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Chapter 270 Royal Griffin Knight Edwin

Chapter 270 Royal Griffin Knight Edwin

Each of these projects built by the dwarves is very expensive.

Take the Bauhinia Palace and Hessen Town as examples. These two projects and fortresses each cost tens of thousands of gold coins.

To build such a luxurious and complete castle and town, the cost of materials and labor alone is extremely high.

Then Su Li would need to invest money in the construction of various hospitals, monasteries, and roads.

The territory's investment in these areas can be shown in a list, and the provincial government's subordinate agencies need to make a series of reports and accounts.

So Su Li didn't ask about the dwarf's expenses, but instead asked, "The Spring Creation Ceremony is coming soon. What are your plans for next year? What key projects are you going to build?"

The dwarf immediately listed the details, "First, we need to build a Black Forest Territory Peaks, so that the Pegasus and Griffins of the territory can live in the area between the Green Hills and the Broken Peaks of the Gray Mountains."

Hearing this, Su Li nodded seriously. It was indeed necessary to build it. These high-level beasts in the Heisen Territory could not continue to stay together with the mounts in ordinary ranches.

As of now, there are more than thirty griffin knights in the territory, and the griffins and half-griffins are almost a tribe.

Similarly, the Pegasus Knights are no longer the two they were at the beginning. There are now five Pegasus in the territory.

These high-level mounts are not suitable to be tied up in a stable, but problems are likely to arise if they are placed in a pasture. If a griffin hunts a Pegasus, their two owners will fight to the death.

Next year, when the Black Forest Peaks are built, these high-level mounts can be separated, and the griffins can continue to build the Griffin Forest in the Green Leaf Hills. This hilly area already has a large number of trees, which are suitable for griffins to survive, and the herders can also provide them with sufficient food, allowing them to reproduce in the spring.

You should know that not all of the half-griffins in the Black Forest are newly hatched. Nearly ten of them were tamed by the knights from the Griffin Forest. When spring arrives next year, they too will be in heat and need to reproduce. A place close to the Griffin Forest will surely better meet their needs than a pasture.

Similarly, Pegasus can stay on the peaks. The Gray Mountains' Broken Valley Peak area is high in terrain and has valleys with plenty of high-quality pasture, which is suitable for their survival and habitat.

If these two places are built appropriately, the scale of the territory's air cavalry and monster cavalry can be expanded.

Su Li's ambitions were not high. Due to the huge size of these flying cavalry and monster cavalry, the number of people in a regiment was generally much smaller than that of ordinary cavalry. A regiment could be composed of 24 people, so he could just form two half-griffin regiments and one Pegasus Knights.

In addition, he also has an extremely powerful Griffin Knights, which consists of four Griffin Knights. In addition to Orstein, Hilde and Gilles, there is also a new Griffin Knight Edwin Stewart.

Eyvind Stewart was the genius from the Royal Griffin Military Academy of Modheim who was attracted by the fragments of the double-tailed comet on the banner of the Bauhinia Family.

As a knight, Eyvind was not born into an ordinary family. His family had served the Empire for generations, and within their family there was an ancient prophecy: "When a comet streaks across the sky, the Empire will welcome a savior."

On the day Edwin was born, a brilliant comet streaked across the night sky and crashed into the mountains near Mordheim. This vision was interpreted by the knights of House Stuart as the fulfillment of a prophecy, foreshadowing that Edwin would become a legendary knight who would save the empire from collapse.

Therefore, the entire family placed high hopes on him, training him with the strictest standards. From a young age, Edwin displayed unparalleled talent. Not only could he quickly grasp complex tactical theories, he could also make the most accurate and rational decisions in battle.

At the age of 14, Edwin was admitted to the Royal Griffin Military Academy in Mordheim with nearly perfect scores, where his talent was fully demonstrated.

In the theoretical courses at the academy, Edwin almost never received a score lower than full marks in any exam. His study of military theory, tactical analysis and historical cases reached a point of near obsession.

Edwin's performance in actual combat training was equally astonishing. Not only was he able to precisely control his horse to perform difficult maneuvers, but he was also able to formulate astonishing tactics on the ever-changing battlefield.

In the academy's library, Edwin stumbled upon a long-lost tactical book, "Wings of the Empire." It contained many long-forgotten tactics and strategies. By studying this book, Edwin created his unique "layered attack" tactic, which proved extremely effective in many subsequent battles.

When he was 15 years old, he even won the favor of a tiger-striped griffin in a legendary way. No one knew how this elite knight, who was only 15 years old, tamed a powerful tiger-striped griffin.

But this knight blossomed like a genius, and at the age of 16 he was awarded the title of "Royal Griffin Knight" and began to travel. His goal was to put his theories into action through practice and explore a wider world.

His first major mission was to defend the empire's northern border.

A large-scale Norse raider warband entered the Chaos Wasteland. At that time, they were invincible and successively chopped up three human legions, even including a powerful legion composed of elite knights of the barony. Thousands of well-equipped knights became fragments under the axes of these tough and strong barbarians.

The nightmare of hunting by these reckless men has terrified countless humans. They are invincible and are about to cross the border of the empire and rush into the fertile plains of mankind to wreak havoc.

At this time, the human front-line army had been completely destroyed, with only less than 500 remnants left in the last fortress city, and the size of the knights was less than a regiment.

The successive defeats left everyone demoralized and filled with fear and despair about the future.

But at this moment, Edwin stepped forward. He carefully studied the monsters' attack routes and spent several hours studying the enemy's tactics and weaknesses. He determined that the enemy had become arrogant and careless due to their successive victories. They were full of contempt for humans. When they were attacked by humans, they simply disdained to rescue each other, especially their strongest commander, who believed that their powerful Norscan warriors could chop up any human who tried to rush up to fight with just their axes.

Several consecutive victories have proven all of this.

So Edwin decisively led the last remaining human army to charge at the most powerful Norse chieftain. And everything happened just as he had predicted. Seeing this human army dare to march straight into the Norse kingdom and challenge their most powerful commander, the other Norse armies believed that their mad actions were nothing but self-destruction.
No one thought that Commander Edwin's defeated army could defeat the strongest and bravest warriors in their tribe.

Until Edwin smashed the chest of the Norse chieftain with his hammer, cut off his head, and flew it on a spear over the top of all the monster lines.

The monsters' morale collapsed. They had lost their commander and chief, had no desire to fight anymore, and could not cooperate with each other. To avoid being defeated one by one by human reinforcements, they took the initiative to withdraw back to the ice field to elect and compete for the position of new chief.

The victory in this battle made Edwin famous.

The battle that made him famous was the Bloody Twilight Battle of Monte Castro.

This battle took place in 3300 IC.

As the southernmost city in the Border Princedom, Monte Castro was besieged many times but never fell. The most famous siege lasted for more than a year.

But in the year 3300 of the Imperial Calendar, the garrison of just over 500 men suddenly found itself surrounded by over greenskins, led by a vicious greenskin warlord determined to seize this land at all costs as a base for an invasion of the Empire. For weeks, the brave garrison of Kastro fought tirelessly, losing several men daily as they repelled countless greenskin attacks. Meanwhile, the orcish horde received continuous reinforcements from numerous tribes eager to join the mighty orc army.

Kastro's land supply routes were severed long ago, and it relied on sea supplies until this route was cut by the (sewer) warships of an unknown enemy, intent on seeing the castle destroyed forever. To this day, no one knows for sure who attacked the supply ships. The Empire often blames the pirates Arabi or corsairs, but the most ominous rumors suggest it was part of a sinister Skaven plan.

Starving and desperate, the defenders held out for over a year until the mercenary commander, the steadfast old Gruz, was mortally wounded while repelling another Orc attack. He was hastily carried from the city walls to headquarters. His replacement was the formidable and energetic General Edwin. Edwin personally galvanized the soldiers, declaring his unwavering commitment to defend the honor of the Empire. He pleaded with all who wished to remain and fight for the cause of honor against evil to do so. Others could flee if they chose.

The soldiers were overcome with emotion, many crying out, "I will die before the orcs destroy Castro!" and "No orc can see the image of spring!" Ultimately, the entire force decided to persevere. The siege continued for another three months, and the castle remained intact.

Eventually, the rescued human forces destroyed and dispersed the orc horde. They eventually discovered only 25 human soldiers left alive in the castle, including Edwin. Around the walls, the bodies of the greenskins were so numerous that the moat had been filled, a river of corpses strong enough to withstand the weight of the orc siege towers!
Ever since the Battle of Bloody Dusk, Edwin has been seeking a force capable of launching an expedition against the monsters. He wants to launch a ruthless war against the evil greenskins.

The series of wars and reputation of the Hesse Lords, as well as the teachings of the Goddess of the Fiery Sun, successfully attracted him.

So he joined the Hessen Territory, starting as a grassroots officer, hoping to join the expedition called by the Hessen Territory to launch revenge and purge the evil monsters.

He believes in his own judgment and that day may come soon.

Su Li didn't care how he got this confidence, whether it was because of his own foresight or because he received divine revelation from the Goddess of the Fiery Sun. He only knew that the Heisen Territory was indeed famous now.

After chatting with Edwin, the top champion knight, several times, Su Li was convinced that the Hessen Territory was a model territory of devout faith in the Church of the Goddess of the Fiery Sun.

In the hearts of church believers, this land is a highland of faith and a sacred pure land that many pilgrims yearn for.

This is really not a rumor. When a believer of the Goddess of the Fiery Sun strolls through the streets of Hessen, he can clearly feel the vitality of the entire city. Tall and white stone buildings stand on both sides of the street, and a large number of statues of the Goddess of the Fiery Sun shine with golden light in the sun.

Here, even the most ordinary peasants would involuntarily straighten their backs, their eyes gleaming with piety, when speaking of the Sun Goddess. Their words and actions betrayed their immense reverence for their faith. Whenever the sun rose, the entire Hessen Territory would resound with a unified call of prayer, expressing the devotion and faith of all classes in the territory towards the Sun Goddess.

As the primary adherents of the Church of the Sun Goddess, the knights exemplify this devotion to the fullest. Led by the Chosen Knights, the Knights of Hessen are not only valiant and skilled in battle, but also unleash the power of faith to its fullest potential. Firmly believing that the Sun Goddess will grant them victory, they remain fearless on the battlefield, as if truly immortal.

However, what shocked the believers the most was the temple area of ​​Hesse, which is the monastery northeast of the castle.

It was a monastery constructed entirely of pure white marble, its spires reaching the sky, as if piercing the heavens to reach the divine realm. Every brick in the temple precinct was engraved with verses praising the Sun Goddess, gleaming brightly in the morning light. Countless believers knelt in prayer, their figures intertwined with the temple's outline, creating a pleasing and sacred scene.

Kurgan also discussed this aspect, saying, "Another important construction project for us next year is the religious iconography in the temple area. We will ensure the smooth completion of the 100-meter-long statue planned by Pope Rong."

"We also plan to initially build a magnificent stone bridge in Hessen City. The bridge will be engraved with the redbud emblem and the mythological story of the Empire and the Dwarves."

"Finally, there's the Bauhinia Noble Academy, which is being promoted by the president of the Provincial Council."

Su Li nodded slightly. These were indeed the key projects worth paying attention to next year. If all of this was successfully completed, the imperial officials who entered the city to conduct the assessment of the development territory would have a sudden feeling of enlightenment. Whether it was the grandeur of the buildings or the level of prosperity, it was completely different from other territories.

Then Su Li asked: "Does our territory have enough funds to guarantee all this?"

The irrigation facilities and so many important projects planned by the dwarves all require huge consumption.

If we rely on farming, we can only barely meet the basic needs of the territory, and the army will be stretched to the limit to maintain the territory.

I want to save some money to invest in various projects, but I don’t know how long it will take before I can start construction.

Fortunately, the development of the territory is very balanced.

It is said that without agriculture there is no stability, without industry there is no prosperity, and without commerce there is no life.

The industry of the territory is what brings the most wealth to the territory, and in this regard, the dwarf forging master Boros Dragonhammer is the main person in charge.

Faced with this question, he answered on behalf of Kurgan: "My Lord, to provide funds for various projects in the territory and ensure the maintenance of the territory's army, it is obvious that we mainly rely on our territory's strong manufacturing industry."

"Among all manufacturing industries, the dwarven weapons and armor manufacturing are undoubtedly the most powerful and can bring a great deal of wealth to the territory."

"In this great production of weapons and armor in our territory, a full 800 dwarves are engaged in various aspects."

"800 dwarves." Su Li was also surprised. This number was more than he had imagined.

After all, not all dwarves are engaged in heavy equipment production. Many of them also produce jewelry, brew beer, process gems, etc.

The dwarf community is a very independent community. They can operate in a closed manner, so each industry will consume a lot of dwarves.

More importantly, there is a fairly large population of dwarves who need to exercise their strength, accumulate strength and reputation through mining, and they cannot start production right away.

Just like the stereotype the world has given them, red-nosed, drunken miners with bad tempers and stubborn personalities.

A dwarf community or race, most of the people stayed in the mining area to dig for ore and look for treasure.

Being able to have 800 dwarves to produce for the territory is already a very impressive scale, perhaps even comparable to a small mountain dwarf fortress.

Boros Dragonhammer explained, "About half of these 800 people are our own Imperial Dwarves. Most of the Imperial Dwarves we recruit to settle here aren't the youngest or lowest-ranking members of a tribe. They have a certain level of strength and savings to move here. So, once they enter the territory, we can start producing equipment."

"The other half consists of the Redbeard Clan's elite mountain shield formation. They are all elite soldiers of Redbeard Castle, the backbone of the clan, and exceptionally skilled craftsmen. Together with our Imperial Dwarves, they form the territory's 800-person production industry."

"The other dwarves, the miners in the territory, and the monsters in the Blood Pine Forest can mine large quantities of ore, providing them with sufficient raw materials so that they can focus on industrial production."

Division of labor and cooperation is one of the current advantages of the territory. With the help of the monsters in the Blood Pine Forest, the scale of ore in the territory is very considerable.

The amount of ore that can be mined every month is as high as hundreds of thousands or even millions of kilograms!

It is precisely because of this scale of raw material supply that the territory is able to produce a steady stream of dwarven heavy equipment.

Su Li asked curiously, "How many sets of equipment have we made in our territory this year?"

(End of this chapter)

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