Knight Lord: Start with Daily Intelligence.

Chapter 46: Castle of Hope

When Su Li was communicating with the Minister of Agriculture Fandral, the High-ranking Attendant General Hilde walked up from under the city wall.

"My Lord, you have just arrived at the territory. There are so many things to do in farming that it will take more than a short time to finish. It is already late, you should rest."

Su Li turned to look at his high-ranking attendant-major. She had shed her heavy armor, revealing a slender figure. Her round thighs shone softly in the moonlight, and her breathtaking breasts trembled with every step, a violent aftershock. In stark contrast to her voluptuous, alluring, and fiery figure, her demeanor was remarkably heroic and androgynous. Her short, golden hair fell casually over her shoulders, a few strands swaying gently in the breeze, framing her chiseled face. Her eyes, bright as a clear spring, revealed a resolute will and a brilliant mind.

All this made Su Li's heartbeat accelerate. Unable to resist the urge to conquer her again, he said to Fandral, "My high-ranking attendant lord is right. Farming is not something that can be accomplished overnight. Let's focus on these matters first. You go back and prepare."

"I respect your will and wish you a good night, my lord." One of the doctrines of the Goddess of Dawn that Fandral believes in is to encourage childbirth. She and her believers believe that a newborn baby is the hope of the world, so he left here quickly, leaving Su Li a space to relax and enjoy himself.

After he left, Su Li immediately turned around and put her arms around Hildre's slender waist. Her palm touched the softness that she enjoyed the most. Looking at her heroic face, she felt a kind of blasphemous excitement.

The High-ranking Lord of Retainers, this position was perhaps the most powerful in all the territories of the empire, as she managed all the retainers in the noble court and the directly subordinate fiefdoms.

In theory, all the knights and servants in Su Li's castle and pioneering territory are under the management of Hirud.

It feels like her position overlaps somewhat with that of the military commander, Knight Orstein, but in fact, there is no such overlap at all.

A normal lord has vassals under him. If war mobilization is needed, Su Li and his vassals will need to mobilize their troops and assemble for battle.

As the military commander, Knight Orstein can command the army of the entire territory. The members of this army include the knights and servants directly under Hilde, as well as the knights and troops led by other vassals.

Appointing Hilde as the high-ranking attendant lord and Knight Orstein as the military commander are extremely meaningful appointments. This means that Su Li is telling his subordinates that he will definitely grant territories to the meritorious knights.

The knights who followed him were all striving for this goal, so their enthusiasm and morale were high.

A typical example of the opposite is Yuan Shao. Before the Battle of Guandu, he gave the territories of four states to his sons and nephews. As a result, his subordinates had little enthusiasm to achieve great things. When they encountered a little trouble, the core generals actually led their troops to surrender on the battlefield.

Of course, the reason why Hildesh was given such a high position was not because of her beauty, or even because of her extraordinary qualifications. The most important reason was her loyalty!
The most important affairs of state are sacrifice and war. Su Li must firmly grasp the military power and sacrifice.

Loyalty, in most cases, outweighs ability. Otherwise, Connor wouldn't have been the guardian knight beside Count Suna. He would have been replaced by Orstein long ago.

In Su Li's team, if there is anyone who is the most loyal to him, it is undoubtedly Xilude. She has reached the level of die-hard loyalty and has proved this through practice.

In the battle with Knight Orstein, at the critical moment, if Hilde had any hesitation or distraction, he would not have been able to use his body to block Su Li before the champion knight's attack.

Su Li was of course relieved to let her manage the castle's servants.

Holding her slender waist and inhaling the fragrance of her hair, Su Li asked, "Is everything inside the castle ready?" Xilude replied in a clear and competent voice, "It's ready, but it's a bit shabby. It's more like a house built of stones than a castle. It only has two floors, and there's some blood on the first floor. Avril and I just got some water to wash it off. We might have to squeeze into the room on the second floor together."

"The other servants can only stay in the stables and blacksmith shops for one night."

"There is a blacksmith shop inside the city wall?" Su Li's eyes lit up. This was an unexpected surprise. What the territory lacked at the moment was ironware.

Hildre nodded and said, "Although this castle is small, it does have some basic facilities. With the castle as its center, there's a simple wooden circular wall. In front of the main building, there's a stable on each side, east and west. Further ahead, there are one or two buildings on the east, south, and west sides, including a blacksmith shop, armory, church, small bakery, barn, and guardhouse. However, most of them are in disrepair and need repairs tomorrow before they can be used."

Su Li's face was filled with smiles: "Very good, very good, it has far exceeded my expectations."

These buildings are enough to support an inner castle area. They are not as exaggerated as the stone houses that Hilde mentioned. At most, the main building of the castle where the lord lives is a little simple.

At worst, he won't live here anymore. The truly wealthy lords all live in manors. For example, a Bauhinia Manor can be built in the north of the city, where beautiful Bauhinia and irises can be planted, and hundreds of hectares of vineyards can be opened up to balance comfort and economic value.

Only when they encountered powerful enemies or external threats would the knights return to the slightly dark and damp castle.

Then Su Li took Hilde and Avril into the bedroom of the main building of the castle. There were several huge cracks on the wall, and there was a huge hole in the roof that was smashed by a huge rock. Through here, they could see the clear night sky and the starry sky.

But even so, Su Li was in a good mood. He saw all the scenery as breeze, bright moon, and gentle breeze.

After the intense exercise, he hugged the two most beloved beauties, one on each side, with a happy and bright smile on his face. He was very optimistic and said firmly, "I believe that now is our worst condition. Tomorrow's condition will be better than today's, and every day in the future will be better than the day before."

Hildrew believed Su Li's every word unconditionally. Her fair palm gently stroked Su Li's chest, listening to his fierce and powerful heartbeat. A happy smile played on the corner of her mouth. She said, "I believe in you, Lord. Our Hessen Territory will become stronger and stronger under your leadership."

Avril was just a delicate maid, her physical fitness not as good as Hildreth's. She had just finished exercising, and her body was still flushed. Her eyes were hazy. She looked at Su Li charmingly and asked, "Master, I also want to become stronger. Why is it that I have practiced the knight training method for so long, but there is no effect at all? Is it possible for me to become a knight?"

Su Li smiled and said, "Didn't you just act as a female knight? I think your heroic figure galloping was also very charming."

Avril's face turned even redder, and she shyly buried her face in Su Li's chest and said, "Master, I'm not talking about that kind of knight, but a formal knight like Hirud."

Su Li gently stroked her smooth, sweaty back and said with a smile, "Then go to sleep. Perhaps when you wake up tomorrow morning, you'll be pleasantly surprised to find that everything you long for is already within reach."

"Really?" Avril excitedly raised her head and laid on Su Li's chest, her bright eyes filled with surprise. She knew that Master Su Li would never joke with her about such a thing, but everything she had longed for was about to come true so soon. She was so surprised that she could hardly believe it.

"My advice is that you should think more about how to repay me... I mean when we're in love."

(End of this chapter)