Liu Feng smiled as he watched the agitated crowd. They were dressed in tattered clothing, most wearing straw sandals. Many of them went hungry from one meal to the next, and now with a roasted pig in front of them, it was an irresistible temptation.
Didn't they see how Noah A and his four brothers were secretly swallowing their saliva? Although their family didn't lack meat, it was the seasoned roasted meat that was truly enticing.
In this era, people struggled to even have enough to eat, let alone process spices. Meat was either simply roasted with a bit of salt, or boiled with salt added.
Even the nobles couldn't enjoy delicate and refined cuisine. Their meals were only slightly better than those of the commoners. Otherwise, May wouldn't have been so fascinated by cooking, and Nicole wouldn't have fallen in love with baking pastries.
In just two days, Mina had completely immersed herself in the ocean of delicious food. She could be seen eating all day long, and she exclaimed that living with Baron Liu Feng was the true life of a noble, even better than that of a prince.
The aroma of the meat grew stronger and stronger. With the wind blowing, the sound of people swallowing their saliva was continuous. It reached its peak when Nicole led a team of servants carrying bowls of noodles.
Each large bowl contained noodles made from finely ground wheat flour. May then sliced large pieces of roasted meat and placed them on top, along with a few wild vegetables. A bowl of otherworldly roasted meat noodles was completed.
In this era, there were no stone mills to process wheat. People here relied on stones to slowly grind the wheat into flour, which was not only rough but also difficult to digest.
When Mina picked up a bowl of roasted meat noodles and started eating, the crowd went wild. This was noble food, something they had never eaten in their lifetimes.
"City Lord, please start the trial immediately!"
"Yes, yes, start it quickly. We will definitely pass the trial."
Liu Feng nodded to Noah Ben. The temptation was now strong enough to begin.
"Ahem..."
Noah Ben stepped forward, raised his hand to silence the crowd, and shouted, "As long as you pass the trial and become soldiers under Baron Liu Feng, you can eat that meat every day."
In any place, people work for food. Without the influence of the information age, the commoners were simple and honest, like Mina. If someone offered them benefits, they would hesitate to accept, fearing that they were taking too much advantage.
After Noah Ben finished speaking, the people shouted excitedly, urging him to start immediately. Noah Ben didn't waste words and ordered Noah A and the others to proceed as required.
"Form a line of ten people and enter the castle for the trial as instructed," Noah A said, holding a long sword that Liu Feng had given him.
Intimidated by the gleaming long sword, everyone obediently formed a long line and entered the castle in groups of ten. Led by Noah E, they arrived at the square inside the castle.
It had been transformed into a simplified 300-meter obstacle course for special forces, which Liu Feng had completely replicated from what he had seen on television.
This was just an obstacle course for selection. Once the candidates were selected and trained, they would face a 500-meter obstacle course, an enhanced version.
Rolling, climbing, crawling, jumping over ditches, climbing ropes and crawling through holes, walking on balance beams, climbing over obstacle walls, and more...
As the ten people began to run, Liu Feng and Noah Ben stood aside and watched.
Ten minutes passed, and no one had completed the course. No one could even climb over a two-meter-high obstacle wall. Liu Feng shook his head and signaled failure.
Noah E immediately led the people out and let the next group in. This group failed to even complete half of the obstacle course.
"Young Master, it's very difficult for anyone to complete the course in ten... minutes. Even Noah A and the others need a few minutes. How can those untrained commoners complete it?" Noah Ben said with a hint of pride, as his sons, whom he had trained, had brought him honor.
"Huh! Finishing the course in a few minutes is a failure in my eyes. For a 300-meter obstacle course, finishing it within a minute is the standard," Liu Feng said, dashing his hopes.
"Impossible!" Noah Ben's eyes widened. He didn't believe anyone could complete it in a minute.
"Nothing is impossible. This is the soldier training method from my hometown. The soldiers who can complete the course in one minute are all strong and exceptional, the best of the best." Liu Feng said calmly.
This is a simplified version. There's no rolling in the mud, no crawling over broken stones or mud, no fire in the ditch-crossing, and no iron spikes around the hole-drilling...
If Liu Feng included all those elements, I'm afraid no one could complete the course, not even Noah A and his companions.
"This..." Noah Ben was speechless. He was very fascinated by Liu Feng's hometown, as many rare things came from there, such as the delicious food, the white paper, and the weapons.
He had been to the capital of the kingdom before, but he had never seen such things. Therefore, Noah Ben didn't doubt Liu Feng's words. He decided to add this training for his five sons, and they wouldn't get any food unless they completed the course in one minute.
Noah A and the others didn't know they were on Noah Ben's mind. They were watching the obstacle runners with smiles on their faces.
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