Chapter 538: Increasing the Number of Knights
Looking down at the new knights who were about to be awarded the title, Perfectcott stood on the high platform in a happy mood.
The allegiance of the new knights is a happy thing for any noble lord, even for an untraditional lord like Purficott.
And compared to the oath of allegiance of these new knights, what is more gratifying for Purficott is that her research on artifacts has achieved staged results.
The results of her previous research on the artifact brooch were gratifying. Based on the principle of the divine gem inlaid on the brooch to unfold the shield, together with the technology analyzed on the base, she integrated it into a system that can activate independently. small personal shield.
This is the knighthood medal she previously issued to all the official knights of the White Bear Knights. It not only symbolizes their status as White Bear Knights, but is also a powerful personal protective item.
This medal can even be mounted on a special base plate and then attached to the Steam Knight armor to become a shield for the armor.
Of course, so far, Purficott has only awarded the knighthood medal, allowing the official knights of the White Bear Knights to have a personal protective item.
As for how to install it on the steam knight armor, Perficott does not plan to disclose this technology yet.
Thinking about various things in his mind, Purfict did not show any expression on the surface. He just put the knighthood medals on the chests of these young knights with a slight smile of appreciation, becoming received the first honor in their lives.
Among these young knights, one seemed particularly excited. When Perficott awarded him a medal, his body was even trembling with excitement.
Perfect is not surprised by this. With her current identity, reputation and status, it is not unusual for a young man to wet his pants when he sees her excitedly. This young man is just shaking all over. It's quite light.
However, considering that this may be the first time in his life to experience such an important moment, if he messes up, the young man may never forgive himself for the rest of his life, Purficott decided to let him relax a little. .
So she asked: "What's your name?"
"Lord, my name is Mitch, Mitch Fisher, the son of a worker." Mitch shouted to Purficott said his name, and he was not ashamed of his working-class background.
On the contrary, he felt extremely proud and proud that he could grow from a working-class child to a White Bear Knight.
This was particularly prominent when he was arguing about bloodline and identity issues with knight apprentices from noble backgrounds. After all, Mitch became a trainee knight, and now he has become a formal knight.
And this is also the most vulnerable point for those knight apprentices with noble backgrounds. The cultivation and training of their families since childhood allowed them to embark on the path of becoming knights much earlier than ordinary people, but they are still no better than a A guy with a background as a worker, this guy even received knight training for a total of three years.
It can only be said that some people are indeed gifted.
"A son of a worker? Then you are indeed outstanding, young man." Purficott couldn't help but raise his eyebrows when he heard Mitch introduce his identity: "The Brandlis family is also a knight family. , I know clearly that those who want to become a knight need to start training from childhood. They need to learn various noble etiquette and military knowledge, and at the same time hone their martial arts and physical fitness.
As a child of a worker, you certainly did not have these conditions when you were a child. To be able to become an official knight earlier than those noble knight apprentices, I believe you must have put in a lot of effort. "
Perfect said this, and at the same time he took the knight's medal from the attendant beside him, then put it on the chest of Mitch, who had already raised his chest, and then patted it. Patting him on the shoulder: "So I believe you will not tarnish your honor or let down your efforts! Do a good job, young man. I look forward to the next time I honor you, you can tell me loudly what achievements you have made. "
After saying that, Purficott turned and returned to the stage, while Mitch shouted loudly: "For the sake of the North, give everything to Brandlis! "
Other knights also chanted together. This has become the current battle cry of the White Bear Knights. They have become more and more fond of shouting this battle cry when fighting.
< br>Perfect doesn't mind this. After all, the White Bear Knights are her exclusive knights, and there is no problem in dedicating everything to Brandlis
"Very good, very energetic! I look forward to you being able to perform more meritorious deeds for the North!" Perficott also responded to his knight.
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Leaving the ceremony, Perficott returned to his lord’s mansion.
As soon as she returned to the Lord's Mansion, an attendant reported that Princess Anne was waiting for her in the office and had been waiting for a long time.
Perfect frowned slightly. He didn’t know why Princess Anne came to see him, but he guessed that there would be some trouble.
Purficott frowned, just because she didn't like to be involved in trouble, not that she had any objections to Princess Anne.
Recently, the construction work of the new city of Belloberg is in full swing. Princess Anne encountered many problems when presiding over and coordinating the construction work. Some of them she could solve by herself, but some of them she could only I thought of asking Perficott for help.
After all, this is in the North, and what better way to solve the problem in the North than to ask the Earl of the North for help?
But this is not in line with Purficott's purpose of training and cultivating Princess Anne's ability to govern. Therefore, during this period of time, Purphycott has been hiding from Princess Anne whenever possible, which is really embarrassing. Just help her with the matter.
Although as the future empress of the empire, Princess Anne's own ability to do things does not need to be outstanding. Let her do these things just to give her a general understanding of these things and become familiar with the relevant processes.
It is not to say that if we encounter similar things in the future, we will be deceived by the nobles and bureaucrats of the empire.
Princess Anne also understood this, so she took all the work very seriously at the beginning.
But after the first time she came to Perphycott because of a construction project that she couldn’t handle and was perfectly solved, Princess Anne’s dependence on Purphycott also jumped higher and higher, and even gradually A voice emerged, that is, Perficott would inherit the throne. Anyway, she also had the right to inherit.
However, for Purficott, she was too lazy to pay attention to these. Why doesn't she go back to the lab to do new research when she has this free time, instead of wasting time arguing with a group of Imperial insects?
But no matter what, she must meet the eldest princess Anne. As for the things that the eldest princess asked him to do, Purficott still helped her if he could, and there was nothing he could do if he couldn't help her.
"Aunt Anne, why do you want to see me again?" Purficott said hello to Princess Anne after returning to the office.
Although Purficott was somewhat avoiding Princess Anne, she did not neglect any of the required etiquette.
"Have you gone to confer honors on the new members of the White Bear Knights? I heard that you have expanded your own knighthood. Should you be referring to the White Bear Knights?" Princess Anne looked at him with a sad face. He came to Perficott and told her the purpose of his visit.
Although the White Bear Knights are Purficott's personal armed force, as an armed force, especially the attention attracted by Purficott, the inventor of the steam knight, has crossed a certain line. , the White Bear Knights will be the first to receive attention.
Princess Anne came to Perficott at this time just because she was concerned about this matter.
"Yes, I expanded the current size of the White Bear Knights, increasing the number of knights from 120 to 180." Purficott did not hide it, he was very happy He admitted what he had done.
As for why the slightest disturbance in the Northern Territory can attract so much attention, it is actually easy to understand. After all, the entire empire has a close relationship with the Northern Territory. If something really happens, it will happen very quickly. There will be news surrounding Purficott, not to mention the addition of a full sixty people to the official steam knight establishment.
If this power were placed in the old world, it would be enough to affect the rise and fall of a country's honor. If Perficott is ambitious, he can try to do some fun.
This change in power has naturally attracted the attention of all forces in the north.
The appearance of Princess Anne is precisely based on this. The forces that can be said to be friendly to the North and Perfect Court do not want any conflicts between the North and the Empire Center. Naturally, they hope that there will always be a relationship between the two. Intimacy.
Just such a large-scale change in the composition of the armed forces is a major event with far-reaching consequences for the North itself, let alone others.
But for Purficott herself, this is just the shortest way to use her power to solve the problem when she feels that the number of White Bear Knights is no longer enough.
"You can completely form a new knighthood, so why strengthen the White Bear Knights? The scale of 180 people may be a bit bloated for a knighthood." Princess Anne said in her words Filled with kind reminders, hoping to persuade Purficott to reduce the impact of this matter.
The size of a knighthood is clearly recorded and stipulated in many places.
For example, a knighthood should have ten flag teams according to the rules and standards, and each flag team is composed of about 8-12 official knights.
Usually, a flag team also adds about 4-6 knight apprentices, who follow the official knights to learn how to become a real knight.
This is not only a rule that has been passed down from ancient times to the profession of knights, but also a more specific regulation of the military system of knights in the Victoria Empire.
So generally speaking, although a knighthood will generally not be at full strength due to various reasons, the combat strength of at least a hundred people can still be guaranteed.
Converted to the White Bear Knights, the number of White Bear Knights was about eighty at the beginning, and the rest were basically knight apprentices or trainee knights.
After that, the White Bear Knights received some care and ushered in a stage of development. In the end, the size of the White Bear Knights was fixed within the range of 120 official knights.
Although there are still people such as knight attendants or servants, these obviously cannot be counted in the knight's combat effectiveness, not to mention that Perficott is obviously increasing the number of steam knights.
What Purficott did before was to expand the original 120-person official knight establishment of the White Bear Knight, adding half of the official knight quota, which is six newly formed flag teams.
In fact, many people and many forces are clear about the fact that Purficott has a large number of steam knights.
After all, when Purficott used the Autonomous Knight, he did not hide it at all.
Almost everyone knows that in addition to the two knights, Purficott can also take out hundreds of self-discipline knights at any time.
Obviously, it is not that no one has proposed to limit the scale of the armed forces controlled by Purficott. After all, if hundreds of self-disciplined knights really fight, they may be able to directly severely damage a knighthood that is also equipped with steam knight armor. .
It’s just that the Self-Disciplined Knight is still an alchemy doll that needs to be commanded and controlled by someone. It is not fundamentally different from the alchemy dolls made by Perfectcott in the past.
Coupled with the lobbying of some caring people, this has led to a considerable number of people not paying too much attention to this, just thinking that these are Perficott's toys, and feeling that they are far away from the real knights. There is a gap in combat power.
But the increase in the number of real knights is a completely different concept, which usually means the formation of a whole new class.
So this time, Purficott increased the number of official knights of the White Bear Knights, which immediately attracted the attention of all parties, even though Purficott had already had the factory produce more than two hundred self-disciplined knights before.
"For me, 180 people is just enough. If I follow my ideas, the White Bear Knights should expand to a thousand people." Purficott was half-joking. He responded to Princess Anne's euphemistic persuasion, and then gave his own reasons: "It's a troubled time in the north now. If we just talk about combat power, I can take out three hundred self-discipline knights at any time. This power It's enough to kill a city and destroy a country.
But the self-disciplined knights can't handle more complex problems, so I need to increase the number of white bear knights and let them handle various problems for me."
"Then you. It's completely possible to establish a new knighthood, right? It's not like the empire won't approve it for you, so why not do it?" Princess Anne still didn't want the matter to get too serious, so she found one for Perficott. A reasonable explanation.
However, Purficott directly refused and said very forcefully: "The people in the north only recognize the White Bear Knight, and only the White Bear Knight can be my representative."
(End of this chapter)