Abel pushed up the mouth of his mask, revealing his mouth. He then cut a piece of beef and threw it in his mouth. Afterward, he smiled and said to k3515, "The beef here is not bad!"
"K3516, I can see you are from a noble family. I really don't understand how you can eat this kind of beef so well." K3515 knew Abel was a real noble when he saw the way he ate. However, the beef here was really bad. If you wanted better food in the city, you would have to exchange mana gems for it.
As Abel was chatting with k3515, Drillmaster Layard walked in from outside the dining hall. He looked around for a bit and directly came to Abel's table.
"K3516, I'll take you to your place!" Said Drillmaster Layard with a smile when he saw Abel had finished his dinner.
"Thank you, Drillmaster Layard!" Abel quickly put away his utensils and bowed.
Even k3515 could tell Abel was very nice to Abel. Normally, these kinds of things would be taken care of by the warehouse manager. There was no need for a drillmaster to come in person.
The training camp's residences were not bad. There were only 16 wizards training in such a big training camp, so most of them were residences. Every wizard had one.
Drillmaster Layard led Abel into one of the residences. It was not big. There was a room, a bedroom, and a bathroom. There was also a small mana gathering circle in the bedroom for wizards to meditate at night.
However, there were no mana gems on the circle. It seemed like Abel would have to use his own mana gems to train.
There were 2 light leather armors, a light long sword, and a round shield in the closet in the bedroom. However, it was very strange to see a wizard's room with a light long sword and a round shield.
"The longsword and shield are used during training. Although you Magi may not need to use these two weapons, if you run out of magic, these two weapons might be able to save your life!" Drillmaster Layard saw Abel was very curious about the light long sword and round shield, so he explained.
"Since you are new here, I still need to explain some of the rules of the training camp." Drillmaster Layard said. Perhaps this was why he personally brought Abel to his place. He then continued, "First of all, you are not allowed to use spells in the training camp. This is a strict rule. If you find out, you will be kicked out of Miracle City!"
Abel understood. This was a battlefield survival training camp. If a wizard had mana, they would not have to worry about survival. As long as they did not encounter a priest, normal orcs would not be able to break through the defense of an official wizard.
And if he was facing a Shaman, the survival knowledge he had learned on the battlefield would be of no use.
Therefore, in the battlefield survival training, one had to learn how to preserve one's life even when one's mana was exhausted. Just like the round shield in his cabinet, without training, one could not block an enemy's attack. If one's defensive posture was not correct, one could directly injure one's arm under an enemy's attack.
Drillmaster Layard continued, "Secondly, you have to obey the orders of the Drillmaster. If you disobey the orders, you will have your war glory deducted. You don't have any war glory right now, so if you get deducted, you will have to spend a lot more time than other wizards to make up for the lost war glory. Of course, if you seriously break the rules, you will be kicked out of Miracle City!"
Wizards were born to be arrogant. Even head commanders could not convince them. Therefore, this discipline was set up to restrict the wizards so that they could accept the management of the head commanders.
"Lastly, we will have the final test in 10 days. You are the last one here. Although your stamina is not bad, you still need to practice how to protect yourself with a light long sword and a round shield. Judging from your performance today, your stamina is not a problem, but the test will be a comprehensive one!" Drillmaster Layard said.
After Drillmaster Layard left, Abel threw the test to the back of his mind. If a head Knight couldn't pass the test, how could a wizard pass it?
Afterward, Abel took out a few intermediate gems and placed them in the energy groove of the defense circle next to the door. He then placed his military card on the door, and the defense circle of this house was ignited. This was a necessary circle for a wizard to live in for a long time. Without this circle, wizards would not dare to meditate here.
Afterward, he set up a barrier circle and took out a town teleportation scroll. He ignited the teleportation door and entered the Dark World.
The next morning, when Abel walked out of his house, the other wizards had also walked out. Everyone was heading towards the dining hall in groups of 2 or 3. It did not look like a military camp at all.
After breakfast, a message emerged from the military card as soon as Abel returned to his place.
"All participating wizards, bring your light long sword and round shield to the training ground!"
Abel walked towards the training ground with his light long sword and round shield. K3515 said in a sad voice, "We are going to be miserable again today. Why do wizards like us have to learn how to use a sword and shield?"
Abel knew that a wizard like k3515 who didn't have much fighting experience wouldn't understand the importance of learning these skills, so he smiled and said, "It's always good to learn more things. Maybe one day you'll be able to use them on the battlefield."
"I know it will come in handy, but Drillmaster Cooper is too strict. He always makes us feel like we're going to be crippled. But you just got here, so you haven't learned how to use a round shield yet. You're going to be miserable!" K3515 said. Suddenly, he remembered it was Abel's first time holding a sword and shield, so he couldn't help but laugh.
Abel was speechless as he looked at K3515. How could someone like him become an official wizard? Wizards were a group of lonely people with very few friends. If he was too lively, he would not be able to stand the loneliness of training for long periods of time.
"Line up! You guys are not even as good as new recruits. I can even grab a few farmers from the fields faster than you guys! "Drillmaster Cooper's scolding emerged as soon as he walked into the training ground.
If he did not have to complete this battle of the orcs mission to leave the Holy Continent, Abel would not want to be scolded by a Head Knight here. But since he was already here, he might as well endure it.
Like the other Magi, he quickened his pace and formed a line. He was still in his usual position, at the end of the line.
"Sword in your right hand, shield in your left hand!" Drillmaster Cooper yelled as he began to inspect the left side of the line.
When he arrived in front of the 3rd wizard, he suddenly reached out his fist and punched towards that wizard's round shield. Abel could clearly feel that Drillmaster Cooper's punch was very weak. It was at most the same level as a rank 2 novice Knight.
In other words, this punch was only a little bit stronger than a normal person, but that wizard's shield was knocked out, and he was knocked to the ground.
By that point, Abel finally understood why Drillmaster Cooper got angry so easily. If he was asked to train a group of new recruits like this, he would also get angry. They had been training for 2 months, so Drillmaster Cooper must have taught them the right way to hold a shield more than once. However, Abel could tell that wizard's way of holding a shield was wrong.
Afterward, every few wizards would be knocked down, and Drillmaster Cooper's voice was getting louder and louder. It seemed like his anger had been completely ignited.
When Drillmaster Cooper arrived in front of Abel, he didn't even look at him. Instead, he directly punched towards him. Abel instinctively moved his shield back and dodged Drillmaster Cooper's punch. Afterward, he placed his shield on the outside of his arm and stuck it close to his arm.
Due to his anger, Drillmaster Cooper's strike was a little too powerful. It had the power of a rank 3 or 4 novice wizard. However, since Abel had stepped back, the peak of this strike was missed. The remaining force of this strike hit the round shield, and Abel's body was only slightly shaken, which was enough to offset this strike.
"K3516, have you learned a Knight's skill?" Drillmaster Cooper was shocked. Although it was just a casual punch, he really wanted to embarrass Abel. However, all he did was make Abel's body shake a little.
Drillmaster Cooper knew Abel's skill was not as simple as it seemed. It could not be done without long-term training.
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