Chapter 16 Ronin's Training
The road was still the same one he walked yesterday, but Roning's mood was completely different.
Yesterday, he was with nine traitors who had betrayed their master, but today, his guards have no second thoughts about him.
The team was moving at a fairly fast pace, thanks to the five extra carriages given to Ronin by Earl Wiggins.
With them, Ronin could get all the people in the car instead of walking and slowing down the progress.
The convoy consisted of more than 30 people, and there was the "Golden Mountains" emblem of the Wushan Family on the cars. Even if they encountered a small group of bandits on the wilderness road, they would not dare to take action.
As for occasionally encountering caravans travelling to and from Shanlin Town, there is no need to worry.
The owners of those caravans would come here in person to express their sincere greetings to Roning, and one of them even enthusiastically presented him with ten kilograms of high-quality honey.
Luo Ning accepted the gift with a smile and also wished the other party a safe journey.
The carriage creaked as it moved forward, adding a touch of music to the boring journey.
As the sun approached the mountains in the west, Ronin signalled to McCann to stop the convoy.
"Let's camp here today. There's a stream to the south where we can get water."
"Yes, sir!"
McKeon lightly squeezed the horse's belly and ran quickly to the front, causing all the vehicles in front to stop.
After the convoy stopped, Roning got off the carriage and walked to the middle of the road.
After everyone arranged the carriages, Luo Ning shouted in a deep voice:
"Everyone, gather here!"
"Follow the rules I set at noon; stand in six rows and five columns!"
After hearing this, the thirty guards all ran over in a hurry.
This was the training program arranged by the Baron after lunch. Although it was strange and the guards had never seen it before, who asked the Baron to let them eat until they were 70% to 80% full?
So after hearing the order, they remembered the instructions given at noon and did not delay for a moment.
Soon, the thirty guards gathered together. Although there were some bumps and bruises in the process, and some people even walked into the wrong row or stood in the wrong line, fortunately, they corrected each other in the end.
Luo Ning nodded secretly. Compared with the disorganized team yesterday and in the morning, the team now looked more organized.
"Stand at attention!" Luo Ning issued a short and quick command.
The guards responded accordingly.
"what are you doing?"
Luo Ning pointed at the short man in the third row, fourth column and asked, "Stand at attention. It means you should keep your feet together, legs straight, abdomen slightly tucked in, and chest naturally raised. Who are you hunching over for?"
The guard was probably not very old, and his face turned red when he was criticized like that. He quickly adjusted his posture.
Two acquaintances nearby who had a good relationship with the guards couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"What are you laughing laughing!"
Luo Ning imitated the instructor's attitude and expression and was so stern that the guards dared not even breathe.
"If anyone laughs again, no dinner!"
The majesty of the nobles and the temptation of food forced the guards to take it seriously and stand at attention in the middle of the road.
The scene looked somewhat funny.
"McCann, I've given you the key to the movements. Go forward and correct those who haven't done it correctly."
As the Baron's bodyguard and the most powerful knight in the team, this seemingly simple task brought unprecedented pressure on McKen.
In order to perform the movements in the afternoon well, McKen studied the key points of these movements every time the team took a break throughout the afternoon and asked Roning several questions during this period.
Fortunately, hard work pays off, and he has mastered the skill pretty well.
"As you command, my lord!"
McKeon stepped out and began to carefully check the thirty guards.
Roning stood aside and tested it while also thinking about whether this training method was useful. After all, there are extraordinary powers in this world.
But he soon figured it out.
So what if you have extraordinary powers? Extraordinary people also started out as ordinary people.
This set of training can train people's consciousness, cultivate team spirit, and improve team discipline, which is obviously useful.
"Standing at attention is only part of the training. There will also be military boxing and fighting competitions to be arranged later."
While thinking, Mikan finished the inspection and came forward, "Report to the master. The inspection and correction are complete!"
Luo Ning nodded, "Return to the team!"
McCann saluted symbolically, then returned to Roning's side and stood upright.
"At ease."
Following the new instructions, the guards took new actions.
Roning just took a quick look and found that there was no big problem, so he didn't ask McKen to correct it.
"Today is the first day of the special training I have arranged for you. If there are any mistakes, I will only correct them and will not punish you. But starting from tomorrow, if anyone is still careless, don't blame me for being rude. Do you hear me?"
"We heard it~" the guards responded timidly.
"Louder, do you hear me?" Roning yelled.
The guards were startled by the roar, and they quickly responded loudly: "We heard it!"
"Okay, let's disband here. According to the division of labour, at noon, start preparing dinner."
Luo Ning smiled and said, "As long as you train well, I won't treat you badly in terms of food and drink."
The guards' tense nerves relaxed a lot after hearing these words.
In fact, they had heard a lot of negative comments about Roning, such as being addicted to parties, overindulging in sexual activities, having no interest in cultivation, having a bad temper, and so on.
But after spending a day together today, they found that the Baron was not as bad as they said.
They had originally gone to Shanlin Town just for the money, but suddenly, they felt that perhaps following Baron Ronin was a good choice.
"Master, the honey water is ready for you!"
Chahar came over at the right time, holding a crystal glass.
"Thank you very much."
Sipping the sweet honey water, Luo Ning felt very refreshed.
"Stay here and rest at night. Macon, remember to arrange someone to keep watch."
Luo Ning reminded, "Remember to arrange two groups of people to take turns guarding and make sure everyone has enough rest time."
Although this is not within the Wushan Mountains, and there are no powerful magical beasts, some weak magical beasts and wild beasts still exist.
Luo Ning didn't want to die while sleeping.
"Don't worry, sir. Leave the defence to me. I will never let any enemy get close to our camp!"
"Well, I believe in your ability. After dinner, light the bonfire. I have new moves to teach you."
"well..."
McCann felt a little guilty but also curious about what the new move was.
Luo Ning handed the empty cup to Chahar, "Remember to tell everyone that drinking water must be boiled before drinking."
Although the air and scenery here are relatively pristine, Roning is still not sure whether the water in the stream contains any troublesome bacteria.
Anyway, it's always good to boil water and drink it.
"Don't worry, sir. The water in all the water bags is boiled and then cooled."
Chahar said respectfully: "I have also informed the other guards who are responsible for cooking. There is no problem with the water."
"I'm still confident in your work."
Roning laughed, took the sword from the carriage and shouted at McKen.
"Come, it's your turn to teach me swordsmanship."