Becoming a Swordmaster by Reading Chapter 46

Chapter 46. What Happened in the Meantime?(3) When Roden, following his own lead, coated his sword with a 3-star aura and pushed back the Imperial Army's cavalry. Havier was so astonished that he briefly forgot he was in the middle of a battle. That's how surprising it was for Havier that Roden was a 3-star knight. ‘When… did he reach the level of a 3-star? He must have been extremely busy just training the 3rd Infantry Platoon.’ In fact, before Havier knew that Roden was a 3-star knight, he was first greatly impressed by the performance of the 3rd Infantry Platoon. He had thought they would fight quite well with their high morale and strict discipline, but he had never imagined they would be able to block the charge of the Imperial Army's cavalry. This was a part that showed just how good the results of their training had been. In particular, he could feel that not only the group as a whole, but the combat power of each individual had increased significantly. Because if the combat power of each individual was not supported, it would have been impossible to block the charge of the Imperial Army's cavalry, no matter how bravely they held their long spears and formed a square formation. So, as soon as the battle was over and the situation was moderately sorted out, Havier intended to ask Roden how he had trained the 3rd Infantry Platoon. ‘If we can train all the units like this, the fighting power of the transport battalion will increase greatly.’ But after learning that Roden was a 3-star knight, the questions related to this took a backseat. It couldn't be helped. Because it was a more difficult task to rise from a 2-star to a 3-star knight than to train one platoon to be strong. Above all, being a 3-star knight meant that Roden was now a skilled person of the company commander level. Equal to himself. ‘Furthermore, at this level, it's not a bad achievement for the 3rd Platoon Leader's age. There's no reason to take a step back from the succession war. Then why has he been acting like a moron until now? Did he recently reach the level of a 3-star?’ Just like that, his curiosity grew, and in the end, Havier couldn't hold back and summoned Roden separately. And when he asked about it, Roden opened his mouth. “That's right. I reached the level of a 3-star recently.” “Recently? But you couldn't have had much time for personal training, could you? You even had to build a new training ground recently.” “On the contrary, conducting the regular training with the soldiers was helpful for me. Participating in the rear disruption operation last time was also a great opportunity for change.” Roden's words were not particularly wrong. It was true that researching aura absorption rates while receiving regular training had been a great help to his current growth. In addition to this, the fact that he had luckily acquired the while carrying out the rear disruption operation was also a key driving force that allowed Roden to reach the level of a 3-star. However, Havier took Roden's story differently. “Certainly… when you do group training after only doing personal training, you realize new things. Also, since you crossed the line of death several times during the rear disruption operation, it must have been a great help in gaining enlightenment.” Just like that, he understood Roden's growth in connection with enlightenment. “……” But Roden did not bother to correct Havier's misunderstanding. Because in order to correct the misunderstanding, there were too many explanations he would have to make. Among them, the explanation about the Impurity Discharge Magic was something he had not even properly told Chevalier yet, so he needed to be careful. ‘If I talk about the Impurity Discharge Magic, it might be revealed that I am a knight who can use magic.’ Just as Roden had decided to keep his mouth shut. Havier continued. “Ha. Even so, your growth is astonishing. I guess the Glockner bloodline is really different.” “Thank you for the compliment.” “By the way, what will you do? Now that you've reached the level of a 3-star, do you plan to jump into the succession war in earnest?” At Havier's question, Roden shook his head as if there was nothing to think about. “No. I will live as I do now as much as possible. Even though I have reached the level of a 3-star and have reached the average of the Glockner family, the fact that I am a latecomer has not changed.” “Your achievement is the family's average, but you are far behind in absolute strength, so you will still place weight on survival?” “Yes. That's right. That's it.” When he was a 2-star, there was no need to even mention it. Roden's skill was by far the lowest among his brothers. But even now that he was a 3-star, the result was the same. He was still at the bottom, and for that reason, if he jumped into the succession war now, there was a high possibility that he would die a meaningless dog's death. So, for Roden, he had no choice but to still place weight on survival. “Then you wouldn't want the position of company commander even though you've become a 3-star knight. You wouldn't even want to get the position of platoon leader in the vanguard battalion or the main battalion.” Unlike the transport battalion, in the vanguard battalion or the main battalion of each corps, there were often cases where the platoon leader was a 3-star knight. Because battles occurred so frequently there, the required commander's stats were also bound to be high. For that reason, a 3-star knight was given two major options. One was to take the position of company commander of the transport battalion, and the other was to take the position of platoon leader of the vanguard battalion or the main battalion. In particular, the latter was often preferred because even though it was a bit dangerous, it helped to increase one's personal honor. And the position of company commander of the transport battalion did not open up often. But, “Yes. Even if a position opens up, I would like to stay in my current position as much as possible. That way, I won't stand out to my other brothers.” Roden refused both of these options. It was only natural, as neither choice was particularly advantageous for his survival. And this choice was not too bad for Havier either. “Then our transport battalion will also have a case where the platoon leader is a 3-star knight for the first time.” Although it was relatively safe, the transport battalion was also a military unit that could engage in a battle like today's at any time in the heart of the war. But to have a 3-star knight of the same level as him as a subordinate. For Havier, he couldn't help but be satisfied with this fact. “I look forward to working with you.” As Roden bowed his head and spoke, Havier responded with a smile. “I look forward to working with you as well. Then, I think your story is sorted out for now. Now, shall we talk about the 3rd Infantry Platoon?” *** A moment later. “Stretching, massage, cold water compress, nine hours of deep sleep…. Are you saying that's really effective?” Havier, who had heard all about how the 3rd Infantry Platoon conducted its training, asked Roden as if he couldn't believe it. Roden nodded his head. “Yes. It is definitely effective.” Roden decided to share the new training method with Havier without hiding anything. It wasn't that great of a secret anyway. It was already known throughout the transport battalion that the 3rd Infantry Platoon was training in a strange way. Above all, if the transport battalion became stronger by adopting this training method, it would also be a benefit to Roden. Because it would increase Roden's chances of survival. In particular, considering that the damage to the 3rd Infantry Platoon had increased because the 1st Archery Platoon had acted like a disorganized rabble, it was indeed right to share the training method. However, he had no intention of recklessly sharing any research results beyond this. In particular, things like the Aurasong, he decided to share only with specific individuals based on his own standards. If too much was shared indiscriminately. This was because this information could later fall into the hands of the enemy, resulting in his research achievements becoming useless. So, for Roden, he needed to systematically manage anything beyond the new training method. Anyway, Roden, who had organized his thoughts, explained to Havier. Why the new training method was bound to be effective. “Hmm. To be honest, I only understand about half of what you're saying. But I completely understand that the new training method is effective. A common soldier who defeated all the squad leaders in a competition to pick the best soldier in the 3rd Infantry Platoon. No matter how I think about it, it's strange.” Havier did not fully understand Roden's detailed explanation of the principles related to aura absorption rates. But after hearing that Nedhab had become the strongest soldier in the 3rd Infantry Platoon due to the effect of the training method, he nodded his head. He seemed to get it more from this part. “There are individual differences, but if everyone continues to train with this method, it will definitely be effective for everyone.” At Roden's words, Havier was lost in thought for a moment and then opened his mouth. “If your training method is so effective, we should consider formally introducing it to our battalion. However, this is not something I can decide.” “Are you going to talk to the Battalion Commander?” “I should. Why? Is there a problem?” “No. There's no problem if it's the Battalion Commander. It's just that there are many people who view this training method unfavorably.” “Hmm. Actually, I was also thinking about that for a moment. The Battalion Commander is a very flexible person, so he would accept this training method without difficulty, but the other commanders might think differently.” “It would be even more so because regular training has been conducted freely by each platoon until now.” Of course, this was the military, so if an order was given, all the units of the transport battalion would follow it. But compared to conducting the training voluntarily, its efficiency would inevitably drop significantly. In some cases, it might have no effect at all. So, rather than just giving an order, it was important to make them follow it actively. This was the part that Roden and Havier were worried about. “Hmm. How can we make all the soldiers follow the new training method?” At Havier's question, Roden carefully brought up a story. “How about we try it this way?” How much time had passed? Havier, who had heard all of Roden's story, slapped his knee. “Yes! That should work!”