Davidian's Holy Grail War

“I know, this child is growing up very well, even better than I imagined, and he has a lot of his father’s style.”

Morgan's words warmed King Lothar's heart, and he laughed loudly. Indeed, many good things had happened recently; now his only goal was to defeat King Arthur and seize all of Britain.

Chapter 91 Can Do Anything

The reconstruction of Lentinium began in an orderly manner, and David sent Tristan back to work with Bedivere on the relocation.

He also entrusted Lancelot to return to France to trade in grain and other necessities. In fact, to be honest, Lancelot's value as an intermediary now far outweighs his military strength.

The stable trade relations with France were all thanks to Lancelot.

Davidian was responsible for staying in Lentinium to handle security and deal with the surrendered Vottigan troops.

He planned to have all these men demobilized and return to their fields. There was no shortage of troops, or rather, he didn't want to use these men to replenish the army. Let them go back to farming and live a peaceful life.

As for his First Legion, Davidian gathered everyone together and made a declaration.

The First Legion suffered heavy losses this time. It's possible that some members might want to return to a peaceful life and retire from the military altogether.

So Davidian gave them a chance to choose, and he would not blame them no matter what choice his current group of soldiers made.

But unexpectedly, everyone's faces were filled with glory and determination, and the sacrifice of their comrades did not affect their will to continue fighting.

Even though they now have fewer than three thousand survivors, they will continue to fight.

The First Legion will not simply disappear.

Davidian eventually realized that he had been overthinking things. On that day, he drank with all the remaining warriors and swore to fight for Britain until the very end.

In any case, the glory of the First Legion will never fade; they will be the strongest legion in all of Britain.

Standing beside Davidian as the camp commander and standard-bearer, Winzenrib knew that the First Legion was currently suffering heavy losses in terms of personnel and organization.

But their spirit, their will, has begun to climb towards the summit. Perhaps one day in the future, they will achieve a miracle.

That will be a miracle for Britain, an eternal and everlasting glory.

Days passed by, and David continued his work: recruiting, training, and handling security and internal affairs.

He was so busy he barely had time to breathe, but he was still full of energy; this was the best time of his life.

He now feels that every minute and every second is meaningful, and he cannot stop for even a quarter of an hour. After finishing one job, he immediately throws himself into the next, even eating while walking.

At the same time, he also received news from the Tenth Scouting Group in the north that King Leons hadn't been idle this year either. He had conquered several regions in succession, recruiting soldiers and selecting capable talents, clearly intending to compete with King Arthur.

“He’s really not someone who can sit still, but it’s okay.” Davidian laughed as he tore the intelligence report into pieces, then continued to work with Agguwen on the current allocation of manpower and resources.

The reconstruction of Lentinium is not a simple matter. They plan to expand the entire city, along with a series of other related matters. At this time, the two of them must not make any mistakes.

"I'm afraid they'll form another alliance and launch another attack on us. How's the First Legion's replenishment going?" Agraven asked casually without even looking up.

David replied, "We've recovered to 3,345 men now. Except for the 10th Reconnaissance Company and the 1st Company, the other eight companies are still in the recovery phase. There's no other way; the others also need reinforcements, and they've all suffered heavy losses."

After all, the population of this island of Britain is limited, and it would be really difficult to support so many soldiers who are not engaged in production, given Britain's output.

It's simply impossible for a battle to be fought with tens of thousands of soldiers; there simply aren't that many resources available.

"Let's take it slow. There probably won't be any wars this year. We in the south need to recuperate after our campaign against Vortigern, and King Liens in the north needs to win over more kings."

Both sides will spend the rest of the year peacefully. Davidian, what do you think the strategy should be for next year?

"First, make the kings of the north completely submit, fight Leans to end their foolish ideas, and then expel the Saxons from the island."

Once we've largely accomplished these tasks, we simply wait for Camelot to finish, and then all that's left is to govern Britain. We can think about solving the land productivity problem then.

David had a general idea in mind, and another idea was also starting to take shape in his mind, but he didn't intend to tell Agravivan next to him.

Agravure agreed with his idea; there was nothing wrong with it. At that moment, the servant opened the door, and Artoria entered this temporary location they used for handling official business.

After all, the royal palace of Lentinium was basically destroyed by Vortigern's rampage, and this was the only place they could find to get things done temporarily.

"Your Majesty, it is a great honor to have you here. Please forgive me for being too busy to rise and pay my respects."

Agguwen is indeed too busy right now; the many things he has to do are more important. He believes that the king won't get bogged down in formalities; getting things done is the most important thing right now.

Artoria shook her head, simply reassuring Agravure: "It's alright, Lord Agravure, it's nothing."

In my eyes, Qing has only one flaw: she overworks. I hope that in the future, more talented people will be able to assist Qing in her work, so that she won't be so exhausted.

"That's a matter for the future, Your Majesty."

Agraven raised his head, not smiling, but his mood was better. For the sake of the king before him, he would strive to the very end; he was willing to do anything, just to build a better future.

"David, don't overwork yourself. I feel like you've been doing way too much lately. Can your body handle this?"

Artoria looked at Davidian again; he had been so busy lately. Artoria hadn't had a chance to talk to him much, which made her feel like she had too much free time.

The two workaholics under my command are constantly working, never stopping.

David rubbed his eyes and relaxed a little before saying, "Once Sir Keith and Sir Bedivere arrive, my task will be a little easier."

As for now, I'll do as much as I can. At least I have plenty of energy now, which is much better than wanting to work when I'm too old to do it later.

Artoria felt quite guilty towards the two of them; those who were skilled in martial arts were far inferior to these two when it came to doing these mundane things.

It's alright that Agguivin is only in charge of this aspect, but Davidian is quite outrageous. He can now be considered a master at handling both military and political affairs.

He can do anything, and he can do everything well. Although he is not as strong as Lancelot in combat and not as good as Agravain in domestic affairs, the fact that he can do this well is truly a testament to his talent.

Chapter 92 Reality Will Give You a Hammer

However, such days finally came to an end after the transfer of people and supplies was completed and Lord Bedivere and Lord Keir returned.

Davidian can finally say he has some free time; the days of working like an animal are over.

The tasks of resource allocation and manpower coordination were assigned to Sir Keith, while the tasks of recruiting and training soldiers and deploying them to various combat units in batches were assigned to Sir Bedivere.

Once the handover of security duties in Carion City is complete, Lord Gahoris will also arrive in Lentinium.

At that time, David will be completely freed up and will only need to take care of the affairs of his First Legion.

During this time, Artoria actually wanted to get involved in some domestic or military affairs. But Davidian only told her:

“Your Majesty, you don’t need to do everything yourself. If you do everything, that will be the greatest harm to the country.”

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Artoria was completely baffled. As the queen, shouldn't she be diligently governing the entire country? Why was Davidian telling her not to do things personally now? What was going on?

"Admittedly, we are all very young now, but we will always need to train people to work with us and people to carry on our work."

Despite Agguvin's appearance, while governing domestic affairs, he was also cultivating more talents who could handle political affairs with him. I would say that he was the one who trained them.

Only in this way can the country function smoothly, even after it is no longer reliant on us.

This is what Davidan told Artoria at the time, to which Artoria replied, "But that's not what Merlin told me."

"Merlin has his reasons, and I have my own thoughts. My current thought is that Your Majesty does not need to devote yourself too much to these mundane matters; leave them to Agravure and me."

What you need is to understand how we do it and why we do it, but you don't need to do it yourself, that's all. In short, all you need to do is grasp the general direction and make sure you stay on the right path.

Davidian explained things very clearly, and Merlin's statement might not be incorrect. However, the current situation certainly doesn't require Artoria to handle so much mundane political affairs.

Today, David and Artoria climbed the city wall, which was still under repair. Although the repairs were supposed to be done on the city wall, they were actually focusing more on the city gate.

In the previous battle, Artoria unleashed her Holy Sword and reduced the entire city gate to ashes with a single shot; now, this is still the most troublesome part.

The people of the city are also rebuilding the entire Lentinium in full swing. The residential areas, commercial areas, and military rest areas have all been planned by Merlin.

The old houses were all demolished and rebuilt, and the residents were very enthusiastic about their work because it was the city where they would live in the future.

David smiled, and seeing his relaxed smile, Artoria couldn't help but say, "It seems you really enjoy days like this?"

"Of course, I'm neither a war maniac nor a workaholic. I'd naturally like to relax a bit if I could."

There was really no other way before; I couldn't let Agguwen work too hard.

I also had to handle the work in the military, but now that everyone's back, plus the officials assisting them, I can certainly relax a bit.

David gazed into the distance; the royal palace was under reconstruction, and that would become Artoria's future residence. How wonderful; a king should be grand, especially a King of Knights.

"Merlin could have done some of the work, couldn't he? He seems to be quite idle."

Artoria smiled; Merlin had indeed been the most relaxed person among them, aside from Artoria, during this period. After finishing the reconstruction work in Camelot, he happily ran around among the crowd.

Upon hearing the name, David rubbed his temples before saying, "Never mind, I can definitely delegate tasks that aren't too important, or tasks that we simply can't handle."

But if possible, let's try to do it ourselves. Please also try to prevent that guy from causing trouble, otherwise we'll have to deal with whatever problems he gets into.”

Artoria laughed too. Davidan was indeed unsure how to handle Merlin. After all, Merlin had been good to him, but he was also a troublemaker. Davidan found this kind of person the most troublesome, which was why he wanted to get Merlin out of the way to avoid his antics.

"You've probably heard about the Picts in the north lately. What do you think they'll do?"

Artoria brought up the same topic again, but Davidian simply smiled. After all, compared to governing the world, conquering it was hardly a difficult task for their group.

"It's probably King Liens who has raised the banner of war against you; that's not surprising. As for how many people he can unite, I'm not so sure."

But that's not a problem. Once we deal with them, things should calm down in the north. I think you know very well what we'll be facing next.

This aligned perfectly with Artoria's thinking. One must take things one step at a time; there's still much to be done. As for the Chalk City, at the current pace, it would probably take several years to complete.

"By the way, David, aren't you planning to expand your own adventures? As a knight, you'll be slaying all sorts of monsters, and there are also your personal matters to consider."

I know you won't attract as many women as Lord Tristan, but there are probably quite a few women in Britain who admire you now. Isn't it time for you to settle down?