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Do you want me to run the city? asked Einar, Aaron's father, in surprise.
Now both of them, together with Ilmira, were in the building of the city administration, the construction of which was completed just yesterday. Aaron's parents looked much better than before, both gained some weight, their skin became lighter, most importantly now they did not seem so exhausted, but rather rested.
«Both of you, you can't do it yourself,» Aaron clarified, drawing attention to the fact that his father is actually an invalid, blind, without an arm and a leg...
«That's rude, your father is quite...» Ilmira was indignant.
«Calm down, I'm not offended,» Einar stopped her. «Besides, the boy is right, I'm really not in the best shape right now ... Damn it, I'm blind, dear, a magic eye cannot replace normal vision, alas.
Aaron inherited his talent in terms of magic from his father, who himself was a fairly solid master of magical manipulations ... He controlled magical and fiery energy at a master level, and also owned a large set of various techniques. One of which was the skill of a magical eye that can replace vision, using instead of eyes — scanning the world around, through the use of magical energy.
The essence of the technique is that the user must phenomenally accurately feel and interpret the various radiations of magical energy from the objects around him. The skill is not very expensive, only insanely demanding on the user's skills.
The main disadvantage is that objects with a minimum content of magical energy are simply not perceived ... Simply put, it is possible to collect information about other users of magical energy even more accurately than using your own eyes, but something as simple as reading an inscription on a piece of paper — not doable...
The skill that Aaron taught the Knights of the Black Falcon Squad is also a sensory magic skill, but its working principle is completely different. Perception of Life is a simpler and easier to use magic skill, but less accurate. It is absolutely incapable of replacing vision, and the information it receives is very limited.
Why do you want us to run this city? Einar asked. «You seem to be able to handle this on your own...»
After a month spent with his son, he clearly noticed that his youngest child had grown up a lot during the time that he and his wife spent in captivity. From this, he, as a father, was very pleased, and he was proud of Aaron. However, at the same time, Einar felt guilty for what happened because of his carelessness and shortsightedness...
In no case did the man want to deprive his child of his childhood. Of course, he could not even imagine that in fact his son had matured for completely different reasons ...
«I have a lot of other things to do as well,» Aaron waved him off. — Besides, it simply doesn't suit me, to offer something, to advise — yes, but to do routine ...
— You're just being lazy! Ilmira snorted. — The old man completely dismissed you ...
«Well, after all, we have already had time to rest,» Einar agreed, ignoring his wife's grumblings, which he had become so accustomed to after two long years in captivity that he began to perceive as background noise. «I think it will be a very interesting experience, who would have thought that I would ever be involved in the creation of such a magnificent city ...
«That's good to hear,» the boy nodded in satisfaction. «Then from this day on, you will be the mayor of the city of Guldar, and let your mother be your... Hmm... Helper?»
«That doesn't sound very good...» Ilmira sighed. «But what can you do, beggars don't choose, there's nothing to do anyway ...
The boy smirked and then took out the special masks he had prepared that his parents would have to wear in public to hide their identity. Einar and Ilmira took on the masks, though they didn't like it, but common sense still prevailed.
«Once this is dealt with,» Einar said. «Can you tell me what else you have planned?»
Aaron, after the words of his father, thought about what he had already done and what he was going to bring to life. During this month, in addition to building the city, creating a number of enterprises, and implementing some of the reforms he conceived, Aaron took up another important thing...
During this month, the knights stationed in Agdar and in the Moldar Gorge, who guarded the lands of the Bach clan, began to be gradually replaced by young untrained recruits, some even had to be recruited from other cities besides Urich ...
Still, a thousand knights is a solid army that can significantly affect the course of the battle between small clans, so you can't recruit so many in one city. Knights are the most common users of magical energy, but they still don't grow on trees...
The whole idea was implemented with a simple goal, to remove unverified people away from the city under construction. A month is not enough for this, so the process of replacing the knights is still going on, and according to Aaron's plan, it could take about a year. This is the only way to do all this quietly, without attracting undue attention.
The knights who previously guarded Agdar will be returned to the squad ... And then, the recruits, just accepted for service, will be trained, as well as members of the special forces. A year later, Aaron wanted to see about six hundred knights in the Black Falcon unit, trained in the same way as the hundred he had recruited in July.
Six hundred more knights are to join the ranks of the newly created White Falcon unit. This squad will consist exclusively of ranged fighters, armed with a special bow and arrows, as well as the Falcon's Eye magic tool, which helps to hit targets with great accuracy, at a considerable distance.
Aaron also wanted to build a small fleet, which has not yet been realized even theoretically. The geography of Agadar favors the development of navigation, so it is a sin to limit yourself to a small number of fishing boats...
«Mr. Aaron, a detachment of knights from Urich has arrived,» after knocking, a young knight named Finar, who temporarily acted as something like Aaron's assistant, reported.
«Well, finally, I hope Orion did everything right ...» the boy nodded. «Get them here, hurry up...»