Lord of Rot

Chapter 62 The selection of knight retinue begins

The lord will choose the boy to become the knight's retinue.

As soon as the news appeared, it swept across the entire porcupine collar in an instant. Not only the busy civilians in the fields, but even the slaves who were digging the ground and building houses raised their heads.

That is the knight retinue, the only decent way for ordinary people to cross class.

There are also unscrupulous ways, such as a very good-looking daughter, who was favored by a lord and nobleman and left an illegitimate child for her. It happened that all the children of the lord died, and it happened that all the collateral relatives also died, and The lord also lost his reproductive function, and then the illegitimate son was taken back to become the new lord. The mother was more expensive than the child, and the child's relatives could be mixed with aristocratic status.

Furthermore, use a large amount of golden days to invest in a down-and-out lord, and wait for the day when the other party rises, hoping that the other party will still remember his financial support, so as to become a nobleman.

There are many crooked ways to become a nobleman, but they are all too difficult to achieve, and they are not suitable for the residents of Porcupine Collar.

Becoming a knight squire is a serious way.

The training ground at Porcupine Castle.

The whole porcupine-collared teenagers gathered together. The right age refers to strong unmarried teenagers aged 12-16. Teenagers at this age have fixed personalities and are easy to train, and it is easier to instill loyalty and honor.

In fact, a real knight squire is generally trained from the age of 8 to 10, just like Li Qi's younger brother Leo, who is already a knight squire.

But there are not many teenagers that the porcupine collar can choose, and Li Qi doesn't plan to train them for seven or eight years before letting them play. Naturally, he must pay attention to cost performance, and the porcupine family pays most attention to cost performance.

In addition to the cost-effectiveness, the expansion of the scope of recruitment is also because some genes are good for tallness, and their combat effectiveness is good even at a young age.

Other lords did not have this problem, so how could the nobles have bad genes.

All of them are handsome and beautiful, just like the Leopold family of the Lord of the East Gorge, none of them is ugly.

If you don't look good, you will definitely be suspected of blood.

Not only civilians were summoned today, but also young slaves.

This is against the rules, but Coran Fossac just mentioned a little bit, and after getting Li Qi's affirmation, he didn't insist anymore. Anyway, he didn't plan to be an instructor forever.

For ordinary teenagers, this is an opportunity to change their lives.

For young slaves, it is decided whether they will be human or dog in the future, and they will cherish it even more.

When the two parties are together, there will be competition.

What Li Qi wanted was rolls. He himself was very lazy, but he didn't prevent the people under his command from rolling up. Whether he was a slave or not was up to him. What he wanted was a young man with talent and perseverance.

In the eyes of outsiders, he treats people equally, which is very unfair to civilians.

But only Ke Lan understands how difficult it is for these young slaves to win the selection. It is not a matter of will. Some muscles, eat enough and sleep well, compete on the same platform, and the slave boy will inevitably be crushed.

There are many things that cannot be determined by will.

Kelan was a knight's squire before, and although he didn't become a real knight, he knew how to train, but the lord gave him a new method, requiring him to combine the two.

There is no reason to refuse, because Mr. Coran Fossac doesn't intend to really be loyal to Porcupine Castle, so just play with him.

He looked at the teenagers with glowing eyes and heads held high, and said, "There are 76 people in total. One of you may pass, or none of you may pass! Whether you can pass is up to me!"

Sensing the scorching gazes of the teenagers, Kelan continued, "Before that, I want to tell you what the knight servants are going to do."

"Squire, the most important duty is to help your knights polish their armor and weapons."

Weapons and armor are prone to rust and must be maintained frequently. Magic armor is not included, but there is no porcupine collar for that thing, and Li Qi can't afford it even if he broke his fortune.

"Help your knights wear armor, remove armor, take care of items, and stand guard."

To put it simply, subordinates are mainly doing chores.

The armor of a knight is generally heavy armor, which is suitable for charging, but it is too much for the body to wear armor weighing tens of kilograms. It is necessary to take off the armor when it is not in combat, and the armor tends to limit the flexibility of the body, that is, it cannot be put on and taken off independently.

"The retinue is not just a handyman, but also assists the knight in fighting, carries spare weapons and horses, heals the wounded, and even... bury the body!"

As soon as the air became cold, the teenagers subconsciously looked at the Lord Lord in the distance.

To say this directly?

"Of course, by becoming a retinue, you will have the opportunity to help knights gain honor. You can also get education, and you can learn knowledge, music, etiquette and everything that only nobles can come into contact with, even including... becoming a knight."

In fact, Kelan didn't intend to say this at first, although everyone knew it, but Li Qi asked him to say it directly.

A soldier who does not want to be a general is not a good soldier.

With aspirations and ideals, teenagers will not dawdle.

But there is another sentence in this sentence, a soldier who is not a good soldier is definitely not a good general.

The latter sentence needs to be screened by Li Qi and Kelan. He is not afraid of Kelan’s strictness. Anyway, the knight retinue team is just his idea.

Sure enough, after hearing these words, the teenagers all became short of breath, and some of their cheeks were flushed with excitement.

Since the lord did not deny it, then... it can be considered a promise!
"Choose this batch, and you can choose the second batch later." Li Qi looked at these teenagers looking forward to the future. He knew that most of them could only return to ordinary life, but this is reality. You can only rely on yourself to live the opportunity.

It is not difficult for a son of a nobleman to become a squire, but it is difficult for a commoner.

In fact, they don't know that Li Qi also plans to train some girl knights, not because he wants to create an eye-catching female army to satisfy his special obsession after he has a maid dressed as a maid, but because female warriors sometimes display The role can completely exceed that of men. For example, during village construction and security maintenance, the bastards of the security team will always find various excuses to trouble women, so the existence of female security officers is very necessary.

What's more, there was no shortage of powerful and heroic female knights in the medieval history of the earth. Women may be slightly weaker than men due to natural physical fitness problems, but this is a magical world. Compared with insignificant talents, will, wisdom, and loyalty Waiting is more valuable.

According to Li Qi's knowledge, there are a few daughters of nobles who don't like red clothes and prefer armed forces. The most distinctive one is his uncle's cousin who he "admires".

Li Qi discussed the selection of the retinue with Kelan, and he found that the selection method was very simple, even rudimentary.

Just fighting.

The winner stays, the loser goes.

But that's not what Li Qi wanted. Being brave and ruthless is important, but not everything. He gave a more suitable option.

To put it simply, it is military training.

For Li Qi, there are few retinues, and there is a shortage of magistrates and soldiers. After training, they can go to work immediately, which belongs to the first wave of talent selection and training.

"All of them!" Kelan yelled, but the teenagers didn't understand what it meant.

"When you hear everyone is there, focus on me!" Kelan shouted. "Everyone looks at me, at the instructor! And stand upright."

He explained one by one.

After several experiments, I finally got a sense of uniformity.

Everyone worked hard and tried their best not to make mistakes.

After the training is almost done.

"Eat first!" Kelan said, "My lord has prepared meals for you."

The teenagers couldn't help cheering, no matter whether they could be selected or not, the meal was worth it.

When the little maids in maid outfits arrived, the teenagers' eyes lit up, and they mistakenly thought they saw the noble lady.

Ke Lan also admitted that Mr. Li Qi has a really good aesthetic, and this suit is really interesting/interesting. It's a pity that he can't do it without completing the task, but after returning to Iron Stone City, he can find a way to let the tailor make a set , find a woman to put on, hehe.

The boys' attention quickly shifted from the youthful maids to the fragrant meals.

The saliva was overflowing uncontrollably. After getting the instructor's order, they lowered their heads and wolfed down their meals.

The meals in the castle are very oily and comfortable to eat.

After eating and resting for a while, it is training, and Kelan will also conduct the first batch of screening.

This is the baron's training method for Kelan, standing in a military posture.

It was also the "audition" method that Li Qi gave after thinking about it for a while. What he wanted was young men with a firm will, and the parallel imports were screened out first. Those who couldn't persist could go back and farm obediently. Porcupine collars need all kinds of talents.

The teenagers stood straight and did not dare to make any movements, because the instructor Kelan said before that there is no time limit for standing in a military posture, but he wants to reduce the number of people to 35!
When will there be only 35 people standing at the scene, when will it stop!
This is bound to be a contest of willpower.

Just as Kelan thought, this selection was very unfair to the slave boys. It was impossible for the thin and hard-working boys to persevere, and they had inherent disadvantages.

At this time, Li Qi had already closed his eyes and put his consciousness into the crypt on the headland, and a new round of battle had already begun.

　Oh, thank you [Little Jason Statham] for your 1214 reward, and may the Four Gods bless you.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)