Unlike the soldiers of the Plantagenet Dynasty, most of these black-turbaned warriors came from the mountains, rivers and marshes of the Seven Continents of Lei. They were not soldiers trained for a long time, so they retained many customs and habits of their tribe. They spoke local languages with accents and used strange musical instruments to relieve their irritability. Although they lacked the unified order of the dynasty, they also had the unrestrained and free beauty of the Middle Ages.
Many of these black scarf soldiers had white or red and black paint on their faces, resembling war patterns or some kind of prayer. After hundreds of years of dynasty education, these local religions had filtered out a lot of blood and ignorance, but still retained some forms.
When walking into the bustling night camp, Huang Gu's tall figure immediately attracted everyone's attention, and the descendants of Thunder God who were originally sitting outside to rest also stood up.
"Rest here tonight, someone will arrange a place for us to stay later."
"Yes, Chief!" Their unanimous answer surprised many people in the camp. Some were even ready to gather around to watch. Fortunately, it was a military camp after all, and there were some rules, so they did not walk around casually.
Afterwards, Wu Xingkui took Huang Gu and a group of senior military officials to sit around a huge campfire and enjoy dinner.
Animal meat and grilled fish were skewered on thick wooden sticks and sizzling next to the fire. A low table was placed in front of each person, and then a soldier placed a full bowl of rice on the table, followed by a small pot of rice wine, from which a faint fragrance wafted out.
This kind of wine has a low alcohol content and won’t make you too drunk. In addition, the extraordinary people have a strong resistance ability, so it is also rationed in the army.
"Come, let's toast Lord Huanggu first." Soon after the meeting started, someone toasted the tall figure sitting on the ground.
In response, Arago just shook his head and said, "I don't drink."
After he finished speaking, he stretched out his hand and pointed at the fire, and soon a soldier brought the roasted meat.
Afterwards, the general held the barbecue and ate it bite by bite, and also ate a lot of rice, and then asked someone for tea to relieve the greasiness.
Seeing that he was firm in his words, introverted and taciturn, everyone gradually stopped disturbing the general and turned to talk about other things.
"Prince Huainan's father-in-law, the Dongshan royal family has mobilized a number of ships on the Yellow Sea to head to Hedaizhou to support Prince Huainan. The Northern Palace Army is not good at naval warfare, and many of them have been blocked along the riverbanks and the seashore."
"Prince Huainan is so lucky. The emperor really found a good marriage for him back then." Many people sighed.
"The Dongshan Wang family has produced many talented people throughout the generations. They have been managing the four continents of Yunmen for hundreds of years and have a deep foundation. They are probably comparable to some of the major sects. With their full support, King Huainan has both the people and money he needs, as well as sufficient food reserves, and his rear is stable."
"It seems that King Dai is truly inferior to King Huainan. Ever since his disastrous attack on Luojing, we haven't heard anything from him since then."
"Prince Dai had good relations with many noble families in Luojing in his early years. Unfortunately, the new emperor occupied Luojing first, and those families could no longer stand on Prince Dai's side."
"Good defeat! Hahahaha, that King Dai is nothing but shit. He even wants to claim the throne. He's a laughing stock."
It can be seen that even the people of the Seven Continents of Lei do not have a very good impression of King Dai. The death of Ying Lixing, the head of Xuanyi Palace in his early years, was closely related to King Dai. Now, in the newly established Youxin Kingdom, many officials came from Xuanyi Palace, so naturally they hated King Dai.
After listening to other people chatting for ten minutes, Wu Xingkui sat down next to Huang Gu with a wine pot and barbecue.
"It must be difficult to ask my eldest brother to come here this time." He spoke first.
"It's okay." Huang Gu shook his head and continued eating meat.
"That year I just ran away from home to participate in Lei Xia Ze's competition. I was very excited and proud. Later I was very happy to meet Brother Huang Gu and that kid Ying Canxiao. Oh, yes, sister Nanlian too, but I haven't seen her and Jialan for many years." He talked about the past while drinking.
"Ying Canxiao was originally the grandson of the head of Xuanyi Palace, but he didn't go to Xuanyi Palace. Instead, he became a disciple of Yan Xing, which made all the elders of Xuanyi Palace very angry. Haha." He laughed a few times.
"But right now, this guy should be the most powerful among us."
"He is one of the core members of the Hanshan Yanxing Sect. He leads several giant floating ships to wander on the North Sea and travel to the northern elf kingdom. I feel that if I go to find him now, people will think that I am out of my league." He put down the wine jug and shook his head.
"No, Ying Canxiao is not that kind of person." On the contrary, Huang Gu, who had always been taciturn, made such an evaluation.
"Oh, why do you say that?" Wu Xingkui was a little drunk, his eyes half open and half closed.
"He will do it, and he won't go back on his word easily."
"So this is how big brother thinks of him. It seems I am just used to joking with him while drinking." Wu Xingkui leaned on the wooden table beside him, looking at the bonfire in front of him with half-open eyes.
"After I left Leixiaze, I went to the extremely prosperous Luojing. I experienced the kind of extravagant and luxurious scenes I had read about in books when I was a child."
"Unfortunately, Luojing isn't a place where someone like me can make a name for myself. There are too many geniuses and masters. In just the few years I spent at the Jixia Academy, I met five or six geniuses my age."
"And damn, they have better family backgrounds. Some of them have good marriages at a young age. I'm so envious of them that I feel ashamed."
"I can only be known as a talented military strategist in the Seven Continents of Lei. If I go to other places, I will be nothing." As he said this, he began to laugh at himself again.
"What genius? It's just that my hometown is remote and people don't know much about me. Hahahaha..." As he said that, he took another sip of wine, as if venting his frustration over the years.
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