Chapter 130 - Training Schedule(1)

At this cold, even Guards traditionally  wouldn't show up to train. The cold weather would run from their fingers first and then to their bones. Causing numbness in the fingers as a primary effect, causing them to be demotivated to do any sort of training was the secondary effect.

But since Woldemir gained control of the 100 Guards with King Michael's blessing, they have turned from a group of cowards who became Guards for free fish, into cold blooded Warriors able to withstand an attack if one were to happen.

King Michael was more than willing to let Woldemir train these Guards the second Woldemir offered. It is not an everyday thing to meet a Grand Master of any sort.

He even offered Woldemir a full time job as a Guard Commander and a Guard trainer, offering 400 Gold Coins a month as a salary which Woldemir saw no flaw to accept. It would benefit everyone.

You would think that King Michael is doing a mistake to offer that much gold to one person, but since they are now earning a profit, with a large farming plan to be ready before the planting season starts, there is no telling when the ill.u.s.tratian Alliance will knock on the door demanding for King Michael to be beheaded. So this was more of an investment from King Michael's point of view.

So a strong army, able to withstand attacks, was mandatory. Along with the 4 remaining Calidum Lutum, Gaster Kingdom only has 100 Guards/Soldiers. Cleverly named by Woldemir as the "First Platoon".

It was a name he picked up by reading books regarding armies in Ignis, mostly about the ill.u.s.tratian Army.

Most books now after all, are based on the ill.u.s.tratian Alliance. They burned every book based on Magic they could, however it did not mean that Woldemir can't use their wisdom to the Ignite's advantage. Or at least to the advantage of everyone who doesn't take part on the devious ill.u.s.tratian Alliance.

However, if a group of Guards reached 100 in number, they would be considered a Platoon.

If the Platoon exceeds anywhere over 150, even if it is 151, those 51 would be separated from the first Platoon and have a Guard Commander who is responsible for the second platoon and their training. Any failure regarding duty or training or even order, would be on the Guard Commander's shoulders.

Even though these military tactics are from the enemy, it didn't mean that they weren't clever. They were heavily well organized which would put in more sense into their large military success over the 100 year war and the following 100 year aftermath.

The daily training schedule for the Guards of Gaster Kingdom, was similar to the training schedule the Calidum Lutum faced due to Woldemir, except the training schedule isn't 12 hours long but it is 8 instead, which caused complications for Woldemir to adjust proper training methods to weak level 1 Guards. He was used training Calidum Lutum Guards who can obliterate a Source Bear bare handed.

Before they all take a lap 6 times around the whole Kingdom, they would first need to eat a light breakfast including a small serving of Striped Marlin meat.

Sure it isn't a wise idea to eat meat this early in the morning, but they need the energy. Eating rare to get Striped Marlin meat for free was their motivation to wake up in the morning. They were tasting luxury but at a price of constant training.

The Guards all having their own homes, need to come themselves at the training yard instead of Woldemir rushing in a room full of sleeping Guards and yelling at them to wake up as if their lives depended on it which was Common in other Kingdoms. By that I don't mean that Woldemir took part in waking up those Soldiers from other Kingdoms.

But to keep order, Woldemir decided to bribe them with what they valued the most. Food.

Not showing on the training yard at 8a.m. sharp or minutes before it, would result to the Guard having to skip breakfast and run 10 laps instead of 6 like the rest.

This would seem unfair to some but through his 2 decades of training Swordsmanship, he observed that discipline ruled over disorder.

This system of training was man made to make these Guards understand the severe importance of being in order and taking responsibility for their actions instead of just shifting the blame.

If Woldemir would lead undisciplined Guards to a battlefield, the slightest mistake would turn the situation into a military chaos, resulting in great losses even if he was leading hundreds towards the enemy.

After running 6 laps around the whole Kingdom, starting from the training yard attached to the Castle, to running near the Kingdom walls and then returning to the Castle, it was fair to say that the Guards had a lot of trouble keeping up with such practice.

Almost half even failed continuously for the first week, even at lap 2. Which is why Woldemir set another rule in hopes to raise their will power, anyone failing to complete the 6 lap run, would have to skip Dinner at 12pm which was the most fulfilling meal of the day.

Dinner included a fulfilling meal of commonly cheap fish meat coming from the "Barramundi" species with a side of Striped Marlin meat in the sides, double the amount of Striped Marlin meat compared to the meal they get in the morning.

King Michael saw this as a waste of inventory at first, but when he saw 100 Guards running lap after lap near the Kingdom walls, he was more comfortable with Mogranius' work and gave him the freedom to use all available resources if it leads to progress. The Kingdom lacked progress so much that King Michael was open to any idea at all, especially from a Grand Master.