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

Chapter 634 The Bull and Horse Go Online
"No...you didn't say there were that many people!" Yun Feng's eye twitched. How was he supposed to possibly arrange all these people?
As Yun Feng gazed at the fluttering Star Shield banners of the Mordran family, which filled the outskirts of Swiftstream City, her hands and feet were ice-cold, and she dared not imagine how arduous her work would be.

“Yu?” Roland called softly.

"Your Highness!" Yu Modran knelt on one knee before Roland and said respectfully.

“A new port city needs you to be its governor. You can bring your family with you to take up the post!” Roland thought that Palembang was still being managed by Lance and Verin Angus. Lance’s abilities were sufficient to govern a town, but a city was a stretch, after all, he was just a low-ranking nobleman. Yu Modran was different. Although a baron was a member of the lower nobility, a border baron with real power was extraordinary. His temperament and ability even surpassed most earls, and he was more than qualified to be the governor of a city.

“Wherever your will leads, that is where my sword will point!” Yu Modran said respectfully.

"Alright, enough with the formalities. This is His Majesty Yunfeng, the Grand Steward of the Kingdom. Discuss with him how to quickly increase Palembang's population to over 10,000! Make sure they get everything arranged and prepared as soon as possible, and you should take up your post as soon as possible!" Roland patted him on the shoulder and encouraged him.

“Uh… okay!” Yu Modran nodded in agreement.

Roland smiled and turned to leave. After all, he left the rest to his subordinates. He only needed to give the orders and see how things went. Yunfeng wouldn't cause any trouble with internal affairs. You know, being a hands-off manager is really great!

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"Um, aren't you going to make arrangements for such a large group of people?" Heinrich asked, somewhat puzzled, as he looked at Roland, who had returned and was lying there like a corpse.

"Hey? Heinrich, you're still idling around in the castle! Why don't you go out and help them?" Roland waved him away like a fly.

"Damn it! I was such a smart aleck!" Heinrich looked like he'd been driven mad. He should have known better than to yell like that! The burden fell on Yun Feng, but the pain was in his own heart! Better to die for a friend than for himself…

Watching Heinrich's retreating figure, looking as if he'd just finished a thesis defense, Nyx covered his head in exasperation. "He might not be human, but you're definitely a dog!"

“You’re really going too far with this conscription…” Nyx nudged her husband and sighed helplessly.

“It’s not my fault! He’s the one who came to share my burdens.” Roland said matter-of-factly, casually putting his arm around Nyx’s slender waist and then groping her wantonly.

"Slap!" Nyx slapped Roland's mischievous hand away, giving him a disdainful look.

"Don't touch me in broad daylight! Someone could walk in at any moment!" Nyx whispered, glancing at the doorway.

"Oh? So you mean I can do whatever I want just because others can't get in?" Roland looked like he understood and was about to get up to lock the door.

"You bastard!" Enraged, Nyx swung his staff at him. ...

"Now you can talk properly, right?" Nyx looked down at Roland, who was curled up on the sofa rubbing his head, with an air of superiority.

"Mmm-hmm-hmm!" Roland nodded his head rapidly, practically wanting to raise his hand and shout "four!"
“Speak properly. What exactly do you plan to do with the Mordland family? They…” Nyx glanced out the window, hesitating to speak. After all, their demeanor didn't seem like they were coming to surrender; it was more like they were coming to attack a city…

“He gave me military power and the people. In return, the Mordland family is now an earldom!” Roland said calmly.

"So proactive?" Nyx was somewhat surprised. Although she was a benevolent lord and noblewoman, for the sake of her husband and the kingdom, she had actually been eyeing the Mordran family from the beginning. She was originally thinking about how to trick the Mordran family into giving her some meat, but she didn't expect them to bring their own scallions, ginger, garlic, pickled and cooked meat, and even serve it to her. Nyx was a little uneasy about their proactiveness. Were these the same cunning and treacherous nobles she knew? Were they model workers? The new era's model of integrity in Middle-earth?

"Hmm, their patriarch is a smart man. He knows that no ruler of a declining kingdom would remain indifferent to this force, so he voluntarily returned power to me under the pretext of not being able to afford it..." Roland sighed. Could the Mordland family really not afford to support them? Not necessarily! The system mentioned a border baron family at its peak! Even so, their population had been reduced; otherwise, a border baron would have at least 10 civilians under his command! However, their army had not been reduced!

Of course, Roland didn't believe the Mordland family had truly offered up all their secrets. He knew, at least, that the border baron family definitely had a few forbidden scrolls hidden away! Moreover, he could sense an absurdly high number of knights among the Mordland family members…

In fact, Roland was right. Although Yu Modran had offered up his army, he had no intention of giving Roland his elite family private army. Of course, Roland didn't intend to accept it either; after all, it was a favor they did, and it was their right not to! They had already done more than enough by handing over most of their military power to put Roland at ease! So what else did the Modran family's private army have?

Of course, it's a well-organized knightly unit! Yes! Although not the Fangqi Knights, their strength is still not to be underestimated! The Mordland family's hidden power is deeper than Roland imagined; nearly fifty knights are the Mordland family's strongest iron fist! Even for an old baronial family, supporting half a knightly order is not an easy task! Maintaining such a knightly unit is already equal to the family's remaining expenses, but fortunately, it is the family's knightly unit. Nearly half of these dozens of people are from the branches and main family of the Mordland family, so it can be considered a father-son team going into battle.

Roland knew that the Mordland family still had quite a few knights, but he had no idea that they actually had so many. Of course, even if he did know, he would only be surprised. After all, back in the Lord of the Rings games, which powerful earl family couldn't muster a rank of knights? You couldn't even call yourself a powerful earl or higher without a knightly order.

"Indeed very intelligent, knows how to make choices and knows when to advance and retreat!" Nyx nodded. This kind of subordinate is exactly what lords like best—capable yet posing no threat, ambitious but harmless. A plug-and-play asset, a reliable subordinate! Usually, such people don't fare too badly.

“Yes, the kingdom is in dire need of rebuilding, but I promised them I would not forget their contributions and would grant them the fiefdoms they deserve!” Roland nodded. The king’s word was law and would not be easily changed. In addition, the Mordland family had indeed helped a great deal this time. It was only right and proper that Roland spend a fortune to buy horse bones, not just horse bones, but a live, fine steed!

"Compared to this, I'm suddenly a little worried about Yun Feng. So many people..." Nyx's lips twitched. She could almost hear Yun Feng's mournful cries in the void. Pain! So much pain!

"Cough cough, it's alright, I believe Yunfeng can do it! He's the fattest!" Roland nodded vigorously, as if trying to convince himself.

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At this moment, Yun Feng, who was extremely busy and barely had time to breathe, almost fainted when he saw the sea of ​​people outside the city. He couldn't help but curse a certain shameless king in his heart.