Chapter 277 The Knights of the Mountains

After several months of activities, the chief guard, Knight Magellan, recruited guards and expanded the guard team to 5,000 people.

Four thousand of them were stationed at the city gates. A military area was planned near each city gate, with 1,000 guards and several knights assigned.

The remaining 1,000 guards were stationed at some important facilities in the city, such as Pompeii Castle, City Hall, etc.

These guards are now veterans leading new recruits. The veterans are naturally capable, but the new recruits are a bit disappointing.

However, they can do simple things like standing guard, and they look decent.

When Luther and his party entered Pompeii from the north gate, the old guards saw the coat of arms of the Pompeii family, and then saw Mickey, Williams and other eight guard knights.

They knew who was coming, so they greeted the new recruits, lined up and bowed, and said: "Governor."

Luther in the carriage waved to the leading guard through the glass on the window, but did not get off.

But this was enough to make the guard excited.

He looked more serious, with his head held high.

When the team entered the city wall, Luther felt a little familiar. Ahead was a straight main road leading to the center of the city, but except for the military area seen just after entering the city gate, there were no buildings on both sides of the road.

In the original plan, this would be a medium-sized city with a population of about 100,000.

But before Luther left, the population in the city, including guards, male and female servants, etc., was only about 20,000. Even if guards were recruited during this period and some residents moved in, there would be only 30,000 people at most.

A medium-sized city with a planned population of 100,000 only has about 30,000 people living in it, and most of the population is concentrated in the old city in the south, as well as the industrial park. The north is of course empty.

But the empty place has been leveled and tidied, and houses can be built at any time.

The biggest difference inside the city is that a castle has been erected to the east of the main road in the northern city. This castle is much larger than the original Pompeii Castle.

The castle is square, surrounded by walls on all four sides. The height of the castle walls is slightly lower than that of the city walls, and the walls are also covered with military facilities such as arrow towers.

Two doors are opened on the four walls next to the main road. Two flags are hung on the walls at the door, and the flags are embroidered with four peaks.

This is the emblem of the Knights of the Mountains.

The main body of the castle stands in the middle of the four walls.

When Luther saw this castle, he knew that this was the residence of his father's Knights of the Mountains. This is a very important military facility.

The Libyan Count, the Duke of Ferger, the royal family, these huge forces all have their own Knights.

They have deployed Knights in important cities. Because although there are many guards, they are responsible for standing guard, patrolling, maintaining public order, etc., and the knights are the important combat power.

And the Knights are the combat power among the combat power.

Compared with the family guard knights, the members of these Knights are the elite knights who have been on the battlefield for a long time.

Because the family guard knights have rest time every day and frequent holidays.

However, these knights are on call around the clock and have only one month of vacation each year.

It is almost the difference between a ragtag army and a regular army.

Now Pompeii has its own knights, the Knights of the Mountains.

Of course, because of the hard work and regularity, the salary of these knights is higher than that of ordinary guard knights.

But the people in this castle are not just knights, there are also a small number of guards who are responsible for gatekeeping and logistics.

"Go and have a look." Luther said to the coachman. So, the team slowly arrived at the gate of the castle.

"Who is it?" The people on the castle seemed to be new recruits. They didn't know Mickey, Williams and other eight knights who were guarding. They couldn't help but draw their bows and shout.

"The one in the carriage is the Governor of Pompeii, Knight Luther." Mickey Williams drove his warhorse forward and shouted.

"Wait a minute, I'll go and ask the general." The new recruit didn't let Luther in after hearing this, but said a word and turned down the city wall.

Mickey, Williams and other eight guard knights, including the half-baked Luther, all knew a little about military affairs, so they were not dissatisfied with the guards, but admired them.

"Dad is not bragging for nothing, he is very strict in military discipline." Luther sat in the carriage and couldn't help but praise.

"In my father's time, the prestige and strength of the Pompeii Knights were not as good as those of the Knights Gandalf and Wilson, but they were brave in battle and good at leading troops. Now he is in charge of the Knights, of course, he is also powerful. But you, the next generation of Pompeii Knights, are much worse."

Miss Alice was lying opposite Luther, with her legs bent, revealing her smooth calves, half of her thighs, and a lazy look.

In retaliation, Luther fiercely glanced at the parts he shouldn't look at.

This look was so aggressive that even Miss Alice couldn't stand it, so she sat up quickly, put her legs together, and sat like a lady.

Soon after, the door of the castle opened. A team of guards came out in a line and lined up separately.

"Governor."

The guards held their heads high and spoke loudly.

Luther waved to them in the carriage and then entered the castle. There are some military buildings inside the castle, such as stables, blacksmith shops, guards' quarters, etc., and the rest are flat ground.

This arrangement is conducive to military operations.

After arriving at the main body of the castle, Luther got off the carriage and asked Alice, Mickey Williams and others to wait outside. He walked in and asked the guards, "Take me to see General Qunshan."

"Yes."

The guards nodded and led the way.

The main body of the castle is very large and high, with an estimated two or three hundred rooms. There are already many knights in the castle. They are curious about Luther, but the knights are well-known for Luther Pompeii, so they can guess Luther's identity with a little guess.

So they nod to Luther respectfully.

In response, Luther nodded one by one. Not long after, the guards took Luther to the basement.

That's right, Old Saul's office is in the basement.

Luther also knows about this. In order to avoid the targeted killing of their own mastermind, the general office of the Knights' station is usually located in the basement.

The office is specially reinforced, with runes all over the surface, and the lighting fixtures are also magical creations.

The layout of the office is very simple, with a large table, several chairs, and a large bookcase, and some maps on the table.

Old Sol came to the door without waiting for Luther to come in, and then hugged Luther, saying with a little pride: "Luther, I have heard that you have successfully started to rule in Silver Wing, and I am proud of you."

"If those clowns can't take it down, I'll just kill myself by slitting my neck." Luther rolled his eyes, not feeling proud at all.

"You kid is really giving your father less and less face." Old Sol said painfully.

I haven't seen my son for several months, and I gave him a loving hug and praised him, but I didn't expect to get such a response.

It's sad.

"How many people has the Knights recruited now?" Luther didn't get tired of his father, came to a chair and sat down, then looked up and asked.

There's no point in being so fussy with my dad, she's not a beauty.

The Knights' affairs are the important things.