Knight and Wand

Chapter 193 The Knights are established (thank you readers for your monthly tickets)
In the hall converted from a banquet hall, Leon, who was sitting on the lord's throne, raised his hand and signaled the young knight who was kneeling on one knee at the steps to stand up.

He still recognized the new knight. He was none other than the second son of Baron Anquila, who was nearly framed for raping and murdering the duke's wife.

I remember his name was Filippo.

In order to repay himself, this young man had recently accompanied Sir Ledo to support the Battle of Lonka, and had won the merit of breaking into the battle line and killing the enemy.

Of course, now he is no longer the knight's squire. He has been promoted from a squire to a knight in the collective enthronement ceremony in Glade County.

Leon took the envelope and document case from Filippo and opened the sealing wax to take a quick look.

As expected, Lord Feng readily agreed to the application in his letter, and even mentioned the manpower he had provided to him at the end.

This is really a timely help.

Leon stood up and handed the letter and the leather sleeve containing the authorization documents to Azerien for review.

He stepped down from the throne and came in front of Filippo, glancing at the two servants standing outside the hall.

Leon was of course happy to accept such a high-quality warrior into the organization, as he was skilled in martial arts, provided with his own horse, armor, weapons, and was followed by mounted attendants.

Filippo said that besides him, there were three other Thorn Flower Knights willing to come.

Leon was worried about the lack of cavalry strength. Now he can at least add nine skilled light and heavy cavalry to his command. He doesn't even have to provide equipment and horses. Moreover, unlike mercenaries, they have no background and are from the same camp. They trust each other relatively well. It's really a good deal.

"I welcome you, Mr. Filippo, and the other three knights you mentioned. I will not be stingy with your salaries.

But I must say this in advance. The Knights I established will require strict discipline. Members must abide by the three major precepts and four rules of the Knights. Once you join, it means you accept the strict doctrine, and my requirements for knights will only be stricter than those for ordinary soldiers. "Leon reminded seriously.

Filippo stood up straight with a serious expression. "Of course, Lord Leon, strict military law is the guarantee of the army's combat effectiveness. I am very clear about this principle, but may I ask what specific rules and regulations are they?"

He was just slightly worried whether the laws the other party mentioned were contrary to the chivalrous creed.

Leon nodded and explained in detail the drafted organization's rules and regulations. This was what the knights would be informed of in advance before joining. After all, they would need to swear an oath by it during the ceremony.

The so-called three major knightly commandments are:
First, obey orders. All actions must be carried out in accordance with orders and no unauthorized actions are allowed.

Second, it is forbidden to plunder the people, rob their property, burn, kill, rape, or commit evil.

Third, all wars must be known to the public, and all profits from the war must belong to the public and be distributed publicly, and no one may keep them for themselves.

And the codes of the four great knightly orders.

He observes chivalrous etiquette and speaks in a casual manner.

Trade fairly and don't be greedy for profit.

If you borrow money, you must repay it and maintain your reputation.

Respect the elderly, honor women, love the young, and protect the weak.

In addition to this classic military management strategy, there is also a reward and punishment system corresponding to the precepts and rules. Leon compiled it into a book, which will serve as one of the codes that the members of the Knights Templar will keep in mind in the future.

Filippo listened carefully and nodded frequently. There was nothing special about these. They were all the chivalrous creeds and virtues that had been passed down since ancient times, such as loyalty, kindness, selflessness, courtesy, justice, trustworthiness, and compassion.

The first three strict rules are also common military laws. Filippo is not surprised that the first and third rules, strict discipline and distribution of spoils, are emphasized by any decent army.

Only the second one is difficult to enforce in an ordinary army. It is fine for local operations. Once the knights go to war in other places, they may be able to restrain themselves. But when it comes to the behavior of ordinary soldiers, it depends on whether the army has rewards and punishments. The mob does not care about virtue and reputation.
"I will tell Carven and the others in detail when I write." Filippo wrote down the items one by one.

"Then your Excellency, please have a good rest. We still have some time to prepare for the ceremony of the official establishment of the Knights."

Leon called Lina and asked her to take the first group of members who were about to join the Knights to the guest rooms, and then returned to Azerien who had finished reading the paperwork.

With no outsiders in the hall and the assistance of a group of skilled warriors, Leon was happy and relaxed. He put his arm around his brother's shoulder and said, "Let's start preparing for the ceremony now. How many days will it take?"

Azerien rolled up the parchment document and put it back into the leather tube. After thinking for a moment, he replied, "It can be held in about three days. Since we want the soldiers directly under the Knights Templar to witness it together, and it needs to be grand enough to display the flags, I think it should be held in the Fountain Square. This shouldn't disturb Ms. Laura in the tower, right?"

"No, I'll tell her. Maybe Laura will be watching the fun on the balcony by then. Let's do as the 'Master Steward' says." Leon patted his shoulder and joked.

Hearing this title, Azerien raised his eyebrows and looked at him sideways: "Then I, as the chief steward, must quickly remind our 'Grand Captain', Sir, have you forgotten something important?"

"Have it?"

Leon thought about it carefully.

Although he had not received a reply before and did not know whether he would be allowed to establish an organization, he and his companions had already held a meeting in advance to discuss the structure and framework of the Knights Templar.

The organization's current purpose is to defend and govern the territory and the people under its rule, and to establish and maintain order.

The initial structure was not complicated. After all, it was just to have a reputation of being able to concentrate resources to govern the territories of three people, and the managers were still the original team around them.

Referring to the existing framework of knightly orders in the world, the organization is simply divided into three levels.

The first level consists of six people who rule the Knights.

The Grand Master of the Knights Templar is, of course, himself as the core of the organization.

Azerien served as the "Master of the Order", a position second only to the Grand Master, equivalent to the Deputy Master, in charge of most administrative affairs such as finance and logistics.

Lohak serves as the "castle lord" and is the highest military commander besides the chief and deputy chief.

Corvis also serves as the "standard bearer" and "curtain bearer", and may also have to act as the "heraldry officer" within the knights depending on the circumstances. He can be said to be responsible for managing clothing and etiquette, member review and record keeping, and discipline supervision.

There is no other way. There is a shortage of trustworthy and capable manpower at the moment, so Leon can only trouble his smart and capable little brother.

After the army is reorganized, Uncle Brian will be promoted from the former Centurion of Selva to "Knight Commander", and will continue to be responsible for training soldiers and sergeants, as well as commanding front-line operations during wartime.

As for Olivia, Leon granted her two high-ranking positions as the Knight of the Golden Lion.

They are "Champion of the Knights" and "Grand Master of the Knights" respectively.

Right now, with the exception of Garon, the Neti card Heroic Spirit who couldn't even come out for a few seconds, Olivia, as the strongest person under her command, the title of "Champion" belongs to the girl.

Of course, if any knight in the group is dissatisfied with this, he can challenge the girl in the arena. As long as he defeats Olivia in martial arts, he can also take away the honor and treatment of "Champion Knight".

However, Leon saw that his wife was becoming more and more powerful as she grew up, and he was afraid that the title would have to be worn by the girl for a long time.

As for the title of “Grand Mentor”.

Generally, the "mentor" level within the Knights Templar is composed of senior knights who train and teach new members.

However, the organization is still in its infancy, and currently Olivia is the only person who has personally taught the members of the Knights.

Therefore, she is currently the only and well-deserved knight mentor in the Knights Temperance.

Leon will continue to entrust the girl to do the old job of the head coach, responsible for training all knight members in martial arts. The second level below the six people, the backbone of the organization, is composed of other knight members who do not have senior positions.

For example, he planned to canonize six people including Zabron and Hawke on the day the Knights Templar were established, as well as Sir Filippo and others who were about to join the organization. In this class, there was no difference in status or identity. Comrades were equal to each other and called each other "Knight Brothers".

Finally, there is the third level of the Knights, which consists of the sergeants who are ordinary grassroots soldiers, and the servants of each knight member.
Recalling the internal code, military discipline, reward and punishment system, and promotion mechanism formulated by the Knights Templar when they were first established, Leon did not expect that there was anything missing.

He couldn't help scratching his head and asked, "Excuse me, Chief Steward, what did I forget?"

Azerien laughed and said, “Of course it’s the name.

We have even decided on the flag and emblem, but you still haven't decided what the Knights should be called. Can we have no name?"

"Ah, indeed." Leon stood up and slapped his palm. He actually forgot such an important thing.

Leon immediately recalled all the names of the knight orders he had heard in his past and present lives.

There are generally several ways to name it, either by naming it after the organization's purpose.

Or it can be named intuitively based on the meaning of the Knights' Coat of Arms.

Another option is to simply name it after the place where the order was established, its base, its territory, and so on.

He remembered that the Sea Eagle Knights under Princess Ines were named after the heraldic pattern.

Leon referred to those examples and considered his own sword-wing banner.

Simply calling him Jian Yi would definitely not sound nice, and if he was named after the "Angel of Darkness" that the emblem originally symbolized in the previous life, translated into the native Feru language, it would mean "Messenger of the Dark God", which is too confusing.

Not only does it look like an evil organization, but it also has no real reason or meaning.

This is not about giving yourself a surname, it doesn't matter if you just make a joke.

Leon felt that it was better for the name of an organization that represented hundreds of people in the future to have practical significance.

What about the Knights of the Round Table?
Leon rejected it again. This world did not have the allusion to King Arthur. The name "Round Table" was too rustic. No one would name a military or political organization after furniture.

After much thought, I decided that it would be simpler and more intuitive to use place names, so that others would know their identities and origins as soon as they heard them.

"Let's call it the Knights of Avalon and ask everyone's opinions tonight," Leon said.

He also felt a little regretful that he had not named the fortress in the forest Caliban.

Otherwise, why not call it the Knights of Caliban? This would not only commemorate the hobbies of the previous life, but also echo the name of this life, and it could actually symbolize the place of establishment. Except for being a bit unlucky, it has the best of all worlds.

Fortunately, "Knights of Avalon" sounds and has a comfortable feel.

After discussing with my companions that night, no one had any better ideas, so the name was finalized.

The next day, Leon and Corvis, the flag bearer, went to the warehouse where the flags and uniforms were kept and inspected the knight's robes that would be awarded to the new members.

After the Knights Templar, he would basically continue to follow the uniform style he had previously established in Selva.

The grassroots sergeants still wear the original gray robes and red sword-wing cloaks of the army.

Knight members will be awarded the black robe with red sword and white wings originally worn by the Selva Guards.

This way, you can continue to use the original robe materials without having to waste money on re-dyeing.

But Leon still made some minor changes to the emblem of the Knights Templar.

The background color of the Knights Templar's battle flag was not black, but dark red, symbolizing ruling authority.

The original Pendragon family crest of red sword and gray wings was also carefully redrawn by Miss Raya and changed to a white sword and wings pattern to distinguish it from Leon's personal crest.

After taking out several sets of knight's robes and taking them out of the warehouse, Leon saw one of the maids who was in charge of the room where Little Goethe lived on the upper floor of the main castle rushing over to report: "My Lord, Lord Corvis, His Highness Deathclaw is back. Lina asked me to come down and inform you as soon as possible."

Upon hearing the news, Leon hurriedly asked the servants to put the burqa away and immediately took Corvis to the top floor.

During this period, he had ordered people to renovate the towering defensive tower on the east side of the main castle.

On the top floor of the tower, the giant crossbow that had been damaged due to disrepair had been removed along with the top floor to expand the storage space.

According to the records of the Griffin Tower's structure in the ancient books of Lorelit, the lookout on the top floor of the tower, which was originally used for rotating crossbows to shoot, was also sealed on three sides with bricks.

Now, a cornice platform has been added to the only opening for griffins to land, making it a decent giant beast's lair.

These days, he has been waiting for Deathclaw to come back so he can have a good "chat" with it.

But even if the communication fails, it is not a waste. Even if the Death Claw cannot help, when little Goethe grows up and the little griffin becomes bigger and bigger, it must have a real nest for it to live alone in the future. It is impossible for it to stay in the room in the castle with everyone else.

He walked quickly to the spacious top floor of the main castle's rooftop.

Lina brought several male and female servants, carrying cleaning tools, and waited silently for the griffin mother and son to finish their meal before cleaning up.

As usual, Deathclaw and Little Goethe shared the wild "takeout" provided by the territory and brought back for their children.

Leon cleared his throat, recalling the ancient books about how the Lorelites communicated with griffins, and walked to the griffin and reached out to touch the feathers of the Deathclaw.

Wild griffins do not master human language, but Leon's current knowledge of "Life Science and Animal Science" does contain some spells that can solve the problem of communication between them.

But it would only work if the griffin himself was willing and reached some kind of contractual consciousness with him.

He waited until the other party finished eating before he took a rag and wiped the blood of the prey off the huge beak of the obedient griffin lady. Then he waved and called it to come to the battlement.

Seeing the Deathclaw following closely, Leon raised his arm and pointed to the Griffin Tower not far away, making a gesture as a formal invitation to his long-time acquaintance, the giant beast companion, to settle in the territory.

With its huge eagle head tilted, the griffin looked at Leon, then looked at the tower in the distance that looked like a "cave" on a lonely peak. It blinked its huge eagle eyes for a long time before it understood something.

It clung to the battlement, spread its huge wings, leaped into the air, and flew towards the tall tower.

The griffin circled the tower, then flapped its wings and hovered in the air, carefully landing on the eaves platform of the griffin tower, then poked its head into the top of the tower and looked into the space inside.

The stone tower where the giant crossbow was originally mounted was spacious enough, and after the top floor was removed, the two floors were more than enough for an adult griffin to live in.

Leon put his hands on the pergola and watched the Deathclaw tentatively fold its wings and crawl in, and he was immediately delighted.

Judging from the way the griffin examined the new home, he estimated that it should be possible.

Thanks to my readers for their monthly votes. They have pushed me up again. I am flattered. I thought I would have to go back this month. You guys are awesome. I am so touched. Today I took the initiative to take a day off and slept from eight in the morning to eight in the evening. I finally got enough sleep. I had a long sleep with an eye mask and earmuffs, a waist and neck pad, and my phone in flight mode to isolate myself from all distractions. I feel so satisfied and I have recovered. I was suffering from insomnia during this period and almost went to see my grandmother.

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