He had originally planned to have Ailand train these mercenaries, but he had no idea how to train them. He was not a noble and did not know how to train guards, nor had he ever served in the military, so he knew nothing about military training.
So he called Ailand over, hoping to get some ideas from him. Unfortunately, Ailand told him that although his father had served in the military, he had only taught him cultivation methods, not how to train soldiers.
He had also considered teaching the mercenaries Ailand's knight cultivation method in place of further training. But it would probably be very difficult for them to become First-Rank Knights through it as Ailand had.
Even though Ailand's knight cultivation method was the simplest kind, one widely circulated in Lordaeron's army, it still would not work. Those mercenaries were too old. Unlike Ailand, they had not started training as children.
He could only train them using methods meant for ordinary people. So he drew up a schedule, basing all its contents on Ailand's knight cultivation and the physical exercise methods he knew from his previous life, to improve their physiques.
He also added some military training exercises to improve their basic combat abilities and develop their teamwork and awareness of fighting as a group.
The schedule included many peculiar things and looked very odd, but Ailand followed his orders as always.
The next day, he and Ailand called the mercenaries into the courtyard, and he gave them a brief explanation.
"I know most of you come from poor families, and you joined the mercenary company to earn more money. But do you know why a lifetime of hard work earns you less than a Professional spends in a single day?
"It's strength. It's power. Now I can