Although the Parnira region of the Padrosi Empire always gives the impression of being sunny, this is a big reason why it is so prosperous.
Away from the support of the Palohia Plateau, the autumn that has just ushered in the lowland areas of the southern east coast is actually far more difficult than the summer.
The heat here is different from the unobstructed Abu Serra steppe and the direct sun in the Nornstein desert, which is as simple as putting you on a fire. A loose burqa cannot block it, it penetrates everywhere.
The heat in the southern lowland countries is sweltering. This discomfort comes not from the brilliance of the sun, but from the frighteningly high humidity, just like the Riedela wetland area on the west coast.
Dense rainforest and abundant autumn rainfall make this area vibrant, but there are two sides to everything. Due to the high humidity all year round, the body's most effective perspiration and heat dissipation system cannot function normally. The rate of evaporation of water into the air is very slow. The final result is that you feel stuffy all over, like you are wrapped in a Even in the airtight leather coat, he was still very agitated.
And in this case, if you were really wearing a leather jacket, what would it be like?
The young knight Leo Piersta had a very unique and profound insight into this issue. In the letter the young man sent to his lover, he wrote: "When patrolling the town, I often meet many local little boys because I yearn for handsome leather tights and want to join the Imperial Border Guards. Whenever this happens, I want to shout to them: 'Child, please don't! It's better to plunge into the fire pit and feel better. '."
In another of his countless bitter letters, he wrote this: "At the end of every day's routine training, I always envy those ordinary infantrymen, because they only need to wear breastplates and light helmets. , and I have to be fully dressed. This heavy, stuffy armor and the sour-smelling lining may be a symbol of knightly glory in the eyes of some people, but I only think of it as a burden."
Although words like this seem very unsatisfactory, it even makes people agree with the "Beat Generation" evaluation that the older generation of imperial nobles often have about young people like them. But it also shows to a considerable extent the sweltering heat on the southern border of the Padrosi Empire, and the annoyance caused by wearing armor day after day in such temperatures.
But no matter what, the only letters Leo sent to his lover were these complaints about the hardships on the border, which was obviously an extremely wrong decision.
This is why the young knight has seemed a little decadent in the past half month. His dear lover Victoria has not replied to any of his letters three times. Leo initially used the reason that the letter was lost in transit due to the long distance and she did not receive it. Then he reasoned that she might have moved and the letter had to be delivered by an acquaintance, so he missed the opportunity for the herald to deliver the letter. Finally, he finally He accepted the fact that he had lost the other person and used alcohol to relieve his sorrow and sigh.
Coincidentally, under such circumstances, he began to like the feeling of wearing armor and going outside. Because he was surrounded by a lot of tender words that were once full of love while staying in his barracks, he only felt more and more lonely now.
People always have this situation. After something happens, they easily correct something that they thought could not be changed before, and then they start to regret why they didn't take action earlier.
All in all, Leo, who became active despite his impure intentions, was rated much higher in the eyes of others.
This is another patrol day, and Leo is wearing his full-body armor, which has removed the inner thighs, shoe armor, and other unnecessary parts, making it relatively light and flexible.
Padrosi style armor is very advanced.
Although compared to the west coast, the overall atmosphere on the east coast can be said to be peaceful and safe enough that you can hang out in the wild with a big gold chain. But the excellent application engineering technology of Laman Orthodoxy and the previous wars were still enough to make them think about things that many people on the West Coast were unaware of.
The empire's plate armor ownership rate is much higher than any other country on the west coast.
This seems a bit nonsense, after all, the Padrosi Empire itself is larger than the entire population of the entire west coast north of Thoradin. But what we are referring to is not only the ownership, but also the penetration rate.
On the West Coast, only wealthy nobles can equip their elite soldiers with some partial plate armor. This is already a show of strength there, while the standard equipment for regular soldiers on the East Coast is a breastplate and helmet.
And unlike those West Coast-style armors that are ugly, shoddy and unreasonably designed in many places just to save the finished product, the mass-produced soldiers and low-level noble equipment on the East Coast have gone through a lot of careful consideration and design.
The first thing Leo put on was the neck armor, which had a three-layer structure on the neck and was enough to cover the shoulders and collarbone on both sides. After simply connecting and fixing the belt, he took off the shoulder armor from the shelf, then fixed the belt buckle before taking off the heaviest breastplate part. Why do we have to describe all this in detail? If there is a person from Avenella If the noble knight saw it now, he would definitely understand.
Leo, no need for a squire.
He wears armor alone.
How unbelievable this is in the eyes of the West Coast aristocracy, only a few people can understand it.
West Coast style armor is worn by passing the leather cord on the armor through the holes in the armor parts and then fastening it. After wearing thick lining and armor to restrict movement, noble gentlemen have to complete this kind of armor. The delicate work of threading a needle and thread was almost impossible, so a knight needed the help of many companions or squires to put on his armor.
But the East Coast is different.
The East Coast Lamanite poets who are still famous for their satirical literature once wrote limericks that mocked: "Oh, knight, knight, if you throw a brick in the street, you can hit ten knights."
This shows the proliferation of lower-level knights in the Padrosi Empire, but unlike what many people imagine, the more intense the war, the more knights are valued and the number of knights increases. As one of the three major empires in the world, Padrosi has so many knights, but it actually stems from peace and prosperity.
This is a drawback of hereditary status and family inheritance.
What are the descendants of the nobles? Of course, they are also nobles.
In war years, there will be casualties and attrition, so a balance can be maintained. However, in peace years, the population only grows steadily. As a powerful class, the nobles have nothing to do, so the fertility rate naturally increases.
It is normal for a knight to have three or four daughters and three or four sons. Daughters can be married off, but sons must start their own careers.
This phenomenon existed throughout the empire, and the demand for additional armor among knights also increased. Most of them had little qualifications and were poor. The one-time investment in buying armor would help the family, but they could not afford to hire followers, so naturally improved armor that could be easily worn alone was developed.
"Hoo" Leo breathed out. It was actually cooler when he was wearing full-body armor than when he was wearing leather lining alone. Because the cold steel armor can have some cooling effect, in this kind of sultry weather without direct sunlight, the effect is quite impressive.
"A little heavier is actually acceptable."
The words Leo said five hours ago after putting on the armor are constantly echoing in his mind now.
It is also accompanied by a short vocabulary.
"idiot."
"Haha"
"Haha!" He gasped for a long time, and the helmet visor that wrapped around his neck was lifted up. The sweat that had leaked out due to the heat caused by exercise could not evaporate and finally condensed on the inside of the helmet. In normal times, Leo would inevitably start complaining about how painful it was to clean the rust in the gaps in the armor, but now this was the last thing he should worry about.
"What the hell are these!" He waved the ax gun in his hand vigorously, and the creature that looked like a human and a dog, wrapped in rags and smelling of corpse stench, deftly avoided it.
"Ghoul, it must be, my grandmother said it!" said a soldier holding a spear next to him, "Ghoul?" How to deal with this? 'Such a thought flashed through Leo's mind, but he did not show it, not only because he is now the backbone of this separated five-man patrol, but also because the young knight He looked back.
Although he knew it was the wrong time and the wrong place, he could not take his eyes away from the girl as long as he took one look at her.
What kind of person is that?
An upright face as exquisite as a top-grade doll, long and flowing black hair, black eyes full of curiosity and ignorance towards the world like a newborn, and pointed ears.
This is an elf girl. Although her ears are much shorter than people think, and she also has rare black hair, her beautiful face cannot lie.
They rescued the girl from some villagers in the southern lowland countries during the patrol. When Leo stepped out to intercept the villagers who were holding pitchforks and hoes and were preparing to harm her, the young knight felt that this half All the dullness of the month was gone.
After that, he and his patrol team tried their best. Although the villagers of the southern kingdom who spoke Low Laman with a strong accent were desperately shouting and chasing, Leo and the others knew that as long as they could retreat to the Padrosi Empire, Within the territory, these guys don’t dare to make mistakes.
But in the middle of the evacuation, they were suddenly attacked by these strong, dirty monsters with sharp teeth and saliva. The horses were frightened and in the chaos, the young knight's romantic spirit burst out, leading four familiar soldiers. He took the girl's hand and ran all the way to the side, hoping to send her to a safe town while his companions bought time.
It's just that these monsters don't seem to want to let them go, they are still chasing after them. Fortunately, the heavily armed soldiers of the arrogant Padrosi Empire were not targets that could be killed by just chopping melons and vegetables. In the end, they succeeded in killing a monster after paying the price of two minor injuries, but they came back to their senses. But it was already deep in the dense forest.
Without the horses and the smooth and easy road, the physical energy consumed by walking through the dense forest increased exponentially. The soldiers wearing only helmets and breastplates were already panting, and Leo, who was wearing full armor and weighing dozens of kilograms, felt even more shaky now.
But he only had to look back at the girl to feel endless strength coming from his body.
'Is this the power of love? 'The knight pictured this in his mind. In his depressed eyes, this encounter was not an accident but a fate that was destined long ago. He took a step forward, his feet firmly planted on the ground as if taking root, and then he held the ax gun with both hands and stabbed the ghoul's hard skin.
"Bang!" The skins of these ugly monsters are as hard as metal, but weapons like ax guns were born for the purpose of breaking armor. "Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!" The knight shouted, raised his weapon levelly and stepped hard against it to hit the tree trunk.
"Bang!" The monster collided with the tree trunk and made another metallic sound. Leo stirred the ax gun at a large angle to expand the wound, and then stopped this tenacious creature with sharp claws. Come down.
'Did she see it! 'Although the knight who had won another victory was exhausted, his first reaction was still to look back at the girl, wondering if the other party had noticed him.
"" She smiled.
Leo had never seen a smile so beautiful.
Those ignorant and innocent eyes seemed to be filled with love, and the smile that even the bright white moon in the sky couldn't compete with.
The knight felt that he had infinite strength again, but it was at this time that he noticed something else, something that felt inconsistent.
"Hey, where are the four of them?"
The soldiers who were around him just a moment ago disappeared. A chilling feeling suddenly brought the knight back to reality. A voice sounded from behind him, an extremely weak voice.
"Leo... you..."
Little by little, he turned around.
The ugly monster who was about to die on the tree trunk with an ax gun stuck in his mouth spat out human words.
It was the voice of someone he knew well, another knight, a fellow countryman.
"What the hell is this?"
"Roar!" "Bang!" In fact, the knight who was already exhausted was knocked to the ground by the huge force at the moment when he was distracted. He fell to pieces. The protection of the armor prevented him from being seriously injured, but in the Under the tremendous mental shock and the high-intensity battle of continuous hit and run, he was no longer able to bear the weight.
He couldn't get up, so he could only hold his waist up with his hands.
"Damn it!" The knight took out the sword hanging on his waist, but when he was about to stab the target with his sword, he suddenly realized that it was Victoria whom he had missed for a long time.
"Why are you here?" After a moment of hesitation, "Victoria" slapped the sword away from his hand with her bare hands, and then slapped her hand hard on his breastplate like a claw, causing sparks to fly. Fine scratches appeared.
"Uh-huh." The knight's face turned blue from the impact, and his consciousness began to become a little blurry. At this time, he saw the elf girl standing up.
"Help me..." It was no longer time to perform macho chivalry. As if grasping the last straw, Leo stretched out his hand to the other party.
And the beautiful elf girl came over as he wished. With the light behind her back, she stretched out her hand to the knight like an angel sent by the gods.
"Uh" Leo stretched out his gauntleted hand and tried to grab the slender and beautiful palm, but when he took a closer look, he found that it was not open, but clenched into a fist and stretched out. index finger.
The elf girl's hand missed Leo's outstretched hand and pointed downwards towards him.
"That's too hard, stupid boy, you want to bite here."
This was the first time she spoke, and her voice was as beautiful as the person she was.
"Crack" The bone-chilling pain from the unprotected inner thigh made him escape from fantasy for a moment.
There was no more Victoria, only a real monster, a real ugly ghoul.
In the forest not far away, on the ground covered with fallen leaves, four soldiers died miserably, and several ghouls were eating their bodies. And the "ghouls" they had struggled to kill before were actually other companions wearing plate armor.
'So it turns out that he's not here to attack, but to save her. '
The knight's femoral artery was bitten off and his blood began to drain rapidly. At the last moment, he suddenly remembered that he had briefly studied the Lowland Lamani language before setting off to serve on the border.
The words spoken by the shouting Lowland Kingdom villagers were actually not the anger of the mob as he thought, but fear.
'careful! ’ They chanted these words repeatedly.
'Careful, Imperial Knight! '
'She is a'
"Witch"
The knight spit out the last two bytes, and the black-haired girl with an exquisite face squatted down and supported her chin with her hands, watching with interest the ghoul devouring his still warm body with a smile.
"Take your time, don't choke." rw
