Astartes of the Bear School

Chapter 199 198. Abnormal muscles

Handling affairs poorly in public will have an impact on a samurai's reputation.

During the Warring States Period, the administrative power that originally belonged to the ministers had long been scattered among the warrior families. A warrior should not only be able to fight, but also need to be wise.

The order from Nogami Gensai, the head of the family's bodyguards, saved Nogami Inosuke.

"It's time to report your situation to Mr. Genzai Nogami in person. Okay, everyone! Get ready to meet Mr. Nogami!"

The first half of the sentence was addressed to Lan En, and the second half of the sentence was when the young warrior turned around and cheered to the ronai who had gathered in the longhouse to watch the fun.

As soon as the wanderers heard about food and wages, they naturally put aside the excitement in front of them.

He shouted noisily, took his own weapon and ran out the door.

The soldier leading the way also returned Alondette to Lan En under the look of Nogami Inosuke.

Inosuke couldn't hide his helplessness and disgust when the ordinary ronin flew past.

The class divisions in Japan are obvious and strict. Samurai look down on ronin, but they want to use ronin. There will always be this tangled mentality.

This has nothing to do with whether a specific person is a snobbery or not, but to do with the social atmosphere.

But when facing Lan En, Nogami Inosuke's expression was obviously much more serious.

Whether he is a 'Mingguo native', a 'Southern Barbarian', or simply a figure, Lan En has the conditions for him to maintain respect.

"You haven't been officially hired yet. Returning the weapons is a temporary measure to cope with the assessment, so I will follow you."

The words are not finished, but a smart person can understand what is meant next.

If there are signs of evil intentions, the two people who are talking to each other politely now will be at odds with each other the next moment.

Fortunately, Lan En didn't have this idea.

"please."

With a polite and considerate hand, two figures whose style was obviously different from that of ordinary ronin followed a chaotic group of people and walked towards the courtyard in the center of Hirata Manor.

When we were in the castle town, the atmosphere of war was not that intense. After all, civilians were still wandering around the market, doing their own work and earning their own food.

But after entering the Hirata family's real estate from the castle town, the tense and solemn atmosphere suddenly became intense.

Soldiers dressed similar to the soldiers at the gate were running around, transporting supplies. They were equipped with samurai swords on their waists, or carried cold spears on their shoulders.

Lan En walked on the road with Nogami Inosuke without looking sideways, but his nose had already caught the smell of gunpowder.

There must be a lot of muskets and projectiles in the boxes carried by these soldiers.

Because there are many earthquakes in Japan, most houses are made of wooden structures. Therefore, the houses in Pingtianzhuang are not high in storey, but only cover a large area.

The ups and downs of the road are mostly due to the height differences in the terrain itself.

The wanderers did not go inside the manor, but chose a place in the independent courtyard that was like a small grid as a gathering place.

Even the superficial structure of the manor is not something that the Hirata family would like to be easily seen by the wanderers.

Neither Lan En nor the Ronins have any objection to this. This is the most basic preparation for a semi-military organization.

And they themselves have long been prepared not to be completely trusted. People who take money to do things only get paid to do things.

When Lan and En walked to the independent courtyard, an old but still encouraging voice was lecturing.

"It's useless to say more. Today I just want to test whether your skills are worthy of the Hirata clan's worship! The weak will be reduced, and the strong will gain more. The same applies to the top and bottom!"

The rogues don't have much culture, and the person who lectures doesn't sound like he's capable of explaining much.

But the meaning of this was almost clear as soon as the rogues whispered among themselves.

If you want to mobilize manpower efficiently, you still need an organizational framework.

Rongers are not trusted, so just let them decide who is best and form a queue. Then someone from the family will be responsible for taking charge, which is simple and clear.

In this way, even if the ronin rebel collectively, it will only be one team and will not affect the other military forces of the Hirata family.

When Lan En and Inosuke entered the door, he saw the person who had just shouted.

He was indeed an old man. Being in his fifties was considered a long life in troubled times.

Lan En narrowed his eyes slightly and observed the trainer's muscle structure.

Judging from the exposed neck of his Haori Uuchi Kosode, his skin has accumulated wrinkles, but his skinny body still maintains a layer of muscles with obvious fiber texture.

As a result, on the corner of his exposed collarbone, the loose skin of his body was pulled by the skinny muscles, like horrific scars.

——This is obviously not a normal human muscle structure!

How can any normal human being not have loose muscles and loose skin when they get old?

In terms of strength alone, this old gentleman could probably stab a wild boar straight through with one thrust of his sword!

Next to Lan En, Nogami Inosuke smiled and introduced him in a low voice: "That is Mr. Nogami Gensai, the chief guard of the Hirata clan. Thirty years ago, he was a well-known Wei Mingzhong!"

Lan En didn't pay much attention to Inosuke's information. What he cared about was Inosuke's attitude when talking about this person.

This young samurai obviously didn't think there was anything special about Nogami Gensai's body, that is to say.

Is this abnormal body structure universal?

Or at least in Ashina?

The demon hunter responded politely: "I have admired your name for a long time."

Inosuke smiled at this. Both of them knew that Lan En had no "long-admired reputation" when he first arrived. But the fact that this kind of unspoken flattery can be spoken once again proves that Lan En is not an ordinary bastard.

The credibility of the witcher's statement has thus been greatly improved.

The serious Nogami Gensai glanced at the many ronin. When passing Lan En and Nogami Inosuke, his brows suddenly tightened. Then the perspective never moved again, staring at the tall figure with guarded eyes.

He stared at Lan En, but he shouted: "Inosuke! You will be the assessor, and the limit is ten moves. Those who cannot pass ten moves do not need to stay. After ten moves, we will discuss the level of treatment."

The young warrior next to Lan En immediately bowed slightly, "Yes!"

Then he whispered to the demon hunter beside him: "Please forgive me, Mr. Genzai Nogami has always been cautious and serious in character. Your appearance is a bit too outstanding."

Lan En shrugged, "I understand completely."

After the young samurai explained his explanation, as he walked from the back to the front of the crowd, he had already pulled out a rope from his arms, put on the slightly wide sleeves of his swordsman uniform, and used the rope to push the sleeves above his elbows, with the sleeve corners under his armpits. After being tied up, he became a capable swordsman.

Amidst the friction of steel, the katana was slowly unsheathed. The sunlight reflected off the blade, making it look cold and sharp.

Inosuke bowed slightly towards the crowd of ronai, and his expression became sharp.

"Everyone, please enlighten me one by one."

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