What has been already a passionate training session has become more lively after the demonstration . The green skins have begun to immerse themselves in the role plays . As it was thought that understanding the concept was more important than group training at this juncture, the forces were divided into individual clans and began to go out for the hunt . As a result, there was an unanticipated hunting fever .
“This is the great beast that we have caught!”
“The beast that we have caught is much bigger!”
What was interesting was the fact that they began the hunt as a mass, but not necessarily in the same party . The single off the cuffs comment had greater ripple effect than imagined, and the new united tribe was slowly becoming one .
It wasn’t that they have lost the clan’s roots, but trust and camaraderie were beginning to develop among the brotherly clan .
The Goff clan’s ogres began to naturally protect the archers, but they did not disrespect the archers at all . The Black Spear’s troll sorcerers were watching the backs of the Goff warriors, but they, too, weren’t disrespecting the ogres at all .
Like the humans, the concept of a party was beginning to form .
Certainly, such concept will be helpful during wars . Goff, Black Spear, and I have drawn that conclusion, and they were beginning to mold into a single unit .
The ripple effect did not end there . Even the three clans’ children began to form a group as they played together . Like the adult green skins, the little ones were also beginning to understand the concept from the young age .
Although the war games have not ended, a game of hunting has materialized . It was only limited to being a game as the actual hunting could not take place, yet I truly thought that this would bring in the new wind of change for the clan .
They were developing appropriately .
However, it wasn’t without a problem . The greatest issue was none other than, me .
It was I who held the life line of the green skins of the new united tribe .
It was because I was feeling the limitations of controlling the tribe at the collective training . I surreptitiously looked forward . Goff, Orbo, and Ogre, the twin head, were in the front, and what they were staring at were the roots that Jung Hayeon has summoned .
It was an idea which was conceived, thinking that it would be a good thing to have a visible opponent as the training was actively moving forward .
It was the training that was supposed to begin after forming a head, a tail, using three of the four and one of the four massive roots that Jung Hayeon had summoned, respectively, and shaping arms and legs with the remaining small roots .
The precondition of the training was to not use magic power .
Although the roots did not move like the real beast of the east, the training posed a rather high difficulty . As Jung Hayeon’s magic power was limited, and that it was a training that could only be performed once a day, the training called for a high level of concentration .
Although all the other green skins were having a tough time, the one that most struggled with it was me . I ground my teeth as I spoke to them .
“The main force will move back . ”
“The main force will move back!”
The main force began to move back instantly . However, what Jung Hayeon’s roots were after was not the main force, but the Blood Dagger Clan’s swordsmen who were hitting the roots with wooden swords from the side . As one of the heads has instantly swooped through the swordsmen, Orbo, using his shield, has attempted to defend from the attack . However, it quickly swept through the swordsmen, maybe, due to its great range .
‘Darn it…’
“Lost again…”
“………………………”
I said nothing in response to Goff’s comment . Certainly the green skins were fighting after blocking their abilities, weapons, and magic, it was definitely my mistake this time . As the main force was moving back, healing magic did not get applied on the swordsmen, and was also unable to respond to the initial attack .
“It will get better with more training . Don’t you agree?”
“Have to pray that to be the case . ”
As the training has ended, Jung Hayeon approached me while she was looking at me . A facial expression filled with guilt . It has been 10 days already since the training has begun . Although it was funny, I have never once defeated Jung Hayeon during the training . Having recognized how sad I was feeling, Jung Hayeon spoke to me in a quiet voice .
“Tae… Taesung, are you alright?”
It wasn’t that I said anything, but she must have been mindful of me for some reason . I stroked Jung Hayeon’s head once and spoke .
“I’m fine . ”
“Would…Would lowering the training difficulty a bit be helpful? It’s because I know more about the clan…”
“No…The current condition does not seem bad . ”
Although I have not met the beast of the east in person, I did not believe that the beast bastard would be smarter than Jung Hayeon . The beast would not certainly initiate an attack by reading opponent’s movements . However, considering the fact that it could not move from one spot and that breath and other techniques were not available for use, everything seemed to balance out .
Certainly, there were also some handicaps, but it was not believed that the beast of the east could be defeated, not having been able to defeat these roots .
That was, Jung Hayeon has been effectively destroying my command up to now .
Although I had imagined that it wasn’t easy to mobilize such a large force after having learned about raids through only reading, I was more unfamiliar than I had thought .
As Jung Hayeon has used most of her magic power for the day, the training came to an end for the day . The leaders stayed around and made strategic adjustments while the remaining members either hunted individually, or spent the time on individual training . I went into the tent, and along with Hakajin, other leaders were also following me into the tent . It was a meeting in which the leaderships of Goff Clan and Black Spear Clan have also attended .
By revisiting the mistakes of the day and providing feedbacks, along with instantaneously applying Jung Hayeon’s opinions, adjustments would be made and applied to the next training . Absurdly, this meeting has commenced with the words of Black Spear who always consoled me .