The war, which lasted more than a month, ended before the arrival of winter.
Seeing Orders of Chivalry evacuate the Eagle Kingdom with the plentiful spoils of war, Liszt relaxed a bit and left with his dragon regiment.
All the spoils of war were distributed on the Iron Hoof Island.
According to the distribution principle, mineral resources and the like were directly handed over to the Sapphire Family for distribution. Liszt did not ask about it. He already had the Dragon Pit Mine and the Jade Mountain Vein, so he did not care about the looted resources.
The migrating serfs and the seized food were all enjoyed by the Flame Family alone. Therefore, every batch that arrived was quickly sent to the magic gate of the Spirit Island and then transported to the Flame Island. The local officials would quickly arrange for the serfs to live and work together with the Flame Family and the Moonkiller Family.
Since neither side understood the other's language, a lot of unnecessary trouble was avoided and they could just immerse themselves in work.
The captured Knight on the battlefield would be distributed according to the Knight's wishes. Those who wanted to pay the ransom in exchange for freedom would be temporarily imprisoned on the Iron Hoof Island. Those who did not want to pay the ransom would simply surrender and be sent to the Flame Island to be incorporated. Their families and sprites could also be brought over.
Liszt promised the Knight through the officials that the Knight did not need to hand over their wealth as long as they worked for the Flame Kingdom.
Before the founding of the kingdom, their sprites would have to serve the Flame Island.
According to the degree of their service contribution, they could exchange for military merits and obtain titles of nobility. After the founding of the kingdom, they would be granted land according to their military merits.
Liszt told all the Knight that the kingdom would be founded within three years.
The Knight was reluctant to pay the ransom before surrendering. Now, not only could they keep their sprites, but they could also continue to be noble Knight, so why not?
"The ransom of the Knight who refuses to surrender will be collected and distributed by the Sapphire Family. Of course, if it involves nobles above the rank of count, I will have to personally arrange it." Liszt had already explained that ordinary Knight, Knight Lord, and Baron Viscount could not be squeezed out too much ransom.
However, nobles like counts and marquises could squeeze out lesser sprites and greater sprites.
Although Liszt no longer cared about the sprite worm, he was still reluctant to part with the lesser sprite and the greater sprite. This time, they captured two Marquises and as many as 11 Earls. Under the attack of the Sapphire Dragon, these nobles were no different from ordinary Knight.
After riding the dragon back to Iron Shoe City, Liszt was enjoying a massage from a maid in the study of the castle, "Has the Knight count been calculated?"
He asked Gort, who came to report the distribution of the spoils of war.
"Thanks to His Royal Highness's grace, we've had a great harvest this time. We've recruited a total of 4,672 Earth Knights and more than 7,600 Trainee Knights." Gort's face was flushed red. His strength was weak, and his noble rank was also very low. But now, he was one of the first two elders of the Fire Kingdom.
He and Markus did not have the qualifications to become greater aristocrats. The highest noble rank was at most a viscount, because a count needed to become a Sky Knight.
But even though he only had the title of Baron, he still enjoyed tremendous power, often managing the territory on behalf of Liszt.
"Only 7,600 Trainee Knights?" Liszt frowned.
"Well, Your Royal Highness, as you know, there are not many Earth Knights who can afford to raise Trainee Knights as retainers. Most of the retainers are ordinary people. These retainers are counted as serfs."
Just like Liszt.
He was just a Trainee Knight. Although he was conferred the title of Baron, his retainers were only four ordinary people.
Many Earth Knights did not even recruit retainers. If they recruited retainers, they would have to provide food and drink. Many Earth Knights could not even feed themselves, let alone raise retainers. Markus was a good example. He was an elite Earth Knight, but he did not have a single retainer.
He raised his own horse, carried his own spear, and cleaned his own armor.
Liszt nodded slightly and asked, "Have these Earth Knights and Trainee Knights been sent to Flame Island?"
"Yes, every time a batch of Knight is sent, after obtaining the Knight's willingness to surrender, they are sent to Flame Island for reorganization. From the message sent by the Magic Platform, there were some twists and turns. But with His Excellency Achilles in Reed City, those Knight do not dare to make any trouble. "
Although A Qi was a pure little Siren who was favored by the Unicorn.
However, her worldview was quite different from that of humans, and with the bad teachings of Liszt, she did not have too many taboos about killing people.
Perhaps to her, killing people was like killing sea monsters that were harmful to her when she lived in the sea. So when Liszt entrusted her to guard the Magic Sweeping Reed Gate and told her to kill anyone who rebelled, she did it without any room for negotiation. She did not have a benevolent personality.
Whether she was pure or not had nothing to do with the killing itself.
It was a portrayal of the desire in the heart. Killing with desire and profit was definitely not pure, but killing chickens and dogs for meat was just a normal behavior in life, and it did not mean that it was impure.
Therefore, A Qi could ride the Unicorn and casually kill the Knight who caused the disturbance.
With the powerful symbolism of the Unicorn, she naturally stood on the moral high ground when she killed people. The humans close to the Unicorn must be the embodiment of virtue!
"Her Highness the Magic Shooter rode the Unicorn, the Knight who was killed by her must be a bad guy!"
Moreover.
In the world of the Knight system, strength was respected. Was it a big deal for a Dragon Knight or Magic Shooter to kill people? Even if a few great nobles were destroyed, no one would dare to talk behind their backs.
After all, the Dragon Raising Family was the big player.
After asking the Earth Knight and the Trainee Knight, Liszt asked new questions, "Advisor Gort, how many Sky Knights are there?"
"There are 57 viscounts who chose to surrender, two of them are Sacred Swordsmen, 21 are ordinary Sky Knights, and the rest are just elite Earth Knights. There are 45 viscounts who refused the title and chose to pay the ransom, all of which have been handed over to the Sapphire Family for distribution. "
"How did the 11 counts choose?"
"Your Highness, they have not been summoned by you, so they have not responded yet. At present, only three counts have chosen to pay the ransom."
"That is to say, there are still eight counts who may surrender. How strong are they?"
"Four ordinary Sky Knights, three Sacred Swordsmen Sky Knights, and one Perfect Sky Knight."
"Well, a Perfect Sky Knight, that's interesting." Liszt was very interested in this count. There were many battles during the pioneering of Flame Island.
Fighting against the stubborn Moonkiller Tribe and the ferocious World of Warcraft required a powerful Knight as a safeguard. Liszt couldn't handle all the troubles. He was the future king and couldn't work everywhere.
Suppressing the idea of immediately summoning this count, he continued to ask, "There are also two Marquises, what attitudes have they revealed? Well, let's talk about the Marquis of Wildwave first."
The Marquis of Wildwave, Di Maria Yuhuashi, was tragically captured by Liszt for the second time.
His territory happened to belong to the rich coastal hinterland of the Eagle Kingdom, and there was a large river for shipping supplies, so it became the first place to be attacked. The strong walls of the Great River Heart Castle could not stop the Sapphire Dragon. Under the Sapphire Dragon's dive, half of the wall collapsed.
Then a white flag was hung at the top of the wall, and the Marquis of Wildwave wisely chose to surrender.
Gort smiled, "Your Highness, the Marquis of Wildwave is not imprisoned, and he has been acting as Your Highness' follower everywhere. He has promoted Your Highness' glory among the captured nobles, and recruited these viscounts and counts for Your Highness … Another Marquis originally refused to surrender, but these days he has been persuaded by the Marquis of Wildwave. "
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