Imperial Crown

After putting the things away, Raven turned around and left with Junason. As soon as he walked back into the hall, he heard a bang.

Junason screamed in fright, took several steps back, and almost fell to the ground. The sound echoed between the walls for a long time.

Raven frowned and looked, it turned out that Junason 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.

Gazing across the patterns on it, Raven frowned slightly, then sighed: "Let's go."

This kind of copper urn is about one foot high, cylindrical, bulging in the middle and narrow at both ends. It is engraved with a wolf carving that represents bravery, and the urn cover is designed in the shape of a vulture.

Raven had seen an urn of this shape in the Griffith family cemetery, used to contain grains and other offerings.

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 picture that.

The undead army broke into the castle, opened the cemetery, and summoned the corpses of the ancestors of the Medini family.

Maybe Raven had fought against them.

In addition to evoking the corpses, the members 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 here.

Raven asked: "The Martini family has lived on this land for more than six hundred years, right?"

Junason was still guessing what kind of treatment he would receive. After hearing these words, he immediately said: "To be specific, it is six hundred and twenty-seven years, sir."

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, established a business here."

"Since then, there have been a total of twenty-eight generations of family heads. This generation of family heads is of the third level..."

In Jonathan's narration, Raven gradually understood the history of the Martini 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, it can raise an army at any time. A legion of five thousand five hundred men.

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 before he was thirty years old, but he did not break through to the third level until he was forty-two years old. Among the nine extraordinary people 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 it only has about 1,200 people. It can be called an elite private soldier of 200. However, 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, beauties, and works of art!

Unfortunately, these three things cannot help the Matini family resist the undead army.

Liquor 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.

Therefore, 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 exuded a dead air, like a tomb that had been deserted for a long time. The lively appearance of singing and singing every night was 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, which has been passed down for 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 had a powerful army instead of just 200 elites; if its head was not a third-level but a fourth-level or even fifth-level knight, then it would have been possible to survive this turmoil.

Instead of what it is like now, where the body and the family were destroyed, and even the remains of the ancestors were desecrated, leaving only a small box, which was obtained by an outsider like Raven.

Raven sighed: "Let's go!"

The journey back was faster than when we came. After all, we needed to avoid being noticed when we came, but we didn't need to think so much when we came back, so it only 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 the disposition of Junason.

This time, Junason had lost his merit. 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 Raven was not a person who changed his orders day and night, and punishing Junason was just a pretext, the main purpose was to tame the serfs.

Therefore, 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 him his plan, Simon was surprised and admired at first, then waved his hands and declined.

"This is not possible, Lord Baron!"

"I only learned to read after following you. If you ask me to be a teacher, I really can't do it!"

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 strange when he heard this. The Baron was not much older than him!

Of course I dare not say this.

"This is an order!" Before Simon could continue to refuse, Raven said with a straight face: "I'm going to attend your first class. If you pull your crotch then, see how I deal with you!"

Simon straightened his body: "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 slightly 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 was exactly what Raven needed.

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 streets.

The orphanage was not expensive to build, and Raven had never paid special attention to it, except for naming it "Starting Point".

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, instilling, oh no, "teaching" them the correct concepts for the children, and laying the foundation for his gratitude. The seed of Raven's undying loyalty.

Baron Raven's kindness is not over yet!

It takes ten years to cultivate 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.

Afterwards, Raven called Fiona again and ordered her to compile 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 "Book of Holy Words" from the Church of Light.

"Follow this, it's absolutely 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 with a frown, 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: "Lord Baron!"

"Sit down." Raven sat down, glanced at the paperwork on the desk, and said with a smile, "Why don't you leave it to the quartermaster?"

Above is a breakdown 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 numbers are unclear, and the amounts are inconsistent. One egg can be counted as three silver coins!"

"Lord Baron, if you ask me, I would rather wrestle in the mud with the monsters than deal with this!"

This is something that can't be helped. Now that the market is getting bigger, Old Gordon can't be as comprehensive as before, which shows Raven's dilemma of talent shortage.

Raven thought for a while: "Well, in two days I will transfer Junasi to you. You can see if it works well. If it doesn't work, I will change it."

"Junior?" Eric blinked, and it took him a long time to remember who Junasi 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: "What level two star are you at now?"

Eric was stunned for a moment and said: "About six stars, Lord Baron."

The so-called "stars" are subdivided units that divide the specific levels of knights and mages within each level.

Extraordinary 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 degree of accumulation of fighting spirit and magic power in the body.

However, for the extraordinary people of the first, second and third levels, within the same price range, even if there are differences in star rating, the difference in strength is not very large, so basically only the level is mentioned.

Only when you reach the fourth level or above, the difference in each star will become more obvious.

After reaching the seventh level, it is a step-by-step climb.

"Well, it seems that fighting is indeed the best way to advance your fighting spirit." Raven nodded slowly: "Next, I will help you collect the raw materials for the third level, you should work hard."

Eric's eyes flashed with excitement: "Yes, Lord Baron!"

He has a reason to look forward to it. Whether it is a mage or a knight, every upgrade will produce a qualitative change.

For example, Raven, when he was promoted from the first level to the second level, he opened up the first magic vortex. From then on, he could not only meditate, but also mobilize the elements in the air to condense into magic power at any time in daily life.

This is also the standard configuration of all magicians.

For a Dou Qi user like Eric, at the first level, he can only use Dou Qi to strengthen himself and infuse it into weapons and equipment. At the second level, he can use Dou Qi to condense a layer of Dou Qi armor on the surface of his body.

At the third level, even if he does not rely on martial arts, he can use Dou Qi to launch long-range attacks, similar to the sword Qi and knife Qi in the fairy tale, and his combat effectiveness will be greatly improved!

As for the third level of magician, it is even more different. He can summon and contract his own magic pet.

Magic pets can grow together with their masters. Each one has a unique role and can even affect the future development path of a magician.

It can be said that only when you reach the third level, you can truly be considered a magician!

Raven himself, in the process of constantly absorbing the energy of the magic core, is already a second-level four-star magician, and there is still a short distance from the third level.

But with the help of the Eye of Truth, especially after obtaining the fifth-level magic core, the process of promotion to the third level should be greatly shortened.

"One more thing." Raven said his real purpose: "Javelin Brigade, let's start the selection now."

In the previous war, the collective javelin throwing tactics of the Iron Legion were very eye-catching, which left a deep impression on Raven, so he had long wanted to form his own javelin throwing unit.

Raven and Eric had discussed this matter before, and the decision at that time was to train the recruits first, and then select the best.

After all, not everyone can throw a javelin weighing seven to eight pounds, or about three to three and a half kilograms, sixty or seventy meters.

Eric said: "I understand, sir, then I will start the selection tomorrow."

Raven nodded slowly: "The salary can be higher, and I will also give priority to the supply of weapons and equipment in the future."

Originally, Raven believed that his territory would not be threatened in the short term, but the fate of the Medini family made Raven alert.

Don't the Medini family also think that the world is peaceful and prosperous?

Tomorrow and 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 tell you something, Eric."

"When you are safe, you should be more prepared for danger."

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