"There is a saying in a far away place, 'Every inch counts, every inch makes you stronger,' and that's the advantage of spears!"
The next day, on the square of the small town, fifty people stood upright, listening to Richard's instructions.
Yes, every once in a while, Richard would gather his troops to give them instructions.
This was necessary.
It strengthened Richard's control over the army and established enough prestige in the hearts of all the soldiers!
While the Minotaurs and the fox people hadn't arrived, Richard happened to have enough time.
On the right side of these fifty people, each had a long spear standing.
Well, these were the spear units Richard had formed. To deal with the swift horse bandits, the spear units were necessary.
In addition to a long spear, each person was equipped with a light shield, and also a dagger.
After this wave of withdrawals, Richard had enough money, so he began to improve the equipment of all the soldiers.
To develop and expand, there must be a strong military force to ensure security.
The spears they used were also bought by Richard from a flagship store. The spearheads were patterned steel, and the shafts were made of rosewood, not entirely steel or iron. After discussing with the shopkeeper, Richard had the spears extended to two meters.
These long spears were extremely sharp, and despite the wooden shafts, they were quite difficult to break, costing over a thousand yuan each.
[The anchor even knows about weapons, 666.]
[Come on, who doesn't know a thing or two.]
[...]
In the broadcast room, the viewers watched with great interest, occasionally discussing, and occasionally arguing, making the live chat more lively.
This had become the norm in the broadcast room.
Richard quickly finished explaining the essentials of using the long spear and let the fifty long spear soldiers go down to train.
Then he looked at the other dozens of soldiers holding a sword in one hand and a shield in the other.
These were the authentic sword and shield soldiers.
These dozens of soldiers were the first batch, and after more than a month of running, supplemented with enough food every day, their physical fitness had improved a lot.
In addition, they had been practicing wielding swords and shields for over a month, and they were quite proficient in it.
The threshold for spear soldiers was actually quite low, and the method of use was simple — just a large group of spear soldiers forming a forest of spears, advancing forward was quite powerful.
The Macedonian phalanx of ancient Western civilization was famous for its forest of spears.
Of course, spear soldiers were quite afraid of archers, which was also why Richard gave them a light shield.
In contrast, these sword and shield soldiers required more combat skills.
Richard looked at these soldiers.
"Starting today, your training will include another item, that is, close combat." Richard spoke up.
Close combat!
These two words aroused the spirits of all the soldiers.
After Richard finished speaking, he took out several wooden swords and pointed to a few soldiers, saying, "You, you, you, and you, the five of you, come out."
[Oh, is the anchor preparing to fight five at once?]
[The anchor can use magic, can shoot arrows, already quite a powerful ADC and APC, could he also be skilled in combat?]
[Get the popcorn ready!]
[...]
While the netizens in the broadcast room were discussing, on the small square, five soldiers had already walked out.
"Attack me together."
After giving each of those soldiers a wooden sword, Richard said.
[For real?]
[Come on, show us!]
[The anchor is going to display his might, looking forward to it!]
[Face the wind!]
[...]
On the small square, the five soldiers looked at each other, and in the end, one soldier said, "Apologies, Lord."
With that, he raised the wooden sword and attacked Richard.
But Richard dodged to the side, avoiding his wooden sword, and then with a swift move, Richard used his own sword to knock the soldier down.
The other four soldiers had already attacked, but Richard dodged to the side of one of them. When that soldier swung his sword, Richard directly blocked it with his own sword, then with a shield strike, he knocked that soldier down.
Taking down two in a row, Richard didn't stop and attacked the third.
Three soldiers simultaneously swung their swords at Richard, but his reaction was quite fast. With a shield block, he dodged aside, and at the same time, he struck one of them with his wooden sword, knocking him down.
Then Richard evaded the other two soldiers and knocked down another with a strike.
The last soldier took the opportunity to stab with his sword, but Richard seemed to have eyes in the back of his head, dodging the attack.
"You're already dead."
While evading, Richard's sword had already reached the waist of that soldier. In less than two minutes, he directly took down the five soldiers.
Richard had applied his combat skills to sword and shield techniques, remaining quite sharp on the battlefield.
On the small square, all the soldiers were astonished by Richard's agility.
This kind of action, elegant when needed and imposing when necessary, clearly a noble mage, yet capable of taking on five opponents with a sword—Richard was practically invincible in the eyes of these soldiers!
Even the fiercely powerful cat girl, Mia, was impressed. She hadn't expected Richard's skill to be this good.
Richard threw away the wooden sword and said, "Close combat can make your reflexes sharper and make you more flexible in battle. So, starting today, everyone must spend an hour practicing and integrating it with the use of the sword and shield."
"Yes, my lord!"
All the soldiers responded in unison.
[Wow! The anchor is actually a melee mage!]
[Awesome!]
[I didn't know you still had such a skill!]
[The anchor's movements are so smooth and pleasing to the eye, sending a plane!]
[Cute Big-Eyed Bunny] rewarded with 1 super rocket. Comment: Husband is so handsome!
[Wild Flavored Little Fairy] rewarded with 1 super rocket. Comment: Just came in, my eyes got pregnant, what should I do?
[...]
Many people in the live chat also exclaimed.