Lord: Marry the villain's daughter at the beginning?

Chapter 221 Clerk

Any weapon must be tested in actual combat, and the same goes for flamethrowers.

Looking at the monsters howling under the experimental flamethrower, Isa breathed a sigh of relief.

Although it had been tested before and the flames from the magic flamethrower were indeed effective against these monsters, Isa still felt inexplicably happy when she saw these burning monsters again.

However, even though the monsters' entire bodies were bathed in flames and several mouths were wailing hoarsely, these monsters were still able to move and rushed towards the flamethrower team with their last bit of strength.

But Isa was also well prepared. The other team holding muskets responded quickly and suppressed the monsters on the spot with muskets. In the end, these monsters could only be burned to death while wailing.

This is just an experimental flamethrower, used to test whether it can cause effective damage to monsters. The one in Flora's hand is obviously not an experimental model, but one specially made to burn the big guy in the center of the battlefield.

Isa looked at Noam, who was like a small hill on the battlefield, and then led the experimental team back to the position.

"Teacher Isa!"

Several soldiers who had just come down from the battlefield and were covered in the smell of gunpowder greeted Isa excitedly.

Isa stopped and was stunned for a moment. It had been a long time since she heard someone call her like that.

Looking at these young soldiers, Isa thought she had a good memory, but she did not recognize them at first glance.

"Teacher, don't you remember us? No wonder."

The soldiers took off their hats and saluted Isa.

"We were the first soldiers to listen to your lectures during the Gray Collar period."

At this point, Isa had some impressions. When she was in Gray Collar, in addition to teaching students in school, Isa also gave basic education and ideological courses to soldiers. However, most of the soldiers were drowsy at that time.

"I remembered."

Isa smiled and nodded in return, jokingly saying, "You guys slept in my class a lot back then."

Several soldiers scratched their heads embarrassedly. The gray-collar workers had strict requirements on the educational level of non-commissioned officers. If they failed to meet the requirements, it would be difficult to get promoted.

Judging from the uniforms of these soldiers, they are obviously veterans, but it is obvious that they are not doing very well now. It can be seen that after Isa left, these soldiers did not study well.

The leading soldier hesitated for a while, then stood up at the urging of his companions and asked, "Teacher Isa, can you give us another lesson? The same lesson you gave to the clerk, we must listen carefully this time!"

Isa was a little confused. She carefully observed the equipment of these soldiers and confirmed again that these soldiers had just retreated from the battlefield. So she asked, "Didn't you just come down from the battlefield? Or is rest time more important? Only after a good rest can we fight against the next wave. The Governor also said that the time for counterattack is coming soon. We can't do without a good rest."

But the leading soldier had a firm look in his eyes, bowed and saluted, saying: "Teacher, please, this is really important to us."

Isa thought these soldiers had finally made some progress and wanted to take advantage of the battle to get promoted, so she insisted, "Rest well. Now that you have rested well, surviving on the battlefield is the most important thing. When this war is over, I will return to Gray Collar to continue my classes."

After saying that, Isa prepared to leave. After all, there were still many things that needed Isa's handling in the rear, and the performance report of the experimental flamethrower needed to be submitted.

However, one of the soldiers stopped them and said, "Teacher Isa, we want to be clerks too, but we are not good at talking and we really don't know what to do as clerks. So please, teacher, teach us!"

Isa was a little surprised when she heard this. There are many strict requirements for being a clerk in the army, and it is not something that can be obtained by relying on seniority alone. Are these soldiers who always fall asleep in class going to become clerks?

In an instant, Isa thought of something and asked, "Where is your original clerk?"

"Sacrificed."

The soldiers' answers were quite calm, as if they were talking about something ordinary.

"The Governor-General had issued an order long ago not to allow the clerks to lead the charge, but the situation on the battlefield changed rapidly, and our previous clerk died to cover our retreat."

The leading soldier added.

"Many secretaries from other teams also died, so the Governor ordered us to become secretaries and disperse to other teams. So, Teacher Isa, can you give us some extra lessons? We will really listen carefully this time."

The death rate of the clerks was too high. Even though Lind had issued many orders, it was difficult to restrain these clerks.

The cold wind and snow hit Isa's face. The war was so cruel that Isa, who was in it, forgot how tragic the war was.

Isa really wanted to ask how many of the soldiers she had taught were still alive, but seeing the hesitation of these soldiers, Isa didn't have the courage to continue asking. Instead, she turned around and asked, "What do you think of the secretary of your previous team?"

Hearing this question, the young soldiers' red faces smiled unconsciously. The leading soldier grinned and said, "Very good. Although the clerk is a little strict, he is still very good to us. Before, we had a shortage of warm clothing, and the clerk even pulled the officer who was supplying us over and scolded him."

Another soldier added: "But the clerk is also terrible when he scolds people. Fortunately, he didn't scold us that time."

The soldiers began to talk about the previous clerk, but in the end they all fell silent.

Seeing this, Isa encouraged: "Look, don't you know very well what a clerk should do? I believe that you can become an excellent clerk even without attending classes. Now go and have a good rest."

After hearing Isa's encouragement, several soldiers finally put their minds at ease and said in unison: "Thank you, teacher!"

Then they all ran away in all directions.

But Isa fell into depression. When the counterattack was over, how many of these people would be left?

Arriving at the rear square, Isa handed Lind the performance report of the flamethrower.

At this time, the magic train not far away was still unloading, and with the resources accumulated before, the amount of holy water and weapons in the position was now terrifying.

Lind has always been quite restrained in the use of holy water. In addition to two bottles of holy water per person, Lind will only actively use holy water for defense when the demons begin to advance frantically.

This was not actually Lind's decision, but a plan discussed by the staff and the upper echelons. They also calculated together how much holy water would be needed to eliminate all these monsters of the demon clan in one go.

And now, the holy water that has been accumulated is finally going to be used on the battlefield.

Isa sometimes wondered if the holy water was directly thrown into the battlefield, would there be fewer casualties? But if that were the case, the duration of the war would probably be prolonged indefinitely, and more people would die after being dragged into a war of attrition.

Isa didn't know if she had the courage and determination to make this decision, but at this moment Isa was somewhat glad that she was not the one who had to bear this pressure.

After sighing, Isa reaffirmed her goal. No matter what, the war should end.