The Witcher: Son of the Planes.

The next day!

At daybreak, Colin arrived at the training ground with other partners.

I saw Knight Robert standing on the platform in the front, with Knight Gary next to him.

Colin quickly stood up along with the others.

Robert began to give a speech: "Everyone in this training ground is a new recruit of Emerald Territory. Some of you have been training for two months, and some of you just joined yesterday. Regardless of the order, you have only one purpose here - training. As long as you don't die from training, train to death. Sweat more today, and bleed less in the battle."

"The newcomers who joined yesterday will first practice basic movements with Knight Gary. Once you catch up with the progress, you can train with the others."

"You guys, follow me." said Knight Gary.

22 people, including Colin, followed Gary to a corner of the training ground.

"Soldiers, distribute wooden spears to them." Following Knight Gary's instructions, each of the 22 people present received a wooden spear.

"You have just started training, so start with the wooden spears. Once you are proficient, slowly switch to the iron spears. In the near future, you will focus on practicing the basic spear movements. Pay attention. I will demonstrate it to you, and you will follow my instructions in a moment."

After saying that, Gary casually took the wooden spear from Aaron's hand, and saw him stand with his legs slightly apart, holding the gun in both hands, looking forward, and suddenly took a small step forward with his left foot. With a sound of breaking through the air, he instantly stabbed the gun in his hand out, and the straw target opposite was directly knocked away.

After watching Knight Gary's demonstration, Colin was very envious. Such strength and speed, he is worthy of being a knight, so strong.

"You all have seen it clearly, right? The first lesson today is just this one movement. Each person has to practice it 500 times. Only those who have practiced enough times can eat." Gary said.

Colin tried to swing the wooden spear, which was not very heavy. He imitated Knight Gary and began to practice at the straw target in front of him.

There were several slave recruits who were a little timid on the first day of training. Their movements were inconsistent and lacked any strength.

After seeing this, Knight Gary said, "Perhaps this is your first time using a weapon, so you may not be used to it. You can imagine the target in front of you as your enemy, such as the slave owner you sold. Pick up the gun in your hand, stab it hard, and even shout loudly."

Colin was not that pretentious, but after shouting a few times he found that the more he shouted, the more powerful he became, and the more he stabbed, the more enjoyable it became.

However, as the number of times increased, I could clearly feel my arms starting to feel sore, my speed was getting slower and slower, and I seemed to be getting hungrier.

Seeing that the recruits were a little lax, Gary shouted, "Don't stop, keep going, only by persisting can you get exercise. Don't you want to eat? The Emerald Territory doesn't support idlers."

……

Half a morning passed, and Colin and the other recruits finally completed the task of 500.

Sitting in the cafeteria, Colin could barely lift his arms. He ate some black bread and dried fish, and drank the vegetable soup in two gulps. As soon as he got back to his residence, he lay down.

(The training schedule for new recruits: gunmanship training in the morning, physical training in the afternoon, and learning of island laws and spiritual education in the evening (a set of brainwashing techniques to teach people to be obedient, not to cause trouble, and to be loyal to the Baron, etc.). After becoming proficient, they will follow the militia to train in other skills such as horsemanship, the use of muskets, and archery.)

Colin was resting and thinking about random things. He remembered the Knight's Breathing Technique that John gave him before he died. He felt warm in his heart. He turned over and took it out from under the bed. "Barbie has locked it. I don't understand it... I was a college student in my previous life, but I couldn't read... I searched Colin's memory and found that he didn't have any accumulation in this area. He couldn't read at all. That's right, a farmer only needs to know how to farm. How can he be a clerk for a nobleman? If he really knows how to read, he can be a clerk for a nobleman. There are too few people in the town who can read."

"What should I do? I have a mountain of treasure but I can't use it." Colin said in annoyance.

I casually flipped through the Knight's Breathing Method again. There were some movement demonstrations on the middle pages, but I didn't know what the captions below meant, so I'd better not practice them blindly.

It seems that I need to learn to read first. I came to this world and became illiterate... This world is really divided into different levels. At least I should have a few years of basic education, or at least some literacy classes.

……

Not to mention Colin's complaints, Nora and Benny have already started learning some basic etiquette under the instruction of the maid. Nora and Benny are both very smart girls and learn quickly. Because they are not very old and do not have much work, apart from learning basic etiquette, they just accompany Helen to study and play.

Helen has a fixed study schedule every day. In addition to some necessary aristocratic etiquette classes, she also needs to learn a vast amount of knowledge. After all, as a noble lady, it is not good to be too ignorant, otherwise other nobles will laugh at the barbarity of the August family.

"Miss, is this the book? It's so beautiful." Nora asked.

"Yes, Nora, our human heritage is inseparable from it. However, because the materials are rare, not everyone has the opportunity to learn it." Helen explained while touching the cover of the book.

Looking at the thick books, Nora asked again: “Miss, can we take a look at it too?”

Helen heard this and replied, "Of course you can, but can you understand it?"

Nora and Bernie shook their heads.

Helen thought for a moment and said, "Well, as my maid, how can you not be able to read? I will take time to teach you every day."

"You must study hard." Helen was a little excited when she thought about teaching two maids to read. Finally, there are people who are not as good as me. Can I be a teacher too? Haha.

……

After an afternoon of physical training such as climbing and running, Colin felt that not only his arms, but also his legs and feet were not his own. Looking at other companions around him, he was relatively better, after all, his body was still okay. However, if he wanted to live comfortably in this strange world, he had to work twice as hard.

It was dinner time, and although Colin didn't have much appetite, he still insisted on finishing his dinner. Before he returned to his residence, he saw Nora coming to see him.

"Brother, how are you? Are you tired?" Nora asked.

"It's OK. What about you? Has anyone in the castle bullied you?"

"No, the lady and the young lady are very nice to us."

"Then I feel relieved. Although I am still a slave, I feel that the Baron is a good person and the people in the territory are also relatively friendly." Colin said.

"Here you go." Nora quietly handed Colin a small piece of white bread.

"Where did it come from? Don't make the lady and the young lady angry." Colin said quickly.

"It's okay, brother. The aunt in the kitchen made too much for me and Benny."

"You eat, brother is not hungry."

"I've eaten, brother, take it. Don't push it away. It's not good for others to see it."

"Okay," Colin said.

"By the way, brother, Miss Helen said she would teach me and Benny to read today." Nora said happily.

"Hmm? Recognize words? Great, I want to learn it too. Nora, now that you have learned it, can you teach your brother?"

"That's no problem. Just wait for me. Brother, you go and rest first. I have to go back too. I'll find a chance to teach you later." Nora agreed before she started learning.

"Okay." Colin was excited when he said this. Now he could understand the book.