industrial lord

Chapter 27 Doubt
"Guest, here is your point card."

Armand received from the restaurant owner what he later called "the greatest trap in the world".

The hotel's point card is a wooden sign with the store name and address on the front and a 10×5 grid on the back. Four of the 10 grids in the first row are stamped with hot stamps.

You can enjoy a 1% discount when you come to this store with a point card. Every time you spend [-] Kreuz silver coin, you will record a grid.

This is not a problem, the problem is that the combination of the unit prices of various dishes, snacks and drinks on the menu always exceeds 50 copper coins when only two to three kreutz are spent. The copper plate is enough to get one point for 1 Kreutz.

Armand didn't care at first, he used to spend money whenever he wanted, never thinking about these things.

He also didn't notice that an invisible devil kept whispering in his ear "accumulating 1 more point will bring you closer to the discount", making him take the menu and unknowingly lower the price of tonight's dinner. Adjusted to 4 kreuz 20 copper plates.

Before leaving, the hotel owner gave him a point card for a jewelry store nearby.

Based on years of experience, the boss can confirm that this young man must be from a wealthy family, and the store that specializes in jewelry for young ladies is the most suitable for him.

When we walked out of the hotel, it was already dark.

Armand and his two entourage lived in the hotel opposite the hotel and did not want to go back to sleep yet.

When he saw a tavern not far away, he planned to go in by himself. It was a good place to inquire about news, so he let his followers move freely.

At this time, there were many people in the tavern, so he found a seat and sat down, and ordered the most expensive set meal according to the drink list.

Not long after, he looked at the plate of appetizers in front of him with a dazed expression. A few half-palm-sized bowknot-shaped buns were understandable. In fact, there were not many, but bacon slices, sausage slices, and pork rind jelly made him feel This should be dinner.

The beer here is good, and he liked it after two sips.

Armand leaned back in his chair, pretending to be bored, and listened carefully to the conversation of several tables of drinkers around him.

Two pieces of news caught his attention. One was that the sale of steel products in the Wesson collar would be restricted starting tomorrow, which he already knew this afternoon. The other was that Baron Wesson began to recruit carriages and recruits. The purpose was not stated, but the rewards were not low. , and it sounds like a trip.

Before he could listen again, there was a burst of cheers in the tavern, and a trooper with a six-stringed instrument walked to the corner and sat on a special high stool.

This traveling singer seemed to be very famous, and all the elders in the tavern fell silent.

A piano sounded, Armand nodded slightly, took a sip from his wine glass.

He knows music, and his technique is really good.

First, there were a few local traditional folk songs describing the battle of soldiers. The sound of the piano and singing vividly expressed the fierceness of the battle, which reminded Armand of the first time he rode his horse to the Lisenberg army on the battlefield.

The audience were all old men, and the atmosphere was immediately mobilized.

Then the tune suddenly changed, and the style was completely different from the traditional one. Armand was a little uncomfortable, but the atmosphere in the tavern instantly became hot.

"Get up and sing!

We will win!

Our flag is marching,

Please move forward together!
You'll see the singing loud and the banners flying,
the dawn of victory,
Heralds the arrival of a new era. "

……

All the drinkers stood up, raised their glasses, stomped their feet together, and sang "The People of the Rhine will never be defeated" loudly.

Armand froze for a moment, but didn't stand up immediately, and found several eyes looking at him coldly.

Not long after he had to stand up, he was unknowingly infected by the atmosphere, and after a round, he stamped his feet and sang with the Rhine people with a wine glass.

Those cold gazes also became warmer. A few bearded beards did not hostile to him because of his Gaul accent. They came over to touch him with wine glasses and drank it down.

After drinking a glass of beer, Armand felt a little weird in his heart, because this song praised Earl Wesson, eleven knights and more than 200 soldiers who died in battle together, and he came from an enemy country.

But he still had a strange feeling in his heart, perhaps because he admired Count Henry von Wessen's bravery, fearlessness, and loyalty, and at this time he actually developed a sense of intimacy with these Rhines who had never met before.

"Arise singing the battle song! Wave upon wave!
Where does the future come from without new battles,

But only in unity can we defeat our enemies,

Let's fight together, tomorrow we are the winners. "

……

In the tavern, "United Rhines will never be defeated" was sung next.

Armand was not quite used to the new music form at first, but the young people had a strong ability to accept it. At this time, they had gradually adapted to it. After a while, they felt quite good and sang together.

He somewhat understood the meaning of the song. The last war was lost, and the Rhine needed a new war and victory to regain their glory.

However, after that war, the Rhine Alliance and the Kingdom of Gaul signed a 20-year peace agreement after the war, and the next war may have to be fought elsewhere.

"Just because he's a man,

So he needs to eat too,

But he was driven from his home,

Wesson, welcome him,
Brothers come here quickly,

Welcome to the Wesson Collar family,

Because you are human too,
Just because you are human too,
You need shoes and clothes too,

But you met William,

Wesson collar, you are welcome,
Come here, sisters,

Welcome to the Wesson family! "

……

The singing in the tavern suddenly became heavy, and Armand felt that he was in a church, and what was singing was the whole of Gaul...even the best choir in the world.

This feeling has nothing to do with any singing skills, and it comes from the heart of the singer.

At this moment, Armand's heart was greatly shocked.

He knew very well that this song was related to the tens of thousands of disaster victims who were about to be driven to Wesenland, and he came here because of it.

In his and many people's eyes, the Wessen Territory must be on the alert, sealing off all borders, and rejecting and expelling the victims as much as possible.

However, he found that all outsiders were wrong. The Wessen leader, from Baron Wesson to the civilians, did not regard these disaster victims as scourges, but regarded them as their suffering brothers and sisters and extended a helping hand.

What kind of spirit is this?
What kind of mind is this?

What kind of land is Weisenling that blooms such beautiful flowers of kindness.

Armand couldn't help Miss Li.

(End of this chapter)