Second, the situation of Chen Jian's turtle appearance. In Erathia Di Zai, it is the only one of its kind

In the empire's nearly 1,000-year history, he was the first noble lord to have such a large number of private armies.

Again, of course, this must be done in a low-key manner. Otherwise, if the other nobles of the empire knew about it, they would definitely take the opportunity to lash out at Empress Catherine again, so in the empress's plan, Jian Chen had to disarm on the surface to comply with the laws of the empire. so that the other imperial nobles and lords have nothing to say. But privately. But he can expand his army in the name of the militia.

And in order to be more secure, this 900-strong militia team, although it was actually under the control of Chen Jian, was nominally under the leadership of Count Mrak, a noble general who had abandoned his lordship, and even the required expenses were allocated from the military expenses of the empire.

Of course, Chen Jian had to return the money to the empire through other channels, and it was impossible for the empress to even pay for Chen Jian's private army.

Moreover, the empress also has a special requirement for this militia that is actually the armed force of Chen Jian's private army, that is, the total number of human soldiers among them must not exceed thirty percent, and it must be dominated by foreign soldiers.

It is precisely because she wants to use Jian Chen to subdue foreign soldiers for the use of the empire that the empress will make an exception to authorize the existence of this army, otherwise Jian Chen will be no matter how talented his military talent is. If you want to lead troops, I'm sorry, let's hand over the territory to the empire first.

This good news made Chen Jian very pleasantly surprised, this is a real surprise.

I was surprised that I had to raise so many private troops at once. I'm afraid that I will have to pay a lot of money, not to mention, and I also have a hard requirement for the number of alien soldiers, this task is probably not so easy to complete.

The good news is that if this army is really pulled up, its strength will undoubtedly be even stronger, even if there is another enemy to attack Hammondal. Join forces with Mlak. It won't be without the strength of a fight. And if things go well, the empress will definitely trust and appreciate herself more.

Chen Jian decided that this private army itself would take the elite route no matter what, and the stronger the combat effectiveness, the better.

However, for the time being, everything is still in the middle of the calculation, whether it is the construction of the new Hammondale Castle, Fort Werning, or White Cliff Pass, it must wait until Empress Catherine returns to the imperial capital before it can be officially arranged, and Chen Jian's private army must also wait until the Earl of Mrak, who is known for his marching speed but has not yet arrived, arrives in Hammondale and officially takes office. In order to start recruiting troops in the name of this new commander of the local garrison.

According to the Empress, the Earl had been stationed on the western border of the empire to defend against the Crorod Barbarian kingdom, far away from Hammondal, so his new forces had already been assembled in Hammondal. However, he, the commander, was still running on the road because of the long distance, and it was estimated that it would take three or four days to arrive.

Farewell to the Empress. Chen Jian returned to his station with a beautiful vision for the future.

Although the empress's words did not mention the reward for Chen Jian, Chen Jian was also very satisfied.

In terms of the infrastructure construction of the territory alone, he has already made a lot of money, this money is not a small amount of money, if there is no support from the empire, relying on Chen Jian alone, even if there is a mercury bottle to provide a steady stream of financial support, I don't know which year of the ox will have to wait until it can be completed.

There is no comparison between the financial and material resources of a huge empire and the financial and material resources of a small territory.

And Jian Chen also believes it. I have made several great achievements this time, and the empress is now going to reuse herself, and I don't think I will treat myself badly.

However, on the other hand, Chen Jian was a little faintly worried, the situation of the empress's garrison in Hammondale showed that the empress attached great importance to this land, in case what she did did not satisfy the empress, or if the empress wanted to cross the river and tear down the bridge, he was undoubtedly a very weak party, and he did not even have the ability to resist.

This made Jian Chen very envious of those Negan lords, look at the people, that is the real lord lord, a full earth emperor, do whatever he likes, recruit as many soldiers as he wants, and even the royal family is not in his eyes, unlike himself. Everywhere is subject to the constraints of the Empire. Every move is under the nose of others. It's very unpleasant to think about getting a private army with a little more people to sneak around.

This idea was quietly planted in Chen Jian's heart like a seed, this is a seed of dissatisfaction, although Chen Jian is not aware of it at all, but in the future, this seed will take root and sprout at the right time, and let Chen Jian embark on a completely different path from now on.

Time passed quickly, and several days passed, and Count Mrak, who made Chen Jianwang want to wear it, still did not arrive, and it is said that the trip was delayed because some accidents happened on the way.

And Empress Catherine had to return to the imperial capital of Standwick without waiting for Earl Mlak, she really didn't have time to stay in Hammondale any longer, and there were more important things than Hammondale waiting for her to go back and deal with.

Before leaving, the empress specially summoned Chen Jian again, and once again told him to do his best to take care of Hammondale, to which Chen Jian of course agreed.

At this time, the cold winter has finally passed, spring has returned to the earth, the ice and snow have melted, and Vientiane has been renewed.

As the roads became clear again, many caravans began to appear in Hammondal, and horse-drawn wagons loaded with all kinds of goods galloped down the roads, and almost all passing caravans would stop at Hammondale for a short time, repair and replenish some supplies before resuming their journeys, and some caravans would repair their wagons and equipment after being robbed by robbers on the way. All of this has made Hammondale bustling and lively again.

It is worth mentioning that these caravans are basically human caravans, as the most populous race on the continent of Erathia. Humanity is almost dominant in any aspect, and commerce is of course no exception to all countries on the continent, except for the Hollow Legan Devil Kingdom of Ofer, the rest of the countries all have human inhabitants, except for the Erathia Empire, which is almost entirely composed of human beings, there are a large number of human populations in the Krurod Barbarian Kingdom, the Bracada Mage Kingdom, the Negan Lord Kingdom, and the Tytalia Swamp Kingdom. Even among the necromancers of Qiangya there are many human mages. And there are also a small number of human civilians in the Elven Kingdom.

There are occasional caravans of other races, but they are relatively rare. Because these races will have some unpleasant disputes with other races to a greater or lesser extent. So it's not like humans, because the population is all over the continent. It is easier to be accepted by other races, and it is easier to do business.

Although some countries are hostile to human beings, they are also open to these merchants. After all, no country can be completely self-sufficient in everything, and there will always be things that need to be purchased by these caravans.

For example, in the country of Krorod, wine from Enroth has always been a sought-after commodity, and even the royal family favors this wine from another continent, but the merchant ships from Enroth have always stayed in the ports of the Empire due to the friendly relations between the Iron Fist Dynasty and the Erathian Empire, and only trade with the Empire, so if the Krurod people want to drink this wine, they have to rely on caravans to trade from various places.

And the Krurod barbarians use their own spices to make a unique flavor of jerky. It was the favorite of the Negan people, but the two countries were thousands of miles apart, and there was no friendship between them, and the lords and inhabitants of Negan could only wait for the caravan to depart from Krurod and cross the continent by sea. in order to feast on it.

However, whether it is Enlos wine or Krurod jerky, after such a transfer. The price is as if the "magic jump" magic has been cast by the air magicians, and the jump has reached a staggering level.

In order to protect their own safety, mercenaries and adventurers began to become popular, and they actively provided various protection services for the caravans, and traveled around the world with the caravans.

These guys, who lived a life of licking blood from the knife edge, have made great contributions to the prosperity of taverns and tourism industries everywhere.

Therefore, with the arrival of the caravan, Hammondale also welcomed many mercenary teams and adventurers.

In Hammondale, the liveliest part of the street is the Avenue of Blood, which is home to almost all the shops in the town, and Old Bryant's Tavern is the largest tavern and inn in the area, where many caravans stay and mercenaries and adventurers like to drink and chat and fart.

These mercenaries and adventurers who came with the caravan. All of them were admonished by the caravan leader about a recent rule: in the public places of Hammondal, no local lords were to be criticized, otherwise the employment relationship would be terminated.

This strange new rule has left many unexplained mercenaries and adventurers asking what is going on. And I learned the reason for the incident from some people who had been to Hammondale last fall.

After figuring out the reason, most of the mercenaries and adventurers consciously complied with this rule, after all, everyone came out to seek wealth, not anger.

But there are also those who don't believe in evil, and they don't care about what those in the know say. Thinking that it is impossible for a lord to be so loved by the people, everything is just an exaggeration by some people, maybe that lord is deliberately helping himself to build a momentum in order to make a good name.

It should be clarified. At this time, although the lord has made great contributions to the empire, he once defeated the invaders of the elves with fewer victories, killed one of the hero-level figures of the other party, and once slain dragons, "invented" sleds, and was reused by Empress Cather, but these things are not widely known.

The great achievements of the lord have only been circulated among the people of Hammondal, among the emperor's ** team, and among the high-level of the elven kingdom.

The war between the Empire and the Elven Kingdom that took place in Hammondale. It is well known that the movement of the army cannot hide from the eyes of the public, but as far as the general public is concerned, all that is known is that the two countries clashed again over the disputed land of Hammondal, and then inexplicably made peace and re-signed the alliance, and now the two countries are close allies again, as before.

As for the important role played by Chen Jian, the lord, in the war, it is not at all something that ordinary people can understand.

Therefore, these caravans that had just come to Hammondale after the beginning of spring, as well as the mercenaries and adventurers who had arrived with them, only sighed at why this battle was fought so strangely after seeing the Empress staying in Hammondal's army. Only a small number of people know some general information from the mouths of acquaintances.

Therefore, on this night, a few adventurers belonging to the temporary escort of a certain caravan made a big splash in the tavern of Old Kobery, saying that the lord of Hammondale was so great that it was impossible to get the love of the lords, and proudly declared that they were going to see if anyone would really come out to fight for that bullshit lord.

Then they saw that all the drinkers in the tavern had changed their faces because of their words.

and regular pay. There are many local drinkers in the tavern of the old Kobe, not only the immortals, but also some of the soldiers of the lord's guard.

Since the last carnival night, Jian Chen began to consciously arrange for the big-eared monster soldiers to get close to the people.

When it comes to people who are good drinkers, the wine table is undoubtedly the place that can best shorten the distance between people and eliminate the strangeness, so under Chen Jian's instructions, the half-elf Pete, as well as Robert, Polly and others began to take turns to take the soldiers on vacation to the old Kobe's tavern to drink and cultivate their feelings.

Of course, this affection that needs to be cultivated refers to the relationship between a human soldier and a big-eared monster soldier.

If the soldiers can't accept each other, it is inevitable that there will be some strange feelings when they cooperate in battle, and this feeling cannot be eliminated. It will definitely affect the overall combat effectiveness.

Drinking in the tavern is a great way for the soldiers to get to know each other. And then mutual recognition, secondly, to allow the big-eared monsters and the lords to get close to each other, and to use the intimacy of human soldiers and big-eared monster soldiers to eliminate the lords' wariness of the big-eared monsters, and thirdly, not to drink alcohol in the barracks to damage military discipline. Kill three birds with one stone.

So Pete, the half-elves, they usually come with a dozen soldiers. And there will definitely be three or four soldiers in it who are big-eared monster clans.

Tonight, it was Robert who led the party to drink and cultivate their feelings, and he was accompanied by Orison, the leader of the big-eared monsters.

After this period of time, guided by the example of the lord and the words of Robert, a psychiatrist, the soldiers have slowly come to terms with the fact that these big-eared monsters are their companions. They even joke with each other once in a while. And Orison, who has saved the lord and is highly skilled in martial arts, is even more sought after by some soldiers, and the lords are also used to some big-eared monster soldiers haunting Old Kobe's tavern from time to time. Old Saida, who had touched the cup with Orison, also drank with Orison again. We had a great conversation.

The people gradually discovered that these big-eared monsters did not seem to be as terrible as the rumors said, and the rumors that had been circulating in the past that the big-eared monsters were eating people were slowly being forgotten.

Robert and Orison had only been sitting down in the tavern for a long time when several adventurers had insulted the lord in public, and now Robert, Polly, and Orison had become good friends. Because they had fought side by side in the castle, Orison had saved the lives of two humans.

As a result, they had only drunk a few glasses before they were furious by the bold words of a few adventurers.

Needless to say, the human soldiers are now their heaven and their earth. They are willing to let them die for the lord, and of course they can't tolerate anyone who dares to insult the lord in public.

The big-eared monster soldiers were also very angry, and the lord really didn't say anything to them. Although their current treatment is not as good as those veterans for the time being, it is also countless times better than when they were forced to Ya, not to mention that the lord also said that as long as they work hard, they will also have a bright day, and in this team, as long as they have the ability and merit, they are eligible to enjoy better treatment!

The most direct proof of this is Orison. This guy has been promoted by the lord to be the deputy captain of the guard because of his meritorious rescue and outstanding performance in compiling martial arts textbooks!

Moreover, the lord did not treat them differently because of their different races, and not only did he accept them against public opinion, but even the big-eared monsters who unfortunately died in the castle. After the body was found, the lord was properly buried, which touched the remaining big-eared monsters.

In Qiya, they can't have such treatment at all! For this lord, their new master, they are convinced.

So, both the human soldiers and the big-eared monster soldiers put down their glasses at the same time and stood up, and surrounded the adventurers with a group of equally angry local drinkers.

The other drinkers from other places cautiously moved to the side, and they found that the atmosphere in the tavern had completely changed by this time.

The noisy environment suddenly fell silent, except for the heavy breathing of the local drinkers because of their anger, and a sense of anger permeated the entire tavern.

This sentiment is so palpable.

A local leader took the lead, and he was so angry that he skipped the procedure of theorizing with the other party first, and directly staged a full martial arts.

Although the few adventurers who didn't know the height of the sky and the thickness of the sky found that the situation was a little bad, of course they would not sit idly by, so they chose to fight back.

Dare to come out as an adventurer, of course, there are two blows in his hand, and the leader is soon knocked away by one of the tall guys.

This move angered the other lords and guard soldiers, and everyone rushed up, and the fat beating around these few daring guys was fat.

Guards soldiers were present. Of course, the adventurers were not pleased, let alone the martial arts genius Orison, these soldiers in civilian clothes surprised the outsiders who were watching the outside drinkers to the toughness of the Harmondale people, and the big-eared monsters among them surprised them even more

In a scream, several adventurers were quickly thrown into the street outside the tavern, at this time these adventurers were no longer the same, that person is tall and the most skilled guy was even more restrained by Orison, by the angry old Kobe Bryant with a large pottery wine bottle on his head.