When I Reincarnated I Was a Soldier?!
The Man Known as The Red Grim Reaper
06 – Soldier's Work (1)
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Morning comes early for soldiers.
No, it was not just for soldiers, mornings come early for the world.
Since there was no such thing as electric light, candles or firewood were used as the source of light at night.
Candles were fairly expensive, and the common people tend to use firewood. However, firewood also cost money.
Therefore, the common people would start their activities at sunrise.
Soldiers, without exception, would start their activities at sunrise.
The first thing we would do early in the morning was run. Carrying a heavy load on our backs, we would run through the training grounds.
After that, we had breakfast.
The menu was black, hard bread.
Bean soup. Bacon.
That was all!
The only good thing about it was that it had bacon.
After eating, I started my duties.
There were a variety of duties, but the main one was to patrol the royal capital to maintain security. This was similar to the Japanese police.
Second duty was the gatekeeping of the royal capital.
The purpose of this was to prevent criminals from entering, and to prevent the entry of illicit goods. We would inspect the back of wagons, and see if there was anyone who matched criminals' descriptions.
Next, patrolling the surroundings of the royal capital.
This world was the so-called sword and bow fantasy.
Naturally, there would be monsters like the orcs already mentioned.
Also, there was another classic monster, goblins.
They were small monsters, but they were troublesome because they formed herds.
Ogres.
A monster more powerful and intelligent than an orc.
The dragon species.
There were many different types of dragons, including wyverns.
There were others, but I will not discuss those now.
The purpose of the patrol was to detect them and eliminate them as soon as possible.
Adventurers usually were people who were commissioned to kill monsters or collect medicinal herbs in the rural areas.
The adventurer who discovered the herd of orcs this time was an adventurer who mainly collected medicinal herbs, since medicinal herbs also grow in the area surrounding the royal capital.
"Wasn't today a bust-ish?"
"Apparently three of them came out yesterday."
"Really? Then maybe today wasn't a bust."
The squad members walked while complaining.
Goblins swarm.
If one was discovered, assume there would be three.
This was common sense about goblins.
They were discussing the possibility that they were the last three.
"Don't let your guard down, because they might reappear again." — Said Wayne, the second-in-command of the platoon.
"Yes! Understood, sir."— The private first class replied
"What do you think, captain?"
"It's been a while since they came out yesterday, right? I have a feeling they might still be there." — Patrick replied.
I was promoted to master sergeant and put in charge of a platoon.
A squad was the smallest unit in the military.
Each squad consisted of three people.
Three squads would make one platoon.
3x3 made 9 people, plus the platoon leader to make ten people total, which was one platoon.
Under the Master Sergeant, the composition was Sergeant and Corporal; Lance Corporal and Leading Private; Private First Class, and Private.
After myself was Sergeant Wayne. So he was the second-in-command.
"Let's go a little further in?"
I told everyone.