"You knew I was coming?"
asked the man behind the campfire.
"I don't know. I was thinking maybe you, maybe him, maybe neither of them will come."
"call--"
"Try the wine from our kingdom. If you like it, you can take a few bottles back so that he will not forget the taste of his own home."
Gray said casually, his tone of voice at this time was not at all the tough tone he had on the battlefield before, but rather like a relaxed conversation between friends.
Gurgling.
The man opposite was also very straightforward and drank the wine thrown at him in one gulp.
"Hiccup, the wine is good, a bit like the beer from my hometown."
Burping from the wine, the man didn't expect that there was sparkling wine here, which was very similar to the beer in the past. However, considering that he had seen the existence of cola in this world, it was not unusual to have beer.
Yes, the man who appears here is Lukar.
During Barrett's last punch on the battlefield, Luca clearly saw Gray's expression, which made him curious about the story between this man and Barrett.
After he took Barrett with him for a round with Caesar, he was nagged by Caesar for a while, complaining that his way of handling things was too simple and crude. If he had brought him along, he would have handled things better than he did now.
Finally, under Caesar's nagging, they returned to the ship together and arranged Barrett into the infirmary.
Although Barrett is young and has good physical fitness, if the injuries on his body are not treated, they will still leave hidden injuries, which may affect the future.
After arranging things on the ship, he rushed directly to the Kingdom of Arad without telling anyone. He found the vicinity of the military camp area through his knowledge, and quickly locked the location of General Gray.
"Haha, the wine in our kingdom is good, right? If you like it, treat him well."
Gray made a double entendre, alluding to Lucal.
"Oh? Since you also like this wine, why give up on him."
Lukar directly threw out the questions in his mind.
"Hahaha, yes, why should I give up on him?"
Gray just burst out laughing, smiling and laughing, a tear running down his cheek.
call--
"Because I love this country more. My whole life has been handed over to him. As long as it is the will of this country, I will give up everything, even my life."
After taking the last puff of the cigarette, he threw the cigarette butt directly into the bonfire. When Gray said this, the temperament of a general who had fought many battles on the battlefield was back.
"But now my country doesn't need me anymore. Now I'm just a civilian."
Gray's aura only returned for a moment.
"Have you already made plans?"
Lukar could tell that the general in front of him had lost everything, and he exuded an aura of aging and death.
Some people are still physically alive, but their hearts are dead, and Gray is in this state right now.
It is somewhat unimaginable that the general, who had never changed his expression when faced with the power of Lukar and CP agents on the previous battlefield, had changed into his current state in less than a day.
"Drink another bottle. When you're done, help me bring this to him. Tell him that I have left. I hope he can find true freedom."
Gray didn't answer Lukar's question. He took out a wooden box from the items around him and threw it to him along with the rest of the wine.
Lukar took the things and opened the wooden box. Lying quietly inside was a brand new black headset.
"Now that you've decided, I respect your choice."
After drinking the last bottle of wine, Lukar did not continue chatting with Gray, but turned around and left with the wooden box.
He knew that this man was already determined to die. When the faith he held on to for a lifetime began to collapse, he was already dead.
Lukar can understand very well, maybe every soldier like Gray has his own beliefs.
When Lukar's figure disappeared from the camp, only the crackling sound of the campfire was left.
Gray lit a cigarette again, stood up slowly, and threw all the items around him into the bonfire.
The fire burned more and more fiercely as more burning materials were added.
Gray had a cigarette in his mouth, his fingers were trembling for some reason, and he took out a photo from his military uniform.
There is a group of young boy soldiers in the photo. The most prominent boy among them is standing at the front, with the number '9' on his right arm. These were Gray's boy soldiers back then.
Looking at the young and energetic young soldiers in the photos in front of him, Gray smiled and stood up straight, apparently in a standard military posture.
"Douglas Force!! Defend the Kingdom of Arad to the death!!"
Gray shouted out the slogan he had used when he was the commander of the army, and then jumped.
That night, there was a bright light in the dark Kingdom of Arad.
The fire in the camp burned all night, and then gradually extinguished with the arrival of dawn.
As the sky grew slightly brighter, Lukar purchased a batch of local beer from the Arad Kingdom and returned to the warship with the wooden box.
"Caesar, you came out so early?"
As soon as he stepped onto the warship, Lukar found that Caesar was already leaning against the railing on the deck, as if he had been waiting for someone.
"You're back? You even brought back a box of wine. It looks like you've had a good harvest."
"Haha, you know I'm out again."
"Nonsense, you don't care about the affairs on the warship. I will handle all the big and small things here. I know very well whether there are many people."
Obviously, Caesar knew yesterday that Lukar had sneaked out again, but he did not ask anything. He could guess that it had something to do with Barrett, who had just boarded the ship.
"By the way, have you decided yet? How to report to the Warring States General?"
Caesar crossed his arms and leaned against the fence, looking at Lukar, wanting to know his plans in advance.
"Report? Why do you need to report? I remember that the Vice Commodore of our navy can recruit civilians as ordinary navy."
Lukar said with a puzzled look on his face. He didn't believe that Caesar didn't even know these contents. You must know that Caesar was a monster with perfect scores in the training camp cultural courses.
Snapped--
Caesar patted his forehead. He really shouldn't trust Lukar's thinking ability in this regard. Fortunately, he stayed here in advance to Lukar and was able to discuss it in advance before making a report.
He didn't want to fail to report and let the Warring States General not receive any news, and only call to inquire when there was a problem, otherwise he would lose all opportunities.
Caesar knew very well that as long as the guys from the CP department were involved, things would not be as simple as he thought. What's more, Lukar did such a radical thing that even the CP people dared to frame him and almost took action.
"Alas, I shouldn't expect you to consider this aspect. Barrett is not a simple civilian. He is also a serving soldier of the joining country, not to mention that you killed a general of the joining country."
"No way, Caesar, I followed the method you taught me. Why do I still have problems? I think the trick you taught me is very effective."
Lukar scratched his head. It seemed that in Caesar's eyes, this incident was not over yet, and there would be subsequent troubles.
"What's good comes true. The situation at that time was valid, but in the end it has to be reported to the higher-ups. The content of the report to deal with the CP department and this franchise country may not necessarily follow your approach. I can guess what the other party will do." The means to come down.”
"They will basically sue you for meddling in the affairs of the participating countries and killing the other party's generals. They may even want to apply for you as a wanted criminal, not to mention that Barrett is still on their wanted list. "
Caesar explained helplessly.
