The Useless 8th Prince

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Realizing that he was being stared at by hundreds of pairs of eyes, Ciel let out a long sigh in his heart.

“You did a good job, Theo.” Ciel smiled as he nodded lightly.

“This is my duty, my lord! You have changed my life and given me a chance. So ... doing your best is an obligation!”

Ciel. He looked at Theo who looked excited but also sincere.

This brat ... is too innocent, right?

Glancing at the young men practicing, Ciel was a little surprised as they occasionally looked at Theo in awe. It was obvious they were embarrassed by their lack of perseverance and willpower. Whereas, for Ciel, they had already worked hard to their limits.

It's mortifying. A slacker who practices half-heartedly like me .. ugh! Seeing them makes me feel ashamed.

The corner of Ciel's lips twitched. Thinking of something, as master, the young man finally came to his senses with a good tactic. Tactic called ‘stick and carrot’. A little bit nasty, but it's necessary.

Ciel took something from his dimension bag. By the time the thing materialized, everyone was staring at it in wonder. What was in Ciel's hand was a one meter long sword. The sword looked good and exuded the aura of a level 3 Demonic Beast.

The weapon was one of those random gifts that a noble had given that even Ciel had forgotten his name. Starting at the age of 12, the young man received many gifts on his birthday. Although it was less ‘mahal’ compared to the gifts given to other princes, to give face to the Emperor, the nobles at least gave him level 3 items.

To a low-class noble, such an item was extremely valuable. But for Ciel ... such things had piled up in his private collection room within the Imperial Palace. On his previous trip, Ciel carried dozens of weapons that his closest followers might be able to use. It's just that he hasn't had time to give it. One of them is this sword.

The swords he had randomly drawn out, the Barons rarely had them. While it was the main weapon of the Viscounts that they considered extremely valuable.

So it was a normal sight if the youths whose backgrounds were farmers were surprised to see such an item. Ciel became a little proud as well as embarrassed because of such excessive gazing.

“Gift for you.” Ciel said coldly. “You work harder than others. That's the thing you deserve.”

Theo extended his trembling hands. It was clear that he did not expect that he would be given such a precious gift. The boy hugged the sword tightly then bowed.

“Thank you very much, My Lord! I will take good care of this sword!”

“Do not disappoint me.”

Despite looking cold, Ciel felt very satisfied in his heart. He glanced at the soldiers who looked at Theo enviously. The corner of his lips slightly raised.

“Not only Theo .. you are all members of the shadow division! People who can be considered as options! Train well, become stronger, defeat enemies, and gain achievements!

Prizes of money, weapons, and honor! You all ... can also get it!”

Hearing Ciel's words, the soldiers who were training or were in their dormitories seemed excited. Seeing the determination in the eyes of the people who practiced, Ciel felt very satisfied.

This stick and carrot tactic ... was really a huge success!

...***...

Without feeling, seconds become minutes, minutes become hours, hours become days, days become weeks. Time passed ... Now it is the end of summer.

Ciel who was sitting in his study sighed in relief. In a little over two weeks, a lot has happened.

In agriculture, the farmers began to harvest. According to the predictions, it should have been better harvest than the previous season. In addition, the preparation of agricultural changes in the Greenscale area went smoothly. Jean and his friends arranged well. Ciel had bought a lot of low-grade medicinal plant seeds and sent them there. By the time autumn arrives, the seed can be planted.

Whereas in the shadow division that was Ciel's personal army, their development could even be spelled lightning-fast. With 2001 hard work people are always training to the limit. Not to mention plus more advanced lessons than the normal division and giving potions once a week, all three division members including Theo.

If this development continues, Ciel thinks that he might be able to build a very powerful elite knight in four or five years. Don't take that time for long. Even imperial core elite knights would require a lot of time to develop to that level.

Compared to his ancestors who tried to build an elite army and required a very long process. Ciel was already riding a rocket.

Of course, it did not go unnoticed with the issue of warrior determination, talent, and.

In his study, Ciel seemed to be pondering.

What was given by the teacher was indeed enough to make the first batch of three shadow divisions become level 4 elite knights. At most four years, but with their determination and hard work.

Ciel then pondered another matter. It was a matter of new knights in the three normal divisions. They will always be on the surface. If his strength is too weak, it is not good. As for increasing them, 8000 people.

The harvest this season, it seems, is only enough to train them in two months. The harvest is usually done at the end of the season.

After counting, Ciel felt that income was lacking. Harvesting one season could only be for training warriors in two months. As for the coming winter.

Drawing a conclusion, Ciel frowned. In one year of harvest income and taxes, the young man could train the knights to the maximum for half a year. Such a comparison made him a little unwilling.

If the other nobles saw Ciel's unwillingness, they would definitely curse him directly. What Ciel did was arguably maximizing everything. Normally, other nobles would accumulate a lot of wealth and use a little to train knights. At most they used some of the money to train private troops.

As for Ciel, he wanted to train all the knights who were on the surface or in the shadows. Above the surface, Ciel wants a strong army. In the shadows, Ciel wanted a very strong army. Doing such a thing .. can be considered insane.

Geck! Geck! Geck!

“Log in!”

After the door opened, Ciel looked at the figure of Camellia coming into the room with a somewhat excited expression.

“What's up, Camellia?”

“Finally can start, Mister!”

“Can start?” ask Ciel.

“Last alchemist can already concoct low level potions stably. Twenty people ... they can finally do it!” exciting Camellia.

Ciel's eyes sparkled. Actually concocting potions can be considered difficult or easy. In the beginning, it was difficult as it had to memorize many things and familiarize hands with the equipment. Moreover, each potion had different difficulties.

Although it was only a low-level potion, it meant a lot to Ciel. Such a trivial matter could advance his plans within three normal divisions. After all, instead of buying finished products, make yourself more economical.

The corner of Ciel's lips lifted slightly. The burden on his shoulders was slightly reduced.

With this ... maybe my plan will go more smoothly.

>> Connect.