People in the Middle Ages, draw cards to get promoted

Chapter 496 Rewards
Your primary title "Lord of Transjordan (Count of the Borders)" is no longer your highest title and will be replaced by "Duke of Lower Egypt".

Your title was promoted to Duke level.

You have received Duke’s exclusive reward—Duke’s new gun.

Description: This is an artifact that represents the territory you rule and the nations living on it. The broader the territory you rule, the larger the population, the more stable your rule, and the higher the people's living standards.

When you hold the main title of the Kingdom level, your exclusive Noble Phantasm "The Duke's New Gun" will be upgraded to "The King's New Gun".

State legitimacy: extremely low. (Please regain the de jure territory of the Duke of Lower Egypt as soon as possible. If you have not regained more than 50.00% of the de jure territory within one year, your main title will be destroyed.)
National loyalty: an undercurrent. (The newly conquered territory brought a large number of rebels. They were intimidated by your military power and had to surrender to you, but secretly, the rebels' conspiracies were being staged all the time)

People's living standards: struggling. (The people under your rule have to do their best just to survive, but at least they can still survive.)
The overall ability of the Duke's new gun: useless. (Your lost territory and poor governance have greatly limited the combat effectiveness of this weapon. If you force it onto the battlefield, I guarantee you would be better off carrying a wooden stick.)
Your recruitment limit for all special units is increased to 150 (300 for kings).

The completion progress of your epic milestone "Crusader King" has been increased, please complete it as soon as possible to unlock the milestone reward.

You get a special prop: a blank combat record.

You have received a special reward: Valentin's recruitment ticket.

Using this recruitment ticket, you will enter the exclusive combat record of the legendary retinue, Valentin Saluzzo, and achieve a special bond. With his permission, you can take him out of the world of combat records.

It seems that Valentin had a chance encounter last time.

The expression on Lothar's face remained unchanged, and she greeted the cheers of the people solemnly.

The entire St. Mark's Basilica was filled with people's cheers and shouts. The Coptic priests looked at each other. This was the first time they saw a monarch so supported by his own troops.

It seemed that this "Duke" who could not wait to be crowned after occupying only one city and not even holding the province of Damietta, in the eyes of the Franks, was truly destined and well-deserved. generally.

Lothar opened his hand, and the sacred golden light was dazzling. The patterns on the Holy Cross plate shone brightly, making the holy images behind him become lifelike, as if they would break free from the wall and come to the world in the next moment. Average.

"Holy Gun!"

"It's the Holy Spear!"

"The spear of Longinus stained with the holy blood of Christ!"

"The legend is actually true."

The Coptic priests' eyes widened. At this moment, no matter whether they were pious or not, when they saw the legendary holy object appearing in front of them and showing such a miracle, they only had a deep feeling in their hearts. of awe and shock.

Lothar waved his hand to disperse the holy light and said loudly: "Bring the sufferer up."

Outside the church door, someone immediately led a white-haired old woman in.

"Sancho of Lugo, please come forward."

Lothar looked at a shocked young knight in the crowd: "After entering the city yesterday, did you break into this old woman's home, rape her daughter, and rob her of all the money she had in her home?"

Sancho said quickly: "No, no, I don't know this humble peasant woman at all!"

This is a knight from Iberia who is very rare in the Holy Land. It is said that he raped a noble female family member during a hunting trip and offended the king of Castile, so he fled to the east.

"Sancho, do you dare to swear on the cross?"

Just as Sancho was about to speak, a golden holy light fell in Lothar's hand, pointing diagonally at Sancho: "If you dare to speak lies here, God will punish you and make you fall into hell and suffer the raging fire. The pain of burning one’s body.”

With the "Holy Spear" pointed at him, Sancho dared to tell lies and said loudly:
"His Majesty once said that killing a heretic is not considered murder. All knights, soldiers, and even prisoners who participated in the Crusades can be forgiven all sins before and after death. Your Majesty, even if I did it, I He is also innocent!"

"But she is not a pagan, but a Christian like you."

Lothar said coldly: "Besides, don't forget, the military order I issued is that as long as the enemy puts down his weapons and no longer resists, he must not be killed wantonly. Do you mean to say that this old woman's daughter is a soldier?" Already?"

Big drops of sweat were visible to the naked eye on Sancho's head, which was wearing a mail hood.

He cast a look of help at Cardinal Sebastian. A trace of anger appeared on Cardinal Sebastian's face. He was about to stand up and refute Lothar, but was stopped by his own knights.The knight whispered: "It is not yet time, my lord."

For many details in the war, Lothar often turned a blind eye. The feudal army was inevitable, but who made this Sancho be chosen by Lothar to scare the monkeys?

If you want to rule Egypt, more than half of the Copts (including Copts who have converted to Zoroastrianism and adopted Saracen customs) have become more difficult to rely on the Franks alone. Egypt is not Jerusalem.

The population difference between the two countries is nearly ten times!
What's more, Lothar never intended to establish that kind of colonial regime with layers of exploitation.

"Since the matter is confirmed to be correct, come here!"

The Earl's Guard (now should be called the Duke's Guard) holding Danish battle axes, their burly bodies covered in heavy armor, immediately entered the church, sandwiching Knight Sancho on the left and right.

"Take him down and hang him with the prisoners immediately!"

Sancho opened his mouth, but facing Lothar's majestic gaze, for a moment he couldn't even utter a curse before he died, and was dragged down.

The atmosphere gradually cooled.

Many Crusader nobles are frowning. The military discipline established by Lothar is quite strict compared to most armies in this era. No one can guarantee that they have not violated it.

In particular, many villainous knights were fashionable and evil-doing in Europe. It was unreasonable for them to come to Jerusalem, change their minds, and become a group of upright knights who followed the virtues of knights.

But Lothar obviously had no intention of pursuing the matter further, and instead said: "Everyone, capturing Damietta is just the beginning. From now on, the supplies we need will continue to land here."

"The Crusaders who support us will continue to join the army."

"The great cause of recovering the diocese of Alexandria and bringing Egypt back under Christian control seems to have only been a small step, but in fact it is just like when King Amalric recovered Alexandria!"

"From this day forward, the light of Christ will once again cover all of Egypt!"

Speaking of this matter, the atmosphere gradually relaxed.

In this attack on Damietta, Lothar's own army was the vanguard in several battles. The battle process was like chopping melons and vegetables. This made the Crusaders who were originally worried have no doubt that they would definitely attack this time. It was possible to regain all of Egypt.

People shouted: "This is God's will!"

"Yes, this is God's will."

Lothar paused slightly and then said: "Damietta City is the core of the Damietta Province and the richest city. I know many people think that I will throw it away without even convening a meeting. I am dissatisfied with being brought under my own control. But I want to ask, who among you asks yourself, can your contribution to this battle be greater than mine?"

After saying this, no one who was truly dissatisfied said a word.

On the other hand, Lothar's loyal fans shouted: "It is natural for the Duke to take this city. Anyone who dares to disobey should stand up!"

"Other than the Marquis, who else is worthy of being the lord of Damietta?"

"You know, when we were rushing forward to kill, some people were still sleeping on the other side!"

Lothar had already anticipated people's reaction, but he did not show any joy because of it. Even if it was a matter of course, he would feel dissatisfied when he saw others making a lot of money while he was in vain.

This is human nature!
After all, in this army, less than one-fifth of the troops are truly unconditionally loyal to themselves and belong to their own headquarters.

"Don't worry, there are countless villages and towns in Damietta. Now that the main force of the Saracens has been destroyed, I have even exiled Damietta's Ibn Governor to the sea. Next, this fertile land will be destroyed. Belongs to each and every one of you.”

Lothar's face finally showed a little smile.

At this time, the minds of the Crusader nobles became active again.

Even if Lothar eats the biggest piece of cake in this battle, there is still a large amount of delicacies waiting for them in Damietta Province that they are eager to capture!

At that time, how the cake is divided depends on Duke Lothar's wishes.

(End of this chapter)