Before ascending to God, be a good lord

Although in Yeqi City, snowflakes will turn into water vapor before they fall to the ground, but outside Yeqi City, the heavy snowfall for several days has already turned the sky and the earth white.

It was 998 o'clock in the afternoon on January 1, 1, the God Emperor. On the grassland in the afternoon, the light of Raya leaning on the horizon was finally not so harsh.

At the East 1st Station, in the territory belonging to Daniko, the first knight of Lant, the knight's family members and citizens were finally able to come out of their houses and take out their sledges to clean up the thick snow on the street, and some People continued to sweep east and west along the main road, trying to ensure that Yeqi City's most important road to the outside world could remain open.

A relatively tall figure walked out of the auxiliary castle of the lord's castle, passed through the busy people, and walked to the courtyard of a small church on the edge of the territory.

In the corner of the yard, there is a stone tablet that is no more than calf high. The tomb behind the stone tablet looks very new, and there are only a few lines of common language engraved on the stone tablet.

"Father, I'm sorry that I only came to see you today!" Jim knelt down on one knee in front of the tombstone. "The auxiliary army camp has been too busy recently. There are thousands more people, and they all need to be redistributed into the team according to His Majesty's request. "

While removing the snow on the stone tablet with his hands, the man said to himself: "Knight Danico is such a good man. He not only helped me arrange your funeral, but also agreed to give me all the items you left behind." I."

Jim, the demon-free officer of the auxiliary army, his father, Jim, was the steward of the East 1 Station during his lifetime. When Lant passed by at the beginning of the year, he was commended by the entire territory for his good management skills. However, old Jim, who was almost 50 years old, did not survive until the year 998 of the God Emperor. After several heavy snowfalls at the end of the year, he died of lung disease.

When Old Jim passed away, Danico, Lant's first knight and Jim's commander in the auxiliary army, had become the owner of East 1 Station, or in other words, Old Jim and Jim became Danico's subjects. , he also had absolute control over their property.

Fortunately for Jim, Danico knew his abilities and personality very well. He reported Jim's situation to Lant and requested that all auxiliary officers, including Jim, become Lant's direct subjects instead of the original ones. of the lord, and all of Jim's family's finances in East 1 were returned to him.

Lant admired Knight Danico's approach very much. He knew that such an approach, which seemed to be a matter of course, was unthinkable among human nobles and barbarians.

Jim stayed in front of the tombstone for a short while, and did not return until he felt cold. Along the way, he saw dozens of demon-free people working hard to clear away the snow. He felt inspired by everyone's enthusiasm, so he also picked up the tombstone. A shovel and join them.

By the time Jim returned to Danico's castle, it was already an hour later. As soon as he returned to the castle, he saw Knight Danico and everyone standing respectfully next to the honeycomb plot, surrounded by stars like a moon. A tall knight.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty?" Jim called out in a low voice, attracting Lant's eyes.

"Jim? Weren't you made my direct subject by Daniko?" Rant saw Jim and smiled, "Come back to pack your things?"

"Yes..." The Demonless One knelt down on one knee, "Your Majesty, I came back to see my father again."

"Well, I know he, old Jim, was a very good steward," Lant nodded. "I'm very sorry to see him go."

Hearing that Lant actually talked about his father, Jim quickly said: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for still remembering him..."

"Of course, if you don't join the auxiliary army, I will definitely let you succeed your father and become the steward here," Lant said to Daniko and Jim while walking around the plot.

"It is very important for a territory to have a good steward. Even though they may not necessarily be demon holders, the development of your territory in the next few decades is in his hands."

"Your Majesty said yes!" Daniko nodded hastily. The magic plants in the East 1 plot are growing gratifyingly. Although Daniko is not one of the brightest among the knights, he is loyal and honest. Although he has good relations with his old family, the Frostwolf family, he has no more The dealings belong to those who are single-mindedly loyal to Rand.

Therefore, Lant had a special preference for Daniko. Not only did he appoint him as the auxiliary commander, but he also gave him more potions on a regular basis.

"The scale of the auxiliary army will expand in the future. In a big city like Yeqi City, the knights alone cannot maintain law and order," Lant said to Danico after inspecting the circle. "Why don't you take more magic potions?" We also have to break through the high-level knights!”

Daniko nodded hurriedly: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

At the end of the inspection, Lant did not forget to tell Jim:
  "Don't forget there is a new year's banquet in the palace on the 3rd. You can come with Knight Daniko."

Both Danico and Jim were very surprised that Lant appeared in the territory outside the city on the first afternoon of the New Year. However, this was actually Lant passing by when returning from White Wolf City.

After worshiping the two suns at sunrise, Lant began to patrol the east. He first teleported to White Wolf City and worshiped the Temple of Life with Tuotapala. Then he rode the fire and patrolled back along the eastern post station, inspecting the territories of each family. The degree of development and the impact of heavy snow on traffic must be assessed.

When Lant rode the fire again, he heard his old partner start to complain: "You are really hard-working. You are leaving like this on the first day of the new year. Are you going to Iowa tomorrow? From the west like this?" Come for a visit?"

"Yes, I plan to patrol from Iowa to West 7 tomorrow, and from West 7 back to Yeqi City the day after tomorrow," Lant said seriously, "I want to take advantage of the fact that there are less things to do in the New Year and patrol the entire plain. "

No matter what kind of imagination he had in his heart about the feudal emperor, in the first New Year after becoming a great lord, Lant still honestly learned the attitude of the leader of the unit in his previous life, and honestly inspected the territory in person, looking for people one by one. Important subordinate talk.

"You really should walk more on the plains," Liehuo was surprisingly supportive of Lant's attitude. "You can't understand the horses on the plains in the city."

"Of course." Lant smiled and patted Lihuo on the back, "It's been so long and we haven't had a good conversation. We can take this opportunity to have a good chat."

"Actually... if you stay less with those cats, you will have more time to chat with me!" Liehuo said as if he was jealous.

Since Lant installed portals in major cities, he has very little need for mounts. He always uses portals wherever he goes, and often goes to the Imperial Capital, Royal Capital, and Roseburg, which have restrictions on high-end mounts. place, so he also wanted to spend these few days patrolling the territory to communicate more with Liehuo.

"I really don't have time to pay attention to them these days. There are too many things going on in the Imperial Capital and Yeqi City, as well as the battles in Breyak and Luoyue Lake in the north." Lant said with a smile, "The battles in the water are different from those on land. There are so many differences that I can’t take you there.”

"Is it really not possible?" Liehuo was a little angry, "I can fly into the air and attack the small fish in the water!"

"The difficulty is not in attacking, but in finding those fish," Lant shook his head. "If we can find them, there are ways to deal with them, whether from the air, on the water, or under the water."

"Is there any magic that can keep me in the sky?" Liehuo then said, "This way of flying consumes magic power now. I need to focus on controlling wind magic."

"Yes, if there is an airship or an ornithopter, wouldn't it be possible to monitor it for a long time?" Lant suddenly had an idea, but also had doubts at the same time, "But wasn't this thing built in the goblin era? "