Chapter 17 Getting ready to set off

The conversation strengthened the Bald King's determination to go out on his own, and he also decided to provide long-term arms trade to the Windsor Territory.

However, before they truly have their own power, both sides should not go too far. The power in Donali City is complicated, and it is possible to tamper with any lord's cake.

The two agreed to continue the arms business first, and then Iket would send personnel to support the bald king.

After a while of greetings, the bald king was sent away, and Iket began to train Shushu again.

Such days are boring but fulfilling. In the blink of an eye, the ten days are approaching, and the originally free and careless rat people have been trained to behave in a decent manner.

"Master Iket!"

Aris rode up from the inn, and Ictor ordered the rat to open the door of the house.

As soon as he entered the door, Aris felt the changes in the rat troops.

Different from the previous tactics of charging head-on, the Rats and Rats are now able to form a rather tight military formation.

The Rats wore mail armor and then put on robes with red hearts printed on them. They held spears and marched in an orderly manner under the scorching sun.

"Master, this time I selected two blacksmiths, five carpenters, two stonemasons, and one tailor from the slums."

This puzzled him very much. Master Iket obviously had the ability to arrange more courses for them, but why he only practiced these simplest and most common things.

It is normal for soldiers to forget to fight back in panic, not to mention forgetting the operation steps. When the spear is about to pierce the belly, anyone will want to retreat.

"Come on, let's go in and talk if we have something to do."

"It's not easy. You've worked hard too. Come on! Come in and sit down. I asked the maids to prepare some food. Just eat here!"

Ictor didn't expect that there were so many craftsmen in the slums, which made him a big mistake!

"Yes, young master, I can't judge the skills of these craftsmen, but they are all squeezed out by the craftsmen in the city. It seems that the frontline lords will not accept them."

Although it is just a simple walk around the playground, it is actually very valuable.

Such infantry has invisibly transcended many territories. Perhaps only those imperial standing armies who have been trained for many years can come out of such a formation.

"You don't want so many lords?"

Ictor approached on Coriander and did not interrupt Aris to observe the military formation.

Ictor looked at Aris who was still deep in thought and knew that he might still not understand what kind of army he wanted.

"Okay, Master."

Aris shook his head and stopped worrying about those things.

Soldiers are emotional, and the reason why I practice like this is so that they can fight mechanically even on the most brutal battlefield, and not be so frightened that they can't even hold a knife."

"Let's change the topic, Aris. Let's talk about how many craftsmen you have recruited for us this time?"

"Master, your troops are really great! The parade in the imperial capital back then was just like this!"

"Oh, well, there's nothing we can do about it. The smuggled crossbows can't be exposed to the light, so we can only practice them here."

"My lord, I have done everything you asked me to do before. It's just that there are too many liars in the slum, and it took a lot of time to screen for people with real talents."

"Master! This is"

Every time Aris recruited in the slums, he would be surrounded by people, and because many of them lied about their skills, it took a long time to screen them.

The team did not scatter after walking for a long time, and still maintained a good formation. You must know that this courtyard is not big, and the military formation needs to turn many times during the march, not to mention that the human veteran will turn around from time to time.

direction of travel.

Aris happily accepted Ictor's invitation, but followed his young master into the villa. The first thing he heard was the roar of flying crossbow arrows.

The entire Donali is like a lighthouse. There are always some people in the empire who are too destitute to make a living, and the demand on the front line is always so great, and people always gather here.

Once the issue of organization is solved, then all that is left is to organize training and improve the technical and tactical level of the troops.

He had hit a wall in the city before, so he ordered Aris to try his luck in the slums outside the city.

Most people living in slums long for upward opportunities, and that is the dawn for them.

After that, these first rats that formed an army would also become the backbone of the Windsor Territory, preparing for future army expansion.

Aris is a businessman after all, and businessmen are always used to measuring things by value. He doesn't understand Ictor's intention of hiring veterans just to train such a simple subject.

In the past ten days, Ictor also ordered the servants he recruited to clean up the villa, and it is now habitable.

The rat men trained by Iket seem to have no martial arts skills, but they can stand their ground under the impact of powerful enemies and fight back calmly.

"Master Yket, you spent a lot of money to hire two veterans, why don't you let them teach you something better?"

Aris walked and watched. The ratmen first stuck the winch on the tail of the crossbow, then turned the winch with all their strength to start winding. Finally, they put the crossbow arrow into the arrow trough and pulled the trigger to shoot.

Ictor called Aris to dismount. In fact, these ten days were not all used to train the rat men. Ictor had been looking for skilled people. These people meant productivity in the medieval times.

Aris was really startled when he saw the rat man standing in the corridor practicing his crossbow.

The crossbow arrows were shot at the temporarily bundled straw men, and most of them could be recycled. Some of the slightly broken ones would be repaired by the carpenters recruited earlier. Ten arrows per mouse would be used for practice, and the rest would be stored for combat.

There are many down-and-out talented people in the slums outside the city, it just takes a pair of wise eyes to discover them.

"You're exaggerating, Aris. They've just gotten a little better at training, but given time, I'm confident that they can become truly elite soldiers!"

"What do you think, Aris, why don't you comment on these rat men."

Even if the house has a wall, it is still easy to be exposed. Ictor doesn't want to be reported when he comes out.

"so much?"

"I see."

"Aris, you can't regard soldiers as absolutely rational individuals. No matter what era people are from, as long as their lives are threatened, they will panic and want to survive. This is the instinct of biology.

Iket was a little surprised to be asked about this all of a sudden, but it was reasonable for Aris to have such doubts.

Outside the window, several storm rats were practicing basic martial arts. The rat named Genil had even started practicing bow and arrow.

This time it was Iket's turn to be shocked. It seemed that this front line had quite a lot of twists and turns. So many lords must have colluded with the people in the city. There may even be deeper reasons.

After thinking about the pros and cons, Iket didn't want to cause more trouble, but people still wanted it.

Aris noticed that the training arranged by Master Ictor was very simple. Many rats were thrusting spears, shooting arrows, setting up bows, and raising shields mechanically.

"In this case, you can make things more secretive. Then, after dinner, you can go to the slums to recruit more people, and then find a reason to send them all away. Then tell the outside world that someone is causing trouble, and we have sent all these poor people away.

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"Yes, Master."

"Hurry up and do this quickly. Let's hurry up and prepare to leave. Donali is still too crowded and can't do anything."

Platters of dishes were served, but after hearing what the young master said, Aris lost his appetite immediately and just wanted to solve the matter quickly.
Chapter completed!