Crown of Chaos

In the afternoon, Aaron and Lucian sat in the flag officer's office. Lucian made a cup of hot coffee for his new apprentice: "Drink, you will start training with the new recruits tomorrow."

"Recruit?" Aaron sat on the comfortable and soft sofa. He drank a lot of wine at noon. He was a little dizzy and a little excited.

"Well, Her Royal Highness has decreed that the Purple Dragon Knights will train two batches of knight recruits in the past two years. The first batch of knight recruits will be recruited before spring. By the end of the autumn harvest, it will take about six or seven months. This batch of recruits is mainly composed of Preparatory knights recommended by small nobles, knights, churches, and even craftsmen, manor owners, and wealthy merchants from all over the world, just like Disma, he is still a trainee knight without even a knight title. Only by passing the examination can they become a knight. , received the title of knight.”

"This means they become nobles, minor nobles."

Lucian sat behind the table, holding coffee in his hand: "The second batch of knight recruits are mainly professional soldiers who already have knight titles, or children of big nobles like you. No matter whether you pass the assessment or not, you have If you already have a knighthood or a knighthood, they will wait a little later to supervise the spring plowing before joining, and the assessment will also be during the autumn harvest."

"The first and second batch of recruits are essentially two worlds. For the former, it is their only chance to step into the nobility, the only chance in their lives. The latter... most of the children of the great nobility have participated in this course. .”

"So I, who was supposed to join the second batch of recruits, became the first batch of recruits?" Aaron understood: "No wonder many of the recruits I saw today are from outside Susar."

"If this is what Her Royal Highness the Queen means, then we can only accept it." Lucian nodded, and the flag officer said to Aaron: "The good news is, Aaron, Manuel has at least given you the most basic training. , the bad news is that we can’t open a training class just because of you, you need to be with the first batch of recruits, you are a transfer student.”

"I have no problem." Aaron replied affirmatively.

"This is the best." Lucian saw that Aaron had shown strong adaptability, and thought that he had been able to tie with Disma today. For a moment, he had nothing to say, so the flag officer simply Provoked a topic: "Now, in addition to you, you have also seen the other two trainee knights I brought. Do you have anything to say to your two brothers?"

"...I'm very concerned about one thing, mentor, Ian..." Aaron paused, and then added under Lucian's stern eyes: "Why did the Chief Inspector say you are going to open an orphanage?"

"..." Lucian's flag officer's expression suddenly dimmed a lot. He touched his beard, and the image of the strong and majestic hero in Aaron's impression also showed some vicissitudes: "Leonard Ge Grosskreutz was my first apprentice knight, my first apprentice, and his father was the famous Kevin Grosskreutz."

"Kevin Grosskreutz, nicknamed 'Grand Cross', is an outstanding paladin, and his mother is a beautiful young lady. The two of them were once so beautiful, and this marriage was so wonderful. Envy."

"It's a pity that the good times didn't last long. I don't know why, but a couple who were so close finally chose to divorce. Kevin gave Leonard, who was young at the time, to me and asked me to take care of him. Leonard's mother soon passed away. He committed suicide, and from that day on, Kevin fought to be the first to fight without fear of death, and finally died heroically in a pursuit of the Zhentarim, and Leonard became an orphan."

"...I have seen Leonard, he is like a little sun." Aaron looked away and turned his attention to the portrait on the wall. It was Lucian holding a child in his hands, and Leonard, who was about ten years old, with Leonard. Disma hugged each other: "What about Disma?"

"Disma is an abandoned child I picked up near Long Lake." Lucian's eyes fell into memories, and the flag officer smiled: "I don't know what happened that day, I just wanted to go to Long Lake for a walk, but in the end Just inside the saddle vine on the beach, I saw a baby. He was still crying in his infancy. I held him and searched for several hours along Long Lake, but couldn't find anyone, so I took him back to the Knights. , named him Disma, which means robber. After all, I may be a robber, and I robbed this child."

"He really looks like a robber, with a really bad temper." Aaron understood, and he complained directly: "You don't even have a last name, and you dare to pull the trigger on the Viscount? In other words, he is your adopted son. Change If you become someone else, it is very possible to cause trouble for him afterwards."

"Disma's strength has already passed the knight assessment." Speaking of this matter, Lucian also felt a headache: "Disma is only half of my adopted son, but he just doesn't want to be named Buckman with me... This is just a trivial matter, his strength is actually enough to pass the knight assessment, but he can never control his temper and is unwilling to learn the etiquette of knights. He is really the Saddle Vine by the Dragon Lake, with a wild and disorderly nature."

"I don't know what will happen to him if he continues like this. I can feel that his desire for fighting and his desire for martial arts are more important than anything else. Rules and order are inconvenient to him..." Lucian did not say anything. Go down.

Before Aaron had time to answer, he heard hurried footsteps in the corridor.

"Smelly old man! You are talking bad about me to others again!"

Bang~ The door was pushed open, and an angry Disma blushed: "Didn't I tell you not to tell others about me all day long?!"

"Hey~" Lucian grabbed the chopping board on the table that was used to press the parchment, and swung his hand. The chopping board hit Disma's head with great accuracy, knocking the "robber" down with one blow.

"He is your junior! I have an obligation to let him know about his senior!" The knight instructor's roar followed:

"Also, how many times have I told you! In the Knights' fortress, you must address my duties!!!"

————I want to call the dividing line of my job————

Early the next morning.

Aaron stood with a group of recruits. On the spacious training ground, the swordsman master asked the recruits to stand in a semicircle and listen to him.

The spring sunshine was very comfortable. After changing out of yesterday's tattered clothes and having them repaired by the Knights' logistics team, Aaron put on standard training clothes, which were made of coarser linen clothes and were stitched in layers to resemble cotton armor. The armor covers the vital parts from shoulders to knees and is basically invulnerable.

The man was holding a long wooden sword, and the serious scratches and gaps on it indicated that the thing might break at any time.

Aaron noticed that his classmates were all very motivated, but he didn't fit in.

There are nearly 20 of them. Since they are the first batch of students, almost all of them are the sons of middle- and high-level bureaucrats, ordinary knights, senior craftsmen, senior priests, big businessmen, manor owners or manor supervisors, and highly wealthy yeoman farmers.

They caught up with the good times - due to the Holy Catastrophe and the Goblin War, the kingdom suffered unimaginable losses. Not only did Asan IV die in battle, but half of the vacancies in the Purple Dragon Knights were also vacant.

The regent Princess Alice issued an order to recruit new knights across the country, so these "mud-legged people in the lower city" (Ian language) also got precious opportunities.

Cormyr, which has experienced the catastrophe of the saints and the goblin war, has a total population of only 1.3 million people, which is half less than during the heyday of the reign of Asan IV.

There should be a total of 6,000 people with knighthoods in Cormyr, but now there are less than 4,000 people who actually hold knighthoods. The Purple Dragon Knights should theoretically have 500-600 official knights, but now there are only 300.

This is a rare opportunity for advancement! This kind of opportunity makes all the mud-legged people (Ian language) in the entire kingdom eager to try it!

The door to class advancement is rarely open to all unemployed people in the kingdom!

In Cormyr, if you want to obtain a title of great nobility from baron or above, you must have the blood of a great noble. Therefore, titles from baron or above are very difficult to obtain. The title of knight can be awarded to every civilian and outsider. A status symbol for lower-level nobles.

However, this kind of thing is not so absolute. For example, as far as Aaron knows, there is a piece of land in the north of the kingdom, north of Arabelle and east of Tifanton, called "Rock Land", with an area of ​​about 250,000 acres (acres). This area consists of sand, desert, and hills. This area has received a charter from the Queen Regent. That is, any domestic or foreign adventurer who can conquer this land can obtain the title of "Grand Baron of Rockland" granted by the royal family, which is hereditary. No replacement.

However, no one is willing to do such a thing.

Because the Rockland is home to tens of thousands of orcs, dozens of gnoll tribes, large groups of human bandits, the stronghold of the famous evil organization Zhentarim, and many darker things lurking under the sand dunes.

In the same way, Cormyr also said the same thing about the Moon Sea region in the north. As long as you can conquer there, establish a stronghold, and gain recognition from nearby forces after withstanding thousands of attacks, then the royal family will not be stingy with the title of great noble.

It's just that adventurers are not stupid. For most people, there is only one life.

The rewards for the title of great noble are indeed generous, but it also depends on whether you have the life to get it!

Now, most of the people present (except Aaron) have the opportunity to obtain the title of knight and become a minor noble in the kingdom. How can this not make them excited? Everyone's eyes seem to be filled with dazzling The light is the light of hope, the light of ambition, the light of dreams.

Aaron noticed that the nearly 20 apprentice knights present were all men, and there was not a single woman.

This is inconsistent with the fact that there are so many strong women in the country. As far as Aaron knows, there are also 20% female knights in the Purple Dragon Knights.

But after thinking about it, Aaron also felt that this was normal. Human males were born with advantages in strength and physique. For these children of small nobles or wealthy citizens, they could support one or two retired knight recruits. That would definitely give priority to men.

The three most popular professions for recruits of the Purple Dragon Knights are warriors, rangers, and paladins. Under special circumstances, there will also be a few rogues, bards, and priests. Barbarians are too free and do not like to abide by discipline. In the same way, druids and monks who abide by their own natural laws above the rules of the Knights by choosing the path of faith cannot become recruits.

Mage? Warlock? They usually go to the Battle Mage Group as apprentices and will not come to the Purple Dragon Knights for training.

Similarly, the Purple Dragon Knight also has requirements for alignment. The Purple Dragon Knight generally only accepts four alignments: lawful good, lawful neutral, neutral good and absolute neutral.

Aaron also participated in this test. After being tested by the paladins within the Knights, his alignment is currently: Neutral Good.

Interestingly, Aaron remembers that the first time he tested alignment, it was still lawful good.

It seems that due to the awakening of his memory and the changes in the events he suffered, his camp has begun to shift.

One thing to remember here is that in the country, it is never what kind of decision a person makes because of his camp, but what kind of decision the person makes and what he does determines his camp. Belong.

"Recruits!" The knight instructor appeared, holding a wooden sword in his hand. He looked about thirty-six or seventeen years old, with a pair of deep-set blue eyes, and a deep forehead tattoo on his broad forehead. A "three" character, a high nose bridge, a slender mustache, and a black hair cut into a simple square inch: "Stand still!"

"I am Instructor Simeone, and I am also the future knight brother of some of you. Yes, only a part of you, because some of you will soon pack your bags and go home because you cannot pass the test!" Instructor Simeone He slapped his palms with his wooden sword: "So, when you are still recruits, you'd better call me instructor. When some of you pass the test in the fall, you can call me brother. Do you understand?"

"I understand!"

"It's boring! Is this how you people come to participate in recruit training? Also, what did you call me?!"

"I understand, instructor!!!"

"Okay! Just be so energetic!" Instructor Simone paced in front of the recruits: "I am very happy to see you here. You are all my recruits in Cormyr and the future of my Purple Dragon Kingdom!"

"I see your desire to serve the Kingdom. In the eyes of many of you, I see ambition, ambition that is bigger, thicker, and more powerful. This is good, because without ambition, it means not wanting to progress. There is no If you are ambitious, you will fail recruit training!”

"You all know that now is a special period of special circumstances. The kingdom needs you like never before, so you are here. I welcome you."

"I know that some of you have received basic training, some of you have solved troubles near the village, and some of you have even killed an owlbear alone. You may be the heroes of the village and the kings of the neighborhood, but... you all still have Without qualified recruits, I cannot leave the future of the kingdom in your hands."

"Therefore, today you will receive the first training, which is to master the two most basic combat abilities of apprentice-level warriors."

"The return of breath is like a tide with action!"

Simone clapped his hands and motioned for everyone to pay attention.

"Unfortunately, except for a certain transfer student, all of you here today are soldiers. None of you are spell casters. The basis for your ability to defeat the enemy is the iron in your hands and the blood on your body!"

"But it doesn't mean that warriors have no chance to enjoy the benefits of magic, because in the country, every stone, every straw, and every breeze contains magic."

"Similarly, your bodies also contain magic power. Through extensive training and repeated muscle memory, warriors can also stimulate the potential in their bodies and integrate magic power into their bodies, thereby utilizing this power."

"This is the return of breath and the rush of movements. The former can stimulate your body's energy to recover from injuries in a short period of time, and the latter can allow you to break through the body's limits and attack continuously in a short period of time."

"Now, watch my demonstration and start practicing!"

Instructor Simone demonstrated these two abilities. He cut open his palm, and the power of returning breath healed the wound on his palm instantly. He used a wooden sword to attack a straw man. After he had already lifted the straw man, he ran out of strength. Suddenly, he struck again in violation of human body mechanics and knocked the straw man away.

Then he taught the key points of arm force generation, how to control the body's internal body and the mental catalytic release.

This kind of exercise is very hard for most recruits. Soldiers are not spellcasters and cannot feel magic. They can only acquire these two abilities by forming muscle memory through thousands of exercises to stimulate the energy in their bodies. .

Except for one guy.

Just one minute after Instructor Simeone finished demonstrating the two abilities, Aaron raised his hand.

"Instructor, I have mastered it."

"…………"

I have to watch games these days and my schedule is a bit messy, so I’ll update it steadily first.