In the Middle Ages, people drew cards to be promoted to nobility.

a week later.

Renovated inner citadel in Hebron.

Lothar was wearing black scale armor and a red double-headed eagle's cape. He stood majestically on the throne.

He is accepting the allegiance of more than ten noble children from Europe.

These days, children of nobles from all over the country often come to serve, most of them are the second sons of nobles from Europe. In addition to their empty titles, they only have equipment and ambitions to make achievements.

Lothar screened and accepted some of them as candidates for transfer to heavy-armed horse archers, while others were sent directly to Jeanne to help train new recruits.

The number of edict knights is limited and cannot be wasted on them.

Lothar also plans to accumulate some quotas and then use them when he summons lords from all over the country to go south to attack Rauf's territory.

He is now the spokesperson of the Young Faction of the Kingdom of Jerusalem. He has the same status as Leonard in the past and can compete with the Regent Raymond.

If the King's Party hadn't officially merged with the Queen Mother's Party, there would have been even more people joining him.

Send away the knights newly loyal to him.

Jeanna walked into the castle with a bad look on her face.

During this period, are you enjoying your time at home?

After finishing speaking, without waiting for Lothar's reply, he added: I think it's very happy. I don't have to be exposed to the wind and sun every day, and even my skin is much more delicate.

She glanced at Chelinina, who was sitting aside and chatting quietly with Fringilla, and hummed: Look at Miss Chelinina, such a fair little girl, she is almost tanned.

It's not that exaggerated.

Lothar glanced at Cellinina. She was indeed a little darker, but it was still far from wheat-colored.

Chelinina also frowned slightly and whispered to Fulin: Is it really a lot darker?

Fringilla muttered: Don't listen to her nonsense. What Jeanne says is only half reliable at best.

You have really worked hard during this period.

Chelinina shook her head slightly and said: It's not hard, this is my duty.

Jeanne said angrily: Indeed, this is not considered hard work. After all, we have to go deep into enemy territory to hunt a fire dragon. Maybe one of the sisters will be heroic.

Lothar was speechless.

He could understand the resentment of Jeanne who wanted to destroy her.

Because during this period, he really didn't do anything serious.

In addition to exercising and meditating every day, accepting allegiance can be regarded as business.

Andreas managed Hebron in an orderly manner. His potential was not low. He also studied with Coors for a period of time and made great progress. He was fully capable of taking charge of the government.

Don't be angry, dear Jeanne, first see what this is?

Lothar spread out her hand, and in her palm appeared a square, gold-rimmed piece of paper that looked very much like a video tape prop.

Here are this week’s card draw rewards.

The full name of this thing is: Blank Combat Record (Battle of Song and Jin Dynasties).

This is a rare item for elite retinue. As long as you pass the test in this blank combat record, you can successfully advance to the elite level.

My lord, you are so kind!

A bright smile suddenly bloomed on Jeanna's face, she took the gold-rimmed video tape and looked at it carefully.

Is this person born in the Year of the Dog? He turned against him so quickly.

Lothar was speechless and said:

Don't be too happy too early. This blank combat record needs to be kept in the simulation record. Lead all the soldiers in the territory to defeat the five thousand army led by Jin Wushu in a small-scale battle.

With the little wealth in the territory, do you think it’s possible?

Jeanne frowned: I know a little about the Kingdom of Jin, but who is this Jin Wushu? What are the composition of the five thousand soldiers and horses under his command? Are they elites or just a mob?

Jin Wushu is the fourth prince of the Jin Kingdom. His real name is Wanyan Zongbi. He is not a particularly outstanding general, but he is certainly not a brainless fool.

This person often appears as Yue Fei's background in legendary novels.

The army he leads is of course elite! It has everything you need, including light and heavy cavalry.

Xiliao, also known as Taohua Shihan, was beaten to death by this group of people.

Lothar paused slightly and then said: But even the lost dog of Xiliao, in Central Asia, defeated the Sasanian king and once lost the sacred land in the river. It is conceivable that the Jin Kingdom How powerful the army is.

Jeanne frowned: What about their equipment? I heard that the Jin Kingdom was originally a group of barbarians living in the forest. How powerful can they be, no matter how brave they are?

Lothar said helplessly: Originally, it should not be very good, but after defeating the Song Dynasty and the Khitan Liao Dynasty, it provided the Jin people with a large number of armors, weapons, and crossbows.

So the equipment is also very elite, right?

Jeanne couldn't help being speechless for a while.

Lothar sighed softly: Anyway, take it first. When your new army is trained, there should still be a chance to defeat the opponent.

Can I try it first?

Jeanne thought about it: Come to think of it, if I can shoot the general with a holy spear, and the enemy army has lost its backbone, it may not be impossible to win if we fight hard.

Lothar nodded and said: Yes. But it's best not to. The upper limit of using this blank combat record is three times. Besides - no one can say for sure whether there are powerful extraordinary beings around Jin Wushu, and you may not be able to successfully behead him.

That's it. I'll keep it for now. It's still early to reach full level anyway.

Jeanne said with some regret.

She was very clear about how much money Lothar had. After expanding the army and settling tens of thousands of people, there really wasn't much money left.

We can only hope that Hogg's ghost ship and the merchant fleet sent by Mueller can bring back enough valuables.

Put away the combat record.

Jeanne teased: Sir, with this good thing, you didn't give it to Miss Prajna for use but gave it to me. I'm quite surprised.

What's so surprising about this?

Lothar asked rhetorically.

This thing must be given priority to six-star retinues. One of Chelinina and Prajna is an assassin, and the other is an iron guard. Neither of them can be as big as the early elite upgrade of your lord template.

Fringilla snorted: I don't accept it, why should I be counted as a five-star? It's not fair!

This is not something I can control.

Lothar comforted: If I could make the decision, I would definitely appoint you as a six-star.

Jeanne smiled and said, I think so too. Miss Ephlin's ability is more than enough to be a six-star.

Nina, what do you think?

Cellinina, who was silent on the side, did not expect that she would have her own business. She was stunned for a moment and then said: What your Excellency and Miss Jeanne said makes sense.

Ahem - let's get down to business.

Lothar became serious: The matter at hand should have come to an end for now, right?

Chelinina nodded and said: Yes, the citizens are already in place. With the help of the order knights from various places and the patrol officer appointed by you, there should be nothing wrong.

Same here.

Jeanne replied: The personnel of the nine hundred standing army you want me to train are already in place. The dozen or so archer officers you sent me are all very good. Lane and Model's methods of training infantry are also decent. Next, I will It’s okay not to be there.”

Heavy-armed archers are also considered archer officers.

In that case, it's settled. We'll set off tomorrow and go south to the pagan territory to hunt the Indominus Dragon. Is there any problem?

Jeanne said readily: No problem.

Chelinina nodded slightly: Me too.

Jeanne suddenly said: By the way, I heard in the past few days that Princess Sibylla is going to marry Belian of the Ibelin family. Do you have any thoughts, sir?

No idea.

Lothar really didn't care about this.

In terms of beauty, Sibylla was far inferior to the women in front of her.

About feelings?

He has a shitty relationship with Sibylla.

He has already cheated, so he still needs to rely on marriage to make a fortune?

Isn’t that like kneeling down to beg for food?

Jeanne joked: That's really a pity, but you are so ambitious, sir. How about I conquer Constantinople for you later and let the Queen of the Eastern Empire be your little wife?

Okay, I'll wait for the day when your big words come true.

Lothar couldn't help laughing.

Although the Eastern Empire was in decline, it was still a large and important empire on the European continent. It was beyond the reach of a mere border count.

By the way, today, you all learn a few common Arabic phrases from Prajna, which may come in handy later. When I go, I have no intention of causing a conflict with Rauf's army.

It was different when I came back.

Three days later.

Lothar stood on a raised black rock.

Looking at the continuous volcanoes in front of me.

The crater is filled with smoke.

There is black solidified lava everywhere. Walking on it, you can feel a scorching heat wave.

The ground is black and absorbs heat. As we are getting closer to the crater, there may be geothermal heat. When we step on this black rock, our feet feel hot.

The little bat that Flynn transformed into stepped on Cellinina's shoulders and covered her head with its wings.

There was a layer of black mist surrounding them, which was Fringilla's cooling method.

Jeanne followed Prajna closely, rubbing Prajna's own small air conditioner, and said lazily: Miss Prajna, if I were a man, I would snatch you away from you even if I die.

Lothar was convinced of this.

In this era without air conditioning, Prajna is the eternal god!

The mounts that the group brought with them were placed at the foot of the mountain.

They can endure this high temperature, but their mounts cannot. Even if we don't consider the preciousness of war horses in this era, we still have to count on them on the way back.

Along the way.

Didn't encounter any danger.

It's just that the inspections in the border cities are quite strict, and falcons will hover in the sky from time to time. It is obvious that Rauf is worried that Lothar will take the opportunity to go south.

But in fact, unless he relied on the power of the Jerusalem Crusaders, or only plundered without occupying land, Lothar would have no spare power to capture Rauf's territory in Hijaz.

Lothar suddenly twitched his nose, and his heartbeat suddenly accelerated: I feel it, it's down there.

They quickened their pace and came to the crater.

Lothar took a step forward and stood on the edge, suddenly feeling a sense of his own insignificance in contrast to the majesty of the volcano.

He stretched his neck and looked down. The clouds and fog below made it difficult to see what was there.

Jeanne frowned and said, What should we do? We can't go down there and wake it up, right?

The inside of this crater is not easy to climb, because it is in the shape of a pyramid as a whole. It is easy to climb from the outside, but it is difficult to climb to the sky from the top to the inside.

Lothar held his chest. At this time, his heartbeat was as fast as a drum. This was the resonance of the dragonborn bloodline to the dragon. He was already sure that the place below was the habitat of the tyrannical dragon.

Lothar was silent for a moment, shook his head and said, No need.

The original idea of ​​setting up a first wave of fire has become empty talk. You can't even see the opponent's shadow, so how can you talk about gathering fire?

The Indominus Dragon has a strong sense of territory. Although it sleeps deeply, as long as I reveal the power of the dragon, it will definitely not allow a strange dragon to break into its home.

Fu Lin, you can start setting up the formation. Others can rest where they are or help.

When Fulin completes her formation, we will start the battle.