Chapter 5: 5. Dagger

After three rounds of drinking, the more they drank, the more they felt, and they began to chat about old things about their hometown. Locke saw that Uncle Yoshak was thinking of his two sons, and his words were full of teaching Locke's behavior and attitude. Locke was also very moved by Uncle Yosak's friendship, and he frequently regarded himself as a junior and toasted Uncle Yosak. Locke also had an impression of Uncle Yosak's two sons. When he first joined the army, his eldest son inherited Uncle Yosak's blacksmith shop, and his younger son was still a handyman in the blacksmith shop. But it was this little fellow who built Locke's first weapon, a short dagger.

This dagger has no wooden handle, only the end of the knife is wrapped with a rough linen cloth as a hilt. The dagger is small and thin, and he has been hiding it in his boots. This dagger also has a story.

When he secretly joined the army at the age of 14, he only brought this short dagger. At that time, a half-sized boy with a big dagger in his palm came to join the army, which became the laughing point and talking point after dinner at the mining town training camp. Originally, he could not join the army without the recommendation of his relatives, but Locke had known him in Mining Town since he was a child. Yosak, who was the captain of the second team of the town barracks at the time, recognized Xiao Locke. This former blacksmith had seen little Locke, in fact In this small town, plus the affiliated villages, there are more than 1,000 people. There are only two or three hundred young adults who can join the army. Everyone knows who can join the army and who will join the army.

Moreover, Locke's short dagger was made by his son, Jorshak, and he recognized it at a glance. When Locke secretly came to join the army, his parents didn't know, only his sister knew. On that hot night, Locke secretly got up, took his linen clothes, and left their thatched hut in straw sandals, perhaps his My sister knew her brother, or maybe it was Locke who woke up her sister. When Locke was not far away, in the dark of night, his sister Leah chased out and caught up with Locke.

She knew in her heart why her younger brother was going to leave secretly, he was going to earn money to do something for the family, and he was going to join the army! In order to prevent his family from starving to death in the drought, and to prevent himself from being sold to businessmen, his younger brother decided to sneak away when his parents objected to joining the army. Once he was admitted to the army, he would not be able to leave without authorization! Unless he is a deserter, which is impossible, his family is still here. Therefore, even if they were found out by the parents afterwards, they could only accept this reality, and the younger brother would be paid after he joined the army and went to the front line. The father was too old and in poor health to respond to the baron's call to join the army. In line, for the sake of this family, the younger brother decided to fight with his life.

Looking at this stubborn younger brother, Locke's sister Lia couldn't help crying. She burst into tears, and the tears soaked the face of this thin girl. The 14-year-old Locke has an impetus and a ruthlessness. He is not afraid of anything and can endure anything, except that he can't see his sister cry. He loves his sister more than he loves himself. Under Locke's helpless comfort and persuasion, Leah gradually stopped crying, but the tears at the corners of her eyes made this malnourished and thin girl even more tender. She looked at her younger brother, turned over every corner of her body, and took out more than 20 copper delle, which is all of Leah's money, she said to Locke in a daze, come back alive!

Locke took the more than 20 copper delles given by his sister, walked all night, and arrived at the town of Mine in the early morning. He used the only money to go to the blacksmith shop in Mining Town, hoping to make a handy weapon. However, the owner of the blacksmith shop at that time, the eldest son of Uncle Yosak, told him that the money could not even buy a sword hilt, so he When Locke left the blacksmith shop in disappointment, a child about his size rushed out of the blacksmith shop. He either sympathized with him or wanted to make some extra money. He said to Locke, "20 copper Dele, use a hoe to dig the remaining copper mine. Stone and iron ore will make you a dagger, can you make a deal?" He then pointed to two or three inconspicuous stones at the door of the blacksmith shop.

Locke looked at the pile of yellow-brown and crimson stones that were smaller than his fists. After struggling for a while, he could only agree reluctantly. After all, he didn't understand the situation in the military camp. He must have something, or why would he join the army? Be a cannon fodder?

So Locke had his first weapon, a short dagger without a scabbard or a hilt. With this short dagger not much bigger than his palm in his arms, Locke joined the army by the standard of just reaching the age line. The next day, Locke's parents hurriedly brought his sister to town. Watching that they were training Locke with everyone in the barracks, the old Locke and his wife could only sigh with tears in their eyes and accepted this reality. This is also a poor commoner. Sadness, under the natural disaster, the role of manpower is minimal, not to mention their family of generations of civilians, they left Locke three big chestnut cakes, Locke knew that this was made by his parents with all the food left in the family. . . For the next six months, they may only be able to eat bark.

Locke's sister took off the linen wrapped in long hair and handed it to Locke, or said to him, "Come back alive!" In the evening, Locke's sister helped her parents, who had aged a lot in the day, to go back to Maple Leaf village road. Locke clenched the fragrant linen in his hand and put it away carefully. He was going to wrap it around the short dagger and let it carry his sister's love for him and fight with him.

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Looking at the back of his parents and sister leaving, Locke vowed to come back alive. Since then, Locke has started his two-month military camp training life. He has been training hard with the captain on the training ground. Age is his disadvantage as well as his advantage. He recovers faster than the average adult. It was also at that time that he discovered that his neighbor, little Hans, who had been playing with him, had also joined the army, but he joined the army to feed his stomach. After two months of training, Locke and the others went to the battlefield.

This short dagger is a true portrayal of Locke when he first joined the army. It is immature but sharp, young, energetic and full of potential. Locke's short dagger witnessed Locke's passing between life and death again and again. After the inferior iron sword issued by the army was broken in the first battle, he used this short dagger to kill his first enemy. A 14- or 5-year-old servant of the Kingdom of Charlo who was about his age, Locke vomited for a whole day after the war. After that battle, however, Locke seized an equally poor quality spear and a pair of short boots.

In the subsequent battles again and again, Locke's weapons were broken and replaced, until they became the equipment they are today, but his short dagger was not broken, maybe he was well maintained, maybe it was Yoshack's younger son's skills are great, and his short dagger grows with him. Now the linen cloth wrapped around the handle of the knife has faded from its former color and turned blood red. There is his blood and the blood of the enemy. Locke often takes out his short dagger and looks at it. From the rough linen cloth, Locke seems to smell his sister's hair again.

The ale reminded Uncle Yoshack of his son, and Locke of the origin of his short dagger, his sister, and his parents. The two drank one cup after another, and the second bottle immediately reached the end. The ale in the Green Palm Tavern tasted average, but it had some staying power. Two bottles of ale didn't make the two of them drunk, but it also made them sentimental.

After drinking the last glass of ale, Uncle Yosak suggested to leave. It was indeed late. It was almost dinner time. The Green Palm Tavern did not provide meals. They had to go back to the camp. The tent and the baron have dinner together, and Locke and the others will also have a patrol of the camp at night. "Uncle, let's go." Locke got up and said to help Uncle Joshak pick up the civilian clothes.

After walking out of the private room, the mood of the two was still dull because of homesickness. Yoshak was worthy of being an old fritter, he quickly adjusted his mood, and made a big joke with Locke to liven up the atmosphere, "You guy 18, so you won't be a virgin, right? I think this bar owner is pretty good" After saying that, he gave Locke a smile.

"Uncle, stop joking, can her like me? Isn't her husband very capable, and he can still talk to the baron." Locke was also amused by this joke, and his sad mood suddenly faded. He doesn't know much about the bar owner, but a person who can understand the overall situation early is not easy to imagine.

"Hey, a speculator, it's just a clown. Can the baron look right at him?" Uncle Yoshak obviously had a deep understanding of the bar owner, and this view should not be limited to him. Alas, a poor fellow. Locke sighed in his heart to the bar owner who he had never met before. It seems that the top management in the camp did not take this guy who surrendered early on. Immediately, Locke thought of the charming lady boss, perhaps because of the influence of alcohol, and suddenly felt a fiery heat in his heart.

Locke is indeed not a virgin. In his second year in the army, he was promoted to 3rd class after escaping death in a larger-scale battle. At that time, in addition to sending money to the family every month, Locke also saved some spare money. It was during that time that he was instigated by his comrades and went to the quarters camp to solve his first time. Perhaps because he was still a child at heart, he was most interested in women who were older than him. Of course he wouldn't admit that. In fact, Locke subconsciously believed that the most beautiful woman he met was his sister, but every time he had this idea, he forced himself to calm down and slapped himself.

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