His Majesty Stacey's generous reward to Arthur made all the generals in the camp full of imagination about the next reward.
You should know that the assassination of the Lion King's son and the burning of the former military city were not only the credit of Arthur alone. Prince Rex's son Hughie and Grand Duke Ross's daughter Gold were involved in it. I believe the reward must be no less than Arthur.
Prince Hobbes cleared his cough, and the tent immediately became quiet: "Arthur Hilllo's military rank has been promoted by two levels, and all his soldiers have been promoted by one level. He will be rewarded with 100 gold and the Kingdom's Glory Medal as a reward."
Prince Hobbes slowly put down the king's commendation order, and everyone realized that the reward had been completed.
Promotion, bounty, and honors. Although there was no more knighthood, His Majesty Stacey's reward to the soldiers below can be regarded as a heavy reward.
The other rewarded generals in the military tent did not notice anything wrong, but Gino frowned, and even Dino showed a meaningful smile.
Arthur stood there in a daze.
"Generals, you must lead by example, fight bravely, and make new achievements in the future to repay the King's grace and the trust of the people of the kingdom!" Prince Hobbes encouraged him again.
When the other rewarded generals in the military tent saluted and thanked the reward and lined up to leave, Arthur and his men had not yet reacted.
"Captain Arthur, do you have any questions?" Prince Hobbes looked at Arthur with a smile. Arthur's military rank was promoted twice and he was now a battalion commander.
"Captain, why didn't the King reward Gold, Huey and Joan this time? They also participated in the assassination of Hicks and the burning of the front military city, but what was the omission?" Arthur suppressed his anger and asked as tactfully as possible.
"His Majesty has rewarded all your soldiers according to merit. Are the few people you mentioned your soldiers?" Prince Hobbs's words stumped Arthur. Gold and the others were of the same rank as himself and belonged to different troops. Naturally, they were not Arthur's subordinates.
Prince Hobbs's face gradually darkened before Arthur explained, "Gold and the others left the barracks without the approval of their superiors. According to military law, they should be treated as deserters. Since their merits and demerits are offset, I am not punishing them. It is a grace outside the law. Do you still want to ask for rewards for them?"
Hobbs has been in charge of the army all his life. When he put the two military regulations out, Arthur couldn't find a reason to refute.
Not to mention the inexperienced Arthur, even Gino, who was also dissatisfied, could not come up with a reason to put on the table.
Arthur did not understand the reason, but Gino and Dino knew it clearly. No matter how great the military achievements of Gold and others were, they were destined not to be rewarded.
Apart from Arthur, if anyone else was to be knighted, Hughie would be involved, and the knighting of the orcs would become the biggest laughingstock of the royal family, so stray only knighted Arthur.
In addition, if only Arthur was knighted and the others did not get anything, there might be a gap between Arthur and Gold and Hug hie. All emperors hope that their generals will only obey and be loyal to themselves, and the most taboo thing is that the generals in the army stick together, which is the power tactics of the emperor.
Arthur bit his lip and continued, "I have another request that I hope the commander can agree to?"
"Go ahead." Prince Hobbes had no expression on his face, but he had already thought in his heart that if Arthur still insisted on mentioning the reward for Huey and others, this boy would be useless in the future.
"The more than 300 soldiers I brought back from the Orc Wasteland this time, except for 20 soldiers from the original 7th Squadron, the others were captured by the Orcs in recent years. They have not returned for many years, and their families think they have died on the battlefield. I hope the commander can allow them to go home to visit their families. Some of the soldiers hope to retire and return home. I hope the commander will allow them to retire for their military merits."
Prince Hobbes didn't expect that Arthur would ask for this, and sighed softly, "They can come back alive from the Orc Wasteland, and they are also people who have died once. This king approves it."
"Thank you, commander." Arthur slowly left the military tent.
The reward was over.
Arthur's soldiers were all very happy. Not only did they receive generous rewards, but Arthur also asked for the opportunity to go home to visit their families or be allowed to retire. The months of fighting and risking their lives finally came to a happy end.
Arthur also did not forget the brothers who sacrificed along the way. He prepared a large amount of gold coins to arrange for Jose and the monkey to take care of the brothers' funeral.
Stretch's plan to use the title to create a rift between Gold and Hug hie and Arthur also fell through.
When Arthur told his friends about the military tent with apology, Gold just snorted arrogantly, "I don't want to take advantage of your military merits. The war between the two tribes has just begun. I will go to the battlefield to get the military merits myself!"
Hughie smiled coldly without any expression. Perhaps he had expected this result.
Joan didn't care about it at all. He didn't care about the legion and the king's reward at all. Although Joan never revealed his background, it can be seen from his generosity that Joan is definitely not from an ordinary noble family.
Arthur had just calmed down the aftermath of the reward when an unexpected guest, Shine, arrived in the tent.
Shine's sudden visit made Arthur a little overwhelmed. After all, Shine is now the leader of the Frost Thunder Legion, and he didn't know how to receive him in his small tent.
Shine was still wearing a scholar's gown, but there was a sword on his waist, which was probably more decorative than practical.
Shine was very casual. He sat cross-legged in Arthur's tent, and then shook his head and sighed, "The world is unpredictable. It's been less than four years, and the little mercenary back then is now a powerful viscount!"
"Yes, who would have thought that the timid scholar back then would now become a general who dares to lead troops to fight against orcs!" Arthur replied casually.
Dino and Arthur looked at each other and laughed at the same time. The huge difference in status between the battalion commander and the army commander disappeared at this moment.
"General Xinuo condescended to visit a battalion commander like me, there must be something?" Arthur asked proactively, not liking to beat around the bush.
Dino also didn't like beating around the bush, and said directly: "The Grand Duke has asked me to take charge of a corps of the Frost Thunder Legion. I don't have anyone I can trust for the time being. I would like to ask you and your friend to go over and help me for a while."
Arthur was a little surprised, and waved his hand without thinking and refused: "I am just a fourth-level lieutenant who has just joined the army. How can I help you? What's more, I am in the Snow Wind Legion and I can't leave without permission."
Dino smiled and said: "Don't worry about this. As long as you agree, I will personally ask the prince. I, Dino, still have this little face. As for the ability, as long as I believe in you, it's enough."
Arthur still hesitated. The Snow Wind Legion had just established itself, and now he was going to the completely unfamiliar Frost Thunder Legion. The unknown challenge made Arthur hesitant.
Dino suddenly lowered his voice, "Of course I won't let you go over to help me for nothing. If it succeeds, I will give you a great opportunity."
Arthur's eyes lit up.