Chapter 11: Permission
Once enough Arquebuses were made, Duke Vardon summoned several of the top non-aura users amongst his soldiers. Despite not having any Aura, they had survived numerous battles in the North. Their experience was unmatched among the non-Aura users.
They had proven their loyalty to the Dukedom numerous times. Even Sir Thalos had vouched for them.
The group of people didn’t know why they were called, but they did not question the order given by Iron Duke himself. They waited inside a heavily guarded area, as if a priceless treasure were hidden within.
The place they were in now was like a large training ground with several training dummies seen in the distance.
It was a confusing setup. If this was just a training ground, why were the dummies placed so far away?
At this distance, the only thing that could hit those training dummies was a third-circle spell, which, of course, none of them could do.
The group of soldiers was looking around in confusion while talking to each other, wondering why they were called to such a place. In the midst of their discussion, the Iron Duke arrived.
The moment the Iron Duke appeared, the entire area fell silent as the soldiers stood at attention. Behind the Iron Duke were two other people. One was an old man, and someone all of them knew, the former Knight Vahn.
The third figure was a well-built youth they didn’t recognize, but his presence beside the Iron Duke spoke volumes about his importance. That person was, of course, Lucen Thornehart.
"My soldiers, I have called upon you for an important task." The Iron Duke’s voice cut clean through the open courtyard like a blade through fresh snow.
"What you are about to see is something that will change the way we deal with the monster waves. This is something that will save many soldiers that we lose every time, either a monster wave comes or one of the barbarian tribes, which come to do battle. This is the weapon that will protect our beloved kingdom from all threats. This is the future!"