Darena's Report

Just after watching the military drill, Keosius returned to the cave, and Hobgoblin presented another secret report.

He browsed carefully.

The title of this report is "Notes on Northern Three Kingdoms Allied Forces".

"In terms of intuitive strength comparison, Bosque Duchy is obviously far better than the sum of Lakman and Nott Duchy.

Bosque is the winner of the internal struggle of the Northern United Kingdom. It has achieved a special status in the 'Lionheart Alliance' a hundred years ago. As the nominal controller of the United Kingdom, it is entrenched in the southern part of the Anzeta wasteland.

But their relationship with other principalities has always been subtle and distant. The current Grand Duke of Bosque has a dream of a unified and united kingdom, so he will not do his best to help any country, but is happy to see their neighbors weakened.

Among the so-called thirty thousand coalition forces, the troops from "Northern Lion" Bosque Duchy were less than five thousand, and they were all insignificant border guards. Although "Double Headed Eagle" Nott Family needs to rely on Lakman as a barrier and is willing to do its best to help, it is limited by its own strength and can only send three thousand troops.

The largest number of the so-called coalition forces is the army of Lakman Duchy. After all, it is a matter of survival, and they can be said to have come out in full force this time.

This collection of my notes is also intended to record the military situation of Lakman Duchy.

The lowest level and most common soldiers in the army are conscripted civilian men. Before the war, they may have been farmers in the fields and have not experienced any systematic military training. Except for inferior weapons, there is almost no armor and equipment. In other words, their main job is not to fight, but to feed the horses, transport baggage, or serve as cannon fodder before the elite troops are dispatched.

In Lakman Duchy, they are often tenants and serfs under squire landlords. They are poor people without personal freedom and are not even qualified to own trophies. Their military exploits and trophies are often recorded in the name of their masters.

Slightly better, the second level of soldiers may be those who join the army as free persons. They can keep their spoils. Although their financial resources are limited, they often fight with weapons passed down from generation to generation.

In principalities, they were often yeoman farmers gathered under the lord under military service. Military service and combat were their obligations to their lords. In theory, they had the same status as gentry and landlords. After all, these people were just yeoman farmers with more land and no need to personally participate in production.

The third level of soldiers, that is, professional soldiers in the true sense who have close ties with the lord himself. Their combat enthusiasm is far beyond that of conscripts. They are often the lord's retainers or local squires and landlords. Whether it comes from the salary given by the lord or the land under their own name, they have enough wealth to purchase good enough weapons and equipment, and obtain more benefits through war.

In fact, there is another kind of soldier between the second level and the third level. They are mercenaries. Although they do not have as much real estate as squires and landlords, due to long-term combat, mercenaries tend to convert their existing wealth into better weapons and equipment to save their lives on the battlefield and obtain more results.

After receiving the trophies from farmers, conscripts often use them for daily consumption. Although mercenaries cannot receive systematic military training like third-level soldiers, year-round combat is the best military training. Of course, the premise is that they can survive it.

The fourth level is also the top level of soldiers. Not only do they have enough wealth to buy top-notch weapons and equipment, but they also have enough military education to qualify them for the positions of low-level officers.

And only this group can produce large-scale cavalry. They are often knights serving lords or low-level nobles such as Baron. The representative among them is the so-called 'North Wind Eagle Guard' Knights. "

The final signature is "Your loyal servant you have never met, humble Pureblood Snake People, Darena. Cuidu"

"It's kind of interesting..."

Keosius stared at these words and thought to himself.

What kind of military situation report is this? It is simply a summary of the social situation in the North countries, or it is more like a letter of nomination to demonstrate one's abilities.

No matter what the purpose of Darena was, he successfully aroused the interest of Red Dragon.

After thinking for a moment, Keosius ordered, "Dolo, bring the author of this report here."

Dolo said quickly, "Master, Yuan-ti has been waiting for you at the door for a long time. I wanted to drive her away..."

"Let her in."

"Yes, Master."

After a moment, Dolo brought her up.

Keosius looked at this Pureblood Snake People carefully. She was wearing a thick headscarf and a purple robe that showed her beautiful figure. For the time being, she could not tell any difference from humans.

Facing Keosius's scrutinizing gaze, Darena took off his headscarf, raised his head without hesitation, and showed a seductive smile.

Her face was beautiful, but she exuded a dangerous aura. Her snake-shaped vertical pupils, sharp snake teeth and forked tongue still revealed her identity as Yuan-ti.

"Lord Keosius, I have admired your name for a long time, I knew you would let me in."

Her voice was charming, but with a hint of snake's hoarseness.

Keosius stared at her condescendingly.

"You can write such words. You are very capable. You should be able to do a good job among humans. Why do you come to my Ember Nest in the wilderness?"

A flattering smile appeared subconsciously on Darena's pretty face, and she said charmingly again, "Lord Keosius..."

However, she was interrupted before she could say anything.

"Don't use your Charm Person despicable methods on the noble dragon."

Keosius's tone was quite dangerous, and his whole body exuded a faint aura of dragon power.

Only then did she truly feel that the person in front of her was a genuine and brutal Red Dragon, not some fat-bellied human lord.

Under this heavy pressure, Darena felt instinctive fear. She trembled all over and lowered her head, kneeling on the ground.

"Me, my identity..."

"I am the lowest-class bitch in Yuan-ti society. In human society, I can't use my talents because of my bloodline, so I came here..."

Keosius said calmly, "Don't you know how to talk well?"

"I always like to speak directly. To be honest, what do you want to get from Ember Nest?"

Darena hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said:

"Power, status."

After saying that, she knelt on the ground and remained silent.

The air was almost stagnant, and beads of sweat dripped down her forehead, waiting for the final verdict.

Keosius glanced at her, and a faint mana light flashed in his golden pupils.

[Detect Lies]

The spell showed that she wasn't lying.

The calm voice of Keosius sounded again.

"Very good, you didn't lie to me, otherwise you would have turned into ashes by now."

Darena suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.

"We at Ember Nest have always welcomed capable people. I don't care about your ambitions, and I even encourage them, as long as you can let me see your usefulness..."

"Do you understand?"

Darena nodded in agreement.

"Go to that ugly tower and find my butler Lang Pu. He will arrange a suitable job for you."

"Yes."

"... master"

I really don't have the energy to write the first chapter of Shui. The plot will start to explode after the exam is over on the 18th.