Farming with Entries: From Lord to Emperor-Chapter 606 - 297: A Gift

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"The combat skill is truly powerful..."

Durant stood in place, stunned, after watching Luo De's demonstration.

In this test, the guard had crossed and buried seven or eight two-meter-high stakes along the path Luo De charged, all of which were knocked away.

And the side of the stakes facing Luo De was scorched black by flames.

"Such strength is terrifying; if this were on the battlefield, just this one strike could destroy the enemy's formation."

Durant exclaimed, "The legends underestimated the Legendary Knight."

"I think so too."

Luo De nodded in agreement.

Seeing Durant's envious expression, he comforted him, "You don't need to be too envious, just train diligently, I will leave these two combat skills to you." 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

"I'll be satisfied if I can become a top-tier knight in the future, the Legendary Knight is too far away."

Durant instinctively glanced at his empty wrist, looking at Luo De with admiration and envy in his eyes,

"You have a great chance, as long as you continue to hone your body and train, you will surely become a Legendary Knight."

"Don't underestimate yourself, I will assist you." Luo De patted Durant's shoulder.

Durant smiled and shook his head, "My lord, you don't have to comfort me..."

"I'm not comforting you."

Luo De looked at Durant seriously, "This is my promise to you."

Luo De glanced at Durant's left wrist, wanted to say something but held back.

"In any case, you must strive harder."

Luo De's seriousness took Durant by surprise, his gaze became firm, and he nodded heavily,

"Alright."

"That's the spirit."

Luo De's face broke into a smile as he slowly walked towards the bench at the edge of the training field, asking while walking:

"How is the new soldier recruitment going?"

"It's finished, my lord."

Durant's smile widened, as if he thought of something happy,

"Perhaps because the food you provided is sufficient, our territory's people are generally strong, stronger than soldiers from ordinary lord's territories."

"When selecting soldiers, it was effortless, to put it mildly, we could pick at random."

Durant recalled the scene during the recruitment and couldn't help but exclaim, "There are even many slaves with excellent archery talent, which is unexpected."

Durant was busy with military affairs daily, rarely visiting the slaves in the quarries and logging fields.

In this era, there was no notion of "too weak for heavy work," even slaves in poor health had to quarry and log.

And with insufficient food and rest, Durant's impression was that the slaves were all very frail.

But in Black Pine Ridge, those doing heavy work became stronger instead, showing no signs of weakness.

When Durant went to select people, whoever he looked at could join the army.

"Instead, the identity check was the most time-consuming." Durant lamented.

"We can't be careless with identity issues; these thousand regular troops will be the backbone of our territory."

Luo De instructed, "Those with excellent archery talent must be specially trained."

"If they have some abilities, they should be promoted to captains first."

Retrospectively inferring from the Hunting Lord's effects, those with excellent swordsmanship talent should be more loyal to Luo De.

"Yes, my lord, I will focus on them."

Durant sat beside Luo De, leaning in close and cautiously saying, "Actually, we can recruit more troops."

"As I said, your subjects are all strong, even the women."

"They can take up arms, and with simple training, join the battle."

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Durant spoke with enthusiasm, his eyes shining.

Luo De looked at Durant anew,

"I didn't see it before, you are indeed a military enthusiast."

"There was no opportunity or qualification before."

Durant calmed down, stood up, and solemnly said, "I must thank you for giving me this chance."

"There will be many such opportunities in the future, no rush for now."

Luo De gestured for Durant to sit down, and with a hint of helplessness, sighed, "In our territory, the regular army, reserves, and militia together number over one thousand five hundred."

"After this period of stability, we still need to recruit reserves and militia, but for now, let's wait."

"Give Lawrence a chance to catch his breath."

Luo De said with a smile, "No wonder he always complains, our granary hasn't grown since last autumn's harvest."

"Are we facing a food crisis?" Durant stood abruptly, concern in his eyes.

"Not at all, if there were a food crisis, Lawrence would have halved the slaves' meals by now."

Luo De explained, "Currently, we have vast lands; the women gather wild vegetables, mushrooms, wild fruits, and hazelnuts and chestnuts from the mountains, which is plenty for many people."

"After this year's autumn harvest, we'll have more food, feed more slaves, and supply more regular troops."

Durant nodded firmly, "No problem!"

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After the Eastern Coast was completely cleared, Luo De fulfilled his promise to the Rocky Ridge.

After receiving Luo De's gift, the Rocky Ridge, like the Frost Thunderbolt, turned into a giant egg encased in rock scales and fell into a deep slumber.

Meanwhile, Black Pine Ridge also entered a period of tranquility.

Luo De spent his days busy training, granting the seeds of nature, and handling various affairs of the territory.

During his free time, he would visit places like the pharmacy and blacksmith shop for relaxation amidst his busyness.

With the approach of the autumn harvest, everyone else in the territory was exceptionally busy as well.

Xue Rui not only had to expedite the progress of the manor but also build above-ground granaries and dig underground ones.

The threshing fields also needed further expansion to fully utilize the population advantage and ensure all the food was stored before winter arrived.