The cold wind blew through the treetops, making a whine-like sound.
A gorgeous magic caravan with the emblem of the Luther family sped past the street. The carriage slowed down slightly at the entrance of Marquis Luther's Mansion. The guards at the door quickly ran out and pushed the iron gate to both sides. The magic caravan was not there.
After stopping here for a moment, the coachman used the most skillful technique to press against the quickly opened door, drove into the Marquis Palace and stopped in front of the steps of the main building of the manor.
The guards from the Marquis Palace quickly ran over, opened the carriage door, and Marquis Luther, dressed in gorgeous aristocratic clothing, walked out of the carriage with his head lowered, a hint of fatigue under his cold appearance.
Climbing up the steps, he saw Suldak and Hathaway standing together in the crowd at the door. Marquis Luther stopped and looked at Suldak, indicating that he wanted him to come up and speak.
Under the light at the door, Suldak walked out of the crowd.
"I thought you would arrive in two days. Are you ready?" Marquis Luther asked, putting his hand on Suldak's shoulder.
That hand was generous and strong, which made Suldak feel warm in his heart.
Marquis Luther is a very charismatic person. Perhaps because he has been in a position of power for too long, he has an aura of calmness and self-power. When people get close to him, even their breathing will slow down.
Suldak turned his head and glanced at Hathaway beside him. Hathaway walked naturally between the two of them and held their arms with both hands. Suldak suddenly felt that the pressure transmitted from Marquis Luther was relieved.
Quite a few.
“In the morning, Hathaway and I went to the Munitions Logistics Office and bought some standard weapons there, so that we can complete the equipment of the cavalry battalion.” Suldak said as he walked.
Marquis Luther did not expect that he not only organized a cavalry battalion, but also prepared all the equipment of the cavalry battalion.
This matter is of course nothing to those young nobles with family backgrounds, but Surdak comes from a poor family and relied little by little on his military exploits (imposter) to become a knight.
It shows that he was jointly recommended by Marquis Luther and the noble lord of Bena City to become a noble baron. It is certainly impossible to say that he has any family background.
But now tens of thousands of gold coins were spent to form a cavalry battalion, which surprised Marquis Luther.
However, Marquis Luther did not know everything. He was slightly startled and then said: "I heard that you gained a lot from clearing out the sand bandits in the deserted land. I think the gain is not small. At least I helped you solve the problem of war horses, but
Before you accumulate the Constructed Knights, don't go deep into the desert to eliminate those sand bandits. As far as I know, those sand bandits have a very complicated network of interests behind them, and they will not let you run rampant in the desert."
Marquis Luther was worried that Suldak did not know the details of those sand thieves, so he warned him:
"The province of Salta borders the northwest corner of the province of Bena. The deserted land belongs to the province of Bena. This desert is the buffer zone between the two provinces. The interests here involve the province of Salta.
Some lords, so it is not advisable to go too deep into the desert at the moment. Duke Newman once led the Bena Army to try to open up the trade road between the provinces of Bena and Salta. Unfortunately, it was ultimately blocked by some forces hidden in the desert.
However, due to the obstruction, the plan was finally shelved.”
Suldak did not expect that there would be shadows of other noble lords here. Cold sweat broke out on his back, and he said to Marquis Luther:
"The Deserted Land has been invaded by sand pirates in recent years. This time I have cleaned up the oasis on the edge of the desert so that they have no place to live on the edge of the desert. If they want to plunder the Deserted Land, they must at least
Passing through a dead land without any vegetation."
Marquis Luther couldn't help but look at Suldak again and said: "Young people always have an aggressive attitude in doing things. You have to beware of those desert bandits you drove away who might turn back and attack. They may not dare to find you."
It's your trouble, but you can't stop them from attacking other civilians in the deserted land."
Hathaway saw that Marquis Luther and Suldak were chatting very harmoniously, and the others could hardly get a word in, so she hugged their arms tighter.
After all, he was going to take away his daughter. Suldak glanced at Marquis Luther with some worry, and seeing that he was not angry at all, he said cautiously: "I have asked all the villagers near the edge of the desert to report to him."
Migrate south, give up all the areas north of the Great Rift Valley in the Desolate Land, and set up militia camps in the villages south of the Great Rift Valley, lay road networks, and build outposts, and strive to connect the southern areas of the Desolate Land
A whole."
Marquis Luther's eyes lit up. He didn't expect that Surdak had done so many things in the two months since he returned to the Desolate Land. He immediately said with great interest: "Have you brought the map of the Desolate Land?"
He did not go into the hall on the first floor, but turned around and opened the door and walked into a war council hall. The entourage and several wives and daughters who followed him all stayed outside the door and did not follow Marquis Luther in.
Suldak took out the map of the deserted land with countless lines from his magic belt bag.
Although this rubbing plate has been simplified a lot, it still looks messy at first glance. However, Marquis Luther laid the map flat on the table, and Hathaway helped flatten the two corners of the parchment map with paperweights.
, gathered next to Marquis Luther, staring at the map with a confused look on his face.
Marquis Luther glanced at his daughter lovingly and said softly: "Usually, you have been asked to study war strategy and war art as a minor at the Swordsman Academy. You always have many excuses to shirk it. Now you can't even understand an exquisite map.
Bar?"
Hathaway glanced at Marquis Luther with some embarrassment and said nothing.
Marquis Luther looked at the markings on the map carefully and said: "This map is very well drawn. It is not only detailed, but also marked very clearly. The suggested symbols are also very clever. At least they can let people know the entire area clearly at a glance.
As for the general outline, the Knights' Union and City Hall of Helensa City do not have such a clear regional map."
"This was drawn bit by bit when we were patrolling the deserted land." Surdak pointed to the lines on the edge of the desert and said, "The map of the desert area was also drawn bit by bit in the past month.
Yes, but we have destroyed all the desert oases, there is really nothing to mark here."
Marquis Luther raised his head and motioned for Suldak to sit down on a chair nearby. The walls around this room were covered with maps. If you didn't look carefully, you would think they were covered with wallpaper.
Hathaway poured two cups of black tea for the two of them, then stood obediently behind Marquis Luther.
Marquis Luther said to Suldak: "Next week, the legion will make its final assembly. This time the situation in Bena Province is more complicated. Before the situation in the Tarapagan area is clear, the constructed swordsmen in the legion will
The regiment may not be able to rush to the Bailin plane to perform garrison missions."
The most elite troops under Marquis Luther are these two regiments of constructed swordsmen. Unexpectedly, due to the situation in the Tarapagan area, they all have to stay in Bena City.
Facing the frequent actions of Lord MacDonnell, Suldak thought that the Bena Province was a little slow to respond, but he did not expect that the Bena City was secretly mobilizing elite troops in full swing.
"Not only that, the Langdon family's Constructed Knights stationed in the Berlin plane have currently evacuated from the Berlin plane. The other cavalry and infantry regiments of the Langdon family are also waiting for my legion to arrive at the station. They will return to Bailin after completing the handover ceremony.
Naxing Province." Marquis Luther continued.
At this time, Surdak knew what Marquis Luther meant when he said this, and the Bailin plane was empty.
Marquis Luther added: "This time I can't rush to stay in the Bailin plane for a long time. The deputy commander of the army, Chester Great Swordsman, will be the highest commander of the Luther family's garrison in the Bailin plane. Tomorrow morning,
You meet with me and the Great Swordsman Chester."
Suldak asked worriedly: "Well, what is the character of Mr. Chester?"
But then he thought again, this Lord Chester should be a close confidant of Marquis Luther, and there should be nothing to worry about.
“His personality is the same as his sword, a little too sharp...otherwise he’s fine.” Marquis Luther smiled, but there was something intriguing in his smile.
Marquis Luther brought Suldak to a wall, pointed to the eggplant-shaped map on it and said: "This is a map of the occupied area of the Bailin plane. Our Bena province is located in the central city of the Bailin plane.
Wilkes City has forty-three satellite towns radiating around the city. Our Lutheran Legion will be stationed in the eastern theater of Wilkes City. You can choose your location among these twenty satellite towns.
"
Unlike other planes, after the imperial army occupied the plane, they would vigorously develop several cities to watch each other. The lords of the Bena Province occupied the Bailin plane and only developed a central city with a portal, and the others were a few.
Satellite towns surrounding the central town.
Marquis Luther continued:
"But I want to remind you that the closer the town is to the central city of Wilkes, the longer it will be ruled by the Green Empire, and the public security and order of the town will be better. The farther away the satellite town is from the central city, the less order it will have.
It's getting worse, especially in these towns on the edge of the territory. There have been frequent conflicts with local indigenous people recently. They have to patrol every day. The garrison is also responsible for hunting down the plane monsters that have broken into the territory. The local garrison often reports casualties.
Number of people.”
“Of course, if there is a bad side, there is also a good side.” Marquis Luther said with emotion.
"Those towns in the suburbs of Wilkes City are less likely to encounter Warcraft, so the army will lose an extra income. In addition, only the army stationed in border towns will have the opportunity to contact the undeveloped areas of those planes.
As long as you occupy these undeveloped areas, according to the Green Empire's 433 Territory Rules, you will own about 40% of the developed territory. Territory is the foundation of the nobles. Those nobles without land can only be down-and-out nobles. Those with land
Only nobles of a certain age are called noble lords.”
Suldak felt that the latter sentence was the theme of Marquis Luther's words: he wanted to have his own territory in the Bailin plane.
Being able to be favored by Marquis Luther shows that the land in this plane must be very fertile.
Marquis Luther ignored Suldak's inner fluctuations and continued to say to him: "The first problem you have to face when you arrive at the Bailin plane is how to deal with the conflicts between the imperial colonists and the local aborigines. How to maintain the imperial colonization
While ensuring the safety of their lives and property, we should also try to avoid unnecessary conflicts with the local aborigines, try not to use force to suppress them, and let them integrate into the imperial social system to maximize their own value.
, I think you might be able to do this better than me."
He stared into Suldak's eyes and said: "You know, even I still have the old ideas of traditional aristocrats in my mind. Sometimes I know that such ideas are not advisable, but I still can't avoid the deep-rooted class concepts.
.”
The two of them chatted in the war room for a long time, until Mrs. Marian opened the door and walked in from the outside, urging the two of them: "How long do you two want to talk? Everyone is waiting for you to have dinner."
Marquis Luther then laughed and pulled Suldak away from the map.
Hathaway was already leaning on the most comfortable sofa in the war room, dozing off with her chin propped up on one hand.
Marquis Luther said to Suldak: "Let's go and see what is prepared for tonight."
After saying that, he patted Hathaway's face lovingly, woke her up, and said to Mrs. Marian who was smiling at her side: "Dak is the only one who is willing to listen to my nagging. In the past, Hathaway
Even if I shout, she will fall asleep leaning on the chair before I even say a few words. Just like this...it can make people so angry that they can't even eat!"
“There are many people in the family who want to hear your nagging. It’s obvious that you are too picky.” Mrs. Marian said nonchalantly from the side.
Marquis Luther shook his head, sighed and said:
"Even if those idiots want to listen to my nagging, they still need me to be in a good mood. They can't understand anything they say, so what can I say to them? Those idiots think they command the most elite army and they will arrive."
He is invincible everywhere, but who knows, is there any elite army that he did not create with his own hands?"
Probably because he was woken up by Marquis Luther, Hathaway rushed over from behind, took Marquis Luther's arm and said:
“The Royal Order of the Gripen!”
Perhaps she is the only one in the entire Marquis Luther House who dares to act so boldly and recklessly.
Marquis Luther looked at her tenderly and said:
"Yes, there is only one special case. Although the Royal Gripen is the most powerful knighthood in the Green Empire, it is not a whole. It is a combination of interests in the Green Empire and a group that represents the interests of the dukes in the empire. That group
Every construct knight in this group will be the future Duke of the Green Empire, and this cannot represent other constructs."
When the four of them walked into the big restaurant, it turned out that the restaurant was already full of people.
In the past, only Hathaway and Lady Marianne sat next to Marquis Luther.
Now, Suldak is sitting next to Hathaway. Although the other members of the family did not say anything, they did exchange frequent glances...