Training March

"Yes, Lord Mage!"

After the armor and equipment had been distributed, he explained the requirements to everyone. They did not quite understand why they had to bathe so thoroughly, since they usually did not bathe much at all.

The village chief hurried back to Mel's side. "My lord, the village is running short on firewood. The nearby trees that can be cut down will probably only last until next month. If we continue after that, we'll have to cut timber from the nobles' forest."

"That won't be a problem! Next month, we'll take people directly into the nobles' forest to cut wood. I still have Magic Stones here; those should be able to heat water."

In another month, the weather would be completely warm. By then, it would be summer.

They had many things to do: food, horses, more soldiers, and more weapons.

The problem was that the bandits in the nearby areas had already been wiped out. If they wanted to solve the issue of soldiers, they could only go elsewhere. That meant entering other nobles' territories, and naturally, they could not completely avoid those nobles' notice.

The continent was still in chaos, and those nobles had no mind to deal with him. Perhaps they were also deterred by his strength. But once his intentions were exposed one day, he would inevitably face the full counterattack of the entire noble class.

I still need to accumulate strength quickly—build an army capable of stirring the winds and clouds before they truly notice me and free up their hands to deal with me.

Food did not seem to be a major problem in this world, since high-yield crops such as potatoes and sweet potatoes existed. There was even corn.

Yet even so, these people had still been plundered by the nobles