Chapter 27 New News

"Sir, this is our latest adjusted knight equipment."

Little Tru blushed and excitedly introduced it to Derek.

This is a standard knight armor, more exquisite than the one presented to Baron Ferreira.

The level of blacksmiths has improved, and the number of people has increased, so what they bring is fine products.

Although it is not that kind of heavy armor, from the warhorse to the knight, almost all of them are wrapped in steel.

The joints are also wrapped in cowhide, taking into account both defense and flexibility.

At the same time, the warhorse is also covered with a layer of chain mail, which is difficult to be damaged by ordinary swords.

"The cost of a whole set of knight equipment is more than 20 gold coins. It requires a master craftsman and seven or eight blacksmiths to work together. It takes about half a month to produce a set.

We can only draw two groups of people at present, and the output is a bit low."

"Try to put it on me."

Derrick put it on one by one with the help of his servants. With his current physique, he also felt a little pressure.

When he walked, the chain mail at the joints made a rattling sound, but it didn't make people feel noisy.

After trying to move a few times, he drew out the knight's sword and swung it.

It was quite flexible, but some martial arts were definitely limited.

But the enhanced defense could also make people ignore the danger, which was more deterrent.

"With the physique of elite knights, it can be worn all day long. Except for the blunt injuries caused by heavy weapons, ordinary light weapons are difficult to cause effective damage."

After evaluating, Derek found that it was worth the money.

Compared with the more expensive heavy armor, the cost of a single piece may be more than 20 gold coins, and the cost of a set may be more than 40 gold coins.

And it is not used for the time being, and few people can afford to fight.

Derek took off the armor and was very satisfied with Little Tru's recent work.

"We also need to design a set of heavy infantry equipment, and the weight will be based on this."

It is called heavy infantry, but it is actually leather armor plus iron armor, but for this era, it is already an unprecedented super specification.

Derek is going to create an elite arrowhead, which can play a big role on the battlefield.

A series of new tasks were assigned to Little Tru and others, and some weapons were stockpiled. Some resources were obtained through trade with the outside world.

Then I went to see the war horses, which were collected through various channels.

The purchases were mainly inferior quality horses, and there were few ordinary quality riding horses.

War horses may be difficult to find, but there are many inferior quality horses.

The Northland itself has a certain war horse production capacity, and there are many eliminated horses left by the people.

This part is all in the charge of the loyal confidants, otherwise it would be a big trouble if the secret was discovered.

Derek even checked the panel every day to make sure there were no mistakes.

Because this time he was prepared and planned, Derek chose the Northland horse for the war horse breed, which has good endurance, heavy load, good speed, and good sprint.

It is considered to be somewhat famous, and even if the inferior quality Northland horses are improved in quality, these characteristics will not change.

Now there are more than 100 horses raised, and more than ten horses are sold every month as excellent quality war horses.

Some of them were also kept to train better war horses.

This number has reached the limit of manpower.

If there are more, it is easy to be exposed, not to mention whether they can be taken care of.

A horse, a good one, has three silver coins for a month, and the cost is at least two gold coins a year.

But a poor horse can only have three or five gold coins at most, the profit is very small, and there is also risk.

Of course, if you cut back on food and use more grass instead, the cost is only one-third.

For the northerners, there is still some profit.

But for Derek, the cost is secondary. He can afford more, but he can't guarantee safety.

Therefore, he can only leave with regret.

This makes him more urgently need a completely independent territory, preferably the weakest place in the kingdom.

The barbarians perfectly meet all requirements.

Derek gathered enough strength and prepared to hit the barbarians hard.

Finally, he went to another manor.

At this time, this place has completely become a training ground.

Baron Ferreira kept his word and not only sent half of the family's army, but also most of the cavalry and the knights he supported.

Led by his eldest brother Marco, they worked hard under the training of the knight attendants under Derek.

In addition to these regular troops that are maintained all year round, a group of militia will be added every week.

All the excellent ones will be incorporated into the army, and the eliminated ones will be sent back to farm.

After a few months, the baron has formed an army of more than 300 people.

Even without Derek's help, he can train an army with decent combat effectiveness.

And such an army is being trained by all the nobles in the North, even the children of some middle-class families and some businessmen.

The news of the war seems to have spread like wildfire, and every person in the North is preparing.

Derek watched for a while and flipped through the panel.

Most of the family's troops appeared on the panel, and they obviously accepted the leadership of Derek's men.

And several knights are at level five or six, which is pretty good.

The family's soldiers who have been training for many years have also reached this level, and the new recruits have even improved to level three or four.

This is the result of Derek's slackness, otherwise the progress would be faster.

It is for this reason that Derek discovered a little secret of the panel.

The accumulated experience points will shrink when advancing. He once thought of this opportunistic method, such as accumulating 100 experience points and then using them when the level is higher.

Now the hope was dashed.

The eldest brother Marco was also actively training, and Derek found that the opponent's level was not bad, not as bad as imagined.

After giving his big brother enough points, Derek waited for him to finish training before getting closer.

"Derek, how long have you been here?"

Marco took the handkerchief from the attendant and wiped the sweat from his face.

Here, he no longer cares about aristocratic etiquette, and can do whatever he wants.

"I have just been here for a while. Brother, you seem to have made great progress. I believe my father will be surprised when he sees you."

"Your training is still amazing. To be honest, where did you get these subordinates from? I think they are better than the family knights."

Nonsense, these are fierce men who are about to reach the elite level. How can a knight supported by a country noble compare to them?

"Whatever level you are good at is simply because you train harder. Look at my attendants, their training is even greater than yours. Brother, if you persist for a few years, they won't be bad at all."

Derek changed the subject, which Marco thought made sense.

Based on his observation, the training intensity of the soldiers under Lao San was indeed very intense.

The two ignored the topic.

Marco suddenly broke the news: "I heard that the king has issued a mobilization order. After the spring plowing, legions have begun to be formed in the south and central areas to prepare to go north."