In the government affairs center hall of Nisei Town.
William, who was pale and a little weak, was listening to the battle results report from Old John.
This is the sequelae of excessive use of life energy, which overdraws the body and requires a certain amount of time to recover.
Old John's eyes were sad and his tone was heavy.
"Lord Baron, in this sudden battle, one deputy commander died, three knight-level detachment leaders also died, and two were injured. Ordinary soldiers suffered heavy casualties, with a total of forty-eight people killed.
, five were seriously injured and 11 were slightly injured.”
"Most of the injured warriors were injured by the multi-eyed monster, and their flesh and blood were corroded. Even if their injuries are healed, they probably won't be able to stay in the Knights."
"Then arrange for these injured soldiers to go to the security team, or to other posts. They are working hard for our entire town of Nisei. We cannot let them pay without getting anything in return, like a piece of tattered cloth, thrown away casually
.In that case, who else will fight for me and the entire town of Nisei?" William looked at Old John seriously.
"Yes! Lord Baron!" Old John's heart trembled, and he paused and replied.
William nodded slightly, thought for a moment, and then said, "For those soldiers who died in battle, the pensions must not be embezzled. They must be 100% sent to the hands of their families. If anyone dares to embezzle a copper coin from them, they will be punished."
If I find out, I will send him to explain the reason to the dead soldiers. Do you understand?"
William was murderous.
"Yes! Lord Baron!" Old John nodded heavily again.
"Hmm!" Seeing Old John being so serious, William hummed softly, and then remembered the death of Jerry Hust, and felt sour in his heart.
Non-vegetation.
Jerry Hustedt had followed him through life and death for so long, and his appearance this time could be said to have saved his life to a certain extent!
How could he not have feelings for Jerry Hust?
The complicated emotions turned into dark clouds in William's heart, and William closed his eyes.
Old John stood quietly, neither daring nor wanting to disturb William.
After a long time, William opened his eyes again, looked at Old John, and asked, "Old John, how is the swineherd Husted's house?"
"Lord Baron, they are all very sad!" Old John also felt unhappy.
This time it's Jerry Hust.
Who will it be next time?
Is it his baby boy? Drake?
From a father's perspective, he didn't want his son to face danger, but from a territorial perspective, he couldn't say this.
William let out a long sigh, "Yes, sad! Sad...who wouldn't be sad?"
This battle also taught William a lesson.
He thought that he had initially built a paradise in this world, but now he discovered that his paradise was only built on sand. When the tide came, the paradise collapsed.
After all, only strength is the guarantee of happiness in this world.
William thought of the mysterious power controlled by these two men in black robes, and also thought of his half-brother, Andrew... William's heart ignited a burning desire for the mysterious power!
After William pondered for a while, he regained his composure and said, "Are there any other children in Hust's family? Or, does Jerry Hust have any children?"
"Yes, Lord Baron, he married a farmer's daughter last year, and the farmer's daughter gave birth to a boy for him. I've seen it, and it's a healthy boy! Just like Jerry."
"Yeah!" William nodded and said nothing.
Old John couldn't guess what William was thinking.
Not long after, William made a decision, "Old John, I plan to build a college in the town."
"Academy?" Old John didn't understand why William suddenly mentioned this, and said in confusion, "Lord Baron, isn't there a academy in our town?"
"It's different, Old John! The academy I plan to build is specifically used to teach knight training methods!" William said in shock.
"I plan that in the future, whenever I do something beneficial to the territory, I can enter this knight academy to learn knight training methods, and even get personal tutoring from me."
The personal coaching William mentioned must be the use of magic mirrors to correct movement errors and the use of folk remedies with serious side effects to improve strength.
Old John was shocked and confused for a moment, "Baron, no nobleman is willing to teach others such a precious thing?"
In the past, William could still be said to obey the authority in urgent matters, but now, the territory has become stable.
There is absolutely no need for William to be so heavy.
From his perspective, because his son is a powerful knight, Old John does not want William's knight training method to be known to more people.
"Of course not everyone can teach. Only those who have made significant contributions to the territory can enter this knight academy."
"Jerry Hustedt is a person who has made significant contributions to the territory. His son is too young to enter the academy, but when he grows up, there will definitely be a place for him in the academy."
"The Decas Territory cannot forget everyone who fought for her!" William said decisively.
"You discuss it with Jacques Porter, Old Grete and others, come up with a charter and show it to me." William ordered.
"Yes, Lord Baron!" Old John nodded and replied. William's suggestion would actually be beneficial to them if they thought about it carefully. At least from a systemic perspective, it gave them a guarantee.
Why did William put so much effort into building this territory before? It was not to let others do the work, and if an enemy came to greet a group of men, they could go up and fight in a group.
Just like the assassination of the Scarlet Hand, just like this battle with the Mystic.
If William had not had this group of men, he might not be standing here alive today.
The idiom "strength in numbers" is not just rhetoric.
William thought quietly for a while, and then asked again, "Have you sorted out the things of the man in black robe?"
"It's sorted out, Lord Baron." Old John had already prepared it in his mind, and when he heard William's question, he immediately replied.
As soon as he clapped his hands, some servants came in with a few things.
The first thing that caught his eye was a tattered black robe.
Next are four or five irregular black crystals with a cloud of gray energy inside. These items were obtained from the pocket of the man in black robe.
Finally, there was the silver mosquito corpse cut in half by William, and a bone ring full of violence.
As for the other items, they were all corroded and damaged by the blood of the giant worm, so they were not taken over.
William's eyes swept over these things, especially those strange black crystals. After a few more glances, he stood up and strode out of the door, "Follow me."
Old John immediately followed William with several servants.
Came outside a certain room in William's residence.
William sullenly knocked on the door.
"Come in!" A female voice with a cold tone came from inside the room.
William opened the door and walked in, and saw the strange woman Tina sitting next to the table.
The strange woman Tina's expression was still sluggish and pale as paper, except for her cold eyes.
Old John and several servants filed in.
William ordered, "Put your things down and you can get out."
The servant put the things on the table and then left respectfully.
Old John closed the door.
Then William looked deeply at the strange woman Tina, "Hello, Miss Tina."