After Belder left, Velin squatted down again to study the Ancient Magic Device.
Half an hour later, he ultimately chose to give up. He stored it in his Spatial Ring along with the four treasure chests bearing magic locks, intending to take them to Aljettah and have him examine them.
If Aljettah could not unlock them, he would have to wait until the spellcaster team his family was sending him arrived at Lake of Star Prayer before dealing with these items.
After resting for two days, Velin set out for the Winter Training Camp.
Even as the winter training drew to a close, the Standing Army soldiers at the Winter Training Camp showed no sign of slackening.
They had personally witnessed unqualified comrades being struck from the military rolls and transferred into the militia, greatly deepening their sense of crisis.
Before he even approached the Winter Training Camp, Velin could already hear vigorous roars.
Looking out from afar, he saw over a thousand bare-chested soldiers carrying massive boulders weighing more than two hundred pounds as they ran swiftly around the camp's perimeter, faster than ordinary people sprinting at full speed.
After pausing on a hill and watching the soldiers complete a full lap, Velin finally rode toward the camp.
"My lord." The soldier on duty at the Winter Training Camp gate bowed in salute, his eyes filled with resolve.
Velin nodded in satisfaction and rode into the Winter Training Camp.
He dismounted, handed his horse to the accompanying Bronze Knight, and headed with Kyle toward the wooden cabin at the center of the camp.
At that moment, only Cassius remained at the Winter Training Camp's command center. The other two deputy instructors were overseeing training.
When he saw the door open, Cassius stopped his swordsmanship training and saluted Velin. "My