"That dragon rider is so pitiful..." Nyx blinked her big watery eyes and stared at Roland with grievance, her soft little hands gently around Roland's waist.
"That is his responsibility and honor, silly girl! The same goes for you and me. Why are we nobles? Why do we enjoy the best material things? Because we are the first to rush towards disaster! Because we protect this land, those ordinary people can reproduce and thrive." Roland gently nodded Nyx's head, thanking the human nobles in Middle-earth. Most of the nobles at this moment have not been corrupted. They are still the most lovely and respectable people of this era!
"The nobles of Lagran have been wiped out..." Nyx said tearfully. In the history she remembered, the last batch of Lagran princes rushed towards the surging dark coalition army... and the empire collapsed from then on...
"It's been so long, let's not think about them anymore. Reminiscing about the past will only make us more sad... As long as there is a nobleman, as long as there is a Lagrande with imperial blood, our country will never perish! We will recapture the lost lands! All enemies will be crushed by us! New lords will inherit the vacant titles! The lost kingdoms and duchies will be rebuilt!" Roland said excitedly.
"Yeah, I believe you..." Nyx murmured while hugging the only man who could make her feel safe.
"When are you planning to go to Moria..." Nyx whispered in Roland's ear as she watched him playing with his long golden hair, his eyes filled with heartache and concern.
"We'll probably set off in the summer. It all depends on when the dwarves are ready!" Roland rubbed her head and said gently. He calculated in his mind that it would be around April or May.
"Ah..." Nyx hugged Roland gently and sighed helplessly, as if she knew that war was his fate and said nothing more.
"Sleep! Your life is more important!" Roland did a funny hand job, threw Nyx onto the soft velvet bed, and pounced on her... (Ten thousand words omitted from this, please imagine it yourself.)
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"System...sign in..." Roland muttered to himself, bored, holding the sleeping girl in his arms.
"Congratulations to the host for successfully signing in! Special event successfully triggered: Refugees Arrive!"
"What the hell? This incident..." Roland's face changed. Although he couldn't remember the specific time period of this incident, this incident could definitely be called a double-edged sword!
The Refugee Invasion event occurred after the southern territories were lost, and a large number of refugees frantically flocked to the north, even impacting Roland's territory. If the player handled this event well, not only could they gain a large population, but they could also potentially gain the allegiance of wandering nobles and special talents from the south! Although Roland didn't gain the allegiance of special talents or nobles, he at least gained thousands of people.
"We're in trouble... If the refugee tide is too large... and they're instigated by someone with ulterior motives... they'll attack the city!" Roland's eyes flashed with horror.
Although the refugees could not do anything to River Rapids, once Roland ordered an attack, it would definitely be a massacre. Although there would be no obvious losses, the people's hearts and loyalty would definitely drop sharply!
"I have to prepare supplies... maybe I have to buy them from the dwarves and elves..." Roland, who originally thought he had plenty of supplies, suddenly felt unsure.
"Hmm~won't you sleep a little longer?" Nyx's arms appeared from the warm quilt and gently wrapped around Roland's waist and said sweetly.
"No, I have to deal with some government affairs. There may be a lot of refugees coming here recently." Roland gently tucked the quilt for Nix and walked out of the inner room.
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"Calculate how much supplies we have? Is it enough for how many people to use until the autumn harvest?" Roland originally wanted to find Lance, but then he realized that the guy had followed the dwarf king Hu Boyuan to Gondor, so he had to pull the poor kid Renault to do some hard labor.
"Enough for ten thousand people until the autumn harvest. Of course, we have to use it sparingly." Nix had come behind the two of them, neatly dressed, without anyone noticing. Except for her unnatural gait, she was still the beautiful and dignified Grand Duchess.
"Ten thousand people?" Roland's expression softened as he summoned the system interface to check.
River Rapids:
Area: One kilometer in radius.
Construction units: Ruined lord's castle*1 (under expansion and renovation), ordinary wooden houses*300, intermediate magic pattern wall, stone well, blacksmith shop, military camp, archer temple, and watchtower.
Generals: Kaslo (Level 3), Renault (Level 4), Radil (Level 4), Yunfeng (Level 6), Omsk (Level 6).
Special Personnel: Ivy (Level 3) Grand Duke Nyx: Nyx (Level 2)
City Defense Officer: Marcus (Level 4)
Administrative Officer: Lance (Level 2)
Troops: 2762
Holy Glory Knights: 100 second-level Lagran Knights.
Lagran City Guards: 100 Tier 2 Warriors
Bataniyan Archers: 700 second-level archers.
Dorwinian Heavy Swordsmen: 100 second-level swordsmen.
El Nino Ranger: 100 second-level rangers.
Lagrande Royal Guards: 200
Flood Legion: 683 Flood Infantrymen
Recruiting light infantry: 200 light infantry.
Lagrande Heavy Cavalry: 100 heavy cavalrymen
Priest: 8 second-level priests
Mage: 1 second-level fire mage
Crusader Spear and Shield Soldiers: 100
Crusader Archers: 300
Crusader Heavy Shield: 20
Cross Bauhinia Knights: 20
Duchy Light Cavalry: 30
Population: 3310 (Trainable civilians: 1697)
Comment: The lonely king led his remaining subjects back to their homeland and built this towering walled city. With the arrival of a few residents, the city feels more vibrant and lively. Everything is progressing in a positive direction. The city's military is formidable, with a wealth of qualified soldiers! The city is fully capable of defending itself even against a large-scale attack. Note: Perhaps you owe Grand Duke Nyx a marriage?
Abilities: 1. As the only territory of the Kingdom of Lagrang in Middle-earth, it attracts the remnants of Lagrang. The system will direct a group of wandering Lagrang civilians to it daily, hoping that the lord can properly accommodate them.
2. Allow the recruitment of local civilians to train Rapide Infantry.
"What does this note mean? Does it mean I'm the kind of person who won't admit his mistakes even if I pull up my pants?" Roland was immediately furious when he saw it!
"In other words... Rapid City can only handle a maximum of 4,000 more people?" Roland said bitterly. He didn't know how big a refugee crisis the system would generate, but the system shouldn't kill itself, right? Probably... probably.
"Send out all the cavalry! Keep the area within a hundred miles on alert. We will be facing a wave of refugees from Lagrande!" Roland looked at Renault solemnly.
"That's good... a refugee crisis! This..." Renault, who was originally in high spirits, gradually lost his smile.
"You should understand how crazy those starving refugees will be!" Roland sighed.
"Dragon God! Kaslo and I will personally keep watch!" Renault had no doubt that those crazy refugees would plunder the residents working outside the city. After all, the refugees' madness...
"By the way, maybe there are soldiers among the refugees..." After Renault turned around, Roland remembered that there were regular soldiers among the refugee tide.
Renault stumbled, then raised his head and looked at Roland resentfully.
"Thank you, Your Highness! You brought me such good news!" Renault emphasized the good news.