"Big Stone!"
"My lord, I'm here!"
After enjoying a nice hot bath, all the fatigue from the journey was swept away.
Nalant buried himself in the study and did not emerge until lunchtime.
After lunch, the first thing he did was summon his personal guard.
During this autumn campaign, the personal guard had seemingly displayed nothing particularly outstanding.
That was only because Quick's Storm Squad had become Title Knights and shone too brilliantly, overshadowing their achievements.
Come to think of it, whether as personal guards or ordinary soldiers, the barbarians had also played a major role in this autumn campaign. Against ordinary soldiers, each of them could take on three—for example, during the battle at Stone Bridge.
"Big Stone, I have a task for you. Because the territory has gained too many new people, we are now short on food. I plan to have you go to the coast, board the Rainbow, and hunt whales to obtain food for the territory!"
"Yes, my lord! I will certainly carry out your command!" Big Stone did not hesitate in the slightest.
Although the scene of the last whale hunt still made his heart tremble with lingering fear, for the Whale's body had been far too enormous. If one was carelessly struck by it, the consequences would be very dangerous.
But now that it was his lord's command, they would obey without condition.
Especially on the battlefield of the autumn campaign, they had seen their lord personally draw away tens of thousands of enemies in order to protect them. Such an act was enough to move every barbarian and make them swear to serve their lord unto death!
"Very good. Later, I'll speak with Quick as well and have him send another twenty barbarian guards to act alongside you."
"Oh, right, Big Stone,