#9 - Section 9
Marco did not try to dissuade Allen this time. He deeply understood his duty as a follower. As a follower, once the master he followed made a decision, he only needed to find a way to help the master achieve his goal.
“I need at least fifty warriors!”
Allen replied.
Marco inhaled slightly.
Fifty people!
This was not a small number!
As a country baron, even with two nature spirits, expanding by fifty warriors at once was a huge expense.
It was possible that the gold coins harvested by the territory during this period would be directly swallowed by these fifty warriors.
Leather armor, weapons, food, training grounds, and housing all required a large sum of money.
Marco glanced at Allen's firm eyes, and he sighed: “As you wish, my lord!”
Soon he turned and left, but he caused a shock throughout Rose Town!
“What?! The Baron wants to recruit warriors?!”
“I’m going! I am willing to dedicate everything to the lord!”
“I'm going too, I'm a hunter!”
“Me too, me too!”
As soon as Marco passed the message out, a large group of young men surged towards him.
Their eyes were full of heat and anticipation.
Looking at the expressions of these young people, a trace of恍惚 flashed in Marco's eyes, as if decades ago, when he was still a teenager, he looked at the Earl with such eyes.
Now, Baron Allen, like the Earl back then, had gained the recognition and love of the people.
“Don’t crowd, come one by one, state your name and specialty……”
Marco said slightly sternly.
Soon he began to register the names of the applicants.
Of course, the number of applicants far exceeded fifty.
Naturally, it was impossible to accept them all. Marco would definitely carefully select the best young people to train.
Chapter 14 Fourth-Level Knight! (Seeking flowers, evaluation votes, and collection)
Training warriors could not be accomplished overnight, and most required arduous training.
Allen couldn't do anything about his anxiety and could only wait slowly. He was now in his room raising his character level to level four, which meant he was now a fourth-level knight.
He had advanced from a beginner Bronze Knight to a powerful Silver Knight.
It cost 200 experience points from level one to level two, 500 experience points from level two to level three, and 1,000 experience points from level three to level four. At this moment, Allen only had 400 experience points left.
It required 5,000 experience points to reach level five.
It was conceivable that the further he went, the greater the difficulty of upgrading and the more experience points required.
However, Allen was not worried about these things. After all, with the system in place, everything would become simple.
He thought about it and found a place where no one was around and entered the Dragon Nest.
At this moment, the Dragon Nest was still a primary Dragon Nest. It wasn't that Allen didn't want to give Saffi a bigger new home, but that he was too poor. A mid-level Dragon Nest cost 10,000 gold coins.
Even if he sold everything he had, it wouldn't be enough.
But these were temporary. One day, Saffi would have the highest-level Dragon Nest.
“Roar, roar!”
Seeing Allen come in, Saffi was very happy, and it was affectionate with Allen for a while.
“Saffi, it seems that the Dragon Nest does have an accelerating effect on your growth. In less than a month, your size has doubled!”
Allen sighed at the amazing effect of the Dragon Nest, and at the same time, he looked forward to the effect of the advanced Dragon Nest even more.
After all, the benefits of a young dragon and an adult dragon were completely different.
“Roar, roar!”
Saffi roared proudly twice.
“Okay, stop showing off, come over and practice with me.”
Allen had already discovered that when he practiced with Saffi, his fighting spirit would undergo some peculiar changes.
The fighting spirit would become extremely active, and its quality would become more and more pure.
At the same level, the knight with the purer fighting spirit was naturally stronger.
This discovery made Allen very happy. It seemed that the benefits that dragons brought to humans were far more than rumored.
For example, being able to refine the purity of fighting spirit was enough to make all knights crazy.
No wonder Saint-level powerhouses were eager to gain the recognition of a dragon.
No wonder dragon knights could fight five or six powerhouses of the same level without the help of a dragon.
Three hours later, Allen ended his practice.
It wasn't that he didn't want to work hard, but that haste makes waste. The human body had its limits. The amount of time spent practicing each day was limited. Once the practice time was too long, it would affect his own strength.
Three hours was just right!
Of course, in addition to practicing on his own, there were other ways to improve his fighting spirit. The most common was to take magic potions.
This was why magic plants were so popular and expensive throughout the continent.
“Marco, come and fight me.”
Allen found Marco, who was training the warriors.
Marco nodded immediately upon hearing this: “As you wish.”
The fifty townspeople who had been selected by Marco to receive training immediately gathered around excitedly to watch.
“Marco, you can use all your strength this time, because I have reached the realm of a fourth-level knight. If you don’t use all your strength, you may be defeated by me.”
Allen drew the knight's sword from the servant next to him and waved it casually. A thick fighting spirit burst out from the knight's sword.
“Boom!”
The entire ground was split by Allen's sword, leaving a ten-centimeter-deep sword mark.
“External release of fighting spirit?!”
Marco exclaimed, and his whole body became serious.
“My lord, your talent is the strongest I have ever seen in my life. Even the former Earl was not as good as you! A sixteen-year-old Silver Knight, even in the Lionheart Principality, you are definitely a genius!”
“However, even the most powerful genius must follow the knight level restrictions. A fourth-level knight cannot defeat me!”
A trace of fighting spirit rose in Marco's eyes.
He held the sword in both hands, his fighting spirit erupted, and he charged towards Allen.
“Charge!”
Marco instantly sprinted to Allen's side.
“Wind Duke Sword - First Form!”
Marco's attack was extremely fast, like a gust of wind and torrential rain. The majestic fighting spirit and sharp swordsmanship made the surrounding people exclaim.
Allen took a few steps back to avoid Marco's sword's edge, and his long sword waved upward, colliding with Marco's sword.
The two men's majestic fighting spirits collided with each other, and the powerful recoil shook them apart.
“What a thick fighting spirit!”
Marco's expression changed slightly. He didn't expect Allen's fighting spirit to be so thick and steady, completely unlike a knight who had just broken through to level four.
The two men fought quickly in the arena.
“Bang!”
A sound of metal and stone rang out, Marco's long sword was knocked away by Allen, and Allen's long sword had already landed on Marco's neck.
In the end, Marco was defeated.
“The lord is so powerful!”
“So the lord is the number one powerhouse here!”
“Baron is invincible!”
Many young townspeople who participated in the warrior training shouted excitedly.
Marco was slightly lost for a while.
Then he showed a smile: “My lord, you won!”
ps: Seeking flowers, evaluation votes, monthly tickets, and all kinds of data!
Chapter 15 Achievement Mission! Training Acceleration Card! (4 Seeking flowers, evaluation votes, and collection!)
With the cheers of the townspeople, Allen smiled, sheathed his sword, and left.
Looking at Allen's leaving figure, Marco's eyes were a little complicated, but he was extremely happy in his heart.
The stronger the Baron, the brighter his future would be.
Marco could foresee that the Baron might soon be able to lead them to the battlefield to make contributions!
“You little brats! Did you see that! That is the lord's heroic posture! You are very honored to be qualified to follow the lord and have the opportunity to fight alongside the lord on the battlefield!”
“This is supreme glory! Perhaps among you, some can gain enough merit to be enfeoffed as knights by the lord, practice fighting spirit, and rise to prominence from then on. If you are lucky, you may even be able to obtain the title of Esquire in this lifetime!”
Marco keenly noticed the fanaticism in the eyes of the young men around him, and immediately shouted to mobilize their emotions.
This was beneficial to training them.
Listening to the enthusiastic training sounds behind him.
Allen smiled slightly.
