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

Chapter 380 The Future System Direction of the Kingdom

"200 Battanian archers!" Roland's eyes twitched! Good heavens, the system just wanted to round it up to a whole number, huh?! This is the most professional unit Roland has now! A thousand men! Roland felt he could consider switching to an infantry archer strategy; an all-cavalry strategy wasn't really suitable for him... after all, his cavalry combined didn't amount to a fraction of his infantry archers.

Roland rubbed his temples and sighed helplessly. In theory, the full-cavalry style should be the strongest in combat, with a 500-man knight order capable of easily sweeping through 10,000 men. However, the high price and maintenance costs of knights were enough to make Roland want to hang himself.

……

"What's wrong?" Nyx asked as she accompanied Roland to welcome the new Battanian strikers. She was worried when she saw Roland's troubled expression.

“It’s nothing, I’m just considering whether the country should follow the path of knights or archers in the future…” Roland patted Nyx’s head affectionately. As a husband, he didn’t mind sharing his questions with his wife.

“Of course, it’s knights! Lagrange was founded on knights!” Nyx quickly raised her little face and said, afraid that Roland really intended to give up on training knights.

"It's too expensive! One knight is enough to support ten warriors or five archers of the same rank! And the training period for knights is too long!" Roland was on the verge of tears. He also wanted to have a thousand knights sweep across Pinggang!

"You seem very anxious to improve the kingdom's combat strength? Can you tell me what happened?" Nyx leaned against Roland's chest with some concern. She had long sensed a sense of urgency emanating from Roland! It was as if something was chasing him, making him dare not relax for a moment! The problem is that the kingdom is not currently facing any crisis!
“After being taught a lesson by the Allied Forces, Dolgodo dares not make any more moves. The Misty Mountains are blocked by the town of Karok of the Moria Dwarves and Beorn, as well as the Kingdom of Akvia. The Gombada Fortress is held back by the Woodland Kingdom, the Lonely Mountain Dwarves, and the River Valley State. The Eastern Barbarians have just been defeated by us, and they should not dare to advance rashly for a while… My dear love, can you tell me who the enemy you are worried about is? Why does that unseen enemy make you uneasy?” Nyx murmured softly as he held Roland.

“Sigh…” Roland turned around and hugged Nyx, gently kissing her forehead.

“I am worried about Mordor…” Roland said, stroking Nyx’s long hair.

"Mordor? Why? It's too far away from us!" Nyx asked, puzzled.

"Sauron should be back soon!" Roland thought for a moment and then told Nyx the news, since Nyx wasn't originally from this world and wouldn't cause any changes to the timeline.

"That Demon Lord?" Nyx asked, puzzled.

“Yes!” Roland nodded, thinking to himself: He might even be a demigod!
“What about Gondor and Rohan? And the wizards of the White Way?” Nyx said softly, stroking Roland’s face.

“Sigh…” Roland sighed again, thinking to himself, if those guys were any more capable, would he be in this state? Didn’t he see how utterly disastrous the War of the Rings was? The hope of salvation was pinned on a small team? Roland just scoffed! They couldn’t even beat Sauron! If they could beat Sauron, they’d just send a massive army to break down the Black Gate! Charge up the Tower of Mordor and destroy the Ring, and that would be it…

"Don't count on those worthless wretches..." Roland shook his head bitterly. Why was he in such a hurry? Wasn't it because the North was historically desolate? Vale fell! Irubor nearly fell! The two kings died in battle! How could the southern kingdoms possibly see this? The world was focused on the great achievements of King Aragorn, but how many knew that the dwarves and humans of the North were almost wiped out? The Eastern Barbarian army and the Gombad orcs nearly beat the North to a pulp...

“We still have time to slowly build up our strength…” Nyx pulled Roland back into the room.

"..." Roland remained silent. Although several decades had passed, Roland was still uncertain! Who knew if something might change due to the butterfly effect or something similar? Besides, the training period for knights was very long! Considering that the average lifespan of a Lagrange was over two hundred years, Roland might not even be able to gather a thousand-strong knight order in 60 years...

“Don’t rush…we still have time…” Nyx gently pushed Roland down onto the bed.

"Hiss..." Roland was shocked. His eyes widened. How come he hadn't noticed that Nyx had suddenly become so skilled?
……

"Don't overthink it, we have plenty of time, you've already done enough!" Nyx said gently, nestled against Roland's chest with a smile.

“Yes!” Roland nodded.

"Check the territory version!" Roland opened the system panel.

territory:

1. Rapid City:

Area: One kilometer in radius.

Building units: 1 minor flawed lord's castle, 100 ordinary row houses, intermediate magic-inlaid walls, stone wells, blacksmith shops, barracks, archer temples, and arrow towers!

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).

Special personnel: Ivy (Tier 3), Grand Duke Nyx (Tier 2), Nina Bonn (Tier 1). City Defense Officer: Marcus (Tier 4)
Political Officer: Lance (Second Rank)
Troop strength: 3609
Holy Knights Order: 100 Tier 2 Lagrange Knights.

Lagrange City Guards: 100 Tier 2 Warriors

Battanian Shooters: 1000 Tier 2 Shooters.

Dovenian Heavy Swordsmen: 100 Tier 2 Swordsmen.

El Niño Ranger: 100 Tier 2 Rangers.

Lagrange Royal Guard: 200 (Tier 3)

Swiftflow Legion: 1200 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)

Population: 15975 (5179 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 has a strong military force with a sufficient number of eligible soldiers! The city can fully defend itself even in the face of a large-scale attack. The city has its own vassal territories and appears to be thriving! Note: The population structure is severely unbalanced! The military-to-civilian ratio is close to 1:4.2!

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!
Overall Assessment: A thriving kingdom. Despite the turbulent surroundings, the resilient people of Lagrange tenaciously defend this ancient land, and their king continues to guard what little remains! The kingdom has now defeated all its enemies and is in a valuable period of development. (Suggestion: The kingdom urgently needs more land and people to revive. The Eastern Barbarians occupy Dovenian in the east, and the Orcs are entrenched in Dolgod in the south! The ruins of Lagrange still await the king's restoration...)
(End of this chapter)