Chapter 104: The Power of Example

  Arnold was quite satisfied with the soldiers' rigorous training.

  While guiding their training, he also carefully monitored their physical dition.

  This was not only to ehe quality of their training but also to prevent overexertion.

  Walking bad forth, Arnold felt full of energy, and he was generous with his praise for all the hardw soldiers.

  However, when he saw the 14th soldier colpse from exhaustion, a flicker of crossed his eyes.

  Arnold ordered the soldiers whose bodies could no longer eo rest, and as he looked into their hopeful eyes, he sternly forbade them from tinuing.

  After hesitating for a moment, Arnold seemed to make a firm decision and walked toward Matthew, who stood at the front of the training camp.

  "My lord, just training like this won't work."

  "The iy is too high, and their bodies ’t take it."

  "If we keep this up, the soldiers will colpse and start coughing up blood..."

  Looking at Matthew's calm expression, Arnold grew slightly anxious. Scratg his head, he helplessly expined:

  "It's like those pioneers; if they o bread, their bodies won’t st. They o eat meat to keep going..."

  Matthew didn’t interrupt Arnold. Instead, he nodded in agreement, impressed with Arnold’s knowledge as a true training instructor.

  "As expected, even without formal education in this area, smart people still derive practical insights."

  "Perhaps, if Arnold had the gift for spellcasting, he could have bee an exceptional bloodline-focused are mage."

  Seeing the hesitation on Arnold's face, Matthew knew he wouldn’t bring this up without reason. Smiling, he asked:

  "What do you need me to do?"

  Once you have the initiative, some things beuch easier.

  Fag Matthew's deep, dark eyes, Arnold found it hard to uand his young lord. Still, he swallowed his s and said boldly:

  "We o provide these soldiers with magical practs or the flesh of magical creatures..."

  "The tter is too expensive, but the former is more affordable."

  Matthew looked deeply at Arnold. Notig Arnold’s slight unease, he turo Ralph and said:

  "Meet all of Arnold's requests as best as you ."

  "If anything is missing, e directly to me."

  After finishing, Matthew saw the delighted expression on Arnold’s fad added:

  "Additionally, based on the cost savings from the equivalent effeagical creature flesh, dedug the base cost, 10% of the savings will be rewarded to Arnold."

  "Perma produ, permaly effective."

  Before Arnold could respond, Matthew tio address his shocked expression:

  "Thank you, Arnold, for solving this problem for us. This is a reward for anyone who tributes, and it applies to everyone!"

  Arnold uood Matthew’s i and nodded in a daze, his mind filled with rag thoughts.

  "If I refuse or reduce the bes, others might bme me, and the lord wouldn’t be happy either..."

  "If it’s not too much money, I should be able to accept it without guilt. If it’s too much, I find a way to deal with it ter."

  "But this lord is really different from other spellcasters; he cares this much about the soldiers..."

  "No matter how I look at it, this is a great opportunity!"

  "..."

  Ralph smiled as he watched, though he had his doubts. heless, he trusted the lord's decision and began discussiails with Arnold.

  Thanks to the abundance of resources from the Dark Forest and the hard work of the adventurers, Bay Vilge had accumuted a siderable amount of magical pnts.

  Most of the ingredients for Arnold’s magical prau could be easily sourced.

  But, as is often the case, things didn’t go as pnned.

  Despite Ralph's efforts, he had no choice but to approach Matthew:

  "My lord, there’s still one magical pnt missing."

  "It be found in the Dark Forest, but it’s deep within Troll Valley..."

  "Troll Valley?"

  Gng at the soldiers who were already showing signs of exhaustion, Matthew narrowed his eyes slightly.

  "-3" luck value!

  Deep within Troll Valley!

  Developing Troll Valley!

  Everything's lining up!

  After for the m, Matthew left the training camp.

  Before leaving, Matthew instructed Arnold to announce:

  "The fastest learners among the professionals will form a special team to participate in the development of Troll Valley and will receive extra rewards!"

  "Leon has already earned his spot, so I hope everyone gives their best effort!"

  "Also, remember to rest when needed. Don’t overwork yourselves."

  "If you injure yourselves or slow your learning due to overexertion, the only one who loses out will be you."

  Matthew deliberately didn’t specify any rankings, hoping to motivate all professionals to push themselves harder.

  With Leon as a role model, all the professionals were now w even more diligently.

  Everyone wao succeed, to keep pace with their lord!

  This wasn’t just reition; it was an honor!

  The power of example is endless!

  Some of the soldiers, however, were feeling a bit helpless, frustrated with their bodies not being strong enough.

  Arnold kept a close eye on them, preventing any soldiers from "overexerting themselves."

  As Matthew had said:

  "Everyone will die, and every soldier could fall in battle."

  "But they won’t die because of something unnecessary!"

  Returning to the b, the tireless Mountain was still hard at work.

  Thanks to his uanding and growth in alchemy, Mountain's produ of blood-replenishing potions was now about 80% as effective as Matthew's.

  pared to the rigid bodies of the other s, Mountain's smaller yet more flexible form allowed him to use all the alchemical tools skillfully.

  He had now bee quite profit at mass-produg blood-replenishing potions.

  More iingly, though Mountain seemed somewhat "meical," he maintained an impressive level of stability when crafting the potions.

  His success rate and potion effectiveness were unknowingly improving!

  Truly, he was an exceptional tool, chosen by fate!

  Watg Mountain busily at work, Matthew’s gaze drifted to the alchemical tools, and a bold idea suddenly came to mind.

  "Maybe iure, I have Mountain oversee a spell-trolled produ line..."

  "Wait, a mage tower's tower spirit could also haomated produ of supplies..."

  "Indeed, everything shares certain simirities..."

  After a brief moment of refleatthew moved to another part of the b.

  Now, he o prepare various items for the uping adventure.

  Adventure is never a joke.

  It’s not just a trip you take on a whim.

  If you take it lightly, it will take your life!

  FAL