Three days later, Gao Wen, who was reviewing documents in his study, was interrupted by a rhythmic knock on the door.

He looked up, and at the same time he knew who was standing in the doorway by sensing the breath.

"Come in, Thorderling."

The door to the study opened, and it was Mr. Ranger with a shiny blonde wig who walked in.

"Looks like you're recovering well," Seeing Sölderling's complexion, Gawain couldn't help but smile and nodded, "The last bit of residual toxin has also been cleared?" ”

"It's been cleared long ago, but the old druid always dragged me on the grounds that 'the cultist's toxins are unpredictable and need to be observed and tested,'" Thorderling shrugged helplessly, "and gave me strange potions every once in a while, and drew blood seven or eight times—I always thought he was lying." ”

"Of course he's fooling you," Gawain said casually, "I've told you from the beginning to be cautious when dealing with Pittman, and it's not an exaggeration to associate all the tricks you've encountered in your life with him." ”

Thorderlin: "......"

Seeing the stunned appearance of the high-ranking ranger, Gawain couldn't help but smile and shook his head, quickly changing the topic to prevent the ranger from being immersed in the state of doubting life for too long: "Don't talk about him, talk about you—how are you adapting to life in the territory?" ”

Sölderling has been recuperating in Cecil's territory since returning from injury more than half a month ago, but he hasn't been resting either. When his injuries eased and his movements were in order, he took part in military missions in his territory at Gawain's behest, training and instructing Cecil's combat regiment as a senior advisor and mountain warfare instructor.

Despite his slightly feminine appearance, Sölderlin's strong personal strength and the fact that he once followed Gawain? Cecil's legacy of expanding territory still earned the "Alien Ranger" a high reputation among the soldiers, and according to the reports of the Byron knights, the "Mr. Advisor" performed quite well in the army.

But Gawain knew that such "idle" errands as high-level advisors and instructors were not what Solderlin wanted, as an elven warrior, Solderlin was still very young and strong, and he should be more looking forward to specific military positions and tasks that could directly contact the battlefield.

Just as Gawain expected, Sölderlin sighed a little helplessly: "Adapt...... Thankfully, the land is growing faster than I expected, but I like the atmosphere of the people and the dedication of the soldiers. But you know me, I can't be idle. ”

As he spoke, the high-ranking ranger moved his arm: "As you can see, I have completely recovered, and it is no problem to go to the battlefield, so I want to discuss with you, do you want to give me something to do other than consultants and instructors?" ”

"If you want to fight, then there is no war for you in the territory right now, at least not for the time being," Gawain said unhurriedly, looking at Thorderling, "but I guess that's not what you mean. You're just looking for an errand that moves your muscles and bones so you don't spend all day in the barracks, right? ”

Thorderling smiled, "You still know me. ”

"Actually, I really have a mission for you," Gawain said directly, "You should have already come into contact with the soldiers in your current territory, the Cecil Combat Corps, including the ordinary infantry regiment and the newly formed artillery unit, what is your impression of them?" ”

Thorderling observed that Cecil's Combat Corps had not been a day or two, and at this time he immediately made his own assessment: "Powerful frontal combat units, the Thermal Ray Gun and the Molten Sword can fight against any regular soldier and low-level transcendents, the Magic Crystal Railgun can destroy any city defense fortress, or confront the mid-level transcendents head-on. If the conditions are right, the salvo of those cannons can be a lethal threat to even the high-level powerhouses. But this is limited to frontal battlefields. ”

"That's right, on the frontal battlefield, the combat corps can exert its greatest power when the two armies face each other," Gawain nodded, "We have equipped a powerful main force with magic guide weapons, but now I still lack some...... Special classes. ”

Toldling's eyebrows rose slightly, and he immediately thought of his profession and what Gawain had just said, "I have assigned you a mission", so he asked tentatively, "You mean...... Ranger troops? ”

"It's almost understandable," Gawain nodded, "I need a team that has elite combat capabilities, can adapt to unconventional battlefield environments, is good at infiltration, reconnaissance, survival, and can strike a fatal blow to the enemy's weak parts like a dagger if necessary." ”

As Gawain spoke, he thought of the "special forces" he knew in his previous life, and from a certain point of view, the two are still somewhat similar.

It's just that in this world, due to the existence of extraordinary forces, the gap between "special forces" and "ordinary forces" will be even greater.

The Ranger Force is an elite combat unit unique to the Silver Empire, but there are also similar special teams in all human countries, some of them are also called "Ranger Troops", such as the Ranger of the Southern Gaoling Kingdom and the Western Oguray Tribal Kingdom, and some have their own names, such as Typhon's "Wanderer Force" and Ansu's "Royal Shadow Guard". These teams are the elite combat forces cultivated by various countries.

Although each country has its own special forces, due to the vastness of the continent, different combat environments, and different traditions of various countries, the fighting styles of these "elite warriors" are also different, for example, the rangers of the Gaoling Kingdom in the south are as good at mountain combat as the silver elves, the rangers of the Oguray tribe in the west are good at stealth operations, the wanderers of Typhon are good at magic and assassination, and the royal shadow guards of Ansu are good at sneaking halfway out and slashing with a whirlwind with a two-handed greatsword......

All are strong (convinced).

"I thought the MIA you set up was the 'Royal Shadow Guard' you cultivated for yourself," Solderling said curiously at Gawain's request, "I saw you train them in the same way as you trained the Royal Shadow Guard—at least in part. ”

"The MIA is a specialized intelligence unit, and the operatives are better at infiltrating than fighting," Gawain explained, "and I need you to train a combat force." ”

In Gawain's view, many military concepts in this world are in a relatively backward state, which is probably because the simple and crude extraordinary power is too effective, so people ignore the details and technical problems in those wars - all countries do not have an advanced, systematic concept of "intelligence warfare", even if the special forces are all positioned in the perspective of "soldiers who can fight specially", the royal shadow guard is an assassin and a warrior, but he is not a professional spy and intelligence warfare agent, so Gawain was established" Military Security Intelligence Directorate" to fill the void in this area, and the real special operations unit, which he has not yet cultivated.

After Gawain's simple explanation, Thorderlin understood his old friend's request, and after a moment of reflection on the current Cecil Combat Corps and Artillery Regiment, he said with a smile: "I'm afraid what you asked me to train is not an ordinary 'Ranger Unit', right?" ”

"That's right, based on the current Cecil Magic Command Armament, as well as some new tactical ideas, I want you to cultivate not only a team that can fight than ordinary armies, but a force that can cope with more complex battlefield situations," Gawain said with a serious face, "To this end, I can equip this team with the most advanced armament, allocate the most abundant resources, and even prepare special weapons and equipment for them, and they will also be the first testers of various new weapons - you can also use your own experience, Consult with Nicholas Egg, research the equipment you need, and try it if the existing technology is possible. ”

"A unit that is also experimental......" Thorderlin understood Gawain's intentions and nodded slowly, "Indeed, the magic weapons you have created are all brand new, and the popularization of each equipment can be regarded as experimental, and it is also necessary to have such a special team to try out all kinds of new weapons." ”

"You can select the best hundred cadets from the Cecil Combat Corps for initial training, I won't help you formulate the training manual, I think the Silver Empire's standard training process for rangers is very good, according to that standard, one-third of a hundred people can persist until the end is success. In addition, I will have all departments cooperate with you, including the Weapons Factory and the Machine Factory in the 'Disobedient Fortress' to open a docking window for you," Gawain said, a smile on his face, "The name of this team is 'Steel Rangers'." ”

"Steel Ranger ......," Thorderling chewed on the strange but imposing name, "are they positioned as 'cavalry'?" ”

"Oh, it's not — I mainly think it's handsome."

Thorderlin: "......"

After the high-ranking ranger left, Gawain exhaled softly.

He knew that the task he had given to Sölderling was rather tricky.

He only gave the other side a broad goal and a bunch of preferential conditions, but did not put forward any detailed and reference plan for the training and formation of the troops, for the simple reason that he himself did not know how such a unit should be trained and how to be formed.

Sölderling can only rely on his own understanding and experience to build such a team.

An experimental unit based on the Silver Empire's Ranger training process, armed with Cecil's magicians, and experimental...... Gawain couldn't help but look forward to the final form of this team, what kind of "Iron Rangers" Soldlin would create for him?

Somehow, Gawain was a little worried, he always felt that the final style of this team might be strange...... But strange is strange, this world even has a stalker with a two-handed sword and a whirlwind slash, can there be anything more challenging to people's three views?

As he pondered, there was another knock on the door of the study, and Gawain looked up in response, only to see Hetty push open the door and walk in.

The woman also held a large piece of paper that still exuded the fragrance of ink.

"Ancestor," said Hetty, with a smile on her face, "a sample of the first issue of Cecil Weekly has been published. ”