Bab 96: News about the Samara-Lockridge War
Two months passed since Blanc successfully conquered the Dumont Dukedom.
Today, Blanc is happily waiting in front of the gates along with citizens who volunteered to welcome the victorious army.
The citizens knew that the threat to their peaceful lives had been resolved by their capable city lord and his army.
This is why they went all out to welcome their heroes. Almost all of the citizens were in front of the gates and the sheer amount of people waiting was very shocking.
After a few more minutes, Helena and her army appeared.
The citizens went all out with their cheers and blessings towards the army.
Seeing this, Helena and her men were touched. They thought about the months they spent fighting the Dumont Dukedom.
Their hard work and effort were all worth it!
They've successfully defended the lives of the citizens and they were rewarded with this heartwarming scene.
After basking in glory for half an hour, Helena and her men finally arrived at the training grounds inside the city.
They've been informed by Blanc that there will be a celebration later at night so they should just wait in the training grounds temporarily.
Finally, after a few hours, the celebration started.
Citizens and soldiers ate, drank, danced, and sang. Blanc smiled upon seeing such a harmonious scene.
He wasn't stingy with the celebrations because he wanted the citizens to develop a sense of belonging to their city.
The citizens' sense of belonging might seem like a small thing but it is not. Not only does it increase the loyalty of the citizens, it also strengthens the soldiers' resolve to protect their territory.
In addition to this, the citizens will be naturally inclined to report suspicious individuals to protect their peace in their own small way.
In exchange for a few silver coins worth of celebration, such benefits are extremely worth it.
Meanwhile, inside a castle in another kingdom…
"Your majesty, our informants reported that the city is called Resonance City and today, their troops were back from the Dumont Dukedom."
an aide said.
"Hmm…I see. Quite a mystery how this city managed to be this strong but no matter. In the end, they are just a small city that I can swallow up anytime I want."
"Still, make sure to keep observing the city."
"As you wish, your majesty!"
After the short discussion, a person was immediately dispatched to disguise as a citizen to observe Resonance City closely.
Another two months quickly passed as Blanc and Arlo Heisenburg were busy managing their territory.
Arlo Heisenburg, the man who helped Helena and the battalion commanders to recruit a lot of citizens in the early phases of their village, was entrusted by Blanc to lead the development of the Dumont Dukedom.
So far, he has been doing a good job.
Blanc's policies were swiftly implemented all over the Dumont Dukedom and Arlo strictly made sure that the citizens were complying with the new policies.
In addition to this, he started a massive recruitment fair to properly start the development of this territory.
Meanwhile, Alexander has been doing a good job in training the recruits using Helena's hellish training regimen.
Along with a few body-strengthening pills, the recruits were improving quickly.
There were around five thousand recruits along with the remaining three thousand soldiers of Duke Dumont.
After the soldiers swore fealty, they were granted amnesty and are currently on a probationary period.
Alexander couldn't just directly trust them. They have to be under observation for a few months.
Their only job right now was to help him train the recruits.
After around 4 more months, this batch of trainees will be officially enlisted into their military.
In addition to this, Adelaine had also successfully established a branch of the Resonance Chamber of Commerce here.
With the help of the products from the craftsmen, Adelaine planned to improve the quality of life of the citizens here.
She walked around the town with Alexander and saw the pitiful living conditions of the citizens.
This is why she vowed to make the city prosperous in terms of trade.
Fortunately for her, the roads were almost completed.
This made traveling a little bit easier for her. Although it was a bit hard creating a road inside the stormy swamp, the carpenters along with a few soldiers as escorts were enough to complete the task.
Meanwhile, in Resonance City, the current batch of trainees numbering 3000 men finally graduated. With this, the total number of Blanc's military numbered around 8,250 men.
It should've been 8,500 men but unfortunately, due to the recent war, some of the men were now incapable of fighting ever again.
Still, 8,250 soldiers is not a small amount. Especially when a total of three thousand can be considered elites.
After graduation, Blanc immediately started another recruitment fair. This time, he plans to accept 5000 trainees.
The citizens from the city who were eligible quickly went to the fair to register. Not only them, but the people from the villages also rushed towards Resonance City to register.
Needless to say, everyone who was eligible was accepted. In the end, they chose to make an exception and exceed the quota this time.
All in all, the city accepted 6000 new trainees in total. Once this batch graduated along with the batch of trainees from Dumont City and the soldiers who were on a probationary period, the total number of their army will be a whopping 22,250 men.
Blanc's military is developing at an explosive rate.
This is because of the strong economic foundations laid down by Blanc which could support all of their expenses.
This is the importance of developing the economy first. If Blanc focused on the military early on, then he would be struggling right now.
Blanc is currently inside his office and suddenly, someone knocked on the door.
*Knock* *Knock*
"City Lord! I have an important piece of news!"
"Oh? Come in."
Blanc's aide hurriedly entered his office.
"Reporting to the City Lord! Duke Samara has successfully overthrown the Lockridge royal family! King Lockridge III was decapitated in public while his daughters suffered a much more miserable fate!"
"Duke Samara took the queen and locked her up in his bedroom while the princesses were given to his soldiers to be their plaything!"
Blanc's eyes narrowed upon hearing the report of his aide.
He didn't have any particular feelings regarding the Lockridge Royal Family. Although Count Laurelei sided with the Royal Family, it was all because of him being an upright man.
Still, this fat duke was too cruel.
Blanc wondered how Duke Samara was able to overthrow the royal family.
He had a few speculations so he retrieved a map from the drawer of his table and opened it.
After looking at the map, Blanc's eyes narrowed into slits
"So that's what it was…That's why the fat duke had the confidence to start a rebellion"
He had to quickly make countermeasures!
Blanc hurriedly made preparations to leave his office but to his surprise, a visitor from the Terravalle Kingdom was waiting in front of his office escorted by one of his aides.
What a perfect timing!
Status Power Mingguan
-- Peringkat
Power 
-- Power
stone