Suria personally led all the nobles and knights in the capital to welcome the Knight King's return.
Suria, the Knight King's wife, stood at the gates of Colona with a proud smile on her face. She dismounted under the protection of a large group of nobles and knights, and stood in front of everyone. Behind her was the dark elf Olica, who was wearing a black and white maid outfit with white silk stockings. She couldn't help but lick her lips.
Master was finally coming back! He had been gone for half a year, and she missed him so much!
Suria also noticed Olica's excitement. Olica's hand was shaking slightly as she held the umbrella for her. "Olica?" the female knight couldn't help but whisper.
"My lady," the dark elf maid and Laing's pillow was a little impatient, "why isn't master here yet?"
"It should be a while." Suria had been acting as the regent for a while, and now that the Knight King was gone, she was truly in charge. "Don't worry, Olica. Hold on a little longer."
The dark elf's waist-long black hair swayed gently. Olica's amber eyes were a little disdainful as she looked at Suria. She whispered into Suria's ear, "Hold on a little longer, my lady? Who's the one who can't hold back first? My lady, I just want to ask you one question. Are you planning to let me have the night when you're dressed up like this? "
"Olica!" Suria was a little annoyed by the dark elf's teasing, but she only called out Olica's name. The female knight was indeed a little upset. She had dressed up since morning just to welcome her husband.
Suria's outfit today was a very classic white military uniform with sky-blue cuffs, intricate embroidery, and gold buttons. The sky-blue epaulettes had the family crest of a pure white pegasus on them. Two long braided straps connected the epaulettes to her chest, and the two buttons were tight. Her platinum long curly hair was held in place by a hair clip, and it flowed down her back like a waterfall. It set off the female knight's proud figure and noble, elegant, and heroic beauty.
She wore a blue pleated skirt that was ten centimeters above her knees. The edge of the skirt was printed with complicated white patterns, and each section of the pattern was carefully sewn with gold thread. When they were pieced together, they formed mysterious Elvish characters that spread out gently like lotus leaves. She wore a pair of ultra-thin, flesh-colored velvet pantyhose on her slender legs. Her delicate and exquisite feet wore a pair of black lace mesh stilettos, revealing her delicate and small ankles that were wrapped in the pantyhose. On her right ankle was a diamond anklet that exuded divine power, reflecting colorful rays of light under the sun.
"Master will like madam's outfit very much, I promise." Olica looked at Suria's reproachful eyes indifferently, but the dark elf was a little annoyed. "It's a pity that master didn't bring me this time. After Veronica and Teresa returned, only that sow was left with him, right? Oh, or two of them. "
"Olica!" Suria was finally unhappy. The female knight was indeed a little angry. "Have you forgotten the treaty we signed at the turkey banquet?"
"Treaty? Isn't a treaty meant to be broken? " Despite Olica's words, the dark elf was still a little afraid that Suria would really get angry. After all, she was the only daughter-in-law recognized by the Lord of Humans, so the dark elf pursed her lips and said, "Madam, have you heard the news from the Empire? Emilia is already having her third child. "
Speaking of this matter, Suria could no longer remain indifferent. The female knight said a little unwillingly, "Yes, Emilia is really productive. Olica, maybe she has her own secret medicine. It's said that the third child will be named Rita."
"It doesn't matter what it's called." Olica shook her head. "She definitely can't threaten you anyway, but I still suggest that if you have the chance, you should talk to her. On one hand, you can exchange opinions, and on the other hand, you can give her a warning."
Suria's sea blue eyes trembled a little, but the Knight King was calm and did not let the dark elf lead him. "I have my own way of dealing with this matter. I don't need you to teach me. Other than this, what's the latest news?"
Seeing that Suria actually avoided her rhythm again, the dark elf secretly snorted in her heart.
Our legal wife is not easy to deal with.
"There are two." Olica gave a brief summary of the latest few pieces of information, which were all from the Empire.
It could be said that Emperor Karl-franz was a very good and sharp emperor. After the medal craze in Marienburg, the emperor immediately responded quickly. He also immediately announced that the Empire's court would begin to accept war donations and award military medals at the same time.
The emperor's meticulously designed medal system was as follows:
Special Class Charlemagne Gold Griffin Medal.
First Class Charlemagne Gold Double-Headed Eagle Iron Crown Medal.
Second Class Grand Cross Leopold Medal.
Third Class Edelweiss Medal.
Although the Empire's response to this matter was a little later than Laing's, the Empire's response was still fast. Before the entire noble circle of the Empire was conquered by the various exquisite medals of the Brittany, the emperor immediately left a private space for the native medals. Although the Brittany medals were still crazily popular in the market, it was generally believed that the emperor had also fulfilled his duty as the emperor in the fight against the invasion of Chaos. After the medal was made by the Alchemy Academy of Galt, Emperor Karl-franz relied on his extremely fast reaction to quickly transfer tens of thousands of gold marks into his treasury. It could be said that he had stopped the loss.
At the same time, there was also a piece of good news for the Empire. That was, from this year onwards, Saul Hill, which was ruled by the Royal Chief Grand Wizard Galt, officially turned its losses into profits. It no longer needed the emperor's investment. Charlemagne Hill, which was directly under the emperor's jurisdiction, did not need to continue to invest in Saul Hill. Instead, it began to receive a large amount of food, livestock, and ores from Saul Hill in return.
Fort Saul at the Winter Tooth Pass was completed. From now on, Saul Hill would not be so easily invaded by the Green Skin Tribe from the Black Mountain Range. Obviously, this was also thanks to Galt. When the Grand Alchemist was clearing out the Green Skin Tribe from the Black Mountain Range, he used the Ultimate Alchemy Spell of Devotion to turn hundreds of Orcs, Green Skin Warlords, and Goblin Shamans into golden statues.
Now, Saul Hill had formed a new army of about 12,000 people. This army was truly a brand new army, full of vigor and vitality. Moreover, the emperor obviously trusted Galt's loyalty very much. He did not even make too many restrictions or send too many supervisors. Instead, he directly handed Saul Hill and the army of Saul Hill to Galt.
"It can be expected that the difficult financial problem of the Empire will be improved in a few months," Olica concluded.
Suria nodded slightly. As expected of Emperor Karl-franz, he was far-sighted and wise.
The second thing was more important. The emperor immediately got a great inspiration from Laing's Old Guard. Karl-franz announced a military reform and formed a new Empire's Franz Guards Legion. This legion would be unified and reorganized by the emperor from the regular armies of the Empire. It just so happened that the invasion of Chaos made the Kurfürsten realize the importance of a strong central army, and they were all willing to cooperate.
This new legion was different from Rick's Guards Legion. In the past, the Empire's legions were relatively monotonous single-soldier legions, and they were usually named by the name of the province, the name of the unit, and the designation. For example, the First Halberd Regiment of Rick Hill, the Yurick Swordsman Regiment of Midden Hill, and the Pistol-Cavalry Regiment of Ivy Hill.
But this time, Karl-franz reorganized the Franz Guards Legion into two infantry regiments (Sword and Shield, Halberd), one big sword battalion, one light cavalry regiment, and one artillery regiment. In this way, the legion, which was estimated to have 5,000 people, could integrate the infantry, cavalry, and artillery under the same command. By mixing the formations and numbers of the infantry, the mobility of the cavalry, and the firepower of the artillery, each of them could exert the greatest combat power.
This was also the inspiration that Card Emperor got from Laing's Old Guard.
But Suria also knew that this kind of mixed legion was also a great test of the commander's ability. Her husband, Laing, was an indisputable military genius and a master strategist in the world. Of course, there was no pressure for him to command a mixed legion. But for the Empire …
While Sulia was still thinking about it, the knight's army was approaching from afar. The lion flag representing Brittania, the iris flag representing Leon, the tricolor flag representing the old guard, and the duke's coat of arms representing the various duchies appeared on the horizon one after another.
Seeing Suria waiting for him outside the city, Laing got off his horse. The king and queen looked at each other. There were so many things to say, but Laing didn't know what to say. In the end, he decided to stretch out his arms. "I'm back, Suria."
"Welcome back, Laing." Suria was a little shy, but she still jumped into Laing's arms and leaned against his chest. She closed her eyes and enjoyed the moment.
Applause and cheers rang out all around, until Laing whispered into Suria's ear, "Milady, your plan is amazing! We've made a lot of money from selling the medals! Even if we don't count the cost and the blessings, we've made at least 150 thousand crowns! You're amazing, Milady. Let me give you a kiss. "
With that, Laing didn't wait for Suria's reply and kissed her hard on the lips.
François laughed heartily in the distance. He stroked his goatee and said to the dukes beside him, "Look at those two. How old are they? How can they still be so romantic?"
His father-in-law's behavior made everyone look at him with disdain.
Keep showing off! Old fox, keep showing off as much as you can!
The moment Laing's lips parted, he found Suria's legs wobbling. She blushed and couldn't stand straight. She hurriedly pushed Laing away and said, "Laing, it's hot outside. Let's have the army enter the city first. I've prepared a triumphant return for you."
"Alright!" Laing grabbed Suria's hand and smiled at Olica, who was pouting and puffing her cheeks. "Olica, it's been hard on you. I'm back."
"Master is truly a heartless master, to actually be willing to abandon your personal maid for so long." Olica pouted. "And you even had another child with that wild woman outside."
"What do you mean by wild woman? Wasn't Emilia my maidservant with you? " Laing knew that the dark elves were definitely displeased that he didn't bring Olica with him. "She can't be considered a wild woman."
"Forget it, it's better than that sow." Olica secretly glanced at the Lake Goddess Witch who had just come down from the carriage. "Master, I've arranged everything in the palace. You must be tired after the expedition. Have a good rest."
"Alright!"
… I am a wild woman's cutoff line …
After returning from the expedition, other than the grand triumphal ceremony and the sacrificial ceremony of the Holy Grail Cathedral, the distribution of pensions was also carried out in an orderly manner.
This time, Brittany sent out about 52000 soldiers, and eventually, about 42000 of them returned to their hometowns. Among them, nearly 10000 were killed or missing, and about 2000 were seriously injured or disabled. Their families or the deceased would receive a large amount of compensation.
Laing gave the pension to the Church of the Nymph of the Lake to distribute. Under the supervision of the goddess, there would be no corruption in the distribution of the pension, and part of the money was also paid from the church's tithes.
Then, there was the retirement ceremony.
After this expedition, another part of the soldiers would be retiring, and it was Laing's decision to let them retire. Because of the rapid rise of the civil class and the free farmers, Brittany had no shortage of soldiers. Therefore, Laing arranged for some of the old or disabled veterans to be promoted to grass-roots officers, and the rest to be retired.
For ordinary people, their bodies generally began to grow at the age of 16, and their physical fitness began to decline slightly at the age of 26, and then rapidly at the age of 30. Therefore, Laing set the retirement age for ordinary soldiers who had not been promoted at the age of 27 to 28, and the total service time was six years, and in principle, no more than eight years. At this age, if they had not broken through or been promoted to officer, they would have to retire.
The Old Guard would also be forced to retire. For such an elite army, all the soldiers of the Old Guard were at least at the Elite Stage, and their physical fitness was maintained for a longer time. They also had better nutrition, more systematic training, and stronger strength, so their peak period would be maintained for a longer time. Laing set the retirement age for those who had not been promoted to the Legendary Stage or become an officer at the age of 38 to 40.
There were two types of retirements. The first was the so-called "buyout age", which was a large sum of retirement pay based on the number of years of service, the rank of service, and the number of major battles one had participated in. The second type was the "transfer arrangement", which was a company commander or above who would be given a job choice if they retired, but the retirement pay would be greatly reduced.
Just like that, the knight's army was officially disbanded in the afternoon. Most of the soldiers who had participated in the war and returned to their hometown with bulging bags and heavy bags of gold. They would sit on the ridges in the fields, in the taverns, and under the big trees at the village entrance, telling the people about His Majesty Laing's legendary expedition. Countless young people were intoxicated by the stories, and all of them dreamed of following His Majesty Laing on a great expedition, becoming a soldier, earning their first bucket of gold, and even fighting for a knighthood.
However, while the ordinary soldiers had gone back, most of the knights and nobles, especially the great nobles, were still in Culona.
They were preparing to attend Kalad's award ceremony. The Lady of the Lake would personally appear on the day of the Lady of the Lake at the end of October, and officially award Kalad with the highest medal of the Lady of the Lake at the Holy Grail Cathedral.
At the same time, according to the rumors, the Knight King Laing would also officially award Brittany's ten marshals at this event!
Ten marshals! Who would it be?
The great nobles all heard the news, and a storm about the list of marshals caused a huge wave in the noble political circle!
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