People in the Middle Ages, draw cards to get promoted

Chapter 494 The Tree of Life
New Habsburg.

Old Leonard was wearing a brand new silk shirt, holding a whip, and stood at the city gate.

He was yelling at the peasants and soldiers who were carrying supplies: "Hurry up. Your Majesty, the Marquis, has mercy on you and allows you to return home, away from the cruel battlefield. He also gives you farmland and bounty. You are not here to work as a foreigner!"

"All supplies must be counted before the sun goes down, and they will be taken to Gaza early tomorrow morning without any delay!"

Next to him, the grain transport officer who was a knight of the order joked: "Okay, old Leonard, there is no need to carry the same whip you have. My boys may not be smart enough, but they will never be lazy."

Leonard snorted and reluctantly put away his whip.

In fact, he is also a warm-hearted person. If someone makes a mistake, he will swing the whip again and again, spraying saliva on the other person's face, but he has never really hit anyone.

"I am the most trusted steward of the castle appointed by the Marquis personally and named after his noble surname. It is my responsibility and obligation to supervise his subjects for the Marquis."

The transportation officer smiled and said: "Old Leonard, you always say that you are the most trusted minister of the Marquis. Why are you not allowed to accompany the army for such a big thing as the attack on Egypt?"

Old Leonard smiled contemptuously: "A humble peasant soldier can also accompany the Marquis on an expedition, but Knight Andreas, who is in charge of government affairs in Hebron, must stay behind the scenes. Does this mean that Knight Andreas is not as good as Is a peasant soldier more trusted by adults?"

The shipping officer laughed dumbly: "Old Leonard, you are so old and you are still so sharp-tongued."

Old Leonard hummed proudly: "My tongue is indeed not bad, but I did not gain your lord's trust by flattery. I also mounted my mount and followed behind your lord to charge with the army."

"Hahaha, but why did I hear that the mount you were riding was an old and lame packhorse, and by the time you rushed to the battlefield, all the enemies had been cleared away by adults?"

There was no trace of embarrassment on old Leonard's tanned face, but he said with a proud look on his face: "Ha, can I really go into battle to kill the enemy with my old bones? Don't I know that? Is this true? But when I charged, did I ever hesitate because of this? Doesn’t this just show my loyalty to the Marquis, knowing that I will die, but I still move forward bravely? "

After a series of rhetorical questions, the fortune teller was helpless and muttered: "You lucky old dog."

"Of course, I am your most loyal old dog!"

After he finished speaking, he raised his voice and shouted: "The tax inspectors all opened their eyes to see if the passing caravans had any hidden behavior. As the most loyal minister of the Marquis, I will never allow any A copper coin of tax money slipped away from under my nose."

He waved his whip again and came to another gate for caravans and pilgrims.

He repeated over and over again tirelessly: "The Marquis treats every pilgrim and merchant who comes to his territory with tolerance, but you need to remember the laws of Transjordan. The judges of the circuit court will not let you go because you are foreigners." one side."

"I especially want to remind you not to try to break off a branch of the holy tree and go back. Did you see the corpses hanging on those pillars? We did not dispose of them, but the branches of the holy tree hung them up themselves. .”

"Leonard."

A somewhat familiar female voice sounded behind him.

Old Leonard quickly turned around, and when he found out it was Chelinina, he immediately showed a warm smile, as if even the wrinkles on his cheeks had become smoother: "Miss Chelinina, why are you here? ?”

Chelinina was a little uncomfortable with Old Leonard's enthusiasm. She took a step back expressionlessly and said, "Your Majesty has ordered us to immediately send people to close the passage to the Tree of Life. All pilgrims inside will also Needs to be cleared out.”

Leonard was stunned for a moment and asked, "Is there an enemy attack?"

"No, it's just that the Tree of Life is about to experience another wave of rapid growth, and there may be some new changes."

Cellinina said, looking at the huge tree canopy above her head, blocking out the sun and towering into the clouds - compared to the last time we parted, the Tree of Life has not changed significantly. After all, after entering the mature stage, the Tree of Life The tree's previous rapid growth has stagnated in the area.

No one knows what kind of vision will occur when the broken staff of Osiris merges with the Tree of Life.Even Lothar didn't know.

After all, the effect of the system description is: fusing the broken staff of Osiris can make the Tree of Life enter the maturity stage in advance - but the problem is that the mother plant of the Tree of Life has already entered the maturity stage.

No matter how mature you are, you won’t just enter old age, right?
At the same time, in the governor's residence in Damietta, Lothar was listening to the reports of his men.

The resistance forces in Damietta have been basically eliminated, leaving only the manors, fortresses, and many small villages outside the city. These small forces are like grass on the wall. As long as he sends troops to approach, basically It can be won without much resistance.

By capturing the city of Damietta, the province of Damietta can basically be declared to have been captured by Lothar.

"How are you preparing for the coronation?"

Lothar asked casually.

He was ready to be crowned Grand Duke of Lower Egypt at St. Mark's Basilica in Damietta, although it was a bit hasty and had not been crowned by Baldwin IV or the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, so the legitimacy was somewhat lacking.

But after all, becoming a duke is the best way for Lothar to improve his strength in a short period of time.

After that, even if Damietta was recaptured by the pagans and the Crusade was defeated, he could not say that there was no gain in this Crusade to the south.

As for being crowned King of Egypt, at least we have to wait until either Alexandria or Cairo is captured before we can put it on the agenda.

Jeanne smiled and said: "Everything goes well. The Coptic bishop is happy to crown you in St. Mark's Church. It's just that some people in the Crusaders, represented by Cardinal Sebastian, have some concerns about your coronation." Criticism."

She paused and said, "After all, the only territory you really control in Lower Egypt is Damietta."

"Since it's just a criticism, it doesn't matter. I also know that the name is not worthy of the name, but isn't what I need now just a name?"

Lothar tapped her fingers on the table and calculated the time: "According to time, Nina should have arrived in New Habsburg by now. I don't know what changes will happen to the Tree of Life after fusing the scepter of Osiris. .”

At this time, Lothar's ears rang with a system prompt.

The Tree of Life is integrated with the broken staff of Osiris, and its growth speed has been further improved, and it has gained a new trait "immortality".

Immortal body: It can accommodate one quota, and after its death, it will immediately resurrect in the Tree of Life with full status.

This quota
Lothar thought for a moment and then decisively filled in his name.

It's not that he is afraid of death, but as long as he lives, even if people like Jeanna and Hans die in battle, he can still find opportunities to resurrect them, such as the "Nirvana" talent obtained by killing the Indominus Dragon.

This talent can be shared with the subordinates. The disadvantage is that the resurrection takes too long, and it is not known whether there will be any sequelae.

But what if Lothar himself dies.

He doubted that all the followers who existed because of him could continue to exist.

If the others disappear, all the followers will disappear.

The dragon egg he transformed into after "nirvana" will probably turn into a fossil hundreds of years later, and it will be impossible to hatch him again.

(End of this chapter)