Farming Road from Baron to Emperor

Chapter 110 The Dangerous Hunting Conference

After watching the training of Iris soldiers and knights, Charles felt a little itchy in his heart, and planned to practice his archery skills.

Les is undoubtedly a good instructor. As the chief knight of the Iris family, he has been trained since he was a child, including archery, equestrianism, spearmanship, grudge, and swordsmanship.

Of course, Shire has also trained, and any noble heir with an actual fiefdom in the Principality of Artem must not be left behind in military training.So Shire also dabbled in it before, but soon gave up.

, The knights are fully armed during training, so they have to stop and rest for a while after training, and Charles called Rice over when they were resting.

Rice was a little happy, "Master, what can I do for you."

"Les, I want to practice my archery."

"Okay, master. I'll bring you a bow first." Les trotted back to the residence. After a while, with a bow in his hand, he returned to Charles and handed it over.

"Master, try it. This is the bow I used before, but recently I have gained a lot of strength. This bow is a bit loose for me."

Charles reached out to take it, the bow in front of him was nothing unusual, not even decorated.This is also the characteristic of the Principality of Artem, what kind of decoration the weapon needs, as long as it can kill people.

Charles lightly pulled the bowstring a few times, the tension required by the bow was child's play to him.In terms of realm, he is better than Rice, but the method of distinguishing in this world is very rough, and there is no standard of measurement.

Combat strength depends not only on fighting spirit, but also on physical fitness and weapon skills, so now the most obvious distinction is whether one has fighting spirit or not.

Les didn't know that Charles was in a daze, so he asked, "Master, how does it feel to pull this bow, how hard it is, I understand your strength so I can find you a better bow.

It is best to use a bow with a relatively small tension when you first practice, and then switch to a suitable large bow after you are skilled. "

"Better draw than this bow."

Les frowned, the young master couldn't be doing it out of face, you must know that this bow was used by him in previous battles.

Being able to draw it doesn't mean it's suitable, not to mention that the bow used in training is different from the bow used on the battlefield, the young master will not insist on it for the sake of face.

Les took a look at Charles' thin body and small arms (compared to him), well, he was sure.

Rice considered his words and said, "Master, why don't you shoot an arrow first to see if this bow is suitable for you? What you may not know is that archery is also very labor-intensive, and it is best to use it during training. A lighter bow."

As a professional, Les was naturally obedient to Shire's half-bag level. He looked around and found a shrub in the field, which was estimated to be tens of meters long, and it was suitable for an archery target.

Charles turned sideways, took the arrow sent by Les, bent his bow and shot the arrow, the bowstring was pulled into a full moon, and as soon as he let go, the arrow flew out with a whiz.

Charles looked up, and the arrow that flew out passed by the tree trunk, um, it missed.

But Les on the side stared wide-eyed, the young master's strength is so great, he didn't even use his fighting spirit just now, Les secretly raised Charles' right hand, and he didn't even tremble after losing strength.

"Master, you, your strength is so great."

Charles waved his hand and gestured: "Lies, you have also seen that my accuracy is not enough. How should I train next?"

Les regained his composure, and couldn't help feeling thankful that it was a good thing for them that Shire's strength was strong.

"Master, draw your bow first."

Charles drew the bowstring, Les stepped forward and began to adjust the posture for Charles.Because Shire has a training foundation before, there are only some small details that need to be paid attention to.

"Master, spread your feet apart."

"Master, move your bow back a little."

Charles adjusted his posture under Rice's command, and it seemed that his posture was already in good shape.

Les looked at Charles' right hand, the index finger and thumb were pinched together naturally, it seemed that the young master had completely forgotten the content of the training.

"Master, I have two shooting methods, which one do you prefer?"

"Is there any difference?"

"One is suitable for shooting while riding a horse, and the other is suitable for shooting while standing."

Charles thought about it, and estimated that he would ride a horse when he fought in the future.After all, there is still a chance for a strategic retreat.

"Then the one on the horse."

"Okay, young master, let go of your right hand, and move your grudge to your thumb.

Then hook the bowstring with your thumb, and press the nail of your thumb with your index finger. Yes, that's it. Use your hands to pull the bow apart.

Raise the bow a little higher, push your arms downward, and hold the handle of the bow tightly with your left hand.

Yes, well, aim, and shoot. "

Under Rice's command, Charles completed a complete archery. The arrow shot out from the bowstring, and then, as expected, it fell into the air again, even more deflected than before.

But Les was full of joy, "Master, that's it, you just need to get familiar with it."

Charles tried a few more times, and the posture was already proficient, and the knights had rested, and Charles ordered: "You go to training."

"Yes."

Charles began to practice bowing intermittently. Because of tempering his body with fighting spirit, his patience was greatly enhanced, and the more he practiced, the better he felt. Seeing the arrow approaching the tree trunk little by little, his heart was full of satisfaction.

The final practice of bowing is when the arrow is inserted into the tree trunk. Although it may be blind, the progress has been very rapid.

Charles put down his bow contentedly, and ordered to the servant, "Go and get back the arrow that just missed."

"Yes, sir."

It was almost noon, and the knights and infantry had finished their training.A large pot was set up in the open space of the manor, and there were pieces of meat and vegetable leaves floating in it.Although the appearance is not good, the smell of meat has been diffused.

Charles heard a lot of swallowing saliva.

Obviously, the serf-born Iris infantry had no resistance to fat. Compared with this, the knights still maintained their basic formation, and they didn't even take off their armor.

Considering that all the knights have cultivated fighting spirit, the minimum monthly salary is five silver coins. Although meat is still a luxury for them, it is still within the scope of their burden.So naturally they don't act like infantry.At least Ciel didn't hear the sound of swallowing.

Charles walked through the manor and returned to his house, while Fina was ordering the servants to bring lunch.In his previous life, lunch was the most hearty meal among the three meals. This habit was brought to the iris collar by him. As the lord of the iris, Charles has promoted this habit very well.

On the table was fresh fish soup, white bread, a scramble of pheasant and pork cutlets.

Fina cast her watery eyes on Charles, with a hint of dissatisfaction in her expression, as if she was accusing Charles of the atrocities committed last night.

Charles came into the room with a smile on his face.

"Fina, how do you feel?"

Fina's fair face instantly turned crimson. She glanced at the maid beside her, and then cast an angry glance at Charles.It seems to say that there are still people here.

Charles shook his head helplessly, Fina misunderstood what he meant, so he had no choice but to say again: "I mean this New Manor, what do you think of it, after all you are the hostess here.

If you have time in the afternoon, I plan to take you for a stroll around the manor, so you can know how big our new home is. "

There is no banquet, no family, and Charles is afraid that Fina will stay in the room alone and think wildly, so she might as well go out to get some air.

"Is it possible?" Fina really became interested, after all, she was not a stable character.If it's her sister, it's about the same.

"Of course, if you can shoot the arrow accurately, maybe we can harvest a few pheasants."

"Oh, wonderful, very kind of you, Charles."

"Let's eat first. I'm already hungry after bow practice." Charles hurriedly sat down on the chair. Fina was a bit dangerous when she was happy, and he wanted to go out to continue bow practice in the afternoon.

Naturally, the two of them didn't have the habit of eating and sleeping without talking. After Charles suggested that they could go out to get some air in the afternoon, Fina was in a good mood and kept talking during the meal, most of which were gossip she heard from Kitty.

For example, which nobleman's wife had an affair with which nobleman, which noblewoman had an illegitimate child, etc., and Charles acted as a listener. Although he hadn't even heard the names of most of them, this did not prevent him from exclaiming from time to time. .

After lunch, we took a short break and were about to leave when an unexpected guest came.

A man in court attire came in, Charles was a little confused, but received him solemnly in the hall.

"Sit down, sir."

He didn't sit down, but stood there, and respectfully greeted him, "Dear Earl Shire, I'm just a servant of the Aquinax family, and I don't deserve such courtesy from you.

His Majesty the King ordered me to tell you that tomorrow a hunting conference will be held in the Correa Forest outside the city of Pella, please make preparations.

His Majesty the King ordered that only one servant is allowed when hunting, and please forgive me, the Earl. This is not aimed at you, even the three princes are only allowed to bring one servant. "

Charles stood up from his chair with a solemn expression, "I will obey His Majesty's order."

The servant gave another farewell ceremony, "My lord, please allow me to say goodbye to you."

As the servant left, Charles also fell into deep thought. After all, he had met the king at the noble assembly since he had been in Pella for so long. He heard that the king was in poor health. Guess, after all, the old king fought on the battlefield when he was young, but now that he is old, it is normal for him to be in poor health.

But bringing a servant to the hunting conference clearly gave the assassins a chance, and even the princes. As far as he knew, it was a tradition for the Aquinax family to fight each other.

And the two duchies were staring at each other, the old king played so big, then he suddenly thought to himself, although his internal organs have been tempered with fighting spirit, but his riding and shooting are simply rubbish, if there is a master archer who shoots hidden arrows in the forest , then he would be in danger. He suddenly realized that the eldest prince might not be the only one who was in danger.

Thinking of this, Charles went out of the house to practice bowing again. After all, he sharpened his gun in front of the battle, and he was unhappy. King Ashuraf personally sent someone to inform him. He couldn't escape this time, so he had to bite the bullet So he must put on his armor when he plans to go hunting tomorrow.

The king's order not only interrupted Shalfina's travel plan, but also caused an uproar in Pella City. The hunting conference was not only attended by the royal family and the earls, but also small and medium-sized nobles in Pella City. .

The nobles in Pella City talked a lot, and expressed their dissatisfaction with various cryptic metaphors at the banquet. In the end, many nobles who were addicted to pleasure decided to give up this hunting meeting. Although they were useless, they still had no problems in their minds , now there are some bad signs in the Principality of Artem, especially bad for the nobles.

Although it is inseparable from His Majesty the King, no one dares to accuse the old King.In their opinion, the old king may be a little confused, but no one dares to test whether the old king's knife is still sharp.From a certain point of view, it may be more dangerous to be confused. There have been more than one historical incidents in which the king of the old Atem Principality committed mass murder.

In fact, King Ashuraf was more like a militaristic tyrant in everyone's mind. The army of the Aquinax family was too huge.

Inside Aquinas Castle, Butters, the king's personal servant, walked into the study lightly.The airtight study room was full of darkness and damp, only one candle was lit in the study room, and the weak candle light illuminated a corner of the study room.Butters can also see the old king's old face by candlelight.

"Master, everything has been arranged, but the nobles in Pella City are talking a lot, sir, are you a little anxious?" Butters carefully considered his words, he felt that since the king passed out last time, the old king Ashuraf I have less patience.

"You know, there is a slang in Luma Duchy, the vassals of my vassals are not my vassals. It is very bad, I don't like it, the Aquinacos family doesn't like it, and every future king will not like it either.

It is estimated that the new king of the Principality of Luma will not like it, but he has no ability to change, but I have it, and the Aquinax family has it.Now that the military strength of the Aquinacos family is unprecedentedly strong, the next king must be like a hungry wolf.Only in this way can the Principality of Artem only have the voice of the Aquinax family. "

"But now the Principality of Luma and the Principality of Sukale have begun to station troops, although the Aquinacos family can have the upper hand whether it is the Earl of the Principality of Artem, or the Principality of Luma and Sukale.

But this time the earls of the Principality of Artem suffered heavy losses due to the civil war, so they would definitely not make a move. "

Butters has another sentence hidden in his heart, and he is dissatisfied with your wanton behavior.

"Butters, you're still so timid. Don't worry, this time it's just a small friction. It looks like the scene is big, but it's actually just exploring each other.

The real attack will have to wait until after I'm dead, so don't comfort me, Butters.

The most important thing is that the new king of the Principality of Artem must be powerful. The earls of the Principality of Artem will not allow the Aquinax family to dominate. The Aquinax family can be stronger than any earl, but not all earls Together they are powerful. "

Butters sighed in his heart, the master still likes to gamble so much, he wants to do everything in his hands, he wants to surpass the previous generation of kings.He knew that as long as the master made a decision, it would not change. He could only pray that this time it would be like before, so that the master would win this last gamble.

"You know what to do."

"Yes, sir"

"Go down."

(End of this chapter)