Chapter 4 Friends and the Future
Grant Inn Backyard.
One meter five from the west courtyard wall, a row of wooden walls stands, and between the courtyard wall and the wooden wall: a narrow land of thirteen meters long and one meter five meters wide, which is Brandon's archery driving range.
At this time Brandon invited his friends Andrew and Alber to come, thinking of letting them do the task of collecting herbs with him.
Brandon, Alber and Andrew are good friends, but because Brandon has been busy with the druid practice during this period, he basically stayed in the forest from morning to night. If he hadn't had his own house in the forest, he would probably have not returned to town.
At this time, I also want to share this collection task closer to each other.
But after all, it is necessary to go deep into the forest this season, threatened by goblins and beasts. Maybe it takes some time to convince them first before their parents can agree.
The three of them didn't sit together and chat for a while, but the skinny Andrew obviously did not change with his age: "Branton, we haven't practiced martial arts together for a while. What's wrong with you today?"
A while ago, Brandon was really busy with the druid practice. He was either on the way to the forest or at Teacher Jason to take care of the medicine garden. At the same time, he had to learn some of the knowledge of druid practice. He did not go to Andrew's house to receive guidance on martial arts training.
The Andrew family served as military households for the lords for generations, and they were a military household for a hundred years. Until Andrew's father had six generations, all of whom had fought for Lord Rons. Andrew's father grew older and his physical fitness was far inferior to before, so he had to withdraw from the lord's army.
Although the lord gave him some thanks, he did not arrange any other jobs. In addition, Andrew's father, Mr. Cowley, did not have other living skills, so he used basic martial arts to guide nearby people at home as a means of making a living.
Brandon also became familiar with Andrew and Alber because he often asked for archery skills.
Andrew trained early on because he was involved in warriors and had strong skills in training hard.
According to Andrew's father, Andrew now has the level of a first-level warrior. Of course, this evaluation is just about skills. Without calculating Andrew's strength, Andrew's strength is much greater than his peers.
"Of course I encountered a good thing when I came to you today!" Brandon had already adapted to Andrew's straightforwardness.
Alber asked curiously: "What can you call a good thing?"
Brandon shot the arrow in his hand and hit the bull's-eye, and explained: "Of course it's something that can make money."
"Make money!" Hearing this, the two of them felt energetic.
"Go to the forest to collect herbs, will you go?" Brandon said his main purpose today and invited the two to collect herbs together.
"Then you have been promoted and officially become a druid?" Aber asked in surprise.
"How did you think of this?" Brandon laughed and covered up his embarrassment a little.
"I just remember you talked about the dangers of the forest before. Only when you become a formal druid can you enter and exit freely." There was a hint of teasing in Alber's words.
Brandon sighed. At that time, the two were young and were not familiar with the situation in the forest. They only knew that there were certain dangers in the forest. So they said something that was inappropriate now: "As long as you don't go deeper into the forest, there should be no problem, otherwise I would have been practicing in the forest so many times."
"Swoosh..."
It was Brandon again, and shot an arrow out.
Brandon slowly lowered his arm and looked at the target again: "This distance is still close. Should Albert shoot a few arrows?"
"Okay, I'll shoot a few arrows, let you two see that my bow and arrow skills have improved a lot." Aber said, taking the bow and arrow from Brandon's hand, posing, and starting to aim at the target.
"How are you interested in getting in together?" Brandon looked at the target not far away, his voice a little erratic.
"Well, I need to think about it carefully, you know my father..." Andrew's voice became deeper and deeper.
"Swoosh..."
Alber also shot the arrow, but failed to hit the heart.
"I don't know if my family will agree with this." Abbot also said his thoughts: "You have also seen that although I have practiced martial arts for a long time, I have not even practiced the bows and arrows that don't need to fight head-on. I am not very strong. Maybe I only need a few more goblins and you will never see me again."
"I think our best way out is to be outside. It is difficult to get opportunities only at home, and the danger is not very high." Brandon's expression of contemplativeness. He knew the ambitions of these two friends, but also knew that they had no chance to succeed when they kept the status quo.
Andrew dreamed of becoming a knight with a fief, while Aber hoped to become a wealthy businessman.
"I heard from my father that at this time, even on the edge of the forest, you may encounter goblins. It's very dangerous! And there is no guarantee."
Andrew lowered his head and thought for a while, then raised his head: "I still want to wait for Lord Rons' recruitment order. Although it is quite dangerous, at least... there will be some compensation if there is an accident."
"Andrew, there have been people in your family for generations. We know much more about the lord's recruitment than we do. How long has it been since the lord's recruitment?"
Brandon asked with a wry smile.
"My father told me that I used to recruit several people every year, but in recent years, the Baron relied on posting reward tasks to strangle goblins, so even if it is recruiting, there will not be many places, but he is also trying to find a way."
Andrew said, lowering his head in a little frustrated.
"How many years!" Brandon's eyes were a little vague: "Even if the Lord Lord is going to recruit soldiers tomorrow, can you beat Brother Durant and Hunter Hunter?"
Durant and Hunter are both in their early twenties, six or seven years older than Andrew, and their strength is obvious to everyone.
"How is that possible! I am only at the level of a first-level warrior now."
Andrew said, and his voice fell down. He really couldn't prove that he was more brave: "They were both union-certified second-level soldiers, and there were indeed a few others who were better than me."
"Then you should consider taking part in the adventure with me!" Brandon laughed and said, "Of course, the Baron issued a reward mission to the outside world to eliminate goblins, but there is no other intention?"
"Probably because this is more cost-effective. Just pay according to the number of killing goblins. Adventurous mercenaries don't have to be responsible for any casualties." Every generation in Andrew's family has people in the army, and they are very clear about this.
"It probably also has the intention of selecting elites." Aber felt that he shouldn't attend this party at this time, because he was really not suitable to join the army or go to the jungle to adventure. His training effect was the worst.
But Brandon and Andrew are his best friends, and he can only express his own point of view: "Although there has been no conscription orders in recent years, new people will definitely enter the army, otherwise your father will not think of any effective way. Your family has been loyal to the Baron for generations. When you achieve success, your father will naturally not waste it."
"Yes, Alber, I'm the same as you think." Brandon smiled, but his smile was a little bitter, obviously remembering the difficulties of the years, but soon he adjusted and pointed to the target: "Just like we shoot archers, if you don't show your ability, how do others know that you are a good shooter."
"Okay, Brandon, since you called me, don't try to get rid of me."
When Alber said this, he was actually a little moved. Which boy did not dream of a brave man? He only heard Alber say, "So what are we hunting?"
"So our main task in the forest is to collect herbs. If we encounter large prey that is easy to fight in the forest, we also have to work part-time hunters and bring the prey back!"
Brandon said to Alber, then turned to Andrew and said, "Of course, we should avoid it if we encounter goblins. After all, although the goblins have good rewards for their ears, our lives are more important."
"Okay, I'll go back and talk to my family. If my father doesn't allow it, I can't bring my weapons out of the house." Andrew nodded in agreement.
"It's my share, but you know I need to go back and ask..."
Chapter completed!