Blood Dragon

Section 310 Talent

Robin sees the battle ahead on the right.

It wasn't really a fight at all.Every soldier has a basic concept of a scout: being a scout, being first means wearing light armor (or even no armor)--fools understand how absurd it is to sneak around in heavy armor.The second means that short weapons must be used - if you carry a spear, you don't have much place to hide.The third means that you can't expect your own comrades-in-arms-if you bring dozens or hundreds of troops to make a big splash, you don't need to do any reconnaissance.

These concepts clearly illustrate a fact: Although the scouts are the elite selected from the army, their combat effectiveness is not very good.In fact, for scouts, combat effectiveness is not the most important thing.The ability to survive in the wild, horsemanship, and stealth, these abilities are far more important than combat effectiveness.They might be able to sneak up on a sentry or take an unlucky prisoner or two.But if they fight head-on with real swords and guns, the combat effectiveness of the scouts is actually not very good.

The current situation clearly explained everything.With just one round of gunfire, the three Chaos Warriors fell to the ground.Three or five soldiers charging against the musketeers lined up in battle formation is a kind of bravery, but also a kind of stupidity.

Robin has good eyesight, so he can see clearly, and there are only three Chaos Warriors in total.He didn't wait for the normal procedures to be completed-according to the usual practice, after the battle, the enemy's corpse must be inspected to confirm the results before reporting-he turned around and walked to the rear.

Robin looked rather miserable.The previous battle had left him with two wounds, one on his arm, where a powerful blow from a Chaos Warrior had split his shield, sliced ​​through his gauntlets, and left a rather large gash on his arm. deep wound.The other wound was on the head—to be honest, Robin himself had forgotten exactly where he got it.Anyway, after the battle he took off his helmet and found a big dent in the helmet and a bloody bag on his head.I didn't feel anything at first, but after returning to Newstria, the injury became more serious, and the blood bag was getting bigger and bigger, so it had to be treated with bloodletting and bandaging.In short, Robin's head is now wrapped in white gauze, he cannot wear a helmet, his left arm is covered with bandages, and he is hung around his neck with a rope.In short, he looked like a seriously wounded soldier.

In fact, Baylor also hoped that Robin could recover from his injuries in Nusteria.It's just that Robin refused, because he thought he was the general's adjutant. Although he couldn't fight due to injury, it would not be a problem to help the general observe the battlefield and pass on information.In addition, this time Beler is not going to command a frontal battle with the Chaos Legion (just like the last time), but an operation to "catch mice" (Belyl's own words), so Robin thinks he It will not hold back the General.

Belle was standing in a clearing.There is a table here, and a map is spread out on the table, and Belleel is thinking about the map carefully at the moment.

"My lord, three enemy scouts were killed."

"Three people... Ah, is it a small team..." Belleer replied somewhat absent-mindedly, his eyes never leaving the map.

"My lord, we eliminated twelve enemy scouts and found the horses they were hiding." Another voice sounded. "Also, some of their salutes were found - some documents in between."

Robin couldn't help but frowned.It was a sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy who spoke.He knew each other - when he faced the Chaos Legion last time, this young man was a soldier under Robin's command, named Thaler.Thaler was very lucky. During the last battle, he was always by Robin's side, so he not only survived in the end, but was also unscathed, not even a little fur injury.More fortunately, Thaler met Belleur on the battlefield.

What surprised Robin was that his general, Belleur, actually showed great appreciation for this young man named Thaler.

This is unreasonable - although Robin has not asked the general about this matter, but this Thaler is indeed just an ordinary boy.He had no illustrious pedigree, noble blood (Taler, if Robin was not mistaken, came from a small businessman's family, not at all aristocratic), and ordinary appearance.It must be said that there is something different between him and ordinary civilians, that is, Thaler has received a certain education and can read and write.Of course, this is also very common for the son of a small businessman.

In the previous battles, Thaler performed extremely poorly because he was too tense on the battlefield-at least not comparable to Robin.Robin felt that he had completely hidden the fear in his heart and acted like he would not lose to any veteran, while Thaler acted like a new recruit who had just entered the battlefield, and he didn't even kill a single enemy.

However, such a cowardly man of ordinary background (he wasn't even a Tiberian), somehow attracted Belle's attention.No, this is no longer as simple as "attracting attention", because he has been accepted by Belle as a follower.

Back then, when Robin became Belleer's follower, it took a lot of effort.At least it was Robin's family who put a lot of effort into it.And this Thaler, who stumbled like this, inexplicably became Beler's follower without any performance on the battlefield.

"Very good," Belleur smiled, and the news that Thaler brought made him take his eyes off the map for a while. "Good job, put the seized documents aside. Get me a magician and translate it for me."

Robin didn't speak, but he looked at Thaler with a bit of unkindness.If anyone with a discerning eye was present, he must have seen that Robin was a little jealous.This kid who jumped out of nowhere actually got the general's appreciation just like that?

Thaler was ordered to leave.Taking advantage of the favorable opportunity when he was walking away and Belleel hadn't lost deep thought again, Robin spoke.

"My lord general, why...why...to that...Taler..." He hesitated, because he felt a little regretful about saying it, maybe he shouldn't have asked this stupid question at all.He has grown up and is no longer the entourage of the general.So the general finds a new follower for himself-isn't this a normal thing?What else is there to pursue?

However, Belle was so familiar with Robin, how could he not see what Robin wanted to ask?

"Robin, do you want to know why I chose Thaler?" Baylor smiled slightly. "It's actually very simple, because I think he is a man who can be made."

"Materials that can be made?"

"Well, courage," Baylor said. "I think he showed... the most basic quality of a general!"

"Master General, he...hasn't even defeated a single enemy." What kind of courage is this?Robin thought a little aggrieved.

"Remember? At that time, when I rushed to your side, Thaler helped me with a spear." Beler reminded.Robin thought for a long time before remembering that Thaler seemed to have tripped the rushing Chaos Warrior with his spear handle at that time, giving Beler a good chance to kill the enemy with one shot.But what kind of courage is that?

"My lord, he was so scared that he fell to the ground at that time! If he really had the courage, he should have stabbed the enemy with his spear instead of tripping the enemy with the handle of the spear..."

"Yeah, scared. That's the word. He was really scared at the time. It wasn't his fault. I wasn't much better than him when I first came out," Baylor explained. "Fear can make people lose... the ability to act and judge. Especially the former, the performance is always very obvious. People who are seized by fear will not make any resistance actions. The courage we are talking about does not mean that a person does not There is fear, but a man can overcome fear. Taler last time... he had no more courage. If he had more courage, he would have rushed at the enemy with a spear in hand and screaming. That is valor , Bravery is bravery, but I feel that the potential is limited. Of course, if he did that, he would probably be slaughtered by that Chaos Warrior in all likelihood. If he had less courage, he would hold the spear in the original Trembling, in this case, he means nothing to me. His level of courage is quite suitable in my opinion, and has great potential to be tapped."

"You mean..." Robin was a little puzzled.

"Maybe... what I mean is just maybe...he has the ability to become a general." Baylor said. "Able to inherit my...knowledge."

I didn't expect Belleur to have such a high opinion of the act of sticking out the handle of the spear to trip the enemy. If I had known this, Robin would not have gone to the battlefield with a sword and shield at that time.He should have gone into battle with his spear in hand as well, and tripped the Chaos Warrior a few more times when he had the chance.Especially when Belleel rushed to the rescue in the end, he had to stumble a few more times, so as to impress Belleel.

Robin groaned.Belleur may have sensed Robin's dissatisfaction, and patted Robin's shoulder lightly with his hand.

"Robin, don't be discouraged. As I said before, your talent is actually quite good. It's just that your talent is different from mine, so I teach you... well, it's a bit reluctant."

"My lord, did I behave badly?" Robin asked a little aggrieved.

"No, you've done a good job. Robin, you're the kind of generalist who goes on the front line, defends against danger, strategizes, and supports logistics. You do everything well, in fact, you do everything well .If you become a general, you must become the kind of general who is good in all aspects. I believe that as long as you lead three times as many troops, then even I can't beat you. In fact, as long as the strong beat the weak , There are not many people who can defeat you! Many people call this kind of general 'mediocre', but in fact this is the right way for a general." Belleil sighed slightly. "But, Robin, you have to know that if one day you have to lead a weak army against a strong enemy, you have to face all kinds of adverse conditions, and you have to dance in shackles...that situation will leave you You have no way to win in that situation. In this situation, you have to rely on the kind of 'partial' people. That kind of people who are not excellent in all aspects, can only be barely qualified at best, such as People like our Earl Ashurfate."

"Ashuruffat is not very good at logistics. If he serves as a logistics officer, I suspect that something will happen sooner or later. But when it comes to insight into opportunities, decisive victory in the battlefield, and leading by example, he can perform beyond ordinary people."