Farming Lord of Crossing

Chapter 50 50. Thomas' Transformation (recommendation ticket requested)
Three days later, Stein Academy officially started.

100 students were divided into adult classes and juvenile classes.The adult class is mainly composed of officials and stewards at all levels in one town and three villages, and some of them are captains of the guards and even soldiers.

You must know that it is now a time of war, and the guards have to go out to fight the orcs every few days to fight to the death. Ross also rewards them generously, so in the village of Stan, apart from a few free men who run shops, it is Stan who is said to be rich. The town guards are gone.

Needless to say about the junior class, after all, every family hopes that their children can be successful, free from the shackles of fate, and live a life that others envy.So as long as the family has a little money, they will grit their teeth and enroll their children to learn cultural knowledge.

Bruce entrusted the caravans in the town to help buy books. After all, the orcs have been invading for several years. Not every territory can flourish like Stan Town. The continuous attacks of the orcs caused heavy losses for most of the territories. The stomachs are not full, and the life of the nobles is also very tight.But buying weapons, armor, food, potions, and rewarding soldiers who are fighting for their lives requires a lot of gold coins, so selling some irrelevant books at this time to relieve financial pressure is definitely the first choice of most nobles.

Therefore, every month, Stein Academy can always add more than ten books.

However, I have to say that the price of books or knowledge in this era is really scary. Even in the war years, a book no matter whether it is useful or not can sell for more than 10 gold coins.

However, even if they paid ten times the price in a peaceful age, most nobles would not be willing to sell books, even transcripts. After all, in their view, knowledge, especially those unique knowledge passed down from family, is their patent. , Let ordinary people learn it easily, how can they reflect their nobility and extraordinaryness?

Thomas has been having a great time of late.

He was the childhood playmate of mayor Ross, and he was also the first person to receive training and become a warrior. Later, he was appointed as the commander of the army in Stan Town, and he was in charge of thousands of soldiers in one town and three villages.

As a farmer's son, it can be said that his life has reached its peak, and according to the current development trend of Stan Village, his future will never stop here.

It's just that his recent study at Stan Academy made him feel that it was not going well, even though he had learned literacy with the mayor before and read a few books.But now sitting in class, every time Old Man Willy opened his mouth, he felt that the god of sleep was calling him. After a class, he basically didn't remember anything, and made himself very listless.

After a long time, Thomas, who gave up completely, used the excuse of patrol or command training as an excuse to ask for leave. Later, he didn't even ask for leave, and he didn't go to school directly.

That night, Thomas, who was supposed to sit in the school and listen to the lectures of Willy scholar, practiced swordsmanship with a long sword in the school grounds.

At this time, Ross appeared.

Before Thomas, who had stopped practicing, could speak, Ross shouted directly, "Thomas is attacking me with all his might!"

"Yes!" Thomas didn't think too much about it, thinking that Ross would come here to teach him swordsmanship alone as before, roared excitedly, and rushed forward waving the long sword.

Unexpectedly, Ross didn't guide him out loud this time, but knocked Thomas to the ground with a single sword, and then asked in a cold voice, "Thomas Ranches, what is your identity?"

Thomas has never seen Ross so solemnly, nor has he been treated so coldly by Ross, so he forgot the pain for a moment and looked at Ross blankly, until Ross asked again: "Thomas Lanches, tell me you identity of!"

"The Commander of the Stan Town Army!" Thomas turned up and said loudly with a blushing face.

"Then, honorable Mr. Union, tell me what is your duty?"

"Guide the guards to practice, arrange the guards to patrol the safety of the village, maintain the order of the village, and organize the guards to clear up the aliens." Thomas looked at Los, who had become a little strange, and shouted loudly.

"Oh! That's a lot of talk." Los put away his long sword, looked at Thomas indifferently and asked mercilessly: "Then, Mr. Tong, have you fulfilled all these responsibilities?"

Thomas felt like he was going to explode, and shouted loudly: "Why didn't I do my duty. Ross, don't think you are the mayor, don't think I can't beat you, so you dare to slander my dedication and hard work."

Ross ignored Thomas's excitement, and said lightly: "So, what if the guards get rid of me? What do you think you have done without me? What do you think you can do? Do you think you can be the commander of the guards?" work?"

Thomas froze when he heard Rose say that the guards did not have him, and then every word Rose said hit his heart like a heavy hammer, making him pale and sweating.

Without giving Thomas time to relax, Ross, who made up his mind to deal with him, continued: "Look at Bruce and Hobbs who grew up at the same time as you.

Now the things in the town are usually done properly as long as I give instructions to Bruce, and many things can be easily handled by Bruce without paying attention to me at all.

You should have seen Hobbs' performance in Rozi Village. A newly built village completely surpassed the other two villages in terms of economy and force. "

"Only when they reach their level can it be called conscientiousness."

"What about the guards? Who do you think is the leader of the guards, me or you? Without me, do you think you really have the ability and strength to lead the current guards?"

"The most important thing is that you are not the strongest in the guard team, and you are not the hardest working."

"Thomas, let me ask you. Why do you sit in the position of commander of the guard?"

A heavy hammer hit Thomas' heart unceremoniously. In the end, Thomas sat completely paralyzed on the ground, and the ground was even wet with the sweat that oozes out. Lost's last sentence echoed repeatedly in his blank mind: "You Why do you sit in the position of commander of the guards?"

Ross glanced at Thomas a little unbearably, but thinking of the rapid development of the town and the rumors circulating in the guards recently, he made up his mind and said: "You should reflect on these two days. Come back in three days Find me." Then he turned and left.

Early in the morning of the third day, just after breakfast, Ross heard a servant report that Thomas asked to see him, which surprised him. You must know that the carefree Thomas has never been in the habit of reporting, and usually barges in directly.

A minute later, Thomas, wearing a full set of chain mail and a long sword hanging from his waist, appeared in Ross's study.

"Mayor, I've made it clear." Thomas stood in front of Los's desk, with a serious expression on his clean face, and said solemnly: "From today, I will arrange Toyev to be in charge of the three villages. The head of the militia recruits, trains and manages. Arranges Oliwen to be responsible for the training and patrol work of the town guards. And I am responsible for leading the guards to go out to clear the orcs, while honing combat skills and learning cultural knowledge.

I hope the mayor can approve it. "

Ross was very relieved to see Thomas, who had been extremely escaped, sink his heart, and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter who gave you the idea. But I am very pleased that you can make such a decision. This matter That's it. I look forward to your performance!"

"Don't worry, I won't let you down again!" Thomas said firmly, holding the hilt of the sword tightly.

Ross smiled slightly, and handed the Sun Tzu's Art of War and 36 Strategies on the table to Thomas and said, "Study these two books carefully. I sincerely hope that you and Bruce can become my right-hand men."

Thomas took a fixed look at Ross, reached out to take the book and nodded heavily: "En!" Then he turned and left without delay.

From that day on, Thomas became a completely different person, becoming resolute, calm and wise.

Get up at four o'clock every day to practice fighting spirit and swordsmanship, and wander around the field with guards after breakfast. After encountering orc tribes and teams, fully compare the strength of the two sides, and discuss tactics with your subordinates before deciding whether to attack.In the evening, he studied cultural knowledge and studied the military books that Ross gave him until late at night.

Correspondingly, Thomas' prestige in Stan Town, especially among the guards, has also increased day by day, and he has become more and more comfortable in controlling the army.

(End of this chapter)