Carl told me that I need to use booster to reduce time limit and I got 1 months reduce card ( const ) 2x , 1 month production card 2x
I used construction card and a bright glow came from the mansion and the surrounding changed and in the place of mansion stood a palace and my system showed it's name
Capital building: berlin palace
I saw the name and got to know that it was the main palace of German Empire
I was greeted by many maids and servants who came out togreet me and as well as many palace guard who came to greet me
The bright light of palace became the only place in the entire dukedom which still showed luxury and not poverty
It became the only beacon of light throughout the city and glowed like a gem
Genral Carl and I went to the throne room and I sat there meanwhile two figures came to me
A old man dressed in butler clothes came to me and said
" Your majesty, I am your personal butler Hans and also caption of the royal guards "
A women in maid outfit which was slightly different came and said
" Your majesty, I am Sarah and will be serving as the head maid of the palace "
I gave basic instructions to them and together with Carl i began to arrange the troops
We placed 2000 troops on southern part from where leon ' s dog and his army with some royal soldier will be coming
4000 to west because during the conquest of this territory marquis clintwood took advantage and occupied half the territory before leon by using a clumsy excuse
I don't remember how many troops both came with so i just distributed according to what I guessed
3000 troops were sent to other small town and villages and 1000 were kept as reserve troops
After that I used my remaining resources to build a level one barracks and used it to make a cavalry and used 1 month fast forward
1000 cavalryman came in front of me , they were carrying same rifle but this time there was a shield in there hands but I guess it's useful
Carl instructed them and they got divided into 2 equal units of 500 soldier and sent each one to our two fronts
In just one night our territory got fully changed , soldiers began to depart in units and estimation is by Tommorow afternoon they all will be in there post
I went to sleep in the master bedroom of the palace , i knew that Tommorow will be a long day
Next morning ( random POV )
my name is Tom and my family is starving , our ancestors came here and established a restaurant but due to decrease in population and decline of our territory it got closed
It was alright till that goblin wave but after that
We were literally starving and now I have no choice but to beg the new duke
I passed through the empty streets which were used by rich people or officials as only they had enough money to live in inner area of the city which is in front of the duke mansion
But after the decline these street became desserted as all those rich guys and officials went to other territories and now only duke worn out mansion is in the middle
I was through street but then I spotted a group of people dressed in uniform and were wearing weird helmet
They had black uniform which were the symbol of Ravenfield army in the empire as only they were allowed to dress their soldier in black uniform but they were not wearing armor
They were carrying swords and a weird spear on their back and chatting
Seeing us one of them came near me and asked
" Sir may I ask for what purpose you came here as this street is practically abonded ? "
I said in hesitant tone
" Sir knight , I am just a humble commoner of this city and am here to beg duke for food as my family is starving"
He nodded then called to his fellow soldier and he went inside a building
Few minutes later he got out with two big bags of grain
He handed those to my family
I became emotional and fell on my knees and said
" Thank you sir , because of you my family could live another few months without starving"
My family also kneeled but he helped me get up and said
" Our lord is going to distribute all the rations today in the city square so please do tell your fellows to gather their"
I was emotional and also excited because how much time has it been since lord distributed rations and we saw a soldier of our territory
I was excited and thanked the soldier
My family soon got back and started spreading news about ration
Soon afternoon came and soldier starting beating the drums to call all people to city centre
Soon All citizens came there , they were practically beaming with joy by again seeing the army again after years
During the 1 year under original ash rule there was no Soldier and territory was so poor even bandits didn't usually came here to rob someone because people were more poor than bandits themselves
There is a story that one time a bandit tried to rob a group of people in this city but got rob instead
Soon they announced
" From now on our dukedom would be changing its flag "
Soon a German empire flag was raised with slight modification
People watched in glory because deep down they got the feeling that this flag would one day become the symbol of awe and fear
Soon after that another announcement came
" Dear citizens, because of our poor conditions previously nearby nobles have made the emperor go against us and now they are giving this to another noble "
" We soldier have decided to stay here for our motherland and protect it , now fate and spirits of this territory people will guide us and we will last till end to bring eternal glory to my lord the duke so i ask you children of our motherland, what shall you do , will you leave like those ungrateful people or stay with your motherland when she need you the most ? "
The speaker from the army spoke in a loud voice , soon everyone eyes sharpend and now everyone felt a fire in their heart and began saying
" We were always loyal to the emperor and if he sent another noble to take our motherland then we will fight him to death !!! "
Soon everyone grew more motivated and some even suggested to help ash but soldiers refused saying they have enough soldier
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