Knight Lord: Start with Daily Intelligence

While Su Li was in discussion with the Minister of Agriculture, Vandal, the High-Ranking Attendant General, Hilde, approached from below the city walls.

"Lord, you've just arrived in the territory, and managing the farming has countless aspects that can't be dealt with all at once. It's late, and you should rest."

Su Li turned to look at his High-Ranking Attendant General. She had removed her heavy armor, revealing her slender figure. Her rounded thighs glowed faintly in the moonlight, and her breathtaking breasts trembled with each step, creating intense aftershocks. In stark contrast to her sexy and alluring figure, her temperament was very heroic and androgynous. Her short golden hair was casually draped over her shoulders, with a few strands swaying gently in the breeze, highlighting her sharply defined face. Her bright eyes were like clear springs, filled with unwavering determination and intelligence.

All of this made Su Li's heart beat faster, and he couldn't resist the urge to conquer her again. He said to Vandal, "What my High-Ranking Attendant General says makes sense. Farming isn't something that can be accomplished overnight. Let's prioritize these few items first, and you can go back and prepare."

"As you wish, may you have a good night, Lord," Vandal said. One of the tenets of the Dawn Goddess, whom Vandal worshiped, was to encourage procreation. She and her followers believed that newborn babies were the hope of the world, so she quickly left, leaving Su Li with space to relax and enjoy himself.

As soon as she left, Su Li immediately turned and put his arm around Hilde's slender waist, his hand touching her most enjoyable softness. Looking at her heroic face, he felt a thrill of desecrating something sacred.

The position of High-Ranking Attendant General might be the most powerful in the empire's territories, as she managed all the attendants within the noble court and the directly controlled fiefdom.

Theoretically, all the knights and attendants in Su Li's castle and newly developed territory were under Hilde's management.

It felt like her position overlapped with that of the military commander, Knight Orshstein, but in reality, it didn't at all.

A normal lord has various vassals under him. If war mobilization is needed, then Su Li and his vassals need to mobilize troops and assemble for battle.

Knight Orshstein, as the military commander, can command the entire territory's army, and the members of this army include Hilde's direct knights and attendants, as well as the knights and troops led by other vassals.

Appointing Hilde as the High-Ranking Attendant General and Knight Orshstein as the military commander were very meaningful appointments. This represented Su Li showing his subordinates that he would definitely grant fiefdoms to meritorious knights.

Wasn't this the goal of the knights who followed him? So the knights were enthusiastic and their morale was high.

The opposite example was Yuan Shao, who, before the Battle of Guandu, gave all the territory of the four provinces to his sons and nephews, so his subordinates didn't have much enthusiasm for meritorious service. When they encountered a little setback, the core generals actually led their troops to surrender before the battle.

Giving Hilde such a high position was, of course, not because of her beauty, or even her exceptional talent. The most important reason was her loyalty!

Of the great affairs of state, only sacrifice and war matter. Su Li must firmly grasp these two things in his hands.

Loyalty is more important than ability in most cases. Otherwise, Count Suna's guardian knight wouldn't be Connor; he would have been replaced with Orshstein long ago.

And in Su Li's team, if anyone had the highest degree of loyalty to him, it was undoubtedly Hilde. She had already reached a state of unwavering loyalty and had personally proven it in practice.

In the battle with Knight Orshstein, at the critical moment, if Hilde had hesitated even slightly, she wouldn't have been able to stand in front of Su Li and block the Champion Knight's attack with her own body.

Su Li was, of course, at ease letting her manage the castle's attendants.

Holding her slender waist and smelling the fragrance of her hair, Su Li asked, "Has the interior of the castle been cleaned up?"

Hilde's voice was clear and efficient as she replied, "It's been cleaned up, but it's a bit simple. Calling this place a castle is an exaggeration; it's more like a house made of stones. The inside of the castle only has two floors, and the first floor still had some bloodstains. Avril and I just fetched water to wash away the blood. We may have to squeeze together in the room on the second floor."

"The other attendants can only make do in the stables and blacksmith's shop for the night."

"There's a blacksmith's shop within the city walls?" Su Li's eyes lit up. This was an unexpected surprise. What the territory currently lacked was ironware.

Hilde nodded and said, "Although this castle isn't big, it does have basic facilities. Centered around the castle, there's a simple wooden circular wall. On the east and west sides of the main building, there are stables, and further on, in the east, south, and west directions, there are one or two buildings each, which are the blacksmith's shop, armory, church, small bakery, granary, and guardhouse. However, most of them are quite dilapidated and need to be repaired tomorrow before they can be used."

Su Li's face was filled with a smile. "Very good, very good, it's far beyond my expectations."

These buildings were enough to support an inner castle area, not as exaggerated as the stone house Hilde described. At most, the main castle building where the lord lived was a bit simple.

At worst, he wouldn't live here in the future. Truly wealthy lords lived in manors. For example, a Bauhinia Manor could be built in the northern part of the city, planted with beautiful Bauhinia and Iris flowers, and several hundred acres of vineyards could be developed, combining comfort and economic value.

Only when faced with strong enemies and external threats would the knights return to the somewhat dark and damp castle.

Afterward, Su Li took Hilde and Avril into the bedroom of the castle's main building. There were several large cracks on the walls, and there was also a large hole in the roof caused by a boulder, through which they could see the clear night sky and the starry sky.

But even so, Su Li was in a good mood, seeing all the scenery as a gentle breeze and bright moon, a warm and pleasant wind.

After the intense exercise, he held two of his closest beauties on either side, his face filled with a happy and bright smile. He had a very sunny attitude and said firmly, "I believe that now is our worst state. Tomorrow's state will be better than today, and every day in the future will be better than the previous day."

Hilde unconditionally believed every word Su Li said. Her fair hand gently caressed Su Li's chest, listening to his intense and powerful heartbeat, a happy smile on her lips, and said, "I believe in you, Lord. Our Black Forest territory will definitely become stronger and stronger under your leadership."

Avril was just a delicate maid, her physical fitness not as good as Hilde's. After just finishing the exercise, she had a flushed complexion, her eyes were hazy, she looked at Su Li charmingly and asked, "Young Master, I also want to become stronger. Why is it that after practicing the knight's cultivation method for so long, I haven't seen any effect at all? Can I still become a knight?"

Su Li said with a smile, "Didn't you just act as a female knight? Your heroic posture of galloping is also very charming, I see."

Avril's face became even redder, and she buried her face in Su Li's chest shyly, and said, "Young Master~ I'm not talking about that kind of knight, but a formal knight like Hilde."

Su Li gently stroked her sweaty, smooth back, and said with a smile, "Then let's go to sleep. Maybe when you wake up tomorrow morning, you will be surprised to find that everything you once yearned for is now within reach."

"Really?" Avril raised her head excitedly, lying on Su Li's chest, her bright eyes filled with surprise. She knew that her Young Master would not joke with her about this kind of thing, but everything she had once yearned for was now about to come true so quickly, she was really surprised to the point of disbelief.

"My suggestion is, you should think more about how to repay me… I mean, during those intimately entwined moments."