Chapter 154 Introduction to Secret Techniques
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Time flies, and in the blink of an eye it’s already been a week.
After the caravan set off, Gervis suddenly had some free time. Every day, apart from practicing, he would ride his horse and train his personal guards. After each training session of the personal guards, Gervis would call Alex aside and teach him how to practice the "Basic Fighting Qi Technique".
At first, Alex couldn't believe that Gervis would teach him the method of practicing fighting spirit. His face turned red with excitement and he said a lot of words that he swore to serve Gervis until death. However, Gervis smiled and said nothing. Of course, he would not tell Alex that this was a deal Bernard made with him.
The stables behind the castle have also been repaired. Every morning, Gervis would take the unicorn and the horses to gallop happily in the stables for a while before returning to practice. The horses were naturally looked after by the grooms and continued to move around in the stables until dark, when Gervis would take the unicorn to the stables again and bring the horses back to the stables.
After so many days of observation, Gervis finally knew what the unicorn liked to eat, which was the grass in the training space. At first, Gervis thought that the unicorn was always hungry, so he used various foods to test the unicorn, and finally even brought the meat of a tri-color deer.
But the unicorns remained indifferent. Just when Gervis was quite troubled by this, in the middle of one of his training sessions, he actually saw the unicorns lowering their heads and eating the grass on the ground.
Only then did Gervis realize that the unicorn was not refusing to eat for all these days, but was only eating the grass grown in the space. Gervis finally felt relieved and more relaxed. He originally thought that the unicorn had to eat some special food, but he didn't expect it to be as simple as the grass in the space. There were one and a half acres of self-grown grass, which was enough for the unicorn to eat in the future.
The construction of the public toilets in Binhai Town has begun. The serfs were confused about these toilets at first, but since Anna announced Gervis's reward and punishment decisions in the town square, all the serfs have become enthusiastic and can't wait for the toilets to be completed quickly.
After all, everyone was given black bread every week, which was like pie in the sky. If they received it once a week, that would be four times a month. One time was enough for one person to have a full meal, and if they were frugal, it could last for a day, and four times would be four days. It was no wonder that the serfs reacted strongly, as a little bit added up, and in a year it was enough for a month's food.
In addition to the public toilets, the construction of the seaside cage arranged by Gervis is also progressing in full swing and will be completed soon. The villagers of the seaside mountain village are responsible for its construction. Thomas promised a wage of three copper coins per person per day, and the deadline for completion is ten days.
But the serfs were sometimes lovely, and when they knew that the lord needed it, they did not delay the construction to the full extent and took a day or two more copper coins. When Gervis went to check in the morning, the work was almost completed, and it could be used as long as the door was made and reinforced.
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"grown ups!"
At the foot of the gentle slope outside the castle, all the guards were extremely excited. When Gervis reached them, they all gave deafening greetings.
"It seems you all know?"
Gervis sat on the horse with a smile on his face. He was not riding a unicorn today, but an ordinary horse.
The unicorn's body is much taller than a horse, so the saddle and other accessories need to be customized. During this period of time, except for the morning when he took the unicorn and the horses for a stroll in the stable, Gervis rode his previous mount all the time.
"Yes, sir!"
The guards' eyes sparkled and they were in high spirits. Gervis' words finally made them certain that today they would get their own equipment.
"Very good, now follow me to the blacksmith shop!"
To be honest, Gervis was extremely excited at the moment. The guards' weapons and equipment had been forged, and of course his own weapons and equipment had also been prepared. Gervis had been looking forward to the mithril weapons for a long time, especially his first set of full body armor!
Just now, when Gervis had just finished lunch, Bernard came to the castle to report to Gervis that, except for the matchlock gun, all the weapons and equipment had been forged and were just waiting for Gervis to pick them up.
Gervis immediately sent someone to ask Ik to suspend today's field training, and informed him of the completion of the weapons, and asked them to gather below the castle and wait for him.
"Yes, sir!"
"Everyone in the team, turn right and march in unison!"
Gervis rode in front on horseback, and the guards behind him formed two rows and followed behind Gervis at Ik's command, marching in unison towards the coastal town.
Soon, Gervis led everyone across the square to Bernard's blacksmith shop. As soon as they entered the blacksmith shop, Gervis heard the sound of hammers hitting each other. However, this time there was more than one hammering sound coming from the blacksmith shop, and there was no rhythm in the sound of the hammers falling.
"My Lord!"
"My Lord!"
When Gervis walked through the outer hall alone and came to the inner room, he saw three boys about fourteen or fifteen years old hammering on the iron felt. These boys were the serfs selected by Thomas and sent to the blacksmith shop as apprentices.
"Well, get up, practice hard, and don't be lazy!"
"Yes, Lord!"
The three apprentices carefully stood up from the ground, picked up the hammers and started hammering hard again.
"Bernard, are you satisfied with these apprentices?"
Gervis then turned his gaze to Bernard and asked him with a smile.
"It's OK, but the strength is too weak. It needs to be nursed back to health for a while before I can really start learning!"
Bernard glanced at the three teenagers before answering Gervis' question calmly.
"Haha, don't worry, Bernard! The castle will take care of their meals from now on. As long as they have a full stomach, their strength will slowly grow!"
Gervis was also quite helpless. For the children of serfs, it was good enough if they did not starve to death. It was a pipe dream to expect all of them to grow up strong.
The children selected for Bernard had been replaced in batches. Most of them had slowed down their physical development due to long-term malnutrition. The three who were finally selected by Bernard were not much better. They just developed better than other children and still had plasticity. Gervis guessed that this was probably related to their long-term consumption of seafood. These three teenagers were from a seaside mountain village.
"My Lord, please be merciful!"
Bernard glanced at Gervis approvingly, but right after he finished speaking, his eyes suddenly narrowed, and he spoke again in surprise: "Lord, have you entered the sect?"
"Haha, you just realized it?"
(End of this chapter)
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