Chapter 88: Magical Core Awakening
After wandering a bit through the castle in search of the Droblin, Arthur couldn’t find any trace of them. Upon asking one of the soldiers, he learned they were training in an open area near the river.
He quickly made his way there and saw dozens of individuals of varying ages and sizes performing exercises from his world like squats, push-ups, stretches, and more.
But the moment all the recruits and supervising soldiers saw him, they stood upright and greeted in unison, "Long live the lord!"
Arthur nodded in satisfaction, then raised his hand and signaled to them, "Resume what you were doing."
Immediately, one of the soldiers yelled at the recruits, "Alright! Two hundred more push-ups!"
Upon hearing that, the recruits exhaled in exhaustion and made pitiful expressions. They had nearly finished, but with Arthur’s arrival, the instructor had to display how strict the training really was.
Arthur chuckled faintly and watched them suffer under the name of conscription. To him, it was necessary to burn their bodies and push them beyond their limits if they weren’t strong enough within a month, most of them would die.
The Droblin were also training hard, and unlike the humans, they showed no complaints. They were grateful to Arthur and didn’t want to disappoint or disrespect him.
Every now and then, Maarit glanced at Arthur and thought, ’In the end, I wasn’t wrong. It was good that we saved that werewolf.’
She smiled faintly, deeply enjoying her new life.
She now ate regular, nutritious meals. The food was delicious and filled with ingredients she didn’t recognize. Her life was no longer filled with fear and anxiety, and she now slept like a child at night.
But her smile faded suddenly as she remembered the rest of her tribe, who still lived in the hidden village in the forest. Several painful memories crossed her mind like staying up all night while a pack of wild beasts prowled nearby, or how they suffered when food was scarce.