Evolve bloodline from golden dragon

Chapter 146 Midwinter Festival
Clay whispered the name of the building.

This building looks inconspicuous from the outside, it is just a relatively ordinary two-story building, covering an area of ​​about seven or eight hundred square meters.

Unlike the bustling plaza in the city, this place is only located in the southwest corner of Platinum Crown City, so there are not many pedestrians on the road.

Although it looks very bleak, Platinum Crown City is a newly built city after all. The houses in the city are all brand new and the roads are clean.

A wooden sign with the words "House of Veterans" written with colored paint is fixed at the entrance of the small building, which is somewhat inexplicable.

It's just that Clay knew that this building was far from being as lonely as it looked on the outside, and his heart was already burning just by standing outside the door.

Walking to the door, Clay gently pushed open the heavy wooden door. From the moment the door opened a gap, a completely different atmosphere rushed over.

"Old Bidden! Can you do it? Momochiji like a bitch!"

"Centurion Bidden, show him some color!"

"Don't make trouble, everyone, Bi Deng is not young, and there are young people on the opposite side, so it is inevitable that he will be arrogant. It's not fair, it's not fair."

"I'm talking about you guys. If you keep talking like this, old Bidden seems to be about to fall into the ground! When I was fighting the Melting Hammer City a while ago, I saw with my own eyes that old Bidden was able to charge against two dwarves by himself!"

Just as soon as he entered, the fiery atmosphere immediately enveloped Clay.The wind and snow outside the door did not affect the house at all, but it made the place even more lively.

Clay just smiled knowingly when he heard the noise in the house, and then closed the door smoothly.

The layout of the house looks very similar to most taverns. When you enter the door, there is a very short hallway, and when you walk in, you will suddenly see the light. There are wine tables everywhere on the floor, and there is a large bar counter near the east wall. There is a wooden staircase leading to the second floor, and there is a fireplace in the room to provide warmth for the veterans' home.

Contrary to the appearance that no one cares about it from the outside, there are many people inside the Veteran's Home.At this time, most of the wine tables were already filled with people, and they were surrounded by crowds. There were even two people standing on the stairs looking down.

This is the Veteran's House, which looks like a tavern or an inn, just like its name.This place is actually not open to the public. Everyone who can come here is a soldier serving in Osfer's army.

That's right, a veterans' home is actually a club for military personnel.Whether it is a soldier charging on the front line, a commander in the central army, a logistics officer transferring supplies, or even an army clerk handling documents in the army tent, etc., you can come here to chat and drink to release stress.

"Yo, big guy, look who's here?"

As soon as Clay came in, he naturally attracted the attention of many people. The people who often come here are basically acquaintances, so they don't have to worry about anyone sneaking in.

As for first-time recruits?Please, how can people who don't know find this place, so newcomers are usually brought here by acquaintances.

Clay knew them naturally, and nodded as a greeting.He didn't need to care too much about the rules when he came here, so he relaxed a lot.

The sound heard when the door was pushed came from the largest group of people gathered in the center of the venue.Clay took two steps forward and took a glance at everything.

"I heard you guys arguing as soon as I came in, and it turned out that you guys are urging people to compare their strength." Clay smiled and joined the crowd.

"I'm not old yet!"

In the middle of the crowd was a wine table, on which sat two officers, one old and one young.

The old man was Biden. He was a hobgoblin about the height of a human, and he was currently a centurion.Although he wears a more casual cotton military uniform, his strong physique can still be seen.It can only be seen from the grooves and skin on his face that he is indeed not young anymore.Corresponding to the human age, it is about 40 years old.

Opposite him was a young-looking Wolf Man, whose gray-white hair looked shiny and smooth under the light.The physique of the hobgoblin is already relatively good at fighting, but it is not as good as the notoriously warlike wolf man.

Compared with Bidden, the young Wolf man has a stronger physique, his eyes are bright, and he looks very energetic.

Standing next to Clay was a green-skinned lizardman who knew Clay and introduced him: "This young wolf man is a newcomer who joined recently. You went to fight in Molten Hammer City a while ago."

"His name is Solo, and he is the captain of the ten men."

"It's amazing to be a captain at a young age, and the future is boundless." Clay praised.

His words aroused the interest of many veterans, so they shouted to the field: "Solo! Commander Clay has his eyes on you. If you perform well, maybe he will transfer you to be a centurion!"

"You guys." Clay shook his head helplessly.There is really no way to deal with these people.

But he knows that everyone is joking, this is the atmosphere here, there is no need to be serious.

In the veterans' home, everyone deliberately downplayed the presence of official positions.It's right to be tense in the army, and it's too tiring to come here and do the same thing.

Otherwise, as a junior, Solo would dare to fight Bi Deng in the ring anyway?

Hearing everyone's jokes, Solo's eyes flashed brightly, and his fighting spirit was burning.Although he knew it was a joke, it was still very inspiring to him.

"Commander Clay actually came..." Solo thought to himself.

Even here, Clay's name is not small, or in most places in Osfer's army, Clay's name has been heard more or less.

This is a person who has been given a weapon by Lord Theos, and has participated in almost all battles, large and small, from the beginning of Osfer's founding to the present. It can be described as a living legend.

So, under the constant booing from the crowd, Bibi Deng and Solo finally put on a stance—wrestling their arms!

"ready, go!"

"Biden! Bidden!"

"Solo! Let the old man know what a young man is!"

As soon as the match started, the two men's arms immediately swelled, their hands clenched tightly, and their blood vessels bulged.Bi Deng's already red face turned even redder in an instant, as it could be seen that he had exerted all his strength.

It's just that even though Bideng tried his best, the balance of victory still fell to the opponent.

With a "plop", the back of Bideng's hand was patted onto the table.

"I lost." Bi Deng shook his head and took a long breath.Put away your hand and shake it to let the blood flow back.

It's not good to be old, young people are young after all.

Before Bi Deng could say anything, the old guys who were still in the fire next to him grabbed him immediately: "Oh, drink and drink!"

The crowd gradually dispersed and went to drink and chat.Clay was also about to have a drink with his friends, but was stopped unexpectedly.

"Mr. Clay!" Solo came back.

"It's a good performance, but there's no need to call the officer here." Clay smiled and gave the young man an encouragement.It's just that his height is not that high, it only reaches the wolf man's chest, and he has to look up.

Solo also realized his offence, quickly took a step back, and secretly blamed himself: "Oops, I was so happy that I forgot about it!"

Because of the complex racial composition of Osfir, it is not uncommon for kobolds, dwarves, and goblins to become high-level officials, so when subordinates meet them, they usually take a step or two away on purpose to avoid offending them. Phil's special unwritten rules.

"Ah, it's nothing, don't worry about it." Clay didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and only taught him to relax.

"What do you have to do with me?"

Unexpectedly, Clay was so friendly, Solo quickly forgot the embarrassment just now.He just admired Clay's experience, but he didn't really have anything to ask. He just came up to him when he saw the protagonist of the usual topic and felt that he had something to say.

But after calling Clay, he didn't know what to say: "Actually, it's nothing..."

"Come on, work hard!"

Clay didn't know how to deal with this situation, so he left with only one word of encouragement.Solo was left scratching his head.

He had just joined the army not long ago, and by virtue of his excellence in all aspects, he quickly stood out and became the tenth commander. It can be said that he was very proud of himself. Although he still strictly obeyed the orders of ordinary superiors, he didn't take it seriously in his heart.

It's just that this attitude can't be brought up when facing Clay. The other party's resume is simply legendary. He is a true elite in hundreds of battles. It can be said that he is only below those at the highest level in the army and is a role model for all soldiers.

The meeting scene between the veteran Clay and the young Solo is just a small episode in Clay's life.

He didn't know that his image in the hearts of young soldiers was so brilliant, but in fact, everyone might not know that he didn't think he was a so-called warrior.

In the relaxed and lively atmosphere of the Veteran's Home, Clay drank two glasses of wine, and his nerves that had been tense for a long time gradually eased. With the effect of alcohol, he felt much more relaxed.

He played boxing games, played wine and sang together with his friends.

After staying for two hours, the drinking activities gradually stopped, and the officers and veterans in the veterans' home came out of the house in twos and threes.

The wind and snow stopped for a while, and it was already afternoon. All the veterans had some things on hand. Some brought a few bottles of wine, some brought some finely ground flour, and Clay also brought some food.

These things were bought by the Veteran's Home a long time ago. By the way, the source of funding for the Veteran's Home is all members' raised funds.

The committee offered little support in this regard, the only support being the approval of their application.It's no wonder that the committee doesn't support the soldiers' spare time, but that the committee's funds are used for other purposes...

The veterans set off together carrying their things, and after walking for about half an hour, they came to the other side of the street, where there was a larger park.

It seems that this is a large building complex, surrounded by a circle of railings about two meters high on the outside, and inside is a two-story building, there are no more than twenty or thirty buildings.

This kind of building layout looks like an official institution, because no one can have such a large "yard" except the committee can plan in this way.

The veterans walked in together, and the guard at the gate obviously knew them and did not ask too much to stop them.

This is a real "veteran's home" set up by the committee. All those who survived the war but were injured and lost the ability to live independently will be arranged here, under unified management, and the committee will support them until they die.

Clay and the others often come here to visit and give them some help.Of course, they don't really need any help in terms of material, Osfil's official arrangements have been very good.They come here more for companionship and visitation.

As soon as they got here, the crowd was not so loud, but today is Midwinter Festival, of course they have to be happy, they came here to make this place lively.

……

The sky was gradually getting darker, whether it was Platinum Crown City or Molten Hammer City, from the interior to the border, from the inhabited towns in the north to the major manors in the south, little by little lights were lit.

Looking down from the sky, in the dark night of a snowy day, small clusters of fire lights are distributed among the mountains, like stars.

In a group of newly built buildings, the halflings who just came from the south to the north finally lived in their new homes.

Among them, of course, there is a building belonging to Gorm, Tok and Lina.

In fact, at this moment, Tok and Lina are waiting for Gorm to come back at home.

"Why did it take so long?" Toke looked worried at the heavy snow outside while playing with his younger sister. Although it was safe here, he knew that Gem was injured before, and he still suffered a lot when he acted. some influence.

The area of ​​their new home is not large, only about [-] square meters including each room.The house is very warm because of the iron stove with hair down from it.

Just after Toke saw that the sky was completely dark, the anxiety in his heart could no longer be suppressed.Just then, the door of the house opened.

With a whoosh, the wind and snow outside the house blew in, and Gem's voice sounded: "Toke! Come and give me a hand!"

"Here we come!" Toke ran out immediately.

Outside the door, Gem was standing at the door safe and sound, but there was a small sleigh cart behind him, and a few hemp sacks were piled on it.

"There are so many?"

Toke was a little surprised, but hurried forward, and together with Uncle Geum, carried the sacks on the sled into the house, a total of four bags.

After closing the door, Toke had time to check. The four sacks were actually full of wheat flour, potatoes, various pieces of meat, and radishes.

The midwinter festival was approaching, Robbie and other high-level officials considered that many halflings had just arrived and might not have much savings, so they took advantage of the festival to distribute a batch of supplies.Geum just came back from receiving supplies during this trip.

"With these, we will have a better life this winter." Toke said happily.

"Haha, don't worry, let's see what else I brought back?" Gem took out a small bag from his coat in a mysterious way.

Toke took it and opened it, only to see small things wrapped in colorful oiled paper inside.

"This is the candy I brought back, let's try it with Lina." Geum touched Tok's head.

The halflings who migrated naturally don't have much money. Osfer set up a store for them in the settlement, but used a kind of labor points to get items.

One of the benefits of Gorm's achievements on the battlefield is that he got a lot of points to use.

After all, he was still a child, so Toke hurriedly took out two candies to share with Lina.

"It's so sweet."

(End of this chapter)