Chapter 27 Doubts
“Guest, this is your points card.”
Armand took what he later called “the biggest trap in the world” from the hotel owner’s hands.
The points card of this hotel is a wooden sign with the store name and address on the front and a 10×5 grid on the back. Four of the 10 grids in the first row are stamped with hot stamps.
When you come to this store with a points card, you can enjoy a 10% discount. Every time you spend 1 Kreuz silver coin, write down a grid. After accumulating a row of grids, you can get another 10% discount on the original discount. 10% off.
This is not a problem. The problem is that the unit price of the various dishes, snacks and drinks on the menu is combined. When it only costs two to three Kreutz, the fraction is always more than 50 copper coins. It is difficult to resist adding dozens more. If you collect enough coins to get 1 Kreuz, you will get one point.
Armand didn't care at first. He used to spend money whenever he wanted and never considered these things.
He also didn’t notice that an invisible and intangible devil kept whispering in his ear, “Accumulate one more point and you’ll be closer to the discount,” making him hold the menu and unknowingly The price of tonight's dinner has been adjusted to 4 Kreuz and 20 copper plates.
Before leaving, the hotel owner also gave him a points card from a nearby jewelry store.
The boss can confirm with many years of experience that this young man must come from a rich and noble family, and that store that specializes in young ladies' jewelry is the most suitable place for him to go.
When we walked out of the hotel, it was already dark.
Armand and his two entourages were staying in the hotel opposite the hotel, and they didn’t want to go back to sleep at this time.
He saw a tavern not far away and planned to go in and sit there by himself. It was a good place to inquire about news, so he let his entourage move freely.
There were many people in the pub at this time. He found a seat to sit down and ordered the most expensive set menu based on the drink list.
Soon after, he looked at the plate of appetizers in front of him in bewilderment. A few half-palm-sized bow-shaped buns were understandable. In fact, there were not many, but bacon slices, sausage slices and Pork rind jelly made him think this should be dinner.
The beer here was good and he liked it after two sips.
Armand leaned back in his chair, pretending to be bored, and listened carefully to the conversations of the drinkers at several tables around him.
Two pieces of news caught his attention. One was that the sale of steel in Wesson would begin to be restricted starting tomorrow, which he already knew in the afternoon. The other was that Baron Wesson began to collect carriages and recruit personnel for no purpose. He said, but the pay is not low, and it sounds like he is going to travel far away.
Before he could listen any more, a burst of cheers suddenly sounded in the tavern, and a singer holding a six-string instrument walked to the corner and sat on a special high stool.
This troubadour seemed to be very famous, and all the gentlemen in the tavern fell silent.
There was a sound of piano, Armand nodded slightly, picked up the wine glass and took a sip.
He knows music, and his skills are really good.
First of all, there were a few traditional local folk songs describing the battles of soldiers. The sound of pianos and songs vividly expressed the fierceness of the battle, which reminded Armand of the first time he went to the battlefield and rushed towards the army of Lisenberg. .
The audience were all old men, and the atmosphere immediately became lively.
Then the tune suddenly changed, and the style was completely different from the tradition. Armand was a little uncomfortable with it, but the atmosphere in the tavern instantly became heated.
"Rise up and sing!
We will win!
Our flag is marching forward,
Please march with us!
You will see loud singing and flying flags,
The dawn of victory announces the arrival of a new era. "
......
All the drinkers stood up, raised their glasses, stamped their feet together, and sang "The people of the Rhine will never be defeated" loudly.
Armand was stunned for a moment and did not stand up immediately, finding several eyes looking at him coldly
Not long after he had to stand up, he was unknowingly infected by the atmosphere. After a cycle, he and the Rhine people raised their glasses and stomped their feet and started singing.
The originally cold gazes became warmer. A few bearded men were not hostile to him because of his Gallic accent. They came over with wine glasses, touched one with him and drank it down in one gulp. After Armand finished a glass of beer, he felt a little strange in his heart, because this song was praising Count Wesson, the eleven knights and more than two hundred soldiers who died on the battlefield together, and he was from the enemy country.
But there was an even stranger feeling in his heart. Perhaps it was because he admired Count Henry von Wesson for his bravery, fearlessness, and loyalty. The meeting in Rhine created a sense of intimacy.
"Sing a war song! One wave after another!
Without a new battle, where will the future come from?
But only by uniting can we defeat the enemy.
Fight side by side, we will be the winners tomorrow. "
......
The next song in the tavern was "The United Rhinelanders Will Never Be Defeated."
Armand was not very adaptable to the new music form at first, but young people have strong receptive abilities. At this time, he gradually adapted to it. Soon he felt that it was quite good and started singing together.
He somewhat understood the meaning of this song. The last war failed, and the Rhine people needed a new war and victory to regain their glory.
However, after that war, the Rhine League and the Kingdom of Gaul signed a twenty-year peace agreement, and the next war may be fought elsewhere.
“Just because he is also a human being,
so he also needs to eat,
But he was driven out of his home,
Wesenland, welcome him,
Brothers, come here,
Welcome to the Wesenland family,
Because you are human too,
Just because you are a human being,
You also need shoes and clothes,
But you met William,
Weisenling, welcome you,
Sisters, come here,
Welcome to join the Wesenling family! "
...
The singing in the tavern suddenly became heavy. Armand felt that he was in a church, and what was singing was the best choir in Gaul... or even the world. .
This feeling has nothing to do with any singing skills, and it comes from the singer's heart.
At this moment, Armand's heart was greatly shocked.
He knew very well that this song was related to the tens of thousands of disaster victims who were about to be driven to Wesenland, and he came here because of it.
In his opinion and that of many others, the Weisen Territory must be on standby, sealing off all borders, and rejecting and expelling the victims as much as possible.
However, he found that all outsiders were wrong. From Baron Wesson to the common people, they did not regard these victims as savage beasts, but regarded them as their suffering brothers and sisters and extended a helping hand.
What kind of spirit is this?
What kind of mind is this?
What kind of land is Wesenland that blooms with such beautiful flowers of kindness?
Armand could not help Sister Li.
(End of this chapter)