Mount and Blade

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In the early morning, the sun shone into the glass windows of the castle, as if the thunderstorm last night had not happened. The chirping sparrows and some rare birds outside the window were chirping and singing on the branches. It had been a long time since I felt such a natural morning. Green opened his eyes.

Is it just that my chest seems a little stuffy? When I was about to take a deep breath, I found that there was a child lying on me. It was Fitenus, who was sleeping soundly.

The perspective was pulled to the system interface. It was already early morning. We would officially set off in the afternoon. Trunks should be counting the troops now.

Although I had packed a lot of luggage and stored it in the space yesterday, I still had to put on my armor early. Green carefully moved his body out and put on his clothes. In order not to wake up Fitenus, he put the armor into the space and changed it in one click. It was convenient to have a system, and I could dress neatly by myself.

He carried the sword and luggage and left the room. The maids did not urge Green to get up early today, as if they knew that Fitenas had come to Ryan's room.

Green was about to go downstairs to have breakfast with his helmet, but he found that Seranti had been sitting on the windowsill at the end of the corridor playing with a dagger.

Green: "..."

Seranti: "Are you ready?"

Green: "Yes, Mr. Seranti, why are you staying in such a remote place again? Aren't you afraid of catching a cold?"

Seranti: "..."

Seranti's expression under the mask could not be seen, but he should be quite unhappy. He jumped down from the windowsill with his hands and feet, and walked towards Green with a breeze.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Green quickly slipped downstairs and sat on the dining table. Well, a hearty breakfast, soft cheese bread slices, dipped in honey, it was also good, with a piece of freshly grilled steak, it tasted great.

"The dry food for your journey is ready, Master Ryan."

The servant who had been taking care of Green put the dry food in a blue package and placed it on the table.

"Thank you, Uncle Boji."

"I wish you a safe return, Master Ryan."

"No problem, with Trunks here, you will definitely be able to return safely, don't you think, Mr. Seranti." Green chewed the bread and drank a sip of milk, looking at Seranti who had just come downstairs and began to change the subject.

Seranti: "..."

"You're right, finish eating quickly, brat, and go to Trunks to gather early. I heard that Mr. Kasarian prepared a good thing for you, which was developed by the alchemist laboratory." Seranti knocked Green on the back of his head and walked away.

"Hiss, it hurts."

Green tried to dodge, but the range of escape was limited. His head was knocked red and he almost bit his tongue while chewing. Wow, what a vengeful guy.

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After eating, we came to the military camp outside the castle. The knights of the Holy Dragon Knights were lined up in the training stable in an orderly manner, ready to go. However, because they had to count their equipment and check the condition of the horses again, they would not set off until the afternoon. The horses were still in the stables and had not been led out. The Barkley Heavy Lancers selected for this battle were also among them, but obviously they had finished counting the troops and giving lectures, and... explaining the tasks when Green arrived.

"You came just in time, Ryan."

Trunks had just left his post and was chatting with Seranti, and strode over when he saw Green coming.

"Sorry, I'm late."

"Not late, just in time. I've heard about what happened last night. Come with me. The old man's gift to you is in the armory."

"Ah? What else do we have to hear last night?"

"Didn't Fitnas sneak into your room last night?"

"Yes."

"Hahaha, don't tell Fitnas, everyone in the castle knows about this."

"Ah? What's the big deal?"

"Because everyone knows that my introverted brother will not leave his room at night. You get along very well..."

"This..." Green was speechless.

"Yes, otherwise I would have woken you up a long time ago. You sleep like a pig." Seranti complained on the side, and his mouth was still as choking as always.

"Ah? Have you been to my room?" Green wondered, is he so unvigilant now?

"Tsk, if you don't know how to be vigilant at all times like you, you will die without knowing how you died. It's really useless to teach you..."

Okay. It's time to be more vigilant.

.........

"Squeak"

The door of the armory opened, rows of swords, shields and spears, as well as leather or steel armor and full body armor, Pence's armory is still so rich.

However, Green's little gift was on the table in the middle of the armory, and it should have been put aside not long ago.

"Let's try it, but we have to go to the shooting range to practice." Trunks picked up the black iron device on the table that looked like an arm armor and called Green to go to the shooting range first.

"Okay!"

Fortunately, the shooting range was not far away. Standing on the shooting range, Trunks squatted down and asked Green to stretch out his left arm and then fixed the metal ring under the device on Green's forearm. Well, it was quite tight.

"Okay."

"Oh my, what is this? Is it a musket?"

Green took a closer look and realized the subtlety of this thing, but it had to weigh ten pounds, right? It's just that such a big iron block somewhat affects the operation of the left hand.

"You're half right, but the thing the old man specially developed won't be that simple. Well...it's still made of fine black steel. Let me teach you how to fire ammunition first."

Really a musket? That’s so cool! You must know that in the era of cold weapons, owning a hot weapon equipment is simply a qualitative leap, and you have to lament the power of technology.

"First, load the ammunition. If you don't have gunpowder, you can just use steel balls, but...in that case, it will be quite effective for hunting birds and thieves."

While explaining, Trunks opened the box above the iron cannon on Green's left arm and loaded steel balls about two centimeters in diameter into the box. The spring device under the box was very tight and loaded with 7 marbles. Then he pressed a button on the hidden compartment at the forearm, and a box-like hidden compartment was opened. Trunks opened the matching bag. Inside was a pile of paper bags made of kraft paper. When he opened the paper bag, he saw only the inside. It's all black powder.

This smell... is black powder? The smell of saltpeter and sulfur can be smelled even without ignition.

"This grid is for replenishing gunpowder. It is used with steel balls. The power of the iron cannon is amazing, but it needs to be reloaded after firing up to 7 bullets at a time. Not only is the number of bullets limited, but the weapon will explode if it overheats. It will definitely Pay attention to this, do not shoot frequently, and cool down until it does not feel as hot as boiling water.

"Because the side facing the arm is made of special material for heat insulation, and it is used with the upper arm armor, so when it feels hot, you have to wait until it cools down. Don't use it lightly, because this weapon is just People from the Demiaris family use it to save their lives, do you understand?”