Looking at the two warriors standing in front of him, Li Yu had an idea in his mind.

Are the tasks assigned to you by the college too much?

It was said that they were 'looking for old local association branches and gathering together to form an organization' - who knew that there were only two people left in this old branch? Moreover, they were old men who could not stand upright at both stations, and their combined age was over 120 years old. This was surprising.

What kind of battle are you fighting?

Seeing that the young mage fell silent, Captain Garcia also lowered his head, grabbed the sides of his pants with both hands, and stopped talking.

After a long silence, Li Yu suddenly asked: "Isn't this the headquarters of the 493 Squadron? A squadron in the field brigade should have several hundred people, right?"

The old captain's voice was dry: "Thirty-five years ago, our 493rd Squadron escorted a group of civilians to come here, reclaimed the land, and established Bonfire Town. At that time, the Patagonian War was over, and the entire squadron

Retirement. You can choose to stay here, or leave... In the beginning, my boys stayed here to protect Bonfire Town."

Li Yu: "Did your army disperse later?"

"After some years, fewer and fewer people stayed here. Twelve years ago, the association's office was closed, and many old guys left, leaving only thirteen people. In the past few years, eight more old guys died.

I originally thought there were five more, but I couldn’t find them today. I only found Izzo.”

The Izzo mentioned by the old captain was the other old man standing next to him. He was also white-haired and wrinkled, but even thinner, so thin that one couldn't help but wonder if a gust of wind could sweep him away.

Compared to Captain Garcia, Izzo is more taciturn. In the 493rd Squadron, Izzo was just a sergeant, responsible for protecting the safety of Captain Garcia, his direct commander. He was used to being taciturn.

Li Yu suddenly asked: "Then why don't you and Izzo leave?"

Just looking around the house, he realized that the old man's living conditions were not that good. Although it was considered a detached house, the doors, windows, and walls were all too old, and the signs of repair could not cover up the cracks and cracks.

Gap. The furnishings in the house are too simple, and it can almost be called a bare house. However, there are many nails for hanging things on the walls, which means that there should be many decorations and furnishings in the house...

"I think it's pretty good here."

The old captain touched his head and suddenly regretted why he forgot to put on his military cap today.

At this time, the wife came over to cause trouble.

She said unceremoniously: "Finally, someone from the association came. Can you tell the truth? The retirement payment we give to veterans here is only 100 iron coins per month. From the first silver coins, to later

It turned into iron coins, and the number became less and less..."

The old captain said angrily: "Stop talking!"

Wife: "I just want to say it! Iron coins are getting cheaper and cheaper now, and silver coins are more valuable. This pension is not enough for us to live. If we couldn't plant beans in the fields, we would have starved to death long ago. And growing beans

It’s not enough, we almost sold out everything at home!”

The old captain became angry and covered his wife's mouth.

At this time, Li Yu said: "I understand your dilemma and persistence, Captain Garcia, you don't have to be embarrassed about this."

The old captain was stunned for a moment.

At this moment, his wife threw away his hand and asked expectantly: "Can the pension be increased?"

Li Yu shook his head slightly: "I'm sorry, I haven't officially become an officer, and I don't know much about the treatment of retired soldiers. I don't know which channel can help you increase the amount of your pension..."

Listening to these words, the wife's face gradually solidified and her eyes dimmed.

Although the old captain's expression remained stiff and unchanged, he sighed silently.

But then, Li Yu changed the topic: "It is difficult to increase pension, but I can give you a sum of money. Is this enough?"

A full twenty silver coins were handed to Captain Garcia.

The old couple suddenly became short of breath.

However, Captain Garcia did not accept it immediately. He looked at the shining silver coins in Li Yu's palm, raised his eyes again, looked at the other person's face, and asked: "Is this...a gift to me?"

Li Yu shook his head: "No, this is the activity fund for this mission. The mission I want to carry out is to organize an army in Patagonia. So the first step is to contact the old association here.

, provide appropriate assistance.”

Captain Garcia grabbed the sides of his pants with both hands and whispered: "I am stationed here, and you are here to perform a mission. Logically speaking, I should be the one to assist you."

Li Yu smiled and said: "The assistance is mutual. I need a place to stay and some local information. Of course, I can only come to you for these."

The old captain stared at him steadily, his eyes were very clear, and the old captain couldn't help but think of his comrades from half a century ago.

"Okay, thank you."

Captain Garcia accepted the silver coins.

This money is enough to support the life of the old couple for a long time. With their consumption level, they will not be able to use it up until they die. But for Li Yu, these twenty silver coins are just a small part of the activity funds distributed by the college.

A fraction of.

Li Yuguang has hundreds of silver coins in his backpack, as well as bills that can be exchanged for silver or gold coins as long as he finds an exchange office. The value of those bills is much higher, equivalent to five thousand silver coins.

Since the task given to him is to build a team, the association cannot be stingy with funds. Besides, compared to the balance of his contribution points, these silver coins are not a big deal.

After accepting twenty silver coins, Captain Garcia smoothed the tie of his military uniform and said: "Since your mission is to organize the army here, then I can help publicize it in the town and see which good guys volunteer.

join in."

The wife couldn't help complaining: "Everyone is either busy farming or doing business, and the rest are idle young people. Isn't that the guy you dislike the most?"

The old captain waved his hand: "Stop making trouble and go back!"

Wife: "You haven't led a team in many years..."

The old captain didn't want to talk to his wife anymore, especially if he didn't want the mages from the association to listen to her talk with him, so he stuffed all the twenty silver coins he had just received into her hand, and then said: "Go back quickly, it's time to

Just work, if you want to buy bacon, go buy it, don’t make any trouble!"

It seemed that this was the first time that the old lady had received so much money. She clasped her hands tightly and did not dare to move.

"Why don't you go back quickly?" the old captain urged, pointing to the door of the house.

The wife said no more and carefully returned to the house holding the silver coins.

Captain Garcia raised his chin: "Mr. Wizard, please come with me. Let's go to the center of the town to recruit troops!"
Chapter completed!