now."

"Everyone's world is different," Sid whispered. "People can only see their surroundings, and subconsciously justify their situation and circumstances."

"Yes, I now know that it is for my own good that my father is so strict with me. This is a world for the strong, but I am a coward." Istvan took a deep breath and sat upright slowly: "Anyway , thank you for saving me, sir."

"Then what are you going to do next?" Sid crossed his arms.

"I don't know." Istvan closed his eyes: "I know I'm wrong, but I don't dare to go back, I will only shame the family."

"No matter what, being a deserter is not good. You take this certificate from the lord, and I also stated that the reason why you are stranded in the outside world is that you were rescued by the lord and asked for help by me. Take this and go back, you You will receive dozens of whips, but you will not lose your glory." Sid took out the certificate and sent it to Istvan: "I can only help you here."

"Thank you very much!" The eldest son of the Duke of Holstein's family did not expect to be able to do this. He got up and immediately paid the highest level of respect to Sid.

Istvan had tears in his eyes. He thought he could only be a savage, but he didn't expect to get a chance to do it all over again!

"Sometimes the eagle can fly lower than the chicken, but the chicken can never fly as high as the eagle. Many times failure is not terrible. Remember, Mr. Istvan von Holstein, success It is not the end, failure is not the end, the most important thing is the courage to face difficulties." Sid took out a toothpick from his body and picked out the shreds of meat between his teeth: "It is inevitable to encounter such a big defeat on the battlefield for the first time. , It is inevitable that you will be panicked and helpless, but this is not an excuse for you to be a deserter, now you have a second chance, pack up your mood and set off again!"

However, Istvan's face was still cloudy, and he looked at Sid with doubts in his eyes.

Seeing this, Sid patted him on the shoulder: "Don't worry, I don't know anything. If you really want to thank me, just remember to owe me a big favor and a life. How about it?"

"Then you have to tell me your real name." Istvan finally relaxed, and he said with a smile, "Do you know how you exposed yourself?"

"?" Sid motioned for Istvan to continue.

"There is no surname Abaddon in Nobili, and there are only 26 surnames in Nobili in the entire Holy Empire. You can fool these wolves, but you can't fool me." Istvan said with a smile: "How can I say that?" He is also the son of the black vulture and lion, so he knows a lot about this aspect."

"Couldn't I be an Iquis with a strong atavism?" Sid became interested.

"Do you think you are very humorous?" Istvan squinted: "Native to the wolf? Traveled to Iquis? And came back from Rezran? Are you serious?"

"My name is Sid, and I am an orphan who was adopted." Seeing that the other party had seen through it, Sid briefly told Istvan about his life experience.

In this way, the two sides kept each other's secrets, the topic immediately became hot, and the chat status immediately became much closer.

"Orphan?! They actually treat you as an orphan?!" Ishtwan said incredulously: "It is said that the werewolf is stupid, so why would he not be so stupid? Mr. Sid, you are interested to know more about me. A family? Our Holstein family originated in 1474 in the Holy Empire calendar..."

"Stop, I don't want to listen to your history class right now! Take care of yourself before you talk." Sid complained: "I'm going to go to Wolf Castle next, why don't we go together?"

"Necessary." Istvan said with a natural expression: "I have no money and even lost my weapon. You should have helped me in the first place. We are the same kind of people, aren't we?"

Sid nodded, and Falcon's Eye noticed that the other was looking at his white hair.

The two shake hands.

As if a huge burden had been lifted from his heart, Istvan relaxed again, and he asked the boss for three more beef pies, a bottle of low-quality (what he thought) brandy, and ate and drank without any scruples.

It was raining fiercely outside, and the stagnant water had accumulated a thick layer around the hotel, even submerging many low-lying places outside the town. Sid drank two glasses of brandy with Istvan, and looked at the dark place with concern. Outside the window: "We may have to stay here for a day or two. Fortunately, the autumn harvest is almost over, otherwise the people here will suffer greater losses."

"It's too poor here. Every family in my house has considered these things before building houses and castles." Istvan replied casually: "The Black Forest is not suitable for living in the first place."

"But the werewolves are stubbornly surviving here." Sid paused for a few seconds: "This incident was just an accident, and it happened most often in the wolf principality. Please don't ignore the sacrifices of the werewolves and their contribution to the Holy Empire." contribution, okay?"

The 19-year-old Nobili nobleman stopped his eating movements and put the pie on the table, clenching his teeth, with a ferocious and terrifying expression on his face, and his whole face twisted into a ball.

He originally wanted to bring people back here next time and kill all the people in this town.

But he has changed his mind now.

Yes, Brother Sid is right, success is not the end, failure is not the end, the most important thing is the courage to face difficulties.

The courage he spoke of certainly did not mean the courage to return to Tuzhen.

It is the courage to face up to one's own mistakes and face up to one's own shame.

"Okay, I promise you!" Istvan finally nodded emphatically, "I swear in the name of Holstein."

"That's it."

The two smiled again, this time with sincerity.

"By the way, you are from the Central Dynasty, can you tell me about the recent changes in the Central Dynasty?"

"Of course!" Istvan said with a smile: "But I'm also very interested in your mercenary career. Why did you give up your current life and go to a wild dog place like Rezlan to become a mercenary?" Mercenaries?"

In this way, two young people from different places talked about their life experiences on a rainy night, which was a lot of fun.

And earlier on the same day, the sixth Black Eagle Dynasty in the center of the Holy Empire, the capital Talonburg, was in the palace of the Holy White City.

An impromptu emergency meeting on "The Chosen One Has Appeared" is being held.

"The first seal has been opened!"

"The prophecy of the seven seals is happening!"

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