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Chapter 198: Master-Apprentice Dialogue

For Schward, today is a good day for him, and in half a year, at the age of seventeen, he finally got Lorlist's permission and successfully awakened his fighting spirit.

In fact, the year before last, Schward was eager to try, hoping to awaken his fighting spirit, like his senior brother Reddy, and always follow his teacher Lorist and listen to the teachings. However, Lorist checked his body and stopped his impulse, because he experienced war at a young age, and after two years of starvation with his sister Elisa's family, he was found by his father Bodfinger, so his physical constitution was not very good.

Lorist thinks that there is no need for him to awaken his Dou Qi so early, and he must first lay a solid foundation, so that he can go further in the cultivation of Dou Qi in the future, and become a Golden Knight like his father. Schward admired Lorist very much, so he strictly followed the exercise and rest plan that Lorist formulated for him to survive the two years before awakening his fighting spirit.

Following Reddy, Schward walked into Lorlist's study, bowed respectfully to Lorist behind the desk, and saluted: "Teacher......"

Lorlist, who was calculating something, raised his head and smiled when he saw that it was Schward, he was very satisfied with the second disciple he had accepted, who was smart, studious, diligent and down-to-earth. In the past, he took his young sister to survive in the dilapidated imperial capital, which made him much older than his peers.

Time flies so fast, four years ago I was still in Dawn Academy. was forced by the dean to go into the ring and slap the face of the silver teacher of other colleges. He was also used by the old fox of the dean to challenge all the silver swordsmen and silver mercenaries in Molent City. In order to expand the reputation of Dawn Academy, he competed with Bodfinger and defeated him under such circumstances. Then, on the night when El sent his carriage and took Reddy as a squire, he saw the down-and-out Bodfinger sleeping in the garden of the commons with his two children.

I went to talk to Bodfinger, but it happened that two golden swordsmen were looking for trouble for themselves, and with the help of Bodfinger, they killed the two golden swordsmen, but Bodfinger was seriously injured, so he took Bodefinger and his two children, Schward and Alyssa, home and lived for half a year. He also accepted Schward as a disciple. Now, the child who likes to read quietly has finally grown up, just like Reddy who was about to learn swordsmanship in the first place.

"Why didn't your naughty sister Alyssa come today, Schward?" said Lorlist, smilingly.

"Teacher, have you forgotten?" Alyssa took the Zino brothers and Miss Theresti to the Blade Mountains site. Schward replied.

Lorist patted his forehead, he was too busy to forget.

For the past two years, Miss Theresti has been mindful of the house that Lorist had promised to build in her mother's name. Lorist found her a job, and gathered the minor children of the knights of the family in his own name, and about a dozen boys and girls of about ten years of age were handed over to Miss Theresty, who was responsible for educating them, so that these children could receive a primary cultural education first.

Among these children. Eleven-year-old Alyssa is the eldest and takes the Zino brothers to reign supreme. The Zino brothers are the twin brothers of the Golden Knight Zino Farea, and the two love nothing more than to follow their sister Alyssa to bully others.

Of these children, Miss Theresty's favorite was Elisa, who was bent on raising her to be her alter self, just as her adoptive mother, Dame Nicol, had raised her to be a believer in the God of Knowledge, a female scholar. It's a pity that Miss Theresty's painstaking efforts have become blind in front of the lively Alyssa, and it is in vain to light the lamp.

Even Lorist didn't expect that the object of Alyssa's worship turned out to be Miss Baisha, because once Miss Baisha rode through the central avenue of the rock castle with several female soldiers and was seen by Elisa, the heroic posture of riding a horse went deep into the dream of the little girl, and the next day she swore that she would become a female knight in the future.

During this time, the little girl was having an awkward relationship with her father, and the reason was very simple, two years ago, the daughter of the widow of the Earl of Spencer became Bodfinger's maid, and now she finally has a big belly, and Bodefinger naturally cares more about the pregnant maid and snubs her baby daughter. So the little girl, who felt that she had been forgotten by her father, ran away from home, and ran to Miss Theresty's house, which was less than a hundred meters away from her house, and decided not to return home again.

Having defeated the Warcraft tide at the beginning of the year, Lorist was in a happy mood and told Miss Theresti that she could choose a site to prepare for the academy's building. So in June, Miss Dressy and her students traveled to the Blade Mountains, where they were looking for a scenic spot to address the college.

It's just that this trip to the location was a bit long, and Lorist defeated the 100,000 Northland nobles alliance that the second prince came to attack, and by the way, swept away all the Northland nobles outside the four alliances. Miss Theresti and her students were still touring the Blade Mountains, and it is believed that the messenger had only inspected half of the area, and that there would be a two-month delay.

"Come, Schward, bring me my hand and I'll give you a pulse. Lorist said.

Schward put his hand on the desk, and the pulse was no stranger to him, and it was through this method that the teacher checked his physical condition.

"Yes, great body. Schward, for the next three months, you will have to cultivate your own fighting qi in the morning during the day, and then work as an attendant by my side in the afternoon. After three months, you will have to undergo a tough test to be trained in circles like your senior brother Reddy to gain the ability to see in motion, so you need to be prepared. "Lorist is very satisfied, Schwarder is healthy and has a solid foundation.

"Teacher, I've been ready for a long time. Schward said with a resolute face.

"Okay, there are only three of us here today, don't be so restrained, the days will be long. If there's anything you don't understand, Reddy will tell you, or you can ask me. In front of people, you are just like others, just call me an adult, and in private we are called teachers and students. Lorist said.

"Teacher, I've always had a question about some strategic decisions about the family. I don't understand why the teacher would do that. May I ask this question?" Schward, too, was polite.

"It doesn't matter. Just ask. Lorist said with a smile.

"Teacher. With the strength of our Norton family's armament, it is already comparable to a kingdom's armament. After our family's convoy set foot in the Northlands, we easily defeated the Grand Duke of the Northlands, and by that time the teacher had already accepted the canonization of the Andinac royal family, and was at hostility with the Iberian Kingdom, and we could rightfully occupy the entire Northlands. But why did the teacher give up this practice and insisted on returning to the family territory, so that the northern land was stolen by the second prince. So this battle again? I have always been unable to understand the teacher's intentions......"

Schward's eyes were staring straight at Lorlist, he really hoped that Lorist would answer his question,

Lorist laughed, it was the first time he had encountered someone who had strategically questioned his decision, and he was also his own protégé. He nodded very happily: "Schward, let me ask you a question, what is the most urgent wish of a traveler who has gone through a long journey when he returns to his hometown?"

"I guess I can't wait to go back to my home......," Schward replied after a moment's thought.

"Yes, he wouldn't think about going to the tavern for a drink first. I don't think about going to talk to my friends first, and I don't think about taking over the neighbor's house that I have a grudge against. He just wants to go back to his home as soon as possible, take a bath first, and enjoy the joy of a long parting with his family. When everything settles down, he will want to go to the tavern for a drink, brag to his friends about his travels, or go back to trouble with the neighbor with whom he has a grudge......

In a sense, our northbound convoy was such a traveler who had gone through a year's long journey, and had to endure a lot of hardships and bloody battles along the way, and finally managed to make a way back to the Northland. Do you know what has kept you up to that point? Remember how we cheered everyone on the northbound convoy?"

Schward hesitated: "The slogan of the northbound convoy is to return to the family territory, divide the land and the house, and live a peaceful and peaceful life......

"That's right, most of the people in the northbound convoy have never been to the Northland, but in our propaganda, they have regarded the family territory as their own happy land, so everyone can insist on returning to the Northland, and they hate the Grand Duke of the Northland who invaded our family territory, and naturally easily defeat his troops with high morale. ”

"Come and see, Schward, this is a map of the Northlands, what do you think?" Lorist stood up and walked over to the map of the Northlands hanging on the wall.

"The Northland is huge, teacher. Schward said.

"yes, the Northland is huge. Let's see, what happens if we take possession of the Grand Duke, as you said?" Lorist pointed to the area around the Grand Duke, "These nobles will do two things, one is to flatter us, and the other is to rebel against us. Either way, it would put our family and them in a tangled situation. The forces of the clan will be forced to disperse, not only to defend the Hendry Ford Rope Bridge, but also to constantly divide and eliminate those lords who have malicious intentions towards our family, and we will lose the initiative......"

"It's like this......" Lorist opened his palms, "We turn our fists into fingers to fight against the enemy's fists, which will not only bring harm to ourselves, but also cause us to lose the most important thing, which is the people's hearts and morale." Because we have not fulfilled our promises, we have put the civilians and soldiers who follow us into the flames of war......

That's why I gave up the idea of occupying the Grand Duke's domain and brought everyone back to the family domain. In the past three years, we have developed Fengle Yuan, eliminated the tide of demonic beasts, fulfilled our promise, divided the fields and houses, and gave them a stable and peaceful life. Therefore, even if the second prince comes with an army of 100,000, we can still win in one battle. ”

"But teacher, we won a great victory in this battle, and you still don't have the idea of occupying the entire Northland, on the contrary, you have formed an alliance with those three families, giving them most of the benefits, but we have not received any benefits, I think it is a very unwise decision for you to do this. Schward said.

Lorist laughed and reached out to rub Schward's hair into a chicken nest: "Bold, did you say that about the teacher?"

"Again, the Northland is too big. You see, it takes five days to get from the Rock Castle to the city of Gildusk. It takes seven days to get to the Hendry Ford Rope Bridge. We'll take over the whole of Northland. Messaging alone takes a long time. And those three have always had a good relationship with us, and it would be easy to turn friends into enemies, but our losses would be great. Our family's armament is indeed very elite, but the senseless sacrifice is a waste, even if we occupy the entire Grand Duke, do we still have the energy to develop the black mud swamp?

The family's way out and the future of the Northland are not on those two chain bridges, if the enemy blocks the other side, the entire Northland will be closed and will no longer be able to communicate with the outside world. We're allied with those three. It is to throw the parcel to them and let them defend the two chain bridges, and our family will get supplies and food from the outside world through them, and let them sell the snow salt and other goods produced by our family.

The most important reason why I pay attention to my family territory has long been said, that is, only our family territory has the only outlet to the sea in the Northlands, and when we have formed a fleet and can lead to the entire coastal area of Guelintea, then our family will really take off and develop. Someday, the Northlands will be filled with our family's angry bear banner. ”

"But teacher, aren't the three families allied with us? What if they don't agree?" asked Schward.

"They will agree, when the strength of our family forms a crushing force against them. They will be eager to leave our side and leave the Northland as soon as possible. Maybe we can help them get the family territory they want. Schward. It is commendable that you can think strategically, but your current thinking is the same as that of the so-called strategists and military strategists who participated in the game of world hegemony, and it is not advisable to think in waves. Lorist said.

"Teacher, what is a wave?" Schward asked.

Lorist said of sexuality: "War, in fact, is not purely a military consideration, it is related to many aspects, and many seemingly inconsequential details often involve the final victory or defeat of the war. The real war is actually a contest between the strength of two countries and two families, and it is often the most prepared side that wins the victory without those so-called tricks.

It's a pity that there are no real military experts in Gelinthia who recognize this, and they still vigorously promote those excellent strategic deployments, just like two people playing chess, the chess pieces are all on the surface, and only after the fight can one side win a crushing victory, and there is no longer the stamina to deal with the next enemy.

I'm talking about a wave of streams, like the second prince, who spent three years in the Northland, searched hard, and finally formed the first army of the kingdom, plus those nobles in the Northland, and gathered an army of 100,000 people. If he hadn't troubled our Norton family, then tell me where he would point his troops?"

Schward thought for a moment and pointed to the Duchy of Madras.

"Yes, it should be the Principality of Madras, our second prince has always been a person who holds grudges, of course, now he should hate our family the most. If he didn't trouble us, his army of 100,000 would pounce on the Duchy of Madras, and the Duchy of Madras would naturally have been prepared, so they would start a fierce fight, and the war ended in defeat, both sides were exhausted and suffered heavy losses, and no one could hold on, so they had to accept mediation, sign a peace agreement for a few years, go back to their respective homes to lick their wounds, rearm and fight again in a few years, this is what I am talking about. ”

"If one side has a steady stream of reinforcements, no matter how big the casualties, reinforcements arrive, will the other side be able to hold on? But now look at the kingdoms and principalities that were split from the former empire, who is not the same, they are all in order to organize their armaments, have a big war, take advantage of a little advantage or suffer a small loss, and come back a few years after signing an agreement, these are all manifestations of a wave. There is no other benefit than to make their livelihoods more and more difficult. Lorist said with deep feelings.

"Teacher, I understand what you mean, war is not a game of chess, it needs a strong force as a guarantee, just like the better our family territory develops, the stronger our family forces will be, and the more victories we will achieve......, isn't that so?

"Yes, that's the way it is. Schward, you will be a good commander in the future. Lorist laughed.

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