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35Recruiting soldiers (8)
just one precedent.
it was important.
People who watched Lucas' turn realized that there was no problem in using foul play from then on..
And of course.
People did whatever they could to survive one minute..
“Ahhhhh!”
faba bag.
72second turn.
A large man screamed and swung his great sword..
However, the large movement did not work on Roman, and as the sword cut through the air, the man picked up a rock that had fallen on the ground and threw it at Roman's face..
Surprise and irregular attack.
Roman turned his head to the side to avoid the rock, and then kicked the man in the face as he tried to attack him again..
puck!
“gagging.”
blood splattered.
The man's pupils opened and he fell face first to the ground..
“next.”
Foul.
It is not a condition for elimination.
But the moment the line was crossed, Roman didn't take matters into his own hands..
In that respect, Lucas was smart..
If Lucas hadn't given up on sparring, Roman's sword might have broken a part of his body..
The test continued.
80Second too.
90Second too.
And also for the 100th time.
Even though people kept changing, no one lasted the one minute that Roman mentioned..
Even people who initially laughed at the rules of the secondary test began to look at Roman with shocked faces..
this situation.
It didn't make sense..
Roman had 100 fights, lasting over an hour..
Even though it was a time when he had to physically breathe hard, Roman still showed stable breathing as if it were the first time they sparred..
There was no physical strain at all..
That kind of sight was scary to the applicants, and they couldn't even think of winning because they thought the end was coming before they knew it..
They didn't know about Roman..
Sisanhyeolhae (屍山血海)).
At the border of death, no one will regard you as low on stamina..
If you can't control your breathing, your movements become sluggish, and you end up like a corpse lying on the floor..
so that.
Baek Jung-hyuk learned how to fight until the end..
Take one breath.
Breathe out again.
Natural mana obtained through breathing through a series of processes circulated internally and appropriately recovered physical fatigue..
Roman's body is still weak..
100It is normal for Roman's sparring to be physically taxing, but Roman continued sparring in the same condition as the first time when he was given proper care for his body, which had become stronger due to the metamorphosis..
This is a fight that doesn't use mana.
Baek Jung-hyeok, who fought for three days and nights during the conquest of the Wurim, could not have depleted his stamina through such a light battle..
blast furnace.
The applicants' judgment was wrong..
I thought it would be advantageous to postpone my turn, but the fear that weighed down my heart kept me from moving forward..
“next.”
last.
120It was the turn.
He came on stage with a resigned look on his face, and as everyone expected, he couldn't last even 10 seconds, let alone 1 minute..
blow.
The applicant kneeled down..
When the wooden sword broke in one contest, he voluntarily declared surrender..
The test is over.
120As the battle's long journey reached its conclusion, people looked up at Roman with fascinated faces..
“……What the hell are we looking at??”
Even though I witnessed it myself, I couldn’t understand it..
Roman Dmitry.
His changes were beyond the realm of common sense..
All tests have been completed.
Losing didn't mean elimination.
Chris sent away all the desperate applicants and informed them that he would tell them the results in two days..
and the next day.
Roman handed the list of successful applicants to Chris..
“This is the list of successful applicants. From now on, you will be in charge of training these 30 people..”
“All right.”
widely.
received a list.
Then I turned the first page and saw a familiar name..
‘I told you his name was Volkan.’
test first challenger.
He was a man who took on a bold challenge, but fell down in one fell swoop..
Although the content of the sparring was insignificant, he was still a person who was fully qualified to be among the top 30 successful candidates..
‘The lord would have highly valued Volkan's courage. Even though it was clear that turn 120 had the advantage, Volkan didn't hesitate and took his first turn. And he got really smashed. However, when you look at his courage and physical condition in attacking first, he is a talent that is too outstanding for a private soldier..’
gone.
turned the page.
He was a person most could understand..
Even though they couldn't show a remarkable performance against Roman, those with the will and conditions passed..
and.
‘……henderson?’
There were also unexpected people.
By all accounts, Henderson was an ordinary ordinary person..
He barely passed the first test, but showed a passive attitude in sparring with Roman and ended up being eliminated..
So Chris thought for sure he would be eliminated..
There is no reason for him to be included in the list of successful applicants, as he lacks will and conditions unlike other successful applicants..
still.
I swallowed my doubts thinking that it was my lord’s decision..
I knew that Roman, from his experience, would not be the kind of person who would select a successful candidate without any reason..
however.
On the next page, I had no choice but to question myself..
“Did Lucas pass too??”
“okay.”
“I admit that Lucas is a B-level mercenary and has sufficient qualifications. But he is a cowardly and mean person. During a sparring match for testing purposes, not only did he commit a foul by throwing a dagger and throwing sand, but when he was judged to be defeated, he declared surrender without fighting to the end. A guy like this acts like poison on the battlefield. He is a coward who doesn't know when to abandon his comrades. Can other soldiers trust Lucas to fight??”
Lucas was a typical mercenary.
The type of person who gives up their honor and does anything to survive..
Chris hated that..
He knew his honor as a knight, and if he had been in the position of a challenger, he would not have cried out for surrender even if it meant death..
If you are a soldier who will be in charge in the future,.
I hoped to exclude people like Lucas.
Roman said.
“So I passed it..”
“……What do you mean by that?.”
“As you said, Lucas may be a coward who abandons his colleagues. However, in a situation where no one could even think of committing a foul, he is a guy who realistically thought of a way to deal with me and put it into practice. Those types of people actually shine on the battlefield. I will always find a way to survive and somehow open a way out. I will ask you. Just because Lucas dealt with me differently than others, does that make me confident that he was a coward who would abandon his comrades? He only fouled because he didn't limit the foul, and he hasn't yet shown any behavior that would warrant a breach of trust..”
I was speechless.
Roman was right..
Lucas was just thinking realistically, and there was no basis for evaluating his personality yet..
suddenly.
I remembered what my teacher Jonathan said to me:.
“Those who survive on the battlefield are not knights who can use aura like you and me. At the border of death where blood and screams abound, those who can always face the situation calmly and make judgments are the ones who can survive as human beings until the end. So always keep that in mind. No matter how strong a swordsman you become, you may be defeated by people like hyenas who are waiting for an opportunity like a corpse holding their breath at your feet..”
nodded.
As Roman said, it is still too early to judge Lucas..
however.
I was curious about something.
“Is there a reason you recruited 30 enlisted soldiers this time? 30 people is a large number of people, and managing them requires a lot of money and effort. Don’t the Dmitry family also have soldiers and knights??”
Chris' question.
It was the realm of common sense..
5 months from now.
Roman leaves for the battlefield.
But that was in the future, and there was no reason to prepare by already recruiting private soldiers..
The central government is not a vicious group that blindly forces soldiers into death just because they conscripted them..
conscripted troops.
They had a strong sense of emergency force.
They spend time in the staging area just below the front lines, and take on the role of support there when something dangerous happens..
So, if you are lucky, there are many cases where you can complete your military service without a single battle..
Roman also didn't know where he would end up yet, so there was no reason to train private soldiers..
and.
Dmitry is a periphery..
As it was an area where battles were not common, maintaining a force of 30 people while paying 8 silver per person 5 months ago was a huge burden..
chris.
He was the person who served as deputy commander of the cavalry division..
After managing people and knowing a little bit about accounting, I realized that the meaning of 30 people is not that simple..
A question I should have asked at some point.
Roman said.
“As I said in front of everyone, I have no intention of settling for a place on the periphery. one by one. I plan to climb up by stepping on the things in front of me one by one. So who do you think my immediate enemy is right now??”
first goal.
When asked that question, one thing came to Chris' mind..
‘no way.’
I wanted to deny it.
I knew that Roman had become aggressive, but I didn't know he had such dangerous thoughts..
“okay.”
Roman's Death.
the cause of death.
“We will prepare for war against Barco from now on..”
* * *
that time.
With the approval of the central government, the Barco family issued a proclamation officially announcing the start of the war..
“We believed in the promises of the past and waited for Lawrence's decision. However, they betrayed our trust by throwing away the honor of the nobility, and after a long period of patience, we made the decision to draw our swords. Lawrence's guilt is clear. They did not repay the debt left behind by their ancestors, and showed a hostile attitude by refusing to give them the land that had been pledged as collateral. Therefore, I will inform the people of the Kingdom of Cairo through this statement. If Lawrence does not repay his debt or cough up the land pledged within the next week, the Varco family will declare a land war against Lawrence with the approval of the central government..”
Yeongjijeon.
A fierce battle that risks what belongs to each other..
By receiving approval from the central government, the Barco family gained justification to legally declare a territorial war..
In the world of aristocrats, cause is important..
Because there is a cause, the nobles in the northeastern part of the Kingdom of Cairo will stand by and watch the war between the two..
if.
If Roman and Flora's marriage had not collapsed, the Barco family might have moved a little more cautiously..
The marriage between the two families meant a blood relationship..
In the world of aristocrats, blood ties provide a strong justification, so even if it is Lawrence's work, there is a strong justification for directly interfering..
however.
The marriage fell apart..
And from now on, it was time to pay for that momentary mistake..
“Lawrence wants you to choose carefully. If we remain silent about this matter to protect our family's wealth, it won't be long before Barco's flag will be planted in the heart of Lawrence. We do not want war. However, please do not forget that Barco is the one who becomes crueler than anyone else when necessary..”
It was a one-sided notice..
at las.
War is just around the corner.
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