"Yes, sir!" Raymond received the permission, and there was no need to arrange anything. He immediately gave the order, and the young barbarians rolled up their arms and began to fight.
The method of fighting is also very simple, that is, a challenge system. Everyone has a chance to play. As long as you can persist in five challenges without losing, you can win.
Of course, if it is less than five times and no one dares to challenge, it will still be considered a winner.
In addition, in order to avoid wheel battles, as long as you win, you can take a break and then choose a time to play again.
As a result, the barbarian youths outside the castle started a chaotic fight.
Through this melee, Nalant actually discovered a barbarian besides Raymond who was good at fighting.
This barbarian young man did not choose to rest after defeating the enemy, but accepted the challenges of the two subsequent tribesmen one after another.
As a result, the barbarian won three out of three battles, and no one challenged him again.
"Raymon, what's this young man's name?" Nalant looked quite satisfied.
"Sir, his name is Da Shitou, and he is the one who was bitten by the flaming wolf a few days ago!"
"Yes, Not Bad!"
Soon, the selection of the barbarian bodyguards was completed. Although the ten people were bruised and swollen, all of them were smiling from ear to ear.
Nalant also smiled. As his personal guard, in addition to learning swordsmanship from Catherine, he had prepared many 'good' training subjects waiting for them.
For example, for cross-country running, other guards only need one round trip from the castle to the beach. They need at least two round trips, and the number will increase depending on the situation in the future.
For example, other guards are likely to run on dirt roads, but Narant wants them to run in the wilderness and woods in the future.
Then, Narant prepared to do it all for them, such as lurking at night to feed mosquitoes, going to the sea as a fish during the day, getting up in the morning to swim in the mud pit, and leaving the fort to climb the cliff at night.
"Now, ten of you, come and meet Captain Catherine!"
"Yes, sir!" Several barbarian guards immediately ran up excitedly, "I have met Captain Catherine!"
"Yeah!" Catherine had already learned from Vivian about the magic of their talents, so she no longer doubted whether she could teach these barbarians well.
"Very good, let's start training now! Catherine, Raymond, you first learn from Vivian how to line up and march together!"
The barbarians selected them, and Vivian and Quick could already share these basic training tasks for Nalant, so he didn't need to worry about them.
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After explaining the matter of the barbarian guards, Nalant went to John's blacksmith shop in person.
"John has seen the lord!" Blacksmith John heard the noise and found out that Nalant was coming. He quickly stepped forward and knelt on the ground to salute.
"John, get up!"
Now blacksmith John always smiles when he is forging iron, and the original dim cabin has been renovated and tidy.
Although Catherine now lives with Vivian at night, she still comes back to the blacksmith shop for lunch during the day.
As for the food, Nalant asked her to bring it from the castle under special permission. This was not only a favor, but also prevented John from delaying blacksmithing due to trivial life.
"Yes, Lord, sir, the three thin stabbing swords you gave me last time have been forged, and I am also ready to start forging the badges sent by Butler Thomas!"
"However, sir, there are two types of materials for noble badges. Butler Thomas only told me that they are made of copper, and the other one is gold or silver. Butler Thomas didn't tell me. I don't know if I need to make a few small ones for you."
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The copper family emblem is naturally used by ordinary subordinates, while the gold and silver emblems are used by Nalant himself or the higher-ups of the territory.
However, Thomas did not know that John was once the chief blacksmith of the Black Iron Castle, so he did not dare to make gold and silver badges for John, fearing that John's workmanship was not good enough or exquisite enough.
Thomas is planning to send someone to Tulip City in a few days to ask better jewelry craftsmen to make it.
However, in this world, excellent blacksmiths are often also excellent masters of gold and silver craftsmanship, because most of them forge weapons and equipment for the great nobles.
In order for the great nobles to show their splendor and majesty, their weapons and equipment need to be more beautiful in addition to their basic functions.
For example, carving complex patterns on armor or sword hilts, inlaying gems and gold, etc., so John is also good at these things.
"Okay, John, I will go back later and ask Butler Thomas to send the gold and silver materials, and I will leave all the badge matters to you!" Nalant nodded. This was his mistake and he did not make it clear to Thomas in advance. "
By the way, I’m here today, and there are a few things I need you to help me forge!”
"Sir, please tell me, John will do his best!"
"Well, first of all, I have a piece of Warcraft rhinoceros skin. You can help me make it into leather armor. Three of them are for Catherine, Vivian and Shirley. If there are any extra, I can make them for myself.
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"Yes, sir!"
When he heard that it was Warcraft rhinoceros skin, and that it also had a share of his own daughter, John's figure became even more respectful.
"Well, take all these broken weapons and irrepairable long swords piled here and recycle them to make ten giant swords, giant swords that can be used by barbarians!"
"In addition, we need to make forty battle axes for the barbarians. They don't need to be as exquisite as last time. The handles of these battle axes can be made of wood. There happen to be extraordinary swordwood trees in my territory!"
"Also, fifty pairs of long shields that are half lighter than the giant shield last time have been forged. The shapes are designed by you, and ten of them can be made more exquisite!"
"We also need to make fifty pairs of leather armors, according to the body shape of the barbarians. If you can't get so many materials from those worn-out leather armors, if you need any materials, come directly to Thomas in the castle. There are still a lot of beast skins in the castle."
Now that the barbarian guards are to be formed, the equipment must be replaced. They cannot be allowed to fight with maces or stone hammers, otherwise Narant's talk of increasing combat effectiveness will be nonsense.
The weapons Nalant prepared for the barbarians were divided into two types.
The first is for the personal guards to use giant swords. After all, as one's personal guards, one will have the opportunity to visit other noble castles in the future. Using an ax will be ridiculed by other nobles.
In the eyes of nobles, the long sword is the most orthodox weapon, at least in formal occasions.
The personal guards will learn swordsmanship from Catherine, which will also make them more suitable for using long swords in the future.
As for Raymond's ordinary barbarian guards, they can use giant axes, because they can use them more smoothly. After all, they cannot directly improve their sword skills like the personal guards.
In addition, Nalant also prepared short spears for the barbarians, which could be used as melee weapons or as throwing spears.
There are very few barbarians who use bows and arrows because their arms are too strong and ordinary longbows cannot bear it.
And because this arm strength is surprisingly good, if you practice throwing spears, I believe that the power will definitely not be worse than that of a longbowman.
"Yes, sir!" When John heard that Nalant had ordered so many tasks at once, he agreed without any hesitation and without even negotiating the price.
Of course, Nalant would definitely not treat him badly, and continued: "John, please discuss with Thomas how much material is needed to forge these weapons and equipment. In addition, regarding your wages, I will also ask Thomas to follow the instructions of Tulip.
I paid you the price of the city’s chief blacksmith!”