"Emile Stuart!"

On the high platform of Jinshi Village Square, an old man wearing a brown robe shouted this name to the crowd.

At this time, the audience was crowded with onlookers. They were all villagers from Jinshi Village, but most of them were old people, women and children. A few young people were either physically disabled or looked sick.

When the old man called out the name, the crowd was quiet for a while, and then a figure squeezed out.

He was a boy who looked to be about seventeen or eighteen years old. He was short and thin. He was wearing a gray coarse cloth that could be seen everywhere. It was very thin. He had obvious muscle lines on his arms and seemed to exercise regularly.

The old man looked at the young man named Emil for a moment, then nodded and stretched out his hand to signal him to come to the front of the stage. There were four young people standing there, all of them looking cheerful.

Emil walked over slowly, but his expression was indifferent, and he seemed out of place standing with the other four people.

The old man held a roster in his hand, and Emil's name was in the last row of one of the pages. So the old man turned to the next page and was about to continue reporting his name, but found that the back of the roster was all blank, which also meant that Emil was

The last person on the roster.

"Tsk, tsk, what should I do?"

When the old man saw this, his heart sank, and he turned around and said to the person standing behind the high platform.

It was a soldier wearing armor, and the spear in his hand was shining coldly.

"What? Have you finished reading the name?" The soldier's tone was rude.

"Yes, after reading, all the young people in the village are here, but only these five meet the requirements, but the number of places required above is ten. If we fail to complete the task, we will all be punished."

"Well..." the soldier fell into deep thought, and then said, "Are you sure all the young people in the village have registered?"

"Of course, I have been the village chief for decades and I know the situation in the village very well."

The soldier pondered for a while, then scanned the crowd of onlookers below, and suddenly an idea struck him.

"Then...how about finding a few younger ones?"

"Ah?" The village chief followed his gaze and found that there were many children of fifteen or sixteen years old among the crowd, so he lowered his voice, "You mean... include minors? This,

How can this be done? It is an extremely dangerous battlefield, and the parents of these children will definitely not agree."

"Haha, don't worry. The ten places mentioned above belong to the logistics force. They specialize in handling some sundries and will not go to the battlefield. Moreover, after joining the army, the family members will receive a large amount of consolation money, which ordinary families will not be able to earn in their lifetime.

So much, as long as you explain it clearly, the parents of those children will agree. After all, who can have trouble with money, don’t you think?"

"This..." The village chief still hesitated.

Seeing him hesitating, the soldier became a little impatient, and his attitude instantly became rude.

"Hmph, you have to think clearly. If you can't complete the task on time, it won't just be as simple as dismissal. Maybe our lives will be in danger."

"...Well, okay then." Upon hearing this, the village chief quickly nodded in agreement.

He collected the roster and came to the five young people.

"You guys go back, pack your luggage, say goodbye to your family, and gather in the square at dawn tomorrow."

"Wait a minute, village chief," a young man with a strong physique raised his hand and said in a joking tone, "Look, we are considered to have joined the army, right? When will the agreed consolation money be given to us?"

"This..." The village chief was stunned for a moment.

"Why are you so anxious? Someone will give you the money when you get to the army." The soldier looked impatient.

"Well, that's true. We only register and take you to the army. We have no right to interfere with the consolation money," the village chief explained patiently, "but please rest assured, the lord here, Christy, is very trustworthy.

, she will definitely do what she promised."

"Really? That's good," the young man scratched his head and laughed, "With your words from the village chief, we will feel relieved, don't you think so?"

"Yes, we all believe in the village chief."

The other young people also agreed, except Emil, who was lowering his head and didn't know what he was thinking.

"Okay, stop talking nonsense, let's go quickly, it's almost dark." The soldier urged the village chief, "We must find someone as soon as possible. Tomorrow is also very tight. If we delay too long due to some trivial matters, the people above will

angry."

"Oh, okay." The village chief agreed quickly.

After the village chief and the soldiers left and the crowd dispersed, Emil was preparing to go home alone.

At this time, the sturdy young man just stopped him. Emil knew that his name was Sain and that he was the village chief's nephew. This is why he dared to talk to the village chief like that just now.

"Hey, Emil, why don't you look happy? We have become soldiers."

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"I..." Emil hesitated, unable to answer for a while.

"Leave him alone, Sion, this guy is very withdrawn." Another young man said with a look of disgust.

"Don't say that, Greya," Sion still smiled, "We are all comrades now, we should find ways to build a good relationship."

"Tch, whatever you want, I don't like this guy anyway."

After the young man named Grea finished speaking, he left without looking back, and the other two people followed suit, leaving only Emil and Sean staying where they were.

"I... don't want to join the logistics force." Emil said softly.

"Huh?" Sion didn't hear clearly.

"Didn't you hear the conversation between the village chief and the soldier? What we are about to join is a logistics force and cannot go to the battlefield." Emil's voice became louder.

"How is that possible? I believe that as long as you join the army, you will have the opportunity to go to the battlefield, and maybe you can also make meritorious deeds and shine on your family name... In short, our future is bright, don't you think?" Sion became more and more excited as he talked.

"I hope so." Emil said lightly, and then walked towards home.

"Hey, Emil, we are going to hold a celebration later, you must come." As soon as Emil took a few steps, Sean shouted loudly from behind.

"I'm sorry, I don't want to go... I think it's better to have a good rest. I'll probably have to rush on the road tomorrow." Emil just thought of the words and planned to decline, but unexpectedly, Sean had already walked away.

He didn't chase after him, thinking that even if he didn't go, Sion and the others wouldn't care. After all, he had always been a loner.

Moreover, there was a more serious problem before him, that is, how should he tell his family about this matter?

The sun had already set when Emil returned home. He walked into a small thatched house and lit a kerosene lamp.

Through the light, you can observe the indoor scene. There is nothing but a wooden table and three shabby chairs.

This is the living room of the house, and there are two other bedrooms. Emil walked into one of them, and there was a thin figure lying on the small bed inside.

"I'm back, grandma." Emil said loudly, as if he was afraid that the other party wouldn't hear.

"...Oh, it's Emil." Grandma slowly sat up from the bed, as if she was ill, and her voice was very weak, but her joyful tone could still be heard.

"Don't get up in a hurry, I'm going to make dinner right now." Emil quickly helped grandma lie down and walked out of the house without saying anything else.

There is only a simple living room and two bedrooms in the thatched house. There is no place for a kitchen at all, so you can only cook outdoors.

It was a simple stove made of several large stones located next to the house. Above it was a shelter made of a few logs and bundles of thatch. Emil took the only kerosene lamp in the house and started to cook dinner.

This is the third year that he and his grandma have been living together. Originally he could not do any housework, he has long been accustomed to working for the family. His mother passed away when he was very young, and his father was drafted into the army three years ago.

There is no news.

At first, when the burden of life fell on his shoulders, he didn't know what to do. Fortunately, his always hard-working grandma took care of all the family affairs.

Emil, who comes from a poor family, is certainly not the kind of pampered person. He just has a wish, that is, to become a soldier like his father and serve the current Elnos Empire. So, in order to train himself, he works hard every day

Become an apprentice in the village blacksmith shop.

Although it was exercise, he didn't know how to do it himself. He just felt that being a blacksmith apprentice could at least improve his physical strength and prevent him from being too weak.

The days could have been spent peacefully like this, and the old blacksmith always praised Emil as a good, hard-working and sensible boy, but unexpectedly one day, the elderly grandma accidentally fell while doing housework and hurt her waist.

I can't even stand still, let alone do housework.

Emil had no choice but to go home to take care of his grandmother. In order to take care of the family affairs, he had to quit his job in the blacksmith shop.

He was very unwilling to think about how he would spend the rest of his life like this, but he did not dare to tell his grandma because he was worried that her grandma would think too much and think that he was a drag on the child.

However, just a few days ago, he learned from the villagers that the army was recruiting soldiers. Although he could not leave home before his grandmother died, he still went to the village chief to inquire.

As a result, the village chief told him that the conscription was compulsory. Adult men with sound limbs and good spirits must join the army. Of course, the army would give each soldier a reasonable condolence payment, which would be enough for an ordinary family to live for a lifetime.

Already.

Although this was a good thing that Emil dreamed of, he was troubled when he thought that he still had his grandmother to take care of him, so he was not as happy as others in the square today.

Now, Emir may be the last

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He was at home one day, but he hadn't had time to tell his grandma about it. He didn't even know how to say it.

While Emil was worrying about this matter, he skillfully prepared a dinner of two dishes and one soup.

He put the food in wooden bowls and placed it on the dining table. Then he put a portion on a separate plate and prepared to take it to grandma's room.

But just when he was about to do so, he found that grandma came to the living room on crutches. He was shocked and ran over to help her.

"Grandma, didn't you agree that I would bring you food every day? What should you do if you fall again?"

"It's okay. It's okay to stand for a while."

There was no other way, so Emil had no choice but to help his grandma sit down and put the dinner plate in front of her.
To be continued...