Iron Mountains
At this time, Hugo was standing cross-armed in front of a group of hundreds of guards of different appearances, currently doing their morning drills.
These were the guards assigned to the barracks, while the rest were guarding the territory, the battlements, or clearing outside.
Like in Alterra, they were divided into different teams to ensure that the place was guarded well while ensuring the guards themselves did not grow stagnant.
Some of the drills were generalized, while some would depend on their specializations.
For example, there were ones who preferred to use fists, so their drills were more in the line of continuous push-ups, squats, lunges, and so on.
The swordsmen—regardless of whether they had awakened the profession—were doing specially designed sword drills.
They focused on precision and controlled aggression, while ensuring that the guards could move fluidly. "It's all about forming muscle memory that can be used in the heat of battle."
