Before dark, Willas reached Dmitry.
After revealing the purpose and identity of the visit at the checkpoint, they were able to meet Baron Romero right away, by following the guidance of the captain of the guard.
"My name is Romero Dmitry. Are you from the temple of Valhalla?"
"Yes. My name is Willas, a priest of the Cairo branch of the Valhalla Temple. As I stated at the checkpoint, I heard rumors that Roman Dmitry defeated Homer, the 49th ranker. There is no obligation for Valhalla Temple to check the facts in the, unofficial ranking match, but since it is so unusual, I plan to meet with the person involved in the case and check whether it will affect the current ranking."
"Oh you are always welcomed to Dmitry."
Baron Romero couldn't hide his joy, the person who was getting a ranking verification was a member of the Dmitry family, and the person was none other than his son.
A family with a ranker, even if it was the lowest ranker, it would become a well known family all over the kingdom.
Dmitry has a short history and Baron Romero was the first head of the family, he has not yet had the elements of honor other than financial resources to be recognized by others.
But what if Roman Dmitry's become one of the ranker?
If such a thing becomes a reality, from then on, even the aristocratic society will have no choice but to recognize the Dmitry family.
Moreover, it wasn't just anyone. Roman was the eldest son of the family?
Baron Romero came out to serve guests, and sent a servant to call Roman.
After some time, servant who came back said with a troubled expression.
" Lord. Hans, the servant who is in charge of Master Roman, said that the currently master has completely cut off communication with other because he is working at the forge. If it is important enough for the work to be halted, Hans said he would bring Young Master Roman himself."
"No let him work in the forge."
After hearing what had servant said Baron Romero's smilied.
After talking to Hendrick, he found out that Roman Dmitry had skill in blacksmithing.
It brings joy to him.
It proves that the eldest son of the family was entitled to inherit the family business, so Baron Romero didn't want to cut his blacksmith's work in the middle, if anything is not necessary.
Even if it was a visit from the Valhalla Temple, which will raised the status of the family.
Baron Romero said, "Priest, I'm sorry, but it is getting late today, so how about you rest tonight and meet Roman tomorrow? As soon as Roman's work is finished, I will let him know that the Valhalla Temple priest wants to meet him."
"Okay. I understand, I will meet Roman tomorrow."
Today or tomorrow, that wasn't much of a problem for him.
Baron Romero smiled at Willas' and nodded his head.
"Since you will be resting tonight, why not take a look around Dmitry? I'll give you a guide, so take a look around the Dmitry. It wouldn't be a bad experience for you."
Since there is nothing to do currently, Willas did not turn down Baron Romero's offer.
He was guided by Hans. It was so that he could take him to Roman when the time came. And in the meantime, Hans explained about Dmitry.
"Dmitry family has the largest iron mine's in the Cairo Kingdom and produces the highest quality iron. As you can see if you look around, the fortress structures are made of iron and are really sturdy. The same goes for the gates. Due to its high walls and fortified gates made of steel, Dmitry is also referred to as the Land of impregnability."
Hans explained about the history and features of Dmitry calmly.
Walking down the street, he spoke of Dmitry's unique characteristics, and Willas followed Hans and listened silently.
Actually Willas didn't pay any attention to what Hans was speaking.
He was hearing with one ear and removing it with the other ear, he was immersed in his own thoughts.
'In such a frontier, a swordsman capable of defeating Homer was born. If the Dmitry family was a knight family with a long history, it would have been understandable, but it doesn't seem like a good swordsman can be born in this land where mining and blacksmithing was the main occupation of the people. Moreover, if the eldest son of the family has achieved such an achievement. There was a very high probability, that the nobles would be blinded to increase their reputation, had manipulated the rumors.'
It was his obvious thought because ranker is an honorable title.
Many individuals attempted to take credit for fake deeds, and their common characteristic is that they did not officially conduct a ranking match.
[ An unofficial ranking match that is simply based on the testimonies of people present at the scene.
There was a reason why the Temple of Valhalla did not actively embrace the 'informal outcome'. ]
After walking for a while.
Willas arrived at the place, what appeared to be the training ground, he heard loud voices of people.
"One!"
"Two!"
"One!"
"Two!"
A group of people were training, seeing them Willas' eyes lit up with curiosity.
As he was born in the Valhalla Empire, he was more interested in the current scene than the history of the old-fashioned noble family.
'Are they ordinary soldiers?'
'They didn't look like knights'.
The reason was that the members were of different ages, and among them, a person who appeared to be a child soldier was included.
A knight is not a position that can be climbed at a young age.
If the characteristics of the members were not unified, they were more likely to be conscripts together and received professional training.
Willas said, "Can I watch the training for a moment?"
"I will ask them now."
At Willas' request, Hans ran to the man who seemed to be the captain of the group.
The captain glanced at Willas and nodded his head as if it didn't really matter.
"It's okay to watch from a distance."
"Thank you."
Willas went to a shaded area and sat down, even then he was just simply curious to watch these people train.
After completing basic training.
Chris, who is in charge of training the soldiers, said, "Today, we are going to have a spare with each other. Match up with each other and start the match after my signal signal."
"Yes!"
The group of people shouted and everyone moved in unison.
Due to Lucas' departure, the number of people decreased by one, but there were still 31 people left including Kevin, so 30 soldiers means 15 different fights at the same time.
It was a familiar training for the group of soldiers, so they competed against their assigned opponent in order.
Tak!
Tuk!
In the first match, a group of people ran toward each other. The short one made the first attack, and the opponent countered it without even retreating, then the opponent quickly aimed for vital points of the short person.
In an instant, they countered each other several times. The two of them were looking at each other without even blinking their eyes. Even though the sound of wooden swords hitting was terrifying, they kept their eyes open.
Kaang!
Kaka Kaka!
Their weapons clashed with each violently.
Their attacks got more threatening with each passing second. Rather than simply attacking the opponent visible body part, they were calmly blocking the enemy's attack and inducing the situation to attack the opponent's vital points.
And what if the opponent showed a gap? Even though it was a risk, they rushed forward. Obviously, it was a battle using wooden swords, but it was still so fierce that he couldn't consider it even a bit easy.
It was no different for the other groups, all the soldiers start their battle one by one.
They fought fiercely without making any concessions, as if they were fighters in a gladiator battle.
"Everyone, focus! Look straight at your opponent!"
Chris commanded them.
When they where first recruited soldiers, they were at a higher level than normal soldiers, but by Chris' standards, they were nothing more than clumsy people.
However now it was different.
Physical development was achieved due to Asura's cultivation method, and above all, the soldiers who learned the way of Asura swordsmanship began to turn into fighters at some point.
Asura swordsmanship is a technique that provides support in all kinds of situations.
When attacked overhead, when attacked in the side, when attacked in the leg.
He taught them how to counterattack by blocking or avoiding the opponent's attack in any situation, and Asura cultivation method maximized the effect.
The current situation was due to them training daily, while pouring there blood and sweet in the traning.
Everyone's faces that were bruised from being hit by the wooden sword were finally restored, and they watched the opponent's movements until the end, recalling the technique they had learned. And then, they performed the right counter attack once they saw their opportunity.
Even though winning or losing was not important in this battle, none of the soldiers showed a complacent attitude that it was okay to lose.
Among them, there was one who fought the most fiercely, and he was none other than Kevin
Kevin's height was small compared to others.
So Willas thought he was a child soldier, but his fighting style was completely different from his physique.
hook!
With an intermittent difference, he dodged the attack from his opponent.
Kevin would first let his opponent's attack reach close to his body with bold actions and would lean back, after which he would take a step ahead or hit his opponent's vital points.
Nevertheless, the speed at which his wooden sword moves was unbelievably fast. The attack time was always short with the unique way he held the sword in his hand, and he kept simultaneously attacking his opponent.
Taang!
Tata Tak!
All of his attacks were blocked. Kevin's opponent was also a formidable person, like Lucas, he was a mercenary. His name was Pooky, and he had a bald head.
"Kevin, are you going to ignore your defense like that?" Pooky asked while smiling.
His head glistened in the sun. The tattoo originates from his top of his head was terrifying, but Kevin wasn't startled by it.
"I will see if you can say that once I win."
Puck!
"Ugh."
Kevin struck his opponent's side with his fist.
Pooky's body looked like it can take many hits like an armour, but Kevin's sharp fists distorted Pooky's expression horribly.
That's why everyone didn't like to fight with Kevin.
Roman told him to do his best, so even in just spars, Kevin performed too seriously.
As if he could never allow himself to get defeated by other.
Seeing Kevin fighting like it was real battle, Puki also growled.
"Okay, let's do it."
From then on their battles become more serious.
Pooky daringly attacked a vital point where Kevin could lose his life if he got hit by him in the wrong way, and even when he was walking on thin ice, Kevin never backed down.
Kevin was always in a position to run toward his opponent. While maintaining the distance to attack Pooky to the end, he avoided his opponent's fierce counter-attack with minimal movements.
Hook Hook!
His eyes gleamed red.
Ghost Illusion Demonic Martial Arts!
Cold sweat constantly dripped down Pooky's forehead due to Kevin's relentless and ruthless attacks.
'This bastard.'
After becoming Roman's first enlisted soldier.
It was Kevin who surprised people most, not Roman or Chris.
He was just a boy who looked weak from the outside, but he fought the most aggressively and wildly, even in the Daejeon Battle.
Is it because they could never cross the wall like Chris?
Soldiers like Pooky wanted to win as much as Kevin, and they began to develop rapidly with each other in an overheated sense of competition.
And at that moment
Kaang!
immediately after the strike.
Both showed loopholes.
For a moment, their gazes intertwined in the air.
Now, it didn't matter who came first. Mana arose from both of their wooden swords, and they both rushed toward each other instantly. It was clear.
It was sign that they have successfully become 1 star aura swordsmen.