The Glory of the Seven Gods of Ice and Fire

Chapter 40 The Expedition Interlude

Although Hu Ge made a plan, he still needed time to prepare before the plan started. In the plan, crossing the sea was fake, but the voyage was real, and preparations for crossing the narrow sea had to be followed.

During this long preparation time, in addition to handling daily affairs, Hu Ge focused most on the training and expansion of his direct lineage.

Strictly speaking, Hugo's direct lineage is divided into two parts. One part is the people and strong men controlled by the priests and monks who directly obey his orders, and the other part is the warriors who can fight, mainly composed of mercenary knights, fighting monks and Composed of outstanding warriors among the people, this part also includes Hu Ge's old camp, that is, the direct line of the direct line.

The so-called old camp refers to the soldiers who followed Hu Ge when Hu Ge fell into captivity and turned into a bandit. As more and more people joined, people continued to enter the old camp after being selected.

And the training they have experienced is also the most rigorous. This is Hu Ge's ability to dominate, so naturally they must be elite.

"Theodore, you finally came out. Your training time is getting longer and longer now." A handsome, reliable middle-aged knight said to the knight who came out.

"The crossing of the sea should start soon. There will be more and more training. Bonis, let's talk while we walk."

Sir Theodore's body was full of the stench of training sweat, but Bonis didn't care. As a warrior, this was nothing.

Sir Theodore's full name is Theodore Wells, a knight from Dorne. Soon after the news of the expedition spread throughout the country, he went north to join the expedition, and after undergoing the personal assessment of the old sparrow, he became Hugo Members of the old camp.

On the day of Hugo's speech, he personally opened the church door for Hugo, and then witnessed the miracles of the Seven Gods. After that, he became even more fanatical about Hugo.

"The expedition is more united than before. Theodore, this is really not easy. I am more and more optimistic about the future of the expedition." The two walked past a believer who was cooking food, Bonis said.

"The expedition will definitely be successful, Bonifer, didn't you also see the miracle? Do you still have doubts about Lord Hugo?" Theodore said slightly accusingly, thanks to Bonifus being his An acquaintance, otherwise the tone will be more intense.

"We can't rely on the Seven Gods for everything. People have to rely on themselves after all." Bonifer Hasty replied calmly, "People who only want to rely on the gods will often get nothing in the end."

"You are still so sensible. The way you are now, it's hard for me to imagine that you were once a prodigal in the arena." Theodore's answer to his old friend was not surprising.

Bonifer Hasty, a knight from the Stormlands. In his youth, he was skilled in martial arts and had a promising future in the tourney. However, when his beloved Princess Leila married the Mad King, the knight decided that only " Only a "girl" can replace the princess in his heart, and the martial arts contest is an empty show off. From then on, he put down his spear and turned to the arms of the Seven Gods.

After hearing the news of the expedition, this devout knight immediately mobilized his influence in the Stormlands and formed a force called the Hundred-man Holy War. These hundred people were all warriors who believed in the Seven Gods. They went on the expedition. Very famous in the military.

On the way north to participate in the expedition, the two knights met during a raid on bandits. Since they traveled together, this is the reason why the two have such a good relationship.

Just when Bonis was about to respond, suddenly there was a noise in front of them, and then they saw the people in front of them dispersed, revealing a team of nobles.

The leader was Gyles Rosby, with the red stripe of the Rosby family flying above his head. The earl was dressed in luxurious clothes and was surrounded by many servants. The pomp was very grand.

However, Count Rosby's face showed sadness, and he was obviously troubled by something. The two knights also stood aside and watched Count Rosby's team pass by. "That lord always cheers and supports like this, and he has become more and more extravagant recently. Is he here for an expedition? His team is too bloated, several times the size of many nobles."

Looking at the count's team, Theodore said angrily that as a devout knight, in his opinion, the soldiers of the expeditionary force should not be like this.

"I was originally ordered to join the expedition. Earl Rossby has always been rich. It is normal that he is unwilling to lower his living conditions."

Bonis looked at this matter much more rationally. He was not as indignant as Theodore, but very calm, "Besides, this Earl is probably troubled now and doesn't care about the impact."

In the expeditionary force camp, everyone knew that the royal princes led by Rossby wanted to take the lead in the expeditionary force, but the fact was that they had been excluded from the mainstream of the expeditionary force. In fact, if it were not for Robert's order, Many kings and princes have left the expeditionary force long ago.

Later, the two knights learned that Earl Rosby was so unhappy because he had failed in wooing the King's Landing faction. As a group of people who were forced to leave King's Landing, the King's Landing faction had disdained Rosby before and now came to win over them. The noble was extremely disgusted, so he ignored him at all.

After Earl Rosby left, the area returned to its previous noisy state, and the two knights casually found a tent tavern to sit down and continued their chat.

"You seem to be managing collective funds recently? That's awesome, Bonis, you have such power."

The collective fund Theodore talked about was established by Hugo after the miracle, with the intention of pooling excess funds in the expeditionary force and helping those who had run out of funds or lacked equipment.

The management of the fund is of course crucial, and as a well-known member of the expeditionary force, Bonis gained this power.

"I would rather not have this job." Bonis showed a look of boredom. "Too many people think that I can get free money here, and too many people bother me. Not everyone can get money from the fund."

Although the collective fund is aimed at everyone in the expeditionary force, it is impossible for everyone to receive money. Wouldn’t that mean that people can use it to receive funds from the expeditionary force at will? In fact, those who can get help can clearly provide their identity information and can read The person who wrote it, and such people are at least a knight.

Therefore, the collective fund is actually a benefit for the property-owning class in the expeditionary force - but the people who donate money are basically the property-ownership class.

"However, this job is still good. I have seen many outstanding knights. So many knights have devoted themselves to the cause of the Seven Gods. I am very touched. This is the first time I have seen such a scene."

"If this continues, your 100-man jihadist group will probably be able to increase a lot of people." He drank the beer sent by the boss in one gulp. "By the way, what are you going to do with your 100-man jihadist group after the expedition? Is it to be disbanded on the spot? That would be a bit awkward. What a pity, you are like a group of sword-wielding monks."

"A monk holding a sword..." Bonis took a sip of wine, his eyes flashing with thought. He had some ideas, but they were only preliminary ideas.

(End of this chapter)