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

Chapter 953 Verviers Returns East (They Won the Resurrection Match)

"What are you doing...?" Duke Joelster raised an eyebrow. Roland had actually divided his knightly order among Queen Nyx? You must know that the Lagrange Empire has a dual-emperor system, with the emperor and empress each commanding their own imperial guards!

Everyone knows that no matter how Lagrange's military and political system is reorganized, private armies will remain untouched, and the Crusades are the private armies of the Nyx family! Roland's decision not to absorb these soldiers but instead to rebuild the Nyx family's former knightly order makes everyone look at Roland with new respect—he's quite a figure!

"Consider this a betrothal gift. After all, we had nothing when we got married. This is a way to make up for what we owed back then!" Roland smiled affectionately at Nyx. He hadn't been able to personally hand over the royal guard's military tally to Nyx back then, but fortunately, he could make up for that regret today.

“…” Ravian looked at Roland in silence. After all, from the beginning, he had looked down on this king who was incompetent and relied entirely on luck. As for Grand Duke Nyx, whom he was sworn to serve, he could not see any hope of happiness from Roland. Even the guards that were supposed to be given to the queen at the wedding were nowhere to be seen… This left Ravian speechless, but he remained true to himself, which was to be loyal to his own Grand Duke, not Roland. Therefore, in every war, Ravian carefully protected the weak army under Nyx’s command.

In Lavian's view, the Crusaders and the remaining members of the Bauhinia Knights were Grand Duke Nyx's last source of strength and backing in the kingdom. Therefore, no matter how dangerous the battlefield was, he always kept Nyx's private army active on the second line of battle. What he feared was being abandoned by the lucky King Roland after these troops were wiped out...

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Lavian finally stepped forward and bowed deeply to Roland, knowing that this knightly order was Roland's compensation to Nyx and also a reflection of Nyx's status!

“Roland…” Nyx’s cheeks flushed slightly, her eyes filled with a mixture of shyness and surprise. Although she didn’t value the power in her hands much, she could feel her husband’s respect and love.

“It’s alright, just leave the Knights to Lavian. You don’t need to worry about not being able to lead them well!” Roland nodded to Nyx.

“Hmm…” Nyx looked into Roland’s earnest eyes and lowered her head, her face flushing with shyness, making her appear radiant and holy.

"Alright, no need for formalities, go back and take a seat! Remember, training can't be delayed! The Cross Bauhinia Knights are a rebuilt order, and the knights' strength and training levels vary, so you'll have to put in the effort! Don't let Nyx down!" Roland subtly gave Lavian a warning. As for the old man's attitude towards him, Roland wasn't too concerned. After all, that's how it is in this era—my vassal's vassal isn't my vassal, and similarly, my wife's vassal isn't my vassal! Roland was quite indifferent to this knight commander who didn't rely on his own resources.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Ravian bowed respectfully and sat back down in the corner.

"Now that the most important Knights Order has been sorted out, let's talk about the core of the nation's future army!" Roland said, looking at the crowd who were discussing.

"Your Majesty, please speak!" Omsk said with a smile. After all, he had officially joined the Knights Order, which made Omsk overjoyed. There was a world of difference between a temporary commander and a permanent general!

"The selection and training of dragon knights and griffin knights cannot be neglected! Knight Commander Nogai is currently the only air knight instructor. If he needs anything, Duke Joelster, you and Duke Yunfeng must do your best to cooperate!" Roland said solemnly. Dragon knights are the foundation of the empire, while air knights are the branches of the empire. As the saying goes, the high can beat the low and the stupid. The height advantage of air knights can easily defeat most professionals below the fifth rank!

"I will do my best to cooperate!" Duke Joelsteria nodded. Although the kingdom didn't have many cards to play at the moment, it could still manage to train some dragon knights on its own. Although the dragon knights it trained might be a bit inferior to the original Imperial version, not everyone had the courage and ability to use dragon knights as instructors and sparring partners for sky knights like the Lagrange Empire. For example, Caslo's combat power was about the same as that of a regular dragon knight. After all, when he was a dragon knight, apart from the dragon under his feet, the techniques and combat skills he learned were the same as those of dragon knights. In the Empire, you could think of dragon knights as cannon fodder versions of dragon knights!

“Those rangers should also be trained and led by Verway; he’s been wasting his time in Swiftstream City for too long!” Roland said, waving his hand as if shooing away flies.

"No! He's not in Swiftstream City, he should be with the Ancient Tree of War!" Roland covered his face awkwardly.

"Should we bring him over? I mean, the Ancient Tree of War?" Caslo suggested to Roland after thinking for a moment. "After all, there won't be any war in the north and west for a while, but here..." Caslo shrugged at Roland, giving him a knowing look.

“Okay! Then let him hand over the Battanian archers to Yunfeng! He can bring the rest of the rangers over!” Roland thought for a moment and said. Compared to the flat and open area of ​​Swiftstream City, the vast wasteland outside Lagrange City is more suitable for rangers, a type of unit that can be used at both close and long range!

"Alright then! Let Verway set off as soon as possible! Hopefully, I'll be all the way to Dovenian and the Ancient Tree of War is still halfway there!" Roland joked. Although the Ancient Tree of War moved slowly, that was relative to other things. In reality, from a human perspective, it was not much different from the speed of an ordinary person walking at a brisk pace.

“Yes, Your Majesty!” Duke Giorstedia nodded to Roland after taking notes of the meeting.

"Then let's adjourn the meeting!" Roland clapped his hands as he looked at everyone.

"Remember to come to the banquet tonight!" Roland suddenly turned around and winked at the group of people who were about to get up and leave.

"We'll definitely be there on time!" Everyone patted Roland on the chest in salute. Roland nodded in satisfaction, feeling quite pleased with himself for being a little cheeky! He wasn't some heartless monarch who would drag everyone along for a whole day of idle chatter without even providing a meal!

"Roland, you go back first, I'll be back in a bit!" Nyx nodded to Roland, signaling him to go back first.

Roland glanced at Lavian, who was standing there respectfully waiting, and knew that his wife probably wanted to give the old man some instructions. So he nodded and left, informing the waiter that a dinner party was to be held.

……

"By the Dragon God! The sky is already darkening, and King Roland is saying to prepare a banquet now?" The chefs looked at the bread, roast meat, and cream soup in their hands and couldn't help but feel a chill run down their spines.

"Serving this up will get us killed by Duke Giorsteda, won't it?" The head chef shuddered as he looked at the bread.

"Is there enough time?" Everyone hurriedly looked out the window. The sunset was incredibly beautiful, and the unpolluted sky was crystal clear, but everyone's hearts sank.

"Get to work! Everyone, hurry up! Time is tight for feeding dozens of people! His Majesty is merciful, but we can't use His Majesty's mercy as an excuse!" The head chef's eye twitched as he took the lead and started working. He could imagine the terrifying scene of dozens of people staring blankly at a few plates of bread and roast meat and a pot of cream soup if they weren't fast enough...

Brothers, I won the revival match!