The year was coming to an end and everything had fallen into place for Damon. He had become stronger, even far stronger than sir Barksdale. He could fall from the top of the castle or the new wall without as much as a scratch on him .
He had also been working on his body composition, at the moment he was at a height of 6.8 ft and 220 pounds of pure muscle.
He could run for a maximum of two hundred kilometers per hour for up to two hours.
The territory was also progressing little by little, the smelting ovens were producing at least two tonnes of steel and three hundred kilograms of the anti magic tungsten .
At that moment Damon was giving Alaric a blueprint for a single action revolver which used a .44 magnum.
" Be warned Alaric if any of these blueprints makes it way into foreign hands I will have your head is that clear. Damon warned the blacksmith who accepted the blueprints with shivering hands.
" Should I accept this my Lord I am afraid that I will fail you ." Alaric replied.
"Don't worry God will make sure that you do not fail." Damon said leading him out of his office.
He then called for his Chief knights to gather all remaining knights to meet him in the castle.
When they arrived Damon stood before them while they stood in line waiting for his announcement.
" You all have sworn your loyalty to me , even when it seemed like you could have lost your lives in the process. I have also noticed that we are short on manpower and that it has started to take a toll on you . We will fix that from today. You will all go into town and announce that I am accepting volunteers into my army regardless of if they are mages , warriors or magicless. I don't care if they are slaves or free men, man or woman , They are all welcome to join the army."
Damon then dismissed them to go about the task.
A week later the knights had gathered outside the the new wall this time with the new recruits five hundred and thirty of them.
Four hundred and thirty men and one hundred and fifty women all signed up to be in the army.
Damon stood a top the wall wearing a black shirt and trousers and then a black cloak . In his hands was the two handed bastard sword or half hand sword. He then shouted in a loud voice.
" If you who are here have any doubts in your mind about joining this army please leave now."
About twenty people separated from the group and left. Damon then continued;
" For all those who remain know that it is God's will that you are here."
Suddenly they were countless mummurs " God ? , who is God" these were the words coming from the crowd .
"God is the creator of heaven and earth, everything you see , the air that you breathe, everything including magic was created by God . " Damon said and then he stepped off the the edge of the wall which made people gasp and even shriek in horror thinking that he was going to fall to his death but to their surprise he was not falling but floating down and he then continued,
" Submit yourselves unto God and he will lift you up and give you unimaginable power. Give yourselves to God and he will give you the strength to provide for and protect your families " Damon said while landing in the midst of the crowd .
" All of you can all benefit from putting your whole heart in service of God and I know most of you are skeptical but my God doesn't need your sacrifices or money he only needs complete devotion so if you are ready stand in line and await your orders " .
No body moved and they all stood in line waiting for Damons command , even the knights were in awe of the entrance. All Damon did was follow a method listed in a CIA handbook in the method of enlisting local militias using religion as a combining force.
That day Damon asked that the recruits be served with dinner which was some bread and some fish stew , the fish which was gotten from the river.
The next day the recruits were ordered to stand in rows then both men and women were asked to strip out of their clothing. Then they were each given loose fitting white shirts and trousers to put on. They were informed that this was the uniform which they would always wear during the course of their training.After putting on the uniform , they were then ordered to run round the wall. This was to help them build endurance. Magic use was prohibited in this exercise so as to make sure that everyone was on a level playing field.
On the first day some of the recruits couldn't run up to three hundred meters, majority of them passed five hundred meters and very few of them could run up to a kilometer straight. Their task was just to run rest and repeat from morning till dusk everyday. In the evening they would be then be taught language and arithmetic for and hour and then fed while Damon told them stories from the Bible like the story of Samson , David and Goliath, Elijah and the prophets of baal ,etc.
Throughout the month the recruits would run , do push ups , pull ups , climb obstacles ,learn and repeat. Infact some of the mages and warriors who were feeling entitled and superior were now treating the others like comrades.
After a month when everyone was shown to have gotten used to the training , everything changed up again. At the beginning of the new month , the recruits were all gathered at the foot of the new wall just like they did last month but this time they were more organized,quiet and lined up properly. Five hundred and ten men and women stood rigid under the scorching sun waiting for their Lord to give them orders.
" Now that you have learnt discipline you will now learn how to fight". Said Damon smiling down at the crowd.