Berserk, Total War: Second Son of Nobles

"Thank you, Your Majesty," John said, and then he followed Laban's example and remained silent, waiting for the king's next instructions.

After the king saw that there was no problem, he put the sword back into the scabbard. The servant beside him quickly took it with both hands and placed it on the right side of his body.

"Please stand up, my two heroes," said His Majesty the King in a slightly more gentle tone this time.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." John and Laban then stood up.

"Well, my ministers, the banquet will be held in the evening. During this period, you can stay in the garden outside the palace or return to your own residence and wait to attend the banquet in the palace restaurant in the evening." After his Majesty the King finished speaking, he walked towards the small door behind the throne.

John couldn't wait to open the system map. At this time, a piece of land in the east of King Midland's map turned from gray to bright. This land was the Earldom of Franche-Comté. John hurriedly entered the Earldom map to see if there was anything special about this territory.

As a result, I saw that the entire territory needed to be repaired, including the Earl's Castle. The entire territory was basically destroyed by the Yoda people.

Moreover, John discovered that his territory was located in the south of the Forest Governor's territory. In other words, the territory given to him by His Majesty the King was not a rear base for supplying supplies, but a front line. John had to spend money to build a lot of fortifications.

Of course, this is not the most outrageous thing. John also knows that the land in the west and the central parts can no longer be divided after hundreds of years of fiefdom. The only land that can be divided is the land in the east that is prone to war.

But why are there still several neutral forces on my land? John saw that there were several little people on his land. Each little person represented a troop. After clicking on it, some of them could display the type of troops, while some were invisible and marked with question marks. The most outrageous thing was that John found that one of them was not a person, and even the troop was not a person.

The system didn't know how to divide it, but it would give each troop a soldier card. John saw from the soldier card that the troops under the inhuman general were not human either. To put it simply, they felt like the normal version of Chaos Forsaken, with their hands turned into tentacles and pincers, and their heads and limbs covered with armor.

In general, what John has obtained is a territory that is destined to lose money, and John has to spend a lot of time and money to renovate the territory.

John was almost out of the palace as he was walking and thinking. Laban next to him said:

"Governor John, where are you going next?"

"I'm going to go back to Count Milo's mansion first." John said. He didn't know where to go, and even if there was a place, he was too lazy to go.

"The commander of the expeditionary army? To be honest, I also want to go and see him." Laban had never met Count Milo, but he believed that a general who could win a battle could not be bad at all.

So after leading the troops back out of the city, the two of them went together to find Count Milo.

"Governor John, why did you come back so late? I was looking for...it turns out to be General Laban." Count Milo was speechless when he saw General Laban next to John.

"Hello, my name is Laban. I would like to meet Count Milo, the commander of the expeditionary force." Laban said and extended his hand to shake hands.

Count Milo shook hands, said a few words to Laban, and left as if he had something to do.

"Is Count Milo usually so serious?" Laban asked.

"Well, maybe he's used to being in the army and has left some habits." John didn't know what Count Milo was like today.

"Oh, I won't bother you anymore. See you at the party tonight." Laban said and walked outside.

When Laban had been gone for a long time, Count Milo suddenly stuck his head out and pulled John into a room.

"Governor John, why didn't you tell me when you brought Laban here?" Count Milo asked a little angrily.

"Um, is there anything wrong? Do you have a grudge against him?" John asked. Although it was indeed inappropriate to go to someone else's home without permission, John felt that Count Milo just didn't want to meet Laban.

"No, I didn't know him before. To be precise, I had a grudge against Count Henry, the leader of his previous faction," Count Milo explained.

"Henry, I heard about this when I was serving in the army under General Conseil. Are there still factions?" John asked.

Seeing that John was a little confused, Count Milo explained: "There are two major forces in Midland now, the court faction and the local faction. I am from the court faction and he is from the local faction. Our two lands are adjacent so we often have conflicts. The two factions in other places don't get along very well either. However, the French King's Office and Midland have been on good terms recently, and the domestic church has formed a third force, but it is not very strong at the moment."

Then Count Milo said, "I have seen the rewards His Majesty the King has given you. He brought Laban, who was originally a local faction, to the court faction, and transferred you, who was originally a court faction, to the local area. It is obvious that he wants to mix up the two originally opposing organizations."

"What is the purpose of your Majesty's doing this?" John asked.

"I don't know at the moment, but the impact on you is relatively small, because factions cannot be changed by the kingdom's reassignment. Laban was originally a local faction, and if he is transferred to the court faction, he will inevitably be troubled by my colleagues. On the other hand, Governor John's new territory is a bit messy, but the surrounding areas are either unmanaged lands or battlefields, so no local nobles will cause trouble for you." Count Milo analyzed.

"I didn't expect a fiefdom would involve so many things," John complained.

"It's no problem for you or me. You and I are both nobles with soldiers and money. No noble dares to cause trouble." Count Milo said indifferently.

Time soon came to evening, and John went to the palace with Count Milo and Jules. Logically speaking, a young noble like Jules could not go, but Jules also received an invitation, which made John feel very novel.

After entering the palace's restaurant, John discovered that the banquet was similar to the buffets in large hotels in the past, but now the guests were all dignitaries, and the level of the entire banquet had improved a lot.

"Count Milo!" Someone suddenly called Count Milo's name. Count Milo waved at them and said to John:

"Governor John, please go ahead and do your work. I'm going to go and catch up with my old friends." Then he walked into the crowd, leaving John and Jules to wander around.

"Hey, isn't this Captain Jules?" At this time some people found Jules. John knew from the scars on their faces and hands that they must be in the army, but John was very curious about when Jules joined the army.

"I have retired for many years, but you are great. Now you are a centurion. I remember you couldn't even ride a horse when you first joined the army." Jules retorted.

"This is the nephew John you mentioned, right? Not bad, he has the courage of your Hohenzollern people, and he deserves to have the same last name as you." The man said, then stretched out his hand to John and said:

"I am Warren, the Thousand Captain of the White Dragon Knights. Nice to meet you."

"I am also very happy to meet you. I would like to ask, is my uncle Jules strong?" John said after shaking hands.

"It's not just that he is strong; he is ridiculously strong. He was the captain when I joined the army. I remember he got drunk one time, and a few recruits from the next team wanted to give him a lesson because their fathers were noblemen. Jules shook them off with one hand, and then they started to gather people to beat Jules, and many of them were injured by Jules. After the whole battle, Jules was safe and sound, while dozens of the enemy were injured, so all the subsequent training was cancelled and we had three days off. After that, Jules led us to break into the enemy's positions several times on the battlefield, and it only took him three years to become a thousand-man captain of the White Dragon Knights." Warren directly told us about Jules' amazing deeds.

"Ah? Centurion of the White Dragon Knights." John was shocked. Not everyone can become this position if they want to. If Mitlan is compared to the Empire in Warhammer 40k, Windam is compared to Terra, and the Knights are compared to Space Marines, then Jules is a captain of the Imperial Fist. No wonder he is so strong.