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

"System... I give up on you, you old idiot!" Roland's lips twitched helplessly.

"Today's good luck is... a small group of refugees?" Roland shook his head with a wry smile.

The Kingdom of Lagrange has now entered a bottleneck period. If the system doesn't give Roland a cheat code, relying on natural development will be very slow. It is estimated that by the time Roland dies, his kingdom will not even reach one-tenth of the empire's territory.

"Check the territory panel!" Roland shook his head.

territory:

1. Rapid City:

Area: One kilometer in radius.

Buildings: 1 standard lord's castle, 600 standard row houses, intermediate magic-enchanted walls, stone well, blacksmith shop, barracks, archer's temple, advanced arrow tower, knight's temple, warrior's temple (not activated), tavern...

Generals: Caslo (Tier 5), Renault (Tier 4), Radil (Tier 4), Yunfeng (Tier 6), Omske (Tier 6), Lavian (Tier 4), Hollin (Tier 2), Luke Leopold, Merk Leopold, Ajax Anthony (Tier 5), Lafitte Anthony (Tier 3).

Vassal: Apophis Breo (Third Rank).

Special personnel: Ivy (Tier 3), Grand Duke Nyx: Nyx ​​(Tier 2), Nina Bonn (Tier 2), Ruhr (Tier 2).

City Defense Officer: Marcus (Tier 4)
Political Officer: Lance (Second Rank)
Troop strength: 3443
Holy Knights Order: 110 Tier 2 Lagrange Empire Vanguard Knights.

Lagrange City Guards: 100 Tier 2 Warriors

Battanian Shooters: 800 Tier 2 Shooters.

Dovenian Heavy Swordsmen: 100 Tier 2 Swordsmen.

El Niño Ranger: 100 Tier 2 Rangers.

Lordaeron Rangers: 50 Tier 2 Rangers.

Lagrange Royal Guard: 200 (Tier 3)

Swiftflow Legion: 1500 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

Woodland Warriors: 10 Tier 2 Warriors

Griffin Knights: 4 (Tier 2)

Population: 26751 (9179 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 has a considerable population, giving it a more vibrant and lively atmosphere. Everything is developing in a positive direction. The city's military strength is formidable, with a large pool of eligible soldiers! The city can fully defend itself even against a large-scale attack. The city has its own vassal territories and appears to be thriving! Note: There is a gap in soldier training, and a lack of training capabilities for professional awakening.

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: 349

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!
IV. Delwin (town)
Area: 500 meters in radius
Buildings: wooden and stone city walls, basic arrow towers, ordinary houses, wells, taverns...

Population: 1463 (465 civilians can be trained)
Evaluation: A small town primarily based on agriculture, full of vitality, with commerce beginning to revive here, and the neighboring Tupte territory can provide excellent support and assistance.

V. Junlin Family Fiefdom: Old Pass (not yet granted).

Knights of the Empire: 16 (one Tier 3, 15 Tier 2)
Valiant Warriors (Ordinary Soldiers): 200

Overall Assessment: A thriving kingdom. Despite the turbulent surroundings, the resilient people of Lagrange tenaciously defend this ancient land, and their king continues to protect what little remains! Even amidst the devastation, the king has dispatched an expeditionary force to expand the kingdom's territory! (Suggestion: The kingdom urgently needs a large influx of land and people for its revival. 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 reclaiming…)
"Tsk! To be honest... they're really trash!" Roland covered his face, both laughing and crying. Apart from the population increase, there was basically no change. It wasn't that Roland looked down on the Swift Infantry, but rather that he didn't want to waste lives... The tenacity and bravery of that Swift Infantry unit during the Battle of Lonely Mountain had instilled fear in Roland. Victories built on blood and lives were not worth praising. If the desired goal could be achieved with minimal cost, who would go to the trouble of doing things that were thankless? Just like the fourteen-year War of Resistance against Japan in China, did China want those brave heroes and their children to become names engraved on walls? Did they want to praise those who sacrificed their lives? When the strength is unequal... sacrifice becomes the only way out.

“Victories won by sheer numbers are not worth celebrating or learning from. I will crush them with an army of professionals! The Lagranges… are not orcs! Human life is worth a lot!” Roland sighed.

Reality isn't a game, and soldiers aren't just data. Every soldier is a living, breathing human being. Roland doesn't want to consider an eastern expedition for the time being; it's simply unrealistic...

Roland was on the verge of tears, having not yet completed the main quest of the Emperor's birth. The control area of ​​100 kilometers was easy to achieve, but those ten towns were practically going to be Roland's death. With Stream City not yet full, Roland couldn't forcibly relocate and divert the population.

However, Roland glanced at the rewards in the main quest... Holy crap! It's amazing! Roland said that he wasn't after the 300-strong Royal Guard, the basic mage tower, or the random spellcaster inheritance system; he simply enjoyed the thrill of doing quests... cough cough.

"Your Highness?" A head popped in from outside the door.

"Hmm? Pastor Ivy, is there something you need?" Roland asked, sitting up straight. After all, he was a man with family matters to attend to. To ensure harmony in his harem that night, Roland said he needed to keep his distance from other women to prevent his wife from misunderstanding him.

"Your Highness, it seems there's a plague in the city..." Ivy's eyes held a hint of fear.

"What?" Roland was so shocked that he stood up immediately, not even bothering to stop the chair from being knocked over.