The advantage of choosing a secluded manor with its own entrance and courtyard was that I could build it as I pleased without the neighbors complaining that I was disturbing them in the middle of the night … Cough, I meant that I could slightly strengthen my military facilities and training without being noticed.
According to my agreement with Orloss, in order to participate in the upcoming events, I indeed needed to reorganize my subordinates' strength. Being a peerless general sounded great, but it was actually just another way of saying that I was a commander without an army.
In consideration of future high-intensity battles, coupled with the increasingly troublesome current situation, it was indeed time to reorganize the "Mist" Flag's combat strength.
Yep, the "Mist" Flag was the "Mist" from Roland Mist. It wasn't the Donglan royal family that Renée was in. It was my, Roland's, personal force, or perhaps — my family.
If we put all our allied forces together, their combat strength would be quite impressive. However, many of them belonged to certain countries or alliances, but not many of them could be completely under my name.
My Seven Deadly Sins (Lust was still sleeping, Pride was disobedient, and Sloth wasn't even born yet), my Red Hunting Hounds (many of whom were working in Donglan, while most of them were still messing around in the Underground), and then there were my retainers, such as my personal advisor Timlad, Olivia, and her group of engineers and alchemists, the merchant guild that Elisa had left behind as a gift, the Great Druil Eaglestorm, and the Dark Elves Diana, Yawen, Momo, and Victoria, who were no longer restricted by their duties. Yep, and "wait."
"… Why do I have to wait when it's my turn?" A certain dracon complained.
"… Isn't it because you're becoming more and more associated with the word" harmony "? Sooner or later, you'll be able to summon the Holy Light of Harmony just by using your name."
With my status as the God of Law's Divine Envoy and my past relationships, I could indeed command Xueti, Lilith, and the other Law job classes. However, strictly speaking, they weren't under my control. They were loyal to the Church of Law, and as law enforcers and judges, they should indeed remain neutral.
With my identity as the Last Descendant of the Mist, I can indeed command Donglan's Aurora Knight and Sleuweir's Royal Knight. But strictly speaking, before these warriors, there are still the two empresses, Renée and Glina. It isn't suitable for me to command them frequently and directly.
Actually, every time before I made a move, I would have Renée and Glina personally lead the team. This was not only a way for the young kings to gain experience, but also a way to show respect to the royal authority.
Of course, as the Mist Alliance was established, as a core member of the Mist Alliance, I would have more and more hidden subordinates under my command. However, it was possible that my direct combat strength would decrease as well.
Normally, I didn't have many subordinates under my command. If I wanted to start a war or deal with a war, I could only rely on my personal charisma. This wasn't my personal situation, but rather a common problem in this generation.
Even if I didn't want to admit it, the basic foundation of humanity in the world of Aichy was still nobles and Knight knights. The harsh environment caused the weak humans to learn to band together for warmth. Nobles ruled over their citizens, and they also had the responsibility of protecting their citizens. Meanwhile, countless domain lords pledged their loyalty to the royal authority, and together, they formed a kingdom or empire.
Of course, there were also countries with a parliamentary system and a republic system. However, these countries were either small in size, such as a single city and a single country, or they had special situations, such as a unified theocracy or a mixture of different ethnic groups. However, the dominant system was always the feudal feudal system of feudal lords, who were considered reactionaries in the olden days.
I didn't try to start a bourgeois or proletarian revolution like how transmigrators often appeared in novels. That was because such a social system and concept suited the current reality of society. Forcing an "advanced" system that didn't fit the current reality would only cause the wheels of history to roll past me.
The weak would serve the strong, and the strong would protect the weak. When harsh living conditions required such a direct rule of survival, the nobles who possessed power would naturally always exist. Those who weren't originally nobles would also become nobles or feudal lords after obtaining power.
And in the current feudal era, even the king of a country would only be the largest domain lord in that country. His power came more from his authority. In reality, the only direct subordinates he had were his family's territory and the Knight who was loyal to that family. Yep, the Royal Knight. In most situations, a Royal Knight was a personal Knight who was loyal to the Royal Family. However, since the Royal Family was the ruler of the country, there was no difference between being loyal to the Royal Family and being loyal to the Royal Family.
Alright, now that I've said so much, I can see that the countries in this world were completely different from the modern countries on Earth. From a certain point of view, the countries in Aichy's world were made up of countless "families". The Knight's loyalty was usually to that family, not to the so-called country. In fact, it could even be said that there wasn't a pure concept of a country.
And the composition of this "family" wasn't purely based on bloodline. It was also possible to have a common ideal or a common goal. In order to resist the tyranny and genocide of the Lav Empire, countless races and people hid and moved to the Shimmering Mountains. When they really drove out the Lav Empire, a family with the emblem of "White Eagle" became the master of that mountain range. And the descendants of those survivors became a new race, the Tanyan people, and they were the descendants of Eagle.
Completely different from this was the Faran Family. They were a group of scholars who specialized in the study of ancient arcana and astronomy. They conducted research under the guidance of a peerless genius named Faran. After a long period of time, they intermarried and intermarried with each other, becoming a legendary family with generations of astrological archmages.
A country was a combination of families. A local Knight would be loyal to the local domain lord, the local domain lord would be loyal to the royal family, and all idle Knight would be loyal to the royal family. The destruction of a country would usually be the destruction of the royal family of that country. That was why the destruction of a country's royal family was sometimes even more dangerous than an invasion by foreign enemies.
That's why I can say that as long as I'm alive, the Mist Kingdom isn't destroyed. And the loyal royal Knight and warriors of the Mist Kingdom are currently following me as undead. In that case, in the eyes of the public, does that mean that our Northlands Mist Family isn't destroyed as well?
"This, I really don't know? Why don't we ask Cavendish about it? "
From a certain standpoint, there really was no precedent for what happened between the two of us. Indeed, there was no precedent for someone dying and then coming back to life and going to hell.
However, Renée's Donglan royal family, the Mist Family, and Sleuweir's royal family, could only be viewed as a branch of the original Northlands Mist Family. This was something that their founder had admitted when he raised his flag.
If I directly admitted that Renée and Glina were members of the Northlands Mist Family, it was likely that the two of them would have to be placed under me. Not only would I, as the original owner of this land, have a difficult time interacting with the two princesses in the future, it might even cause a war between my descendants over the legitimacy of the Northlands Mist Family. This was something that I obviously didn't want to see.
And no matter what happened in the past, now that I was walking the world as Roland Mist, it was only natural that the Northlands Mist Family still existed. At the very least, it could be seen as the Northlands Mist Family's revival.
Bastian and the others had already privately complained to me several times. They hoped that I would be able to raise the Mist Family's flag again. Even if the country was destroyed, the family would still exist. They hoped that I would be able to raise the Mist Family's flag and revive the Northlands Mist Family.
On a different level, this was indeed a necessity after the Mist Alliance was established. I anticipated that the Mist Alliance would be a parliamentary alliance of countries. However, only the royalty of each country would be able to become a member of the Mist Alliance. Since I was participating in the Mist Alliance under my personal name, it was obviously inappropriate for me to do so.
Alright then, to be honest, what I found the most intolerable was that I never expected that these old skeletons and zombies would be so bored as to try and force me into a marriage.
"Your Highness, you're already more than three hundred years old, and the king next door already has five generations of grandchildren. Yet, you're still an old bachelor? I've let down the previous king's teachings!"
"… Who's an old bachelor!? What does it have to do with my father whether or not I have a woman? I already have a girlfriend! Eliza, a Demon Lord, a Flame Sea Marchioness. She's super strong, aren't you afraid!? "
"… So what if she's a SemiGod and a Demon Lord? The Mist Family wants a female master, not a hired thug. Even a Demon Marchioness can't have children, so why should I be afraid? Your Highness, please think about it. If you die, who will we old fellows be loyal to? The Mist Family's two thousand years of inheritance can't be lost in our generation. Miss Eliza can indeed be a mistress, but the Mist Family needs a female master who can have children. "
I was quite angry that someone was forcing me to get married in front of everyone. But from a certain standpoint, old Sir Ferdinand, who had been loyal to the Mist Family for generations and was my elder, could indeed act as my father. I couldn't even vent my anger.
But if that was all there was to it, I could still accept it. Previously, I didn't have many living subordinates under my command. But now that Timlad and the others had joined the Mist Family, I had more and more living subordinates under my command. This made some things more troublesome.
"Your Highness, even the long-term mercenaries working for major merchants are loyal to the merchant family. You have more and more subordinates. Even if you don't care about yourself, you still need to think about them. At the very least, they'll have a place to pay their pensions if they die, and their families will be able to take care of them when they're old. That's where you'll have nothing to worry about. "
"Yes, Your Highness. You should at least think about your subordinates and give them a chance to become nobles. Even if the powerful individuals don't care about such things, do you think those low-level warriors and youths wouldn't care? Even those dark elves would want a stable family. "
Ever since we returned to the Northlands and were able to walk under the sun, these Knight Orloss kept nagging me.
I could understand how they felt. They had returned to their homeland, but everything had changed. They hoped that the Mist Family could be revived and that the family they were loyal to would be able to continue. But in the end, a certain someone's words made me decide to rebuild the Mist Family.
"Actually, I think that Her Highness Renée would be a great choice as the future female master of the Mist Family. It's perfectly fine for her to split from the Mist Family and return to the original Mist Family. Even the palace can be returned to the original one. That would be perfect. "
Cough, I wasn't talking about that. I threw this bastard out of a window on the third floor. Later, I found out that he had received benefits from Renée! Then, I punished Renée by swinging her sword a thousand times.
"Your Highness, even if it's for our own good, with the Mist Family, we can even adopt a son to inherit our martial arts and honor. This way, our family won't be cut off, and our family will have a meaning of passing on!"
As far as the eye could see, it wasn't just one or two Undead Knight Orloss Knight whose soulfire was filled with hope. Instead, it was all the Undead Knight Orloss Knight Orloss.
Being accepted by a living person and being able to adopt a son to continue their family was a beautiful dream that the Mist Kingdom's Royal Knight Orloss Family didn't even dare to dream about. Now that they were only one step away from their dream, how could these Royal Knight Orloss Family, who valued honor and inheritance, endure it?
"You can just adopt a son to rebuild your family. It won't affect me."
"Your Highness, who will the new family be loyal to? Our adopted son and his descendants will be loyal to their descendants. "
Alright then, from a certain standpoint, this was just like how the commoners wouldn't dare to light up their lamps if the officials didn't set them on fire … Something seemed off about this.
Even if it was only for the sake of the loyal Knight Orloss Family members who had followed me for so long, it was necessary to rebuild the Mist Family. After all, it was only a change of name, and it wouldn't affect me from doing what I wanted to do. In the end, I agreed.
But, just the announcement of this news caused both the living and the dead to become more enthusiastic about their work by at least 50% … I couldn't help but sigh. As expected, this was still a feudal society where traditional values were deeply ingrained.
"It would seem that while it's important to have a common goal, we do indeed need a long-term meal ticket as a material guarantee …"
And right now, for the sake of the great trouble that was about to begin, the strength I gathered was the entirety of the new Mist Family.
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