Krafft's Notes on Anomalies

In a context dominated by conflict and chaos, violence is the primary factor in judging the value of an individual or group, and it is also the foundation of everything.

To put it bluntly, the structure of most kingdoms is no more solid than that of joint venture chambers of commerce. At least the chambers of commerce have common interests most of the time, while the kingdom is essentially an alliance of large and small military groups.

These military groups generally have limited governance levels, so many of them adopt a "colonial" rule - with castles and fortresses as the center, while ensuring control over transportation hubs and major towns, and the rest is subcontracted to vassal knights.

The rough packaging and division of land and population taxes has brought about a short-term rapid growth of standing professional military forces, but has seriously overdrawn the control of the territory.

The above embarrassing situation often makes people feel that the lord is a farmer with good intentions but no power, regularly harvesting the fruits of crops growing freely on his own farm, rather than really ruling the land and the people on the land.

Even if the people on the land are replaced, as long as the castle is not affected, it will not have much impact on the ruler. Farmers only care about whether the wheat grains are full, not the variety of straw, unless the straw mutates to the point of hindering harvesting.

This means that there is actually a huge power vacuum between the lands that seem to be divided up by various lords like a puzzle, and only the key towns under direct jurisdiction may be regarded as real subjects.

Even these citizen classes are gradually rising, seeking partial autonomy from the control of the lords. Some of them accumulate wealth, and some combine with the church to gain enough influence and force to force local traditional forces to make concessions.

So one free city after another was formed, forming alliances with each other to consolidate autonomy, and using economic taxation capabilities in exchange for compromises from great nobles or kings.

The whole situation is chaotic, but there is one key point that is beyond doubt - violence.

Violence is the base of the king's crown, the basis for the lord to maintain his rule, and the guarantee of free cities. Everyone needs it.

Various armed forces outside the traditional army came into being, including militias spontaneously organized in cities, mercenaries who accept various payment settlement methods, brotherhoods and security groups with complex composition but common goals, and anarchist armed forces such as rangers, bandits, and defeated soldiers.

Most of them are in an objective but not very recognized state.

So, is there a flexible and legal organization that is recognized by mainstream opinion, has independent decision-making and management, independent financial operation, reliable military quality, qualified ideological construction, is allowed to own territory, and undertakes special functions?

The answer is that it does exist, and those who need it can consider establishing a knight order.

Of course, this is not easy. The knight order is not a simple army, but a special organization with multiple levels of religious, military, and political significance. It requires a large number of complex and difficult preconditions and a lengthy and tedious but indispensable process.

In Kraft's view, the whole process is actually closer to applying for the establishment of an activity club in college.

First of all, the club needs a positive and healthy activity purpose, and the knight order usually has a clear and at least lofty purpose and mission, such as defending the holy land, participating in wars, and resisting foreign enemies.

It is not impossible to undertake medical work and resist all acts that blaspheme life, but it seems less specific.

Secondly, as a "legal" organization, the society needs to be approved by the school, and the Knights must also be recognized by the church or secular authority. It is best to have both as a prerequisite for obtaining legal status and resources.

It is not too difficult to have secular authority. The Duke of Westmin's statement of authorization is sufficient, and I believe no one will refuse his face; the church is a little more troublesome, but with someone mediating, they actually reached a consensus.

The bishops and archbishops are willing to give permission, but are unwilling to meet in person, or even unwilling to hold a formal ceremony for this matter. It was Green's immediate superior, an old man who looked a little gloomy, who handed over the corresponding documents.

After obtaining authorization, it is to formulate internal rules and recruit members. A successful Knights need to establish a reasonable organizational structure and norms, recruit members, and build their foundation brick by brick.

Kraft roughly decided to divide the structure into a medical civil service department responsible for research and results conversion, and a field department responsible for solving specific problems.

It is not too difficult to solve the problem of civilian staff. He can send letters to colleagues in Wenden Port, Westminster, and Rivers University. Even if the acquaintances themselves have no intention, they will recommend students and juniors for screening.

High-quality field staff are the most difficult to find. Among the people he knows, most of those with armed training backgrounds have low cultural levels, and among those with higher cultural levels, physical fitness is generally poor and not suitable for special work.

Fortunately, there is a source now. There are not many people who are willing to let the church release them and have the intention to join. There are only twelve people, which is barely enough.

Surprisingly, a monk who participated in the exploration of the lake under Green suddenly decided to change to a new job. His joining may be more meaningful than five or even ten newcomers.

It is far from enough to fill the backbone layer. Several times more auxiliary personnel, servants, craftsmen, etc. are needed to take care of daily chores.

Among these people, ordinary civilians can be hired for marginal jobs, but those with professional skills are not so easy to recruit. They have to pay a much higher price than normal to follow them.

The Knights also recruit volunteers, such as wealthy nobles, who will donate some funds and equipment. The Xiguo family is willing to make up for this part in exchange for sharing new potions and detailed usage guides.

Both club activities and the Knights' Order must have their own venues. The venue can be applied for by the higher authorities or solved by various means. It may not be large, but it must be there.

The scale of the Wood family castle cannot meet this demand, so the venue is of course set up in the monastery donated by the church. That hilltop, including the surrounding land originally supplied to the monastery, is theoretically more private than private property. They enjoy all rights, from picking up dry firewood to taxation.

After solving the problem of the venue, it is time to think about how to obtain stable activity funds. It is obvious that nothing can be achieved by relying solely on grants.

Although the newly established Knights' Order currently has wealth that ordinary people can hardly imagine, it is not very abundant for an organization, especially since the real working capital in it is actually not a large proportion.

They need to develop their own industries and create industries with sustainable income to meet the daily supply and maintenance funds that will never be too low, and some expenses that will never appear in the open.

Finally, the club needs to hold activities from time to time to show its value to the student group. The Knights also need to join certain necessary activities, such as participating in church ceremonies and providing medical charity services, in order to strengthen their influence, gain reputation and support.

Perhaps the first comprehensive medical institution can be established, called "The First Hospital Affiliated to the Knights Hospital", "The Integrated Internal and External Surgery Hospital Affiliated to Rivers University", "The Designated Teaching Hospital of the Tuberculosis and Rare Diseases Society", etc., and the name can be as long as you want.

He even thought of the logo, and replaced the ring in the emblem with a snake body, using the winged Ouroboros as the symbol, which not only retained the religious elements, but also had the familiar snake elements.

To be honest, Kraft is not very good at these jobs. Compared with indirectly communicating with one person after another through countless documents and influencing their thoughts and behaviors, he prefers front-line clinical work, which is more busy but more realistic.

He was immersed in the busyness until an expected visitor arrived

"You even poached Raymond from me! Raymond?!" Father Green pushed open the door of the clinic and slammed a transfer application on the table.

While he was still handling various approval documents for Kraft in the church, the latter had quietly wielded a pickaxe and dug away one of the few talents in the church who could withstand the most difficult test.

This monk followed them to the center of the lake. He was not bewitched by the evil and twisted things underground. Instead, he suddenly decided to change his life plan and join this gang that was full of problems no matter how you looked at it.

The Knights belonged to half of the church organization. The monk's job change was at most equivalent to changing a department to work, and it was not a betrayal of faith. In theory, there was nothing to blame.

Thinking that he had contributed to the establishment of the Knights, the priest wanted to immediately announce the severance of the cooperative relationship.

"Don't be like this, my brother." Kraft ignored Green's indignation and even changed his name, with a sense of identity change. "Isn't it right to call it that? As the Lamb of the Father, we are originally one family, equal to each other, and no one belongs to anyone. How can you limit the freedom of choice of brothers?"

"What kind of Lamb of the Father are you!" Green slammed the table, and the water cup jumped and rolled off.

The religious environment is ruined by people like this. Nowadays, even medical school professors who play with strange magic can openly dig into the church and call themselves church members. It is hard to imagine what will happen in a few years.

He was wrong. He thought he could tolerate the existence of a Kraft. However, when this guy wandered around with the title of a Knights' Mentor and claimed to be a devout believer certified by the church, he realized that he was wrong, very wrong.

"To be honest, I was going to ask you and Wadin if you are interested in serving for a period of time. After all, with someone familiar with the operation of the church, it will be easier to get used to the start-up period and spread the gospel of the Lord to more people through the Knights' Hospital..."

"Kraft, stop." The priest interrupted the professor's endless sales pitch, "Just for our precious friendship, can you agree to one of my requests?"

"Of course, I have no choice."

"Pack your people and things. By next Sunday, I hope your convoy will be on land where the Notre Dame Cathedral cannot be seen."

"But can't the spire of the church be seen throughout Dunling?"

"Yes, that's what I mean."