The Rise of the Grassroots Rider

Chapter 5. Dagger

After three rounds of drinking, the two of them became more and more emotional as they drank, and started chatting about old things in their hometown. Locke saw that Uncle Yoshak missed his two sons, and his words taught Locke how to behave and behave. Locke was also very touched by Uncle Yoshak's friendship, and frequently proposed himself as a junior and toasted to Uncle Yoshak. Locke also had an impression of Uncle Yoshak's two sons. When he first joined the army, his eldest son inherited Uncle Yoshak's blacksmith shop, and his younger son was still a handyman in the blacksmith shop. But it was this little guy who made Locke's first weapon, a dagger.

This dagger had no wooden handle, and only the end of the knife was wrapped with a piece of rough linen cloth as the handle. The dagger was small and thin, and he had always kept it hidden in his boot. This dagger also has a story.

When he secretly came to join the army at the age of 14, he only brought this short dagger. At that time, a half-grown boy came to join the army with a palm-sized dagger, which became the punchline and conversation piece after meals in the training camp in Mining Town. Originally, he could not join the army without the recommendation of his relatives, but Locke had become familiar with him in Mining Town since he was a child. Yoschak, then captain of the second team of the town's military camp, recognized young Locke. This former blacksmith had met young Locke. In fact, In this small town, including the attached villages, there are only more than a thousand people. The number of people was not large, and everyone looked down without looking up. Excluding half of the women and the remaining half of the old and weak, there are only two to three hundred young and middle-aged people who can join the army. Everyone knows who can join the army and who will join the army.

Moreover, Locke's dagger was made by his son, Young Yorkshak, and he recognized it at a glance. When Locke secretly came to join the army, his parents didn't know. Only his sister knew about it. On that hot night, Locke secretly got out of bed, took his linen clothes and wore straw sandals and left their thatched house. Maybe it was his The sister knew her brother, or perhaps the careless Locke had awakened her sister. When Locke had just left not far away, his sister Leah chased out and caught up with Locke under the night.

She knew in her heart why her brother wanted to leave secretly. He wanted to make money to do something for the family. He wanted to join the army! In order to prevent the family from starving to death in the drought and to prevent himself from being sold to businessmen, his younger brother decided to go secretly despite his parents' opposition to joining the army. Once he was admitted to the army, he could not leave without permission! Unless he becomes a deserter, which is impossible, his family is still here. Therefore, even if their parents find out later, they can only accept this reality. Moreover, after joining the army, the younger brother will be able to get military pay when he goes to the front line. The father is too old and in poor health and cannot respond to the baron's call to join the army. Only the younger brother is just 2 years old. In line with this, the younger brother decided to fight with his life for the sake of this family.

Looking at this stubborn brother, Locke's sister Leah couldn't help crying. She burst into tears, and the tears soaked the face of the thin girl. The 14-year-old Locke has a lot of drive and ruthlessness. He is not afraid of anything and can endure anything except seeing his sister cry. He loves his sister more than himself. Under Locke's helpless comfort and persuasion, Leah gradually stopped crying, but the tears in the corners of her eyes made this malnourished and thin girl even more delicate. She looked at her brother, rummaged through every corner of her body, and took out more than 20 coins. This was Leah's money. She said to Locke in a daze, "Come back alive!"

Locke took more than 20 copper coins given by his sister, walked all night, and arrived in Mining Town in the early morning. He used the only money he had to go to the blacksmith shop in Mining Town, hoping to make a handy weapon. However, the owner of the blacksmith shop at that time, Uncle Yoshak's eldest son, told him that he could not even buy a sword hilt with this little money, so he When Locke left the blacksmith shop in disappointment, a child of the same size as him rushed out of the blacksmith shop. He was either sympathetic or wanted to make some extra money. He said to Locke, "20 copper deles, use the hoe to make the remaining copper ore." I'll make you a dagger with some stone and iron ore, do you want to make a deal?" Then he pointed to two or three inconspicuous stones at the door of the blacksmith shop.

Locke looked at the pile of tawny and red stones that were smaller than his fist. After struggling for a while, he could only reluctantly agree. After all, he didn't understand the situation in the military camp. He must have a handful of stuff, otherwise why would he join the army? Be cannon fodder?

So Locke got his first weapon, a dagger without a scabbard or a handle. Locke carried this dagger, which was not much bigger than his hand, and joined the army just enough to meet the age limit. The next day, Locke's parents hurriedly brought his sister to the town. Watching Locke being trained by everyone in the military camp, the old Locke couple could only sigh with tears and accepted this reality. This is also the case for poor civilians. The tragedy is that in natural disasters, the role of human power is negligible, not to mention that their family has been civilians for generations. They left three large kelp cakes for Locke. Locke knew that these were made by his parents with all the remaining food in the family. . . For the next six months, they may only be able to eat tree bark.

Locke's sister took off the linen wrapping her long hair and gave it to Locke, but still said to him, "Come back alive!" In the evening, Locke's sister supported her parents, who had aged a lot during the day, and walked back to Maple Leaf. village road. Locke held the fragrant linen in his hand tightly and carefully put it away. He was going to wrap it around the dagger so that it could carry his sister's love for him and fight with him.

Watching his parents and sister leave, Locke vowed to come back alive. From then on, Locke began his two-month training life in the military camp. He trained hard with the captain on the training ground. His age was both his disadvantage and his advantage. He recovered faster than the average adult. It was also at that time that he discovered that his neighbor, Little Hans, who had been playing with him, also joined the army, but he joined the army to fill his stomach. After two months of training, Locke and the others went to the battlefield.

This dagger is a true portrayal of Locke when he first joined the army. He was immature yet sharp, young and energetic, full of potential. Locke's dagger witnessed Locke's brushes between life and death again and again. After the inferior iron sword issued by the army broke in the first battle, he used this dagger to kill his first enemy. A 14- to 5-year-old servant of the Kingdom of Charlo who was about the same age as himself. Locke vomited for a whole day after that battle. However, after that battle, Locke seized a long g*n and a pair of short boots that were also of poor quality.

In subsequent battles again and again, Locke's weapons broke and were replaced, and were replaced and broken again, until they became the current equipment. However, his dagger was not broken. Maybe he took good care of it, maybe Joshua Ke's younger son's skills were great, and his dagger grew with him. Now the linen wrapped around the handle of the knife has faded from its color and turned blood red. It contains his blood and the blood of his enemies. Locke often takes out his dagger and looks at it. From the roll of rough linen, Locke seems to smell it again. To my sister's hair fragrance.

Ale reminded Uncle Yoshak of his son, and also reminded Locke of the origin of his dagger, his sister, and his parents. The two drank one glass after another, and the second bottle immediately ran out. The ale in the Green Palm Tavern tastes average, but it has some staying power. Two bottles of ale cannot make the two of them drunk, but it also makes them sentimental.

After drinking the last glass of ale, Uncle Yoschak suggested leaving. It was indeed late and it was almost dinner time. The Green Palm Tavern did not provide meals. They had to go back to the camp, and Uncle Yoschak had to go back to the Central Military Camp. Zhang, Baron and the others would have dinner together, and Locke and the others would also patrol the camp at night. "Uncle, let's go." Locke stood up and helped Uncle Yoshak pick up his casual clothes and said.

After walking out of the private room, the two of them were still in a dull mood because of homesickness. As expected, Yoshak quickly adjusted his mood and even made a small joke with Locke to liven up the atmosphere: "You guys are so stupid." I'm 18, so I'm not still a virgin, I think this bar owner's wife is pretty good." He said and winked at Locke.

"Uncle, please stop joking. How can people still like me? Isn't her husband very capable? He can still talk to the baron." Locke was also amused by this joke, and his sad mood was suddenly diluted. He didn't know much about the bar owner, but it was not easy for a person who could understand the overall situation early.

"Hey, he's just a speculator, nothing more than a clown. Can the Baron look him in the eyes?" Uncle Yoshak obviously has a deep understanding of the bar owner, and this opinion should not be limited to him. Oh, what a poor guy. Locke sighed in his mind to this bar owner he had never met before. It seems that the higher-ups in the camp are not fond of this guy who surrendered early. Then Locke thought of the still charming landlady, perhaps due to the influence of alcohol, and his heart suddenly felt hot.

Locke was indeed not a virgin. In his second year after joining the army, he was promoted to third-class private after escaping death in a large-scale battle. At that time, in addition to sending money to his family every month, Locke also saved some spare money. It was during that time that, with the instigation of his comrades, he went to the munitions camp to solve his first problem. Perhaps because he is still a child at heart, he is most interested in women who are older than him. Of course he will not admit that he has this plot. In fact, Locke subconsciously believed that the most beautiful woman he met was his sister, but every time he had this thought, he forced himself to calm down and give himself a slap.