Following the command shouted by Cao Jian, two rows of people walked over with uneven steps.
They were all wearing light brown thick tops and trousers, probably paid for by Cao Jian, trying to make them look uniform and orderly. Unfortunately, the state of these people is really hard to compliment. After walking to the opposite side of Guo Kang and stopping, the crowd was still sparse and it was hard to form a line. Cao Jian could only take matters into his own hands and push a few people who were too independent back into the team.
"Hey, it's troublesome." Even Guo Kang, who was not very experienced, felt that these people were not in a good condition and muttered in a low voice.
He thought for a while, put on a routine tone, and said to Cao Jian: "The first batch of candidates is very important to all of us. Are these reliable recruits? How many of them are from good families?"
"I...have tried my best to choose." Although Cao Jian was obviously tired, he still tried to remain serious and said: "This is our most critical cooperation, how can I deliberately give you a shoddy product?"
Guo Kang was noncommittal, turned around and shouted in Chinese: "Raise your right hand!"
All the Russians looked at each other, and many of them looked at Cao Jian, as if they didn't understand.
"Raise your right hands!" Guo Kang shouted again in Greek.
Two people raised their right hands, while others were still at a loss. Some people also raised their hands, but they couldn't seem to tell which one it was, and some were raising their hands on either side. There was some confusion in the queue.
Guo Kang shrugged, showing an expected expression.
He pulled Cao Jian aside and emphasized again: "I ask you, how many of them are from good families."
"Look at it now, how can any of these Russians have good families? These are all people picked out by the city." Cao Jian said helplessly: "These people are the best warriors I can find so far. "
"Okay..." Guo Kang could only nod, walked forward, and looked at them. He also reached out and patted a few of them to see if they were really strong or if they were held up by their winter clothes.
However, after checking a few people, he just sighed.
"How about it? Can I have it?" Cao Jian asked.
"If this is reliable, I will definitely want it." Guo Kang shook his head.
Cao Jianzheng felt a little strange, but saw Guo Kang grabbing someone's sleeve. Swiping up, he revealed the tattoo pattern on his forearm.
"Tattoo."
Guo Kang grabbed his sleeve, turned around and said to Cao Jian.
Cao Jian had a sad face and didn't know what to say for a moment. The strong man whose sleeves were pulled down immediately frowned and widened his eyes. He was obviously very unhappy, but he didn't dare to show off even here.
"Hey, forget it, let's do this for now." Guo Kang could only shake his head: "But let's agree, no matter what happened before, after entering the camp, you have to obey the orders of the army. Since you want me to control it, then Naturally, I and other military officials must state the rules and enforce military discipline. When the time comes, Brother Cao, please don’t blame us for being strict."
"No, no." Cao Jian said quickly: "Just do things impartially. Of course I support it."
Guo Kang nodded and took out his adoptive father's official documents: "Lucas Schwarz Eisen."
"Yes!" Lucas, who had been distracted nearby and didn't know what to think, suddenly stood up straight and replied loudly.
"According to the orders of the War Commander, you are responsible for temporarily replacing the 100 households of this group of soldiers." Guo Kang said briefly: "If everything goes well and the performance here is up to standard, your grapevine cane will be sent to you in a while."
"Yes!" Lucas also didn't say a word.
Guo Kang handed him the official document in front of everyone. Lucas raised his hands in salute again, then stepped aside.
"As for you." Guo Kang looked at the group of Russians and paused for a moment: "This is a rare opportunity. I hope you can all become good Romans."
"It's over." He added.
After that, Guo Kang ended his very concise opening speech and signaled Lucas to leave them alone.
Cao Jian seemed a little surprised by this, but Guo Kang really felt that saying this was enough. It's annoying to talk too much about it, and a lot of these people will probably have to be eliminated. He will say more when it is officially decided.
Agent Baihu Lucas is quite familiar with dealing with these people. As he walked towards the edge of the clearing, someone seemed dissatisfied with his decision, and he beat him up when he went up to him.
The big man, who was about the same height as him, was knocked down by him in two strokes. Seeing their teammates being beaten, the originally agitated team suddenly calmed down and returned to order.
"Look. These are suitable officers that my father specially helped to find." Guo Kang said to Cao Jian: "Don't worry, we will try our best to train them. When the time comes to go on an expedition, they will at least be able to follow the brigade. "
Cao Jian seemed relieved and thanked him. The two of them exchanged a lot of polite words that were not nutritious. Guo Kang saw that he was very tired and suggested that he go back and rest first. Cao Jian was very grateful this time, nodded, and left.
"It's not long enough to talk to him." After he left, Joanna whispered to Guo Kang.
"Isn't this just a routine matter?" Guo Kang didn't care too much: "But he really changed the clothes for these people temporarily, which is also a good idea..."
"Well, have you had enough of visiting?" he said to Joanna.
Joanna nodded, but she was very interested in another thing: "Why did you think of looking at that person's arm just now? Does it mean anything?"
"I think I've seen that person somewhere. He seems to be over there at the theater." Guo Kang thought for a while and said, "Many barbarians have this custom, and people in the market also like this kind of decoration. But these days, We try not to select people like this to enter the army."
"Is this a Roman tradition?" Joanna asked.
"Yes, since the classical period, this has been a symbol only for prisoners and slaves. Later, even the system of forehead tattoos was abolished by Emperor Constantine. Because at that time, Rome accepted the worship of God, and everyone believed that, The human body was created by Heavenly Father. Deliberately graffiti on it is disrespectful to Heavenly Father." Guo Kang told her: "This kind of tattoo basically symbolizes thieves joining the army. Serious believers will not in use."
"On the other hand, many barbarians have a tradition of tattooing, such as the Celts. These tattoos are related to their primitive religion, and regardless of the barbarians or their religion, they are symbols of uncivilization in the eyes of the Romans. So. , and decent citizens would try to avoid it.”
"In the past few decades, this kind of custom has become popular in some cities in Europe. Most of them have too many people coming and going, so it is inevitable. However, when we select soldiers, we prefer the Roman tradition. These people are obviously not A reliable source of troops.”
(End of chapter)
