It's just that Duncan Sir Vic has a heavy responsibility on his shoulders and needs to lead Pikemen Corps of House Peake.
In recent years, trustees have rarely returned to Wake Forest.
It was a pretty good fiefdom for wealthy knights. Duncan was busy with things and had no time to distract himself, so he had to leave it to others to manage it--
It's still the room with bright lighting, a large terrace and a secret room bookshelf to the left of the desk, East Study.
The young owner of Starpike is sitting leisurely on the Earl chair behind the big desk, carefully wiping his precious tile steel sword under the warm sunlight outside the window.
Sir Duncan has an extremely strong body and stands upright opposite the luxurious desk.
Behind it are the portraits of Peake Earls from past generations, and the knight is reporting the current situation of Starpike to his lord.
After he finished speaking, Sir Robinson, standing next to Duncan, began to report on the progress of the selection and training of new recruits.
"--Sir Duncan and I asked some veterans to be placed separately into the selected recruit groups, so that the veterans can play a role in helping and demonstrating, and also increase the combat effectiveness of the new recruits.
During the days when you are away from home, the new regiment has basically completed the initial training. In another half a year, after going through the next stage and entering the actual combat exercises of the Red Mountains, they will have excellent combat capabilities--"
"No, no, Sir Robinson, time is running out. You don't have that Dorne time. It's not even half a year! It's almost the end of the year. I can't wait that long, and Starpike can't wait that long either. You only have two months."
Titus put down the black sword in his hand, raised his head, and interrupted harshly.
Ignoring the surprised expressions of the two knights opposite the desk, they didn't understand why Earl was in such a hurry. Titus then said to Duncan, "It's about the actual combat of the new recruits." Qing, Sir Duncan, I leave it to you, we must let them form combat effectiveness as soon as possible. I am very assured of you, you have always led the five hundred people well, I believe that if it becomes a thousand people, you will also perform well?"
After hearing with his own ears that the number of soldiers under his command would be doubled, Sir Duncan, whose skin was somewhat tanned due to being outside all year round, immediately became full of energy. He stood up straighter with a snap and issued a military order on the spot, expressing that he would never let down Sir Titus's trust.
After passing Name Day at sea, the black-haired Earl, who has grown to a height of six feet and one inch, has experienced the grand scene of the Harrenhal tournament, and his whole temperament has become sharper.
This made Sir Duncan, who returned Starpike this time, secretly sigh that there is someone to succeed the old Earl.
Starpike Earl intends to promote the original First Centurion Gino to take over the first battalion command position vacated by the promoted Duncan.
In this way, everyone will have a bright future.
Thanks to Harrenhal, Titus, who made a huge fortune, is no longer afraid of the salary pressure brought by the increase in soldiers.
Weapons, equipment, horses, use the best for everything!
Coupled with the large quantities of armor he brought back, including the self-made armors of Starpike's the Smiths, all the soldiers under his command can wear new armor without touching Starpike's inventory.
Today's Peake Army, the professional soldiers in the army can all be equipped with iron armor.
Among them, the first hundred men of each of the two battalions, including the soldiers responsible for the defense of the Main Keep area, can even wear a half-length plate armor on top of their chain armor. They have reached the level of the original Gino hundred officer, and the same is true for all other Platoon commanders and squad leaders.
Not to mention the bodyguard Platoon of Earl, they already have a man with two horses, a man and horse outfit, a full set of heavy plate armor, and there are plans to gradually add more people and reorganize them into two Platoon.
The obsolete standard hard leather armor will be handed over to the Smith in the castle to reinforce the defense, and large areas of iron sheets and iron rings will be nailed and sewn on the surface for the auxiliary soldiers recruited later to wear.
The entire military force of Starpike will rise to a new level by leaps and bounds.
The golden dragon flowed out like water, but Titus was not in any hurry.
As the saying goes, if the neighbor next door collects grain, I will collect guns, and his house is my granary.
With the support of force, we are not afraid of the capital chain being broken.
At the same time that the Peake family members were training soldiers intensively, changing uniforms, and practicing hard, they were busy in full swing.
After returning to Vale after the game, Robert, who felt a little stimulated, proposed to his adoptive father Jon·Arryn that he wanted to return Storm's End, but was suppressed by Jon who was worried about his bad temper. The old Duke delayed his promise and would canonize him as a knight next year.
Westeros's concept of "adulthood" generally refers to the age of sixteen for men, and is broader for women, based on the time of the first menstrual period.
Generally speaking, the lord of a territory, the actual controller of a castle, and the patriarch of a family will not officially take over their territory, castle, and family until they reach adulthood.
Just like Robert, although after his father's death, as the eldest son in the family, he automatically inherited his deceased father's title of "Duke Storm's End", Storm's End's acting city lord has always been someone else.
Not to mention the fact that he was sent to the Eyrie when he was very young and never really took charge of his own territory.
If he wants to gain real power in advance during his minor period, he must do what Titus did to Bryce - get a knighthood. This is the quickest way. This is also the most direct identity recognition for a Westeros person.
To put it simply, the weight of knighthood is greater than the age limit, and the person who canonizes it is also very important.
Generally, it is an extremely honorable thing for a servant of noble origin to seek the title of a knight from a higher-ranking noble. This type of title is quite valuable. After all, many lords themselves are not necessarily knights.
Of course, Robert's situation is different. He has already reached adulthood, and his age is not an obstacle for him to gain power.
Arryn Duke's fatherly love for him is.
After the young Mr. Baila Theon complained to Eddard, he wrote a letter to his newly recognized good brother, the Pei family eldest son. In the letter, he expressed his troubles that could not be told to outsiders.
Titus replied seriously, strongly recommending that the other party practice martial arts hard and not underestimate the heroes of the world and become slack just because they won a team competition championship.
At the end of the letter, he also specifically mentioned that when they meet next time, he will see if Robert's level has improved and whether his equestrian skills are still so poor.
If there is progress, he will give you a "surprise".
Time passed very quickly.
Aegon's Conquest calendar year 281.
Since Harrenhal's martial arts competition ended successfully, the temperature in Westeros has begun to warm up significantly.
Many people say: The cold winter has passed, and the rejuvenating spring has quietly arrived.
Titus, who is still busy on his own property, knows that this statement is untrue.
The seasonal changes in this world have their own unique "personality" and rhythm. Although there are also so-called: spring, summer,
Autumn and winter, but the length and frequency of the four seasons are full of variables.
Each quarter can often last for several years. The cause of this phenomenon has been explained to be closely related to the disappearing magic.
Generally speaking, the winter in this world is the most difficult. Sometimes it is as cold as the "Ice Age" in Titus's previous life, but the cycle is much shorter.
Every time before winter comes, the the North people located in the northernmost part of the kingdom must stockpile sufficient supplies and enough food in advance to withstand the long winter.
This is one of the reasons why the North is such a big place, but its population has never increased.
As for the transitional seasons between winter and summer, that is, spring and autumn, they are relatively short, so miscalculations often occur.
Listening to the judgments of people around me about the changes in solar terms at the end of the year, Titus has a clearer understanding. I am afraid that this round of climate warming will only last one to two months.
And by the end of this year, the last winter will come to the Western Continent again.
Later generations will name this year's unusually warm winter - "False Spring".
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Previous Chapter Table of Contents Next Chapter Each quarter can often last for several years. The cause of this phenomenon has been explained to be closely related to the disappearing magic.
Generally speaking, the winter in this world is the most difficult. Sometimes it is as cold as the "Ice Age" in Titus's previous life, but the cycle is much shorter.
Every time before winter comes, the the North people located in the northernmost part of the kingdom must stockpile sufficient supplies and enough food in advance to withstand the long winter.
This is one of the reasons why the North is such a big place, but its population has never increased.
As for the transitional seasons between winter and summer, that is, spring and autumn, they are relatively short, so miscalculations often occur.
Listening to the judgments of people around me about the changes in solar terms at the end of the year, Titus has a clearer understanding. I am afraid that this round of climate warming will only last one to two months.
And by the end of this year, the last winter will come to the Western Continent again.
Later generations will name this year's unusually warm winter - "False Spring".
Earl Lord's East Study: