Territory Meeting

That night, lying in bed, Velin felt an unprecedented sense of ease.

After two battles, the territory's population had reached four thousand, and the supply of weapons and equipment had greatly increased. The strength of his knights had also improved, making it a cause for universal joy.

Next, Velin planned to form three infantry companies of one hundred men each, one archery company of one hundred men, and to intensify the training of Knight Squires.

Through these two battles, he had realized that he had too few knights to form an effective charge.

He recalled his cousin on the battlefield, commanding hundreds of knights and knight squires as if they were an extension of his own arm, and he couldn't help but drool with envy.

At eight o'clock, a pleasant voice sounded again, delivering valuable news to him.

[In fifteen days, thirty kilometers west of the Lake of Praying Stars, a herd of centaurs will be herding Azure Purple Horses through this area. One of the brown centaurs has a strength of Silver Low-Tier.]

The moment he heard the news, Velin shot up from his bed.

Azure Purple Horses had good stamina, strong carrying capacity, and a gentle temperament, easily able to bear over a thousand pounds.

Most importantly, as long as their compatibility reached the standard, these horses could establish a brief mental connection with knights, greatly increasing their value on the battlefield.

The only difficulty was that among the centaurs herding the horses, one had reached Silver Low-Tier, which was a very problematic aspect.

"The bold eat, the timid starve. As long as I set up a plan in advance, I don't believe I can't kill a Silver Low-Tier centaur."

Velin made up his mind that no matter what, he had to obtain the Azure Purple Horses.

With half a month's time, it was enough for him to lay traps along the enemy's inevitable path.

The next morning, as usual, a new round of meetings was convened to summarize the successes and failures of the past month.

First, Belder, the current administrator, stood up and reported, "My Lord, in July, we cultivated a total of four thousand mu of land. The construction plan south of the Lake of Praying Stars is basically complete. There are two lumber mills, two quarries, one salt mine, and one secret mine. The territory's population has reached four thousand two hundred people, with freemen accounting for seventy percent."

Next, Andrew stood up and reported, "My Lord, the salt mine yielded forty tons of ore this month. With the addition of more manpower this month, we expect to reach about one hundred tons."

"My Lord, two sides of the outer wall of the castle have been completed. Due to the increase in manpower, according to the half-elf girl Eunice's estimate, the planned construction work is expected to be completed in two months. May I inquire if other construction projects should be added?" Knight Landov, stationed at the Lake of Praying Stars, reported.

"Pass on my order: after the originally planned projects are completed, select important facilities for construction."

"Yes, my Lord." Knight Landov bowed and then sat down.

Finally, Knight Greg, who managed the public warehouse, stood up and reported, "My Lord, as of now, the warehouse contains one hundred and fifty sets of Iron Armor, six hundred sets of Leather Armor, fifty Knight Longswords, three hundred Spears, three hundred bolts of cloth, two thousand five hundred jin of grain and wine, three hundred jin of fruit wine... thirty thousand jin of processed rock salt, fifty thousand jin of unprocessed rock salt, six hundred and thirty thousand jin of grain, and one hundred and forty warhorses."

Unknowingly, the supplies in hand had already reached such a quantity.

After listening to everyone's reports, Velin prepared to deploy the plan for this month.

"Belder."

"Your subordinate is here." Belder, seated in the first position, stood up, thumped his chest, and bowed.

"For the next month, I need you to reorganize the territory's army. The total number will be four hundred men, divided into small squads of ten, and medium squads of fifty. Form six medium squads of infantry and two medium squads of archers."

"Additionally, urge the craftsmen to continue building Three-Bow Ballistas, the more the better."

"Yes."

Next, Velin began to issue orders to the knights with official positions.

Finally, he looked around and said in a deep voice, "Hebrew."

Hebrew, seated in the last position, was startled awake and stood up, saying loudly, "My Lord."

"I plan to entrust you with the management of the one hundred and forty warhorses, and to assist your brother in training the Knight Squires."

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"Yes."

Hebrew responded loudly.

After so long, he could finally do something to serve his Lord.

"This meeting is adjourned. Orlando, stay behind."

The fourteen knights stood up and left the wooden house one after another.

Seeing that everyone had left, Velin looked at Orlando. The boy seemed to have grown a few more centimeters.

"How is the training of those children this month? How many have met the standards I set?"

Upon hearing this, Orlando immediately replied, "My Lord, out of one hundred youths, seventeen have met the requirements. The remaining eighty-three, as per your instructions, have all been assigned to craftsmen as apprentices."

"Not bad, a qualification rate of seventeen out of one hundred is already higher than my expectations."

He had originally thought that if ten out of one hundred youths met the standard, it would be good. He hadn't expected there to be seventeen.

Velin remembered that a few years ago, he had seen a survey in Windsor Castle that recorded random checks conducted by the knight academies and magic academies of the royal capital on towns around the royal capital, examining the cultivation talent of commoner children.

The conclusion was that for every one hundred youths, seventy reached the threshold to become warriors, five reached the threshold to become knights, and one reached the threshold to become a mage.

As for other rare professions, such as Magic Knight Adrian under his cousin Brian, one would appear in about three hundred thousand people.

"By the way, how is your cultivation progress?"

Facing Velin's inquiry, Orlando did not hesitate and truthfully replied, "My Lord, I have currently reached the threshold of Mid-Bronze Tier, and I expect to break through to High-Bronze Tier in about half a month."

"En, tell me if you need anything."

"Thank you, my lord."

Afterward, Orlando departed, leaving Velin alone in the wooden cabin.

Looking out the window at the beautiful scenery of the Lake of Star Prayer, his mood gradually relaxed.

The immediate priority was to set up traps to ambush the Centaurs, obtain the Azure Purple Horse, and expand his strength.

Two days later, after the territory was running smoothly, Velin, accompanied by two Knights, headed thirty leagues west of the Lake of Star Prayer to scout the terrain and formulate an attack plan.

Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated.

Along the way, apart from encountering a few scattered Goblins, all the other creatures were mindless beasts that directly became food for them.

Standing atop a hill, Velin looked down at a vast green grassland, with occasional Kobolds and Goblins appearing.

Velin took out a pencil and spread a blank sheet of paper, beginning to record the surrounding terrain.

Overall, the sides were high, the center was low, the terrain was flat, and the surroundings were covered in low bushes and weeds, with hardly any suitable places for ambushes.

"It seems I'll have to find another place to set up traps and lure the Mid-Silver Tier Centaur over with bait."

Therefore, the key issue was what could tempt the Centaur to follow the bait, disregarding the safety of the Azure Purple Horse.

The next moment, Velin found the answer.

"Let's go take a look nearby."

Velin held the reins, leading his two subordinates to another location.