It did not take long before the two cities were integrated into the Kingdom and renovation and construction took place, the daily necessities and hygiene came first then there were the roads and the signs. After all that were the new buildings for blacksmiths, tamers, alchemists and the usual shops. Ethan had made sure to build a council branch in every city or town, depending on how large the city or town would depend on how big the council branches would be. And finally, the construction of the academies began, it was estimated that it would take up to 7 months before every city would have an academy.
Ethan as King was meant to tule and guide his people but as his kingdom grew in size and strength, he would not have to deal with any matter himself. He was only looking from above and directing his Kingdom toward his goals. Ethan sat leisurely and summoned his status window.
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Status
Name: Ethan Darkwood
Level: 10th – Stage Apprentice Knight
Equipment: Lord Guardians Cloth
Breathing technique: Celestial Life
Money: 1,590,501 Gold
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Kingdom Status
Kingdom Ranking: 4th-Tier
Kingdom Vassals: [Cities] [Towns] [Villages]
Military Strength: Conditions not met
Conditions not met
Unable to level up.
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There were not many changes on his screen except for the kingdom vassals which were divided into different categories. Out of curiosity Ethan clicked on the categories and a list of names appeared.
[Cities]
Blackthorn City
Argenthrall City
Florathell City
Port City Valenor
[Towns]
Mist Haven Town
Mistwood Town
[Villages]
None
Ethan looked curiously toward the names on each list and realized a pattern. Capitals of Kingdoms would become Vassal Cities. Tier 6 to Tier 5 kingdoms does not have towns and villages really, the only way that towns and villages would exist was if the Kingdom built them and low tier kingdoms most of the time did not have the resources to build towns or villages. Even Tier 4 kingdoms only have about 1 village or town with a few cities.
Verdant Vale was one of the exceptions as they had a vast trade center and a trade market and routes that expand beyond their borders. They also have a few specialty items which generate a substantial amount of gold. All in all, most low tier kingdoms would not have the amount of gold Verdant Vale had.
Ethan had already decided everything that needed to be made at the moment from daily things to important decisions such as military increase, for example to expand the border guards and so on.
So, Ethan, being the King, prioritized his kingdom over personal things and finally after settling everything he looked toward a system announcement. The system had echoed in his mind a few hours ago and just when he wanted to check what it was about the Ravens letter arrived. He decided to leave the announcement for later and as time passed, he almost forgot about the announcement as he was focused on his development plans.
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System Quest
Hidden Quest: Conquer two Tier 5 kingdoms
Reward: Guardian Cloth of strength
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Ethan saw the mission and was absolutely astatic but once he saw the reward he got confused and summoned the rewards information for him to see.
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Guardian Cloth of Strength (Growth-type): This armor crackles with electric energy, granting the wearer enhanced strength and agility. Its value lies in its ability to harness the power of lightning, allowing the wearer to summon bolts of electricity to attack enemies or provide a burst of speed. It is one of 13 sets of armor, part of the Guardians Cloth set. One of the 12 subservient armors under the Lord Guardians Cloth.
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Ethan saw the description and just like his armor there was little to work with, but he had found a little at least. His armor is the most important armor and there are 8 others just like this which according to his armor's description he could use. Ethan started to think he had 6 Knight Orders and had decided that more would be unnecessary, so he would keep them that way. Logically speaking since this armor had lightning attributes in them Asher would be the best choice but as he was hesitating a figure popped into his head.
It was one of his Guardians, Ragnar, and as far as the recruitment was done, he had 7 other knights from the Guardians Order. And Ragnar was a Knight Captain level soldier, and he had Lightning as his element. Which suited him perfectly, Ethan thought since there were 8 armors, he would make his bodyguards the wearers of these armors.
Seeing that he could create such a group Ethan thought to himself that he could make a group of the Knight Order Heads and create the Supreme Council. If ever he was not around the Supreme Council would make decisions
Thinking to this point he became pleased with himself and started to wonder how the future would play out.
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Authors Note: Changed Order of Eternal Oath to Guardians Order