Early the next morning, within the military camp, two hundred infantrymen and twenty Knight Squires were all in position, their formation arranged as they awaited their lord's arrival.
"Salute Lord Velin!"
Iden, a low-level Bronze-grade Battle Soldier at the front, acted as the military commander and shouted loudly.
"Swish—"
Everyone raised their weapons in unison, showing their respect to Velin.
"Very good. You're all full of spirit."
Velin handed his mount over to the Knight Squire Kyle, then climbed onto the raised platform at the Training Ground.
"Form ranks."
Everyone lowered their weapons, stood straight, and fixed their eyes on their lord.
"Starting today, I will personally train you for the next month."
"During training, you will all address me as General."
As soon as Velin finished speaking, more than two hundred people answered in unison, "Yes, General!"
Over the next month and a half, Velin thoroughly indulged his desire to play general, training the two hundred-plus men until they were half dead within the limited time available.
In return, their meals were more than three times as plentiful as usual, keeping them enthusiastic and leaving them without a single complaint.
On August 10, the month-long training ended successfully. Under Velin's lead, the newly equipped army set out with five days' worth of rations to gather at Luoyun Slope, three hundred kilometers away.
Luoyun Slope, once an uninhabited place, had now become an enormous camp.
Eligible nobles from across Cadro Province had brought their own armies here to assemble, preparing for the coming military operation.
At the registration desk by the camp gates, a clerk from the Sixteenth Knight Order was recording information on the Noble Army units.
"Name."
"Velin Ex."
Hearing the familiar name, the clerk looked up and carefully examined Velin before asking, "Number of troops?"
"Twenty cavalrymen