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

Chapter 526 Recruiting people
"We're here, kid!" Caslo jumped off the dragon's back, shook his head at Olaf who was being shaken around, and thought that the physical fitness of this batch of soldiers was really poor, far inferior to the heavy infantry regiments that the Empire used to be able to airdrop with dragon knights.

"Ugh... Thank you... Ugh! Your Majesty!" Olaf lay on the ground, vomiting bile.

"Alright, you go ahead with your business. I need to go report to the King." Caslo glanced at Olaf a few times, figuring the kid was just a simple "dragon-sick" guy anyway, waved his hand, and went off to find Roland on his own.

"Ugh!" A world where only Olaf was injured has been achieved.

……

"What? Undead?" Caslo and Roland exchanged a glance, both shocked.

"Wait! I must have opened it wrong!" Roland slapped his forehead. Oh no, he'd opened it too quickly! He could actually hear the undead rising!
"Wait! Where's Ajax?" Roland and Caslo exclaimed in unison. The Griffin Rider is back! Did the Dragon Rider just leave him outside?

“Um… Her Majesty Ajax is going to the north to see the situation, and it would be best if she could find the source…” Hollin forced a smile as he looked at the two people who looked like they wanted to devour him.

"Arrogant!" Caslo and Roland roared in unison again.

"Is she insane? Doesn't she know how insidious necromancers are?" Caslo grabbed Holin's shoulder angrily.

"Who does she think she is? Single-handedly solving the undead calamity? Oh no, we can't even be sure if it's the undead calamity..." Roland was still trying to think positively.

"Um, Your Highness, Your Majesty, you should talk to Her Majesty Ajax instead of grabbing me here..." Hollin weakly pointed at Caslo's hand that was grabbing his collar.

"Ahem, sorry, I got carried away!" Caslo naturally let go of Hollin's hand and helped him straighten the wrinkles on his collar.

(Holin: You're actually a pretty nice person!)

“Caslo…”

"I'm going to find her!" Caslo rushed out impatiently before Roland could finish speaking.

"Tsk tsk tsk! When did wind-elemental dragon knights start teleporting?" Roland exclaimed in amazement.

“By the way! Apophis Breo’s men have been here for who knows when. Spring is here, and if he doesn’t send more men soon…” Roland thought to himself, looking westward with some worry.

……

"Snap!" Olaf was posting a notice on the bulletin board at the city gate, but his actions quickly attracted the attention of the patrolling soldiers. After all, the bulletin board was not a newsstand where anyone could post information, and they did not recognize Olaf's face. Soon, they surrounded him with dark faces.

"Stop! Who are you? How dare you post notices like this?" The patrol was a squad of Lagrange City Guards, who all raised their battle auras to warn Olaf not to move.

"Hehe, please be lenient, everyone..." Olaf chuckled dryly as he pulled out the sigil of the Duke of King's Landing from his pocket to show them.

"Hmm? His Highness the Duke of King's Landing's subordinates? Excuse me, but this is not the Duke of King's Landing's fiefdom. The King is currently here, and this place is equivalent to the secondary capital of the kingdom. Notices cannot be posted on the bulletin board without royal permission!" The city guards patiently explained to Olaf.

"You've misunderstood. His Majesty the King has agreed. His Majesty the King allows His Highness the Duke to recruit people under His Majesty's rule to fill His Highness's population gap, so as to develop His Highness's fiefdom and better protect His Majesty's western borders!" Olaf finished speaking in one breath, his words sounding like a tongue twister.

"..." The city guards, their faces dark, pondered for a long time before finally figuring out the relationship. "Wait, I have to ask His Highness!" Although he believed most of it, the captain of the city guards still decided to ask King Roland for permission out of a sense of duty.

"Okay!" Olaf nodded. He had nothing to fear, so he didn't care.

……

"Hmm? Caslo brought the person back with him?" Roland thought about it for a moment and understood. After all, it was quite normal for a dragon knight to casually bring someone back.

"Let him be. As long as he doesn't break the kingdom's laws, we don't need to stop him!" Roland waved his hand and said to the city guard who was reporting.

"As you command, Your Highness!"

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"Alright! You get back to work, we need to go on patrol too!" The captain returned and patted Olaf on the shoulder with a sigh, which also indicated that Olaf could freely recruit the manpower he needed.

"Thank you!" Olaf cupped his hands in thanks.

……

"Hiss! I'm broke!" Olaf shook the bag in his hand, weighed it in his hand, and estimated that it contained about a hundred gold coins. Olaf had five such bags on him!
Apophis Breo's conditions for Olaf were to recruit a large number of people, as many as possible, and each family would receive a settlement allowance of one gold coin. Upon arrival in the territory, land and farming tools would be distributed free of charge. Although the conditions were not particularly enticing, they could still attract some people, such as the loyalists among the refugees who had followed Apophis Breo in the past.

After posting notices on the bulletin boards in all four directions, Olaf raised the banner of the Lion King, found a conspicuous intersection, huddled together, and sat down quietly, waiting for the destined one...

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"Old Tom, is there a new notice here? What happened?" a burly man asked curiously.

“Ahem! The Duke of King’s Landing has come here to recruit his loyal subjects to his fiefdom… There are some compensation conditions here…” The man called Old Tom was clearly somewhat cultured, and he explained to the others.

"Oh! The Duke of King's Landing! I see!" Everyone nodded upon hearing this.

"Did they say where to register?" someone suddenly asked.

"Huh? Little White! Where are you going?" Everyone clearly recognized him.

“Yes, our family has always been loyal to the Grand Duke. Although we are also loyal to the country, I would prefer to follow under the banner of the Lion King’s Landing!” He nodded.

"Oh! No, but you should be able to find him if you look around the city. He should be waiting in a conspicuous place!" Old Tom looked at the notice carefully. Obviously, it was a notice written by Apophis Breo himself. Why would it say that Olaf was recruiting people?
Everyone expressed their understanding of this person's thoughts. After all, loyalty to one's lord was a respectable and praiseworthy thing in this era, and people would feel it was only natural for the king to be ranked after the lord.

"I'll go look for it!" Little Huai nodded, bid farewell to the others, and began searching the city.

The news of King's Landing recruiting its citizens quickly reached the ears of everyone in Stream City. For most of them, it was just something to talk about, but for the small number of people who had once been loyal to the King's Landing family, this news was nothing short of a bombshell!
Soon, these loyal subjects of House King's Landing began searching for Olaf's recruitment point. Fortunately, although Olaf was huddled up in a ball and looked a bit disheveled, the lion banner fluttering in the wind was truly beautiful! The group found Olaf with ease.

(End of this chapter)