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I'm the King Of Technology

"Little Landon, little Landon, are you okay"

A panicked voice reached his ear. Chu Yi hears a soft voice and thinks

'who's voice is this? didn't I die? '

Just then a sharp pain pierced through his head.

"Ahhhhhh"

Chu Yi yells out while trying to hold his head. He opens his eyes to see a stunning woman and a beautiful girl in front of him. The woman is the definition of a goddess. Although she looks extremely worn out, her brown hair and elegant poise could make any person have a hard time breathing. Looking at the middle age woman more seriously it's clear that she has had a rough life.

On the other hand the little girl is extremely beautiful, if she were on earth she would be classified as 'a beauty that can destroy a nation'. From her black hair to her green eyes, everything about her screams miss world. observing her closely she looked to be no more than 15 years old.

The woman and the girl were crying while shaking him vigorously. Chu Yi thought,

'Am I not suppose to be a sick? Can you guys not shake me so hard?, I'm afraid I'll really die from this'.

Chu yi wouldnt have minded it any other day, but for now his body felt extremely weak. He couldn't take any more vigorous shakes.

"I'm fine, mom, Lucy, dont cry. I feel better already"

"little Landon your all I have, if anything happened to you, I wouldnt know how to live anymore"

"Brother Landon please dont scare me like that, I thought you were dead...you have been resting for two days now"

Just then his belly made a sound

"grhhhhhh..."

The woman poked her head outside the carriage window and said

"please stop the carriage"

"little Landon let me make something for you to eat"

"Brother Landon I'll help aunty so you can get you food fast..you just sit here and rest"

"ok", he replied.

when Lucy and his mom left the carriage, he closed his eyes trying to digest the whole situation.

He was a successful 26 year old mechanical engineer on earth, he also knew some electrical engineering principles. He had just got a big raise at his job, and on his way back from work he had a car accident.

'ahhhhhh...just when I got a fat raise....'

Now he is in the body of Landon Barn a 15 old illegitimate prince of Arcadina. His mother Kim Obley, was a maid in the palace. when his Brother, the third prince James Barn was born, the king had too much to drink from celebrating. On his way back to his room he spotted his mother Kim and forced himself on her. Later on the King found out that she was pregnant. He told her to stop working in the castle and gave her a small room at the back of the castle because he didnt want her to bring shame to him. The king already had three wives who would always bully his mother when they saw her. Whenever his father saw him or his mother, he would look at him with disgust, and at his mom as if labeling her a 'gold digger', as if forgetting that he was the one who forced himself on Kim.

As for Lucy, she is also the illegitimate daughter of Baron Gustav. four months after her mother died, the Baron denounced her as his daughter. It was then that Lanton's mother took her in as a personal maid for Landcome. Kim always heard of how Lucy would beg for food on the streets for hours. She took pity on Lucy and wanted her close by so no one would abuse her or hurt her. she loved Lucy like a daughter. Lucy moved In at age 10 to Landon's home and has always been with him ever since.

His father had 6 children including him, 4 boys and 2 girls. Eli Barn, the first prince age 19 from the first wife. Jennette Barn, the first princess age 18 from the third wife. Connor Barn, although younger than Jennette also age 18 was the second prince from the second wife. Cary Barn, the second princess age 17 from the first wife. James Barn the third prince age 16 from the third wife. And then there's me, the illegitimate prince Landon Barn. They all bullied Landon excessively, treating him like a slave. Because of all the hate, Landon became very mature, calm and introverted.

A month ago when Landon turned 15, his father publicly declared that he was the owner of the fief 'Baymard'. It was also announced that Baymard would no longer be considered part of the empire. it was public knowledge that Baymard was a baren land, where the people died from hunger and extreme cold. Although Baymard was the third largest city on the empire, people migrated out of the city due to hunger.

Baymard is situated at the outskirts of the empire. At the front of Baymard is the empire and at the back is the endless sea. The king basically exiled him and his mother far away from his sights. Also the fact that Baymard is no longer part of the empire means.. even if war breaks out there, the empire will not help the citizens.

'what a cunning old fool, now I am Landon Barn, no longer Chu Yi. what I need is to develop the place'

Chu yi thought. Just as Landon was about to get up he heard a voice

"Host selected..."

"system analyzing...."

"20 percent complete "

"35 percent complete"

"71 percent complete"

"100 percent complete

Landon was shocked

" I never thought those system stories on earth were true.."

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The voice was coming from inside his head. It was a very emotionless mechanical voice.

"Ding! Do you wish to Bind with System?"

"Bind"

"Ding! Binding of Technological System has been completed. Host must work hard in order to bring advanced technology and development into this world." An instant reply.

Landon was stunned, he was excited inwardly. "System why did you choose me?" Landon blinked curiously while asking.

"When host was on earth, host had an IQ of 260. Currently host was the smartest dead person available from earth, allowing the system to bind with host. With the host's high IQ level, it will be easier to access the knowledge the system will provide. The system has a minimum IQ requirement of 250."

"So I was the smartest dead person..that makes sense....Ww..wait? what? System, are you sure?"

"Answering to host, Yes. There are smarter people back on earth, but they are all still alive. Due to hosts fortunate death, host was the next best thing."

Landon almost coughed out blood...'fortunate for who? for you or for me?.... anyway there's no need thinking about it anymore. What's done is done'.

"system, how do I use you?"

"System will give you a task based on the situation of your Kingdom. If host is lacking the right raw materials for development, system will provide it as a reward. Once the task has been completed, host will be rewarded. Also host can buy basic equipments from system that will be helpful towards host's missions. "

"Buy basic equipments? "

"Yes, host can buy these equipments with experience, technology and bonus points. Experience points are gotten when host used the knowledge from the system to better hosts kingdom. Technology points are gotten when advanced technology is created. While Bonus points are gotten when the hosts uses his own intellect to create new inventions or solve major issues. The system has unlimited levels. The higher you go, the harder it is to complete the levels.'

A screen popped up in front of Landon showing him his current information:

'>Host name: Landon Barn

>Age: 15

>Status: Banished prince of Arcadina (New King of Baymard)

>Level: Beginner

>Current Sitaution: Stupidly weak. If the host were to stand out in the wind for a long time, the host be will blown away (Poisoned with Nolat Wisp).'

Landon didn't know whether to laugh or cry. 'Was it my father, the King? or my half siblings? Damm.. I just arrived and I'm already poisoned? No wonder I felt like dying when mom and Lucy shook me earlier. I almost thought those two were undercover body builders. To think I was poisoned when leaving the kingdom. I was already banished...why couldn't they just let me be? Tchh. Who ever you are, let this daddy not catch you..heheheh.' Suddenly, a box wrapped like a gift popped up on the screen startling him;

"System Starter Pack: Knowledge on the Introduction to Farming (Host needs to develop his land before creating advanced tools to aid his people). As an additional bonus, system will cure host completely while giving host greater strength than the average person."

Landon clicked on the package and immediately felt a wave of knowledge burst through his brain. At the same time he could feel his body getting stronger. Once he was done digesting the information, he looked at his wrist and was shocked. His hand which recently looked like a ghosts body started changing. As time past his hand looked more and more human. Once he was done assessing his body, he looked at the Mission tab. There were two main missions, he clicked the first one;

"Mission: Is your land really Barren? Use your knowledge on farming and fix the problem of food shortage. Your empire must be strong enough to protect its future technology. For the empire to be strong, the people need to be strong.

Sub-Mission: Use the system to map out territory for future purposes.

Reward: Host will also get knowledge on gun powder and canon making. Host will also receive 100 development points.

Deadline: No specific time frame needed."

Landon thought it was reasonable. If people grew hungry in his territory, no one would want to work or fight to defend his kingdom. He needed food first before anything else. He clicked the second mission;

"Mission: Gather enough points to complete level 1

Requirements: 2000 experience points and 10,000 technology points needed.

Deadline: No specific time frame needed

Reward: Level Two Unlocked."

Landon shrugged. 'I would do it anyway so it really isn't a serious mission. Besides I'll need so many points....it will take at least 5 missions or more before I level up.'

"System, can you tell me about the current world?"

"Answering host, the current world is called Hertfilia, comprising of 9 continents. The continent the host currently lives in is call Pyno. Pyno has 5 empires; Arcadina, Carona ,Deiferus, Terique and Yodan.Each empire has at least 15 major cities and 30 minor cities. The hosts current fief is called Baymard. It is the third largest city in Arcadina."

"System, tell me the Situation with Baymard" he asked curiously.

"Baymard occupies 6000 square kilometers. The system has assessed that there are currently 1582 individuals living there. Minor cities in the empire have at least 10,000 people living in them. Host's empire falls short as a major city. Host empire is currently not even able to reach the requirements for minor cities in the empire. Baymard has almost no food in the territory. The people mostly get their food from fishing. But it is never enough for the total population. The winters on Baymard are extremely cold resulting to multiple deaths."

He was satisfied with his overall situation. At least now he had a plan and he knew what to do. He looked at the interior of the carriage more carefully. One could see that it was worn out and looked like a carriage commoners used, not that he minded anyway. But he was still shocked at how a father could treat his child like this. The King didn't even want to spend money to send them off. 'What a stingy man', he thought while shaking his head.

Just as he was about to get out and look for his mom, Lucy came in. She looked at him and was startled, while blinking several times. 'Brother Landon is looking like his old self again', she was genuinely happy.

"Brother Landon, you are looking better already. Would you like to eat inside the carriage or outside?" she asked smiling.

"I'll eat outside"

He stepped out of the carriage and followed Lucy.

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There where 10 groups of people sitting on the floor. Each had at least 30 people gathered around a pile of food. As he walked by, they knelt on one knee, giving him a proper salute.

"Greetings Your Highness"

"You should all sit down and not bother yourselves with such formalities," he said while smiling.

The men were relieved and sat back down. He continued to follow Lucy while shaking his head. When he saw his mother, he made way towards her and sat by her side. she looked at him more seriously, turning him from left to right and right to left. She then hugged him, and then put her hands on his head as if checking his temperature. At the same time Lucy held his wrist as if trying to feel his heart beat. she then turned his face left to right, and then right to left as if convincing herself that he is truly fine.

'I'm a king for god's sake, you guys keep treating me like a child...What will my men think when they see me like this?.....So you know shaking me like this would make me dizzy?' he thought.

"Little Landon, are you feeling any better? Although you look better when we get to Baymard we will look for a physician. Here eat more food.." As his mom spoke, she took out a large plate and kept adding food on the plate.

Landon's eyes nearly popped out, he looked around and noticed that his plate was the biggest in the group. Forget the group, it was the biggest plate he had ever seen in his life. 'How can someone use this plate to eat? Tell me the truth, are you trying to kill me with a full belly?'

"Brother Landon here take some of my food.."

As Lucy spoke she also kept adding more and more food on the plate. His mother kept adding so much food to his plate. When she finally stopped, she held his spoon and scooped the food towards his mouth. 'Oh my God, now our trying to feed me toooooo?' he couldn't help but exclaim inwardly.

When Kim saw that he wasn't eating the food on the spoon, she thought it was probably because it was too hot. So she did what any mother would do, she blew the food on the spoon.

"Whuuuhhh..Whuuuuh, here ...little Landon it's cold now quickly eat up."

Landon was speechless, he quickly looked at the group of men in his group. It was clear that they were trying not to laugh, in fact one of the men's eyes were turning funny mixture between red and violent. He looked at them as if saying 'help me', but they shrugged their shoulders and continued eating while holding in their laughter's.

'Is this what it feels like to have a mother?... it feels very nice...Fine, I'll allow you to feed me now..but this is the last time...afterall, I'm considered as a sick man, so it's not that strange..right?...' he couldn't help thinking.

In his previous life he was an orphan, who never had parental love. But in this life, although he has a bastard father, his mom is an angel. He's also surrounded by people who genuinely care for him.

Looking at Lucy, he Suddenly felt his heart skip a beat. She was the most beautiful girl he had ever seen and coupled with the fact that she spent her time taking care of the old Landon, always standing up from him when he was bullied. She was loyal, caring and somewhat strong...he secretly vowed that he would take care of her and protect her from now on.

Although he was touched by his mother and Lucy, he couldn't help thinking, 'Do I look like a baby pig to you women? Three grown men could eat what's on my plate and there would still be leftover's. Isn't this too much?' Even though he thought that, looking at Lucy and his mother's encouraging faces, he decided to eat everything.

'I guess this is the day I die from over eating'

When Landon and his mother had left the capital, they were given just three hundred and thirty knights. Most Barons and Dukes had at least three thousand knights under their care. When his brothers were all fifteen, they were given prosperous cities to rule with no less than ten thousand Knights under their wings. Even his sisters were given more knights than he did. Although his sisters were given mansions in the capital and not cities to rule, they were given six three thousand knights under their rule and command.

The knights that followed him were either deemed by the empire as having the worst talent for knighthood, lacked the proper training or were seen as a nuisance to the king. All and all, these knights were actually good people who were just bullied by people in the empire.

But among these men, there were five outstanding knights. Lucius was a 'Knight Commander' having one of the highest honors in the empire. It came as a shock to a lot of people when he resigned, stating that he would follow Landon to Baymard. Of course not to him, he knew better than anyone based on his memories.

Lucius had taken care of him as a father ever since he could remember. It's clear that Lucius has feelings for his mom, but she's too dense to see it. He couldn't help thinking, 'do I need to set them up together?...afterall mom deserves happiness too.' While he was thinking he continued to eat and look around.

He looked at the three men sitting by Lucius. They were Josh, Mark and Gary. They were all loyal disciples of Lucius who followed him everywhere, of course they also treated Landon as a brother. They all worked hard and attained the position of 'Knight Captain'.

Lastly he looked over to Trey Parsy who is his personal knight and bodyguard. Trey is extremely loyal to Landon that you would think it's an addiction. He always stays close to Landon, protecting him at all times. They usually play together and crack jokes here and there. In Trey's heart, Landon is his brother. Although Trey is only 19, he is extremely strong and attained the position of 'Knight Lieutenant'.

In the empire, knights were ranked after assessing their achievements and strengths. A knights rank starts from the least rewarding position; a squire to a page then Lieutenant, Captain, Major, Commander, Master Commander and finally a Provist.

After they all had their full, their continued to journey towards their new home. Baymard.

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As they neared closer towards the city, Landon couldn't help but gasp. The city was almost as big as the Capital. Although its said that the lands are 'baren', only an idiot would truly give it up. 'Probably my father had only heard of the crises going on here and never stepped in the city to check it out...truly a fool', Landon thought.

Baymard was surrounded by extremely high city walls, which looked to be about 16m high. There was only one outer gate post for entry and exit in Baymard. It looked exactly like a medieval city in the movies. As they drove through the city, people looked at them curiously. He could almost hear whispers.

"Is that the new lord and his family?"

"Do you think they would help us?"

"I heard that the new lord isn't favoured in the empire "

"Really, Aiiiiiiiiiiy....Do you think we're finished then?"

As they drove by, Landon started accessing the situation in this new kingdom. These people were extremely poor and didnt have the money to afford anything right now. They get their food mainly from fishing and occasional hunting. If he had to run the kingdom, he needed money...a lot of it.

Luckily his mother and the old Landon were smart. His mother started saving all her coins, since he was born. While he, Landon started saving at age 7. Royal Prince's start having their monthly allowances at age 7 because that's when they start their knighthood training as a Page.

when they were in the Capital, the wives of the king had a monthly allowance of 500 gold coins, while his mother would only take 200 gold coins. Once his mother found out she was pregnant, she knew it was only a matter of time before they kicked her out. So she saved all her money, never spending more than what she needed.

As for Landon, when he started training as a Page in the royal family, he recieved 50 gold coin per month (if he were a commoner it would be 700 copper coins), while his brothers had received 300 gold coins per month. He gave all his money to his mother to save. They didnt need much in life.

Since they eat and lived at the back of the palance, never needing any anything else. They were able to save quite a few gold coins.But all of that is about to change.

Before, they had only themselves. But now, they have an entire kingdom to feed and wages to pay for their Knights and servants, which is fair. Before all these people took their salaries from the empire. Now, Landon would have to step up.

He quickly calculated that their savings should be able to take care of everyone for at least six months. (Based on the currency 1 hundred copper coins gives 1 silver coin. Similarly, 1 hundred silver coins give 1 gold coin). The average salary pays up to 250 copper coins, while a knights salary pays 700 copper coins minimum, depending on their ranks.

He also took into account that he may need to build new equipments and buildings. He quickly remembered the starter pack he received. Once he waited for food to grow, he would have to fish the kingdom.

When they arrived at the only castle in the city, maids rushed out to greet them.

"Good day your Highness and highnesses" they said while curtsying.

"Be at ease. I am your new Lord, Landon Barn. This is my Mother Kim, my friend Lucy, my loyal retainers and my staff....Now, let's see our new home shall we?" he said with a smile on his face.

Once they were introduced and shown the entire castle. Landon all they staff gathered and waited for further instructions.Looking at the group of people, most were in their early twenties, while some were in their late teens and a few in their early teens.

"How many people work in the castle?" he asked.

A girl in her early twenties stepped forward and spoke, "Answering my lord, 30. There are 12 gardeners, 4 stable boys and 3 cooks and 11 maids."

"Good..... Nathan, Daniella, please step forward " he said.

"My lord", they said while stepping forward.

Both have been loyal to his mother for many years. Nathan is a 47 year butler while Daniella is a middle age woman. They are actually married and their only child is actually Gary.

"Nathan you are to train the boys, while Daniella will train the girls. You all will be paid at the end of the month. your salary will be 350 copper coins. Use it to take care of your families. If you all have any difficulties, please inform any of us present.... Afterall, we are all family."

As the servants heard this, they were stunned and then very excited. One should know that, there was no money around to even buy food. Their families had had a very hard life here. They all knew that the average salary is 250 cooper coins, but his highness offered 100 more copper coins.... What did this mean?... 'His highness is so kind and compassionate. we must serve him loyally', they all thought.

Once he dismissed all the servants he decided to discuss with his retainers.

"You all have served my household loyally for years. This is our new home, our new life. The empire has sent us away for good....."

As he said that he looked at hsi retainers. They were all angry. They then continued

"They might have thought that they'll have the last laugh.... They might even think we would all die without their help..... They think we are weak, defenceless and a nuisance to the empire. But I dont believe so. We will turn this place into heaven and deny them access to it."

As he spoke, the knights were getting very excited. They're blood were boiling. Most of them were told they were useless all their lives. they are called trash and looked down on many times in the Capital. Even Lucy and his mom couldn't help it, as they blood boiled.

"Are you all with me?"

"yahhhhhhh", they replied

"I said are you all with me!"

"Good, because I need super knights who would train efficiently, so I will only pay the salary for a super knight. All Page's will get 1000 copper coins, Squire's will get 2000 coins, Lieutenant's get 3500, Captain's get 6000, Major's get 9000, Commander's get 12000, master commander's get 15000 and finally Provist's get 18000 copper coins a month."

Everyone was shocked. The amount was definitely too high for the various professions.

"This is a new era, a new time, a new home, and...a new King"

"Long live the King"

"Long live the king"

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He knew he would change the way the knights trained, but he had to start gradually.

In this era, they didnt have any form rigorous training like the one's established on earth.

In fact, when he turned 18 he had served his country for two years before settling before he worked as a mechanical engineer. He knew more than anyone else, the importance of all those military routines.

Since the system would eventually reward him with all knowledge on canons and gunpowder making, its safe to assume that he would be making his very own machine guns soon. Hence, he needed to train the men's reflexes and physical conditions so they could efficiently work guns or any other military equipment's.

Although he didnt have any guns presently, it didn't mean he would neglect the benefits from that kind of training. Those routines helped soldiers build confidence in themselves, their subordinates and their Companions.

It also helped the soldiers improve their leadership skills, develop a sense of belonging, pride, compassion towards others and of course extremely strong body.

What he needed, were soldiers who were loyal to him, the people and the kingdom. And not men who did things for merit or money.

He scanned the soldiers seriously, ensuring that he met almost everyone with his eyes. He gave off the aura of a well accomplished soldier.

"Tomorrow morning before the dawn of day, all knights will assemble at the inner castle for training. This training sessions will involve new routines, as well as your normal sword practices...All those who arrive late will have no breakfast and lunch for the rest of the day. More than 3 Absences without a good reason will result in no food for a day and intense punishment...now...DO YOU UNDERSTAND!!!!!!"

All the knights immediately yelled back,

"Yes My King"

"Excellent.....now divide yourselves into three groups. In can be in any order, but each group must contain at a hundred men." Once he finished speaking, he walked towards his mother and Lucy.

"Mom, we will need enough food to feed all the knights, our workers and ourselves.... How much much do we have?" he asked. His mom thought for a while an answered,

"We brought 3 Wagons filled with wheat, 1 wagon filled with beans, 1 wagon filled with peas, 1 wagon filled barely, rye and oats. And finally a wagon filled with various seeds needed for farming."

"That's good....Mom, Lucy.....tommorrow morning, could you all make sure that the kitchen makes enough food for all the knights? I need all the food delivered to the inner courtyard at day break every morning. " He asked softly. Afterall she was his mother not some soldier in the army, and Lucy was someone he cared about deeply.

Lucy looked at Landon's handsome face and blushed. 'Since when did Brother Landon look so cool and handsome?...'. Lucy continued to blush as she observed Landon.

On the other hand, Kim looked at her son's handsome face. She smiled and thought, 'When did my little baby grow up? he's so cute, acting all tough and manly. Pinching his checks gently she said,

"My little boy has grown up. Of course I'll do it. This our home now. what ever you need me to do just say it."

"Brother Landon, do you even need to ask? I'll do anything you need me to do". Lucy said.

Immediately as she realised what she just said, her blush intensified. Kim noticed and couldn't help giggling. Landon was confused so to why his mum kept giggling.

"Thanks mom, thanks Lucy"

Looking at them, he felt that he was truly blessed. Even though he felt like that, he couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

'woman, why can't you take me seriously? Although I may look 15, I'm a full grown man for pitsake. Can't you see that this is a serious military moment? you just said I've grown up. Yet, here you are, pinching my cheeks in public?. .. ..huuhhhhh, I give up. luckily no one saw you do it or else this serious atmosphere would be a joke.'

Once he finished speaking to his mom, he looked around and saw all his soldiers split into three main groups, excluding Commander Lucius. He walked towards them with a serious look on his face.

"Since we have three Knight Captain's in our kingdom, all knights will be grouped under these Captain's. All the Knight Captain's will in turn answer to Commander Lucius. Captain Josh!"

Josh stepped out of the crowd and gave a salute.

"My King", he said still on bended knees.

"You will lead, train and take care of all men in the first group"

"As you wish my King"

Josh moved towards Lucius, gave him a salute saying, "Commander" and walked towards the first group.

When he arrived in front of them, they all shouted

"Captain!!"

Josh then stood in front of them and faced Landon. Landon then continued on with allocating the other teams to Mark and Gary, repeating the same scenarios.

Once everyone looked satisfied with their various groups, they all faced Landon and yelled, "My Lord".

They felt like they truly belonged here as compared to when they were in the Capital. No one had ever paid so much attention to them as Landon was doing.

"You all will take each other as family, as each others brother. Your will eat together, work together, grow strong together and build this kingdom together. No Knight will ever be left behind."

They were stunned and equallysuprised. no one would be left behind?...this was the first time that they heard such a phrase. In this world the strong rules and the weak perished. That'sjust the way things were. But since most of them were considered as weak in empire, so they were heavily affected and touched by Landon's words.

"For Now we will do an inspection on the land. Commander Lucius, what do you think?" Landon asked while looking at Lucius.

"My King, it's an excellent idea. I propose that we all go for the inspection, so to know how to protect Baymard." Lucius answered immediately.

"I agree. Afterall, we need to have a clear understanding of the situation here. Based on the information we gather, we will be able to appropriately allocate duties and responsibilities to everyone.....For now, let's go look at Baymard". Everyone needed.

As he was about to move out with his men, Lucius stopped him with a smile on his face.

"Little Landon, does your cheeks still hurt?"

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As they left the castle, Landon quickly checked on the system.

'System, how do I use you to map out the territory?'

'Answering host. Host just needs to look at the map of the empire, stored in the system and highlight the territories that belong to host.'

'Just like that?', Landon asked almost not believing the system.

'Yes!'

'so what happens when I want to expand my territories?'

'If that were to happen host just needs to highlight more regions on the sytem map.'

Landon nodded as he listened to the system.

'This is also very useful, as the system will inform host if any there any enemy attacks or unwanted guests in the Host's territories.'

'That's good then'

Landon looked at the map and decided to draw a circle around Baymard. He made sure to add at least 20 meter difference between the city walls and the surroundings.

Once he was done, a pop-up screen appeared.

'Would you like to view your selected Territory on the Monitor?'

He was excited. With a monitor could check every area in Baymard without being there in person. This is extremely useful for times when he might have to leave the territory for urgent matters. He clicked on yes, and viewed the city.

Looking at the monitor, it resembled a regular flat screen T.V.

He could sea people fishing on the sea coast, people farming inside the city, people going out to hunt, the city walls, the castle, and so on.

He was satisfied with this 'mapping' function in the system.

Baymard was divided into 3 regions; the Upper regions, the Central regions and the Lower regions.

As he passed through the upper region of the city, he saw various estates. There were 16 estates, that each had at least 6 stones mansions and 10 small buildings on them.

These mansions were extremely huge, having their own courtyards and servant quarters.

Each estate was surrounded by a 4 foot fence. A person standing next to the fence, could see the entire estate without stressing themselves.

If it were back on earth, each of these mansions could be used to open a major University. They were big, but not as big as his castle.

'At least there are no nobles in the city to bother me'

The City lord used to stay in Landon's castle, while these other estate belonged to the Barons and dukes.

Once they heard that Baymard will no longer be under the protection of Arcadina, they all fled to the Capital.

They didnt want to serve Landon, so they left. What a joke, serving a 15 year old prince who has no power. In their eyes he was trash, a prince with only 330 soldiers? They were all way stronger than him physically and had a larger number of knights under their wings. In his world strength is everything.

They knew that Landon had been exiled along with his family to Baymard. Staying, would only bring the Wrath of the King onto them.

Choosing to serve Landon would be stabbing the king in his back.

Besides, they didnt want to lend any of their knights to aid in protecting Baymard. If a war broke-out between Baymard and any neighboring cities, there would be no reinforcements coming in to help them.

Coupled with the lack of food in the territory, it was not a risk they were willing to take.

They knew that the King was Indirectly saying 'I want Prince Landon out of Arcadina, and if anyone helps him, they would face the consequences.'

Once Landon and his men left the upper region, they arrived at the central part of Baymard. This region was where the villagers lived.

As the group moved through the city, they greeted the villagers and aided any who needed any form of assistance. Landon kept observing his surroundings.

Compared to the houses in the Capital, these ones could easily be destroyed in harsh weather conditions.

From his memories, the houses in the Capital were all made from stone and wood, making them sturdy and long lasting.

But the houses in Baymard were made of sticks, straw and mud. They all had frameworks made of Timber. Their walls are made of a dried mixture of woven twigs and mud. And their roofs made of straw. This houses were typically called Mud-Brick houses.

'No wonder it was reported that Baymard had the highest death rate in Arcadina.' He thought.

Looking at the roads here, they were not as good as the ones In the upper region. There were patches of mud on the ground and a lot of pot-holes on the roads.

On their way to the lower regions, they saw a group of men carrying bows and arrows hoping to get some meat for their families, women carrying water and children running around and playing.

Once they reached the lower levels, it was all vegation and farmlands.

Landon could see over a three hundred fields, but only about 5 people on them. It was clear to see that even the people believed that their lands were barren.

Looking west from the fields, Landon was surprised to see two giant estates.

He then turned to the east from the fields and only one gigantic estate there. Landon's interest was piqued. He turned to the Lucius and the group.

"Why would nobles leave the upper region to build their estates here?, dont you find it very strange?"

"indeed my King", Lucius said and everyone else nodded.

"My King, maybe they found something valuable in this lower region and decided to stay here." said a shy knight.

The knight had blond hair and dark brown eyes. If he were on earth he would look like a K-pop artist. He had no muscles and looked incredibly weak, like a twig. Landon was not worried because once he started training them, they gain a lot of muscles.

The knight's voice showed a hint of shyness and fear. It was clear that he lacked any confidence in himself.

"What's your name, age, rank and Captain?", Landon asked.

"Billy Vein, age 17, Squire under Captain Mark. My King"

"Billy, that was an excellent suggestion. They might be things there that could help us better the kingdom. EXCELLENT." Landon said while smiling.

Inwardly Landon was shocked that Billy was 17 years old. He really looked like a 14 year old boy.

Billy was extremely excited to be complimented by the king. One had to know that when he spoke he was shaking like a leaf. Seeing his highness in high spirits, he felt more confident in himself.

The other knights also nodded and thought that what Billy said made sense. Afterall, even the villagers didnt stay here. So why would noble's? It all seemed very sketchy and questionable.

"Lets go West first. I'm curious to know why they needed two estates there, compared to the east."

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The first estate they stepped into was located on a hill.

As they stepped in, Landon was stunned by what he saw. It looked a pack of ferocious lions clawed their way out of the estate.

The courtyard had several pieces of broken equipment on the floor.

The left boot of a shoe was found floating in a pond at the center of the countyard. A trail of grain could be seen from the courtyard trailing into the estate.

looking at the floor more closely, he spotted a woman's undergarment by the trail of grain, a ripped painting in the flower beds and what looked like roasted fish.

'Where they so scared of my father's wrath that much that they had to throw away their meal?'. He thought

Landon and is men were all stupidly confused.

'Just what is going on? Nothing here adds up.' They thought.

In one of the courtyards, they saw large quantities of ash scattered all over the floor and traces of twigs and swords with blood stains on them could also be seen.

They searched through every mansion on the estate and couldn't find any thing valuable. Just as they were about to leave, Landon saw a cave at the back of the estate.

Once they reached the entrance of the cave, the men put their hands on their sheath in preparation for any sudden danger.

The entrance of the cave looked like it came straight out of a 'Lord of the rings' movie. Landon was just waiting for 'Samuran the white' to pop-up from thin air.

The cave had Molybdenum, Trona and Feldspar stones on the walls and ceilings. The people in this continent only knew the uses of Molybdenite.

Molybdenite was used to increase the corrosion resistance on swords, armor and any silvery objects.

This was the era of swords. Thousands of swords were forged daily in this world. Is was for sure a rare treasure.

On the other hand, people used Trona and Feldspar as decorative stones in the continent. In their eyes, the these two were just regular stones. Completely worthless.

But to Landon who came from earth, they were priceless. Trona could be used in glass making, paper, detergents, textiles...the list is so long. This was truly a huge win for them.

The cave was so big that Landon thought they would easily get lost if they kept going forward. So they decided to leave.

The second estate stood on another hill, 700 meters away from the first.

Walking in, the estate was far cleaner than the first. It was truly stunning. Landon was in awe.

They found bags of planting seeds and wheat in the kitchens, a ton of armour, swords and also a courtyard scattered with ash and blood stains. Moving towards the back of the estate, they found another cave entrance.

Once they stepped into the cave, they saw a lot if Iron ore's. This was an iron ore mine. To think they had such things here.

Everyone become excited again and kept wondering why no one in the empire knew of this mine.

They looked around for a while before deciding to head to the other estate on the other side of the farms.

The estate was a lot smaller compared to the other two out West.

Searching the mansions, they still found; a lot of seeds, armor and swords. Like the other two estates, they found a courtyard with a large quantity of ash on the floor and a cave at the back of the estate.

This cave had a lot of mineral pigments and ion oxides on the walls and ceilings.

Looking at the walls, Landon could see Red Ochre, Yellow Ochre, Unber. Saltpeter and Limestone's.

In this world, people used these ore's to make various pigments for paint. Only royalty, potential women for selected for harems and wealthy people could have their portraits painted.

Some peasants could live out their entire lives and never have their portraits taken.

Everything about painting was expensive. If people in the empire knew that Landon had this, they would cough out blood heavily and wage a full-scale war against him.

As the men all thought of the benefits of having paint, Landon had his own thoughts.

'System, are the other mineral ores important?'

'Answering host. Saltpeter is the main ingredient for making gunpowder. It can also be used in making; fireworks, rockets, food preservatives and can also be used as plant fertilizer. For the other ore's, they can be used as pigments for cosmetics and future inventions. Limestone can be used as soil conditioner, aggregates in concrete animal fillers, and so on. Host the possibilities are endless.'

Landon became excited after listening to the system. He looked at the cave and thought,

'Oh My God, there's actually large quantities of Saltpeter on the walls and ceilings'

Looking at the white crystalline cones on the ceiling and the walls, he felt like scrooge Mcduck. He even started smiling stupidly.

In truth, Saltpeter ores looked like frozen snow cones on the ceilings in winter. He was reminded of the Disney movie 'Frozen' when he saw this. There was no way he would 'let it go'.

This people on the continent didnt know what the uses of these ore's were. But thanks to the system and his previous life, he now knew the importance of these ore's.

Although he was happy now, he knew he had a long way to go... especially when looking at the ores.

He needed to find ways to extract the elements from the rocks. On earth, these ores would have been processed using very acidic compounds. There were no distillation columns, pipes or tanks here. This was very stressful to him.

Even thinking about it, he couldn't help but knit his brows.

Take cosmetics for example. Although he had the pigments for it, he needed to produce caster oil, glycerin, hydrolyzed corn starch, water, sodium chloride, Oleyl alcohol and so on. He needed at least 12 different ingredients here. He truly felt cheated.

For every major invention, he just had one ingredient here. ..But he needed to be grateful for what he had at least. He started thinking of how he could use the ore's.

'Ahhhhhhh that's right, I saw a lot of slate stones around the territory. Now that I have enough raw materials, I can make a chalkboard...hahahhha'. He thought as they walked in deeper.

When they exited the cave, Landon faced his men and asked.

"What do you all think about this situation?"

"The reports dont say anything about these three mines that we found. From the looks at it, the Barons and the city lord might have been the only one's who knew about it", Gary answered.

"That may not be entirely true, since they needed workers for the mines. Do suppose they used the villagers?" Josh asked.

"No..no...they would be digging their graves if they did that. Remember! they went through a lot means to painstakingly hide the resources from the empire so that they could fill their pockets." Lucius said.

"Right. If they told anyone else, they would be dead men walking. As it stands right now, they wont be able to tell the king about the resources in Baymard any longer", said Mark

"Why?", asked a young knight

"They've been here for many years, and in that time frame they never reported any resources they found in Baymard. Lying to the king is the same as taking the king for a fool. The penalty is death." Mark answered.

All the other knights gasped.

"Also, if King Barn knew that he had bestowed a land of fortune to our King Landon, he would kill them for sure." Josh added

"I'm guessing if he really knew, he wouldn't have given the land to King Landon." Said another knight.

Everyone nodded

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"They probably brought in their own workers, in fear that their secret would be found out...If the villagers knew of it, they would probably fight for some resources so they could sell and feed their families. " Said Trey.

"That may be the case. Afterall, since we've been in the lower region, we haven't seen any people walking around.....Since the people believe the land is barren, they don't come here anymore. And even if the did come, the mines are a great walking distance from their farmlands." Said Lucius.

"Also dont forget that the Entrance and Exit from Batmard is located in the central region, so no one really needs to be here." Gary added.

Everyone agreed as well

"My guess is that, they burnt all the workers when realised how serious their situation was." Landon said.

"That would explain all the blood stains and ash we found in all three estates..... Afterall, there's no guarantee that the workers would keep their secret forever. The only way to bury the secret was silencing the workers permanently. " Trey added.

They had to admit, the city lord and the Barons put a lot of thought into their plans. They didnt think there would be a day when they would have to leave Baymard for good.

They truly didnt see it coming.

"Since we are done, let's move to the sea coast."Landon said.

The Central region of Baymard was like the mid point of a compass.

Moving Eastwards from the central region, one would reach the Upper regions of Baymard. And In the West, you would reach the Lower region.

Likewise, to the north of the central regions was the entrance/exit to Baymard. And in the South, the sea coastline entrance.

Once they arrived the coastline, Landon and his men saw a lot of villagers fishing, while some where carrying baskets of fish on their heads.

They spoke to the villagers, aided them and left to inspect the City walls and the forests by the entrance of Baymard.

Once were outside Baymard, Landon looked at the walls carefully. He had to admit, the walls were pretty formidable. The walls were in perfect conditions.

Moving into the surrounding forests, they heard a shrilled shout and the sound of a sword hitting aingst something.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhh"

'ting..ting....'

There was a little boy who looked not older than 8, trying to kill a giant wild boar. The boy had light bright eyes and deep red hair.

Just as the wild Boar was about to strike him down, the boy shut his eyes tightly, as if accepting death.

He waited and was surprised.... He didnt feel any pain...

Opening his eyes, he was stunned to see a group of knights and a dead wild boar on the ground.

"Thank you sir's", the boy said.

"Whats your name?", Landon asked smilingly.

Once the boy saw Landon's genuine smile, he knew they were friendly.

"My name is Momo Lye...sir, who are you?" Momo asked curiously.

"Im the new King and Lord of Baymard, Landon"

The boy was shocked and frightened.

"My King, sorry for not greeting you earlier"

"Its alright, besides I'm more worried about you."

Mosely was shocked. 'His highness is worried about me?....' he thought.

"Mono, why were you here alone? dont you know how dangerous it is?", Landon asked.

"I live alone with my elder sister, my king..... Our parents died when I was just 4 summers old. Sister told me they died because of the cold....Sister recently got very sick. I know that for her to get better she needs a lot of meat, so I came to hunt."

Landon and the men were sad on hearing this. Although they were some of the men were bullied in the Capital, none of them had ever starved or seen someone die of cold.

They vowed that they would work hard in order to protect the people.

Infact Landon took pity on them too. In his previous life he orphan, so seeing Momo struggle, he felt he should assist him

"From now on, your sister will be my adopted sister, you will be my adopted brother and I will call you little Momo. You and my new sister will move into the castle immediately. From now on, that will be your new home. " Landon said

Momo couldn't believe it...this was the king. Although Momo was 8 years old, he knew when people were kind or tried to help him. He could tell that Landon was a good person.

Landon introduced Momo to Lucius and the other knights. Everyone started teasing Momo, making him blush.

"Little Momo, let's go take my sister my new sister home."

They carried the boar and left the forest.

Landon, Momo and the men stood outside a tiny house. They could hear tiny cough sounds coming from inside. Landon went in with Momo, Josh and Lucius.

"Sister, sister, I brought food for you"

Momo yelled as he ran into the house. Landon and group waited in the living room area.

When Momo stepped into the bedroom room, he saw a frail but extremely beautiful girl laying on a straw bed. She had fiery red hair, light brown eyes and a petite frame.

"Sister, the King is here to see you"

Grace nearly fell out of the bed when she heard Momo.

"Momo, did you get into any trouble? why would the king want to see me?" Grace asked questionably.

Momo then narrated the entire story to Grace.

"Then let me thank his Highness then" she said as she tried to stand up.

"Sister, he said that when your ready he would come in."

She nodded and Momo went out. A few seconds later, Momo, Landon, Lucius and Josh walked.

"Your highness", she said as bowed her head.

Looking at the tiny girl in front of him, Landon was sure she was 19 years old. In truth she looked like a mini-version of 'Erza scarlet Titania' from 'Fairy Tale'.

"Please be at ease, your my big sister afterall."He said gently with a smile on his face.

Grace was taken aback by his words, and after a while she relaxed. She found that what Momo said was true. He was ready a kind fellow. He was somewhat cute, with his big white eyes. He looked like a cute bunny rabbit, she thought.

"My name is Landon.This is Commander Lucius and this is Captain Josh. May I know your name elder sister?"

As Josh looked at the girl in front of him, he almost forgot to breath. Although she looked sick, she was incredibly gorgeous. Her red hair and petite frame made her look like a fairy. The more he looked at her, the more he blushed.

The same thing could be said for Grace, she had a hard time taking her eyes of Josh.

She had never felt this way before. She blushed so hard that her already light red face turned deep red.

Of course Lucius and Landon noticed all these and couldn't help chuckling inwardly.

"My name is Grace Lye."

"Grace, since I already take you as part of my family. I cannot bare to let you stay here with Momo on your own. For the safety of you two, please move into the palace with us." Landon asked.

"Your highness..."

"Please call Little Landon", Landon said smilingly

"Little Landon I'll go with you."

Momo was so happy, that he jumped on the bed and gave his sister a big hug.

"Captain Josh, help sister Grace pack up here. Commander Lucius, Little Momo and myself will pack up in the dining area"

Josh was stunned. He turned and saw Lucius and Landon chuckling. He turned his head back to Grace. She keep looking towards the floor, but it was clear that she tried to hide her blush. She was so cute.Josh smiled and thought,

'These bastards,they even have the nerve to give me a thumbs up...Haha .Luckily she didnt see anything...It would have been so embarrassing.'

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Once they got home, Landon told his mom and Lucy all that happened. They warmly welcomed Momo and Grace into their family. Little Momo and Grace were given rooms close to each other. They were also close to Lucy and Kim's rooms.

Landon gave the job of training Momo as a Knight Page to Josh. Momo was 8 now, so it was the perfect time to train him. (Although 7 years old was the appropriate age in the continent.)

He sat on his bed and tried to go to sleep. Tomorrow was a busy day for him. He had to train with the men in the morning, and then head out to the farms to solve the barren land situation.

As he laid on his bed, his eyes became heavy with fatigue and his mind drifted to sleep.

-THE NEXT DAY-

Landon stood in the center of the inner courtyard facing over 300 men. He was impressed. If he were back on earth, it would be about 5 A.M now, and yet all the men were up and ready.

None of them came late. Even Momo showed up early. He knew that for his plan to work, he needed to discipline them well.

He looked at them coldly, giving off an aura of an old war veteran.

"Line up in straight lines of 10!"

He started counting out loud: "1...2...3...4...5...6...7.....52"

They all formed their teams under 52 seconds waited for his next command.

"Too slow. Line's should be formed by the time I count to 5. From today onwards, anyone who isn't fast in lining up will run 10 laps around the courtyard before training begins. Is that understood!!!"

"Yes King Landon!!!!!"

"During training, I will be your Commander and not your King. When Answering to me you will all say :Sir, yes Sir. Say it!!! Landon yelled.

"Sir, yes sir", they yelled back.

"There are four Military Disciplines to follow while training. These rules are to be followed only when you are in training. First: I am the Law here; second: obey my orders; third: Unconditionally obey my orders; fourth: When I am not around, Obey Commander Lucius' orders !"

The men were taken aback by his opposing aura that sent chills down their spines.

"Is that understood?!!

"Sir, yes sir"

He did warm-up exercises with them for 10 minutes and stopped. He watched and waited for them to catch their breaths. After 1 minute he yelled:

"Line up behind your assigned Knight Captain's"

They immediately got up and looked for the Captain's in a flash. No one wanted to be punished. They all lined up behind, Josh, Mark and Gary. Momo lined up behind Josh since he was told that Josh would train him.

Infact Lucius was impressed. He had always struggled when disciplining young knights. This was a real eye opener to him.

"After these exercises, you all should have realized how weak you are physically. You all lack stamina and strength."

At this point, they all came to the conclusion that their king was a demon trainer. He had joined them in training earlier and yet, he stood there looking back at them as if this was a casual walk. They had to admit, their king was pretty strong.

Actually, when the system cured him previously, it also gave him extra strength when he took the system starter pack.

Staring at their tired faces without any hint of emotions, he continued:

"Captain's Josh, Mark and Gary, Step forward"

They stepped out and looked at Landon.

"You all will lead your teams in becoming stronger. You will face challenges together and ensure that no soldier falls behind. If anyone in your team fails, it would mean that you also failed. Do you understand!!"

"Sir, yes sir", answered the three.

They steppep back and stood in front of their respective teams.

"Listen up!! Everybody squat down with your feet in a wide stance, hands clasped behind your back"

Although they were confused, they hurriedly did it. Even Lucius who was standing by the sides, decided to join in. He wanted to experience this new exercise.

"Holding this squatting position, jump to move forward. You are all to do this 10 times around the courtyard. Little Momo will be required to do only 4 rounds."

Hearing this, the soldiers thought that this exercise would be a breeze. Even little Momo and Lucius was doubting the effects of this kind of exercise.

How could Landon not know what they were thinking of? Back on earth,he thought the same thing too, the first time he saw how the 3xercise was done.

Landon walked to the very back of the lines besides Lucius and squatted down. Then he yelled coldly:

"Start!"

Once they started, everyone was was excited. They thought they would finish it fast, and be done.

After a while, they were breathing heavily and their throats were dry. Most of them were proud of their strength before, but now they couldn't help but look at their weak bodies. Even Lucius started to feel the burn, but he knew he couldn't stop.

Gary felt like he was about to die. His heavy arms and tired legs started wobbling.

Momo felt the burn in the legs and thighs. 'Does this mean I'm weak?, he thought.

From the back, seeing people feeling tired, Landon spoke out:

"If you give up so easily, are you real soldiers?Are you real men? Get up!!!! This is an order. My command is law"

When they heard him at the back, they all had one thought:

'Demon Trainer'

As the training progressed, their thighs felt numb. Everytime they wanted to quit, they would hear the devils voice from behind:

"Those that give up will be face my wrath. If you want to see...heheheh..Try me"

As they looked at little Momo, they were truly envious of the fact that he had finished his rounds.

Trey truly felt like his legs were going to RIP off his circuits. As he thought of his bestfriend Landon, he wondered were he had learnt this sort of demonic training from. Trey thought that Landon made the training up on the spot.

Infact, no one suspected that Landon was different. He had always been a very weird child. He was always too quiet growing up, a little introverted. When people would bully or insult him he would just watch. He never really cared about how they treated him. He never cried or showed any form of worry. So they all thought this was still him.

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As the exercise progressed, everybody gave it their all since no one wanted to do any of the devil's punishment's.

Once they were done they all dropped to the floor like flies...Every one was dead tired. Their thighs felt sore and their hands felt heavy.

Some were lying on the ground, while others were kneeling down trying to catch their breath.

Some even tried to sleep for a minute. While the ones that were awake, started looking at the main culprit who caused them to be in this state.

In fact, they almost thought he wasn't human. He had been doing these exercises with them and yet he looked the same as he was before the exercise.

Once every one caught their breaths and became more relaxed, Landon spoke.

"Line up"

Once they heard the devils call, they all jumped for their lives, lining behind their Captain's.

Even those who were almost asleep woke up and acted like shinobi's, as they desperately tried to find the Captain's.

Infact Landon was sure that after this day, most people would literally stick closer to their Captain's like glue. Landon chuckled secretly.

The men followed him in training for the next 45 minutes. They did sit-ups, duck walks, leg stretching, front kicks, normal kicks, side kicks, back kicks and roundhouse kicks.All these exercises were new to them.

When they were done he allowed them to rest for a bit. While they were resting, a maid came over and spoke to him in a very low whispery tone.

"You will all follow me in straight lines for breakfast. Your breakfast will be served every morning at this exact time. If you are absent for breakfast because you were of your duty or sickness, you need not worry. The staff will make sure to deliver your food wereever you are in Baymard..... . Now follow me"

As they followed him into the dining area, they saw 12 maids, his mother, Lucy, Grace and 12 giant pots of food. On the side of the pots were a lot of plates and spoons.

The dining hall looked exactly like the meal hall in 'Harry Potter', If not, bigger.

"You have an hour"

As soon as they heard the demon king, they quickly rushed up one by one to get their meals.

With 12 pots stationed and 12 maids serving the food, within 20 minutes everyone had food on their plates. Water was then brought out and served to the men. Those who finished their food earlier, could go for a second round it they weren't satisfied.

The only issue was that it had to be done within the time frame Landon had set for them.

He brought little Momo with him and joined Lucius, Lucy, Grace and his mom for breakfast.

Looking at the cute tired Momo, Lucy, Kim and Grace lightly pinched his cheeks.

"Little Momo, is it too stressful for you?, you dont have to work that hard, aunty will take care of you." Kim said while smiling at him.

"That's right, when sister gets strong she will feed you and take care of you" Grace said while nodding her head.

"You just tell big sister when you want to stop, okay?" Lucy added.

"Aunty, elder sister, sister Lucy, I'm fine....brother Landon took good care of me when we were training. I want to get strong." Momo replied.

"My cute little Momo....so cute.." kim said while rubbing his head

"My little man is so cute..." Grace said while lightly pinching his jaw

"Little Momo you are so adorable...." Lucy said while lightly pinching his other cheeks.

Momo turned and saw Lucius and Landon holding in their laughter's.

He felt wronged. No man wanted to hide behind women forever. What would people say? He looked at his arms and thought: 'Cute?....Adorable?....No! No! No!...Bother Landon was right. Right now I'm too weak'.

Once the time was up, Landon yelled:

"Line up and move out"

In the minds of the men, the words 'line up' was their devil commander's favorite words. And their worst. They were pretty sure they would have nightmares of the King chasing them while saying: Line up.

When they returned to the courtyard, Landon continued.

"Two weeks from now, all teams will compete with each each. The strongest in each team, would be made second in command to their team Captain's. Also, those who prove themselves will be promoted on the spot."

Everyone was surprised and excited.

"Everyone is required to practice their swordsmanship for at least an hour a day. There will be three sessions; one after breakfast, one after lunch and one right before dinner."

He looked at them seriously and continued

"For today, we will train in swordsmanship now. And right after training, Commander Lucius will give you all your responsibilities. some of you might need to guard to entrance, checking for spies, while others will work in the city."

Everyone listened attentively.

Landon took his sword from the ground and smiled at them, making them extremely confused.

"As of now I am not your Commander, Commander Lucius is. Right now, his word is the law. I am just a knight in training."

They almost coughed up blood.

'who are you trying to deceive with those innocent looks? One minute your a demon and the next minute your an angel?...Ahhhh thank goodness...At least now we dont need to be alert all the time.'

They all sighed from relief. Some even tried to sit on the floor. Lucius looked at them and knew that they needed disciplined.

"And who said you could sit? Those who broke out of formation. Step out and give five me 100 push-ups each. Captain Josh, start training Page Momo. The rest of you take out your swords....Let's train" said Lucius

"Sir, yes sir". They all yelled back including Landon.

The couldn't help but sigh. From the 'frying pan to the fire'. From one demon King to another.

At the sametime, Lucius was happy with the positive responses he was getting. the men were more attentive and did things more diligently.

'I can get use to this', he thought.