As the saying goes, "When Heaven is about to confer a great responsibility on a person, it will first..." Ahem! Sorry, picked the wrong script.

In any case, opportunities are for those who are prepared. However, sometimes they find those who aren't prepared, or not adequately prepared. Like Erwin.

You have to admit, Knight, Knight Order Leader, Knight Team Captain, these three professions actually have different skill sets, sometimes vastly different. A Knight just needs to be able to fight, a Knight Team Captain needs to allocate the team, and a Knight Order Leader needs to know logistics, strategy, and various internal management tasks. As an independent Knight Team Captain, Erwin in name is a Knight Team Captain, but in reality, he needs the skills of a Knight Order Leader.

"Hmm... let me recall how the leader originally established the Silver Moon Knight Order... oh, I remember, he was a Lich, so he just waved his hand and summoned an Undead Knight Corps. Thank goodness, I have no reference point at all. Maybe I should suggest to Simon to summon an Undead Knight Corps directly, but if so, what am I supposed to do?"

Erwin scratched his head till it nearly broke.

The entire night, he tossed and turned on his bed, listening to the occasional strange noises coming from Simon's room. Of course, there was also his father's intermittent shrieks.

Although Liches now walk among us, the haunted house notion isn't as popular anymore, but their home really does resemble a haunted house.

It maybe actually is, considering they really live with a "ghost."

At the break of dawn, he, with bleary eyes, went to Simon's room door, then knocked on it.

The door slowly opened with a creaky, eerie sound, as if pushed by the wind. Then a faint light seeped through from inside.

Erwin saw Simon sitting at the desk, slowly turning his head around.

Well... more like his neck didn't move, but his skull did a 180-degree turn. And his skullcap even fell off with a thud.

Alright, this scene definitely confirms the haunted house vibe.

Erwin braced himself and walked in.

"Sorry, I just did some bone maintenance, seems like I installed my spine wrong." Simon said as he picked up his head: "What's up?"

"I... I've got it! I know what to do!" Erwin stood upright, saying seriously: "The Silver Moon Knight Fifth Squad should be based on faith. Faith should be the core of everything, and not like usual knight orders that select based on strength. Otherwise, the Silver Moon Knight Fifth Squad would just be a name, without real meaning."

Simon hurriedly reattached his skull: "Hmm... go on."

Erwin took a deep breath, continuing: "Miss Yilin selects knights prioritizing strength, also, she organizes the Knight Academy. It's said they periodically pick some kids with a mage talent and send them to Giant Snake City for training. I... I mentioned this suddenly because I believe the Fifth Squad shouldn't only have knights. We should be a fully functional squad. With knights for assault and charge, also archers, scouts, mages. I mean those mages who use magic equipment, because humans can't become mages with sheer strength alone."

"I get your point, go on." Simon stroked his chin.

"Besides these, we should also have medics, personnel for manager roles, and for raising funds. In short, we should be an independent corps, containing all the functions it should have, not just knights. What we need to do isn't just combat, but more often, we can take on other roles. Like garrisoning, maintaining regional stability, helping lords train troops... and so on!"

Having said that, Erwin stared determinedly at Simon.

"Uh..." Simon touched his skullcap, saying: "I fully agree, even though I didn't quite get all of it, it seems very sensible. By the way, I'm just assisting you, so my opinion might not be that important. So then? I mean, what do you plan to do?"

Taking a deep breath, Erwin continued: "I plan to do two things first, one, gathering the old companions from the Knight Order. I mean those few from the earliest, who charged with me during the Battle of White City. Initially, I excluded them because they didn't undergo constant training like I did. But now I believe the Fifth Squad needs all kinds of people, and they can join too."

"The second thing?"

"The second is I must quickly familiarize myself with magic equipment, learn to use them, understand first, then I can recruit and teach others to use them."

"Sounds like you have a decent plan."

"Is this considered a plan?"

"Of course, it's at least more of a plan than I have."

"So you approve of me?"

"Did I ever say I disapprove of you?"

Erwin was a bit stunned and after a pause, said: "Sorry, I thought you might be a bit disappointed after knowing I didn't have a specific plan."

"No, I'm not disappointed in you." Simon shook his head, saying: "Those with firm belief, whether a Lich or something else, those with firm belief don't care about how others see them. You don't need to think too much, just roll up your sleeves and get to work. I'm just here to assist you."

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