The Lord of the Rings: Lords of Middle-earth.

Chapter 406 Review of the Current Situation
At dawn, bathed in the rising sun, the massive procession finally appeared before everyone's eyes. The knights, who had been discovered by the guards in the middle of the night, were the ones who had returned ahead of schedule. After seven days and nights, they had successfully brought back this huge procession.

“Welcome home, Lord!” one of the vanguard knights greeted Lafitte Anthony with an elegant knightly salute.

"This is... Swiftstream City?" Lord Lafitte Antony struggled to find the corresponding city in his meager memories.

"Yes! To be precise... the newly reborn Swiftstream City!" The knights laughed heartily and took the lead in entering the city. Last night, they had already informed the Swiftstream City team that they would arrive today. In the middle of the night, Marcus, the city's defense officer, began to organize the residents to prepare hot meals and clean their houses to wait for them.

"Hey! Get the city guards to maintain order! Make them line up in an orderly fashion!" Marcus hurriedly came downstairs. This situation couldn't afford any chaos, especially since His Highness was arriving soon, and Baron Marcus didn't want to leave a bad impression of incompetence in His Highness's eyes…

"Greetings, Lord! I am Baron Marcus! City Defender of Swiftstream! I need your soldiers to maintain order among these civilians! I need His Majesty the King to see a clean and orderly scene! Understand?" Marcus said quickly, pulling Lafitte Anthony aside, his spittle almost spraying Anthony's face.

“Uh…yes, Your Excellency!” Lord Lafit Antonin nodded, somewhat bewildered.

"Then let's get to it! I need manpower! Where are the knights and cavalry?" Marcus grabbed a soldier next to him and asked.

“They were too tired, so they said they went to rest early…” the soldier said after thinking for a moment.

"By the Dragon God! You dumped this mess on me! These bastards who only care about killing and not about burying!" Marcus said helplessly.

"I'm speechless..." Marcus was completely overwhelmed. Apart from the soldiers on patrol, on guard duty, and resting, he didn't have enough men at his disposal. Marcus almost threw up. Right now, he only had about a hundred Lagrange City Guards available. The others were either resting or didn't have time.

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"You're back?" Roland rushed out anxiously. For the sake of etiquette, he hastily tidied himself up with Nyx's help, otherwise going out disheveled would be beneath the king's dignity.

“Yes, Your Highness!” Marcus bowed respectfully.

"Who is their leader? Bring him to meet me!" Roland asked curiously, as he was very curious about what kind of noble the system would give him this time.

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"Your Majesty! Greetings! I am Lord Lafitte Antony from the Antony family." After bowing to Roland, Lord Lafitte Antony respectfully introduced himself.

"Hmm? The Anthony family? You're a dragon knight?" Roland's eyes changed as he looked at Lafitte Anthony, his burning gaze almost making one wonder if Roland had some kind of perverse attraction.

"Excuse me, Your Highness... I must correct you on one point. Not everyone in the Anthony family is a dragon knight..." Lafit Anthony was both amused and exasperated. The Anthony family's reputation as dragon knights was so deeply ingrained that Lafit Anthony was at a loss for words. Just because someone caught their eye, they assumed they were a dragon knight? They wouldn't even allow others to accept mediocrity?

"Um, sorry, but I have someone from your clan here that you can meet another day... She's a dragon knight!" Roland said casually. Whether Lafitte Anthony was a dragon knight or not didn't really matter to Roland. If she was, great; if not, it didn't matter much either. After all, the problems facing the kingdom were far beyond what a single dragon knight could solve...

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"Finished the statistics?" Roland looked at Lafitte Anthony and Marcus, who were covered in sweat after working all day, but they rushed over to report to Roland without taking a break.

"Hmm! Three hundred Swift Infantry! Seventeen knights, but fifteen of them need to retire..." Marcus's lips twitched slightly. Can you imagine how speechless he was when he saw those knights who could be his great-grandfathers? The only two young knights were also over forty...

“There are 3,641 civilians in total,” Lord Lafitte Antony added.

"Very good, you've worked hard. Go and rest now!" After seeing the two off, Roland slumped into his chair, a happy smile on his face. Population! Population! Population! He's here!
“System! Territory interface!” Roland said softly.

territory:

1. Rapid City:

Area: One kilometer in radius.

Buildings: 1 standard lord's castle, 500 standard row houses, intermediate magic-enchanted walls, stone well, blacksmith shop, barracks, archer's temple, advanced arrow tower, knight's temple, warrior's temple (not activated), tavern...

Generals: Caslo (Tier 5), Renault (Tier 4), Radil (Tier 4), Yunfeng (Tier 6), Omske (Tier 6), Apophis Breo (Tier 3), Lavian (Tier 4), Hollin (Tier 2), Luke Leopold, Merk Leopold, Ajax (Tier 5), Lafitte Antony (Tier 3).

Special personnel: Ivy (Tier 3), Grand Duke Nyx: Nyx ​​(Tier 2), Nina Bonn (Tier 1), Ruhr (Tier 2).

City Defense Officer: Marcus (Tier 4)
Political Officer: Lance (Second Rank)
Troop strength: 3409
Holy Knights Order: 100 Tier 2 Lagrange Empire Vanguard Knights.

Lagrange City Guards: 100 Tier 2 Warriors; Battanian Archers: 800 Tier 2 Archers.

Dovenian Heavy Swordsmen: 100 Tier 2 Swordsmen.

El Niño Ranger: 100 Tier 2 Rangers.

Lagrange Royal Guard: 200 (Tier 3)

Swiftflow Legion: 1500 Swiftflow Infantry

Recruit 200 light infantrymen.

Lagrange Heavy Cavalry: 100 heavy cavalrymen

Priests: 8 Tier 2 Priests

Mage: One second-tier fire mage

Crusader Lancers: 100

Crusader archers: 300

Crusader Heavy Shieldmen: 20

Cross Bauhinia Knights: 15 (Tier 2)

Duchy Light Cavalry: 26

Knights of the Empire: 16 (15 Tier 2, 1 Tier 3)
Woodland Warriors: 10 Tier 2 Warriors

Griffin Knights: 4 (Tier 2)

Apprentice Knights: 8 (Tier 1)
Lagrange Knights: 2 (Tier 2)

Population: 18993 (6179 civilians who can be trained)
Evaluation: The lonely king led his surviving people back to their homeland and built this city with high walls. The city now has some residents, giving it a more vibrant and lively atmosphere. Everything is developing in a positive direction. The city's military strength is formidable, with a sufficient number of eligible soldiers! The city can fully defend itself even against a large-scale attack. The city has its own vassal territories and appears to be thriving! Note: The population imbalance has been alleviated, but potential problems remain.
Abilities: 1. As the only city of the Lagrange Kingdom in Middle-earth, she will attract the remnants of Lagrange. The system will guide a group of wandering Lagrange civilians to her city every day, hoping that the lord can properly settle them.

2. Allow the recruitment of local civilians to train swift infantry.

3. The administrative center of the Lagrange Kingdom; the people of Lagrange will receive a faith bonus when they are in the city.

II. Tupte Territory (Villages):
Buildings: Well, Wall, Lord's Hall, 20 Houses.

Lord: Baron Baldr
People: 317

Assessment: One of the few centaurs in Middle-earth, they are grateful for King Roland Lagrange's kindness and serve him. Note: Although these centaurs are formidable fighters, their small population size makes them less effective in large-scale battles.

III. Lulong Fortress:
Area: One kilometer in radius.

Buildings: 8 Dragon Towers, 100 Heavy Crossbow Towers, Super Magic Rune Walls, War Inscriptions...

Evaluation: This is the last proof of the Empire's existence! Beneath the towering Lulong Fortress lie the remains of orcs, the bones of black knights piled high, evil spirits perished here, darkness buried their bones here, the dark walls are stained with the blood of the Dark Alliance, the entire fortress sits atop a mountain of corpses!
Delwin (town)

Area: 500 meters in radius
Buildings: wooden and stone city walls, basic arrow towers, ordinary houses, wells, taverns...

Population: 860 (312 civilians can be trained)
Evaluation: A small town primarily based on agriculture, full of vitality, with commerce beginning to revive here, and the neighboring Tupte territory can provide excellent support and assistance.

Overall Assessment: A thriving kingdom. Despite the turbulent surroundings, the resilient people of Lagrange tenaciously defend this ancient land, and their king continues to protect what little remains! (Suggestion: The kingdom urgently needs more land and people to revive. The Eastern Barbarians occupy Dovenian in the east, and the Orcs in the south are entrenched in Dolgod! The ruins of Lagrange still await the king's restoration...)
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