Chapter 186 When you are in peace, you must be prepared for danger
After putting away his things, Raven turned around and left with Junason. As soon as he walked back into the hall, he heard a bang.
Junasheng let out a strange scream in fright, took several steps back, and almost fell to the ground. The sound echoed through the walls for a long time.
Lei Wen frowned and looked, it turned out that Juna Sun had stepped over a copper urn on the ground.
"Lord Baron, I didn't mean it, I..." Jonathan wanted to explain, but Raven waved his hand, walked over and squatted on the ground, holding up the copper urn.
Scanning the patterns on it, Raven frowned slightly, and then sighed: "Let's go."
This kind of copper urn is about one foot high, cylindrical, bulging in the middle, narrow at both ends, and carved with The glyph of the wolf represents bravery, and the lid of the urn is designed in the shape of a vulture.
Leaven has seen an urn of this shape in the cemetery of the Griffith family, used to contain grains and other sacrifices.
But now, it has appeared in the hall of the Martini family, and it is scattered everywhere, with a total of no less than dozens.
Raven could imagine that scene.
The undead army broke into the castle, opened the cemetery, and summoned the corpses of the ancestors of the Medini family.
Maybe Raven has fought against them.
In addition to evoking the corpses, the people of the Order of the Hand of Death will certainly not let go of the funerary objects. As for these copper urns, they are only painted with a layer of copper on the surface and are filled with hardwood inside, so they were discarded in Got here.
Leaven asked: "The Martini family has lived on this land for more than six hundred years, right?"
Junasheng was still wondering what kind of treatment he would receive. , after hearing this sentence, he immediately said: "To be specific, it is six hundred and twenty-seven years, my lord."
Seeing that Raven was listening attentively, Junason told what he knew one by one: "Six hundred and twenty-seven years ago, the first head of the Matini family, the fifth-order seven-star iron knight Kelifu, was awarded the title for his military exploits. Viscount, here Established a foundation."
"Since then, there have been a total of twenty-eight generations of family heads, and the current family head is the third level..."
In Zhu Nasheng's story, Lei Wen gradually understood Mai. History of the Tiny Family.
The first few generations of family heads still remember what the war was like. Not only did the heads of the family have fifth-level strength, but the knights under their command were also generally at the second to third level.
At the same time, the Matini family also focuses on the development of military power, spending almost half of its financial expenditure on maintaining and training the army. The elite private army alone maintains a scale of two thousand, and if necessary, more Ability to raise an army of 5,500 men at any time.
As time went by, the war gradually faded away, the swords and guns were stored in the warehouse, and the horses were released in the mountains. Extravagance and enjoyment gradually became the main theme of the nobles, and the Martini family was no exception.
In this generation, the head of the family came to the throne when he was less than thirty years old, but he did not break through to the third level until he was forty-two years old. Among the nine extraordinary men under his command, only two were second level, and the rest were all first level.
The standing army is said to be two thousand, but in fact there are only about 1,200 people. It can be called an elite private soldier of 200, but only the breastplate and helmet are heavy armor, and the rest are only equipped with leather armor.
As for where the money went?
Of course wine, beauty, and works of art!
Unfortunately, these three things cannot help the Matini family resist the undead army.
Fine wine cannot be turned into fire oil, the scream of a beautiful woman is not magic, and the effect of smashing a work of art is not as good as a stone.
So, the Matini family was destroyed.
As Junason's story came to an end, Raven had already walked out of the castle and turned around to stop.
Under the cover of night, the dark castle exudes a dead air, like a tomb that has been deserted for a long time. The lively appearance of singing and singing every night is no longer visible.
After only a few months of no maintenance, the crumbling city walls were covered with weeds, shrubs and vines. Maybe in a few years, the place will be completely occupied by plants.
A sigh flowed out of Lei Wen's throat: "Six hundred and twenty-seven years..."
The Viscount family inherited in six hundred and twenty-seven years will soon be completely forgotten. .
It was not out of sympathy for the Martini family. At this moment, Raven thought more about himself and the Griffith family.
Why did the Martini family fall?
Of course, it was due to the sudden outbreak and fierce offensive of the Death Hand Order, but internal factors were the most fundamental factor.
If the Matini family has a powerful army, instead of just two hundred elites; and its head is not a third-level, but a fourth-level or even fifth-level knight, then it is completely possible to fight here Survived the turmoil.
Instead of what it is like now, where the body and the clan were destroyed, and even the remains of the ancestors were desecrated, leaving only a small box, which was obtained by an outsider like Raven.
Leaven sighed: "Let's go!"
The journey back is faster than when we came. After all, we need to avoid people when we come, but we don't need to think so much when we go back, so we just It took two days.
It was morning when we arrived at Eagle Town. The various construction sites were dusty and full of energy, which was in sharp contrast to the castle of the Martini family.
Back in Eagle Castle, Raven announced what to do with Junason.
This time, Junason was able to give up his merits. He originally wanted to ask Raven to pardon the sins of the 20,000 serfs, so that they could enjoy the same treatment as ordinary citizens.
But Lei Wen is not a person who changes his orders day and night. Punishing Junashen is just a pretext, the main purpose is to tame the serfs.
So Raven rejected Junason's request, arranged a clerical position for him in Eagle Castle, and allowed him to take over his children and grandchildren.
Junnasheng was naturally very grateful and left after thanking him endlessly.
After resting and washing, Raven had lunch and called Simon.
After telling his plan, Simon was surprised and admired at first, but then waved his hands and declined.
"This is not possible, Lord Baron!"
"I only learned Braille after following you. If you ask me to be a teacher, I really can't do it!"
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Raven said with a smile: "I want you to be their instructor, not to teach them cultural classes. What are you afraid of? Young people want to try everything!"
Simon looked a little confused after hearing this. Weird, the Baron is not much older than him!
Of course I dare not say this.
"This is an order!" Before Simon could continue to refuse, Raven made a serious face: "I have to attend your first class. If you pull your crotch then, see how I deal with you! "
Simon straightened up: "Yes! Lord Baron!"
Then Simon left with a nervous mood, and a bit of expectant joy among the tension.
After all, in Simon's opinion, giving lectures and imparting knowledge to others is a very glorious thing.
Looking at his back, Raven shook his head gently with a smile on his lips.
Although the war washed away Simon's innocence, it did not make him lose the most original kindness and sense of responsibility in his personality, and he maintained his loyalty to Raven, which is what Raven needs. .
The "teacher" Simon mentioned and the "instructor" mentioned by Raven are both related to the same thing.
In Eagle Town, an orphanage is about to be built.
There are many orphans arriving with the refugees, and they need a place to collect and teach them so as not to become a destabilizing factor on the street.
Building an orphanage is not expensive. Apart from naming it "Starting Point", Raven has never paid special attention to it.
But seeing the ruins of the Martini family castle this time, Raven felt a lot. Those who do not plan for the eternity will not be able to plan for a moment.
He needs to consider the future of his family. There are many people in the territory, but there are always only a limited number of people who are truly trustworthy.
The children in the orphanage have not yet formed their outlook on life. Their survival depends solely on Raven's kindness. With a little guidance, they can become Raven's most loyal subordinates.
So Raven chose Simon, this loyal, kind, and extremely principled young man, and asked him to be responsible for conducting gratitude education and instilling, oh no, "teaching" them the correctness in the children. concept, planting the seeds of loyalty to Raven.
Baron Raven’s kindness is not over yet!
It takes ten years to grow trees and a hundred years to cultivate people. This is not a project that will be immediately effective, but Raven is willing to wait.
Maybe in five years, maybe in eight years, these children will become the real mainstay of the territory, filling the vacancies in various positions.
After that, Raven called Fiona again and ordered her to write a literacy textbook specifically for the orphanage. Of course, the content should revolve around Raven's "great achievements".
When Fiona asked what specific content should be written, Raven threw her a copy of the "Holy Words" of the Church of Light.
“Follow this, you’re right.”
Fiona’s face was full of speechlessness, but due to Raven’s “power”, she had no choice but to agree.
This is not purely because of Raven's bad taste. After all, looking at the entire Middles continent, no one is better at flattery than the Church of Light.
After relaxing a little, Raven came to the military camp.
Now that the recruitment has basically been completed, there are more than 5,500 officially recruited soldiers. Counting the logistics personnel, the entire military camp has a total of 6,000 people.
Therefore, the military camp itself is also heavily expanded. From the outside, it looks like a small fortress.
By the time Raven arrived, it was already getting late and the soldiers had begun to rest. Eric was sitting in his room gloomily, not even hearing Raven's footsteps. .
It wasn't until someone reported that he came back to his senses, and stood up with a roar: "Baron!"
"Sit down." Raven sat down, glanced at the documents on the desk, and said with a smile: "Why don't you leave it to the quartermaster?"
The above is the details of the military camp's logistics expenditures.
"It has already been processed, I just reviewed it." Eric smiled bitterly: "It turns out that Old Gordon is responsible for these, and I don't have to worry about it at all. Only now do I realize how troublesome this thing is! "
"The date is wrong, the number is unclear, and the number is inconsistent. One egg can be counted as three silver coins!"
"Lord Baron, if you ask me, I would rather wrestle with the monsters in the mud than deal with this!"
This is also something that can't be helped. Now that the situation is getting bigger, old Gordon can't do what he did before. Being so comprehensive would reveal Raven's dilemma of talent shortage.
Lei Wen thought for a while: "Well, in two days I will transfer Junasi to you. You can see if it works well or not, and then replace it if it doesn't."
"Junior?" Eric blinked, and it took him a long time to remember who Jonathan was.
He didn’t know how Jonathan got Raven’s forgiveness, but since the Baron said it, he nodded and accepted it.
A soldier offered him tears of angels. Raven picked up the cup and took a sip: "How many stars are you on the second level now?"
Eric was stunned for a moment and said: "About six stars, Baron "My Lord."
The so-called "stars" are subdivided units that divide the specific levels of knights and mages within each level.
Transcendence is divided into levels one to nine. Each level has one to nine stars. It is also the common way of dividing strength in the entire Middles continent, including human races and alien races. It represents the accumulation of fighting spirit and magic power in their bodies. degree.
However, for first-, second-, and third-level extraordinary beings within the same price range, even if the star rating is different, the gap in strength is not very large, so we basically only talk about level.
Only when you reach the fourth level and above, the gap between each star will become more and more obvious.
After reaching the seventh level, you will reach the sky step by step.
"Well, it seems that fighting is indeed the best way to improve your fighting spirit." Raven nodded slowly: "Next, I will help you collect the raw materials to advance to the third level, so hurry up and work hard."
A flash of excitement flashed in Eric's eyes: "Yes, Lord Baron!"
There is a reason why he is looking forward to it. Whether it is a mage or a knight, every upgrade will bring about a qualitative change.
For example, Raven opened up his first magic vortex after rising from the first level to the second level. From then on, not only in meditation, but also in daily life, he could always mobilize the elements in the air to condense into magic power.
This is also standard for all magicians.
For a Dou Qi user like Eric, at the first level, he can only use Dou Qi to strengthen himself and infuse weapons and equipment. At the second level, he can use Dou Qi to condense a layer of Dou Qi armor on his body surface.
At the third level, even if you do not rely on martial arts, you can also use fighting spirit to launch long-range attacks, similar to the sword energy and sword energy in Xianxia, and your combat effectiveness will be greatly improved!
As for the third level of the magician, it is even more different. You can summon and contract your own magic pet.
Magic pets can grow together with their masters. Each one has a unique role and can even affect a magician's future development path.
It can be said that only when you reach the third level can you truly be considered a magician!
Leaven himself, in the process of continuously absorbing magic core energy, has become a second-level four-star mage, and is still a short distance away from the third level.
But with the help of the Eye of Truth, especially since you have just obtained the fifth-level magic core, the process of promotion to the third level should be greatly shortened.
“There’s one more thing.” Raven said his real purpose: “Javelin team, let’s start the selection now.”
In the previous war, the Iron Legion's collective spear-throwing tactics were very eye-catching, which left a deep impression on Raven, so he had long thought of forming his own spear-throwing unit.
Raven and Eric had discussed this matter, and the decision at that time was to train the recruits first and then select the best from the best.
After all, not everyone is capable of throwing a javelin of seven to eight pounds, which is about three to three and a half kilograms, sixty or seventy meters.
Eric said: "I understand, sir, I will start the selection tomorrow."
Raven nodded slowly: "The treatment can be higher, and then I will provide weapons and equipment. Will also be given priority.”
Originally, Raven believed that his territory would not be threatened in the short term, but the fate of the Matini family made Raven wake up.
Don’t the Martini family also believe that the world will be peaceful with singing and dancing?
Tomorrow or war, no one knows which will come first.
Eric frowned, he still didn't understand why Raven suddenly changed his plan.
Seeing him like this, Raven sighed and said, "Let me give you a message, Eric."
"When you are living in peace, you must be prepared for danger."
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(End of this chapter)