Yoglusburg, silent for so long, welcomed its liveliest moment in years.
Ever since the Kingdom of Jerusalem's border had expanded eastward into the territory of Count Reynald of Jordan, this place had never regained its former splendor.
Military preparedness had fallen into neglect, and soldiers had been transferred away.
Funding had been cut again and again.
Weathered and peeling, the mottled plaster on the walls gradually aged like old soldiers guarding the frontier, crumbling away into dust.
Under the guidance of Yoglusburg's veterans, the newly arrived armored soldiers familiarized themselves with the castle.
Some had already removed their armor and begun arranging their quarters, repairing the dilapidated houses that had stood empty for so long.
Hans hung Lothar's banner from the top of the castle tower.
The black eagle and the Jerusalem Cross stood side by side, fluttering in the wind.
Lothar opened the system's building menu. Aside from the Lord's Hall, every building slot was grayed out. He would need to draw building cards to unlock them.
He gave it a cursory look. There were infantry barracks, cavalry barracks, skirmisher barracks, siege weapon workshops, blacksmiths, towers, castles, stables, ports...
Everything one could need.
At that moment.
The system prompt sounded.
Special item "Winged Hussar's Swallowtail Banner" detected. It can be used to unlock the special building "Winged Hussar Barracks." Winged Hussar Barracks: Each day, you may train one ordinary cavalryman into the special unit, a Winged Hussar. Training costs fifty Solidus gold coins. As a special unit, the maximum number of Winged Hussars you may train depends on your highest directly controlled title: Baron—50; Count—100; Duke—150; King—300; Emperor—500.
``` Winged Hussars: Elite cavalry equipped with lobster-tail helmets and half-plate armor. They wield hollow lances made of fir wood, along with sabers, broadswords, armor-piercing