On the northern border of the Lampari Kingdom, the temperature dropped faster than other places.
It hadn't been long since autumn began, but there was a clear chill in the morning air. Even Viscount Leslie who always considered himself strong had no choice but to tightly wrap his military uniform coat around his body and shrink back a bit.
Feeling that the thin coat didn't give him much warmth, Viscount Leslie couldn't help knitting his brows.
"Didn't the army headquarters say that they wanted to raise the standard of our northern army?
It's almost winter and they still haven't given out the new coats? "
Mu Lei, his colleague from the Logistics Department of the Northern Battlefront Army, was walking beside him. He bitterly smiled and said, "The Military Department says that every year. But you have been in the Northern Battlefront Army for over two years. Have you ever seen it happen?"
"That's not right, right?
Compared to the military magic machines sent when we attacked the Muerto Mountains at the beginning of the year, how much is a trivial coat worth? "Leslie was a bit confused.
The bitter smile on Muller's face became even stronger.
"I say, Leslie, you've been in the logistics department for two years, how could you not know the situation of our northern army?
Although the military magic machines are expensive, they didn't send much at once, so it's only several hundred thousand gold coins.
But if we want to improve the equipment of our northern army, it would cost too much.
Not mentioning anything else, our northern army has around thirty thousand people, so if each person has a new coat, it would cost at least fifty thousand gold coins.
Adding in all the other daily necessities, do you think the army headquarters will be able to afford it? "
"Thirty thousand coats cost over fifty thousand gold coins?
Doesn't that mean each coat costs close to two gold coins? "Leslie deeply knit his brows.
"I've been in charge of distributing supplies in the logistics department for two years, so I rarely asked about the price of these daily necessities.
How could it be this expensive? "
Muller took a deep look at Leslie, "Leslie, you're about to leave, so I'll boldly tell you today.
To be honest, the coat you're wearing costs one gold coin and eighty silver coins, but the actual price is at most ninety silver coins. "
Leslie narrowed his eyes and didn't ask Muller where the ninety silver coins went.
After all, he came from a large noble family like the Stagg Family, so his knowledge wasn't something normal people could compare to. Adding in the fact that he had been working in the northern army's logistics department for two years, now that Mu Lei had reminded him, how could he not guess what was going on?
Thinking of how many soldiers he had seen in the northern army in the past two years die in battle or become disabled from their injuries, Viscount Leslie couldn't help giving a cold laugh and not saying anything else.
After the two of them walked in silence for a while, Muller felt that the atmosphere was too heavy, so he forced out a smile and said, "Leslie, your transfer order should have come down, right?"
Leslie nodded, "It was approved the day before yesterday. I could have left yesterday, but I wanted to stay for two more days, so I decided to leave tomorrow."
Mu Lei looked at Leslie and thought for a bit before saying, "You're being transferred back to the army headquarters this time. I think that with your family's power, you'll quickly rise in the army headquarters.
Before you leave the Northern Army, let me tell you something from the bottom of my heart.
If you have the chance, you should help us out as much as you can.
The northern army has been suffering for all these years ….. "
Leslie slowly nodded with a serious expression, "I will."
Muller forcefully patted Leslie's shoulder. After hesitating a bit, he gave a long sigh and didn't say the rest of his words.
Leslie shook his head and also patted Muller's shoulder.
The two of them fell into silence again.
After walking around, Muller's face finally returned to normal. He said to Leslie with a smile, "Since you're leaving tomorrow, how about I find some colleagues to hold a farewell party for you tonight?"
"That won't be necessary." Leslie shook his head.
Leslie shook his head, "Didn't you already hold a farewell party two days ago when you received the news?
If you do it again, you'll just be using this as an excuse to drink.
Of course, if possible, I also want to drink with you, but it's a pity that I have other things to do today and will be leaving soon. "
"Is that so?" Muller looked at Leslie in a daze for a bit before suddenly reaching out to hug him.
"Then I wish you a smooth promotion in the future."
Leslie hugged Muller and forcefully patted him on the back as he said in a deep voice, "Take care."
The two of them used strength at the same time before separating. Muller waved his hand and left.
Seeing Muller leave without even looking back, Leslie thought that soldiers who had experienced blood and fire were different, they wouldn't hesitate at all.
After turning his head to look to the north for a while, Leslie turned around and returned to his single room in the garrison.
Butler Brunei had already led two servants to pack up Leslie's belongings. Seeing Leslie come back, he opened his mouth and said, "Young master, let's go, right?
His highness has been waiting for a long time. "
"Your highness ….." Leslie's lips curled into a smile of disdain, but it quickly disappeared. He nodded to Butler Brunei, "Let's go."
The news of Leslie leaving the northern army didn't cause much of a reaction because in the past two years, other than Muller and a few other people in the northern army, no one knew that he came from the Stagg Family.
He had been transferred to the army headquarters and there weren't many people who knew about this.
For the over thirty thousand people in the northern army, he was just an unremarkable person.
Of course, other than him, there weren't many people in the northern army who could receive a banquet from his highness Eric.
Leslie followed Butler Brunei to a small city near the Muerto Mountains. He saw his highness Eric who had specially come here to inspect the northern army.
As soon as they met, his highness Eric immediately gave Leslie a large hug and said with a laugh, "Ha, ha, Leslie, after not seeing you for two years, you're much darker than before.
If you go back to Anvilmar City like this, you won't be welcomed by the young ladies like before. "
Leslie rubbed his face with a smile, "There's no other way, the border is very dry in the winter, so there's no way to maintain my skin.
Then again, I'm a soldier, isn't it bad if I'm too white? "
His highness Eric broke out in laughter again, "Ha, ha, it seems like after being in the northern army for two years, you've changed quite a bit compared to before.
Come, come, sit down, we'll talk while we eat. "
Although time was short, his highness Eric had invited Leslie to a banquet, but it was still very sumptuous.
In this small town near the border, he actually prepared a whole set of expensive silver tableware, and even covered the table with a velvet blanket with exquisite patterns. Together with a dozen or so fragrant and exquisitely made dishes on the table, one could tell at a glance that the cost of this meal was definitely not cheap.
Leslie looked over the table and silently calculated the cost of this meal that was only for him and his highness Eric. Thinking of the military cotton coat he had just been wearing, he couldn't help slightly knitting his brows.
His highness Eric had been paying attention to Leslie's expression the entire time, so this small change naturally couldn't escape his eyes. He quickly asked, "What is it?
Leslie, you're not satisfied with these dishes?
That's easy, I'll have someone take them down and make them again.
But you'll have to wait a bit, so you'll have to be hungry for a bit. "
Leslie quickly wiped away the strange look on his face and waved his hand with a smile as he said, "It's not that I'm not satisfied.
It's just that I've always eaten rough food in the northern army and haven't eaten this kind of delicious food in a long time, so I'm afraid my stomach won't be able to take it. "
His highness Eric laughed, "It seems like you've had a hard time in the northern army these past two years.
But that's fine, once you return to Anvilmar City, I guarantee that you'll be able to adapt to your old life.
Come, sit down. Today's meal will be a celebration for you finally breaking free from the hard days in the army. "
Leslie silently sat down and looked at the incomparably rich dishes on the table. In the end, he couldn't help shaking his head as he said with a sigh, "I'm not the only one suffering in the northern army. The thirty thousand soldiers of the northern army are all the same as me and there are even some who have it worse than me."
"Of course, how could a soldier's life be good? When you decided to serve in the northern army two years ago, you should have been prepared, right?"
Seeing that his highness Eric didn't care about the hidden meaning in his words, Leslie nodded and didn't continue this topic. He began to talk to him about some matters related to Anvilmar City.
Halfway through the meal, Leslie suddenly casually asked, "That's right, your highness, I heard that you're planning to reorganize the northern army and attack the Sack Kingdom?"
"That's right."
His highness Eric put down his utensils and said with a serious look, "We've always had disputes with the Sack Kingdom over the years, but the Sack Kingdom has always taken the initiative.
Now that we've finally taken control of the Muerto Mountains, we've taken the initiative.
If we don't use this chance to attack the Sack Kingdom, it wouldn't make sense.
That's right, Leslie, why are you calling me your highness?
Isn't this too much of an outsider?
With our relationship, is there a need to do this?
Just call me by my name like before. "
"It's different from before."
Leslie shook his head with a faint smile. After thinking for a bit, he said, "Based on the situation, we do have the conditions to attack.
But your highness, have you thought about how much it would cost to attack the Sack Kingdom? "
"Cost?"
His highness Eric knit his brows. He looked at Leslie before revealing a gentle smile.
"Of course it costs money to fight.
But I think that with the full support of your Stagg Family, this isn't a problem. "
Leslie looked at Butler Brunei and Butler Brunei gave him a slight nod.
"Since it's like this … …" Leslie nodded in understanding before raising his wine cup to his highness Eric.
"Then I wish the northern army a great success in their counterattack this time."
His highness Eric gave a laugh before raising his wine cup and clinking it with Leslie's before drinking it in a single gulp.
Leslie tilted his head back and drank it, hiding the cold smile on his lips behind the wine glass.