It doesn't matter what the lord is.

Stupidity is unacceptable.

I shouted at them without saying anything:

"Fight the demons? Are you crazy, or do you think I am crazy? What do you have now? Your martial arts are still at the introductory stage, you don't know any magic, you haven't practiced formations, and you are not familiar with each other. You want to fight the demons just like that? It's good to have passion, don't let your blood run cold, but don't get carried away, don't be impulsive, and don't make unnecessary sacrifices."

The crowd was silent for a while.

I looked around and found that the strongest of the eighty-one people was a young man in his mid-twenties. He looked like he used a sword and was probably at the first level of swordsmanship, close to the second level. So I raised my hand and called him out:

"You, get out of the queue."

The young man stood in front of me without saying a word.

"what is it call?"

"Luger."

I nodded and said to the rest of the people:

"This guy is now almost at the second level of swordsmanship. I don't know much about you, so I will temporarily appoint him as your captain. If anyone is dissatisfied, you can come up now and have a good fight with him. If you win, the position of captain will be yours."

Two young men who refused to admit defeat came on stage, but were eventually knocked down by Luger.

The others were naturally not dissatisfied. I didn't know Luger before, and I didn't do anything out of nepotism. This was also fair.

After seeing that everyone agreed, I said seriously:

"You want to fight the demons, that's great. This ideal is great, but it's not suitable to be implemented now. You still need a lot of training, not only to improve your own strength, but also to improve the tacit understanding of the team. I know I can't lead an army of tens of thousands of people, so I plan to train you like a knife. You must be sharp enough, able to overcome difficulties, and fight battles that others can't and dare not fight. Eighty-one people, excluding the captain Luger, are divided into eight teams, each with ten people, and one person is elected as the team leader. In addition to training during this period, the people in the team must remember each other's name, age, physical characteristics, etc., and be as familiar as possible. Again, what I want is an army, not a simple 'bunch of people'."

Everyone shouted at the top of his lungs:

"Yes!"

I turned to Alayya and said:

"During this period, you should take time to come to the military camp every morning and evening. When I taught you swordsmanship, I taught you the basics, such as 5,000-meter running, push-ups, sit-ups, cross-country, parallel bars, etc. Let those who have never experienced these projects experience them. In addition, you should practice military boxing, which is effective."

The people below were completely confused.

Alaiya nodded calmly and smiled.

I still remember the time when she collapsed from dehydration after running with a heavy load, her legs bleeding profusely from scraping against the gravel. I stood aside indifferently, holding up a parasol, and squatted down to ask her:

——"Are you tired?"

At that time, Alayya nodded, and I asked her with a smile:

——"If I get beheaded someday, and you stand there helplessly, it's probably because you didn't complete your training today and didn't become strong enough... Do you believe it?"

At that time, Alayya got up from the ground with tears on her face, and staggered as if she had seen a tragic future. I, who was threatening her, followed leisurely behind her, waiting to carry her back when she was completely exhausted.

Looking back on the past, it was not easy for everyone.

Now, most of these ignorant young people will experience the pain of transformation from Alayya.

It’s really exciting just thinking about it!

I smiled and shook my head, then waved to Luger:

"Please stay alone for a moment. I have something to tell you."

29. The military affairs have come to an end for the time being

I took Luger back to the City Lord's Mansion, or to be more precise, to the new City Lord's Mansion.

I naturally abandoned the dilapidated City Lord's Mansion. I didn't want that thing anymore. I moved to Pierce's house with Alaya and Felita. Anyway, the owner of the house was gone, so I couldn't be considered as usurping the magpie's nest. At most, I was just confiscating the ownerless land.

After sitting down, I asked him a few questions indirectly to make sure he was not an undercover agent sent from another territory.

This is actually a bit unnecessary, but I think it is necessary. This is the first army I organized in Yuxi City. If the leader of the army is a traitor, this army would be useless. But the fact is that because I am too weak in the eyes of others, no undercover agents will be sent to Yuxi City.

This made me feel relieved, but for some reason I also felt a little sad.

Luger didn't have as many thoughts as I did, but he was a little nervous, his body tense, and asked:

"My Lord, what do you need me to do?"

I took a look at this young man, about 24 or 25 years old. He was sturdy, with messy black hair and a beard that looked like he hadn't shaved for a while. He looked like a wanderer. Seeing this, I said seriously:

"Shave your beard for me."

"Ah?? Shaving??"

I nodded:

"Yes. This is included in the military style and discipline. I will give you a list later. It is some military regulations. Don't worry, it's not impossible. We just urge our people not to slack off. In addition, remember that our army does not follow the outside rules. There are a few key points you need to remember. First, we will not take a single needle or thread from the masses. All rewards and punishments will be handled by our City Lord's Mansion. Secondly, we must carry out ideological education for our people's army to improve their ideological awareness, especially the team leaders. We must train them more often and not let them develop bad habits. In addition, we must hold various competitions and give out awards regularly. The military expenditure I will allocate to you later will list this item as an additional expense."

Luger seemed to understand what he said, but he took note of it very seriously.

I continued:

"Besides, there is the issue of food. Eat meat when it is necessary. Make sure you have meat every two days. This is the basics. I will give you the money, so don't worry. Anyway, you don't have to worry about the money. Don't practice the specific formations yet. We don't have the talent reserve in this area. Just help everyone lay a good foundation. They are not the army yet, but the reserve army."

Luger replied:

"It's just a matter of laying a solid foundation... It's not that difficult."

Not difficult? ?

You will suffer the consequences later.

When your skin peels off in the sun, your flesh is rubbed bloody by the weight belt, your throat is dry and you are covered in sweat, don't forget what you said now...

I smiled in my heart and said:

"That's good. I'll leave the military to you for now. Anyway, it won't be used in our plan for now. Let the soldiers be prepared for danger and train every day."

Ruge nodded, hesitated, and then said:

"But eating meat every two days... isn't that a bit too much?"

I shook my head:

"It's okay. And the vegetables should be matched properly. Alaiya will teach you this part later. You can form a separate cooking class and learn from her."

Luger nodded modestly.

At this moment, Alaiya came in with a plate of food and said:

"Master, it's time to eat."

I said casually:

"Just leave it here."

I picked up a piece of stewed radish and cabbage with chopsticks. The bland taste was a torment to chew. But I still managed to keep a straight face and said:

"As for our army, we won't have to come up with a name for now. Let's just call it the Reserve Army. Tell the soldiers that when they officially go to the battlefield, I will personally give this army a name. Let them work hard for this day."

"it is good."

I pushed the stewed radish and cabbage towards him, added a pair of chopsticks for him, and said:

"If you're hungry, can you eat something?"

Luger looked flattered, but after thinking it over again and again, he shook his head.

For the people below, having dinner with the city lord was still too stressful.

Actually, I just want someone to help me eat these tasteless things...

Looks like I have to do it myself.

I sighed and continued:

"And our military song. I've basically thought of it. Can you sing it? I'll sing it to you once, and then you can teach me."

Luger seemed to be listening attentively.

I cleared my throat.

"Unity is strength! Unity is strength. This strength is——"

Alaia said seriously:

"Master, you're out of tune."

I asked her dissatisfiedly:

"Have you ever heard the original version?! You just know it's off-tune?"

Alayya replied:

"No. But the young master has sung seven or eight versions in the past few days, and each time he sings, his voice is different."

I was speechless for a while, and finally said to Luger:

"That's the feeling anyway! You know what I mean, it shows unity. You guys can discuss it among yourselves later, I won't be involved anymore."

Luger suppressed his smile and nodded in agreement.

I sent him away without hesitation.

Unexpectedly, within two days, mysterious rumors spread in the city. It was said that the new city lord, Li De, was frugal and ate stewed radish and cabbage for every meal, but required the army to have meat every two days. He was truly devoted to others and never cared about himself. He was a model for city lords all over the world. The people were deeply moved by this and spontaneously sent the radishes and cabbages they grew at home to the city lord's mansion, piling them up like a small mountain.

"That's great, Master. This will really be enough for several months."

Alaiya smiled, which was rare.

That day I hid in my bed and cried for a long time.

30. I can’t accept it

This is how the military issue was basically resolved.

Although I really want to train a champion army, unfortunately I simply do not have good enough generals, so I have to give up for the time being.

I had been planning to get up this morning to deal with some domestic issues, but as soon as I got up I felt something was wrong.

I lifted the quilt.

After my repeated warnings over the past few days, Fileta finally stopped dressing in weird outfits and coming into my bed.

——"Don't dress like this and make me wake up again!"

After being scolded like that on the same day, Fileta really changed her weird clothes the next day.

He came in naked instead.

With your comprehension ability, I guess you won’t get even one point on the reading comprehension test, okay? ?

So in the following days, I kept making new requests to her:

——"Put on your clothes and come see me again!"

The next day, when I woke up, Fileta was sitting on me with her clothes intact.

I just don't know why my clothes are missing.

——"Put on your clothes before you come see me! And don't take off my clothes!"

The next day, Felita was dressed neatly and I was dressed neatly too.

But the fact that they were hugging each other intimately did not change anything.

——"Don't carry me here while we are all dressed!"

The next day, Fileta was kneeling beside the bed, lying in front of me, looking at me pitifully.

You did this on purpose!

——"Please, Fileta, listen carefully. You have to wear clothes, I have to wear clothes, you are not allowed to carry me, and you are not allowed to take any kneeling posture, understand?"

She got it.

When I woke up today, I lifted the quilt and found her lying next to me, snuggling up to me, holding my hand, our fingers intertwined, and resting her head on my shoulder.

Hmm... a little more normal.

I rubbed my eyebrows.

After experiencing all sorts of bizarre ways of waking up, I actually feel like waking up this way can be categorized as "normal."

I'm not normal anymore...