The grand celebration banquet began in the evening.
Delicious food filled the long tables, and the streets in the entire castle were full of people celebrating. No matter men, women, old or young, civilians, soldiers or knights, they were all chatting cheerfully and loudly.
This is their moment.
Let the noisy din fill the castle, and the sweet smell of ale fill the streets.
Burning torches were hung on the wall, and with the bright moon in the sky, the entire top of the cliff had turned into daylight, which made the celebration banquet attended by all soldiers and civilians even more lively!
Deep-fried crispy pork chops and a whole roasted lamb are randomly piled on the table.
There is also grilled and floured fried fish.
The food was extraordinarily plentiful.
This is only the main dish of meat, and the side dishes such as air-dried meat, sausage, and cabbage are piled up at the corners of the long table, and there are also high-quality white salt and seasonings randomly placed on the small table. Served in bowls.
Including fresh wild fruits collected in the Samwaya Mountains and traded ales and wines.
There is no estimated cost for banquets.
This is Kant's most brilliant victory so far.
The final result has allowed him to completely control the Nalun Desert.
Although the depths of the desert are still occupied by those undead gods, in a short time, the south side of the Nalun Desert is Kant's territory, the territory of his final rule!
No one is a fool. Kant's strength is not weak, and it has been fully demonstrated in this battle.
The undead deep in the desert will not continue to act rashly.
Just like what the undead knight who claimed to be the Ninth Elector said, these descendants of gods who are trying to be reborn and truly gain flesh and life have sent their main force to the coast of the Sea of Stars further north, where there are high-level wolf men, lizard men To the shores of Mannheim, an elf colony!
The fighting power of those alien races is not weaker than Kant, even stronger than Kant who is still in the initial stage of foundation, and he is not afraid of the threat of the undead.
Kant has no impression of lizardmen and elves.
But just talk about the Gnoll.
Those burly high-level gnolls who are intelligent, civilized, thoughtful, and capable of fighting are no less than the knights who have been carefully trained among human beings. Their physical fitness makes their individual combat effectiveness almost explode!
For example, a high-level Gnoll heavy infantry, fully armed and armed with a two-handed battle axe, could brazenly kill the elite 10-man infantry in the human army if he desperately tried.
Then think in another way, how can the undead, who are weaker than humans, resist
Can't stop it at all!
What's more, there are lizardmen who have been fighting against wolf men for hundreds of years, and elves who have been invaded by foreign forces.
According to Kant's own calculations, it may be difficult for these undead who have decayed for thousands of years to easily find the so-called artifact of the Father God and extend their power to the coast of Mannheim and into the Sea of Stars.
But in the obsession with wanting to be resurrected, this group of undead descendants of ancient gods will intensify their efforts.
In the shortest possible time, the coast of Mannheim will become a brutal and scorching battlefield.
And the southern side of the Nalun Desert.
The sentry oasis where Kant is located can rely on the interval between the two sides to quickly implement the strategy he had originally planned, so that his power can be further developed!
"it's time."
Kant muttered to himself.
Now he has completely got rid of the time when he was alone in the predicament and could only stretch out his hand cautiously.
Although the reputation of winning this group of undead has not been spread, but the real army can already be called his hard power, the strength to head-on to those who stand in the way!
"My dear father and brother, and my aunt who took care of me."
Kant's eyes flickered slightly: "How are you all now..."
The scene in the governing hall was still noisy.
But he has already made up his mind, and really wants to go out of the Nalun Desert.
This is a barren land. Fortunately, the system survived a series of bloody battles, and it became bigger and bigger. At the same time, it was lucky to find a vast saline-alkali land, which became the introduction to open up the business line of this world.
And even so, it has already reached its limit.
The limit of Sentry Oasis.
The limit of the Nalun Desert.
It is also the limit of Kant!
It is for this reason that "Aaron" that developed the new village in the Sanwaya Mountains and has now become a city.
The desert is really barren, no matter how much investment is made, the return will not be proportional. Don't look at Kant's emphasis on the "Drehem" castle now. If a better land boundary is obtained in the future, the political center will be directly transferred.
The plains stretched across the fields and the commercially busy riverside are not comparable to this small desert oasis.
Kant wants to expand the battlefield.
this is very simple.
The main road of the Sanwaya Mountains and the Nalun Desert, the Stone Pass, has been mastered by him.
At present, Fatis is still stationed there with people. At least according to the current situation, although the situation in the Lion Principality is turbulent, it has not yet fully erupted, and it will take at least half a year to brew.
Those nobles will not act without authorization, they need to get more information before they can do it.
In this way, time is left to Kant.
The nobles seduced by the salt trade are almost done.
As long as Kant shows his strength, he may still be indifferent on the surface, but secretly there will definitely be many nobles who are attracted by the huge profits and are willing to maintain friendship with Kant.
Nobles are also businessmen, honor is important, but there are not many people who stick to honor and don't care about big silver coins.
Not to mention the most important thing.
Kant's force deterrence is not low!
As long as the current heavy cavalry troop goes to Jianshi Pass and shows it to the nobles of the Lion Principality, they will be able to make those guys understand that they are the ones who should bear it!
A large number of extraordinary force.
More heavy cavalry and light cavalry groups.
If it is a field battle, Kant can already compete against all the nobles of the Lion Principality alone!
As long as it is not a battle of the nature of destroying the country, and both sides abandon everything to fight, then Kant will be invincible, and he will not be afraid of any coalition formed by nobles, even if there is a call from the royal family!
Kant is the supreme lord, dictatorial and irreplaceable.
Not so in the Lion Principality.
Grand Duke Cameron is the subject.
And those nobles, big and small, are the branches.
Other wealthy citizens, free people and the like are offshoots.
As for the cannon fodder troops armed by ordinary civilians or slaves, they are just the last days.
It is very troublesome for them to start a battle, and they need to be connected layer by layer, and among them, there may be some friction and conflicts between some noble lords, which need special care.
This is the cumbersomeness of the feudal era.
Not so with Kant.
With the existence of the system, he is the supreme lord.
More powerful than the most dictatorial emperor, a supreme figure who holds both imperial power and divine power in his hands.
Just like those soldiers from the world of cavalry and hacking, they are physically loyal to Kant and revering Kant spiritually. They simply worship him as an emperor and a god. They are the most loyal and unbetrayal leaders and believers!
"The upgrade of the arms can also be arranged."
Kant pondered.
Swadian Knights can be properly upgraded to Royal Knights and Sarion Lion Knights.
And the thousands of Swadian heavy cavalry can be upgraded to Swadian knights who are good at charging and Sarion lion servants who are good at hand-to-hand combat, giving Kant more choices.
Desert Bandits are much simpler.
The current experience value directly overflows several times.
It is estimated that it will be no problem to upgrade all of them to Salander riders in one breath.
Perhaps some experience points can be directly upgraded to Mamluks, the top level 5 heavy cavalry, which is more suitable for fighting in the desert environment!
There are still 50 Mamluks stationed in the "Drehem" castle.
But they are stationed at the east gate.
Holding a two-handed iron staff like a hammer, plus a round steel shield, and wearing a heavy chain armor, in fact, the combat effectiveness is no less than that of the Swadian knight and the Sarion lion attendant. In the special environment of the desert, it is even more than a line .
It's just that the number is not large, and Kant did not completely incorporate them into the heavy cavalry.
But then it was different.
With the growth of a new group of Sarande people, these troops of the Sarande Sultanate have been able to stand on their own.
And these cavalry who are good at fighting in desert areas have been considered by Kant in his strategic direction. After all, when he was fighting the undead, he deliberately brought these desert robbers who were still low-level light cavalry for this reason.
Although the Mamluks of the Sultanate of Saran cannot upgrade their extraordinary power, they are more suitable for desert combat!
This is the advantage bonus brought by race.
The banquet continued.
The cheerful singing continued until late at night.
However, on the walls around the "Drehem" castle, the soldiers in charge of the night watch did not relax in the slightest.
After enjoying the delicious food, they were still at their posts, scanning the surroundings with extreme vigilance, for fear of accidents. After all, the bone-strewn battlefield outside was not cleaned very well.
After all, this banquet will last for 7 days, and everyone can take turns to participate.
These 7 days have been very pleasant.
The whole day is a drunken life.
There is unlimited supply of ale and wine, which can be described as a large banquet.
Of course, in the last two days, everyone also recovered. Even if the banquet was still held, they all restrained their emotions, and occasionally talked about the next work or exploration of the surrounding situation.
Although they are temporarily stable, they are not safe.
At this time, there is also good news.
"Master Jocelyn is back."
A newly recruited desert bandit came to report as an orderly.
"Well, I see."
Kant nodded.
However, his brows were still slightly frowned: "Let him arrange the caravan and come to the governing hall immediately."
"Yes." The desert robber withdrew.
Jocelyn left "Drehem" Castle for nearly a month, and went to Fangorn Forest before the undead appeared. According to the usual situation of going back and forth for half a month, it was obvious that there was a change in time.
Kant was a little curious about this.
But soon.
Jocelyn returned to the governing hall and saluted with joy: "Lord Kant."
(end of this chapter)