"Awoo!"
At this moment, a taller Jackalan wearing iron armor let out a howl. Then, the chaotic Gnolls resumed their formation.
"Leader?" The leader of the spearmen reacted instantly. This group of Gnolls was under the command of a leader. No wonder they could hold on for so long under the attack of the Northguard City army.
After confirming the Gnoll's location, the general gave the order, "130 meters ahead. Target that big Gnoll in metal armor. Cover it with arrows!"
After hearing the order, the archers first calculated the distance, then raised their bows and started shooting.
"Bang, bang, bang!"
The sound of bowstrings was heard continuously. In the next second, a large number of arrows flew into the air. A hundred arrows directly covered the Gnoll leader's location, completely blocking any space to dodge. Before it could continue to command the army, it was nailed to the ground by the rain of arrows.
A large number of arrows pierced through the crude metal armor on its body, making it look like a big hedgehog. The death of the leader caused the Gnolls, who had just stabilized, to fall into chaos again. Some of the Gnolls had already started to run away. Under the combined attack of the spearmen, the barbarians, and the archers, those Gnolls were no match at all. Soon, all the Gnolls who resisted were killed.
After arranging for people to capture the captives, the rest of the soldiers began to clean up the battlefield.
Suhlen stood not far away and watched the end of the battle. He nodded in his mind. He was patrolling the territory with the soldiers, and he didn't expect to see the spearmen's captain commanding the battle when he arrived.
"Go and call the spearmen's captain over." Suhlen ordered the servant next to him. Soon, a servant rode over. After about ten minutes, a burly spearmen's captain with a scar on his face came in front of Suhlen and bowed.
"Greetings, Lord."
"Rise!" Suhlen said with a smile.
"You were the one commanding the battle just now?"
"Yes, Lord!" The soldier nodded and said.
Although he had seen it with his own eyes, Suhlen was still surprised. One had to know that Suhlen didn't train these soldiers to command. This soldier was completely self-taught.
Thinking of this, Suhlen used the system to check the soldier's information. The system prompt sounded in Suhlen's ears, and what surprised him was the content of the prompt.
"Ding! Congratulations, Host! You have discovered a hero among your subordinates! "
A new hero?
Suhlen was shocked when he heard the system notification. After all, the chances of a Soldier becoming a Hero were extremely low. He did not expect to be so lucky to encounter one here.
Suhlen seriously sized up the spearman in front of him. He was tall and muscular, and looked very well-proportioned. His expression was solemn, and his gaze was firm. His posture was also very standard, giving people a feeling of steadiness and steadiness.
"What's your name?" Suhlen asked.
"Ockham," the soldier replied.
Suhlen nodded and continued, "Your command just now was excellent. You have proven your bravery and military talent. I am going to appoint you as a general! Are you willing to pledge your loyalty to me and fight for me? "
A hint of surprise appeared on Ockham's face, but it quickly disappeared. He knelt in front of Suhlen on one knee, placed his right hand on his chest, and said with a serious expression, "Lord! I, Ockham, am willing to pledge my loyalty to you. I will become your sword and fight for you everywhere! "
As soon as he finished speaking, the system prompt sounded in Suhlen's ears again.
"Congratulations, Host! Hero: Ockham pledges his loyalty to you and requests to become your subordinate. Do you accept?"
"Accept!"
Ockham's name appeared in the hero column in the system interface. At the same time, his data also appeared in front of Suhlen.
Hero: Ockham; Loyalty: 100
Race: Human
Rank: Transcendent Rank-3
Profession: Warrior
Strength: 23
Agility: 14
Vitality: 21
Spirit: 12
Charm: 12
Command: 86
Characteristics (Talents): Advanced Sturdiness, Intermediate Fortitude, Strong Will, Discipline, Command, Calm, Insight, Bravery, Integrity, Loyalty, Prohibition, Coldness, Battle Reflexes
Commander: He is an excellent commander. Under his command, the army will display stronger combat power (Command + 10, Army Combat Power + 10)
Prohibition: He hates drinking and does not allow alcohol in his army. Army Discipline + 15
Skills: Charge, Shield Bash, Evasion, Smash, Cleave, Hurling, Boost Morale, Weapon Mastery, Hand-to-Hand Combat, Tackle, Rapid Assault, Defense, Defense, Dual Weapon Mastery.
Weapon Proficiency: Gun Mastery 182, Sword Mastery 165, Hurling 130, Horsemanship 107
Looking at Ockham's attributes, Suhlen was quite satisfied. Although a Rank-3 transcendent was not considered high among the heroes, as long as he worked hard and participated in a few battles, he would be able to advance to Rank-4 very quickly. Moreover, Ockham's attributes were different from Boulder's and Johnson's. He was a commander-type hero.
Although Boulder and Johnson were stronger than Ockham, they were the kind of heroes who charged into battle. Although these heroes were strong, they didn't know how to deploy troops or fight a war. The only hero in Northern Citadel that could hold her own was Succubus Chrissy. Moreover, Succubus Chrissy wasn't familiar with battle formations.
Ockham was a commander-type hero, which was very beneficial for the expansion of Northern Citadel.
Suhlen pulled out his sword and placed it on Ockham's shoulder. He followed the knight's way of swearing loyalty in this world.
"Very good." After the ceremony, Suhlen gave his sword to Ockham, who was kneeling on one knee, and said in a deep voice, "From today onwards, you are the military commander of Mirror Lake City. The army of Mirror Lake City will be under your command. At the same time, you will be the governor of Mirror Lake City and will be responsible for the construction of Mirror Lake City."
"Yes, sir!" Ockham replied when he heard Suhlen's appointment.
Appointing Ockham as the governor of Mirror Lake City was only a temporary measure. In Suhlen's mind, the military and administrative forces of a city were two completely different lines. The military was only responsible for training troops and fighting, while the administrative forces were responsible for developing the city. The two sides cooperated with each other or restrained each other to form a balance.
This separation of civil and military was very necessary. If there were no such restrictions, when there were more territories and more generals, there would be no restrictions. Those generals might very well become local tyrants.
Although these people had declared their loyalty to Suhlen, their descendants might not. In order to prevent the emergence of such separatist forces, Suhlen had banned them from the root. However, the situation now was a bit special. Suhlen did not have enough manpower.
When the officer training base in Northern Citadel was upgraded, a better training system would be established. Then, qualified officers would be trained. When that time came, Ockham's power would be taken back and his position would be changed.
In the future, Suhlen would also confer nobles. In this world, before you had the power to break the rules, it was best to follow the rules of this world. Although the aristocratic system had many shortcomings, it was very suitable for this era.
Of course, Suhlen was not like other countries where the nobles had absolute authority in their fief. Everything in the fief was controlled by the nobles. This was impossible. The nobles in Suhlen were like hereditary military commanders. They had their own army, but they did not have the right to govern the fief. The right to govern the fief belonged to the country. The taxes in the fief were also equally distributed by the country and the nobles.
Although the fief was nominally ruled by the lord of a city, the lord did not control all the wealth in the city. There were free people, merchants, and ordinary civilians in the city. These people owned land and houses. The wealth belonged to these people. Although it belonged to the lord in name, the lord only owned a part of the land or manor. It was impossible for the lord to own all the land.
In Suhlen's rules, the nobles owned manors, castles, mansions, and knights. However, the army that protected the city had to be owned by the country. The nobles could only keep their own private army. At the same time, all the land except the fief of the lord belonged to the Duchy. The free people and merchants were also citizens of the Duchy.
The laws in the fief were the same as those in the Duchy. In other words, the nobles could keep their wealth, but the management of the city, political power, and laws belonged to the Duchy. Of course, the nobles could also hold positions in the Duchy. Their status as nobles did not affect these positions.
As for the sudden change from the feudal lord's fief system to the feudal county centralization system, Suhlen had considered it. Although he had the system, the loyalty in the system could not be locked to the maximum value. Only those who used the self-created hero template could be locked to it.
Once he implemented the county system, the nobles who did not get enough benefits would definitely not be willing. After all, being a local tyrant or a local rich man, as long as one was not stupid, one would know which choice was better. At that time, there would even be defections. After all, the surrounding countries were all fief systems.
Therefore, Suhlen decided to centralize the power in this way.
In fact, Suhlen did not care much about the wealth. What he cared about was the population and land. The foundation of a country was built on the population and land.
Suhlen had also studied the fief system in Florence and the surrounding countries. Although the fief system made the nobles the local tyrant in the fief, they still had to pay taxes to the nobles one level above them. Under normal circumstances, it was half. Of course, the lord's own property belonged to him.
These taxes would be divided step by step and finally go to the king. In this way, as long as there were no problems, the king would always be the most powerful. Of course, in this extraordinary world, there were many changes. For example, the appearance of a Legend.
In fact, the law of this world was still the law of the jungle.
After inspecting the progress of Mirror Lake City, Suhlen handed the development plan of Mirror Lake City to Ockham. Then he returned to North City with the army.
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