Chapter 90: Preparation for Conscription!

Gervas naturally heard the murmurs of the guards surrounding him.

He smiled and gestured to Knight Mi Gen, who stepped forward once more.

"People of Stormhold, did I just hear that you also wish to join the guard?"

"Congratulations, my lord has truly bestowed such an opportunity upon you."

"Tomorrow afternoon, the territory will reopen the guard selection, and the number of guards selected will reach thirty-five."

"Any commoner who meets the requirements may come to enlist. Rejoice, commoners, the opportunity you have long dreamed of has arrived!"

Hush!

With Knight Mi Gen's announcement, it was easy to imagine how desperately the serfs desired this opportunity; instantly, the entire small town was in an uproar.

The reason Gervas recruited soldiers again was not only to fill the loss of the five fallen guards.

It was also to fill the vacancies of the ten who earned first merit and would be promoted to knight apprentices.

As for the remaining twenty newly recruited men, they were prepared for a conscription order the kingdom might issue next.

Gervas's current total force numbers just over a hundred men.

Although they are still considered elite, they truly amount to nothing on the battlefield.

When we actually march out, won't we need to send people to stay behind and guard the castle?

So expanding by another twenty men is specifically for defending the castle.

This can also prevent any mishaps at our home base.

Besides recruiting guards, Gervas spent last night pondering crossbows.

This otherworld seems to have no crossbows, only longbows.

Therefore, although gunpowder cannot be figured out, crossbows can still be used in this otherworld without issue.

He has already drawn up the plans based on his memory and handed them to the carpenter and the blacksmith.

After all, that thing is really simple; its principle is exactly the same as that of a longbow.

"We thank Gervas, my lord, for his bounty!"

"We thank Gervas, my lord, for his bounty!"

In the castle garden, Knight Mi Gen and the other four formal knights, along with sixteen knight squires, knelt on the ground in gratitude.

Although they did not know what the potion in their hands was.

It did not stop them from knowing how precious potions were.

Each vial was calculated in gold coins.

Moreover, in the past, only nobles could enjoy them.

Gervas looked first at Knight Mi Gen and the other four, "Take the potion immediately, then strive to cultivate. I look forward to the day you break through and become titled knights to serve me!"

"Yes, my lord! We will surely strive to cultivate and pledge our lives to serve you, my lord!"

The five of Knight Mi Gen responded with faces full of excitement.

"You as well, study knightly skills diligently. Having taken this potion, becoming a titled knight in the future is only a matter of time!"

"Yes, my lord!"

The knight squires were even more excited.

Becoming a formal knight was already the most wonderful thing they could imagine.

Yet now Gervas, with a single word, declared that they would become titled knights in the future.

How could this not make them excited?

Immediately, under Gervas's direct gaze, all the knights and knight squires took the potion.

Furthermore, the reason this potion was not bestowed in front of the serfs.

Was because this Nodi potion still needed to be kept secret for now; otherwise, it would easily invite covetousness.

"My lord, the little merman you rescued has awakened!"

Just as Knight Mi Gen and the others had taken the potion and begun to cultivate and absorb it, Old John happened to arrive.

"He has awakened?"

Gervas was overjoyed; the merman waking up was well-timed, as he had something to ask of this merman today.

Gervas wasted no time and led Lei Meng directly to the servant quarter.

A dangerous alien race like a merman naturally could not be brought into the inner keep.

So he was placed in an empty stone room on the side of the inner keep.

Five guards were stationed at the door to stand watch.

"Open the door!"

"Yes, my lord!"

Carefully unlocking the lock, Gervas slowly pushed the door open.

"By the way, Lei Meng, you just wait at the door!"

"Yes, my lord!"

After giving the order, Gervas stepped into the room.

At this moment, the merman was curled up on the bed in the corner of the wall, looking at Gervas with a face full of wariness.

However, apart from that, there were no other extreme reactions.

"You have awakened. Do you remember me?"

Gervas showed a warm smile.

In fact, the fact that the merman did not bare his teeth and snarl the instant he saw him proved that he remembered what happened before he fainted.

"It was you... who saved me? The two-legged race..."

"That's right, I saved you. Besides, I am of the Human Race, and you may call me by my name: Gervas Gale!"

"Th-thank you... I am... Waga!"

"Waga? Nice to meet you. You should have recovered enough by now, shouldn't you? Can you return to the sea? I am preparing to send you back!"

"O-of course, I am... very well now. Gervas, do you really wish to let me go?"

"That's right. However, before you leave, could you do me a favor? Something has sunk to the bottom of the sea."

"But it is not deep, only twenty or thirty meters. You just need to help me retrieve it!"

"O-of course. You saved... Waga. Waga... must repay!"

Thus, Gervas happily reached an agreement with this mermaid.

The reason he did not demand more promises, or simply keep the little mermaid.

Was mainly because this little mermaid would have to return to the sea sooner or later.

Even if Gervas wanted to enslave her by force, it was impossible.

So it was better to be generous; if other friendships could be established in the future, that would be good too.

Not to mention, only the other party could help him retrieve that ring from the sunken ship this time.

In the sea at a depth of twenty or thirty meters, although not considered deep, the danger was not small.

Unless one cultivated Water-Attribute Battle Qi, it would be safer.

"Set sail!"

After settling matters with the little mermaid, Gervas led his party straight to the coast.

However, because Knight Mi Gen and the group of knight squires had consumed the potion, they could only stay at the castle today to continue absorbing it.

Upon arriving at the seaside, the Storm, having received advance notice, had been waiting for a long time.

"Head south!"

"Yes, my lord!" Following Gervas's order, Old Jack immediately turned the rudder.

With the help of the sea breeze, the Storm cut through the waves and smoothly arrived at the southernmost border of the Storm Domain.

"Now turn the rudder to head due east, the distance is about sixty nautical miles!"

"Yes, turn the rudder to port, due east, sixty nautical miles!"

Old Jack's sailing skills were becoming more and more proficient.

Of course, the apprentices responsible for handling the sails were also becoming more and more proficient.

The sea ship sailed further and further away; the surrounding sea surface was a vast blue, and except for seagulls, nothing else could be seen.

About an hour and a half later, the lookout at the top of the mast suddenly shouted, "My lord, a new island has been discovered due east!"

Whoosh!

"A new island has actually been discovered!"

"Yes, what good things might be on this island this time?"

"I don't know, but they must all be very valuable; those were all found by our lord's mount, Moon Chaser!"

"Moon Chaser is a unicorn; it is said that only the King and our lord have one in the entire kingdom!"

"That's right, whatever Moon Chaser finds must be good things!"

At some point, not only the knights, but even the guards knew that whatever Moon Chaser found were good things.

And they attributed the reason why Moon Chaser found so many good things to the fact that it was a unicorn.

After all, this was a divine creature rarer than even a giant dragon.

This made Gervas happy to be at ease, saving him from having to explain.