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Chapter 836 - 836 71 Sapling Legion_3

836: Chapter 71: Sapling Legion_3 836: Chapter 71: Sapling Legion_3 The Coliseum was just a minor interlude, it was the freshly minted Magical Beast Legion that he was focused on.

There were two hundred and seventy-three Magical Beast Knights in his territory, but only one hundred and sixty could be incorporated into the Magical Beast Legion.

The rest held important positions in various departments.

The gap to a full complement of three hundred was still quite significant.

Even more troubling was that, among these one hundred and sixty Magical Beast Knights, over ninety had Magical Beasts that were still juveniles.

Before they could truly form a combat force, he would have to wait for the Magical Beasts to mature.

There was an estimated year to go, and although the process could be accelerated, he was mainly worried about attracting outside attention.

So many Magical Beasts maturing early would be impossible to keep secret.

Once the rate of maturation exceeded common knowledge and acceptance, it was bound to bring a lot of trouble.

Hudson was not interested in being a Potion Master leading the progress of an era, not even if it could make money.

A dunce pretending to be a top student was an accident waiting to happen.

Looking at the neatly arranged ranks, Hudson nodded with satisfaction.

For now, this would do, the final transformation could be completed on the battlefield, it wasn’t too late.

The regret was that the Magical Beast Legion could not unify their mounts, which made them look less imposing from a distance.

These were minor issues, though.

Being able to gather so many Magical Beast Knights was already a joy, what was there to pick on?

The major countries were able to gather unified Magical Beast mounts over decades, or even centuries, slowly accumulating their wealth.

In the whole of the Alpha Kingdom, Hudson’s half-formed Magical Beast Legion could already rank within the top five.

If it was fully formed, it would be a definite top three in the kingdom and might even surpass The Royal Family’s Magical Beast Legion.

The only force that could confidently suppress it was that Magical Beast Legion built up by the collective might of the kingdom.

Unfortunately, due to internal strife, its size had drastically reduced.

They currently had just over eight hundred Magical Beast Knights, just like Hudson’s Magical Beast Legion, most of whose Magical Beasts were also in their juvenile stage.

There was no need to speak of combat power; a three hundred strong Magical Beast Legion on the battlefield could perform better than a ten thousand man Infantry Legion.

With high mobility and attack power, they were virtually invincible in field battles, and even the elite Human Race infantry could not withstand a frontal charge by the Magical Beast Legion.

On the plains battlefield, Hudson had witnessed the charge of the Magical Beast Legion first-hand.

A thousand-strong Terrain Dragon Army directly routed a Bearman Heavy Infantry Corps from the front.

No matter how thick the armor was, it could not withstand the stomp of a Magical Beast.

The gap between an ordinary army and an Extraordinary Army was simply too great.

“Knight Adrian, what is your daily training routine like?”

Hudson asked with interest.

Unlike the training of ordinary cavalry, Hudson was completely in the dark about the training of the Magical Beast Legion.

Apart from stressing discipline and cooperation, he could only let everyone figure it out on their own.

“Count, aside from our daily drill training, we are now researching the cooperative combat of Magical Beast Knight squads.

For example: the combat power exerted by different Magical Beasts when grouped together varies.

After multiple trials, we’ve reorganized the Knight Corps according to how well the Magical Beasts work together.

The next step in training will focus on joint charges, and long-range Magical Beasts coordinating to implement Magic Strikes on the enemy.

Cooperation with Magic Crossbows…”

A series of specific tactics came from Adrian’s mouth, and Hudson could only keep nodding.

It was not yet clear how effective the real combat power was, but at least in theory, these training methods were feasible.

“Many of the Magical Beast Juveniles have not yet matured; being able to train to this extent is already quite good.

Continue to work hard, as it’s not me, but the cruel Species battlefield that will ultimately verify the results!

The current training is only to enhance your survival ability on the battlefield.

Sweat more during peacetime, and you will bleed less during wartime.

This continental war is just one ordeal on your life’s journey; only by stepping over it will there be a brighter future.

Alpha Kingdom values martial prowess; titles and wealth must be earned from horseback.

You have all taken a step further, starting directly as Magical Beast Knights.

…”

Hudson tried to motivate them with the Pie-drawing Method.

To make everyone believe following Master Hudson was promising, he could only employ the Great Deception Technique.

Luckily, many of them were young knights in the prime of their youth and easy to persuade.

With the added call of Species righteousness, the atmosphere on the spot surged to a high under Hudson’s half-truthful Pie-drawing Method.