Chapter 3 Conscription
Chapter 3 Conscription
A level nine warrior possesses physical strength comparable to that of a level six warrior unleashing their battle aura. This power is extraordinary, which is why Karl considers level six warriors to be the pinnacle of mortal strength, while level seven warriors and above are considered to possess extraordinary power.
However, only by entering the sacred realm can one be considered a saint.
Transcendence, sainthood.
To achieve sainthood, a warrior must comprehend the power of heaven and earth, which is the power of heaven and earth, and a transformation from the inside out.
After Karl reached the pinnacle of his cultivation as a level nine warrior, he discovered that to break through to the Saint Realm, he had to master the power of attributes, which was the bridge between the extraordinary and the saintly.
In fact, those who can cultivate to the level nine warrior through their own efforts are all extremely talented, belonging to the top of the pyramid. Those with magic talent, if they cultivate battle qi, can more easily communicate with heaven and earth, thereby comprehending the power of heaven and earth.
This is why it's so difficult for mages to reach the level of a ninth-level archmage, but once they do, they can eventually achieve the Saintly Realm over time.
Karl himself has limited talent. He was able to cultivate to his current strength by relying on the passive breakthrough brought by automatic training. For example, when he was an eighth-level warrior, after cultivating his battle qi to the peak of the eighth level, he bought a low-level enlightenment from the store and completed the "effortless mastery" training. Relying on the "effortless mastery" ability, Karl's battle qi became purer, and he naturally broke through to the ninth-level warrior.
The tea has gone cold.
Karl gradually came to his senses and took one last look at the elemental attributes in the shop that were worth millions of points. Even though he was very envious, he knew that he didn't have enough points right now.
He put the tea down, glanced at his anxious son, and asked calmly, "What happened this time that made you so flustered?"
Upon hearing this, Lin Talos, who had been sitting on pins and needles, immediately stood up.
"Father, Duke Srode has sent men to conscript some soldiers from the town."
"Sroeder?"
A thoughtful look flashed in Karl's eyes. He still remembered this person. He was a former comrade-in-arms, a genius with outstanding talent. He joined the army at the age of sixteen and broke through to the sixth level of warrior in just six or seven years. He joined the kingdom's elite army and then, in just a few decades, fought his way through the ranks, rising from baron to duke. This was the greatest reward that the Kingdom of Anlan could bestow upon someone of a different surname.
Sroed, who was able to defeat the Duke, was naturally also a level nine warrior.
"He wants to recruit soldiers. Any boy who is sixteen years old or older and whose strength reaches the level of a first-class warrior can be given to him."
Karl didn't seem to care. His Starfire Town was a large town, and the next level up was just a city. The position of city lord was usually held by a peak level 8 warrior, and in some strategic passes and cities, only level 9 warriors could be qualified to be city lords.
Xinghuo Town, as a large town, is a place where, although there are official roads, bandits roam the Yulan Continent. Few people can leave their hometowns. Only after the autumn harvest each year will a large number of sixteen-year-old boys join the army during the large-scale conscription.
Therefore, the population of Xinghuo Town today is over 800,000. With the knowledge of Blue Star from Karl's previous life, it is enough to ensure that the elderly are cared for and the young are supported, allowing for a stable life for up to a hundred years. Naturally, the population is growing very rapidly.
In other words, the medical care is inadequate; otherwise, the population could have doubled again.
"Father, it would be fine if it were just ordinary soldiers, but this time Duke Srode wants elite troops, and the minimum requirement is level three warriors." Lin Talos said with a bitter expression.
A level three warrior is considered quite a good talent in Xinghuo Town. Usually, the members of the security team are at the level of level three warriors. These people are either retired from the army after ten years or are talented individuals who are directly trained in the town.
"Elite troops? Tell him he can only have a maximum of three thousand elite men, not a single one more."
Karl's expression remained unchanged as he spoke softly.
The Kingdom of Anlan is now somewhat decaying. The four great holy domains that once pioneered the kingdom have either fallen or left. Their descendants are the only four royal families in the history of the Kingdom of Anlan. However, after years of power struggles, only the Anlan royal family remains of the four great royal families.
As for the other three royal families, they either had weak bloodlines, with each generation having thin bloodlines, leading to their withdrawal from the center of power in Anlan, or they harbored treacherous intentions and were wiped out by the army.
Without the suppression of the Holy Land, the kingdom's upper echelons have long been corrupted by power. Now that Srode wants to recruit elite troops, it is not impossible that he has the intention of sending troops abroad to disobey the king's orders.
But none of this mattered to Karl. No matter how much he fought for power, as long as he didn't involve the entire Starfire Town, it was fine.
"Yes, Father!"
With his father's answer, Lin Talos felt as if a huge weight had been lifted from his heart, and his previously unsettled mind immediately calmed down.
Lin Talos, as Karl's eldest son, is 239 years old this year. If he hadn't been lucky enough to break through to become a level seven warrior and greatly increase his lifespan, he would have died long ago. Even so, Lin is well aware that his lifespan is nearing its end.
The Talos family was officially established after his father's 100th birthday, and he himself was almost 80 years old when he broke through to the level 7 warrior. His disciple and his mother had long since passed away. Over the years, he had been in charge of many things in the Talos family.
After all, he was his father's eldest son and one of the few level seven warriors in the territory. With this status, he had a certain say in many things, especially since his father had handed over the power to him in his early years.
Even so, Lin Talos dared not be careless in the face of a ninth-level duke. Whenever something was beyond his control, he would hand over the reins to his father.
A ninth-level duke wields immense power, enough to intimidate an entire city and even a province. Only a strong individual of the same level can resist the power of this ninth-level duke.
That was his own father.
With his father's support, Lin Talos became much more assertive. When faced with a duke's envoy, he directly and without hesitation rejected the duke's request to recruit a large number of soldiers, allowing the envoy to take away a maximum of three thousand elite troops.
The three thousand elite troops, most of whom were members of the security force, were veterans of the battlefield with rich experience. Led by the Duke's envoy, they left Starfire Town in a grand procession.
Even though Duke Sroeder, who was far away in the province, was very dissatisfied, he would not easily offend a level nine warrior.
The conscription matter seems to have come to an end.
Xinghuo Town seems to have returned to its former tranquility.
Every morning, everyone gathers in the central square, and afterwards they work from sunrise to sunset.
As Karl looked at his points in the shop, a slight smile appeared on his lips.
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