Chapter 10 Analysis
"Your battalion has the strength of a brigade. The highest commander is Baron Kaidozi. Even the captain is the knights under the Baron, so if you want to continue climbing up, you have to climb up to the Baron. Isn't military merits just the baron's words?" Xia Qian said.
"So I need to rely on Master Zoro? He is the eldest master in the territory, and is likely to be the future heir of the baron. Now he surrenders to the eldest master who is not very powerful, and he is likely to be appreciated and cultivated by the eldest master." Locke was still a little clever, and he immediately responded to the reason why Xia Qian suggested that he surrender to Master Zoro.
"Yes, after your introduction, I think the most powerful person in your military camp is now Lord Baron, and you are your captain and Master Zoro." Xia Qian explained, "Since Lord Baron and the captain do not participate in the election of the squadron leader, then you should seize the thigh of Master Zoro. And I even think that this election of the squadron leader is to establish his own team for Master Zoro."
Xia Qian is worthy of being a person who has been struggling in the market since childhood and is very accurate in secular human feelings. Locke once heard from Warner that the third and fourth squadrons might merge into a squadron and then re-establish a squadron. At that time, Locke listened to it as a joke and did not take it seriously, but when Xia Qian said this, it seemed that it was really possible. If a new squadron was established, who would be the chief and deputy squadron leader? Isn’t a team without a leadership framework suitable for Master Zoro’s training experience and establishing a team?
When Locke thought about this, he suddenly realized that he kissed Xia Qian excitedly and told Xia Qian about the merger of the squadron, Xia Qian also confirmed his thoughts even more.
"Why did the Baron establish a team for the eldest young master so early? Besides, it is said that the Baron's second son is now managing the territory in China." Locke was still a little confused.
"I don't understand too much, why do you care about so much?" Xia Qian gave Locke a blank look, "What you have to do now is to climb up and make our future life better." Xia Qian was just an ordinary civilian who grew up in the city. Although she was smart, she still didn't understand the affairs of the nobles enough or even dared not understand. In this era, ordinary people are more respectful of the nobles.
Locke had no ambitions, and was satisfied with being able to eat and wear warmth with his family. Xia Xi's words "we" moved him. He hugged Xia Xi tightly and said, "We will definitely have a good life in the future."
The next day, Locke woke up only after the sun was at half past. As for the reason, it was naturally because the two of them had a fight last night. "Have you been holding it in for too long?" Locke couldn't help but mutter. He patted his face and woke him up. Locke strode towards the military camp.
Last night, Locke and Xia Xi discussed it and defected to the eldest son of Zoro. As for the gifts given to the eldest son of Zoro, Xia Xi suggested that you don’t need to be too expensive or extravagant. You can have something good to be respected by a team leader. It is better to give gifts that match your identity, which can reflect your sincerity and lower your threshold, and not make those fancy things, so that Master Zoro feels that you are a usable person.
Judging from the eldest son's role as the deputy captain of the cavalry squadron and his deeds in the camp, Locke also felt that Mr. Zoro was not a person who focused on material enjoyment, so he listened to Xia Qian's advice. As for the gift he chose, the kind of wine he drank with Uncle Xia Ke yesterday, Xia Qian said that she didn't have much stock of this wine, only five bottles left, and she had to buy some wheat and other raw materials to brew. This time, he brought two bottles to see Mr. Zoro.
Locke returned to the camp's tent of their team. The camp was messy and the noise of these guys could be heard from a distance. This time, Peter was on duty at the camp's tent. A young servant, a young man with bright eyes, was Kane's follower, and was a full-time archer.
"Brother Locke! You're back!" Peter suddenly shouted, scaring Locke who had just walked to the door. Locke glanced at him with a squint eyes, and knew what medicine he was selling. Without further ado, Locke lifted the curtain of the tent and walked into the tent.
"I guess Brother Rock is probably still plowing the land in the quilt of the tavern..." He heard Kane's excited shouting from a distance. It seemed that this guy didn't hear Peter's reminder at the door. He was facing his back to the door of the tent, dancing and telling the other people in the tent about his fantasy.
Rock walked silently behind Kane, and the laughing expressions of the other people in the tent changed. Kane was worthy of being a scout. When other people's faces changed, he immediately reacted. A vicious dog pounced on the food and fell forward, avoiding Lock's legs with one skill. Another loach turned over and rolled to the left, avoiding Lock's step. Lock is worthy of being a strong man with the strength of the second-class private to compete for the first-class private. Just a hasty step, the ground also stirred up a layer of dust and made a muffled sound.
"Wow, brother, please calm down. I'm just having fun." Kane saw Locke's momentum and knew that the boss was serious. He couldn't beat Locke. In addition to the suppression of his strength, which archer did you see who fights with force? He is not stupid and doesn't want to be beaten up by the boss for nothing.
"Hmph, you didn't retreat." Seeing that Kane avoided two moves in succession, Locke did not pursue the matter of secretly slandering him. This guy was a loach, Locke muttered.
"Okay, stop making trouble. After training these days, Yad, you can take Phil and the others to the Green Palm Tavern town and factory." Locke ordered the brothers around him that it was enough to deal with some gangsters, a third-class privateer plus four or five servants.
Locke's words also revealed a lot of meaning. First of all, Locke asked his subordinates to go to the tavern in the town, which was beyond the energy of a small team leader. Although he had this strength, he could not act recklessly without energy. This is a taboo, which indirectly revealed that Locke was determined to be promoted to the captain of the first-class squadron.
Secondly, Locke only ordered to go to the town these few days and also revealed a message that the team might be about to start. As for where to go, living in the military camp, everyone has a more or less ambition to think.
Finally, I went to the Green Palm Tavern to town. Thinking of Rock's not returning overnight, it was not difficult for these big-headed soldiers to think about whether his boss had happened to the beautiful boss lady. The boss sent him to protect his sister-in-law. OK, this means that he did not treat himself as an outsider and he must have protected him. This indirectly brought the team's cohesion closer.
As for Locke, he asked Yad to take a group of servants to the battlefield, not only because they were enough to deal with the gangsters and protect his women, who wouldn't want to rank the strongest power? One is that there are also school squadrons in the camp. He is still a squad leader and cannot do too much. Secondly, to train them, most of these servants have been supplemented with his team in the past year. A year or two ago, they were even just ordinary farmers. They had not experienced enough wars. Let them scheming those gangsters, and they could exercise a little more or less. Although they fought hard yesterday, they were all right, it was Locke and Kane who were beside him, and they took the lead and inspired their blood.
After living together for so long, the captain's meaning was understood by several old foxes, but it was okay if they didn't understand it. When chatting at night, Kane and others would remind them.
This is Locke's charm. He informs his teammates of some sensitive information on the edge in advance, which not only allows them to prepare for battle in advance, but also gives them confidence in their promotion.
At around 3 pm, Locke arrived at the center of the military camp. This was the place where the Baron, the captain and the young master Zoro lived. He was worthy of being the eldest son of the baron. There were at least two small teams of troops outside the young master Zoro's tent. This was an open whistle, and I secretly believed that there were many masters.
When the soldiers who were guarding the gate informed Mr. Zoro, Locke waited outside the door. This time he came to visit Mr. Zoro. He came alone, carrying only two bottles of ale wrapped in glass bottles, which he carried in his hand. This was something he and Xia Qian had discussed long ago. Mr. Zoro looked down on ordinary gifts, and he didn't have any good gifts. It would be better to bring two bottles of wine over there. Wine in the military camp is the best medicine to bring in relationships. Bringing two bottles of wine can bring in relationships between the two. Locke can pick up the plane to show loyalty, without making it seem that he is not polite.
Behind his routine search, the guard who was summoning him also came back, and he invited Locke to go in. Locke nodded to him, tidied up his clothes, and walked into the tent.
This was the first time Locke came to Master Zoro's camp. He had little communication with Master Zoro before, but he would greet him respectfully during battles or in military camps. In Locke's impression, Master Zoro is a strong and easy-going person. As a nobleman, he did not dislike the ordinary civilians in the military camp, but instead fought with them. Master Zoro's strength was beyond doubt. This was a strong man who learned fighting spirit like Uncle Yoshak and others. Locke probably had the most ability to tie with Master Zoro.
Chapter completed!