265: Chapter 149, Unexpected Encounter_1 265: Chapter 149, Unexpected Encounter_1 Perhaps, due to some rush, the number of people getting married in October of the year 99987, Sacred Calendar, was exceptionally high.
Just for the formalities, Hudson had given away hundreds of gifts.
The thought of so many weddings taking place in such quick succession was quite terrifying.
Even Hudson’s two older brothers hurriedly got married in October, not wanting to be left behind.
Initially, time was allocated for Hudson’s wedding preparation, but unexpected problems arose from the Hollis family’s side.
It was only after the decision of marriage between the two families that they remembered the other party, Melissa, was still at the Royal Magic Academy.
By the time the news reached her, she had already joined the academy’s practice team and entered the Magical Beast Mountain Range.
With the bride-to-be not present, the wedding naturally couldn’t take place.
The sudden delay caused quite an embarrassment for both families.
Luckily, everyone was cautious enough to only announce the engagement news, without disclosing the wedding date, otherwise, it would have been a huge disgrace.
As compensation, the Hollis family promised to sell 150 doses of Life Essence at 20% below the market price, which instantly appeased all dissatisfaction within the Koslow family.
150 doses of Life Essence mean 150 chances to create a new Knight.
Even at a 50% success rate, at least 75 new knights could be borne.
For the densely populated Koslow family, this timely resource was indeed a blessing.
Everyone was satisfied, including Hudson himself.
His body was only 19 years old, so a wedding delay wasn’t a big issue.
Getting married early could stabilize people’s minds, but the actual effect was still quite limited.
If he had an accident and left a young successor, it would be hard for them to protect their assets.
Instead of thinking too much, it is always better to focus on strengthening one’s ability to survive.
Lately, Hudson had been frequented the lab, not only for the research on Life Essence, but also for enhancing Belsden’s strength.
The strength of the bear was his strength.
If he got into trouble on the battlefield, Belsden could at least help him escape.
As for the others, if the situation really got that bad, they’d just have to fend for themselves!
In terms of safeguarding life, Belsden had never disappointed Hudson.
His speed was faster than many hawk-type magical beasts.
After two years of continuous efforts, the concept of “preservation of life is paramount” had been deeply ingrained in Belsden.
This was one of the biggest advantages of raising a beast from young.
If it had been a mature Earth Bear, no matter how hard Hudson tried to persuade, it wouldn’t have been effective.
Habits developed over hundreds or even thousands of years, how could they be changed in just one or two years?
The scent of war hadn’t faded with the weddings.
On the contrary, as time went by, it became increasingly strong.
The rainy season didn’t dampen everyone’s passion for war preparations.
With the inspection teams of the Kingdom inspecting everywhere, the Noble Lords had to step out of their homes in the rain to organize the training of their soldiers.
No matter the effectiveness, at least everyone was moving.
It was clear that everyone’s desire to survive was strong, for fear of being identified as those who didn’t train actively.
This was also true for the Mountain Domain, the only difference being that, in order to protect the production in the mines, not everyone took part in the training.
This wasn’t a cause for worry, no matter how intense the mobilization, military production was always the top priority.
This wasn’t like the basic training before, this time Hudson brought out the entire army.
Square formations, circular formations, conical formations…he copied all these simplest formations from his memory.
As for the some well-known formations, unfortunately, Hudson is just a military enthusiast, not a military researcher, he did not understand how to operate them.
Most importantly, the situations of the two worlds were different.
All the formations meant to cooperate with firearms were of no value here.
On the contrary, the simplest basic formations can be made universal in wars.
Seeing the chaotic army, Hudson knew he had made the right choice.
He couldn’t expect too much from the serf soldiers, even the simplest formations could be misunderstood by soldiers.
After struggling for nearly half a month, everyone finally learned to interpret the Command Flag orders, breaking free from the embarrassing reliance on shouting for communication.
This was the performance of the elite forces.
The reserve serf soldiers performed even worse.
They often stood in a daze, not knowing what to do.
In this regard, the last time Hudson organized a group training, he was not deliberately holding back anything.
The reality was that the time was short, and it was hard to complete the basic training.
It seemed unfair to expect these serfs, who couldn’t tell east from west, to straight away learn something sophisticated like formations.
Even if they barely learned, they just knew the superficial appearances, missing the essence of it.
The protagonist of war will always be humans.
Any formation, any tactic, in the end, needs to be implemented by humans.
Many times simple and easy-to-learn things are the most suitable for war.
Drill, drill…
other than drilling, it’s still drilling.
Unlike regular armies, Hudson’s forces were equipped with catapults and ballistae.
Their only advantage was their long range, which enhanced the team’s long-range attack capability.
As for the lethality, well, that depended on cooperation from the enemy.
If they rushed over in a swarm, the damage caused could be significant.
If they acted separately, then it would be rather awkward.
The hit rate of the catapult and ballista always depended on luck.
An error of several meters was standard.
It wasn’t impossible for the projectiles to miss the target by tens of meters.