The Royal Knightly Order's headquarters was located in an eastern side hall of the royal palace in Jerusalem. It had a dedicated Prayer Room, resting quarters, and a training ground.
However, unlike the small fortresses maintained within the city by the Knights Templar and the Knights Hospitaller, it was not suitable for defending from within.
As Lothar stepped into the headquarters, the system notification sounded:
You have activated a new milestone: Commander of the First Order As a high-ranking noble of the kingdom, you have taken up the office of Grand Commander of a knightly order. This is a brand-new beginning. May you travel farther down this path. Requirement: Become the Grand Commander of a knightly order with no fewer than one hundred cavalrymen. (91/100)
Lothar paused, pleasantly surprised.
He did not remember designing such a milestone before.
The "Commander of the First Order" milestone was actually easy to complete. He merely had to handle the enlistment procedures for the Winged Hussars under his command.
The Royal Knightly Order was a secular knightly order rather than a military monastic order. Its members did not need to take lifelong vows, and joining it did not require any particularly strict procedures.
Baron Godfrey had once been part of the order and had his own "private soldiers." After he was transferred away, those "private soldiers" had been transferred to the Jerusalem Knightly Order along with him.
In the courtyard before the main hall, the new recruits were undergoing intensive training.
Lothar watched from the side for a moment before the Inspector and Treasurer, both clad in red-and-white surcoats, hurried out of the palace one after the other to receive him.
Before coming here, Lothar had done his homework with Baron Godfrey and had more or less figured out the organizational structure