The Ominous Lord of the Skaven

Chapter 17 Ready to set off
Some conversations strengthened the bald king's determination to come out and do it alone, and he also decided to provide long-term arms trade for Windsor Territory.

However, before they really have their own power, neither side can go too far. The power of Donali City is intricate, and it may move the cake of some lord.

The two agreed to continue the arms business first, and then Ickert would send personnel to support the bald king.

After a while of pleasantries, the bald king was sent away, and Ickert began to practice Shushu again.

These days were boring but fulfilling, and the ten days were approaching in a blink of an eye, and the rat people who were originally free and undisciplined had been trained to look good.

"Master Ickert!"

Aris came from the hotel on horseback, and Ickert ordered the mouse to open the gate of the house.

As soon as he entered the door, Aris felt the change in the Ratman troops.

Unlike the previous tactics of charging with one brain, today's Shushu has been able to form a rather tight army formation.

The Squirrels wore mail armor, then put on burqas with red hearts printed on them, held spears, and marched in an orderly manner under the scorching sun.

Although it is just a simple walk around the playground, it is actually very valuable.

The team has not been scattered after walking for a long time, and still maintains a good formation. You must know that the courtyard is not very big, and the army formation needs to turn around many times during the march, not to mention that the human veterans will turn around from time to time. direction of travel.

Such infantry has virtually surpassed many territories, and perhaps only those imperial standing troops who have been trained for many years can walk out of such a formation.

"How about it, Aris, why don't you comment on these ratmen."

Ickert approached on a coriander, and did not interrupt Aris to observe the army formation.

"Master, your troops are amazing! The queues in the military parade in the imperial capital were nothing more than this!"

"You're overrated, Aris, they've only just gotten a little better, but in time, I'm confident that they will become real elite soldiers!"

Once the problem of organization is resolved, it is easy to talk about anything, and the rest is to organize training to improve the technical and tactical level of the troops.

Afterwards, these rats who formed the first army will also become the backbone of the Windsor Territory, preparing for the future expansion of the army.

"Come on, let's go in and talk about something."

Ickert called Aris to dismount. In fact, the ten days were not all used to train the Ratmen. Ickert was always looking for skilled people, and these people meant productivity in the Middle Ages.

He hit a wall in the city earlier, so he told Aris to try his luck in the slums outside the city.

The whole of Donali is like a lighthouse. There are always some people in the empire who are too poor to make a living, and the needs of the big front are always so great that people always gather here.

In the slums outside the city, there is no shortage of down-and-out talented people, but a pair of wise eyes are needed to discover them.

"My lord, I have done everything you asked me to do before. It's just that there are too many liars in that slum, and it took a lot of time to screen those who have the real ability to do it."

Most people living in slums yearn for upward opportunities, and that is the dawn for them.

Every time Aris recruited in the slums, he would be surrounded by groups, and because many of them lied about their skills, it took a long time to screen.

"It's not easy, you've worked hard, come on! Go in and sit down, I asked the maids to prepare some meals, let's eat here!"

In the past ten days, Ikert also ordered the servants he recruited to clean up the villa, which is now ready to live in.

Aris readily accepted Ickert's invitation, but following his young master all the way into the villa, the first thing he heard was the whistling of crossbow arrows flying.

"Master! This is"

Aris looked at the ratman standing in the corridor practicing crossbow arrows, and was really taken aback.

"Oh, this, there is no way, the smuggled crossbow is not easy to see, so we can only practice here."

Even if the house is surrounded by walls, it is still easy to expose. Ickert came out and didn't want to report it.

"I see."

Aris watched all the way, and the Ratmen first stuck the winch on the tail of the crossbow, then turned the winch vigorously to start winding, and finally put the crossbow arrows into the arrow slots and pulled the trigger to shoot.

Most of the crossbow arrows shot at the temporarily tied straw men can be recycled, and those that are slightly broken will be repaired by the carpenter recruited earlier. Ten arrows per mouse are used for practice, and the rest are stored for battle.

Outside the window, several Stormrats practiced basic martial arts, and the Ratman named Genil even started to practice bow and arrow.

Aris noticed that the training arranged by Master Ickert was very simple. Many rats stabbed spears, shot arrows, set bows, and raised shields mechanically.

This made him very puzzled. Master Ickert clearly had the ability to arrange more courses for them, but why he only practiced the simplest and most common things.

"Master Ickert, you paid a lot of money to hire two veterans, why don't you let them teach something better?"

Ickert was a little surprised to be asked all of a sudden, but it is reasonable for Aris to have such doubts.

"Aris, you can't regard soldiers as absolutely rational individuals. No matter what era people are, as long as their lives are threatened, they will panic and want to survive. This is a biological instinct.

Soldiers are emotional. The reason why I practice this is to let them fight mechanically even on the most tragic battlefield, so that they won't be so scared that they can't even hold a knife. "

It is normal for soldiers to forget to fight back in a panic, not to mention forgetting the operation steps. When the spear is about to pierce the belly, anyone will have the intention to retreat.

The Ratmen trained by Ickert seem to have no martial arts skills, but they can stand firm under the impact of powerful enemies and fight back calmly.

After all, Aris is a businessman, and businessmen are always used to measuring things by value. He doesn't understand Ickert's intention to hire veterans just to train such a simple subject.

Ickert looked at Aris, who was still thinking, and knew that he might still not understand what kind of army he wanted.

"Let's change the subject, Aris, tell me how many craftsmen you have recruited for us this time?"

"Okay sir."

Aris shook his head and stopped worrying about those things.

"Master, this time I screened out a total of two blacksmiths, five carpenters, two stonemasons, and a tailor in the slums."

"so much?"

Ickert didn't expect that there were so many craftsmen in the slums, which made him pick up a big leak!
"Yes, young master. I don't like to judge the craftsmanship of these craftsmen, but they are all squeezed out by the craftsmen in the city. It seems that the frontline lords will not take them in."

"Don't want so many lords?"

This time it was Ickert's turn to be shocked. It seems that there are quite a lot of twists and turns in the front line. So many lords must have colluded with the people in the city, and there are even deeper reasons
Wanting to understand the pros and cons, Ickert doesn't want to cause more trouble, but people still want it.

"Since this is the case, you should keep things a little more secret, so that after dinner, you go to the slums to recruit more people, and then find a reason to dismiss them all, and say to the outside world that someone is causing trouble, and we will dismiss all these poor people !"

"Yes, sir."

"Hurry up about this matter, let's hurry up and get ready to go, Donali is still too crowded and can't do anything."

Plates of dishes were served, but after hearing what the young master said, Aris immediately lost his appetite and just wanted to solve this matter quickly.

(End of this chapter)