"Yes, sir!" Raymond got the permission, and there was no need to arrange anything. He immediately gave the order, and the young barbarians rolled up their arms and started fighting.
The method of fighting is also very simple, that is, a challenge system. Everyone has a chance to play. As long as you can persist in five challenges without losing, you can win.
Of course, if it is less than five times and no one dares to challenge, it will still be considered a winner.
In addition, in order to avoid wheel battles, as long as you win, you can take a break and then choose a time to play again.
As a result, the barbarian youths outside the castle started a chaotic fight.
Through this melee, Nalant actually found a good fighting barbarian other than Raymond.
After defeating the enemy, this barbarian young man did not choose to rest, but accepted the challenges of the two subsequent tribesmen one after another.
As a result, the barbarian won three out of three battles, and no one challenged him again.
"Raymond, what's this young man's name?" Nalant looked quite satisfied.
"Sir, his name is Big Stone, he is the one who was bitten by Flame Wolf a few days ago!"
"Well, not bad!"
Soon, the selection of the barbarian bodyguards was completed. Although the ten people were bruised and swollen, all of them were smiling from ear to ear.
Nalant also smiled. As his personal guard, in addition to learning swordsmanship from Catherine, he also prepared a lot of 'good' training subjects waiting for them.
For example, for cross-country running, other guards only need one round trip from the castle to the beach. They need at least two round trips, and the number will increase depending on the situation in the future.
For example, other guards are likely to run on dirt roads, but Nalant will have them run in the wilderness and woods in the future.
Then, Nalant is ready to give them all the following: lurking at night to feed mosquitoes, going to the sea to fish during the day, getting up in the morning to swim in mud pits, and leaving the castle to climb cliffs at night.
"Now, ten of you, come here and meet Captain Catherine!"
"Yes, sir!" Several barbarian guards immediately ran up excitedly, "I have seen Captain Catherine!"
"Yeah!" Catherine has already learned from Vivian about the magic of their talents, so he no longer doubts whether he can teach these barbarians well.
"Very good, let's start training now! Catherine, Raymond, you first follow Vivian to learn how to line up and march together!"
The barbarians selected Vivian and Quick to share these basic trainings for Nalant, so he didn't need to worry about them.
After explaining the matter of the barbarian guards, Nalant went to the John blacksmith shop in person.
"John has seen the lord!" John The blacksmith heard the noise and found out that Nalant was coming. He quickly stepped forward and knelt on the ground to salute.
"John, get up!"
Nowadays, blacksmith John always smiles when he is forging iron, and the original dim cabin has been renovated and tidy.
Although Catherine now lives with Vivian at night, he still comes back to the blacksmith shop for lunch during the day.
As for the food, Nalant authorized her to bring it from the castle. This was not only a favor, but also prevented John from delaying blacksmithing due to trivial life.
"Yes, my lord, my lord, the three thin stabbing swords you gave me last time have been forged, and I am also ready to start forging the badge sent by the Thomas steward!"
"However, sir, there are two types of materials for noble badges. The butler Thomas told me that the only material is copper, and the other one is gold or silver. The butler Thomas didn't tell me. I don't know if I need to make a few small ones for you!"
The copper family emblem is naturally used by ordinary subordinates, while the gold and silver emblems are used by Nalant himself or the higher-ups of the territory.
However, Thomas did not know that John was once the chief blacksmith of Blackiron Castle, so he did not dare to make gold and silver badges for John, fearing that John's craftsmanship was not good enough and the work was not exquisite enough.
And Thomas is planning to send someone to Tulip City in a few days to ask better jewelry craftsmen to make it.
However, in this world, excellent blacksmiths are often also excellent masters of gold and silver craftsmanship, because most of them forge weapons and equipment for the great nobles.
In order for the great nobles to show their splendor and majesty, their weapons and equipment need to be more beautiful in addition to their basic functions.
For example, carving complex patterns on armor or sword hilts, inlaying gems and gold, etc., so John is also good at these things.
"Okay, John. I'll go back later and ask the Thomas steward to send gold and silver materials. I'll leave all the badge matters to you!" Nalant nodded. This was his mistake. He didn't make it clear to Thomas in advance. "By the way, I'm here today, and there are a few things I need you to help me forge!"
"Sir, please tell me, John will go all out!"
"Well, first of all, I have a piece of Warcraft rhinoceros skin. You can help me make it into leather armor. Three of them are Catherine, Vivian and Sherry. If there are any extra, I will make them for myself!"
"Yes, sir!"
When he heard that it was Warcraft rhinoceros skin, and that it also had a copy of his own daughter, John's figure became even more respectful.
"Well, you can recycle all these broken weapons and irreparable long swords piled here and use them to make ten giant swords, giant swords that can be used by barbarians!"
"In addition, we need to make forty battle axes for the barbarians. They don't need to be as exquisite as last time. The handles of these battle axes can be made of wood. There happens to be an extraordinary Swordwood tree on my territory!"
"Also, fifty pairs of long shields that are half lighter than the giant shield last time have been forged. The shapes are designed by you, and ten of them can be made more exquisite!"
"We also need to make fifty pairs of leather armors, according to the size of the barbarians. If you can't get so many materials from those worn-out leather armors, if you need any materials, come directly to the castle to find Thomas. There are still a lot of beast skins in the castle."
Since the barbarian guards are to be formed, the equipment must be replaced. They cannot be allowed to fight with Wolf Fang sticks or stone hammers, otherwise Nalant's talk of increasing combat effectiveness will be nonsense.
The weapons Nalant prepares for the barbarians are divided into two types.
The first is for the personal guards to use giant swords. After all, as one's own personal guards, they will have the opportunity to visit other noble castles in the future. Using an ax will be ridiculed by other nobles.
In the eyes of nobles, the long sword is the most orthodox weapon, at least in formal occasions.
The personal guards will learn swordsmanship from Catherine, which will also make them more suitable for using long swords in the future.
As for the ordinary barbarian guards of Raymond, they can use giant axes, because they can use them more smoothly. After all, they cannot directly improve their sword skills like the personal guards.
In addition, Nalant also prepared short spears for the barbarians. These short spears can be used as melee weapons or as throwing spears.
There are very few barbarians who use bows and arrows because their arms are too strong and ordinary longbows cannot bear it.
And because this arm strength is surprisingly good, if you practice throwing spears, I believe that the power will definitely not be worse than Longbowman.
"Yes, sir!" John heard that Nalant had given so many tasks at once, and agreed without any hesitation and without even negotiating the price.
Of course, Nalant will definitely not treat him badly, and continued, "John, you and Thomas will discuss how much material is needed to forge these weapons and equipment. In addition, regarding your wages, I will also let Thomas pay you according to the price of Tulip City's chief blacksmith!"