Start as Inherited Baroness

"Road construction plans in other areas are suspended. We will first build a road to Huateng Castle. In addition..."

Simon gave some instructions and let the two of them leave to do their work.

They did a pretty good job, there was nothing to be too picky about, and it was quite worry-free.

Simon also called the Minister of Military Affairs, Moiko, and gave him an order to recruit 50,000 new reserves, part of which were recruited from slaves.

Afterwards, he listened to the intelligence minister's report on news from various places, and the day was almost over.

In the entire kingdom, the overall situation is still chaotic, and only the Reach, West Hills, North Wind, and West Side are relatively calm.

In addition, there was another message that caught his attention. A transport team was attacked by a wasteland giant, causing certain losses.

However, these giants did not kill them all and ran away after grabbing the food.

"It seems that it is necessary to carry out a clean-up campaign. There are still too many alien creatures on the ground in Xisai."

Simon thought to himself as he climbed up to the observation deck and watched the blood-like setting sun slowly sink into the horizon.

"I am getting busier and busier now. I really want to be a hands-off shopkeeper... Although they are all extremely loyal, none of them is a talented person who can lead the overall situation..."

He stretched out, sighed casually in his mind, and prepared to have dinner.

However, at this time, five colors of light suddenly appeared in the sky, like an aurora, entangled with each other.

"Hey, what's going on..." Simon wondered, this kind of scene had never happened in the past few years.

This phenomenon lasted for about an hour, and the sky returned to calm again, with stars dotted with light, and the strange phenomenon disappeared.

"Something seems to have happened to this world..."

Simon opened his hands and felt the surroundings. The magic factor more than doubled.

"Is it some magic tide or something like that? The spiritual energy is about to revive?"

Simon speculated in his mind, intertwining various thoughts. After thinking for a while, he left the rooftop to enjoy a sumptuous dinner.

After the meal, he thought for a moment, and then decided to visit his original mother Bara, which he hadn't done for a long time.

After a while, they arrived at Bara's room.

"Ouch! Simon...you're here!"

Bara is studying a book carefully under the candlelight. It seems that she has been quite studious in recent years.

When she saw Simon arriving, she stood up in surprise. The surprise in her eyes could not be concealed at all costs.

"I've been busy dealing with affairs in the territory for a while, and now I have some free time." Simon said with a smile without changing his expression.

"I have nectar liqueur here, just wait..."

Bara said happily, and quickly took out some bottles and cans from a delicate wooden box and filled Simon a glass.

"Have a try, this is delicious." Bara looked at him expectantly.

Simon hesitated a little, but after thinking about it, he picked it up and took a sip. It tasted pretty good, sweet but not greasy.

After that, he chatted with the original mother and tried to test the tone.

When asked if Bala still wanted to get married, her face immediately turned red and hesitantly said that she didn't want to get married.

Simon knew immediately that her cheap mother did not want to be lonely forever.

This is human nature. After all, Bara is still young. If she were in an ordinary farmer's home, she would have to give birth to babies one after another at this time.

"Earlier, Marquis Val sent a letter asking to marry you. What do you think?" Simon asked.

When Bara heard this, she was stunned and fell into silence. After a while, she said: "Simon, I won't go.

I was just the daughter of a horse breeder before. How could I marry a prince? I had not learned all the etiquette of nobility.

There must be a lot of rules in the Marquis's family. I'm used to being undisciplined, but I can't stand it. "

"Okay, I understand." Simon nodded, chatted for a while, and then left.

In his opinion, marriage with the Marquis has mixed benefits and bad consequences. It can be a marriage or not. It all depends on the wishes of the parties involved. If Bara doesn't agree, she will let it go.

After all, the melon that is forced is not sweet, and it is easy to cause trouble later.

A few days later, Simon sent away the envoys sent by the Marquis. It was impossible for his sister to marry, she was too young, not even sixteen years old.

If there is something to do, it will be long, but if there is nothing, it will be short. Time passes by in a hurry, and in the blink of an eye, it will be the beginning of spring next year.

During these days, the land of Xisai was calm, and all the nobles were huddled in their territories, licking the wounds left by the orcs who had gone south.

The war between the Kingdom's army and the Holy Army of Middle-earth has also begun to take shape.

After all, the Church of the Holy Spirit in Middle-earth is fighting from afar and is gradually showing signs of decline.

Although it still seems to be a stalemate, the Crusaders are unable to succeed.

To obtain supplies such as grain and grass from the local area, they had to collect them from the people. If things continued like this, they would make people angry and resentful, and people's hearts would turn away.

The aristocratic coalition represented by the Bavarian royal family has a solid basic base and is fighting a protracted war. In comparison, it is naturally superior.

Simon has a premonition that this war may end within one to two years, and the church forces in Middle-earth are expected to be driven out of the Eagle Kingdom.

The window period left for him is not too much. During this period, he needs to grab enough chips to maintain his current status and interests.

During this period, the 50,000 reserve soldiers who were recruited and trained by the Minister of War were already on the list.

And after that, Simon also issued several missions to recruit soldiers, adding tens of thousands here and there.

In addition to making up for the losses of the previous army, the four major armies in the east, south, west and north will be expanded.

A total of 5,000 people were added, reaching 17,500 people.

In addition, 10,000 people were added to the patrol corps, reaching 27,500 people.

The Central Guard Corps, Vanguard Corps, Rear Guard Corps, Left Guard Corps and Right Guard Corps were newly established, all of which were large field formations of 17,500 people.

The composition of the soldiers included both freemen and slaves.

In Simon's territory, there was no obvious difference between freemen and slaves in daily life, except that they did not live in the same area.

A new guard corps was also established, consisting entirely of slave soldiers, with a total of 12,500 people.

Among them, the patrol corps was mainly responsible for the defense of various castles and fortress outposts. Although the total force was the largest, it was very scattered.

And the garrisons between the castles also rotated regularly.

In addition, thousands of freemen were retired from the army, all of whom were ordinary soldiers not on the panel, and their vacancies were also filled by new recruits.

All in all, Simon's troops had more than 230,000, and the total population in the current territory was more than 1.5 million.

There is no doubt that this is a bit too aggressive. The combat effectiveness of the newly formed legion is average, and the quality of food has also declined significantly.

Before, the whole army ate barley and yellow bread, but now only the elite can enjoy this treatment.

The new soldiers all ate black bread mixed with cold water, and even butter was not available every day.

As for the equipment, it was gathered together, nothing more than an oak shield and a spear, which was economical and affordable.

The armor was also simplified. The bronze material of the new soldiers' armor was less than half of the previous one, and it was a two-legged armor style, but it was still better than ordinary cloth armor and general leather armor.