In the Viscount's Mansion, Jet and Solo, who had been training for more than half a month, were lying on the ground with their upper bodies naked, their chests rising and falling with laborious exhalations. Brandy stood next to the two of them, looking at the two puddles of mud that couldn't open her eyes with disdain. What's the use of being older? It's not as good as a child like herself.
After this period of training, the two of them were able to barely complete the day's tasks set by Cody. They were not like at the beginning, but after running behind little Brandy for a few laps, they started to have difficulty breathing. They were already in trouble. The two weak ones have been in the academy for two years and have become almost powerless. Fortunately, Cody forced them to torture them, and finally their bodies slowly improved.
Feeling the changes in their bodies every day, although they kept scolding Cody all the time, the respect in their hearts also increased sharply every day. Cody was not only their friend, but more like a teacher and benefactor.
At first, after three days of training, the two of them already had the idea of retreating. Physical and mental fatigue made them really not want to persist. But Cody blocked the doorway with a bamboo cane, leaving the two brothers with no way out and could only grit their teeth and continue. The main thing that made them carry it over was that Brandi said that he couldn't even climb on top of a woman, which made the two teenagers who fantasized about hugging each other in the future, but in fact never dared to look at the opposite sex in the eyes, full of energy. I don’t know how the young Brandi could say such hurtful words, but it is very likely that it is the truth.
Because of Viscount Mortisel's compensation, the Solo brothers no longer need to worry about the situation at home. Those gold coins are enough to feed and clothe their parents for a lifetime, not to mention a new house. The most important thing is the small shop that has not yet been acquired. With these, the family's life has begun to get better. Thinking about it when I couldn't sleep at night, I felt that not only did I no longer hate Romes who insulted me, but I even wanted to thank him. If it weren't for him, I don't know how long it would take for my parents to live a new life. Without the last burden, the two of them no longer focus on practicing magic every day, and can have more time to deal with Cody's torture.
Watching from the sidelines, the two people, whose bodies had begun to take shape after more than half a month of polishing, said to a middle-aged man sitting with him with a few scars on his face: "Uncle Xiniya, such intensity , will it really not leave a bad impact on their bodies? Their bodies are not even as good as Brandi's."
Xenia smiled and replied: "Don't worry, although the temporary damage to them is not small, after conditioning and recovery, there will not be any irreparable hidden dangers. The two of them did not keep up with their nutrition when they were young, which is why they suffered. They are thin, but they are still good in their bones. After this period of time, such intensity will not be difficult for them, and it will be their recovery period. You also said that you magicians are not warriors, and there is no need to force them. As long as the body is stronger than ordinary people, the current training volume is just enough to meet the requirements. The training method does not need to be changed, and it can always meet the training requirements of the two of them in the future."
Cody nodded and said nothing. Cody would not have any doubts about Xenia's words, whether it was his ability or identity. Xenia is the guard captain of the Viscount Mansion, or Lant's temporary personal guard. He also comes from the legion, but because he doesn't want to stay there every day and live a boring life, he simply asks Lant to take him out. As long as he was not in the legion, Lant knew Xenia's character, so he could only apply to take this brother who crawled out from the dead on the battlefield with him as a temporary bodyguard home.
Even though Xenia is now just a personal guard, it turns out that his strength and prestige in the legion are almost as good as Rand. It is just because of his straight temper that he offended many talents and found it difficult to be promoted. He obtained the title of viscount in Rand. When he was with the Glory of the Knight Commander of the Third Legion, he was still just a squad leader under Lant. But Xiniya doesn't care about these honors, as long as he can go to the battlefield, he will be satisfied.
Cody respects him, not just because he does not have the glory and strength, but because he only eats, drinks, sleeps and trains his childhood self in the Viscount Mansion every day, or he often hangs out in places where minors are prohibited from entering. He is his father's true life and death brother, and his father's savior.
Xenia, an orphan who was born as a civilian, somehow got into the military camp. At that time, Lant was just a squad leader of ordinary soldiers, and Xenia was one of his subordinates. During a sneak attack during the war, due to incorrect intelligence, the entire battalion was surrounded by the opponent and fought for a whole day. When reinforcements arrived, only Lant and Xenia were left in the battalion of 100 people. Lant, who always rushed to the front during the war, was dragged down by several masters of the opponent. He didn't know how many injuries he suffered. He only remembered that Xenia was blocking him before he fainted. When he woke up, the first thing he saw was Xenia, who was holding up his body with a blood-stained spear to prevent him from falling, stood in front of him.
Looking at Cody who treated him like his son, I didn't know why he didn't marry a wife after all these years. I'm already several decades old, but I'm still alone every day. In the past, Cody had doubted whether it was because of the war that he broke his brother, but this doubt disappeared after Cody discovered the place where he went in and out.
Brother Solo, who had been lying on the ground for a long time before slowly getting up, shook his legs and walked to sit next to Cody. He said feebly: "I can't do it anymore. I really can't do it anymore. I was originally thinking about increasing the amount of training. It seems that it’s okay, after a complete training, I feel like my whole body doesn’t belong to me anymore, and now I just want to find a place to lie down.”
Cody handed over two glasses of water and rolled his eyes, "You two are increasing the amount of training like this. I really don't know how much weight you have. Just keep training. Take a rest and eat after you have rested." Then go back."
The two didn't want to talk anymore and just sipped the water. Cody hit them several times with a bamboo cane for drinking too much water after training. It has become a habit for the two of them now. No matter how thirsty they are, they will never drink like before.
Xenia stood up and stretched, and said, "I'm going to Dara City in the evening. Cody, do you want to go with me?"
Thinking of the place where Xenia often went, Cody looked at him with strange eyes and said in a disgusting tone: "If you don't go, my mother will definitely beat me to death if she finds out."
Xenia smiled awkwardly, rubbed her nose and said, "Your father asked me to go there. Don't look at me with that look. He asked me to go do something. The defenders of Dala City sent someone to come there. It’s been a little quiet lately, so we asked us to go take a look. Because it is the lower city of Norma City, and it is also the city with the highest economy in the lower city, so the Lord of the City asked your father to handle this matter. I just happened to have nothing to do, so I Take over this matter. How about you go or not."
"Go, of course, but my dad may not agree." Cody has only heard of Dara City, but has never been there. As the largest material supply place for the Third Army, of course he must go and see it now if he has the opportunity. .
"I will tell Lant that when you grow up, you should go out and experience more. It is not good to stay in the academy all day. But, whether you can go or not depends on your ability. To be honest, I But I have never fought a magician." Xenia said as she took off her coat and stared at Cody with squinted eyes.
Cody was stunned for a moment and ran away under Xenia's stunned gaze. But he came back soon, with a broken wooden stick in his hand.
In the middle of the night, on the empty road, Cody on horseback used the moonlight to look at Xenia's back in front of him. He felt a little regretful in his heart. He was really mentally ill to follow him, and he paid the price. After releasing the bolide, Xenia, who had no influence at all, arrived before Cody had time to react. After a smirk, the bamboo cane that originally belonged to Cody to clean up the Solo brothers was given to Cody and he was beaten across the face. The Solo brothers were watching for dinner. Not daring to eat, he quickly said his house was on fire and ran out, much faster than during training.
Cody scanned his surroundings with his peripheral vision from time to time, fearing that something might suddenly appear in the dark woods. Although there was Xenia in front of him and dozens of soldiers from the Third Legion surrounding him, Cody's heart was still beating wildly. Damn Uncle Xenia, even though he knew the journey was so far away, he didn't even mention starting early and insisted on traveling in the middle of the night. There was no carriage either. After riding a horse for so long and running almost all the way, the buttocks on the horse's back could no longer feel. Fortunately, a few not too bright lights can be seen not far away, which should be the soldiers patrolling the walls of Dala City.
"Speed up, we'll arrive in La City soon." Following Xenia's order, Cody could only endure the pain in his back and waved his riding crop to follow Xenia.
Soon they arrived at the city wall, and the city gate was now closed. At Xinia's signal, a soldier bent his bow and nocked an arrow, and shot the arrow with the letter on the city tower. The sudden movement caused a stir among the soldiers on the city wall, and they were immediately ready for battle. The leading soldier on the city wall took off the arrow and read the letter he had brought. He shouted at the top and disappeared after a moment.
The city gate opened, and a group of soldiers came out, shouting: "Who is this person?"
Xenia responded: "Xenia, the First Knight Army of the Third Legion, we were sent by the Legion Commander and have the regiment seal." He took out an iron sign from his arms.
The leader of the soldiers on the opposite side rode up to the group alone, took the iron plate thrown by Xenia, and handed it back with both hands after confirming that it was correct, "I'm sorry, Mr. Xenia, something is not quite right outside the city recently, so We have to be careful. Please come with me and I will take you to see the Lord of the City."
Xenia put away the iron plate and said: "It doesn't matter, it's a good thing to be careful. There's no need to meet the City Lord. It's too late now. Take us to rest first, and we can see the City Lord tomorrow."
Follow the soldier all the way into the city, ride for a while, and arrive at a place in the city dedicated to entertaining the legions. The soldier said: "Lord Xenia, you can rest here. I will come to take you there tomorrow morning. Go see the city lord."
Xenia nodded, turned around and ordered, "Start resting and gather tomorrow morning. Cody can stay in the same room with me."
Cody dismounted, opened his legs that could no longer be closed, and followed Xenia like a duck holding the box containing the magic wand in his hand. After entering a room, he immediately fell on the bed and exhaled, "Uncle Xenia, what are we doing here? Now that we are here, you should tell me. Also, why do we have to do it at night? I'm on my way, why not start during the day? After riding all the way, I feel like I'm going to be knocked apart."
Xenia took off his light armor and said with a smile: "I don't know what it is. I won't know the details until I meet the city lord tomorrow. When they sent the letter, they only said that something happened near Dala City. , I hope people from the legion can come over, and I didn’t say anything specific. As for why you came here in such a hurry, it’s just to train your kid. What’s it like? It took so long to go home from Bor City and take a carriage. Time, even if you are a magician now, you don’t have to be so delicate."
After taking off his light armor, Xenia took off his clothes and lay on the bed, and said to the speechless Cody: "Okay, rest quickly, it's not long before dawn, and when it gets up, go see the city lord and see what's going on. "
After saying that, he stopped making any sound, leaving Cody, who was all limp and sleepless, lying on the bed in a daze.
