Lusen sat silently on a chair at the table, his eyes widening and his throat twitching... I almost put the words "I'm nervous" directly on my forehead.

The gray-eyed young man, who pursed the corners of his mouth tightly and looked at him with burning eyes, but he knew that it was just a habit of the black-haired wizard, a disguise, to hide the expression he might show when he was thinking.

And most importantly... If it weren't for something, he wouldn't be left alone.

When it comes to magic or the void, he'll talk to Ain about it;

When it comes to military affairs and strategic arrangements, the people who remain should also be Eckert or those Earls of Byrne;

Now that he is doing something, what will he do to ...... himself

"Luthen?"

"Huh?!" The gray-eyed young man in a trance raised his head suddenly, with a serious face: "Lord Loren... Please, please give the order!"

"Are you alright?" Loren frowned, his serious Lusen made him particularly uncomfortable... Especially the face that is exactly the same, it is inevitable to think of Ully Wirtz, the Grand Duke of Ellemont.

"Lord Loren, I ......"

"Do you regret it?"

"Regrets?"

"No... Not the word, but it means something about the same. Loren sighed, "But you've always had a chance to return to the Imperial Legion - the youngest flag commander in history, the younger brother of the Grand Duke of Ellemont... Lusen, you have a great future. ”

"Either way, it's much better than being a little guard. ”

"Lord Loren, I don't know what you mean, but... Either way, I've never regretted it. The gray-eyed young man said categorically: "The most important point, I swore an oath, I swear to be loyal to you." ”

"For the people of Elleman, this one reason is enough!"

Looking at his unwavering expression, Loren stopped talking.

For the friends around him, Loren always instinctively didn't let his plans have anything to do with them... But often, because they are friends, they are the only ones I can absolutely trust.

"Thank you, Lusen. Loren raised his eyes, and his tone became more solemn: "There's something I need you to do... Or rather, only you can do it. ”

Hearing this, the gray-eyed boy held his breath and puffed up his chest.

The black-haired wizard took a deep breath and looked at him, "Duke Lancers." ”

Well?

Rusen cast a pair of confused eyes.

"This army... I want you to do more than just keep them fighting or just manage them temporarily until they are restored. Loren said in a deep voice:

"What I want is for you to control each and every one of them, to know the names of each of them, even their backgrounds - I want you to be the captain of the guard who can be trusted by them and even loyal to them, just like you did when you were in Broken Boundary Mountain!"

The gray-eyed boy shook suddenly!

"That's right, this 'Duke's Guard' is not just a temporary formation. Loren got up, picked up the bottle at the table, and filled the glass in front of them:

"Right now, it's just a guard that can't even fill a flag regiment, but it's only temporary... When the wounded soldiers in the army gradually recover, I will slowly fill in more troops, especially veterans who have been through many battles. ”

"This guard will become my direct army - no one will have to obey orders but me!"

Slightly stunned, the gray-eyed boy understood.

Although Loren has become Duke of Byrne, he does not actually have any troops or knights who owe direct allegiance to him... Including the knights of the Red Blood Castle, their true lord is still the Countess of the Red Blood Castle, Charlotte Turin.

Not having a direct fiefdom will always be Loren's biggest weakness - this means that in any war, he must reach a consensus with the Council of the Round Table, and even have to make some concessions in exchange for their supplies and troops.

Yes, nominally all of Byrne's knights swore allegiance to Duke Byrne, but that was only in name.

Only in the present time of war can he concentrate the entire Duchy's army, especially the best elite, in his hands, and at the same time take advantage of this opportunity to gradually turn part of the "army of Byrne" into "the army of Loren Turin".

And this army will become the last defense to maintain the authority of the duke.

Loren... This is to surrender his trust to himself.

"Lord Loren, I ......"

"You'd better not rush to say yes first, because it's going to be a chore. Loren chuckled and pushed the glass in front of him, "The Byrnes aren't Sacraans either, and fists alone can't convince them. ”

"Besides, they're just a bunch of ordinary phalanx infantry right now, what I want you to do is train them to be a real elite - not just heavy spears, big swords, but even two-handed swordsmanship and projectile weapons, they have to learn it!"

"I don't need a bunch of hoplites, nor the legionnaires of the Empire......"

At this point, Loren suddenly hesitated.

Forget it, it's only a matter of time before anyway, even if you don't say it, Lusen will understand sooner or later......

"What I want you to train is a group of elites who can fight ogres, trolls, werewolves and even more terrifying monsters head-on, and still not fall behind!"

Loren sighed and continued: "The current conditions are still relatively rudimentary for the time being, but I will allocate more resources as soon as possible, especially those who have experience in fighting monsters for you." ”

"These people, they must be able to fight ogres with spears, trolls with great swords, and werewolves with halberds, and their fighting methods must not be limited to normal means, and any power, even all kinds of alchemical potions, and even magic spells, must become their tools of battle!"

Loren's expression was still calm, but the bland words made Lusen's eyes widen and widen, and finally he had to hold his breath.

The words dissipated for a long time, and the gray-eyed boy who was in a trance gradually woke up.

He found out that he was wrong, and he was very wrong.

"Lo, Lord Loren, you... Did you notice something?" Luson swallowed and gasped, "Train a group of soldiers who specialize in fighting monsters... Did I hear me right?"

"I really hope I'm wrong. Looking at the other party's expression, Loren couldn't help but show a wry smile, but his expression was still resolute:

"But it's better that I'm wrong than that I didn't have the slightest preparation—I didn't have the ability before, and I didn't have the awareness... But when we have to face these enemies, we can't even fight back!"

This is not alarmism, but Loren's own personal experience;

In the battle of the Ancient Wood Forest, he knew even better than the elves how "fake" that victory was... As long as the ogres gather again and pour out of the nest, they can bulldoze the entire tree wall and slaughter all the elves;

In the north, every battle of the empire against the army of monsters is extremely tragic, and those so-called "monsters" are not even living creatures at all, they are just dolls fabricated by evil gods;

However, the number of the Oath Knights, who were originally the "mainstay" of the Sakran Empire to defend against evil gods and monsters, has been sharply reduced to a very low number due to the long years of peace.

Among them, the main force, the Sword of Oath, is now the only Guardian Knight, and they have an enemy who knows everything about the Church and the Empire... Fanecis.

No matter what his next plan is, it will definitely be beyond his imagination.

"I see!"

Just when Loren was still distracted, Lusen suddenly raised his head and said seriously, "I'll take them with me." ”

"I will guarantee that they will be the most qualified witchers and at the same time remain absolutely loyal to you!"

Hearing him say this, Loren didn't know what to say.

But... Witcher? It always sounds weird... It will inevitably bring back some memories of Loren's previous life, the "second period".

When the time comes, will there be a set of grass trials, a steel sword and a silver sword, the steel sword will kill the wicked, and the silver sword will punish the demons?

Then again, there doesn't seem to be anything wrong with that.

Cooperate with your own magic array, the High Spells of the Night's Watch, and the potions and runes of alchemy......

Perhaps, he can really create a "Witcher Era"?