Shadow King Chronicles: Building a Kingdom From Behind the Scenes
Chapter 109: A Visit To Headquarters (Part 1)
my vacation went well. indeed a lot of things happened but everything was relatively pleasant. Now I always send letters with Anna and occasionally approach her to the city of Brauwl. My relationship with Anna is getting closer. it seems like Anna has started to accept reality and accept her own feelings for me. I am very happy with that development.
our engagement hasn't been announced to the public.Maybe the royal family already knows but they have absolutely no interest in meddling with it.well, it makes it easy for me. I don't want them to touch my family at all. our engagement will be announced to coincide with my fifteenth birthday in the spring.
Also, I'm kind of bothered by something. lately Anna has been spending a lot of time in the library. That's what her servant told me. he also stopped by the La-Sa Guild trading office a few times in Brauwl city. I don't know what he was doing there but I don't want him to fall ill from overstimulating himself.
meanwhile, my two sisters lately developed a strange habit. Almost every night they slept with me. They seemed to really enjoy it. Yeah, it would be a lie if I said not to enjoy it. but still it makes me nervous every time we sleep together.
okay, leave aside the story of my personal life.There is still a lot I have to finish before the winter ends and school starts again.One of them is to see firsthand the condition and ability of the personal forces that I form. that's why, tomorrow morning I have to go to Randall's territory.
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this morning a blizzard was crashing on the capital, but I did not at all discourage my intention to leave for my private army headquarters.this time the one I chose as the coachman was one of the members of Wolfgang, who was a member, Black Tiger's.
he himself has a high immunity to the cold.also, he is not bothered by the blizzard that is raging.he says it is a normal thing for him.okay, it is a normal thing for him, so I'm choosing him as my personal driver now.
as I told you, the headquarters of my army is located between Randall and the empire. It is a hill that no one can access. Other than being pointless, the place was filled with monsters.a place that was completely suitable for the secret headquarters.
since the horse carriage I used was my own, I was confident that I could get to Randall's territory in five days.The carriage had been modified in such a way that it suited all circumstances, including the muddy terrain, snowy, etc. This train has also been fitted with several defense mechanisms. This sounds like a tank, maybe? but this is really just a horse carriage!
well the journey was quite long, but everything went smoothly. five days after departing from Venz, we had already entered the Randall territory.
knowing that the one who came to Romeon city was me, the Knights belonging to my father happily let me pass without paying the entrance fee.of course, the Knights of his father's were happy to let me pass by, I gave them some tips for their snacks.we passed through the main streets of Romeon. I have not been here for a long time.The city has really changed.
many new buildings are bigger and grander. the standard of living in Romeon has increased to such an extent that the citizens of Romeon have enough money to renovate their homes that may be old and unkempt so that they look more beautiful. the streets in the city have been repaired and have been paired with magic lights on the side of the road. essentially the city has changed and is more tidy.
Albert's father and brother had fought hard to get to this point.Of course to help them, I collaborated with them through my guild. I loaned money to them to improve the infrastructure of the surrounding towns and villages.In exchange, father would return the money within five to ten years at an interest of no more than two percent.
in addition, I give loans also to residents who want to open a business.The loan will be used as initial capital to build their business. as much as possible I do the selection and supervision to ensure that the funds we lend are not misused and can return in accordance with the agreement that has been made.
that's why I don't want Geitz to be the next head of the family.A hundred percent he won't be able to continue the construction done by father. stupidly raising taxes drastically and making the citizens fall into poverty, I could not imagine and let that happen.
passing through the streets of Romeon, I opened the windows and enjoyed the lively scenery.the children running around here and there, the mothers who were negotiating with the merchants, the Knights who greeted the citizens while standing guard. ah, I also saw the children from the orphanage! compared to those who used to be shabby, messy, and dirty, their lives were much better now.Their eyes became more lively and as if they were staring at a beautiful future.
I kindly greeted them, which made them shout at me as if I was looking at his idol. y-yahh I am not used to this kind of treatment so it feels a bit awkward.
although remote, the headquarters built here is large.it stands on ten acres of land with large buildings on it. There are about five buildings that form letter U and a field in the middle.
The building consisted of two dormitories of soldiers who were swallowing each other. Opposite it was an indoor training ground, a workshop commonly used to repair damaged weapons (the place to manufacture weapons was elsewhere), and the building was built, and the last is the building for the administrative center that is located between them.
Hudson was already waiting for me in the middle of the field.as expected of Hudson huh, he kept wearing thin clothes in the middle of winter. hey, even though it's still daylight, it's still, no one is crazy to wear clothes like this, right when the temperature reaches ten degrees Celsius?
I got out of the horse-drawn carriage and thanked Black Tiger for giving pocket money to Romeon. ehhh he was very happy after receiving it. Good.
"Welcome sir to your private warrior headquarters.I think that name is too bothersome to say. have you thought of a certain name?"
Uhhh! i'm stupid! why can I forget about that!? te-forced, I must not look competent in front of my own subordinates.it is a shame!
"I-I'm sorry, I haven't thought of a name at all for this squad yet, but, I'll try to think of this during my visit."
"as your will sir.Then, before seeing the condition and training of the soldiers, I will take you to find out the contents of the building here.Let's follow me."
Hudson invited me to go around first, the dormitory. This building consists of fifty rooms with each room filled by ten people. indeed, this building is too big.not only the rooms, this building consists of a kitchen, bathroom, and all the infrastructure that supports the needs of the soldiers.Oh yes, this building consists of a kitchen, bathroom, and all the infrastructure that supports the needs of the soldiers, under the kitchen there is a basement which is a warehouse to accommodate supplies of food for all soldiers and employees.
Hudson also took me to one of the rooms, consisting of ten beds with each closet next to him, in there of course there are equipment and items belonging to the soldiers.
I was also brought to see a fairly clean bathroom and kitchen where the cooks were preparing dinner.The soldiers used to eat breakfast and dinner in the kitchen while having lunch, while the soldiers were having dinner, usually they eat in the training arena, there is a tent that serves as a field kitchen, Hudson said.
after being satisfied to look around the dormitory, I also visited the outdoor training ground.The building is also large.even larger than the dormitory.in it consists of many spaces. there are for the gym (albeit with old-fashioned equipment), a place to practice swords, and others.This room is usually used by soldiers to train outside the training hours that become the official curriculum.
next, I visited the workshop.well as you can imagine from the workshop, this place is cramped and sultry.it is also quite the smell of sweat from the blacksmiths who are repairing weapons. actually not only weapons anyway.there are also other items such as barrels, scissors, and tools.
and the last is the administration room.this may be a bit strange because despite being the center of this headquarters, the building is even smaller than the others but it is actually the busiest. the employees were pacing back and forth carrying piles of papers and counting tools, the voices of the people writing, as well as the chatter related to their work.
why are there non-soldier officers here? come on, it's simple, right? to build a strong and solid army, in addition to needing strong soldiers, you also need people who can meet their needs from behind the scenes.Make sure the food supply is safe and not darkened, calculating the salaries of the soldiers, taking care of the scheme of making and shipping weapons, and various other things.
that's why they're so needed. After I see the facilities and infrastructure at this base, I'm quite satisfied.but also feel there are some shortcomings.well I'll discuss that with Hudson. but later on. Now, I have to go to the training arena where the soldiers are trained.
I was really curious about the abilities of my soldiers.