People in the Middle Ages, draw cards to get promoted

Chapter 64 Werewolf Bloodline Strengthening Potion

The residence of the Royal Knights is located in a side hall in the east of the Royal Palace in Jerusalem, where there are special prayer rooms, lounges and arenas.

But this place is not a small fortress like the Knights Templar and the Knights Hospitaller stationed in the city, and it is not suitable to rely on this place for defense.

As Lothar stepped into the station, the system's prompt sounded:
You have activated a new milestone: [Leader of the Regiment]

As a high-ranking nobleman in the kingdom, you have assumed the position of Grand Commander of a knight order. This is a brand new starting point. May you go further on this road.

Requirements: Be the head of a knight order, and the number of cavalry in the knight order is not less than 100. (91/100)

Lothar was slightly startled, feeling a kind of unexpected joy.

He didn't remember designing such a milestone before.

The milestone of "Leader of the Regiment" is actually very easy to complete, just handle the "entry" for the hussars under his command.

The Royal Knights are a secular knights, not a military order. They don't need to swear a lifelong vow, and there are no strict procedures to join it.

Baron Godfrey used to be in the Knights, and he also had his own "private soldiers". After he was transferred, these "private soldiers" were also transferred to the Knights of Jerusalem.

In the courtyard in front of the main hall, recruits are training.

Lothar watched from the sidelines for a while, and upon receiving the news, the Inspector and Treasurer in red and white burqas stepped out of the palace and came to greet them.

Before Lothar came, he did his homework with Baron Godfrey, and basically figured out the organizational framework of the Royal Knights.

As the most important logistics officials of the knight order, the inspector and treasurer are the first ones he must interview if he wants to find out the current situation of the knight order.

The Inspector, who also serves as a clothing maker, supervises the etiquette and order of the Knights and is also responsible for purchasing clothing, usually standard blouses or ceremonial attire.

In addition, there is also the duty to sort out the estates of fallen knights and sergeants and send them back to their families according to their wills.

The treasurer, as the name suggests, is in charge of the Knights' finances, including but not limited to collecting taxes from the king's land, paying subsidies to poor knights (actually salaries), and all expenses.

"Master Lothar, I am Andrew de Porty, Inspector of the Royal Knights, from Valois in Gaul. It is an honor to be received by you."

The person who spoke was a middle-aged man with the appearance of a well-dressed knight.

"I am the Treasurer, Richard de Huyson, from Catalonia, Aragon."

This one is obviously dressed as a civil servant, without armor, only wearing a red and white cassock with a hood, and the temperament should be more elegant, which can be called the clear stream of this era.

You must know that in this era, many priests are fierce men who can carry crosses and greet the heads of their enemies.

"Sorry, my Latin is not very good, we can communicate in French."

While talking, Lothar said, "Andrew, go through the formalities of joining the regiment for my subordinates, and then order them a burqa that can match the armor. Before the burqa is finished, let the Royal Knights Blacksmiths, branding their armor with a coat of arms as a means of identification."

Andrew immediately took the order: "Please come with me."

After everyone left, only Lothar, Prajna and Fringila were left, and he asked:
"Richard, Saladin's army is coming, and the war may start tomorrow. I need to know how much combat power the Royal Knights have now."

Richard thought for a while, then said:
"Grand Commander, there are a total of 84 knights registered in the Royal Knights, but more than half of them have returned to Europe and become honorary members."

Richard paused, and continued: "There are currently 34 knights in Jerusalem, including you. The number of their attendants is unknown, but only 50 are registered, and there are probably more than [-] cavalrymen in total. .”

"There are still some knights and their attendants who are stationed in various kingships, but they should have received His Majesty's call-up order and will come to the Holy City in the near future."

"As for the sergeants, there are a total of 200 sergeants registered in the Royal Knights, and [-] of them are scattered in various kingdoms. They may or may not be recalled with the knights. I have no way of judging this."

Lothar nodded and said approvingly: "You are very sensitive to numbers, it can be seen that you are a very rigorous person."

Richard bowed slightly: "I am the second son of the family, and I have studied in a church school in Chambery for three years. Compared with tedious scriptures and prayers, I prefer numbers."

"I'm also the second son in the family, and I don't even remember the names of my younger brothers who were sent to the monastery."

Lothar was also a little emotional.

After finishing speaking, without waiting for Richard to reply, he continued: "Mr. Richard, if we exclude the sergeants who need to stay in the palace and go out with the army, how many people can I bring at most?"

Richard thought for a moment, and said: "My lord, the palace is very large, and the number of guards required is not small. If there are 150 guards on duty every day, every day."

"If you want to lead the knights to go out, you can dispatch up to [-] sergeants. This is on the premise that all the sergeants scattered in the various kingdoms are brought by the knights."

"That is to say, three hundred sergeants and one hundred cavalry, right?"

Richard nodded and said, "Yes, it has to count the cavalry you brought."

"I understand."

"Richard, tell me about the commander of our Knights. I haven't met him yet, but I hope he's a good colleague."

The commander is the deputy of the knights, and Baron Godfrey was transferred to the Knights of Jerusalem as the deputy of the regent Raymond.

Under normal circumstances, the commander cannot challenge the authority of the grand master.

But Lothar belongs to the airborne, and if the commander does not cooperate with him, not to mention making him an empty head, it will cause him a lot of trouble.

Richard hesitated for a moment, but still said: "Your Excellency Commander's name is Philip von Welf, he is a pretty good person, he treats his subordinates with great trust, and his temper is not bad. I don't know if he is in the military. However, in terms of internal affairs, when Baron Godfrey was still the head of the regiment, there were also many affairs to be handed over to him."

"Welf?"

Lothar said with great interest: "Duke of Saxony, the Welf family of Henry the Lion?"

Richard nodded and said: "Yes, Your Excellency Philip is the uncle of the Duke of Saxony. He is a vassal loyal to the Emperor of Great Germania. He owns a county in Saxony. He is currently only serving as a commander and has not sworn an oath to His Majesty Baldwin. Allegiance."

It seems that Commander Philip has a detached position in the Knights Order.

Was it an earl?

"I understand, you go down first."

Lothar watched Richard De Huisen leave, and he closed the door tightly. The "entry" of the hussars under his command should have been smooth, and he had already received a reminder that the milestone had been completed.

The reward obtained is a four-star item raffle ticket.

Lothar chose to use it without the slightest hesitation.

Inside the room, cyan light flickered, and a moment later, a crystal bottle filled with dark red liquid appeared in Lothar's palm.

The dark red blood was very viscous, swaying gently in the crystal bottle, it was crystal clear like jelly.

Its name is Werewolf Bloodline Strengthening Potion.

Grade: Extraordinary.

After taking it, the user can obtain the blood of the werewolf. If it is a follower of ordinary quality, it is very likely to jump to four stars and get random talents and skills.

It is different from the werewolf named Abelardo that Lothar once solved in the knight competition.

In the game world view created by Lothar, the werewolf is a powerful magical creature that is not inferior to vampires, and can even be said to be the old enemy of the Blood King.

They live in the Two Sicilies, hidden in the human society, but higher than the human society, just like the controllers who dominate all living beings.

All walks of life have their forces involved.

This is a kind of extraordinary life with a high degree of intelligence and a pretty good upper limit.

Compared with the fact that I can only get three attribute points every time I level up, which is equivalent to the level of three stars, it seems that I can take this bottle of potion by myself.

But the bloodline is unique, so if I can draw a werewolf this time, I will naturally be able to draw a bloodline that is stronger, has more potential, and has fewer side effects.

So Lothar was just a little tempted, and immediately gave up his idea of ​​taking this bottle of potion.

What he was thinking about was whether to give this bottle of medicine to Baldwin IV. As a long-lived species, werewolves would not be killed by leprosy.

This can be regarded as a cure for Baldwin IV's serious illness in disguise.

It’s just that he was a little hesitant. He knew that Baldwin IV was not the kind of staid theologian, let alone the kind of religious lunatic who had gone mad and looked like a heretic to everyone.

But werewolves aren't witches after all.

Under the propaganda of the church, werewolves are outright monsters. Anyone, whether they are Catholics, Orthodox Christians, or Coptic Christians, can be punished by everyone.

For a long time, Lothar sighed:

"Let's try it out. Baldwin IV has treated me well. If you give me a peach, I will naturally repay him. If he can be freed from the pain of suffering from leprosy, it will be considered a good thing."

"Also, Jerusalem needs a healthy king to reunite people."

(End of this chapter)