Chapter 9: Crazy Lion Legion

When Richard and others came back, William informed the Northern Legion of the news that they had encountered the snake-bodied scouts.

The Northern Legion did not dare to neglect it and sent legion scouts into the Eagle Mountains to investigate the enemy.

The detailed intelligence of the orc army, when will they invade? The high-level officials of the Northern Legion did not know much.

However, the Knight Academy had received the news, and when Richard returned to the academy, the academy teacher persuaded him to join the academy knights.

Richard had his own plans for future development.

He had learned part of the Mad Lion Legion breathing method in advance, and continuing to practice the Mad Lion breathing method was the best choice, so he rejected the teacher's proposal and returned to Black River Castle after getting the graduation certificate.

Richard was not troubled by the academy when he left, and the academy also understood his background.

Although William was not a hereditary baron, he was also an important officer in the Northern Frontier. Richard was not a professional yet. Now was not a wartime emergency, and the academy would not offend William for a soldier.

Richard got his graduation certificate and immediately went to Gascoigne Province with Hayden to the Flame Castle, the base of the Mad Lion Legion.

The Flame Castle is 150 kilometers away from the Black River Castle. The castle stands on the hillside. The nearby territory has not been well developed and looks rather wild.

Compared with the Black River Castle, the Flame Castle is a complete military fortress.

There are not many free people in the castle, and most of the residents are soldiers' families.

There are six hereditary barons near the Flame Castle.

These six barons are all first-generation barons. They have obtained their fiefdoms for a short time and their territories have not been well developed. They are all paupers among the hereditary nobles.

However, the first-generation barons must be outstanding talents and powerful warriors. Although the territory is poor, its military strength is not weak and it is very experienced.

The strongest Baron Harden is a powerful seventh-level silver knight, whose combat power can be compared with that of a ninth-level professional.

It is rumored that Baron Harden has accumulated a lot of merits and has been awarded two baronies, and he is not far from being promoted to a noble.

Baron Harden also has a smaller cavalry regiment under his command.

This knight group of more than 100 people has more than 30 professionals, which can be compared with a battalion of the main legion.

After Richard and Hayden arrived at the Flame Castle, they did not go directly to the military service office to register, but found Roland first.

The main legion of the Grant royal family is organized into squads, squadrons, battalions, and legions.

The number of troops under each legion and each battalion is not fixed.

Normally, a main legion has ten infantry battalions, two cavalry battalions, a reconnaissance battalion, and a small-scale heavy knight group.

Including special arms such as medical and logistics, the number of people exceeds 20,000.

There are frequent wars in the North, and many troops are not fully staffed, and the number of people fluctuates greatly.

Roland serves as the deputy battalion commander of the 8th Battalion of the Mad Lion Legion, with a rank of major.

Normally, the deputy battalion commanders of the main legion are all lieutenant colonels. Roland has a relatively shallow experience in the army, and it has not been long since he was promoted to deputy battalion commander, so he has not had time to upgrade his rank.

"You brothers came so quickly. I thought you would take a break for a while."

"The orcs may go south this year. I think we should hurry up to familiarize ourselves with the environment and complete the advancement as soon as possible."

With Roland's leadership, the two quickly completed the military service registration.

Richard had a diploma from the Knight Academy and was awarded the rank of second lieutenant as soon as he arrived. He served as the captain of the fourth squad of the sixth squadron of the eighth battalion of the Mad Lion Legion.

Frequent wars in the northern border made it difficult for the major legions to be fully equipped.

The Mad Lion Legion was organized into eight infantry battalions, one reconnaissance battalion, and a knight regiment.

In the last war of orc invasion, the Mad Lion Legion lost 5,000 soldiers, disbanded an infantry battalion, and the cavalry battalion was also added to the knight regiment. The remaining troops have not been filled up yet.

The eighth battalion only organized six and a half squadrons.

The sixth squadron is not yet fully staffed, and the eighth squad has just been organized.

In the past two or three years, the Mad Lion Legion has been short of officers.

There are vacancies in the military establishment, so Richard naturally does not need to compete with others when he comes in. There is no conflict of interest between colleagues, and the relationship is relatively harmonious.

Soon after entering the Mad Lion Corps, Richard handed over the four snake-bodied heads to the military judge.

With Roland's care, Richard was also a junior officer, so he was naturally not afraid that the squadron military judge would embezzle military merits. In less than two days, the military merits were reported and recorded on Richard.

According to the decree of the Kingdom of Grant, once military merits are registered, they are not allowed to be exchanged. Unless members of the same family want to be promoted to a noble title or expand their territory, they can merge military merits to be promoted to a noble title.

In the Mad Lion Corps, there is only a very low threshold for exchanging breathing methods. The three-level breathing methods during the warrior apprenticeship period can be exchanged for free after the training of recruits is completed.

The fourth-level breathing method only requires one small merit to be exchanged.

The fifth-level breathing method requires three small merits, and the sixth-level requires five small merits.

To exchange the subsequent three-level skills of a junior professional, a total of nine small merits are required.

Killing three snake-bodied people is as difficult as ascending to heaven for a junior professional.

Unless there are multiple opportunities to make merits, nine small merits can be accumulated.

If there is no backing, every step up is particularly difficult.

Richard had just joined the Mad Lion Corps and had already accumulated twelve minor skills. He was already an officer after joining, and he was far ahead of ordinary soldiers at the beginning.

Richard used nine minor skills at once to exchange for the three-level breathing method required by the professional in the early stage, and took the time to practice.

In order to exchange the breathing method of the Mad Lion Legion, Richard also needs to sign a special contract to ensure that the breathing method cannot be leaked. Even if it is his own brother or son, the breathing method cannot be passed on privately.

The contract is stamped with the order seal, and it is endorsed by this replica of the artifact of the King and Order Church. Only a legendary professional can survive the backlash of the artifact.

Professionals who have not advanced to the legendary level will be attacked by the king seal immediately if they violate the contract and leak the breathing method. No one has been spared for thousands of years.

The exchanged breathing method can only be viewed, not copied. There are thousands of words in the first level of breathing method. It takes several days to recite the third level of breathing method. If you meet someone with poor memory, it may take longer.

Although Richard's memory is not as good as his sister Wendy, his mental strength is also very strong. He can memorize the breathing method of more than 10,000 words in less than half a day, and quietly write it down after returning to the barracks.

Most soldiers who practice breathing methods in the Mad Lion Legion will do this, after all, human memory is limited.

If you can memorize it today, you may forget it in a few days. You can review and figure it out frequently by writing it down. But you must keep it carefully. Once the breathing method is lost or leaked, the attack of the artifact will come. The copied breathing method is like your second life. If you lose it, your life will be in danger.

The apprentice breathing method collected by Richard's family is from this source.

His uncle Powell destroyed the copy of the breathing method after retiring from the army, and he did not practice it deliberately on weekdays. He also forgot most of the breathing method he had studied for many years.

However, the physical fitness strengthened by practicing the breathing method was preserved, and the fighting spirit could be maintained in the body for many years.