Chapter 861 - 858 Great Conscription

Chapter 861: Chapter 858 Great Conscription

"Please speak, My Lord," Emma sat in her wheelchair, a bit nervous.

"It’s like this: I plan to hold another conscription, and the scope will be the entire Western Region," Lucas stated calmly.

"Conscription? Does My Lord want to advertise it in the newspaper?" Emma blinked.

"Yes. This time, we need to rely on the newspaper for promotion," Lucas nodded.

After all, the scope of this conscription was the entire Western Region, completely unlike before when they only advertised in Sedona City. Right now, only the newspaper’s speed could achieve the fastest results.

"For the entire Western Region, given the flying speed of the carrier pigeons, we can deliver the newspaper with the conscription information to all branch offices in one day."

Emma calculated the time, thought for a moment, and continued, "The branch offices will then need about a day for mass printing. In two days, we can guarantee that every city with a newspaper office will know the news of the conscription."

In the Western Region, there were over five hundred cities, large and small. Most were small cities of only one or two thousand people. A small portion were medium cities of four or five thousand. Large cities with tens of thousands of people were exceedingly rare.

"Mm, very good," Lucas nodded.

"Mina, go fetch Tony," Lucas turned and instructed Mina.

"Yes." Mina left the study and ordered a maid to relay the message to the birdkin stationed in the castle.

Tony was currently managing the Air Force at the base, so they just needed an birdkin to fly over and notify him.

Step step step...

Half an hour later, the sound of heavy footsteps came from the hallway outside.

Knock knock knock...

The study door was knocked on.

"Master, your subordinate has arrived," Tony’s deep voice came from outside the door.

"Come in!"

Creak...

Tony pushed the door open and walked in, then bowed to Lucas. "Master, you called for me?"

"Yes, we are holding a conscription this time, and I plan to put you in charge," Lucas said with a serious face, looking at Tony.

"A conscription?" Tony froze for a moment, blurting out the question.

"Yes, a large-scale conscription. This time, I need five thousand soldiers: five hundred heavy infantry, one thousand light infantry, one thousand cavalry, one thousand navy, and one thousand five hundred crossbowmen," Lucas stated seriously.

"Master, you want to conscript..." Tony was shocked. The fact that they were conscripting five thousand men directly surpassed the current total number of soldiers in Sedona City! Right now, all the soldiers combined only amounted to two thousand. If they recruited another five thousand, that would be seven thousand in total! This was already two or three times the number of knights some Dukes possessed.

"Yes." Tony responded seriously.

"Publish the benefits of becoming a soldier in the newspaper. Be detailed about things like pensions. Discuss this with Emma," Lucas gestured for Tony to communicate with Emma. These details all needed to be printed in the paper.

"Understood, Master." Tony nodded, giving a slight smile to Emma, who was sitting in her wheelchair, and then began talking to her.

"After becoming a soldier, there’s meat in every meal..." Tony spoke with increasing pride, as if being Lucas’s soldier was a supreme honor.

"Soldiers receive a monthly salary of..."

"Based on military merit points, they can exchange for items at logistics..."

Tony talked a lot, covering everything from trivial matters to life-and-death issues like pensions.

"Mm-hmm..." Emma nodded repeatedly, using her pen and notebook to record everything.

The treatment across various aspects was far better than that of some noble knights. This would definitely attract many people to enlist.

"And recruits must pass three tests to become soldiers..." Tony finished and looked at Lucas.

"..."

Half an hour later...

"Very well, that’s all for now," Lucas was very satisfied. Tony had covered everything.

"My Lord, I will return to the newspaper office to draft the article," Emma bowed to Lucas from her seat.

"Go on, make sure you rest," Lucas waved his hand gently, knowing Emma often stayed up late writing articles.

"Yes." Gaba and Emma thanked him simultaneously, a hint of excitement in their eyes.

Creak...

Emma was pushed out of the study by Gaba, heading back to the newspaper office to draft the paper.

"Master, I will also return to prepare for the conscription," Tony bowed.

"Mm, remember: we’d rather go without than accept subpar candidates," Lucas said with a serious face.

"Yes." Tony replied respectfully, turning and leaving the study.

Creak...

"..." Lucas looked out the window, deep in thought.

Mina sat quietly to the side, not disturbing him, just watching his profile in a daze.

After sitting for a while, Lucas picked up his pen and began writing on the paper. Ten minutes later, he stopped, reviewed the letter from top to bottom, and seeing no issues, picked up the seal beside him and stamped it.

This seal solely represented Lucas; seeing the seal was like seeing the person. It meant something very important was at hand.

"Mina." Lucas picked up the written letter, blew gently on it to dry the ink from the seal, and handed it to the cat-eared girl.

Mina took the letter, read it from top to bottom, and nodded calmly. "Young Master, are you planning to pressure the First Prince?"

This letter was addressed to Aiden, who was garrisoned in Liberty City. The order given was to dispatch troops to attack inland cities, pressuring the First Prince.

"Mm, while Lucia is too occupied to deal with us here, we should take a few cities first," Lucas said.

Another reason was that he didn’t want the First Prince and the Second Prince to decide the victor so quickly—or at least, he didn’t want one side to win too easily. Right now, the First Prince had the upper hand, so he needed to cause him some trouble. He wouldn’t be stupid enough to fight a war on two fronts.

This was also a way to create pressure. The idea was for Aiden to first target the cities along the inland Whispering River, using it as cover for their winter naval assault. After all, the new King couldn’t give them a combat training ground for future recruits anyway. Acting early would also send a signal to the nobles of the Western Region.

"It’s about time we made a move. Winter is coming anyway," Mina’s lips curled up, her eyes filled with sharpness.

"Encrypt this and expedite delivery to Aiden. Pick someone personally to deliver it; we must ensure nothing goes wrong," Lucas ordered seriously.

"Yes," Mina replied formally. She placed the letter in an envelope, sealed it with wax, and then put it inside an iron box with a combination lock, scrambling the three-digit code.

After doing this, Mina turned and went to the Security Department. She would personally select someone to deliver the letter.

"It’s time to draw some blood," Lucas stood by the window, looking out over the entirety of Sedona City, his gaze fixed inland.

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