Lord of the Desert

Chapter 35 Fate
"That's good. If that's the case, I'm here today, so let's settle the matter."

When Hong Li heard this, he immediately moved the topic forward.

"Hong Ming, Zhuyi Cavalry Sixth Team, which ones are most in need of manpower?"

He looked at his cousin who was in charge of actual management, and called him by his first name—even though his seniority was the same, Hong Li was nearly 30 years older than Hong Mingming.

"Brother, the third and fifth teams have the least number of people."

Hong Ming sat up straight and replied.

"Then why not go to the third team and follow Ariel?"

Hong Li looked at Hong Sheng.

The Ariel he was talking about was called Hong Lie, the leader of the third team, and the youngest son of Hong Li himself.

"According to uncle's will."

Hong Sheng immediately made a decision without any hesitation.

Speaking of which, Hong Li was old and no longer held any position in any power department inside or outside the clan, so he was relegated to the second line.

But he has a high level of cultivation, deep qualifications, and is responsible for enlightening his children, so in terms of influence, he is probably only inferior to the patriarch alone.

"It's a coincidence that Jiang Youde was originally under Brother Lie, and now Fan Di has filled his vacancy, which is also a good story."

Hong Sheng said again.

Then, he looked at Hong Fan.

"Earlier this morning, I have already read the family training that Hong Ping punished for copying."

Hong Sheng smiled wryly.

"During the He Sheng Festival, you, as an elder brother, don't forget to take to heart what he said was unpleasant."

"Of course not, I know he is still a child at heart."

Hong Fan cupped his hands, apologetically.

"It's just that I was really annoyed when I was dismissed by him in person that day, so I was so formal."

Hong Sheng nodded when he heard this, which was also in line with his thoughts.

Compared with Hong Ping, Hong Fan is indeed a lot more precocious, but anyway, he is less than half a child, so how could he have so much thoughtfulness.

"That's good; I've prepared a little gift, you just accept it, it's Hong Ping's apology."

After everything was agreed, Hong Sheng took out another wooden box and opened it to reveal the five Tuigong pills inside.

When the benefits came to the door, Hong Fan naturally wouldn't play the trick of playing hard to get, so he immediately took it and thanked him sincerely.

In the Wuxun Hall, Hong Li stroked his beard and nodded inwardly as brothers respected each other for a while.

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Once the above things are settled, the progress below will be extremely rapid.

Only three days later, on May 24, Zhu Yiqi's third team met with the future new players.

The location is in the stables of the Hong Mansion.

"Piercing through the realm to the top, the speed of the explosion is no different from that of a war horse."

Hong Lie introduced while feeding his beloved horse "Xuanjiao".

He is just over 1.8 meters tall, with thick black sword eyebrows and short nail-like hair.

Although he was dressed in normal clothes at this time, Hong Fan knew that he was not a mediocre man just by looking at the thick-knuckle palms on the horse's head.

"But the true energy of a martial artist in the strength realm is precious, and it is difficult to last; even if it is a master of the Hunran realm who 'chases the beast, catches the bird with his hand', he still has to rely on the horse when rushing to the battle."

After Hong Lie finished feeding the horses, he clapped his hands and led Hong Fan to the other side of the stable.

"If you join the Zhuyi Cavalry, you will also need a horse - this row is full of good horses without owners, you can choose a predestined one."

Hong Fan heard that a dozen horses passed by one by one.

Most of these horses are docile, except for a two-year-old Huangpu stallion who is particularly unwilling to bite.

"The team is right, that's it."

Hong Fan immediately felt that he was destined for this horse.

Without him, he just likes pretentious guys.

"You can pick it. This yellow pussy has strong muscles and a strong temperament. It was originally planned to be kept for breeding."

Hong Lie nodded.

"But since you have chosen it, I will ask the horseman to start the gelding tomorrow; if the recovery goes well, it can be used as usual in ten days."

"Up to three or four months, he no longer remembers being a stallion."

The two talked about the horse, turned and left the stable, leaving only the yellow pussy horse who thought he was victorious and didn't know the fate was still shaking his head.

A quarter of an hour later, the armory.

Hong Lie called him the clan uncle, and completed the registration procedures with the ordnance officer.

According to Hong Fan's figure, the latter issued a cavalry horn bow, two pots of arrows, a horizontal knife, and a horse spear.

"This horn bow is stronger than the ordinary heavy step bow, but it's just right for us penetrating realm warriors to use it right away."

Hong Lie checked the equipment carefully, and handed the bow and arrow to Hong Fan after drawing the string once.

"You can try your strength, and be careful not to let it go empty."

Then, the two of them tried their swords again.

The horizontal knife is narrow, straight and bright, the knife is three feet long, engraved with the inscription "Wang Bu Liu Xing", very handy.

But compared with Ma Qian, this good knife immediately looks delicate.

The long lance that Hong Fanxin got was four meters long, and the double-edged lance was [-] centimeters long, with obvious armor-piercing ridges on it.

Just as he was waving the toy, Cangnei's heavy footsteps approached again.

This time it was a fish-scale leather armor.

"You order a little, everything is ready."

The ordnance officer put the leather armor on the long table and said roughly.

"Hong Fan, come and try on your upper body."

Hong Lie said immediately.

This leather armor is composed of an inch-long square piece of hard leather, with cross collars and long sleeves, with slits on the front, back, left, and right, like a long robe.

Hong Fan put down his horse and put on his armor with the help of the two.

Unexpectedly, the armor didn't feel heavy on the upper back, and the arms were very flexible.

"How about it?"

Hong Lie laughed.

"This leather armor is handmade by skilled craftsmen. Each piece of armor is made of high-quality raw cowhide coated with tung oil, first baked in fire, and repeatedly forged with iron filings. Shoot through."

Hong Fan was a little strange—iron wares in Jinhai City were not rare at all. If you want hard armor, why give up iron for skin?
Hong Lie also saw his doubts, and answered: "Although this leather armor is good, of course it is not as good as the iron armor."

"It's not that our family can't afford iron armor; it's just that all-steel armor is forbidden by the imperial court. We and other local nobles are particularly sensitive and dare not go beyond it easily."

[Don't dare easily, it seems that you dare if you don't take it lightly. 】

Hong Fan nodded when he heard the words, and heard Hong Lie's disapproval when he mentioned the court.

After all, as far as the sky is high and the emperor is far away, it is difficult for Dahua to be farther away from Shenjing than Jinhai City.

"Okay, I've collected everything for you. If there is any wear and tear during missions in the future, you can apply for a new one."

Saying goodbye to the ordnance officer, Hong Lie helped Hong Fan carry things out.

It seemed that he was afraid that Hong Fan would not cherish the equipment enough, so he added in particular: "It's just such a set, the homes of ordinary people can't be equipped with a lifetime of hard work."

Hong Fan was quite surprised.

Although the people in Jinhai City are not rich, they still have an income of more than ten taels a year after tax deductions.

"Just listen to me and you'll know."

Hong Lie replied.

"The yellow pussy horse is very handsome, the cost is about 30 taels of silver, and the leather armor bow and knife together cost 50 taels, and this high-quality horse is made of Cui family Qianpi steel, at least comparable to that horse."

"In addition, the clan will also take care of Zhu Yiqi's war horses—not counting labor, the fodder and beans used by one horse in a year cost ten taels of silver."

"A horse needs to eat twelve taels a year?"

Hong Fan raised his brows - this is as good as several Aunts Liu.

(End of this chapter)