Leonard kept his word and really didn't keep Sui Xiong waiting for long.
In fact, it only took him half a year.
In just half a year, the training of a group of troops specially selected for new training in the National Defense Forces of the Northwest Republic has been completed.
The reason why they can complete the training so quickly is of course because they have a strong foundation. The National Defense Forces of the Northwest Republic are not only in good physical condition and well-trained, but also have a good mental outlook. They all know why they are fighting, and they all have the courage and determination to fight to the end in the face of death in dangerous situations. Even... all of them are still in the temple of the Church of the Void and have received special training in the "Infinite Terror" system.
That training was specially designed for military personnel. It eliminated factors such as adventure, and the content was all about various battles. Battles with monsters, battles with monsters, battles with demons... Of course, there are also battles with humans.
In most of these battles, trainees can fight hard and win in the end, but it is not uncommon for trainees to fight to the death if the circumstances are not favorable.
As the saying goes, "Death is the only way to go through the ages." After you have truly "died" a few times, death is actually nothing more than that.
Well, in the internal version of the "Infinite Horror" system, trainees were even asked to simulate the situation after their death more than once. The grief of the family, the help of the country and the military in handling funeral arrangements, honor and farewell... The trainee will temporarily become a dead person living in the Kingdom of God, witnessing all this from a helpless perspective.
The effect of this training is extremely strong. Many people cried bitterly after the training, and many people applied for discharge from the army. Those who can withstand this training and insist on staying in the National Defense Forces are those who have firmed up their beliefs and are mentally prepared to "sacrifice their lives for the country."
Sui Xiong also once transformed into an ordinary clergyman and asked the warriors who received training and decided to stay in the army what they thought. In most cases, the answer he got was: "For the sake of the peace of the country and the people, someone has to sacrifice. If the moment comes when someone needs to sacrifice, I am willing to sacrifice."
This realization moved him so much that he opened a special hall next to the main church temple in Void City, called the "Hall of Heroes." In this Hall of Heroes, the names and deeds of every soldier who sacrificed his life for the country are recorded. Their families and descendants, as well as the higher-ups of the Republic and the Church, can communicate with the deceased in the Kingdom of God through sacrificial rituals. Although the efficiency of this communication is not high, it is called "severe delay" in game terms, but it is a great comfort to those martyrs.
Since the Hall of Valor was built, many relatives of martyrs have chosen to work nearby so that they can often communicate with their deceased relatives. Listening to their words and looking at their scenes, it was as if they were still around and had not left.
These conditions are impossible for other countries to achieve. Even many church knights cannot meet the conditions of the Northwest Republic Defense Force. The reason why they can have greater power than the Northwestern Republic Defense Force is simply because they all have abilities given by the gods.
Strictly speaking, the National Defense Force of the Northwest Republic, at least in terms of ideological quality, is by no means inferior to the so-called "paladins". All they lack is a strong body, the ability to cast spells, and more targeted training.
Now, what Leonard wants to provide them with is more targeted training.
This training consists of a three-part program.
The first part is to strengthen physical fitness. Leonard stopped being secretive and directly displayed his ability as an evil god. He used divine power to cleanse the bodies of the National Defense Forces who had been specially trained, allowing their already strong enough bodies to make further progress. They were already outstanding. His physical fitness has once again been greatly improved.
How much has it improved specifically? You can tell from their recipes.
In the past, the National Defense Forces still ate ordinary food, but the food contained more meat and fat to supplement the energy required for high-intensity training.
But for today's National Defense Forces, it is no longer enough to just eat ordinary food. They often need to eat the flesh and blood of monsters and absorb the energy from the flesh and blood of monsters in order to maintain their physical fitness at its peak.
According to the calculations of the civil affairs department, if all the National Defense Forces undergo such training, then their daily food expenses alone will be enough to consume 70 to 80% of all the edible monster flesh and blood produced in Longhou City. For the sake of comprehensive nutrition, you may want to purchase some from the Southern Mystic Tower Federation.
Sui Xiong certainly approved of this, and even Mrs. Teague, who had always been stingy, had no objection. Every penny spent on national defense is worth it!
In addition, this kind of training also consumes a lot of divine power. Of course, Sui Xiong would not let Leonard bear this divine power - although Leonard occupies the priesthood of "Wandering Knight", he has not truly become a god, and the divine power he can obtain from the priesthood is very small. It would be too much to rely solely on His own words.
Sui Xiong unleashed this divine power.
Leonard, of course, had no objection. He had never been a person who made excuses.
The second part is to further strengthen the tactical system. To put it bluntly, it is to strengthen the soldiers' ability to respond quickly and cooperate in combat. Of course, this kind of training has been done before, but it was not done enough. In other words, Leonard used to think that he had done a good job, but after comparing the situation of the Gold Coin Federation's Northern Army, he found that his training was still lacking and needed to be modified and improved.
This part of the training took a little time. The main purpose was to familiarize the soldiers with various coordinations so that they could quickly form formations to fight under any circumstances. It really took a lot of training to do this.
After all, people's learning speed is limited.
In contrast, it was the last part of training that was completed the fastest.
The third and final part of training is the remastering of various weapons.
Leonard believes that since soldiers have to cooperate in combat, they should be able to master a variety of weapons. He was dissatisfied with the weapons training in the training program of the Gold Coin Federation Northern Army. He felt that the soldiers had too few weapons, especially the training for fighting in heavy armor. So he specially arranged training in this area.
There is actually not much training in this area. It is nothing more than preparing heavy armor and various weapons so that everyone can gradually adapt. The army, which has undergone rigorous training, can do it easily. After all, mastering a variety of weapons does not mean becoming a weapons master who is proficient in all eighteen weapons. Soldiers still have to be proficient in something after all. In other items, it is enough to be "proficient".
In the end, what those specially trained troops showed to people was a powerful soldier who was as strong as an ox and as powerful as a tiger, capable of handling all kinds of battles anytime and anywhere, and who could skillfully use any weapon.