Taking out the Soul Storage Jar, he tipped its teapot spout, but no Smoke flowed out. Clearly, Virginia Truth had yet to awaken.
Without dwelling on it, he went back to sleep.
The next day.
He spent the entire day busily preparing the logistics for heading to war. Besides the knight squad, Liszt would also be taking Paris, Dousen, and eight retainer knights to serve him on the battlefield. Going off to war inevitably meant laundry and cooking; he could hardly do such tasks himself, so they could only be left to the retainer knights.
In addition, he had to bring several town officials to carry out a special task—relocating serfs.
Once Iron Hoof Island was encircled and suppressed, castle after castle would surely fall. The serfs belonging to those castles would become spoils of war. Liszt was absolutely unwilling to let those serfs scatter and flee, only to all end up in Grand Duke Sapphire's pocket and be regranted to other nobles.
He had long discussed it with the Count and his brother. They would hire the family's ships to transport serfs.
So long as he had the chance to sweep up serfs and bring them to the harbor to board ships, he would not hold back in the slightest. Black Horse Island had vast stretches of wasteland, and even Flower Town still had plenty of uncultivated land.
Serfs were simply too scarce.
These serfs were also different from those of the Eagle Kingdom. They spoke the same language, so once brought over, they could immediately be assigned work without any need for adjustment or assimilation.
"Make sure to bring enough supplies, especially flatbreads, breadsticks, and jerky." Liszt inspected the supplies on the carriages.
When a lord summoned lesser lords to battle, he did not prepare supplies for them,