Because of Luther's planning, Pompeii Territory has undergone tremendous changes. It is impossible for it to develop rapidly in a short period of time.

Moreover, the strength of a lord is measured not only by territory, population, and economy, but most importantly by the number of loyal knights who guard him.

Previously, Old Thor used his status as an alliance of the six major families to recruit a large number of reliable knights, which was already very rare and also exhausted the potential of the Pompeii family.

It is impossible for the number of knights to expand rapidly again.

Now Pompeii can only rely on the development of its territory and the production of Pompeii wine to develop little by little.

As a rural territory, the south is a vast forest that stretches as far as the eye can see. After the autumn harvest, another thing will gradually flourish.

hunting.

Because although Pompeii Territory is located in the south, there is still winter. Prey need to hibernate, even monsters, except for a few monsters, will reduce their activities in winter.

The energy needed for hibernation is obtained in autumn. The prey are well fed and full of fat, which is the fattest time of the year.

In previous years, the tiger hunters under Pompeii would team up to go into the forest to get prey. Of course, they did not dare to go deep into the forest because they were ordinary hunters. If they encountered monsters, they would only become food.

However, the hunters in Pompeii's territory did not take any action this year, because with the expansion of twenty strongholds, the places suitable for hunting by ordinary hunters were cleared and turned into farmland.

The hunters did not dare to go too deep into the forest and gave up hunting.

Besides, the agricultural situation is so good now that every household in Pompeii is busy expanding their farmland, and no one is willing to go hunting in the forest.

However, there was no hunting activity among the people, but the government was going to carry out a large-scale hunting activity. This time, the knights were mainly dispatched, traveling lightly and without guards.

Except for Magellan, Luther and Xuxua who stayed in the territory, all the knights were dispatched, including Lord Pompeii Knight Thor and Intermediate Knight Stone.

A total of thirteen knights, divided into groups of three or four, went deep into the forest to hunt.

This is not difficult to understand.

In the past, when the territory had not expanded, the Pompeii family would also go hunting. At that time, Magellan was the one guarding the house, while the Pompeii knight Old Thor went deep into the forest to hunt alone.

Old Thor will bring back the meat of the monster.

knight!

The body has capabilities that exceed human limits. A junior knight can easily defeat a hundred well-trained guards.

Such a strong force makes it very difficult to train a knight. It requires sufficient meat supply, sufficient nutritional support, and repeated tempering.

Just like Luther, he started knight training at the age of eight and it took him seven or eight years to become a junior knight.

During this process, the amount of gold coins consumed by Luther was an astronomical figure for ordinary civilians. And the meat was also divided into different grades.

Warcraft meat is obviously much higher quality than ordinary livestock meat.

Commonly known as high-end goods.

I heard that some nobles would raise monsters as reserve meat for consumption, which was crazy. The Pompeii family obviously did not have such great financial resources and foundation.

So every year Luther could eat monster meat, which was brought back from the forest by Old Thor.

But this is very dangerous. A junior knight going deep into the forest to fight against the demons is basically a one-way trip.

But what made Luther a little strange was that Old Thor was a mid-level knight, at least Old Thor claimed to be a mid-level knight.

Every year after he entered the forest, he could successfully bring back the meat of the monsters. Most importantly, Old Thor was rarely injured.

This is very strange.

Luther even sometimes suspected that this seemingly powerful general actually had political acumen and was able to unite the six major families and become the leader.

But what is the lack of the ability to develop territory, Sir Knight Pompey?

Hiding a hand.

But this is just speculation.

In short, being able to eat Warcraft meat is of great benefit to the growth of prospective knights and even the knights themselves.

But this was not the fundamental reason why the Pompeii family went on a hunt.

The fundamental reason was the expansion of the territory. The new twenty strongholds had already penetrated deep into the forest. At this time, the knights within the family were sent deep into the forest to clear out the magical beasts approaching the territory in order to prevent these magical beasts from destroying the Pompeii territory.

On the other hand, the family can also find out the distribution of powerful monsters and humanoid creatures in the forest, such as the ogre tribe.

Even in the future, if the Pompeii family continues to develop, they will establish a military stronghold between the forest and the twenty new villages as an outpost for defense.

The development of a territory, especially Pompeii Territory, which is the southernmost territory of the Kingdom of Prussia, is definitely not an easy task.

Very, very difficult.

If the Pompeii family had not produced Luther, a time traveler, it is estimated that in a few hundred years, they would still be in the same state as they are now and would not be able to develop at all.

Who can stand the monsters attacking the city every ten years or even several years?

You may even encounter a dragon.

Damn it.

Today is the day for the knights to set out. The weather is very good and sunny. Because the terrain in the forest is complex and not suitable for riding, the knights are walking.

He was not wearing heavy armor, only light leather armor.

Melee weapons are varied, including swords, knives, etc., depending on the knights' preferred weapons. Long-range weapons include bows and crossbows. Each knight carries a large bag containing dry food, wound medicine, antidote, and arrows.

There are also some odds and ends.

In addition to the knights, there are also family members.

The entire Pompeii family went out to see old Thor off.

"Dad, I want to eat monster meat. The rhino meat I had last time was so delicious and sweet." Mary, Pompeii, a little loli who likes to mutter and is very nagging, is the youngest in the Pompeii family.

She was nagging at her father, and it didn't seem like a daughter talking to her father, but rather a queen from above, ordering her subjects.

The key point is that old Saul is very strict with his sons and surprisingly doting on his daughter.

"That's a water rhino. I will hunt it back." Old Thor gently stroked his daughter's hair. Her long golden hair was so soft that Old Thor couldn't help but touch it a few more times.

"snort."

Mary snorted unhappily and escaped from the clutches.

"Dad, you better be careful. If you meet someone you can beat, beat him down. If you meet someone you can't beat, run away." The other loli, Lily Pompeii, was obviously more protective than Mary. She waved her little fists and told Knight Stone that safety is the most important thing. There was worry hidden in her big eyes.

"Don't worry, Dad. I'm a seasoned mercenary. Everything will be fine." Knight Stone smiled and touched Lily's head.

That's about it, but Luther had nothing good to say to old Thor. This old father was so unbelievably strong that any words he said would be redundant.

Luther was also distracted because he missed Miss Ruth a little.

The last time I invited Miss Ruth to come hunting with me, she happily agreed in my letter and said she wanted to come to Pompeii to play.

But it hasn't come yet.

Luther is not interested in hunting monsters, but he is very interested in hunting ordinary prey with beautiful ladies. It is not only safe but also interesting.

(End of this chapter)