The Extraordinary Earl

After these few months of activities, the Chief of the Guard, Knight Magellan, recruited guards from outside and expanded the guard team to 5,000 people.

Four thousand of them were stationed at the city gates. A military area was planned near each city gate, and a thousand guards and a number of knights were assigned.

The remaining one thousand guards are stationed at some important facilities in the city, such as Pompeii Castle, City Hall, etc.

These guards are now veterans leading new recruits. The veterans are naturally capable, but the new recruits are a bit unsatisfactory.

But I can do simple things like standing guard, and it looks impressive.

When Luther and his party entered Pompeii from the northern city gate, the old guards saw the coat of arms of the Pompeii family, and then saw Mickey, Williams and other eight escorting knights.

Then he knew who was coming, so he called out to the new recruits, lined up and bowed and saluted: "Your Majesty the Governor."

Luther in the carriage waved to the leading guard through the glass on the window, but did not get down.

But it was enough to get the guard excited.

He looked more serious and held his head high.

When the team entered the city wall, Luther felt a little familiar. Ahead is a straight main road leading to the center of the city, but except for the military area you saw when you first entered the city gate, there is no building on either side of the road.

In the original plan, this would be a medium-sized city with a population of about 100,000.

But before Luther left, the city's population including guards, male and female servants, etc. was only about 20,000. Even if guards were recruited during this period and some residents moved in, the total number would only be 30,000.

A medium-sized city with a planned population of 100,000 can only accommodate about 30,000 people, and most of the population is concentrated in the old city and industrial parks in the south. The northern location is of course empty.

But the empty areas have been shoveled and tidied up, and construction can begin at any time.

The biggest difference inside the city is that a castle has been erected to the east of the main road in the northern city. This castle is much larger than the original Pompeii Castle.

It is a square shape with city walls on all sides. The height of the castle wall is slightly shorter than that of the city wall. The city wall is also covered with military facilities such as arrow towers.

Two doors were opened on the four walls next to the main road. Two flags were hung on the wall at the door, with four mountain peaks embroidered on the flags.

This is the emblem of the Knights of the Mountains.

The main body of the castle stands among the four walls.

When Luther saw this castle, he knew it was the headquarters of the Knights of the Mountains. This is a very important military installation.

The Earl of Libya, the Duke of Ferg, and the royal family, these huge forces all have their own knights.

They have knights in important cities. Because although there are many guards, they are responsible for standing guard, patrolling, maintaining law and order, etc. The knights are the important combat force.

Moreover, the Knights are the most powerful in combat.

Compared with the family guard knights, the members of these knights are elite knights who have been on the battlefield.

Because the family's guard knights have rest time every day and have frequent holidays.

But these knights members are on call around the clock and only have one month of vacation every year.

It's almost the difference between a miscellaneous army and a regular army.

And now Pompeii has its own knightly order, the Knights of the Mountains.

Of course, because of the hard work and formality, the wages of these knights are higher than those of ordinary guard knights.

But the people in this castle are not only knights, but also a small number of guards, responsible for guarding the gate and providing logistics.

"Go and take a look." Luther said to the coachman. So, the team slowly arrived at the castle gate.

"Who is it?" The people on the castle seemed to be new recruits. None of them knew Mickey. Williams and the eight knights guarding him couldn't help but draw their bows, and the leader of the guard shouted.

"Inside the carriage is the Governor of Pompeii, Knight Luther." Mickey Williams drove forward on his horse and shouted.

"Wait a minute, I'll go ask the General for instructions." Upon hearing this, the recruit did not let Luther in. Instead, he said, turned around and went down the city wall.

Mickey, Williams and the other eight escort knights, including the half-assed Luther, all knew something about military affairs, so they were not dissatisfied with the guard, but rather admired it.

"Dad, it's not for nothing. He manages the army very strictly." Luther couldn't help but praise him as he sat in the carriage.

"In my father's time, although the prestige and strength of the Pompeii Knights were not as good as those of the Gandall Knights and Wilson Knights, they were brave in combat and good at leading troops. Now he leads the knights, and of course he is also powerful. But you, the next generation of Pompeii Knights, are not. A lot.”

Opposite Luther, Miss Alice was half-lying with her legs bent, exposing her smooth calves and half of her thighs, with a lazy look on her face.

In retaliation, Luther glanced hard at the parts he shouldn't have looked at.

This look was so invasive that even Miss Alice couldn't stand it, so she quickly sat up and put her legs together, sitting like a lady.

Soon after, the castle door opened. A group of guards filed out and lined up separately.

"Your Majesty the Governor."

The guards held their heads high and spoke loudly.

Luther waved to them in the carriage and entered the castle. There are some military buildings inside the castle, such as stables, blacksmith shops, guard residences, etc., and the rest is flat ground.

This arrangement facilitates military operations.

After arriving at the main part of the castle, Luther got off the carriage and asked Alice, Mickey Williams and others to wait outside. He walked in himself and asked the guard: "Take me to see General Gunshan."

"yes."

The guard nodded and led the way.

The main body of the castle is very large and very high, with an estimated two to three hundred rooms. There were already many knights in the castle. They were very curious when they saw Luther. However, the knights were very familiar with Luther Pompeii, so they could guess Luther's identity with a little guessing.

So they nodded to Luther with respect.

To this, Luther nodded in response. Soon after, the guards took Luther to the basement.

That's right, Old Sol's office is in the basement.

Luther also understood this. In order to prevent one's leader from being targeted and killed, the general's office at the Knights' headquarters is generally located in the basement.

The office has been specially reinforced, the surface is covered with runes, and the lighting fixtures are also magical creations.

The layout in the office is very simple, with a large table, a few chairs, and a large bookcase with some maps on the table.

Old Saul came to the door without waiting for Luther to come in, then hugged Luther and said with a little pride: "Luther, I have heard that you have successfully established your rule in Silver Wings, and I am proud of you. ”

"If I can't take down those clowns, I'll just wipe my neck and commit suicide." Luther rolled his eyes, not feeling proud at all.

"You are really losing more and more face to my father." Old Sol said painfully.

I hadn’t seen my son for several months. I gave him a loving hug and complimented him. I didn’t expect to get such a response.

Sad.

"How many people have the Knights recruited now?" Luther came to a chair and sat down, then raised his head and asked.

There's no point in being tired of dad, she's not a beauty.

The matters of the Knights are the important thing.