Chapter 35 Recruitment (8)
Only one precedent.
it was important
People who watched Lucas’ turn knew from then on that there was no problem using foul play.
And of course.
People did not cover the means and methods to hold on for one minute.
“Aaaaaagh!”
Papabak.
turn 72.
A large man screamed and brandished a greatsword.
However, there was no way that the big move would be eaten by Roman, and with the sword that cut through the air, the man picked up a stone from the ground and threw it in Roman’s face.
A surprise and irregular attack.
Roman turned his head to the side to avoid the stone and kicked the man in the face as he rushed to attack again.
puck!
“Gagging.”
Blood spattered.
The man’s pupils dilated, and he fell face first to the ground.
“next.”
Foul.
It is not a condition of elimination.
However, the moment he crossed the line, Roman did not put matters in his hands.
Lucas was smart in that respect.
If Lucas hadn’t given up on sparring, Roman’s sword might have broken one of his bodies.
Testing continued.
80th degree.
90th degree.
And the 100th too.
Even though people keep changing, no one lasts the one minute Roman said.
At first, people who laughed at the rules of the secondary test looked at Roman with a shocked face from a certain moment.
this situation.
It didn’t make sense.
Roman spent over an hour in 100 fights.
Even though it was time to physically breathe quickly, Roman still showed stable breathing as if it were the moment when he first sparred.
There was no physical strain at all.
Such a scene came as fear to the applicants, and they did not dare to win now because they thought that the end was approaching.
They didn’t know about Roman.
Shisan Blood Sea.
At the borderline of death, there is no enemy who sees that his physical strength has dropped.
If you can’t manage your breathing, your movements will be sluggish, and then you will be like a corpse strewn on the floor.
so that.
Baek Joong-hyeok learned how to fight to the end.
breathe once
breathe out again
In a series of processes, the natural mana obtained through breathing circulated inside and properly restored the fatigue of the body.
Roman’s body is still weak.
100 times of sparring is normal when there is a physical burden, but when the body that was strengthened by the metamorphosis was properly managed, Roman proceeded with the sparring in the same condition as the first time.
This is a fight that does not use mana.
Baek Jung-hyeok, who fought for three days and nights during the conquest of Murim, could not have exhausted his stamina with such a light battle.
blast furnace.
The applicant’s judgment was wrong.
I thought it would be advantageous if I delayed my turn, but my steps did not fall due to the fear that weighed down my heart.
“next.”
last.
It was the 120th turn.
He went on stage with a face resigned to defeat and, as everyone expected, he did not last even 10 seconds, let alone a minute.
blow.
The applicant knelt down.
He voluntarily declared surrender when his wooden sword was broken in a contest.
The test is over.
When the 120 campaigns reached their conclusions, people looked up at Roman with a bewildered face.
“… What the hell are we looking at?”
I couldn’t understand it even after seeing it myself.
Roman Dmitry.
His change is beyond the realm of common sense.
All tests have been completed.
Defeat did not mean elimination.
Chris dismissed all the desperate applicants and informed them that he would tell them the results in two days.
and the next day.
Roman passed the list of successful applicants to Chris.
“This is the list of successful candidates. From now on, you will be in charge of training these 30 people.”
“All right.”
widely.
got a list
Then, turning the first page, I saw a familiar name.
‘They said his name was Volcan.’
The first challenger of the test.
He was a man who dared to take on challenges and then fell out at once.
Although the contents of Dalian were insignificant, he was still a person who had enough qualifications to enter the 30 successful candidates.
‘My lord must have highly appreciated Volkan’s courage. Even though it was clear that turn 120 was advantageous, Volkan took the first turn without hesitation. And it was smashed properly. However, given his courage and physical condition when he took the lead, he is too talented for a private soldier.’
Sarak.
turned the page
Most of them were understandable.
Even if they couldn’t show a performance against Roman, those who had the will and conditions were passed.
and.
‘… Henderson?’
There were also some unexpected people.
Henderson was, by all accounts, an ordinary citizen.
After narrowly passing the first test, he showed a passive attitude in the sparring with Roman and was eventually eliminated.
So Chris thought he would definitely drop out.
Unlike other successful candidates, there is no reason for him to be included in the list of successful applicants because he has poor will and conditions.
still.
I swallowed half a question thinking that it was the master’s decision.
He knew that if he was a Roman from his experience, he would not be the one to select the successful applicants without any reason.
however.
On the next page, I had no choice but to ask a question.
“Is Lucas passing the exam too?”
“okay.”
“I admit that Lucas is a B-class mercenary and has sufficient qualifications. But he is a cowardly and despicable human being. During the sparring for the purpose of testing, not only did he throw a dagger and throw sand, but when he was judged defeated, he declared surrender without fighting to the end. These guys act as poison on the battlefield. He’s a coward who doesn’t know when to abandon his comrades. Can other soldiers trust Lucas and fight?”
Lucas was a typical mercenary.
The kind who would do anything to live by abandoning their honor.
Chris didn’t like that.
He knew the honor of being a knight, and if he had been in the position of a challenger, he would not have shouted surrender even if he died.
If you are a soldier who will take care of yourself in the future.
He wanted to exclude people like Lucas.
Roman said.
“So I passed.”
“… What do you mean by that?”
“Like you said, Lucas might be a coward who abandons his comrades. However, in a situation where no one would even think of committing a foul, he was a guy who thought of a realistic way to deal with me and put it into practice. On the battlefield, those types of people shine rather. I will always find a way to live and open a way out somehow. I will ask you. Just because Lucas dealt with me in a different way than other people, does that mean he’s a coward who will abandon his comrades? He only fouled because he didn’t limit the foul, and he hasn’t done anything to break trust yet.”
I was speechless.
Roman was right.
Lucas thought realistically, but there was no basis to evaluate his personality yet.
suddenly.
I remembered what my teacher, Jonathan, had told me.
“Those who survive on the battlefield are not knights who can use auras like you and me. On the borderline of death, where blood and screams run rampant, those who always face the situation calmly and know how to make judgments can survive as people until the end. So always keep in mind That no matter how strong a swordsman you become, you may be beaten by humans like hyenas who hold their breath under your feet and look for opportunities like a corpse.”
He nodded.
Like Roman said, it was still too early to judge Lucas.
however.
I had a question.
“Do you have a reason for recruiting 30 enlisted men this time? 30 people is not a small number of people and it takes a lot of money and effort to manage them. Aren’t there soldiers and knights in the Dmitry family too?”
Chris’ question.
It was the realm of common sense.
next 5 months.
Roman leaves for the battlefield.
However, that was in the future, and there was no reason to prepare by recruiting enlisted men.
The central government is not a diabolical group that blindly drives noble soldiers to death just because they have been conscripted.
conscript troops.
They had a strong sense of emergency forces.
They spend time in the staging area just below the front lines and take on a supporting role when something dangerous happens.
So, if you are lucky, there are many cases where you can finish your military service without a battle.
Roman also had no reason to train privates in a situation where he still didn’t know where he would fall.
and.
Dmitry is a periphery.
As it is an area where battles are not common, it was burdensome to maintain 30 people while giving 8 silver per person from 5 months ago.
chris.
He was the person who held the position of deputy knight commander.
After managing people and knowing a little about accounting, I realized that the meaning of 30 people is not that simple.
A question that should have been asked someday.
Roman said.
“As I said in front of everyone, I have no intention of living on the edge. one by one. I plan to go up step by step, starting with the things I see in front of me. Then, who do you think is my immediate enemy right now?”
first goal.
When asked about it, Chris thought of one.
‘no way.’
I wanted to deny it.
I knew that Roman had become warlike, but I didn’t know that he had such dangerous thoughts.
“okay.”
Roman’s death.
cause of that death.
“We will prepare for war against Barco from now on.”
* * *
That time.
With the approval of the central government, the Barko family issued a statement announcing the official start of the war.
“We believed in the promises of the past and waited for Lawrence’s decision. However, they abandoned the honor of the nobility and betrayed trust, and after a long period of patience, we made a decision to draw our swords. Lawrence’s guilt is obvious. They did not repay the debt left by their ancestors and showed an attitude of refusal to give the land they had put as collateral. Therefore, through this statement, I will inform the people of the Cairo Kingdom. If Lawrence does not pay off his debt or give up the land he staked as collateral within the next week, the Barco family will declare a land war with Lawrence with the approval of the central government.”
Yeongjijeon.
Fierce fight fighting for each other’s things.
By receiving approval from the central government, the Barco family gained the justification to declare the territory war legally.
In the aristocratic world, names are important.
Because there is a justification, the nobles of the northeastern part of the Cairo Kingdom will stand by and watch the war between the two.
if.
If Roman and Flora’s marriage had not been ruined, the Barco family might have acted a little more cautiously.
The fact that the two families had a marriage relationship meant that they were related by blood.
In the aristocratic world, blood ties give a strong justification, so even Lawrence’s business has a strong justification to intervene.
however.
the marriage was overthrown
And from now on, it was his turn to pay for his momentary mistake.
“Lawrence wants you to choose carefully. If you remain silent on this matter to protect the family fortune, soon Barco’s flag will be planted in Lawrence’s heart. we don’t want war But don’t forget that it is Barco who, if necessary, becomes more brutal than anyone else.”
It was a one-sided notice.
at las.
War is right around the corner.
